The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02

ii. q. Hale, of NachadOches; Il
S. McDade, of Waller; A. N. Newman
; of Grimes, John Walter, of Gillespie, and
John o. Bird veil, of Howard county.
Governor Ireland has not indicated his
intentions in the matter of the resignation
of Judge Gustav Cook.
The comptroller has accepted the bids
of the following parties for furnishing
various supplies for the state asylums:
For north Texas asylum: S. j. Cox, of
Terrell, for groceries; Nelson Davis g. Co.,
of Austin, for 1000 pounds of sugar;
Terrell Milling Co., for flour and bran; l..
p. Harris, of Terrell, for beef; D. J. La
roe, of Terrell, for pork, and w. B. Mar
tin, of Terrell, for dry goods.
For deaf and dumb asylum the success
full bidders are, John Orr, j. A. Wayland
Wayland d. Criser, John Bremond, Nelson
Davis d Co., Mexican, Eilers g. Co., Dan
Hornsby and Jos. Bedsoe, all of Austin.
Bids for the blind institute will proba-
bly, be acted upon to-day.
Major Brahan, financial agent for the
state penitentiaries, arrived here yester-
day, and will present his usual monthly
statement to the penitentiary board. In
his annual report to the governor he dis
cusses the project of building a state pri-
son near Burnet, Houston or some other
point in the state.
The state land board is receiving but
| few applications for purchases of school
lands. Land agents here, however, have
considerable orders for purchases of large
bodies of land, principally in the Panhan-
die section of the state. One firm during
the last month has effected sales of $780,
COO worth of lands under their contract,
including one transaction just completed
for 10000 acres in Carson county, sold at
Sl.5O per acre to a gentleman in Kansas.
Most of the purchases are for speculation,
and indicate boom in the demand gen
orally for Texas lands.
There was filed yesterday with the sec
rotary of state charter for the Gulf,
Houston and Rio Grande Railway compa-
ny, commencing at Houston, in Harris
county, and extending in westerly dlrec-
ton, through the counties of Fort
Bend Waller, Austin, Colorado, Fayette,
Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Lavaca, Dewitt, |
Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Crockett, Pecos
and Preside, to the town of Preside del
Norte, in the county of Preside, a dis
lance of about $50 miles; and from
point on its main line in Fayette county, !
in northwesterly direction, running
through the counties of Fayette, Bastrop,
and Travis, to the city of Austin, about 90
miles; and from point on its main line
IN Caldwell county, in southwesterly di-
rection, through the counties of Guada-
lupe and Bexar, to San Antonio, about 65
niles; and from the city of Houston, in
an easterly and southeasterly direction,
through the counties of Harris, Liberty,
Chambers and Jefferson, to Sabine Pass,
about 80 miles; and from the city of |
Houston, in a southeasterly direction, TO
the city of Galveston, distance of about
80 miles. Capital stock, $1,OOO,OOO. In
corporators, Abraham Cross, j. l.. Mitch
ell, j. W. Smith, Sion Packard, p. W.
Smith, j. B. Alley, j. G. Reiff, H. V. New
comb, Edward Edes, E. d. Pray.
The land board paid $4,000 into the
treasury yesterday. About one-half of
the sum was lease money.
The Marshall Building and Loan asso-
citation, capital stock 100000, filed a
charter in the Office of secretary of state
yesterday.
Directors: Q. A. Genocchio, Z. j. Fry,
James Ii. Carter, r. z. Hawley, j. E.
Heartsill, Z. w. Monkey, NJ. l.. Weisman
and A. G. Alexander.
Governor Ireland, Secretary of State
Baines, Superintendent Baker and Mr.. j.
2. Wallace, of the land board, have gone
10 Frio and La Sale counties on a bust
ness trip of a week. -
The governor did not make any notice
Of his proposed action in the matter of
Judge Cooks resignation, before his de-
parture for the west.
L.. Al,
215,70 ready to be paid into the treasury
TO the account of the general revenue.
The following bonds of collectors were
examined and approved by the comptroll-
Or yesterday. George Carmichael,
Hill county, $32,500: D. A.
I. Walton, Bee county,
S8,1273S; John B. Wolf, Milan county,
S25, 900; W. G. Williams Ellis county, $47,-
200; James w. Bennett, Lavaca county,
S21 600; W. G. Chauncy Angelina county,
$4,000; j. III. Milsap, Lamar county, $685.
300; f. NJ. Miller, Mccullough county, &c.
400, and Sam Schlinker, Washington coun-
by, $33,750. There were twenty-three col
ectors bonds received in all, but approval
was withheld from all but those mentioned
On account of Irregularities and inform
alities.
The official reports of the several heads
of departments are generally advanced in
That of Superintendent
Baker is compiled and about ready for
the printer. Commissioner Walsh has his
tabulated work completed, and will per-
haps finish his generalization during the
week. Comptroller Swain has his data
pretty we'll all in hand and, will be
ready to go to the printer in
, short time. General King, Attorney
General Templeton, and Secretary Baines
ire as well advanced on their summaries
rs theSnature of the work will permit
The land board yesterday received six
applications to purchase, and one to lease.
The board has large amount of work to n
do to clear up matters before the assem-
bling of the legislature, and the next reg
llar meeting, which will be held week
from to-day, will doubtless be busy one.
The adjutant generals report is well
inder way. The ranger force is at present
disposed of as follows: The squad which ,
las been stationed for some time in &C. i
nanche county, has been ordered and is
low on its way back to Captain McMur-
avs command which is at Ouanah Can 8