The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04

This department yesterday paid into
the treasury $4,000 general revenue and
$4,000 available school fund
The bids to supply the several asylums
were awarded as follows
DEAF AND DUNE INSTITUTE.
John Bremond, Crow. McKeen d Co.
and W. B. Smith, dry goods.
John Bremond, Wayland u Criser, Crow
Mexican d. Co., Nelson, Davis d Co, of
Galveston, and W. B. Smith, groceries.
II. Il. Pawley, tea, green and black.
II. II. Smith coffee.
j. Bledso, brooms.
X. L. Caperton, beef, at S6.40 per 100
pounds.
BLIND INSTITUTE.
John Bremond, Crow, Mexican g. Co.,
! Wayland Criser, Roberts x Riley, and
w. b. Smith, groceries.
John Bremond, Crow Mexican d. Co.
and w. b. Smith, dry goods.
Pawley, Tea.
L. p Haigler, beef, SG99 per 100 pounds.
w. G. Phillips, wood, at $L4719 per
cord.
INSANE ASYLUM.
John Bremond, Crow, Mexican j. Co.,
Wayland d Criser Nelson, Davis d Co.,
Galveston and w. b. Smith, groceries.
Joe Goodman, flour, at $685. per barrel.
John Bremond, Crow, Mexican & Co.
and w. b. Smith dry goods.
Joe Bledso, brOOms.
X. T.. Caperton, beef, at $4.35 per 100
pounds.
Venerable & Pope, wood, at $4.35 per
cord.
TERRELL ASYLUM.
Hicks d WOche, of Kaufman, and
Coxs g. Hedges, of Terrell, groceries.
w. b. Martin of Terrell, dry goods.
Hardin Brothers, of Terrell, pork at
and mutton at cents.
A. NJ Aiken, of Terrell, beef at $3.50
per 100 pounds.
A careful inspection of the bids dis
closes the fact that the supplies for the
institution here in this city were much
lower than for the Terrell institution,
there being much larger houses here and
more competition than at Terrell.
General Ham p. Bee, commissioners of
insurance, is constantly in receipt of let
ters from the states, asking about Texas,
her soil, climate and healthfulness, but
the last legislature refused to make any
appropriation for DESIGNATING such infor.
nation, and General Bee is powerless to
furnish the desired information. 1t will
be wise move for the next Legislature to
revive the statistical branch of his de-
partment that seekers after homes may
learn of the states fertility, wealth and
healthfulness. The following is an ex-
tract from letter received yesterday by
General Bee from gentleman living in
Chicago:
have passed portion of the last three
winters in your state, and must say that
you "are very enticing" but that don't
excuse the state from holding out induce
ments to emigration by letting the people
of the east and northwest know Just what
your soil and climate can do for the far
mer. My observation in many of the
counties on the line of the Texas Pacific
railroad
SURPRISES ME,
in view of the reports / had heard that
the farmer could not make it pay in Tex
as. The fact is, in quite number of
counties found the average yield of corn,
wheat, rye, oats and barley larger than il
has been i'll Missouri for five years past.
In my judgment emigration to your state
is just begun.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Adjutant General King yesterday issued
Il certificate to the Gainesville Rifles, a
militia company, recently organized with
the following officers: j. r. Craven, cap
tain; NJ Scott, first lieutenant; M. h. Up
sham, second lieutenant.
11tt, ,t,,t, al, A.
following officers G. Williams, to be
major of the Fourth regiment of infantry
+. A. Ryan, captain, Silas Hare, IT, first
lieutenant, and j. L. Wallace, second lieu
tenant of the Grayson rifles. N. Holiday,
first lieutenant, and w. D. Seals, second
lieutenant of the Lincoln guards. d. G.
Giddings, jr., captain, and r. A. Dashield,
second lieutenant of the Brenham rifles.
G. ID. Kinney, first lieutenant and S. Il.
Cummings, second lieutenant of the
Texas Rifles. James B. Moore, first lieu
tenant of the Lampasas rifles. II. l..
Howard, captain, G. N. Richardson, first
lieutenant, and John w. Tobin, second
lieutenant of the Bel&nap rifles. Hunter
Ross, second lieutenant of the Sealy rifles
Applications to lease were received
from the following counties yesterday
Uvalde, 10 sections Burnet, | section
Wharton, 3 sections Medina, 26 sections;
Bandera, section CARA and Lynn, IA
sections Lubbock IL sections Mitchell
. sections.
The board paid in yesterday to the
credit of the school fund about $4,000.
STATE LAND BOARD.
The land board mail was light yester-
day, and James and Gibson and Jones had
some time to catch up with work.
Secretary Laurence yesterday received
about $4,000 interest on school lands.
To date, about 100 applications to pur-
chase have been received, together with
the following Ii IS 10 lease, which came n
yesterday: Howard Land district. Borden
county, Is sections Lynn county. IS sec
tons /; Preside county, sections.
Secretary Laurence yesterday received
bids to lease as follows
Scurry county, "a sections.
Hale and Lamb counties, sections.
The lease of lands by the university re-
gents to Peacock Bros, of Mitchell
county, will be passsd on by the board at
its meeting next Tuesday, and will prob
ably be opposed. There are some pro-
visions provided for between the lessees |
and the regents, which at first sight seem
to be in conflict with the rules laid |
down by the board and which gave cur
rency to rumor yesterday, that the lease