Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-29
AUSTIN.
General News in and Around the Capital
of the state.

General News in and Around the Capita
OF the State.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. &S.-THR GAZETTE
man knows whereof he speaks when he
asserts there will be no extra session Of
the Legislature. Governor Ross has toe
much regard for the peoples money &c
spend 1t unless absolutely necessary. Sc
these who have axes to grind or bills to
put through, will have TO wait TILL next
January.
twill be remembered that after the in.
vestigatlon Of the charges preferred
against DR.. Dorset, superintendent Of
the Lunstic Asylum, last fell,
q number OF employees were
discharged by the board OF
trustees, Mr.. Addison Smith, the farmer
and gardner, being one Of the number.
There Was talk at the time Of an action
for damagef, but as time
wore on nothing was done
The belief grew that the matter had
lapsed. Not 80 however. Mr.. Smith is
not built on the lapsing plan. he has ell
these months been quietly nursing his
wrath and warming up legal bricks with
which to demolish the asylum Golish.
This morning Mr. Dudley Wooten, as at
torney for Smith, flied suit in
the District court against DR..
Dorsett for $1,000 yindictiVe damages aud
1888 salary for balance of the time for
which the plaintiff alleges he had been
elected to the position. This legsl i'm
broglio will probably wind up the some
what celebrated Investigation If last Sep
TENDER. g.. .asysr 49,.
Governor Ross has returned from
Gainesville where he went to taspeos the
work on tn State ReformstorY. The
Governor found the work under good
Roadway and progressing favoTably, The
building has reached the second story.
Thomas J Goree, superintendent OF
he state .penitentiar' who visited Gates
Vile with Governor Ross returned to this
city with that gentle man and will spend
the day in town. An old gentleman
named Hartman, ell the way from Mis-
sissippi, called on the Governor to try
and get him to pardon his son sent 20 the
Texas penitentiary three years ago for
horse theft.
Hon. Joseph D. Ssyers has seat the
Governor the following which explains
itself:
THIRD AUDITORS oPPICB, !
W. sHINGToN, ID. O., Feb %, 1888.
Hon, Joseph d. Sayers, House Of Representa-
tVee.
SIR have the honor to inform you
that settlement of the war claim of the
state OF Texas for expenses incurred In
rep ling the invesions and suppressng
Iadian hostilities has 81 been made
10 this Office and the sum Of 1927, III 80
found due the state under act OF June
81, 1882. All the papers, vouchers, etc,
have this day been referred to the Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury for his action
thereon. Very respectfully,
JOHN WILLIAMS, Auditor.
The following charters were filed to-
day in the Office of the Secretaryot Safe
The Ward County Irrigation Company,
capital stock, $50. 900, incorporators-
Joseph L. Curtis, Jsmes B. Robinson, B
K. BrSnt and Otto T. Brant.
The Austin S.pitarium died an amend
ment to its charter, increasing the stock
TO $4,000
The P Z Land and Cattle Company Of
Dallas filed an amendment to Its charter,
cnanging the name to the Central Invest
ment Compsny aud increasing the capital
sto' k to $3.50, 600
A strong IF srt is being msde through
distinguished parsons at Washington &c
have President Cleveland to visit Austin
during the drill and celebration Msy IA
and also the President of Mexico, tht
Presidents Of the two republics thu:
meeting in the duest building in TIT
southern states.
In addition to the Masonic ceremonies
st the dedication Of the new capitol 10
Msy the following addresses have beer
decided upon By the committee:
Prayer by ReV.J c. Wootan, Chaplain
Of the Texas Veteran Association.
Address Of welcome by Hon. A. "
Terrell of Austin.
Address by Colonel Abner Taylor OF
behalf OF the contractors and presenting
The building to the state OF Texas.
Response by Hon. G. Clark of Wsco
accepting the building on behalf OF thu
people of Texas.
Immediately before this programme
there will be 8 grand parade Of severs
thousand troops through Pecan stree
and the avenue from the encsmpmen
grounds, which will beEreviewet
by Governor Ross and other distiu
guished persons. The military parade vii
be the most brilliant and colossal eve
| witnessed In the south since tn
war. Letters show that military ant
civilians will be present from ever.
state in the Union and every leading cit
thereof. H.nosone Invitations will b
shortly sent out by Governor Ross to th
| President and Mrs Cleveland and tn
| -. THAR laHfoa