The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03

$4,1O6 to the credit OF general revenue,
and Sl0,l 60 to the credit of the available
school fund.
Mr.. A. R. Morris, collector of Travis
county, made his settlement of his 1887
account yesterday, showing total net col
lections to
Available schO i. .......... .......... 2l,3l7 81
Iotal'.I.....'. Sb4,lo5 VIZ
Mr.. F. M. Black, collector of Madison
county, also settled.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The state board of education to day ap-
pointed Mr.. j. l.. Pritchett, of San Marcos,
q teacher of the Sam Houston normal
school.
They also fixed the age of admission
for ladies at II years and above, and
made the board fee $62.50, toe state pay
ing half, and the student half of the
board.
They also adopted resolution that the
state board appoint fifteen state students
and the state superintendent five. These
are in addition to the regular appoint
ments made by senators and representa-
tives.
which is about 1914 per cent greater than
during any preceding year.
These 284 students represent 102 coun-
ties. Of these 1913 are the sons and daugh-
tiers of farmers; 81 of merchants; 26 of
physicians; 46 of teachers; 16 of me-
chanics; of stockmen; Z of ministers; II
of lawyers; IL of officials
The nativity is as follows: Texas, 204;
Alabama, II; Mississippi, 8; Kentucky, Al;
Tennessee, IL; Arkansas, IL; Georgia, g.;
Missouri, 10; Indiana, l; Virginia, g.; Illi-
nois, 8; Ohio, l; Pennsylvania, l; Florida,
1; Vermont, 1; foreign, 3.
Of the 2S4 students, 147 are state stu
dents, and 1877 pay students.
The expense OF running the school for
the year ending September l, 1888, will
be $29,47440.
| From Fridays Daily.]
A discharged convict by the name of
Jan Byrd has been circulating some sto-
ries about horrid cruelties and such things
at the penitentiaries, among them the
death of one Thomas Pardon, whom he
alleges died of i'll treatment
The superintendent of the prison yes
terday sent the governor the following
statement relative to the matter, which
explains itself:
Thomas Pardon, a convict who is men
toned in letter from ex convict Jan Byrd
to Gen. W. R. Handy, worked under me
at the Gre bed for some time before his
death. Some ten days before his death he
came to me and told me he was bilious
and would like to stop in for day or two
and take some medicine. l Immediately
saw Capt NJ. Ezell, underkeeper, (who is a
kind-hearted man) as we'll as Assistant
Superintendent VIM. Neal Ramey, who
is extremely kind to us all; and Pardon
was permitted to remain in the next day,
as well as the second. On the third day
after he stopped in he met me on the yard
and asked me to take him to the ore bed
that he was we'll and ready to go to work.
This 1 refused to do, telling him wanted
him TO remain in until he was thoroughly
well. l let him stay in several days longer,
and again he reported to me ready for
duty. On the morning of July %, 1887,
he looked to be well, and 1 took him out
to work. He worked until between and
O'Clock in the afternoon. At this time
he was standing by the side of a tree, and
stepped forward step or two, then back
ward about the same distance and fell.
Immediately sent for our prison physi-
clan, but he died before the physician
could arrive. AS to his being forced out
by Colonel Ramey, Captain Ezell or my
sslf, it is a base falsehood.
T. A. SUBLETT
Sargent in charge, ore bed.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. W. N. Virgins, the assistant book
keeper in the comptroller's Office, is the
youngest of all the government clerks.
He is an expert accountant, courteous,
and ranks among the very best clerks in
the service.
The Texas and Pacific Railway company
are the first to pay their interest due May
l, 1888, on school fund loan, it being for
interest, $4,6S75 sinking fund, 81, 562.53.
The following collectors made their
final settlements yesterday of accounts
with the comptroller for the year ending
May l. 1888: John S. Wilson, Bastrop
county; W. d. Adair, Walker county; JAS.
Edgar, JEFF Davis county.
Fort Bend county paid her interest due
On county bonds, $500.
Deposits amounted to: State revenue,
$1,5243l; available school, $1,518.
| STATE DEPARTMENT..
in the Office of the secretary of state
yesterday, The Orange Publishing
company, of Orange, capital stock
100000, filed a charter. Incorpora-
tors: D. Call, A. Gilmer, j. 7. Hart, p.
B. Curry, j. S. Anderson.
Applications to purchase and lease pub
lie domain were received and filed in this
Office yesterday, as follows:
One for $40 acres in Edwards county;
one for 160 acres in Jones county; one
for $40 acres in Lipscomb county; four
for !, 440 acres in Lipscomb county. All
the above are watered lands and assessed
at So and 1926 per acre.
Also, two for $40 each in Cannon
county; three for $40 acres in Childress
county. Dry farming; 81 per acre.
To lease-One for 300 acres in Frio
county; one for GAO acres in Edwards
county; one for three sections in Tom
Green county.
AS indicated 10 the recent report of the
commissioners, the applications for public
lands are on the increase.
From Saturdays Daily.l
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yesterday
The Presbyter of North Texas, of Deni-
son; capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators
George Pinson, Henry Albright and John