The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
THE STATE CAPITOL.
II alters Picked Up in Our Tour of
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor.
nation for County Officials
and the People.
From Tuesdays Daily.l

From Tuesdays Dsily.l
Governor Ross is now busily engaged
preparing his message to be submitted to
the Twenty-frst legislature.
The governor has received the resigna-
ton of Judge Putnam, of the eighth Judi
cial district. Hon. E. W. Terhune, of
Greenville, the newly elected judge of that
district will be commissioned to fill out
Judge Putnsm's unexpired term.
A curious complication has arisen in the
judicial district composed of Navarro,
Limestone andi FreeGtone counties. The
newly elected Judge of that district has
hitherto been the district attorney and is
incompetent to try any of the cases on
the criminal docket of the courts of his
district, and to interchange with the
Judges OF other districts will keep him
from his own district for the greater por-
ton of his term for the next two years.
Returns from l46 counties show total
vote for governor of 279,495, of which
Governor Ross received 1877, 1853, and
General Martin 1882, giving Ross ma
jority so far of 114,s There are forty
SIX CO0QtleS 10 near IIOm.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The Texas, Sabine Valley and North
western Railway company has filed its
annual report, showing the total receipts
from all sources to be $173,
Not a railroad in Texas declared divi-
from present indications similar results
may be expected for this year.
Official bonds of collectors for the fol-
lowing counties have been filed with the
comptroller for his approvsl: Dallas,
Brown, Bastrop, Wilson and Camp.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The treasurer received yesterday $4,000
for general revenue and $1,000 for school
furd.
ATTORNEY GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Where an unorganized county is attached
to an organized county for judicial and
other purposes, the attorney general rules
a county commissioner must reside in the
precinct for which he is elected.
Attorney general Hogg and Secretary of
State Moore were busily engaged yester-
day counting the votes cast in the recent
election for presidential electors. The
work will probably consume several days.
ADJUTAST-GENRRAL' s DEPARTMENT.
Captain Jones and his command, Com
pany D, of the Frontier battalion, have
been ordered from Rio Grande City, the
quiet condition of affairs in Starr county
not requiring his services there any
longer, to the district formerly pstrolled
BY him, COMPOSED of UValde, Kerr and ad-
joining counties.
Lieutenant Brooks, commanding Com
pany f, of the Frontier battalion, will re-
main at Rio Grande City until his services
are needed elsewhere in the state.
Captain McMurray, commanding Com
pany B, Frontier battalion, is stationed al
Quanah and has charge of the Panhandle
counties.
The three companies composing the
Frontier battalion all together number less
than fifty men, certainly very small force
for the effective service rendered by them.
The Acknowledgement has made the
following appointments in the Texas
Volunteer Guard, commissions for which
will soon be issued:
Jno. W. Russell, captain in Fannin
Guards, vice Pace, resigned; John L
Sparger, fret lieutenant in Fannin
Guards; j. R. Burton, second lieutenant
in Fannin Guards; Henry Bickel, second
| lieutenant in Boerne Light Cavalry; NJ
D. Kirkpatrick, second lieutenant in the
Dewitt Volunteers; A. B. Davidson. frs
lieutenant in Dewitt Volunteers; j. A
Cottingham, captain in Dewitt volun-
teers; l.. j. d. Uiffy, second lieutenan
Fayette Light Guards; Charles G. Norton
first lieutenant Maverick Rifles; Charlie!
NJ. Leonard, captain in Maverick Rifles
Hugh A. Young, second lieutenant in same
E. s. Easley, lieutenant colonel Fifth regi
ment, Texas Volunteer Guard; R. j. Hocse
colonel Fifth regiment, Texas Volunteer
Guard; William Stith, second lieutenan
Abilene Light Infantry; John A. Williams
first lieutenant in same; Louis G. Wise
captain in same; Albert G. Kruse, second
lieutenant Wharton Southrons; John A
Garrett, first lieutenant; John E. Linn
ca plain; G. Il. Winstead, second lieutenan
Jackson Guards; E. NJ. Crens, first lea
tenant; F. j. Duff, captain; John Booth
second lieutenant Marshall Light Infantry
and others.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
E6pUTltT WdS suOWu ny boOlOBiS
Dumble yesterday many interesting ant
beautiful specimens of silver, copper an {
other ores discovered by his assistant
Professor Streeraintz, in Ell Paso county
| There is silver from the Bonanza mine il
the Quitman mountains, also from the Mule
and other mines in the Garlic mountains
agate from Van Horn mountains and Goa
from Viego pass, and outcroppings from
Sabinas, Mex. Also, outcroppings OF
copper and lead from the Carrie mount
aims and hemotite (iron) from the Car
Rios, near Van Horn station.
Doctor Penrose Is in east Texas exam
ming the Ignite iron and petroleum. He
will report on rock salt discovered in hi:
district some days ago.
Professor Everhart has discovered Ep-
som salts in a ledge of Mount Bonnell
near Austin.
ARCHITECT MILLER.
The examination of the new capitol il
progressing as rapidly as could be ex.
pected. Architect Miller was yesterday
examining the wood work on the first
floor. He has examined the roof and, it i:
understood, pronounced it sufficient, with
some changes and additions. The exami
N q tion of the roof is nm, DIeta He iS M,