The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-02-23

THE PENITENTIARIEs.
The report of the financial agent, W. s.
Parish, was received yesterday morning.
1t shows receipts from all sources for the
month of January, $45,5lS.05; disburse-
ments, 32,593.29.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yesterday:
The Dallas Building and Savings asso-
citation; capital stock, $4,000. Incorpors-
tors: George M. Berry, G. H. Sawyer,
Louis R. Wright, W. NJ, Robinson, E. W.
Tower and R. S. Munger.
The Decatur Wise county, Improve
ment company; capital stock, 100000.
Incorporstors: NJ. w. Shoemaker,
j. w. Patterson, A. d. Good
enough, A. Deverux, j. H. Cobb,
7. d. Woods, j. f. Johnston, Sam Levy,
W. L. York and R. E. Corswell.
The object of the company is to sup
ply Decatur with gas and electric lights,
and to build steel railroad.
0oMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
1911 to the credit of the general reve-
nue., and S6,26694 to the credit of the
available school fund.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Applications to purchase school land
we're received and filed in the general land
office yesterday as follows:
One for 160 acres in Lipscomb county;
dry agricultural; 81 90 per acre. Two for
1880 acres; dry agricultural; in Kerr
county; 81 90 per acre. One for 160 acres;
dry agricultural in Fort Bend county;
$500 per acre. Two for 1000 acres; dry
agricultural; IN Carson county; $500 per
acre. One for 200 acres; dry agricultural;
in Burnet county; $500 per acre. One
for $40 acres; watered agricultural; in
Hardeman county; $500 per acre.
The following to lease were received
and filed, to-wit:
One for $40 acres in Kerr county;
one for 800 acres in McCullOch county;
one for 100 acres in Bandera county.
James w. Templeton reports his CLASH
fication of 1900 acres in Polk county as
dry grazing, 81 per acre.
John Y. Rankin, agent, reports on
twenty surveys in Runnels county. Half
and half, dry and watered agricultural,
few of grazing lands; assesses the same
at an average price of $3.50 per acre.
Martin Duval, another agent, also re-
ports ON eighteen surveys in Hsrdeman.
These lands generally good; surface, roll
ing, red sandy loan and dark chocolate
soil. Assessed from 81 to So per acre;
depending upon water; mostly agricul-
tural.
From Fridays Daily.l
Yesterday the governor issued pardon
10 j. W. Anderson, of Corsicana, who was
sent to the penitentiary from Freestone
county Op charge of theft of cattle.
Sometime back the governor issued
pardon, and, by some mistake in names,
Anderson was released from prison, not
withstanding he protested he was the
wrong man. He went home, but learning
the prison officials had discovered their
mistake, he promptly hied himself to
Rusk and surrendering again entered the
prison. This act, and the earnest request
of the county officials, prompted Governor
Ross to grant him pardon.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Weatherford Savings and Loan as
ISOLATION, of Parker county, capital stock
100000, filed a charter yesterday. Incor
porators: w. R. d. Stockton, W. B. Vi
vrett, E. d. Oliver, M. V. Kinnisop, Ira B.
Taylor, II. Gernsbocker, d. N. knight,
Thomas A. Wythe, j. r. Lewis, L. f. Starr,
Ii. B. Dorsey, W. II. Eddleman, John
Hoeny, jr., Nat @. Cameron and Henry G.
Nolte, all of Parker county.
COMPTBoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday morning
deposited 1851 in the treasury to the
! credit of general revenue.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
The judicial department has a mass of
! correspondence, and yesterday the attor-
ney general and his assistants were hard
at work dispOsing of it.
The deposition of Major Waldo, COM
missioner of the Texas Traffic ASSOC a.
ton, in the case of the State vs. Interna-
tional and Great Northern Railway com
pany, was received yesterday.
LAND OFFICE.
The following applications to purchase
school lands we're received in the land Of
flee yesterday:
One for $40 acres in Wilbarger county,
dry agricultural, 81 per acre; one for
GAO acres in Randall county, same quality,
81 per acre; one for 800 acres in Potter
county, watered, So per acre; one for
320 acres, watered, in Presidio county, SO
per acre; one for 800 acres in Fisher
county, dry grazing, 81 per acre.
Applications to lease as follows:
One in Wheeler county, $40 acres; one
in Tom Green county, $40 acres; one in
Lanpasas county, GAO acres; one in
Zavalla county, 800 acres.
From Saturdays DAilyl
Governor Ross yesterday morning ap-
pointed Judge A. s. Walker to fill the
vacancy on the supreme bench, caused by
the resignation of Chief Justice Willie
and the promotion of Associate Justice
Stayton. To fill the vacancy on the dis
trict court bench, caused by the promotion
of Judge Walker, he appointed Judge
John S. Townes, of GeorR etown. Their
commissions we're issued yesterday, and
Judge Walker has accepted, but up to last
night nothing has been heard from Judge
Townes, but it is GENERALLY believed he will
accept.
Judge TONNES is comparatively young
man, hardly 40 years of age, bat is
recognized as an able and safe
lawyer, and every inch a Judge.
He has filled the position of district
Judge, which he vacated by resignation.
This fact has created the impression that
possibly he will refuse the appointment
Just rendered him. 1t is not generally
Known, however, that the dis riot he