The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-29


From sundays Daily,
.Tla Texas Panhandle route will be open
fo,. r{.seppsrs about April l. The exact
Ii.,,nc. h. tween Denver and Fort Worth
i sl5 miles. OF these 400 miles is from
Denver to the Texas state liue and runs
throurh a coal aud agricultural country,
,ybil,. # t,ps. by trackage arrangement
with the Midlard, the mining resources OF
I.adyiie and Aspen. In Texas the road
will RIM through Il stock raising, gram
growing and fruit bearing country for
nv-r 400 mills or more.-HOustOu Post.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
$685. 10 the credit of general revenue,
and $l3 80 to the credit of the school fund.
The following collectors made their
final settlement of 1887 accounts yestet-
day: H. Lqugham collector OF Jetfer
son County, B. l.. r ch7y, collector OF
ParEe, coucty.
STATE DEPARTMENT..
The following charter WAS ii ed III the
otics OF toe secretary OF state yesterday:
Th. Consolidated Lumber company. Of
Beaumont; capital stock, 100000. Ia
corpurators, H. J. LutchSr, J. ). Rice, j.
+. Carter, George Lock, J, n. Gilbert.
LAND OFFICE.
App icatious to purchase and lease pnb-
lie free school lands were filed in this de-
partment yesterday. "a follows:
To purchase One for 1870 acres asylum
land in Jones county: one for $40 acres
in Martin county: one for 72O IN Tom
Green county; one for 100 in San Saba
county one for 32O in Wilbarger county;
one for $40 in Lipscomb county; one FOR
$40 in Armstrong county; one for GAO ia
Martin county. All dry AGRICULTURAL and
valued at 81 per acre. One to purchase
$40 acres in Hemphill county, wa cred
agricultural, s. per acre.
A. c. Wilmeth. state agent at Snyder,
Texas. forwarded his Classification of 36S
sections of school lands in Dawson county.
The terra firma comprised in these sur
veys seems unusually good mostly dry,
soil variegated. sandy and chocolate cream,
generally level: all agricultural; some
very fine" grass, exceptionally good.
Fifteen or twenty sections show surface
water; dry, 81 per acre, watered priced at
SO. Sales of school lands as confirmed in
this office, amounted to 5,2l0 acres.
From Tuesdays Daily
The governor yesterday issued procla-
nation directing the election i'll Wise
county TO fill the vacancy in the house of
representatives by reason of the resigna-
ton of Hon. j. 2. Humphreys, the cleo
ton to be held in twenty days from now,
on Saturday, April 20.
The governor also issued proclama-
ton revokipg one issued June %, 1887,
offering rewards for certain criminals, as
! the reasons for such rewards no longer
exist. The proclamation does not re-
woke special rewards for the Flatonla
train robbers.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in the
Office of the secretary of state yesterday
The Jacksonville Canning and Manu-
featuring company, of Cherokee county
capital stock, $4,000. Incorporators
W. H. Lovelady, j. L. Douglas. Jon H
Bolton, A. r. Wright c. A. Cocker, W. X
Settles, H. l.. Hodges, i. Lloyd AID George
Tilley.
The Benevolent and Missionary asso
citation. of New Boston, Bowie county
Incorporetors: Monroe Kennedy, VIM
Thomas, Abraham Brow and S. r. Run
Tails.
COMPTROLLER OFFICE.
Mr. j. W. Nolan. collector of Kline,
county, made final settlement yesterday o
his account ending May l, 1888, through
his deputy, Mr.. j. W. Moring.
The net amounts collected from 1888
taxes, in said county, are as follows
state adj vslorem $40?
School al yaorem , 99S
Total $, 400
Deposited yesterday:
To state revenue. ... S64S3 :
Available School. ...... ................... sly :
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Applications for purchase and lease o
public lands were filed in this depart men
yesterday as follows:
To lease: One for 1,2S0 acres in Ton
Green county; one for 1,2S0 acres in How
ward county; one for 1920 acres in Nc
Mullen county.
The following to purchase were filed
One for $40 acres in Harris county; on
for 4l2 acres in Wichita county; one 70
$40 acres in Carson county; two for 1,2S
acres in Potter county; one for $40 acre
in Wichita county-all dry and ass esse,
at s. per acre. Two for $40 acres each il
Donnely and Randall counties-waterel
and agricul.ural-Ofered at IS per acre
Paul Hesse, surveyor and agent Of Ri
Grande city, reports ten sections of graz
ing land in Starr county illegally fenced
! O. c. Hector, another state agent, for
warded his report, comprising 312 sec
tions in Kinney county. These lands ar
nearly all classified a. fine grazing. Som
are watered and some dry agricultural
and are valued at from 81 to 81 per acre
From Wednesdays daily.
The Perdinales Mining company. o
Blauco county capital stock, $4,000, tilet
a charter yesterday in the Office of tn
secretary OF state. Incorporators: J.W
Bsines, late secretary of state; A. Nebgen
Paul Milan, James O. Farmer and D
w. Southern.
The Smithville Ferry company, capita
stock, $1,000: also filed charter lncor
porators X. H. McKaskill, Austin George
and George Gordon.
Mr.. john ONeil, collector of Calhoun
county, made final settlement of his &C
count, ending May /, 1883.
The net amount of 1887 taxes collected
in said county are:
state sd yalorem... 293 6
School sd l2ll :,
Totsl.............. 3,5Oj
Deposited in treasury yesterday:
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