The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-19
GOVERNMENTAL.
Matters Picked Up in a Tour OF
the Departments.
Important and Interesting In
formation for County OFF,
Gals and the People.
From Tuesdays Daily.l

He received the following letter from a
colored school teacher at Palestine, which
speaks for itself;
PALESTINE, Texas, April IA, 1883,
Hon. L. S. Rose, Governor of Texas, Austin,
Texas
Dear sir-Having noticed with great
pleasure the firm and manly stand you
have taken in sending rangers into Whar-
ton county, to ferret out the perpetrators
of that heinous crime committed upon
the colored people of Spanish Camp, 1 am
compelled to beg forgiveness for sending
you this as token of my appreciation of
your manliness and sterling worth as the
chief executive of this state, and express
the sentiments of my people when l
indorse and advocate your reelection az
governor of the Lone Star state.
Yours for True Manhood,
II. l.. PRICE,
Teacher in Public Schools, Anderson
County, Texas.
The governor also received the follow
ing resolution adopted at a republican
convention held in Brazoria county.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that Gov. l.. s. Ross is entitled
to the gratitude and appreciation of the
people of Texas for the spirit he has
shown in using the constitutional powers
of his office towards the arrest of the
perpetrators of the late outrages in
Wharton county, and we do hereby un-
hesitatingly and freely express for him
our gratitude, democrat though he be.
We recognize in him just and able man
and officer, inspired with like feeling
unto all men, whatever may be their
politics, in all things looking to their
protection.
Resolved, That copy of this resolution
be transmitte to the governor.
The governor returned his thanks,
saying "that as governor Of
pose to vindicate the majesty of the laws,
and extend to all alike the panoply of
complete protection SO far as my power is
available"
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Fayette County Live Stock and
Fair association, capital stock 100000,
filed charter yesterday. incorporates:
Rankin, Neal Robinson, II. A. Washburn,
John B. Holloway, John Schuhmacher,
August Heintze, j. L. McClatcley ard j.
Lane.
The Mansfield Milling company, of Tar
rant county, filed an amendment to their
charter, increasing the capital stock from
So 600 to $4,000.
CoMPTROLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
the following sums in the state treasury;
General revenue. 1872 30
Available schOIl fund III ~
The following counties paid interest on
money borrowed from the school fund:
Hidalgo, $1,000; Hunt, $69S.S5; Shack
elford, $472,50; Menard, $625.68.
The following collectors settled yester-
day: j. M. Miller, McCulloch county
]. II. Milsop, Lamar county; j. E. Billups
Jackson county.
LAND OFFICE.
Applications to purchase and lease pub
lie school lands we're filed in this Office
yesterday and Saturday, 14th instant, a;
below:
To purchase-One for GAO acres il
Borden county; one for 800 acres II
Concho county; one for $40 acres in Lips
comb county; one for $40 acres in Carson
county; two for $40 acres in Potter
county; one for GAO acres in BosquC
county; one for 160 acres in Guadalupe
county; one for 100 acres in Parker
county; one for 800 acres in Fisher
county; one for 100 acres in Jones county
one for GAO acres in Neale county. Al
agricultural and pastural land; dry; as
sessed at 81 per acre.
One to purchase the timber on GAO acre:
in Tyler county. Offer, $4,000.
One to purchase 100 acres in Ton
Green county; enc for GAO acres in Lips
comb county: one for GAO acres in Haus
ford county; one for 26O acres in vii
barger county; one for GAO acres in Hard
emsn county, all watered, and priced a
from So to 1926 per acre.
Those to lease were filed as follows
One for 6,4O0 acres in Pecos county; ont
for ,2SO acres in Lipscomb county; one
for 800 acres in Young county.
From Wednesdays daily.l
The governor had many callers yester
day, and all we're made to feel at home a:
only Governor Ross can.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters we're filed yes
terday in the secretary of states Office.
The Benevolent Mutual Aid and Home
association, of San Antonio. Iucorpora-
tors: Florida Seymour, F. W. Wade anC
Sarah Hines.
The Fort Worth Electrical Construction
com pany; capital stock, $4,000. Incor
porators: E. E. Chase, A. B. Smith, Z
w. Taylor, G. A. Murrsh and W. d. Little
| field.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
The omptroller yesterday deposited
$7,S2OO6 to the credit of the general rev
enue, and $2,45525 to the credit of the
available school fund.
The following counties paid interest
due the school fund:
Kaufman county,.
Pale Pinto. OS
Edwards ~
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The report of Hon. Oscar Cooper TO
the scholastic year ending August 81
1887, has been published, and it is yer.
comprehensive and well prepared docu
ment. Indeed, it is the most compact
clear, we'll advised, judicious report eve