Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-10
ACCEPTED.
The New Capitol in Possession Of the
State--.A Letter from Edwin
Gould on the Austin Depot.
An Iaformal r cep;iea rendered the
Members OF tbs Leglsislurs BY
Gsyarnor and Mrs, Ross,
Prep aratio Q Making for this Dedication
BAH. which is to Eciipss Anything
B,fore Seen IN Texas.
BELONGS TO sTHK STATE.

BELONGS TosTHE STATE.
Special to the Gazette. L
AUSTIN, TEX May s.1The new cap.
itol now belongs to the state. An sgree-
ment was reached to-day satisfactory to
the board and contractor, and contract
was drawn up snd signed by both parties.
UNCOREED HIS WRATH.
DR.. Camp, the member from Lime
stone, uncorked the walls Of his wrath to-
day and poured it forth upon the manage
ment of the Insane Asylum az this place,
moving 10 strike out the appropriation
for that institution. The House sat on
him with thud. His amendment got
but one vote, his own.
UNION DBroT,
The following has oeen received by
Mayor Nail from jaw Gould's son:
The Missouri Pacin Railway Oompsny.
NEW YORK, May 4, lsss.
Hon Jos. Nall, Mayor of Austin:
DEAR SIR, Yours OF April 10Th just
reached me this forenoon. There
has been quite Delay about
building your depot at Austin
On account Of the unsatisfactory fnsncial
condition Of the International and Great
Northern. Now, however, MIR. Clark has
authority from Mr.. Jay Gould to go
ahead and build the depot, which sup
pose will be commenced before the dedi-
cation ceremonies. l have seen the
plans Of the depot, which look
well on paper at least aud hope will be
satisfactory afler few charges which
Mr.. Clark will make for better conven-
ience. The people who come to the ded-
icatiou ceremonies will be sble to see
that the International and Great North
ern intends to give Austin s
new depot. an very
much obliged to you for your invitation
10 entertsin me and my friends at the
ceremonies, but an afraid l cannot be
down in Texas at that time. Yours very
truly, EDWIN GOULD.
WILD WITH JyY.
The city tonight is wild with delight
over the acceptance Of the new
cspitol by Governor Russ and
the board representing tue stste
Of Texas The ladies are ell fixing up for
the grand bsll which is going to eclipse
everything ever seen il Texas. The elite
of the state, its beauty and gallantry will
be here amid the splendors Of tia new
capitol, the glory snd fine q sue T xas
veterans, the grand o men Nr0 charged
Santa Anna st SAL JaCint0, vii! not be
forgotten.
The Comptroller to-day deposited in
the treasury about $50 900.
Twenty-Five sets OF heterogeneous
were received by the District Clerk OF
Travis county from the International
Railroad in the late suit now peadirg
against that road.
INDIGNATION MEETINGS.
An indignation melting cslled N the
Fourth ward TO denounce the refusal If
the Council to accept the arsenal lot from
the federal government passed Tesolu-
lions endorsing Messrs. Coke ana Ssyers,
and saying the lot must be accepted.
Az indignation meeting WAS also held in
the fifth ward, end other wards win fol-
low to morrow nigat.
AT THE GovERNoR's MANSION.
The reception gwen by Governor and
Mrs. r )ss to the ~ mbsrs Vt me Legisls-
ture and their lsdies tonight WAS infor-
nal but brilliant and thoroughly erjDy-
sble. The Governors uDaf5cte genuine
spirit OF hospitality perysdsd 1t al. Tie
Senators ano Representatives felt SIS much
at homo as on their farms in the interior.
The receiving parry of ladies lent
charm TO the scene 50 thoroughly ep-
resentative of Texas. The folio wing
ladies' assisted Mrs Ross In Inc reception
at the Governors mansion: Mrs. M jor
Holmes, Mrs r M. Hall, Mrs. T. E. 81 sll,
Mrs r NJ. Harrison, Mrs ". 81. Tooin,
Mrs. J. j. Tooin, Ms. J. M. Burrows,
Mrs A. Fl. Grahsm, Mrs J. K. Dunbsr,
Mrs. DR.. R.iney, Mrs. D0rsett, Mrs. F.
r Lubbock, Mrs. John O. Johnson, Mrs.
Morse and Mrs. Satterfeld.