The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
Governments

Governm entail.
The following charters were filed in the
Office of secretary of state yesterday:
Texarkana Cotton and Wooden mill;
capital, $4,000. Incorporators: Ben
Colling, w. A. Robinson, B. T. Estes, w.
r. Kelley and others.
Jefferson Water Works company; cap
ital, $4,000. Iuoorporators: W. B. Ward,
W. W. Harper, s. l.. Torans and others.
ooMpTRoLLERs DEPARTMENT..
Knox county redeemed $1,000 bond
yesterday and Stephens county redeemed
$4,000 of its bonds
The following counties paid interest on
their bonds: Stephens county, $500;
Runnells county, $3.50.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$500 to the credit of the general fuad.
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
Balance hand March /, 1885, S51, 1888 %
Receipts during March.................. sS,667 B3
$4,000 81
Disbursements during March........ 1886 &c
Balance on hand April l, 1882. .....SS ABB rs
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Commissioner Foster returned yester-
day morning from Bryan. He is mem
Der of the board of directors of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
and went down to attend the
laying of the corner stone Cf
the new assembly hall, for the building of
which an appropriation was granted by
the last legislature.
The following circulars are being sent
by the commissioner to sheriffs, county
clerks and county treasurers throughout
the state.
QUESTIONS TO COUNTY TREAsURERs.
The county officers are requested to fill
out these blanks and return to the COM
missioner of agriculture at their earliest
con venience.
(Note-All questions cover the period
between January l and December 81,
1881
/. Rate of county tax on 800 valuation
for 1888.
2. Balance in county treasury Deoom-
Der 81, 1883.
Debt of county December 81, 1888, in
following order:
8. Outstanding courthouse bonds.
4. Outstanding jail bonds.
8. Outstanding road and bridge tonde.
6. Outstanding railroad bonds.
z. All other outstanding bonds.
8. Total bonded indebtedness.
8. All other indebtedness.
10. Total county Indebtedness.
IL. Bonds. redeemed during year.
IL. Expended for erection of public
buildings during 1888.
13. Expended for repair of public
buildings during 1888.
Ia. Expended for roads and bridgeaj
during 1883,
10. Has the county poor farmY
16. Number Of paupers supported dur
ing year.
II. Amount expended in support of
paupers, inclusive of superintendent's
salary and other expenses in conducting
poor farm, II on poor farm.
IS. Amount expended in support of
paupers under contract or otherwise, IL
county has no poor farm.
10. Amount paid grand jurors during
1885,
20. Amount paid petit jurors during
1888.
81. Total amount expended in cup
port Of county government during 1888.
QUESTIONS TO COUNTY CLERKS.
l. Number marriage licenses issued 10
the county from January l to December
81, 1888.
2. Number divorces granted in the coun-
ty from January to December 81, 1888.
3. Number mortgages on farms record
ed during year 1888.
4. Amount of such mortgage.
8. Number chattel mortgages on crops
recorded during year 1888.
0. Amount Of such mortgage.
QUESTIONS TO sHERIFFs.
Number OF persons incarcerated in tbs
county jan during 1883 for murder; theft;
arson; robbery; burglary; forgery; assault
to murder; assault and battery; rape; en-
bezzlement; all other charges or crimes;
total number OF persons incarcerated;
mailer; females; white; oolored; average
cost of keeping prisoners per month.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The educational department. has re-
ceived the annual installment OF Peabody
medals for distribution to pupils OF the
public schools throughout the state.
Superintendent Cooper has just sent
out blanks to be filled by cities desiring
summer normal schools.
GOVERNORS oYFIoK.
The governor yesterday appointed A.
I. Mckinney, of Walker county, special
Judge to try certain cases wherein the
judge elect is disqualified.