The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

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well, Ellis, Chambers.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
1t seems that the law passed by tn,
Twenty-frst legislature validating tn,
sales of what is known as the forfeited
school lands has created quite hutter il
the Panhandle. In those cases where the
purchasers have failed to perform theil
part of the contract applications are be-
ing made to the land Office for patents.
Mr.. O. II. Allen, of the land office, is en-
gagged in making an abstract of every
survey in Hardeman county for an alb.
stract firm in the west.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The following reports were received
yesterday by Commissioner Foster:
Agricultural reports = Anderson and
| Bosque counties.
Financial reports - Marion, Mitchell
Scurry, Taylor, Tyler.
County clerks reports - Bell, Fort
Bend, Kendall, San PaJricio.
Collectors reports - McLennan and
Tarrant.
The report of McLennan shows that
there are sixty lawyers in Waco, twenty of
whom have paid their occupation tax,
and that the Others are being proceeded
against. Three are in that city also two
banks, one wooden mill, one cotton mill,
two cotton congresses, two ice factories
| and two cotton seed oil mills.
The Anderson county report shows that
last years peach crop was valued at $l4,-
250, the garden truck at $23,729 and the
melon crop at 1886.
Bosque county report gives the valu.
alton of the peach crop at $13, $50, melon
S4,ll5 and garden truck at $13,720. In
this county 10000 sheep were sheared
yielding wool valued at $94,500. In this
county some attention has been paid to
this vegetable will yield $3.50.
From Saturdays Daily.l
The governor yesterday remitted the
sentence of imprisonment of nineteen days
in the case of @. o. Nelson, of Bosque
county, who was contacted in March of
carrying pistol and fined $25 and
sentenced to twenty days imprisonment
in the county Jail. The judge and county
attorney requested the intervention of the
governor end there were other reasons for
the governors action. The defendant ap-
of some of the papers the appeal could
not be heard.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL's OFFICE.
General King yesterday received letter
from Captain James l.. Sheppard, of the
Victoria Rifles,saying that everything was
quiet in Wharton and that nothing in the
shape of riot was expected. The letter
was dated Wharton, June 81.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT..
Doctor Penrose, of the state geological
department, will to-day leave for Arkan-
sas to do some geological field work for
that state. He will be absent about six
months and will not sever permanently
his connection with the Texas geological
department.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The following reports were received
yesterday by Commissioner Foster:
Agricultural eports-Tarrant, Frank
lin.
County clerks-Anderson Bell, Concho,
Fannin, Red River.
Treasurers-El Paso, Shelby, Stephens,
Van Zandt.
Observation-Disclosures, johnson.
The Tarrant county report shows that
the peach crop last year was valued at
$l8,005, and the garden truck raised in
the county at $14930.
The Franklin county report gives the
value of the peach crop at $12,4 and the
apple crop at $4,000.
The following scholastic census reports
were received yesterday at the educational
department: Hill, Clay, Lampasas, San
Kendall, Denton, Oomanche,
Harrison, Brentwood, Limestone, Sealy.-