The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18
AROUN } THE CAPITOL.

AROUN } THE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked UP in Our Tour of
the Departments.
GOVERNORS oFFIoB
The governor was in his office yester =
day, having returned from his trip to Tyler
and Rusk. He expected to 60 to Hunts
vile with the peniteutiary board, but
finding he could not return to this city in
time for the meeting yesterday of the
board of education, he abandoned the trip.
The governor expressed himself as highly
pleased with the condition and manage
ment of the Rusk penitentiary. He says
it is model prison. The iron works he
found in full blast and everything moving
along smoothly.
The governor visited New Birmingham,
and was astonished at the Improvements.
An elegant hotel has been erected there,
and the town has made rapid strides. The
governor left the penitentiary board at
Jacksonville, from which place the board
went to Huntsville and will return to the
city to-day.
Executive clemenoy was exercised in
the following cases yesterday:
Lena Harper was fined 500 for adultery
in the county court of Linn estone, in May,
1888. The governor RENTS the fine, be-
lieving from the statement made that she
is an innocent victim.
Nsttie Grfiil was found guilty in the
county court of Dallas, of carrying a
pistol and fined $25 and twenty days i'm
pri,onment The governor remitted the
imprisonment.
In December, 1887, in MoOulloch county,
Jesse Shirley was convicted in two cases
of altering a mark aud brand, and given
two years in the penitentiary in each case.
Sentence in each case is commuted 80 as
to expire December g. 1889.
sEoRHrARI OF sTATH.
The Fort Worth Investment company
filed an amendment yesterday increasing
its capital stock to 100000.
T ne following foreign corporations we're
granted permission yesterday to do bust
ness in this state:
The Carl Cracker and Confectionery
company, of St. Louis.
The Herperian CATTLE company, of Mis-
souri,.
The Dallas Elevator company.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasurer Lubbock is paying school
warrants to and including registered No.
300.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The following reports were received yes
terday by Commissioner Foster:
Agricultural eports-Kimball, Archer,
Taylor, Pamela.
Sheriffs-Sabine, Dimmitt, Anderson.
Coileotors-Orapge, Sabine.
Commercial repo t-Gainesville.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
Capt. Jones, who is in command of a
company of rangers at Richmond, in Fort
Bend county, reports by letter that every
thing is quiet in that county.
From Wednesdays Dailyl
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The supreme camp of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans filed its charter yester-
day in the off, of secretary of state. The
principal Office is at the CITY of Lampasas,
and the objects of the camp are to pro-
vide funds and homes for INDECENT SOL
diers OF the late Confederate army and
their widows and orphans, and to perpet-
nate the memory of the men of that army
and encourage spirit of patriotism
among the young men of the country.
The trustees are E. B. Millican, W. p.
League, l.. R. Sparks, T. W. Midnight, @.
L. Moody, F. W. Dumble, s. II. Evans,
Bev. Harris, W. s. Sneed, A. T. Hoy, H.
N. Key.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
The following county tax collectors set
tied yesterday with the com ptroller:
j. 1. Galloway, of Robertson county.
Jas. McGloin, of San Patricio.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The report of the commissioner of in
surance, statistics and history, showing
the condition and business transacted by
insurance companies during the year 1888,
has Just been published in pamphlet form.
It contains some facts of interest to those
who pay premiums in this state. The re-
ports of fire insurance com panies show
that during 1888 they collected in pre-
miums on policies issued the sum of
$I,577, 1914, and incurred losses
to the amount of $699, 529.94, showing an
excess of receipts over losses of $912,-
590.11.
The life companies for the same period
show even better results. They received
in premiums $1,493, 391.41, and incurred
losses amounting to S535,S4S OIL, leaving
a balance of 1851, 543.40. From these
figures it will be seen that the Fire and
Marine and Life Insurance
companies together received in
premiums from Texas policy holders dur
ing 1888 the handsome sum of $780,
1851 more than they paid back in losses.
Out of tnis the expense of securing the
business, paying taxes, etc, must come,
but making liberal allowance for these