The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
THE STATE CAPITOL
Matters Picked UP in Our Tour o.
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor-
nation for County Officials
and the People.
ExEOUTIVE OFFICE.


The governor has any number of callers
daily.
Several of the presidential electors have
res ponded to messages sent them Monday
night converting them to correct a mis-
take made in the election returns sent to
Washington.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
No charters we're filed yesterday, but
routine work was unusually heavy.
ookpTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT..
There was very little of interest in this
department yesterday and deposits to the
several funds in the treasury were light.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT..
The following interesting figures are
from Commissioner Fosters report and
they are worth reading. The figures are
for the year 1887, and are for thSa entire
state of Texas:
Total number of chickens, 9,37S,965;
total value of chickens, S., 461,098.
Total number of ducks, los, 1902; total
value of ducks, $30,122.
Total number of turkeys, 348,868; total
value of turkeys, $185,303.
Total number of geese, 227, 1924; total
value of geese, $109,684.
Total dozen eggs sold and used, %, $685.
715; total value eggs sold and used, 3d.
O04 1924.
Total number milk COWS, 6l5,209; total
value of milk COWS, $9,060,876.
Total gallons milk, 107,237 1927; total
value milk, $12,69102s
| Total pounds butter, q, 1913, lat; total
value of butter, $4,205,942.
Total number sheep sheared, 3,770,2l7;
total number pounds wool clipped, 19,142,-
S95; total value wool clipped, $3,141 1926.
Total number of farms mortgaged,
9,213; total amount of mortgages, $685.
254; total number of chattel mortgages
23,O04; total amount of chattel mortgages,
$2,512,S0O.
Total acres in melons, 8,519.61; total
value product, $406,691.
Total acres in garden, %, 283.54 total
value product, $1,6O8,709.
Total number vines, 642, $4,000; total
value product (grapes), $939,66l.
Total gallons wine produced, 44,413.00;
total value wine produced, $42,33l.
Total acres in peaches, 40,91201; total
value product, $779,9S7.
Total acres IN apples, 8,627.47; total
value product, $202,330.
Total acres in plums, 10000; total
value product, $35,135.
fatal acres in pears, $1,000; total
value product, $29,786.
| Number persons incaroerated in jails;
For murder, 1874; theft, $3.50; arson, ia;
robbery, 1853; burglary, 54S; forgery, 20s,
assault and battery, 1898; rape, 210; mis-
cellaneous charges, 1851. Total number
persons incareerated Ill jails of the state
1888.
Total deaths of white males-From con.
sumption, 454; diarrhea (infantile) 374;
dysentery 208; pneumonia 626; typhoid
fever 623; congestive chills 407; black
jaundice 70; BrIght's disease So; chills and
fever 101; scarlet fever 80; measles 1874;
malaria 205; sunstroke ID; suicide 81; &C.
cident 240; murder 1874; all other diseases
5,136. Grand total, 9,023.
Total deaths of white females-From
consumption, 527; diarrhea (infantile),
249; dysentery, 1874; pneumonia, 467; ty-
phoid fever, 594; congestive chills, 295;
black jaundioe, SO; Bright's disease, 46;
chills and fever, l01; scarlet fever, 81;
measles, 238; malaria, 100; sunstroke, 81;
suicide, %; accident, Sc; murder, l6; all
other diseases, 1884; grand total, 1924.
| Total deaths of colored males-From
consumption, ia; diarrhea (infantile), "a:
dysentery, 49,; pneumonia, oil; typhoid
fever, So; congestive chills, 60; black jaun-
dice, 10; Bright's disease, IL; chills and
fever, 58; scarlet fever, z; measles, 81;
malaria, 60; sunstroke, Q; suicide, A; acct
dent, 62; murder, 81; all other diseases,
| 1926. Grand total, 2,179.
Total deaths of colored females from
consumption, 206; diarrhea (infantile) ,56;
dysentery, SO; pneumonia, 120; typhoid
fever, 1902; congestive ohills, So; black
isundice, 10; Bright's disease, Z; chills and
fever, 81; scarlet fever, z; measles, 46;
malaria, 62; sunstroke, Q; suicide, s.; aoci-
dent, 16; murder IA; all other diseases, L.
431. Grand total, 2,245.