The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-11
THE GOVERNORS OFFICE.

The governor yesterday received an in
vitation to attend a Confederate reunion
and barbecue at Comsnche, July II anC
Is.
The governor yesterday RENTED $50 Of
a fine in the case of N. L. Alexander, o.
Williamson county, who was fined $50 fol-
carrying pistol.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL's OFFICE.
General King has received some appli,
cations for rangers along the Rio Grande
to suppress lawlessness. An urgent petit.
ton comes from the town of Presidio, on
the Rio Grande, and the squad of rangers
at Maria will be ordered to take Preside
into their scouting territory.
A petition also comes from Armstrong
county for rangers to put down lawless
ness. In this county there are said to be
a number of squatters on the state lands
who defy the authorities.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Mr.. Frank Pierce, of the land office, re-
turned yesterday from the Panhandle
country where he has been looking after
the int rests of the state as regards the
public lands. He reports an abundance
of rain and fine range. The cattle are
looking we'll and that whole country seems
to be upon the eve of an era of prosperity.
He has been travelling through the coun-
ties most remote from the railroads, and
while agriculture has been attempted in
those counties only to very limited ex-
tent, it has demonstrated that the lands
are well adapted to most agricultural
products found in other portions of the
state.
ooMPTRoLLERs DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller is sending out to the
various co"nties through which the rail-
roads pass pportionments of the rolling
stock for the purpose of taxation.
A STATESMAN reporter yesterday asked
the question in the comptroller's office
whether or not an application had been
received from Orange county, for license
for prize fight under the new occupation
law, which fixes the tax at $500 for "each
performance" There was an audible
smile all around, and while there was
something like mild denial, there seemed
to be enough afirmativeness about it to
make the reporter believe there was more
truth than poetry" in we'll authenticated
rumor that such application had bee
made.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT..
The following county scholastic reports
were received yesterday by Superintend,
emit Cooper: Denton, Jasper, Hopkins,
Tarrant, Delta, Shackeltord, Marshall,
Brownsville, Dewitt, Bowie, Marion, Falls,
Galveston and Hemphill.
The report of Galveston county shows
a population of $40, and that of
Hemphill 1874. This latter county has but
recently been organized.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The following reports we're received
yesterday at TIE agricultural department.:
County clerk-Oldham.
Treasurers report -Kimball.
Sheriffs-Coleman, johnson, Oldham,
Polk Robertson.
Observation-Disclosures, Jefferson, Kerr.
Agricultural reports-El Paso, Dim
mitt, Harris, Gregg and Morris.
The agricultural report of Harris
county shows that garden truck to the
amount of $20,053 was raised in that
county last year. The report of Ell Paso
county shows that there are 1000 grape
vines whose crop last year was worth
SIG, 4O4.
Dimmitt county last year sheared 35,-
800 sheep whose wool brought $22,49O.
GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
The n ,w cabinets are being placed in
position in the geological rooms.