The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-29
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked Up IL Our Tour In the
, Departments.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

| departments.
| ) EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
AGov. Ross is expected home today
Gov. Wheeler left last night to at
tend the annual commencement exer-
cises O the Sam Houston Normal
school.
Gov. Wheeler yesterday pardoned
John Nelson, colored, sent to the
penitentiary from this county for as
sault to murder. The district Judge,
district attorney and other officers
asked for the pardon on the ground
that they had grave doubts as to his
guilt. He also pardoned one James
r. Windham, sentenced from Brown
county for horse theft. He committed
the sentence of w. B. Wilson, con-
victed in Collin county of horse theft,
from five to two and a half years.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The following charters were filed in
the Office, of the secret y of state
yesterday
The Austin Rapid Transit Railway
company; capital stock 5000, 900, 5 per
cent paid in.
1t provides for the construction of a
rapid transit street railway from near
the center of the city extending west
erly not over five miles, northerly not
over three miles, southerly not over
one mile and easterly not over nine
teen-twentieths OF mile from the city
limits.
Incorporators: M. M. shipe, ]. t.
Breckenridge and Joseph Male Of
Austin; G. H. Dibold and ]. K. Uric
of Abilene, Kas.; w. B. Clark and
Victor Bucks of Kansas City, A. G.
Marconner and w. H. Shipe OF Paris,
O., and G. @. Sterl of Abilene, Kas.
Mr.. M. M. Shipe is president and the
first seven of the incorporators named
are directors.
The Texas Dressed Beef and Pack
ing company of Galveston, capital
stock 81 600, 900, also filed charter
yesterday.
Incorporators: H. B. Stoddard, r.
E. Maddox, G. A. Levi, Ike I. Pryor
Charles Goodnight, A. HI. Pierce, T.
Andrews, ]. S. Alexander, r. E. Stat
ford, B. Adoue, ]. E. Wallis, ]. d,
Skinner and G. w. Fulton.
TREAsURER's DEPARTMENT..
Yesterday ex-Gov. Lubbock, State
treasurer of Texas, who played so prom
inent part at the capture of Jeffer-
son Davis in 1865, was Sitting at his
desk behind the great iron bars which
wall in the treasury vaults in the
granite capitol of Texas, tall, elderly
and distinguished looking gentleman
approached and accosted him. Treas
urer Lubbock, with that politenesl
with which he treats everybody, arose
and regarded the stranger with some
surprise.
"You do not recognize me, gov
ernor," said the stranger.
"No, I do not, although / have seer
your face somewhere, but / DOM
recollect where" said the ex-governor
of Texas.
"My name is Parker" replied the
visitor. ~ am the man who com
manded the gunboat Maumee, which
in 1865, after the sur
render of Jefferson Davis
conveyed you from Fortress Monroe Il
Fort Delaware"
A whole volume of the history o.
that dreadful period flashed across the
brain of the ex-aide de camp of the
president of the Confederacy. He
offered his hand which was warmly
shaken by the other. Then these
two actors in one of the great
scenes of stupendous wal
recounted in detail the incidents
connected with the incarceration o.
Mr.. Davis in Fortress Monroe. How
when Davis was left in the for
tress, Col. Reagan was sent in one
direction and Col. f. r. Lubbock, nov
State treasurer Of Texas, Col. William
Preston, now pre- sident of Tulane uni
versity in Louisiana, both aides TO Da
Wis, besides Gen. Joe Wheeler, now a
member OF congress from Alabama
we're put on board the gunboat
Maumee separated from their chic
and sent to Fort Delaware. Ex-Gov
Lubbock said to reporter this after
noon, speaking OF the incident, thai
when they got aboard the Maumet
Capt. Parker said TO them:
"Now, gentlemen, il yor
will give me your wore
of honor that you will not attempt Il
escape, you shall have the privileges o
the ship, otherwise shall be forced
to put you in irons"
Col. Lubbock replied for himself, he
was glad to do so, especially as he
could not swim. Lubbock says thai
Capt. Parker gave him his own state
room and treated them all in
first class style during the trip.
Capt. Parker is now lawyer in
New York and is here on legal bust
ness. 1t is not often such meetings
occur after lapse Of quarter of 9
century. 1t may be added that ex
Gov. Lubbock treated his old friend
with the warmest hospitality in return
for the good treatment received
twenty-five years ago.
coMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.