The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26

veniently arranged and comfortable
a hospital; ninety-fve mules and
horses; large stock of hogs; every
variety of wagons, farming nipple
ments and machinery-in fact, every.
thing constituting a first.class and
well equipped plantation. The Gin
mouse is about 100 feet from the rail.
road track, the cotton ginned each
day being trucked to the depot
platform and the company's receipt
taken for it.
! Inc 400 acres not in cultivation are
used as pasturing lands, with the ex-
ceptlon OF a portion of it which is well
tlmbered. The crop for several years
past has averaged 1000 bales. but this
year there will be made 1900 bales and
lOO0 bushels OF corn, with potatoes
and other vegetables of great album
dance. The entire plantation is well
fenced with wire and the best of cedar
posts.
The price paid for the property, in
Guiding everything above mentioned.
was $4,000.
Executive Office.
Governor Hogg yesterday granted
to j. g. He'll, the young man who
gave himselfup ON Wednesday and
asked to be returned TO the peniten.
tlary, pardon on condition that the
papers in the case, for which he has
sent, substantiate the statesments
made by He'll.
Governor HOgg, acoOmDanied NV
Adjutant General Mabry, and Mr.. Ed
Nj. House and Messrs. w. r.. Camp
and Fayette Camp of San Antonio,
left yesterday morning for Jefferson,
where they will engage in hunting
and fishing for few days.
Secretary Of State.
The charter of the North Texas
Mortgage Company was so amended
as to increase the capital stock to
$780, 900.
A charter was granted the Mineola
Harrow and Plow company, to be To-
Gated at Mineola, Wood county, for
the manufacturing of plows and har-
rows. The capital stock is $4,000,
while the directors for the first six
months are w. O. Murphy, b. +.
Read, II. w. Wren, G. w. Cowan, J.
A. Galloway and J. II. Newsom.
Comptrollers Department
State bonds We're purchased yester-
day from Milan county, to be invest
ed in the following funds:
Permanent University, 500, Blind
Institute, $1,000; Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, 5000: Orphan Asylum, $500;
Permanent School, $500. Total,
81, 400.
Warrants were drawn as follows
under the wolf scalp law: Hardeman
Sl1.57, Kimble 1862, Live Oak 1850,
Eastiand 1912, Karnes 1876. Wilbar-
ger 150.SS. Total sos GO.
The revenue deposits for the day
amounted to S272,95.
Financial Agent Finley yesterday
deposited $4,000 to the credit of the
available penitentiary fund.
The Railroad Commission.
All three Of the commissioners were
on hand tOday,and it is expected they
will sOon get down to work again and
begin grinding out RACES Yesterday,
however, was consumed mostly in
opening the mail which has acumu-
lated during their absence.
Receiver Dillingham; and General
Traffic Agent Ripley of the Houston
and Texas Central were cfore them
for short time in regard to securing
a division Of certain lumber rates.
The General Land Office.
The following sales were made yes
terday:
Owen billiard, Aberdeen, G40 acres
in CollnGsworth county.
C. Y. Nicholson. Childress, $40 acres
in Cattle county.
n. G. Walker, Childress, 800 acres
in Cattle county.
VIM. Davis, Seymour, so acres in
BAYLOR
Jas. Holmes, Randal's Store, $40
acres in Stephen and PalO Pinto.
j. NJ. Jay, South Prairie, lO2 acres