The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
RECORD OF YESTERDAYS TRANsAC.
TI0Ns AT THE CAPITOL.
How, Where and by Whom the Government
tai AFFAIRS Of the People Of the Great
Commonwealth Of Texas are
Being Administered.

Being Administered.
Executive Office.
Governor Hogg is still out of the
city on an inspection tour of the state
asylums. Yesterday he was in Ter
rell looking into the workings of the
insane asylum at that place. 1t is
likely that he will return to-day.
The Penitentiary Board,
Secretary Spivey of the penitentiary
board was yesterday in receipt of the
report of Financial Agent Finley for
the month of November and was en-
gagged in checking it up. At this
season of the year the receipts of the
board are quite large from the pro-
ceeds of the crops which are now be-
ing marketed. Following is a sum
mary of the report:
Amount on hand Nov. /, 500, $40;
received from leased convicts on
farms, $l2,75 from leased convicts on
railroads, $40, 1875; from Harlem plan
tation, $685.; from Johnson farm, SIS;
from Rogers farm, $5036; Huntsville
penitentiary, SOS, 486; Rusk peniten-
tiary, $64l2; total receipts, 1858, 4S0. The
total disbursements for the month
amounted to $40, JOG.
Secretary of State.
The following charters were issued
yesterday:
To the Northwest Texas Baptist
Educational society to be located at
Decatur. The trustees are G. b..
Pickett, T. B. Bennett, j. l.. Warren,
HI. F.. Hawkins, P. G. Funk, w. NJ.
Dyer, r. e. Huff, j. f. Young, o. j.
r. Colthap, B. G. Mitchell, j. F..
Elder, Bennett Hatcher and F. o..
Harris.
To the White Ash Coal and Mining
company to be located at Dallas.
The capital stock is 100000, and the
directors are w. A. Dennis, j. M.
Steere, G. A. Heating and George A.
Plowman of Dallas, w. A. Bright of
Louisiana, and Richard McLish,
Frank Cooley and l.. o. Robertson of
inc lnuldn I0rTlbOTy.
Attorney Generals Office.
ATTORNEY General Culberson and
Assistant Henry are still absent from
the city, engaged in trying the big
land case at Colorado City.
Assistant Frank Andrews left yes
terday morning for Salado, Bell coun-
ty, where at 10 o'clock this morning
he will marry Miss Roxalie Smith, a
charming young lady of that place.
After the ceremony they will go on q
short trip to New Orleans and then re-
turn to Austin to live.
The Railroad Commission.
The only thing done by the commits
sioners yesterday was the issuance OF
the following circular:
CIRCULAR NO. 81.
AUSTIN, Dec. q, 1S91.-Authority il
hereby granted for the adoption and
application of western classification
No. 10 on shipment of freight passing
between points in the state of Texas,
except where it's ratings may be in
conflict with the law of the state, viz,
article 1887, revised statutes; with the
tariffs and rulings of this commission
or with the existing exceptions to
western classification.
General Land Office.
The following sales were made yes
terday:
]. B. Saunders, Matador, GAO acres
in Motley county.
N. M. Green, Amarillo, $40 acres in
Randall county:
J. w. Morford, Claude, 900 acres in
Armstrong county.
Lee Clary, Lenora, 800 acres in
Haskell county.
w. Y. Campbell, Latona, $40 acres
in Ohildress county.
Gustav Real, Kerrville, $50 acres in
Gillespie county.
Thomas Smith, 100 acres in Gil
lespie county.
Executive.
A distinguished party of visitors
consisting of Hon. G. B. Farwell and
wife, VIM. II. Harper and daughter
o. D. Wetherell and wife, j. A. Nc
CIellan and j. r. Tanner visited the
capitol yesterday, and after calling al
the governors office were shown over
the building.
Secretary Of State.
Only one charter, the following, was
issued yesterday to the A. B. Frank
company, to be located in San Anto
Mo. The company is formed for the
purchase and sale of goods, wares ano
merchandise by Wholesale. The di
rectors are A. b. Frank, w. II. Weiss
and J. w. Braumblett of Bexar coun
ty and M. Goldfrank and S. Laven
burge of New York. The capita
stock is 100000.
The Railroad Commission.
Authority was yesterday granted
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe ant
the Houston and Texas Central rail
ways to adopt the Western Classified
ton committees rulings, dated Chi
cago, December Is, to be effective Jan
uary l.
State Land Office.
The following sales were made yes
+orJou.