The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
FRAGMENTS.
A BUNDLE OF BROKEN BITS
FROM THE BIG CAPITOL.
A Reporter of "The Statesman' Chops
Few Chunks Out Of the news
Pile at Headquarters.

A little knot OF spectators sIoou oe
fore the picture OF Santa Annas SUI
render in the front hall leading to tn
rotunda at the capitol building YET
terday.
Huddle, the ,lente artist who's
skill is immorralized on that bit {
canvas, had just replaced it in pos
ton after inserting the additional IL
ure OF Moses Austin Bryan, le
quested by the legislature when
purchased the work from him. ii
had put the new form in half kneel
ing attitude with one knee on TIT
sward to the right of the center Be
hind it was a figure on horse back, ano
if the new figure had been painted III
a standing position it would not have
interfered with any other, except
that it would have concealed most OF
the horse.
The spectators were discussing the
change which had been made and
while all agreed that the figure was
remarkably we'll done and the attitude
true to life, opinion seemed to differ
as to the reason the kneeling position
had been chosen.
As the reporter listened one after
another had his say until all had
spoken but one good, wholesome look
ing old fellow, who, with battered
straw hat on the back OF his head,
stood with his hands thrust deep int o
the pockets OF his homespun breeches.
surveying the picture with critical
eye.
''You folks are all wong" he ex-
claimed at length, turning his head
on one side and squirting at the pic
ture 'Huddle hain't no fool. He
knows whar he is too we'll to paint
that Teller in thar any other way.
What do mean2 Why, just this.
You all agreed that the Teller couldn't
be put in standin' up without putin
that boss behind him out of sight.
Huddle an every other wise man here
knows Texas too we'll to do away with
a boss in any sech way as that" and
the old man souirted vigorous
stream of tobacco juice into neigh
boring box Of sawdust and wlnked at
the crowd. r-a-
Public Instruction.
Abstracts Of the scholastic census
were received by the superintendent
of public instruction as follows:
San Marcos shows 192 white boys o
legal school age and 80 colored; 90
white girls and 80 colored girls, tota
of 585. OF this number there are 81
white children years old and 20 col
sored; Al whites Is years old and 10 col
.ored
New Braunfels has l2I white boys
of school age and Is cd n d; 1873 white
eirls and 10 colored. . total of 299 OF
the lot there are ~ white children
wears old and no colored children that
Young. There are 81 white children
Is years old and 2 colored.
Eastland reports 81 boys and 54 girls
of school age and no colored pupils al
all. Twenty of the children are 8 years
old, 16 are 10 years old and there ar
none but can read and write.
Center Point is also the white man.
friend. There are 81 boys and "a girl
of school age there and no colored pu-
pills. Fourteen of the children are
years old and 10 are 10 years. All arr
able to read and write.
City supeTintendents' annual re
ports have been received as follows:
Whitesboro reports SO boys and 81
girls of school age, and no colored
pupils. The average daily attendance
has been 100, and school was taught
1872 days in the year There were five
teachers employed besides the princi-
pal, the latter receiving a salary Of
$675 and the teachers $500.
Albany reports 80 white boys o.
school age and 10 colored, 1877 whit,
girls and 10 colored. The average at
tendance has been 1877, and the mum
Der of days of school 100. There wer,
five teachers employed for $l,545. 80
y the principal receiving $720.
Rising Star reports IS boys and z
girls of school age, with no coloret
pupils. The average daily attendance
was III, and the number of day
taught was las. There were fon
2 teachers employed, all men, the prin-
cipal receiving 800 per month, and the
balance an average OF $56.25.
The Comptroller.
Col. Virgins reports business very
brisk in the comptroller's shop. The
crop Of collections is turning out nicely
and spring trade is quite promising.
j. W. Clampitt, collector of Runnel'
county, settled with the state yester-
day, laying during the year $S,695 81
state taxes, and $63l.75 occupation.
W. j. Wright, collector of Woo
county, also settled. his showing fol
the year being $7,2OO.1O state taxes
and 81, Sol. so occupation.
Ed b. Virgins, collector OF Smith
county, also settled. State taxes $22,.
1859, occupation $7934, subsidy 3d.
566. Al, total $43, 949.33.
ID. A. Il. Walton, collector of Be,
county, state taxes $40, 10; occupa
ton $3099.50. This county has the en-.
viable reputation of making the closes
collections Of any county in the state
having only IS. 06 state tax uncollected
and forty-two poles. This star collec
tor has some old records showing h.
collected every dollar on his rolls.
Falls county redeemed $1,000 bridg