The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-07
DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
RECORD OF Yesterdays TRANsAc.
TIoNs AT THE CAPITOL.
How, Where and by Whom the Government
al Affairs Of the People Of the Great
Commonwealth Of Texas Are
Being Administered.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


receipt of proclamation from Gov
ernor Jas. f. Boyd of Nebraska de-
claring cattle quarantine against
Texas cattle in the following described
district:
All that country lying east and
south of line commencing at the
southwest corner of Valverde county
on the Rio Grande river, then running
northerly along the western bounda-
ries of Valverde and Crockett counties
to the northwest corner of Crockett
county, thence easterly along the
northern boundaries of Crockett and
Schleicher counties to the southeast
ern corner of Irion county,
thence northerly along the eastern
boundary of Irion county to the north
east corner of said county; thence nor
therly to the southern boundary OF
Coke county; thence northerly along
the western boundary of Coke county
to the southern boundary of Mitchell
county; thence easterly to the south
east corner of Mitchell county; and
thence northerly along the western
boundaries of Nolan and Fisher coun-
ties to the southern boundary of Kent
county, thence easterly along the
southern boundary of Kent county to
the southeastern corner of Stonewall
county; thence northerly along the
western boundary of Stonewall county
to the southeastern corner of Dickens
county; thence easterly along the nor
'thern boundary of Stonewall county
to the southwestern corner of Knox;
thence northerly along the western
boundaries of Knox and Hardeman
counties to the Red river; thence
northwesterly following the Red river
to it's point of intersection along said
Tooth meridian of longitude and along
that line to the southern boundary of
Kansas. -
The proclamation also embraces
certain portions of Kansas, Indian
Territory, Tennessee, North Carolina
and other southern states and took eff
feet on the first day of this month,
and will remain in force until Deem
Der i.
COMPTROLLBR's DEPARTMENT.
The following counties yesterday
paid interest on their bonded indebt-
edness:
Johnson county $500.
Bell county $500.
Comptroller Mccall deposited with
the state treasurer $l3, 527. 26 collected
from special taxes.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The following circular has been is
sued by the railroad commissioners:
1t is hereby ordered that commodity
tariff No. II, adopted by the railroad
commission of Texas February %,
1892, and effective March IA, 1892, be
amended by canceling the sixth ex-
ception as established by circular No.
so, issued by said commission March
l6, 1892, and substituting therefor the
following:
Sixth EXception-The rates on lime
in car loads from Austin, Mcneil and
Round Rock to stations other than
those provided for in the second and
third exceptions, distant from Mcneil
rs miles or more, shall be determined
mileage from Mcneil.
Effective April 20, 1882.
Late yesterday evening the COM
missioners issued the following tariff:
Effective April 90, 1892.-Rates in
cents per 100 pounds, to apply by con-
tinuous mileage, on shipments of pig
iron in car loads from Jefferson, Rusk
and New Birmingham to all stations
in Texas:
Distances Rate