Washington telegraph., 1859-03-16
PUBLIC NOTICE

| The irkraSas STATE Pc1itcsh0Ty grounds. bafli-
ings and e9aUicis 10 bs toaSes otsh74.i f4c elars
Of the seas.oa Of tie Geheraf dssen5ir af n4.
year 1862, fArf gf4 probably Be about LIr 5fA
or 2Ota zog Of JanVgTy. 1868, tlff an serri1H
rrAi-h under cliyfing ffr-s sziH commence oa tr
srsf Mradsy Of NorsFaber, A. u. 1862. H7isbt
ydrkaps b. ferrr5acied soHsr Days earlier ur hrfg
ttaa eit1e- Of he dates fadicaie3. Titr Et1rr
,riH hauc % be asde 70 sonsc rssyoasi5l1 ueyr1n
or rerrons rho triH pay ths grcatest arlo1af W
fsgncy MercEor. annually iaiO The Siair T--4r-
Hrg. and flfg comply Bifs lse tcrass and roa
,lif,s,s ef slr act sah'iod - IA aef a Br--.le
for The management and eoniroi u fis P.lfea-
Ga,g." aygTvreG ne 19h Fe5rEary, 1859,
,riich Hcf Is appended 20 ihss a0fi-e.
TNHE contractor will be required. in his bosd,
L t. take care af all runaway slaves placed,
| and all which shall be placed. at ;hc Feui.cu-
tiary, under the laws % uiis STATE, for safe
keeping. uatI retrieved hy their oWncr-. but
viii be entitled to the labor Of such slaves
while so kept. The contractor viii also be re-
qu.rcd TO .ake care Of and keep in good condi-
tion all the periteu.ary buiidings. Tie build
in.s consist Of the prison house, three stories
high, containing one hundred anu si-ty-,igli
cells for conyicts; to this IL attached n build
ing forming i wing) sizty ieet long anl twu
stories each twelve feet high, and twenty-five
feet wid.-tho room in the upper story ls tHe
hospital room-iu tae lower story are tLc n-r-s 4
room and the kitcheE-near this Is u smoke
bouse twenty feet square and twCuty-fivr irpt
hiuh-ths workshops consist Of one building
one hundred and sixty feet long, aud flrty tllt
wide. two stories, each twelve ie1t high inrin-
ing two large rooms, one below with suitable
stairway leading 10 ;he otbsr Tgom above; shi-
building has two outside doors With double
shutters and locks-and the blacksmith shop
Is seyenty-ive feet long and thirty-hvc icct
wide one story, the walls twelve i,er hi-h-
containing siz b!scksniith's TIRE places. that i4
three double oles, 70 DC used iE beating irul
aud metals.
The walls Of II OF those Building are Lria.,
aud the buildings are ali covered Wv heavy
slate roofs in tle best manner. The huilaiuss
are in good order and condition, and afc inside
a Substantial stone wall. three hundred feet
square four feet thick at the base. and taper
ing Up 10 about two feet thick al the top. This
wall is covered by cat stone coping. auI is
about twcuty-three o. twcniy-icur feet L.sh.
On the top Of this wall. near each CORNER. ~ o
frame guard-housc, and the guards ca.n r4aF
along on top oi the wall from one gu--a -haa-e
10 tie others. Inside Of the wall sre nl+l s1tar
wooden OF frame buildings, ;o-sffts Lia-Lnu
and dining room for the guards, twenty hy
twenty feet. tcaicst high. paint sbar. thirty
two by si.taou feet. ten fset LiEh. ..na rnuf
80 OLD blac.a HiLi shop, Isei as sigA, siEtr-
four by tulnty-th-ec feet, eight fec; A-Hhr ruv-
crci with 4iu@
to-~it: q 20 building. oecupirl ty -le EHHI-
CT. IS hy ] : feet. = feet stony and -hrl ra.faf
a kitchen, II hy - feet feet stlrv ,lr
wagon sl..G 60 by - feet, 10 feet 9 -l ln-
stable. 30 by 80 feet 70 feet hiEA; aHI cHt
,.-ari -house. Is iy is feet, aid Is feet lilA+
also "a harsc lot, 40 icet ftac-lr7 aa- also q
siaa!l garden spot, with plenty 81 gr1lui w
T. larger garden The buildings outside @. t4e
prison walls are constructed principally 81.
~aoi.
The Pau,toniiary grounds 60 lc leased. e-u-
prise about sixty acres upon which, % B. i.-
ueyeI. su.deielt hre wood f1r oriiErrv u=a ,.
tLJ pluitlItasy can bc obtained .tt t-s c.r-
tractor viii not De- allowed ,5- use tue tia.-.-
ior manufacturing purposes.
Ta.- iu .i-ui51u Is iszsfH D 7rif Hlli : Ini aHHt
Of sac city OF litls Rock. about tiFeg-u -.r.
OF a mile ir.m .au State Laass, ou % lt aH-
healthy ridge.
There are Row ,ie'i y-three eong.s.a in tlH
pcuiiJutiary. siSfy-cIEht uf whom N.UE -tll
hy tlc courts If JHis stats. and iilc.- n- t.H
United State c1a-t5. There arc aiso tal rHa-
away slaves. detained ut the EluitluA4.E- lHl
United state I=-= hiig cl- per -iF 4-r --r..
0l the cuuvlct- sent by ths e. j. co-i.. fa aH I.
p:aIt,utiary; and thr contractor vi. M. yr-
ffi.l o. tlc amount go tL.-- -s Ue.L .# tl tlH
labor % susI couvic...
The SITE ul Arsar.lt d1cs ul. ova a.g ..
JLc ls.iliug. ciutl..-. furniture. faa.s ur i--.
E ll-ts iE u-c O.; taa i.ri..ri.-lg. .rt r..
contractor vili LaF- 60 procure GO srra ar-.a..s
at Bis own cost.
Sealed prsqos-l $50. u- resolved o. .-a e ar-
crunf 0f tle ~i..s of r.a-sH., at L.t..e l-..
ua;ii ti- second Day Of lI.y. a. D..
1853. for e.. lease ut tie -rl-a-=. lgI-...-..
ai.I craFic;-. in accordance Eil. Lls lir here
iul-lcro design Bed. The Ts.unsal- wiN 70
plainly Gaa eI-tllri g. tsE-la-l. l-l asl-e4 al
aal directed Co $40 Gsstrg.F 20. Jle stIl. 81
Agk-a-s-. Little EogE. AflaU-.--, and -.iI ts
iulHrscd. " rraG1ssis :ar leasing tHC N.-.-l-l=
PeLi;- ati.ry. etc. None need apf.r lrL l.-
sp1Hsib.e rersals. ua, en- promptly e.vr 2
good aud sufficient bold iu Al sg.l q t.r tW.-
dr-i t5ufI4i dni.1rf. lor ,hs f-itLfl ralI-ri'-
aucc ol the whole ol wla. is tulrgH
AL newspapers publ shed ia tis e.ats r4i
publish tlis u0ti-c and She act referred H ti.ra-
o.. three ume-, once % wcCr. sai vi.l ral 1r
their accounts against the state of Araa-a.=
therefor e. the Auditor.
ELIAS =. CONWAY.
Governor or thc stste Of Arl.l.---
Executive Once; Little Eotk. Ark..
II March. 1850.