Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-05

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Under nm net of the 18th Nov.
1866, M. W, Allen, was appointed
an agent TO select ard sell portions
of the University nnds aid TO
suporntcnd tho correction Of con
flicting surveys Sc. Selections have
been ma,ie 10 Grayson county and
sales took place lst Aug. iSG7.--
Another selection in FaDnin county,
is to bo sold lst Monday in sept,
next. | presume other selections
have been made, but not yot re-
ported Mr. Allen Has personally
inspected tho lands, and selected
thos, most lilsoly to bring fair prices.
There remains unpaid on Uhivor.
silly lands heretofore sold, by John
Henry Brown, principal and in
terest, duo lst Aug. 1867, s30,O35 50
specie. These lands are, under the
law, subject to resale. The neces-
sary papers have been prepared at
the State Treasury, and in the Gen.
Land office, under the careful super.
vision of the Atty. Genl. for the
purpose ofadrertising and selling
these forfeiteG lands.
Under direction Of the act Of Noy.
18th 1866, specie Bonds Of the State,
with per cent coupons attached, to
the amount of Sl3I,472 2G have
been executed and placed in the
University fund, in lieu of this amt.
with interest belonging to said fund,
used under direction Of former
legislation.
PENITENTIARY.
A very full and complete report
of the amount of property, matori,
al on hand &c, belonging to this In
stitution up to 3lst of July 1867 has
been made by the Superintendent,
including every species of property
and the value thereof, rs well as ma
terials belonging to the same.
Also q full and satisfactory report
of tho financial operations of the
same. These reports arc interest
ing, and show the Penitentiary to
be in flourishing condition, not
withstanding the serious difficulties
that have been encountered in its
administration.
On the 1st of March last there
were 414 convicts. Since thon there
has been received II. There has
been turned overto the Public Labor
Board 179; II have been pardoned;
5 discharged on expiration of sen
tencc, and 2 deaths, Up to the time
of turning over to Labor Board a
portion Of the convicts, a large mum
ber were comparatively idle, and
consequently heavy expense.
On 31st Of July, 2S7 convlcts re-
manned oil hand; eleven are Grip
pies and do very little work ten
per cent. of the force is to be deduct
cd for sickness, leaving about 25C
for duty. OF this number 194 arc
worked in and around the factory
The bal ancc are worked in the diff
ferent shops 8 in carpenter shops
10 in shoe shops; 4 in Blacksmith
shops 4 at pump 2 at grist mill
2 teamstcrs; gardeners; & at kitch-
Ell, &C., &c.
The Financial Agents report OF
the operations Of his department
shows it to be in a 1ourishing con
ditioh. The demands upon him on
account of outstanding debts con
tracted before he took charge, have
been serious. From previous infor-
nation according to tho best esti-
mate he could make, ther9 were
debts against the Institution to the
amount of about 100000 90 specie
A large amount of this Indebtedness
has been discharged.
The manufacture of cloth has in
creased from less than 5000 TO over
5000 yards per day, besides the
manufacture Of other material. Hhe
report Of the agent havingjust come
to hand, and as the papers arc very
voluminous, / have not the time to
refer to them in detail. The reports
are on file in the Comptroller's Of
bcc.1 Is will be seen that the value
of the fabrics consigned, at prqsGrt
rates, amounts toSl50, ,9l5 80 against
which has been drawn, in favor of
the Pcnitcntiary S10l ,470 Sc, leav-
ing balance in favor of Penitcntia-
ary in specie, SI9,444,97, which is
subject to a deduction tor costs Of
transportation, commissions, &c,
which will not affect materially the
general total Add to the above,
material on hand and paid for,
I54 bales cotton, n 900 lbs, l4c SlS7S0 90
Wool, l8,200lbs., l6c....,... 2,9l2 90
Wood, 220 cords, S22.......... $50 0j
Sl42i2 co
On hand at the Penitontiary per
report of june and July 1857, cloth
of various qualities, in yards 35,-
9364.
OLD ACCOUNTS OF THE PENITEsTIARY.
Under an act approved 9th, Get.
1866, Mr.. B. H. Davis was appoint
ed an agent to examine the accounts
of Financial Agents with instruc
tions to include the accounts of that
Institution, from Sept. 1863 to Sept.
1866. The accounts are volumin-
Gus and complicated, extendi ng
over a record of three years bust:
ness. From the Report aud ac-
oount current" in each case, Mr.. Da
Wis appears to have made himself
master of the points and spared no