The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-17
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Penitentiary Board In Session-Snper-
intendent GOree Telegraphs Them.
The Case of Hanks, Former Dallasite,
to be Investigated.
Inquiry to be Made into the Alleged
Ill Treatment
OF Conyicts at Huntsville When the
State Resumes.
The Houston & Texas Central and the
Comptroller.
yeriflcatiOn of Ex' Comptroller Browns
Account About Completed.
Inquiry to be Made into the Alleged
Ill Treatment
The Houston & Texas Central and the
Comptroller.
yeriflcation of Ex, Comptroller Browns
Account About Completed.
Departmental, Local and General Notes.

AUSTIN, May 12.-TSpecial. 1.-The Hom
Land colony, Honey Grove, filed charte
to-day; object, locating colony in western
or southwestern Texas; incorporators-
Louis N. Harbect, l.. H. Harrall, John 8
Ballinger.
The penitentiary board met to-day ant
annroved the bonds of the superintendent
and financial agent.
A telegram from Superintendent Goree
asking that advertisements for BIDS be heie
m was received, and letter produced ex
plapatory. Itsaid that John X. wiley
called on him at Huntsville, and stated nj
had made arrangements with Seiligson =
and McKempner, of Galveston, TO iurhisL
capital and enter into a contracs i1[ .ns
viIIe prison, and that they would be wiling
to nav rs cents per day for each CONVEX
the contract 10 commence about the 10Th
of Inlv. They would want 1OO men OF
more To commence with, and would In
erase the number as they get the shops
more thoroughly organized. They woulo
like to contract for seven or elght years,
The superintendent also said tnat ne
thought contract could be mace WIN
Virgins & Simpson, Tor macnlhe,sntEps .ts
with 100 convicts, and recommended that
!, no done without the trouble of adyertis'
ing bids, He also recommended the pur,
chase of certain farms near Huntsville, ana
advised that members OF the ooaru Visit
and examine the same. The board TOOK no
action on the letter but ordered advertise
ments for bids to be published, one 10 ap-
pear in the HERALD. ~ n Do,,
A letter was read from Rev. W. y. Doty'
of Tennessee, calling attention TO the con
Gition of Hanks, confined in the penltentl-
srv for land fraud, intimating that he Is
insane, and asking that his case be looked
into. The board directed the penlteutlhry
physician and superintendent 10 inquire
The hoard desired the secretary to ad-
dress a letter to Dudley &. Wooten, stating
that the board heard few days ago that ne
stated that Mr.. Still, while In the city, hau
said that the convicts at the Huntsyiiie
prison were badly treated and required 70
rworI from twelve to thirteen hours each
Iav and asking that he furnish the board
in writing with what he had heard,
that the board may take steps TO correct
the evils referred to.
A ASiourned until next Tuesday, when the
state resumes control or the prisons anu
makes final settlement with the lessees.
In reference to the letter to Wooten, ne
saws he has information that the convicts
are cruelty treated and Will furnish the
board all information he has.
Some who have purehaJed large poules
of land from speculators are becoming
alarmed, and in reply to question from
one as to the probable effect Of the recent
iaw relative to land fraud, the commission
or Of land office saws: ~ do not think any
one will be disturbed by said law unless II
can be proven that actual fraud was per
petrated in the purchase, such, ior IN
stance, es one person using and signing the
names of fictitious persons or the names .,
real persons without proper authority. l
do not think that actual purchasers who
are occupying the land need feel uneasy.
The comptroller notified the governor to
dav that the Houston & Texas Central rail-
way has defaulted in the payment oil inter
est and sinking funds due the state foI
loans made TO the Washington county rail-
road from the school fund. The hrst De
fault was made in November, 1879, ana no"
amounts: interest, $50, 179; sinking iuhus
So 932. ,,....
general that all is quiet in Wheeler county
Recruiting for the ranger iorce mas ceaseu
the companies being full. r,
The work of preparing vouchers loi
frontier defense to present TO the geherai
government Is very troublesome, but pro.
crosses well. IL is more than probable thal
the 1prop priation Of 81 600 to pay expense
will not be sufficient. e..a
The title papers to She Alamo were .nn iouno l,1
correct. and to-day the state paid S2O,OO
for the property and will take possession a.
soon as possible. The chief book keeper OF
the comptroller's office, and Captain Sneed
In e chief clerks. are about through verify
inc accounts of Comptroller Brown and al
matters pertaining thereto will be made
public in a few days. IL Is understood thai
il will materially differ from the statement
made by the legislative committee 10 exam
inc the acco ants. .,;o.
ton for certificate to-day, and adjourned
10 the second Tuesday in July.
THE AFFILIATE COURTS
The court Of appeals to-day afhrmeo
Dnran vs.. the State from Presidio county
q iffsy vs.. the State, from Hood county
Muehl vs.. the State, from Gnhaaloup
county: Reed vs.. the State, from COLORADO
county; MoDcallo vs.. the etsie, iryn ; ne pc
COS county: international Great Northefi
Rsiiway vs.. Freizsnban, IRON Comh
county: Seiligson a Co. vs.. koriter a 20.
rom Travis county; Jones vs.. the 5taif
from Mitchell county. Reversed And r
manded: McIienry vs.. the state. oi
Mitchell county; international a Irea
Norhern RailwayIs. Luders- from Coma
county: Pobe-< sQ<Hs- Philips a MsrNlcA
from flaws s1uniy; DNer W. knders
Co. from Williamson county; wilson VI
the State. from Brown county, Chnoo "
he state, from Mitchell county: IhOmh
g. the g.ate. from ShackelfOrd county
Perry ". Harris, from Caldwell county
| T1giand W. Brinson. from Collin county
Submitted on motion 70 reinstate: CITY
| Austin " Erwin. from Travis county. =
/ brieis for both psrtiss. FsdlOck ". u
STATE. from Cook county.