Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-03
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Meeting Of the Penitcntiary Board
Gen. Hamby's Propositions
yo,cs From the Department and Cur
rent News Of the Day.

Special TO the Gnzct e.
Austin. November Nonresident
tox.noverS can now settle their take.
Al tho comptro ler's Office. Nearly all
lie n,.essnient rolls have been re-
ceivpd over 81, 200 was paid IN by
,hem Yesterday. They will he re-
ceiniei by the comptroller without any
exfra cost. until the first of January,
when the books will he closed.
A LIQUOR dealer writes the tcOmptrol-
Ter iilquiring IA firm composed OF two
or three partic, can dissolve, one sell
,ug out hia intcrrs TO the balance OF
the firm without o new license being
required An old ruling decides
that The old license continues good. III,
however. new party Is adinltteu mo
the firm, another licenee must be pro-
cured w
IL is rumorpd that young Wise, "A
former empl0le in the land oilice and
lately engaged Ia locating land for
the railroads, has been killed in Gala
han county by the fence-cntters.
The pcnilentiary board met TINS
morning A requisition was ordered
to be made on IL treasury for l,oW'
the balance Of the appropriation ior
machinery aud improvements husR.
A proposition was entertained from
General Handy of Tennessee, tue
substance OF which II 10 take 2OO con-
yjr.s at sixty cents apiece per day'
with the privilege of increasing Tue
number to 500, the state to furnish Ger
tain bull ings aud improvements est,
mated TO cost $1,000, and watet ana
heating appt raius, labor to clean Tue
shops, make fires and carry water, 10
agree hot to manufacture any goods
save SHOES aud clothing for convicls,
nor permit the manufacture OF goods
i'm the prisons which would compete
with his own manufactures and repair
none except state property. II the bid
is accepted by the board. II is tn be APP
pruved by General Hamby's associates
before becoming a contract. The
superintendent and financial agent
were instructed to procure
an estimate of keeping up
AID adding 10 the industries
at Huntsville and ascertain the mum
her Of men that could be employed
there, aud what new industries might
hc inaugu ated with profit TO the state
This Is rendered necessary by the fail
IRE 10 arrange satisfactory contrac
for the balance of the conyicts al
Huntsville, not inciLded in the con
tract with Virgins g. sun.
The rccepts ef the comptroller's of
iicr for October was $40, 100.
The comptroller has contracted fol
$1,000 worth of Nolan county bonds.
The laud board met to-day and dis
cussed methods for carrying into Of
feet the law requiring onc-liitl OF tn,
proceeds of mines worked on schoo
ands to 20 to the school fund. The
surveyors of land distrlcts created 10y
the last Legislature were designated u
receive applications for land under tn,
new methods of sale aud lease.
Frank Elliston, collector OF Tarrnn
county, settled to-day.
The secretary OF state il sending on
commissions to the delegates to tn,
meeting of tho National Cotton Plan
inrs' association at ViclSsburg.
Col Ashbcl Smith, president ofth,
hoard of university regents, Is here
lie says the university building vii
he completed 10y the first of December
and will probably be occupied by TIL,
10Th of that month. General rcvenu,
receipts, So COO.
The different departments are busil,
ut work compiling their reports fol
the extra ssion.
nr. ID. T. Woottcn left to-day to nj
tend the meeting of the Nationa
Health Officers, association.
Tho grand Jury adjourned this even
ing. They found one hundred nm,
two indictments, about half of which
were for mis,irDeanors.
hdjutant-Genera King will prepar