The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
HE sTATE UNIvERsITY.

general average of increase this year
| but few counties so far having fallen
short of that amount.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The following students matricula.
tee yesterday, making 147 registered
to date, including thirty-six young
ladies:
G.. III. Ernest, Austin, Texas, special
studies.
Robert McGregor, ConchO county
Texas, academic department.
Miss Emma L. Grant, Austin, Texas
academic department.
Miss NJ. F. Odom, Texas, academic
department.
Prof. Mallet's lecture yesterday to
his class of young ladies and gentle
men, on the subject of different
Forms of Energy" was very instruc-
tive, and more than usually interest
ing, as treated by him under the seve-
raj divisions of mechanical energy,
gravitation. cohesion, adhesion, heat,
light, electricity, chemical energy and
nerve energyO 1t is certainly a
great advantage, which the young
lady students of the university cannot
fail to appreciate, to be thus afforded
equal opportunities with students OF
the other sex to receive instructions
from such learned gentlemen as DR..
Mallet and the other distinguished
members of the faculty.
There was a meeting Of university
students yesterday, for the purpose Of
organizing literary society, the pro-
ceedings of which are given in our To-
cal columns.
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
Capt Haywood Brahan has pre-
pared his report to the penitentiary
board as follows:
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Sept. II, 1888.
Gov. John Ireland, Messrs. l. &. Searcy and
Walter Tips, State Penitentiary Board, Aus
tin, Texas:
Gentlemen-I have the honor to
transmit to the comptroller of public
accounts through your honorable
board, my report of receipts and dis
bursements, as financial agent Of the
Texas state penitentiaries, from the
LIST to the 3lst day of August, 1883, in
elusive, accompanied with receipted
vouchers for ali amounts paid out by
me. | also enclose copies of invoices
of all supplies purchased and paid for
by me for the penitentiaries and out
SlIlO CtlLiIpo, III yOul lhopOSIlO11.
AS shown by my last report, ending
July 81, 1888, had on hand bal
dnC6 Oh. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S3Obo 81
And have collected during the month
for the hire of convict labor on the
farms and railroads, and for work
done at the Huntsville penitentiary
and other sources ............... 1852 O5
Total. ........................ SOL $50 50
And have paid out as per vouchers
enclosed Nat Huntsville peniten-
At tin RiysK nentent,arv 3? s,,5 5S4 q q
Leaving a balance in my hands on .. - :.
August 81, 1888, of.-........-....... Sl6.4l2 10
Huntsville being my headquarters,
all payments for goods, bought for
both penitentiaries, as well as the out
side camps, and salaries of all state
officers, sergeants and guards except
ing the local officers, sergeantS and
Aguard of the Rusk penitentiary, are
paid from'my Office at Huntsville, and
the several items are accou 1 ted for on
my report under the head of dis
bursements at the Huntsville peni-
Tertiary"
AT shown by my report the salaries
of ali officers, employees, sergeantS and
guards at the Huntsville and RuSk pen
itentiaries, and on the farms and rail-
roads, have been paid for the month
of July, as the 18th day of each month
is our established payday for the sal
aries of the previous month. The
fourteen railroad trains and the two
prisons have been supplied with pro-
visions sufficient to last till October 1.
During the month of August, out
side of our regular monthly expenses,
have paid out as follows:
For cotton and wool (mostly pur~
oh sed in july. ..............-. $1,946 %
Cunningham & Ellis for crop john
son farm) ....................... 1857 OF
Lumber and material for fixing shops
at Huntsville -. ........e...... 2,225 II
Cunningham & Ellis and T. w House,
for bedding. .......... -. rs 20
September ....t ..........'... 154 95
Invoice bagging and ties, Wynne farm l22 IS
Total -. .........................S 6,725 OF
Our available resources for Septem-
Der viii be us follows:
Balance cash on hand 31st of August,
1888 ............ S16,412 16
Proceeds labor on IA railroad trains,
for August ................. 1906 Of
Proceeds labor ON farms, for August. IA, PA II
Miscellaneous labor, ETC., at peniten-
tiary (estimated) Observation-Disclosures. 1900 %
Total ......,. ..... .S54, 252 81