The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-22

10 Vile nsneu wagon. .. $40
es '"' on II hand in'.'o,ili pom 4,725 0
FL For value Of furniture on hand .. 5000 0
For, value of goods AID provision on -o.o
=, For value OF wool ON hand. ......... Al
For value of outfit and provisions for
p nine railroad trains. ..-........ 4,6C0
prid Tor ............ 5.692 L
O. Total $50 G91
It And in addition have done work Oh
old cell buildings and dining room, in
% converting them into shops, building
q foundry for Wiggin, Simpson IL Co.
y spur of railroad and cutting We I, &C.
II valued at $4,000.
" l have also paid for the support,
3 guarding, ETC., of from $50 to 400 con-
/ victs at the Rusk penitentiary, from
! May 16, 1888, to January l, 1884, whoa
said prison, was turned over to MessI ).
Conner d Farris, and my books sho~
that paid out, over and above all IT,
| receipts of the Rusk penitentiary dur
{ ing that time, $34, 40S.60.
: l would remark that the conVicts at
; the Rusk penitentiary, from May Is
1883, to January l, 1884. weae employ
, ed In building furnace, dam for water
works. spur railroad, placing ma
chinery in the shops, ETC., and general
improvements in and around prison;
the value of the labor at 60 cents per
day would have amounted to at least,
1924 ,500-a large number of these con-
vlcts, during this time, were dead
heads, and in consequence were not
only non-productive, but an expense.
During the year 1883, we made
upon the Wynne and johnson farms
l 000 nf nh
has been consumed by our teams at
1.-The Huntsville prison and these farms
and also for bread. We also made 210
bales of cotton upon these farms,
which have been worked into cloth
for convict clothing and also into
osnaburgs and ducking which has
been sold. We have now on hand
sufficient summer clothing to last I'M
| til we commence the use of winter
clothing in the fall.
At the close of this, my first yelr's
labor, as financial agent of the state |
| penitentiarios, desire to return my |
sincere thanks to each member of |
your honorable board, as well as to |
your efficient secretary, Mr.. John L. |
Dickinson for the uniform courtesy /
and kindness with which l have been
treated, and also for the valuable aid :
and support received from each of you
IN the discharge of my duties. l also |
desire to acknowledge the valuable
assistance received from Maj. L. y
Goree, superlnt ldent of pen1tentia-
ries; Capt. i. E. McCulloch. assistant
superintendent at Huntsville, andCapt.
+. Il. OBrien, assistant superintendent
at Rusk, as well as the inspectors and
other under officers and employees of
the penitentiarieS. In my own de-
partment feel under special obliga-
tions to Mr.. Ernst, my bookkeeper,
and Mr.. Geo. n Otey. storekeeper at
assistant at kusk, for the faithful
manner in which they have discharg-
ed the onerous duties incumbent upon
them, and for the interest they have
on all occasions manifested in the
management of my department.
Trusting you will find the forego-
ing report correct and satisfactory, 1
am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, HAYWOOD BRAHAN,
Financial Ag't. Texas PenitentiarieS.
The following named officers hav-
ing been elected by the officers of the
Fourth Texas Volunteer Guards to
their respective rank, are hereby as
signed to said regiment, to date, April
10, 1884: To be colonel, B. F. Smith,
of Cleburne; lieutenant colonel, J. G.
Turner, Dallas; major, Frank Wheat,
Dallas.
BY command of governor and COM
mander in chief. w. II. KING,
Adjutant General
CIRCULAR.
ADJuTANT-GENERALs OFFICE,l
AUSTIN, May Is, 1854
Upon the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth days of the present |
month, there occurred at the city OF
Houston an interesting and instruct
i've series of drills, and other military
exercises, in which distinguished COM
panies of citizen soldiery from the
several states of Missouri, Indiana,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and
Texas contended, not only tor the
many pecuniary prizes offered by the
generous and public spirited citizens
of Houston, but for the higher
honor of having most thoroughly |
performed the patriotic and constltu-
tlonal duty of being best prepared in
peace for the serious responsibilities
of war, and in this grand contest OF |
friendly rivalry, the Houston Light |
Guard" were awarded the first place |
for proficiency in drill, and for soldier |
ly conduct and qualities, by the able
and impartial board of officers from |
the United States army, detailed for
this important duty.
This was high honor won by the
Houston Light Guard, and composed,
as the company is, OF young and high
spirited citizens of our state, and
commanded by one whose family
name, in the person of the late Cen
eral William r. Scurry,. has been
made historic by his gallant deeds,
and glorious death in battle, during
the late war, this company has been
a source of pride to the whole people
| of Texas for some years, and its last
achievement is the browning glory of
| its military carser at home and
abroad. and has been and can be ex-
celled only by the soldierly courtesy, the
collective and individual generosity
and the graceful magnanimlty shown
by the company in proposing to do
nate the grand prize of $1,000, so hon.
orably won by them, to the several
splendid companies attending the
drill from other states. The governor,
as commander in chief, notes this
graceful act with pleasure at its sol
dierly courtesy, and desires to call at
tention to it throughout the state,
and particularly to present the con-
duct of this splendid company to all
of the active volunteer military or
carnations of the state, as worthy OF
high. commentator.
AS the constitutional head OF the
military, as well as OF the civil gov
eminent, the governor desires to ex-
press his qualification at the attend
ance upon this Interstate drill OF SO
many of the state volunteer guards,
and to commend the soldierly and gen
tlemanly conduct and bealing eXhib-
tied by these companies, collectively
and individually.
The friendships made on this occa-
: sion between those at home and with
, those from abroad; the generous
! spirit of emulation aroused, and the
l4.desire 10 excel as orderly soldiers and
I citizens; the direct personal contact
/ of so many of the people, and especi-
: ally the Jealous and Enthusiastic young
men of the State, with their highest
public servants, and the rare public
spirit and generosity of the citizens
of Houston, with their admirable
management of this enterprise, both
in its general as well as ITS, special
2 details, will unite to produce lasting
good to all concerned and to the State
| "a Sc ~ hnnp6 thai