Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-15
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Report or the Condition OF the s'a'c
Penitentiaries.
Thu Land Board and the University
Department Notes.

special 10 the Gazette.
Aus,in March II The peniten'
,;arv hoard met this afternoon. ST.
nerintendent Goree's reports for jan,
nary and February were examiner
and nnssed, FOR January the total
r,,,,ter of convicts on hand was :, fO2 ,
m,,n,her received during the MONTH
GS; discharged, iS; pardons, ueat ~
,,,,n,hcr ON hand was 2,463; received
aur;ng the month, 20; discharged, AZ
nardoned. 10: deaths, - escapes, .,
In The first OF March there was l,,po
cn,,victs TO the credit of Huntaviile
,.r;snn as follows: Prison proper,
hsn farms. gl2; railroads. 2SS. AZ
pusk nrison pror er, BIG; railroads,
lei The report OF the financial agent
for the month of February was APP
nrov.d IL shows balance on hanu,
January 3lst, of slO,0ae; amount
collected during The month iron
nil sources S33 500 making total OF
ssg GO6. Total disbursements, S23 SS2
i.oviny n balance on hand of t5O sl3
'The salaries of all officers and employees
bave been paid for January, and the
huntsville prison aud railroad trains
.rn,,iind with provisions to last nntii
Anil /. The available resources Tor
Marcb onnroximate $4,000, and he
astimnte expenses will be S33. 1OA.
Ieave n balance on hand, April l, OF
an ao5 There was decrease in re-
c.ints from railrosd labor dur
Inv the, month OF ", loU,
eansed by the recent reduction IN
prices paid by the companies. The eX-
Lenses for March will be much larger
Than for the month Of February, owing
To the fact that a large amount Of ma
terial for the wagon and cabinet shop
had 10 be purchased. A letter was re
ceiyed showing that the car building
project, intended by Geo. NJ. Dilley
aud others, will have TO be postponed
for n few months, owing TO the de
creased revenues of the railroadsin' the
state and a consequent curtailnent In
their demand for cars. This enter
prise may he rendered practicable
when the business of the railroads u
increased. A settlement with Col.
Geo. w. Grant OF Huntsville, whose
land has been used as a convict buryin
ground, will now, 10y an exchange,
he arranged in giving to Col Grant II
small tract of state land, andl other ar
lNIEtltlfIli- 0iNlbiANhbig NiiNa N'itaNN'NaN
to both sides.
The Stoddard Hotel company Of
bryan, capital Sl5,C0l. was chartered
today.
Hon. Il. NJ. Baker is authoritatively
announced to-day ~ a candidate ior
superlntendeut OF public instruction
The treasuers paid $4,000 out of
available university fund on a requisi'
tinn to protect Rigsdale.
Secretary Baker inspected the city
public schools TO day.
The q. G. IL 3. f. railroad paid {5jl
passenger tax.
The governor today approved II
claim for 500 for reward for arrest
aud conviction of fence-cutter in
Jackson county. The culprlt was
fined ten dollars.
The work of laying the stone on the
new capitol has begun, aud the corner
stone will he laid with ceremonies in
about six weeks.
Several Imported Chiuese cigar max
ers passed through to-day en- route 10
san Antonio.
Burglars went through the residence
of Rev. DR. Smoot last night, and took
his watch and several other articles.
Att VI illt lNllh bbhlh Nfl'
interviewed to-day and the fact uscer
tanned that they will not accede to th'
request of the regents to lease the uni
versity lands Mt a less price than th'
minimum fixed by the board, ant
which the board recently refused I,
modify or change.
The Daily Capital of tomorrow viii
contain M interview with an eye-wit
ness to the san Antonio tragedy, wh'
says Thompson and Fisher We're shO
dead 10y concealed parties, and that th'
evidence before the c1rOuer's jury wa
all false. Thomps0n's friends arr
working up the facts. and say they
will come out in few days.
A lire tonight ut 10 o'clock destroy
cd the stable of Mr.. Sanridge, on
Pecan street. Loss about $500.
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