Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-25
THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Question Of Using Granite on the
Outer Facing OF the Statc-llousc.
The pcnllentlary Board Local and he.
parlmcnt Mites.

special TO the Gazette
Austin, April 81 Tho question Of
substituting granite for stone IN the
outer layer OF the new capital walls
has been under discussion for some
time. The granite Qnarrics near
Burnet on tho Austin & Northwestern
railway, about sixty milps distant, nrc
said by experts 10 produce M fine stone
na can he found anywhere, II II
learned that the coniractora aro not
averc 10 the change, II the state will
bear the expense. IL IL estimated that
about four hundred thousand feet of
granite would he required, ut u ptota-
hle extra cost Of half
million dollars. Tho chief additional
expense would be In the cost OF cut.
ting, which would hc lncrcased about
- pcr cent. The value OF the granite
To the building would be- incs,iniahlc,
because while the Mone nj present IL Of
excellent quality, yet In u few years II
VIII become dlugy ana ancient In APP
pearancc. All the officials desire the
change, aud II " stated ON good
authority that thenext legislature Will
ho asked to make an nppropriali N for
TINT purpose.
The peniicntlary board was again In
session 10 day. In response 10 the
complaints OF Conner aud Fains,
lessces OF the RuslS penitentary,
superintendent Goitc was authorized
to put tho furnaces there In satisfactory
condition, and also to have the foundry
completed M contemplated IN the
original contract. The lessees were
granted the privilege of erecting All
additional furnace ut their own tx.
1ense. The plan OF Mr. Virgins 81
Houston for wator-wurks Mt Hunts,
Vile was adopted. They viii cost
about $1,000. The report of Snpefln-
tendent Goree for March shows: Con-
victs received, sS; recapiurcd, 4; dla-
charged, "a; pardoned, I escaped II
deaths, Is; total number of convlcls
ON hand April |. 2iT0, thcre being T0l
nj Rnsk and 1,76D nt Huntsville,
| Chartered Robertson County Tclc.
| phone and Telegraph company. toiuo
lines from 1earne To Calvert, Iiremond
and Wooton Wells, capital $4,000
Grayson County Protective Asaocin.
ton, and Cooperative association, T..
of H., of Louisville, Denton county.
| Land Commissioner Walsh hps In.
formation TINT parties In New S0fl,
mc bulling Texas Confederate and
railroad certificates under the impres.
sion that they can he located In Greer
county, while the law forhids such
location.
The comptroller declined to register
$4,000 worth of city school.
house bonds because the tax levied
| by the city council was moi
sufficient TO pay Interest aud sinking
iund on them,
No summer normal schools have
been applied for in tho Sixteenth
and Seventeenth senatorial Districts,
and Filth congressional on colorcd dis
trict.
The comptroller refuses TO send out
drummers' license q. q. ID.
DIR. Ashbcl Smith OF the boaid ol
university regents came In from Bel
ton this evening. a meeting of IN,
hoard Will be held about the lst ol
May 10 take action In several Import
ant matters.
The successor TO Prof Mnllett will
probably not be chosen until June.
DR.. q, u. Stoddard, dentist, was mr.
rested Ibis evening ON n charge OF per
Jury, preferred 10y Col, Leader of I'll,
Dispatch, In making his affidavit on
which the latter was arrested for libel
S.oddnrd was placed under 81 OOI
bond, IT " said he intends TO cius'
Leaders arrest on nineteen new ant
different charges.