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JACKSONVILLE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1885.
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DEALER IN
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complete as-
Staple Groceries
FURNITURE,
HARDWARE AHD CUTLERY,
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CAPITAL CITY (ULLISGS.
Main Street,
Jacksonville,
Texas.
--DEALERS IN--
Dry Good
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HARDWRAE, QUEENSWARE,
PLANTATION SUPPLIES.
SsieeessfH! Editor.
DOUGLAS X BRO.
J.
AGENTS FOR
Winship & Bro’s Cotton Gins, Gin
Feeders and Condensers,
A ND CO T/f ON P R E S S E S
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Austin. Feb. IS.—The governor to-day
signed the deficiency bill, and the comp-
troller is ready to issue warrants on any
deficiency.
RBPOST OF THE PBSJTESTIARY
COMMITTEE.
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Sor.t’i Side Commerce St..
JACKSONVILLE, : : TEXAS.
FARMING implements,
Etc., Etc.
JACKSONVILLE, - - TEXAS.
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LANDS FOR SALE
In Cherokee County.
AGENT FOR THE
New improved Brown Cotton Gms,
Feeders au<l Condensers.
We cordially invite our numerous friends
and the public generally to call and ex-
amine our goods and prices.
J. L. DOUGLAS & BRO.
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Mats, Soots, Shoes,
CS0CKES.Y,
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■’ Dry Goods
TEXAS.
CLOTHING,
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Once upon a time a Donkey fell into a
deep hole, and, after nearly starving,
caught sight of a passing Fox, and im-
plored the stranger to help him out.
‘T am too small to aid you,” said the
Fox, “but I will give you some good ad-
vice. Only a few rods away is a big,
strong elephant. Call him and he will get
you out in a jiffy.”
After the Fox had gone, the Donkey
thus reasoned to himself: “I am very
weak for want of nourishment. Every
move I make is just so much additional
loss of strength. If I raise my voice to
call the elephant I shall be weaker yet.
No, I will not waste my substance that
way. It is the duty of the elephant, to
come without calling.”
So the Donkey settled himself back, and
eventually starved to death.
Long afterwards the Fox on passing
the hole, saw within it a whitening skel-
eton, and remarked : “If it be true that
the souls of animals are transmigrated into
men, that Donkey will become one of
those merchants who can never afford to
advertise.”—Philadelphia Call.
Tlsat isaeRitsg cough can lie so quickly
cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. J
II. Bolton & Co.
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upon the Huntsville prison as being of but arrangements by which the convicts could
minor importance to the citizens of this
section. The committee made a unani-
mous report of a very favorable character
upon every department of the Huntsville
prison, including the government farm in
the vicinity.
Following are the majority and minori-
ty reports of the committee upon
The Rusk Prison.
At Rusk we found the buildings, safe,
clean and well ordered, and of a cell ca-
pacity of 1000 convicts. The water facili-
ties are good, affording good protection in
case of fire.
CLOTHING,
Notons, Hats and Caps, Boots and
Shoes,
GROCERIES,
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We invite our friends and the public in
general to examine our goods and prices
before making purchases, and we promise
our best endeavors to merit their patron-
age.
Templeton & CSollisr
attorseys-at-law,
J\3KS9NVILLE, - - - TEXAS.
Special attention given to Land Matters.
G?W. MIDDLETON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
JACKSONVILLE, . • • TEXAS.
Snecial Attention given to the collec-
fhm of claims, and remittances promptly
made. _________________J?; "'ML'. —
Rni-.’r McCi.ukr. T. Gibson.
& Gibsosa?
attorneys at law,
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEX.
Will practice in all the. courts of Chero-
kee county, in the District court of 2d Ju-
dicial District, and the Federal and Appel-
late courts at Tyler. noy28-ly
ELDRIDGE C. DICKINSON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
AX D NOTARY RUBRIC,
RUSK, CHEROKEE COUNTY TEXAS.
Will practice in the District. Supremo
Collected in all parts of Texas. Lands
surveyed and taxes paid.
Will make boots and shoes to order on
short notice. Repairing neatly done, all
work guaranteed.
Dr. C. 13; Ramos’ Sr.
Liver Pills,
For Sale at Wholesale and Retail,
By 1 H. BOLTON & CO,
Jacksonville, ----- Texas,
TRY THEM.
They control engorged liver or spleen;
they control indigestion; they cure dropsy
by removing its causes, and purifying the
blood: they cure hemo; rhoids. leucor-
rheea. Ilodgkin’s disease (or white liver.)
and are guaranteed to eliminate malaria or
its effects from the system. mavlO-lv
I Mm®
Will yon suffer with Dyspepsia anil Liver
Complaint? Shiloh’s Vitalize? is guaranteed to
cure you,. For sale by J. II. Bolton & Co.
Well Rewarded.
A liberal reward will be paid to any
party who will produce a case of Liver,
Kidney or Stomach complaint that Elec-
tric Bitters will not speedily cure. Bring
them along, it will cost you nothing for
the medicine if it fails to cure, and you
will be well rewarded for your trouble
besides. All Blood diseases. Billiousness,
Jaundice, Constipation, and general de-
bility are quickly cured.’ Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Price
only fifty cents. For sale by Rainey &
Dickey.
AN EVERY DAY OCCURREXtE.
Keeps always
sortment of
Shop and Hand Made Goods,
Saddles, Bridles,
Wagon, Plow and Buggy Harness, Whips
Etc, 'Etc.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS
Promptly done, and all work guaranteed.
. Jan. 1951884. ly
W. A. NEWTON,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods,
CLOTHING, •
Hats, jBobts &> Slw©s
STAPLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES,
THE CELEBRATED
SMotter tens,
CROCKERY,
Glassware and Tinware, Etc.
II A R 1) W ARE,
A Full Assortment of Table and Pocket
Cutlery, Etc. qf-
Keeps a General Assortment of
Dry ’Goods,
CLOTHING,
Motions, Hats, Boots and Shoes,
Staple and Fancy
Family Groceries
HARDWARE,
Cutlery, Saddlery and Harness Trunks i
and Valises,
Glassware and Queensware,
SCHOOL BOOHS,
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
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LANDRETH’S GARDEN SEED,
And. in fact, everything usually to be
found in a well assorted Stock of General
Merchandise. feb 2.1884.
Health is Wealth I
CURE GUARAX^EED.
Dr. E. C. West's nerve and brain treat-
ment, a guaranteed specific for hysteria,
dizziness, convulsions, fits, nervous neu-
ralgia, headache, nervous prostration caus-
ed by the use ot alcohol or tobacco, wake-
fulness, mental depression, softening of
the brain resulting in insanity and leading
to misery, decay and death, premature old ,
age, barrenness, loss of power in either l
sex. involuntary losses and spermator-
rhoea caused by over-exertion of the brain,
self abuse or over-indulgence. Each box
contains one month's treatment. SI.00 a
box, or six boxes for §5.00, sent by mail
prepaid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES. -
to cure any case. With each order receiv-
ed by us for six boxes, accompanied with I
§5. we will send the purchaser our w'ritten
guarantee to refund the money if the
treatment does noteftcctacure. Guaran- ment of convicts, but on the contrary they
tees issued only bv
'JOHN C. WEST & CO..
8G2 W. Madison St., Chicago.. HI. in the walls.
uovll-Sl-ly - tracts given by the management is that
The shops have been worked on State
account, but at present are doing very lit-
tle. The reason given by the management
is that there is no marker for manufactured
articles, and a lack of seasoned wagon and
furniture material.
The hospital, dining room, laundry and
chapel are all in very good condition.
Since theexpiration of theCorner&Fair-
ris contract we find that the furnace in
connection with the Rusk prison has not
been operated. We find the machinery
ample for the manufactory of pig iron, and
a large supply of charcoal on hand. The
machinery was purchased at a cost of
$65,000. and is of a superior quality. We
found that the shops were virtually idle.
Treatment.
The committee visited the convicts at
their cells, and found serious complaints
as to the treatment of the convicts. In
many instances the punishment, was se-
vere, not to say cruel, and the discipline
extremely rigid. Where whipping as a
punishment has been administered, the
statement of the convicts showed that the
numDer of lashes ranged all the way from
40 up to 140. This punishment, was ad-
ministered for attempts on the part of
the convicts to escape, and for other vio-
lations of the rules and regulations of the
penitentiary. A portion of your commit-
tee examined the backs of convicts alleged
to have been whipped, and saw scars indi-
cating that their flesh had been lacerated
and the skin broken.
In this connection your Voinmittee
would state that some time dining the fall
of 1884 a convict, named Goodall was
killed by a guard under the following cir-
cumstances: The convict had been com-
manded to submit to a whipping; while
being whipped he broke away from the
guard and went on to what they call the
run around, in the third story of the cells.
He was commanded to come down and
submit to a whipping; he.protested that
lie would not come down, because they
would kill him. The under-keeper, named
Hughes, told him that lie would conquer
his temper with his life or body ; At this
time a shot was fired from an up-stairs
window, from the effect of which the con-
vict Goodall died in a day or two. An in-
quest was held over his body and a guard
named Gayton testified at the inquest that
he shot him. That guard is still in the
employ ot the penitentiary as a guard.
There are two witnesses who stated to the
committee that after the shooting they’
went to tb.e spot where Goodall fell, and
found a chair-round, a razor and a knife.
The excuse for shooting him was that he
was going to escape through the top of
the building. Frdm examination of the
building and the inclosure around it. the
committee are satisfied that he could not
have finally escaped from the penitentiary;
and your committee are of the opinion
that such killing was wanton and cruel,
anil manifested a disregard of human life,
and it is our opinion that the conduct of
the guard who did the killing, and such
officials as were near there and privy to
the killino-, should be subjected to a close
investigation.
A St. Louis editor, who started without
which'lanir when Feuuded* o*f the i a cent forty years ago, is now worth
WOUU \iuiuu. uu Littciij vdHiacaa ivi anj i £>100,000. ILlS lOl’tllHC is Illi to lliS
purpose whatever. In addition to the fore-1 own energv, industry and frugality, and
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into charcoal and transporting it to the j
furnace.
2. The means and facilities for transpbr-
Ae W. CAMEBON,
—HEFIREEEU-
InsuraB.ce Agent,
JACKSON VILLE, TEXAS
A Line of Good Companies Represented.
B. FRANK BRITTAIN | JIM M. BRITTAIN.
DBS. BRITTAIH & BRITTAN,
JackKOtiville, Texas.
Have associated themselves together in
the practice of Medicine. The following
diseases will receive special attention, viz:
Diseases of Women,
Diseases of the Heart,
Diseases of thej-unrs.
Garland Jolinson®
Practical Bogt and Shoe Blaker.
Shop Next Door to Roach's Meat Market
JAUHSOXVIJ.J.E, TEXAS.
public and securely guarded at less ex-
pense ; at the same time the convicts will
be self-supporting—for it would scarcely
ever occur that the farm would not pro-
duce sutlicient to feed and clothe them.
5. We recenimend that, the penitentiary’
board be abolished, and that the niuiage-
inent of the penitentiaries be placed ex-
clusively in the hands of the superintend-
ent, who shall be subject to removal by’
the governor for.cause; and that the
•financial agent be retained as now pro-
vided by’ law.
6. We recommend that a commission,
consisting of three citizens, well informed
on prison management, be appointed by
the governor to visit the various pri.so.ns in
the United States to investigate their man-
agement and collect information as to
their treatment and employment in va-
rious industries of their convicts, and to
report the result of such investigation to
the next legislature, with such suggestions
as they may deem proper, in order that
the state may, from the best sources of
information obtainable, adopt a policy for
the permanent management of the state
prisons.
7. We recommend that, in the event the
contract for building the new state Capitol
is so modified as to substitute granite for
limestone, the. penitentiary management
be authorized to contract for as many con-
victs as possible for the quarrying and
handling of granite to be used in tb.e nwv
capitol.
8. A majority’ of your committee recom-
mend a separate superintendent and finan-
cial agent, for each of the penitentiaries at
Rusk and Huntsville, and that the man-
agement be kept separate and distinct.
The reason for this recommendation by a
majority’ of your committee is based upon
the following‘facts: That the manage-
ment will be much more efficient, and
that.the state will be enabled to dispense
with the services of one inspector and two
assistant superintendents, and that it
would insure the better treatment of the
convicts' by bringing the officers in more
direct supervision over them.
9. I Ye would also recommend that ex-
ecutive clemency’ be extended to a cer-
tain number of life-time convicts every
year, to be granted after a certain period
of good behavior, for the reason that this
would be an incentive for obedience and
good behavior that no life-time convict
would fail to improve.
10. Notwithstanding the recommenda-
tion of the committee as to the purchase
of a farm and the employment thereon of
convicts, the committee do not wish to be
understood as favoring such a system as a
permanent policy’ tor tire state; for it is
the opinion of the committee that it is
the duty’ of the.state to make provision
for the confinement of its convicts within
penitentiary walls, so that the judgment
and sentence of the court trying them can
be carried out; the suggestion of the
committee for the purchase of a farm be-
ing deemed by them the only’ expedient
now available for the keeping of convicts
and their support with as little expense to
the state as possible till sufficient prison
room can be provided.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J ONES,
Kleberg,
Kilgore,
Senate Committee.
Haynes,
Kimbrough,
Hendry,
Moore, of Washington.
House Committee. '
We respectfully dissent, from the rec-
ommendation of the majority providing
m«<,v e<..m .ulucuuh separate management and separate super-
additional sum of $17,000 for lumber at ■ intendents.
and about the time of the settlement with i Jones,
Comer & Fairris, they saying that they Kleberg,
would not make a settlement unless the! Haynes.
state pm chased the lumbei. Die figures i respectfully’ dissent from the lecom-1
submitted by the committee aie not exact, , men([:1ti()n of the majority’ making an ap-
but are only intended to give substantial , proprintion for the Rusk furnace,
results. 1 he property taken is ot little 1 1 Jqnfs
value unless appropriations are made to ‘ ji ,‘YU^
utilize it in operating the penitentiary and :
furnace at Rusk, the same having been j Minority Report,
idle since the surrender of Coiner & Fair-J Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Feb-
ris. The superintendent and financial ruary 17, 1885.—Hon. L.^L. Foster, Speak-
agent state in their report that it will re- j er of the House of Representatives: The
quire from $50,000 to $70,000 to put it in undersigned, a minority of your joint com-
succeSsful^qperation. The committee will : mittee to visiit and investigate the rnanage-
state in this connection that much of the ' ment of the state penitentiaries, being un-
property accepted from Comer & Fairris ' able to agree with the majority in their
in satisfaction of their claim was taken at i recommendation for large appropriations
a price in excess of its real value, and un- ; for the operations of the Rusk furnace,
less operations are resumed at the furnace and for separate management of each of
and the penitentiary, the property’ will be the penitentiaries, beg leave to submit the
a virtual loss to the State. » It is obvious . following : As to “Rusk furnace,” we do
to the committee that the state was placed ‘ not believe it can ever be placed on a p'”r-
at a great disadvantage in effecting the set- ing basis, or ever made self-sustaining, and
tlement with Comer & Fairris. for the rea- it would be a waste of money to attempt
son that the sureties on thn bond of Co-' to make it so for the following reasons :
iner & F airris for the taithtul performance I y. qqie ore ,s very inferior in quality,
of their contract were all non-residents of There is no bituminous coal anywhere in
the state ot lexas, and in ease ctich set- > tjiat region of country, and consequently
tlement had not been made, and suit had ; f|ie yn]y heat producing material is char-
been brought, would have subjected the cyal> In order to proclire this charcoal
state to long and tedious legislation, at- timbered land would have to be purchased
tended with great- expense, lhe commit- hy t|ie state, and parties having such land
tee deprecate, most seriously the practice for sale; seeing the state's necessities,
of taking sureties on bonds for faithful wou|t] demand exorbitant prices for the
performance of contracts with the state in gaine< ; ;
i operating its convicts, who are non-resi- wood would be utterly’ valueless for any j $100,000. His fortune is all owing to his
| dents ot the state, waen it can be avoided, purpose whatever. In addition to the fore-' - - - ■ •
Recommendations and Suggestions, going it is submitted that in the evenj; of j
1. A* majority of vour committee recom- 1 pnivhasc there would be a furtherexpense I
mend that such appropriations, to be incident thereto in converting the wood - bJJ.JJJ.
1 upon the reports of the financial into charcoal and transporting it to the! S115.o,,.s’
agent and superintendent of the peniten- ' Croui.«. v.'h >
tiaries. as may be necessary to place the J 11C mcan° an<1 facilities for traiwpiir- .,5 i:.
We omit the report of the committee I them to be the best thing to make some ] to carry on the various industries similar i and the rest-of the state. This being true.
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be utilized in making enough, at least, tor
their support; and your committee is of
the opinion that, they were disposed of to
the best advantage; the fact being that the
penitentiaries are only capable of contain-
ing 1600 convicts. while there are 2700 on
hand, and the industries operated in the
walls are so limited as to r«quire the ser-
vices of only a limited number.
Coiner Fairris Corn tract.
This contract was made by the peniten-
tiary board with Comer & Fairris in July,
1883, and was to go into effect in January.
1884. In substance said contract was about
as follows:
1. The state was to furnish to Comer &
Fairris the labor of 1050 convicts for a
term often years, to be used in operating
the Rusk penitentiary and lhe industries
connected therewith, the convicts to be
divided into three classes.
2. The state was to furnish and pay offi-
cers and guards for said convicts, clothe
the convicts, and in short, to furnish ev-
erything incidental to the management
and keeping of the convicts. I creases the opportunity for escapes;
3. The contractors were to have the use i whereas, if the state owned a large body’
of all shop buildings, machinery and | of land, sufficient to furnish employment
tools, blast furnaces. GIG ’ 5 Ua c? cn/1 ! 4-A <»11 f 1 > r* o • y t»tNl it o /-»/-»ii «•>. .F.-. .-mi
wood on the state lands, for fuel and walls, they could keep them in one place
other property belonging to the state, not
reserved.
4. The state reserved administration and
all building's, and such tools, wagons,
teams and other property as might be
needed for the use of the state.
•>. The contractors were to pay monthly
for the labor, at lhe rate of $109 per an-
num for the first class, $75 for the second
class, and $50 for the third class.
G. The contractors were to feed the con-
victs and guards, to keep the buildings
and property’ turned over to them in good
repair; and
7. The state was to furnish, for ninety
days after the execution of the contract,
such surplus hands as might be at Rusk
free of charge.
8. To get material to make tools, etc.,
and to operate the furnace in the peniten-
tiary.
9. The contractors were to work outside
the prison walls only’ such a number of
convicts as might be necessary to cut
wood, dig ore. burn coal, get lime rock,
saw lumber and make provisions and for-
age for the necessary operation of the fur-
nace in tiie penitentiary.
Under this contract Corner & Fairris
took charge of and began operations at
the Rusk penitentiary and furnace on the
1st day of January, 18S4. They paid their
I monthly labor accounts for three months,
that is to say, for January, February and
March, these accounts becoming due on
t he 10th day of each subsequent month
from the beginning of the contract.
The labor accounts collected from Co-
mer & Fairris for the three months named
above amounted to $8975 48. When the
fourth installment of labor bills became
due on the 10th day of April. 1884. Comer
& Fasrris applied to the board for an ex-
tension. The result was thatfthe peniten-
tiary’ board executed a supplemental con-
tract with Comer & Fairris, which pro-
vided in substance that the board would
furnish provisions for the support of the
convicts up to the 10th day of September,
1884, and would give Comer & Fairris
that time in which to pay their bills.
On the 5th day’ of September, Comer &
Fairris made an offer to surrender their
contract; this was acceded to by’ ttie pen-
itentiaryyboard. At this time the account
of Comer & Fairris with the state stood
about as follows: $8881 due the state for
provisions furnished for the time men-
tioned in the supplemental contract, to-
wit, four months, and labor bills which in
the aggregate made their indebtedness
something over $26,000, which amount
they’ proposed to .settle by’ turning over
to the penitentiary board property they
had come in possession of since their con-
nection with the Rusk penitentiary under
their contract. This property consisted of
wood, iron ore and wagon material, ajid
some unfinished wagons on hand in their
wagon factory, charcoal, etc. The ap-
praisers failing to a ?ree as to the value of
a portion of the property that Comer &
Fairris proposed to turn over to the state
in settlement of their debt, an umpire was
agreed upon to pass upon the value of the
remainder. The result of the appraise-
ment and valuation was thvt the claim of
Comer & Fairris against the state exceed-
ed the amount due and owing from Comer
X.)C & FailTitSb?UUt!e Sl"?11 1,100. which
beef was sometimes scant in amount and State paid to them in cash,
which, together with the advances and
labor bills heretofore mentioned, made
the sum of about $31,000, for which the
state received about 4000 cords of wood,
65,000 bushels of charcoal, a lot of unfin-
ished wagons and a considerable amount
of new material in the shops of the Rusk
penitentiary, and $1130 in permanent im-
provements. The State paid in cash an
Gnro will inert I! a tel v relievo
, WIrinping' (kni'/li ;uvi I.vui.cliiii.s For
‘ iloiton & <
the convicts were idle in the walls, the ' iron industry’ at Rusk upon a basis that tation are very limited, there being but one
railroads having turned in nearly’ all they’ i will be self-sustaining, be made. [ railroad, and that a narrow gauge, the on-
had contracted for, and it was thought by j 2. We commend the making of contracts ! ly connection between the town of Rus-k
to those now in force at ftuntsvillb, where i lhe expense of transportation of material
it can l>c done. I to or manufactured articles from the peni-
3. We recommend that such appropria- tentiary would be so great as to overbal-
tions be made for the maintenance of the I ance all profits that might otherwise ensue
penitentiaries at Rusk and Huntsville as ' on the production or manufacture of ar-
may be necessary’. [ tides for market. Limestone is essential
'* "r ’ " ’ " to the production of pig iron. Thereisno
limestone within a hundred miles of Rusk,
. the. seat of Hie penilentiary. The impor-
convicts as cannot be furnished employ- tation of this article is very expensive.
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, being necessary to construct huge dams at
! great expense in order to husband any-
I thing like a sutlicient quantity.
4. The condition of the furnace at pres-
i ent is such as to render it unavailable for
I even the production of “pig iron,” it being
I in a very dilapidated state." And were this
not the case, the quality of the pig-iron is
of such an inferior grade that, were it
used in producing or manufacturing com-
mercial wares or merchandise, they could
not compete with the productions of older
manufactories. The superintendent and
financial agent agree that, in order to put
the furnace in such condition as to produce
articles of traffic from the pig-iron, it will
take an appropriation of $65,000 to $90,000.
We are, therefore, of the opinion that the
state would save money’ by allowing it to
remain idle, and w’e recommend that the
machinery’ be sold, and the proceeds uiil-
ized for penitentiary’ purposes.
Jones, of Senate Committee.
Harry Haynes, of House Committee.
As to separate management and separ-
ate superintendents for each of the peni- , -
tentiaries, we submit:
That in our opinion it is best to have
one superintendent, with supreme control
over both penitentiaries. Any enterprise
can be managed better by one than many’
heads, between whom differences are like-
ly to arise, not unattended with jealous-
ies and bickerings, and at the same time
one superintendent would insure uniform-
ity in management, conduct and discip-
line.
Again, the state is not in a condition
financially’ to incur the additional expense
of double superintendent’s pay. Where
there is but one superintendent there can
be no excuse for a neglect of duty, nor
evading nor shifting responsibilities.
Respectfully’ submitted.
Jones.
Kleberg,
Senate Committee.
Harry Haynes,
House Committee.
4. We recommend the purchase of a
sufficient quantity’ of agricultural land, in
a body, for the employment of all such
ment in the walls. This recommendation
of the committee is based upon lhe follow-
ing reason : There being insufficient room
in the penitentiary walls and few facilities
for the employment of convicts, the peni-
tentiary board have been compelled to
make farm contracts, by v. Inch the state i
has gone into farming on the shares. I
There are are a number of such contracts
in the counties of Robertson and Grimes
and other counties. This policy’ scatters
the convicts at various points, brings
them in contact with the people and dis-
organizes labor, and causes dissatisfaction
in communities where they are located,
demoralizes society, and increases the ex-
pense of guard and sergeant hire, and in-
! creases the opportunity for escapes;
| whereas, if I he state owned a large body’
! nfluivl. RII Hlfipnt tn fiir'iish ninnlnvmpnt
privileges and to all tiie surplus convicts outside of the
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steam purposes, the spur railroad, and all ami in one enclosure, isolated from the
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reserved.
B.B. GANNON,
THE land bill.
One of the amendments to the land bill,
adopted this morning >n committee of the
whole, forbids application for the pur-
chase of school lands to be made through
an agent or attorney.
Austin. Feb. 21.—The governor to-day
called on the penitentiary’ superintendents
for explanations of the charges preferred
by the special committee in its report.
They are making them out in duplicate,
and will not have them ready for two or
three days.
Just as Good.
UY 1 Many’ unscrupulous dealers mav tell von
ever made self-sustaining, and I they Haye remedied for Coughs and Colds
► | equal in merit and in every’ respect just
as good as the old reliable Dr. Bosa'nko
Gough and Lung Syrup, unless you insist
upon this remedy and will take no other,
you are liable to.be greatly deceived.
Prices, 50 cents and $1. Sold by John II.
Bolton.
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F. W. BONNER. WADE BONNER.
F. W. BOflNER & SON,
BANKERS,
CheraRee Co., Texas.
Transact a general banking business.
Deposits received, drafts bought and sold,
coliectiohs made and promptly remitted.
Deposits protected by a X ale Time Lock.
F. W. THOMAS,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
Main Street,
JACKSONVILLE, - -
on hand a
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Food.
Numbers of convicts volunteered to
make complaints to members of the com-
mittee in regard to the food ; and the com-
plaints were so serious that the committee
investigated individually and took testimo-
ny from numbers of convicts. The quan-
tity seems to have been sufficient, but the
qualify, by the concurrent testimony of
all convicts examined, or by the state-
ments of those who voluntarily came be-
fore the committee, was very bad. The
bread was made with cold water, and was
frequently cold, mouldy' and clammy be-
fore served to the convicts. The meats
consist of beef and bacon; tiie bacon was
frequently’ inferior, rancid and spoilt. The
badly cooked; in fact, all the food appears
to be poorly cooked, and this results not
from anV defect in the kitchen arrange-
ment, but from the negligence of the stew-
ard. We found that tiie physician had fre-
quently condemned food as unsound and
unwholesome; but we were unable to
learn that any’ particular amount of food
condemned by’ the physician was ever
[cooked by’ the steward. The steward,
against whom the complaints were lodged,
is still retained in the position, and we
suggest that steps should be taken to have
him discharged. The committee are satis-
fied that the complaints are in the main
well founded. The water is good and the
supply ample.
The Ulinpel
For the church and Sunday-school servi-
ces is neat and comfortable." The chaplain
is efficient and diligent in the discharge ot
his duties. The library, though small, is
well selected.
The. supply of medicines seems to be
sufficient, and the department is well man-
aged under the direction of Dr. Jameson,
assisted by’ Dr. Walton, a eonvict.
The superintendent, assistant superin-
tendents and financial agent extended to
the committee every courtesy anil all fa-
cilities for conducting their investigation.
Farming' on Shares.
We find that during the last few months
contracts have been made with some six
or eight parties in the counties of Robert-
' son and Grimes for convicts to cultivate
crops on shares. The number of convicts
ranges from twenty-five to something
| over one hundred to the several parties.
The terms of these contracts are in sub-
stance that the state is to furnish the con-
victs, guard, feed and clothe them, and
the farmer to furnish land, teams and im-
plements. and the crops are to be equally’
divided between the farmers and the state
—the farmers in some instances to pay a ;
small bonus to the state in money.
The committee learned of no bad treat-
| seemed to be well treated, more healthy :
- and better satisfied on the farms than in i based
*j..r ,p|lc reason for these con-
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Small, R. H. The Jacksonville Intelligencer. (Jacksonville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1885, newspaper, February 27, 1885; Jacksonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1326738/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jacksonville Public Library.