The News and Observer. VOL.XLVII. NO. 32. leads ill north Carolina dailies oi hews aid circulation. BILL DAY I’UYBD FOB TIME Directors Gave Him Till November First to Make Out Required Report. ALL SALARIES PAID AS PROMISED Summerell Matter to be Taken up by the Board This Morning. CONVICTS WILL NOT BE WORKED IN MINES The Tillery Farm is the Subject of Some Criticism —Dr. [Rogers Will Get his Full Salary-Day Very Unselfish When it Comes to Giving Out Offices. The penitentiary directors met yester day in special aession. The object of this meeting was three-fold: 1. To get from Captain Day, the su perintendent, some sort of reiHtrt of the condition of the penitentiary. In this the board, after an all-day effort, failed, giving Day until Novem ber Ist to submit his report. 2. To finally dispose of the Summer ell matter. This will come up today. 3. To make plans for the future farm ing operations of the penitentiary. This also will be considered today. Yesterday’s meeting, though not a very fruitful one, was exceedingly interest ing. TIIB SVjIMBRELL MATTER. The board was called to order a t 10:30 o'clock by Ghainman Young. The roll call showed eighteen of the twenty mem bers of the board present, only Messrs. Osborne and Sigmon : being absent. Sec retary Ballard read the proceedings of the last meeting, which consumed half an hour. On adoption of the minutes Mr. Travis, of the special committee appointed to investigate *he charges of cruelty on the Northamp o:l farm, stated that the committee had been unable to agree ami Supervisor Summered was present with counsel and., witnesses and wanted j n hearing before the board, before fur ther action was taken. Mr. Weddington said Urn board was here to transact other business; this mat ter had been rtfered to a special com mittee and he saw no rclvson for the hoard to go into it i new. And cer tainly it was foolish to talk about hear ing testimony on any side until the spe cial committee made its report. Mr. Travis —“The committee will re port that it is unable to agree.” Mr. Weddington --“Then perhaps the board can agree.” Mr. Newlaml —“But Mr. Summered baa liis testimony her**.” Mr. Weddington- -“Who has testimony on the other side?” “We have ad of it here ready. It was taken down.” “You heard both sides, didn’t you?” “We did.” “Why introduce that on oue side lien* again then?” “He says it’s addivonai testimony.” “Any reason why he didn’t introduce that testimony before jou?” “He gives no reason.” Mr. I>’grand—“I move Mr. Travis lie instructed to notify (apt. Summered that he canndt he heard today. if at ad.” Mr. Newlaml—“But he is here with witnesses on exp'use.” Mr. Wwddingtour—“Well, we are here, too, on expense, and the State’s ex pense at that; ami w t * have appointed a committee to investigate this matter.” NO REPORT FROM DAY. Mr. Travis —“But suppose we adjourn today. I know of nothing special be * side this to take our time at this meet ing." Mr. Weddington—“Yes, there is. Has the executive board a detailed report ?” “We have not.” “Did the committee not know that the lnuml expected one?” “A report is being prepared, but not a detailed reisirt.” “Has any effort been made to have this report ready?” “Yes, 1 have a partial report and the book-keeper is now preparing a balance sheet.” “But no detailed report will be forth coming?” “It might Im* made cut, if sufficient time were allowed.” “Do not the rules require a written monthly report front the superintendent to the executive board?” “It does, but the nports have not been made.” “'Have you requested it?” “1 have.” • Have you had no report at all from him.” “Not for August and September, ex cept that Mr. ArendeJl. manager of the Central Prison, has submitted has bank book which lie ways contains all his I transactions.” I “Have you any reports from the larms?” “Only for the months of August and September. We expected a rc]K>rt from Capt. Day in July ami wrote a letter to him requesting reports. He has made none yet.” “Have we any power to obtain those reports ?” “\Ve can prefer charges against any e”” who lias wilfully disregarded the iniles.’* JiHW *•! ’iu* Capt. Day had complied with these ruins would this ime 1 ring have been necessary?” “I hardly think so, unless to make plans for the future, tin* State having pamfhased its own farms.” THE AIEETINGS A FARCE. Air. Legraml—“l think the principal busitn*ss before this board is to have these Tot Kurts and examine into the conduct ol this institution. The statute requires that we have these rojairts Iwrth from the superintendent and (he execu tive board, and some one ought to noti fy Capt. Day that these rei*>rts must is* promptly laid before the board or it will he grounds for us to prefer charges againisi him and ask for his removal. If he wants more time I’m in favor of granting it. But we must have a re jKurt.” Air. Perry—“l’m not. He knew these reports were required and expected, sind I see ho use fooling over the matter longer.” Air. Travis explained that the reason the executive board did not have its report ready was that it could not pre pare it on account of the failure of the superintendent to make bis report. “I will state further that we were some time in getting .Capt. Day to comply with the resolution requiring him to deposit his money with the State '1 rerasurer. Finally, on the first of September, we did got him to so disuse rtf his money and now no money can be paid out except through the Treas urer. Up to that time he put it in hunk and clucked on it himself.” Air. Weddington—“Mr. Travis, What is our recourse under these circumstances? We meet here and pass rules and regula tions. They are disregarded. We can get no information. I'm not in favor of lh*Liig a party to a farce. I’m going to do something or quit. I'm .tired of com ing down here at tin- (State's expense and doing nothing. I'll know something 4'naui the institution I’m put in charge oi or I’ll resign.” Air. Travis—“We can make our re port as far as we can get it. The book keener can’t make his hooks bal ance. lie complains of the lack of in formation from the superintend! tit in his work to enable him to keep his books correctly.” A FORMAL DEMAND .MADE. Air. Denmark—“l move that ihe (snird formally call on Capt. Day for his report. Air. Travis —“lie has been repeatedly called on by the executive Ik nerd for these reports and we have always fail ed to get them. At the August meeting tin* executive board passed a formal resolution asking this report. Ip PM hat time we had asked for it in writing.” A committee of four, consisting of .Messrs. Gotten, Legrand, Travis and Newland. was appointed to notify Capt. Day that the hoard was now ready to hear his written report made as the law directs. The committee returned and Capt Day with them.* Chairman Young said: “Capt. Day, the board desires to have the reiwiits from you provided for Dv law and the rules of this institution.” HAD ONLY A VERBAL REPORT. Onpt. Day—“ Mr. Chairman, I have no written report at this time. 1 didn’t think it necessary, because it would have been only a partial report. I can. how ever, make a verbal report. I will an swer any questions you care to ask. ' With this Capt. Day launched into a statement of the financial condition of the institution. “We are in debt today $30,002. We have expended the $50,000 annual ap propriation made by tbe last Legislature and the $5,000 special appropriation. Os these amounts SIO,OOO went for mules and $5,000 for the shirt factory— permanent improvements. To meet our indebtedness we wit 1 have 2,500 bales of cotton, 30,000 bushels of peanuts, 30,000 barrels of corn, 0,000 bushels of RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1899. rice, a targe quantity of cotton seed, 2,000,000 brick and $4,000 due by the United States Government. If there is no mistake the institution is in condition and will pay out this year.” Thus began (’apt. Day's play for time, which he finally won, ‘•But,” objected Mr. Young, “this ihoa.nl expects an itemized .statement of receipts and dish arse incuts from, you, Capt. Day.” (’apt. Day—“ Mr. Travis gets that ev ery month.” Mr. Weddington*—“A resolution was passed by this hoard at its April meet ing requiring you (to make a report to this board. No report lias yet been banded in.” WIM HI ST I DIDN’T WORK. (’apt. Day—“ That if port, is made to the directors by the chairman of the executive board. Up to September un der the direction of ,tlie executive hoard the money was kept in bank and check ed out. On September Ist wo began the voucher system. The bank accounts have lteen handed to Air. Travis, and 1 take it that is what you gentlemen want.” Mr. Weddington—“Have you tried to have the report ready for the commit tee 5” Day—“ Tire book-keeper commenced oaiily recently properly keeping the ac counts. “Wasn’t Wimhish here til! September Ist V” “Yes. but he didn't keep any books.” “What did lie do?” “Nothing. He was here pretending to work.” Mr. Dockery—“Wasn’t he here ready to do whatever he was (old to do?” “1 supisise he was. ’But we were beginning a new system, (’apt. Ramsey was sent to Joliet. 111., to learn it.” Mr. Legmiid l “llow long will it take you to make that report. If you can’t make it now? We must have it and if necessary we will adjourn till we can get it.” BALANCE SHEET REPORT. Capt. Day called in the book-keeper, Mr. Pearson, and asked him how long it would take to make an itemized state ment. rtf all receipts and disbursements. Hi? said it ufmld take a month to do 8*). Mr. Weddington—“Mr. Pearson, have you ever Ik*cii requested to make out a report for tbe board?” “I have not,” Capt. Day requested Mr. Pearson to read his balance sheet. Mr. Legrand: “I object to (hat. We are getting at this thing by piece meals. Yon know. Capt. Day, what we waht. You knew what the statute required. If 1 you haven’t got it. then I’m in favor of adjourning until we can get that re port.” Capt. Day: “I have complied with the statute of 181)9 and have made a re port. monthly to the executive hoard. This information has been furnished Mr. Travis every month by the manager of the Central Prison and the superinten dents of the farm.” '“But we want a report from yon." “Oh, it will give nw* the greatest plea sure to make the report.” On request of Air. Weddington the rule requiring monthly reports from the superintendent was read for Capt, Day’s edification. Air. Weddington: “Now if each mem ber of this Ixmrd had the information re quired by that rule we would be satis fied. We know nothing of the condition or financial standing of tin* institution except what we see in the Raleigh pa pers. And when people ask nw* about how the penitentiary is getting along, I feel like a fool.” Capt. Day insisted on reading his balance sheet. Mr. objected on the ground that it was not Capt. Day’s report. AREN DELL’S BANK ACCOUNT. Air. Travis, chairman of the executive; board, displayed such reports as had beeu handed in to him. They were simply bank accounts, he said, signed by nobody and certified to by nobody. They were handed , him by the manager, Air. Aremlell. The statement of purchases simply shows the amount of each pur chase, no prices are given, or other par ticulars. This, he said, the board had been able to get only by reference to the original bill. The superintendent was given till 9 o’clock this morning to get his report ready. Air. Travis presented the report of the executive board in regard to the ex penditure of the $50,000 appropriation as follows: For mules SIO,(MXMM) For fertilizers 4..>24.97 Pay rolls to July Ist 11.9< 1.2.5 Current expenses 1.000.00 Pay rolis.* n. 000.00 Pay rolls and accounts 9,482.89 Total $50,000.00 Air. Weddington: “What is your pay roll i«*r month?” Air. Travis: “About $4,500 a month or about $55,000 a year. “As best I can come at it, the expendi tures from January Ist to October Ist are $41,8517.30. This includes* every thing.” \ TILLERY FARM SCANDAL. On motion of Air. Weddington the hoard heard reports of the committees appointed to visit the penitentiary farms. Mr. Gotten read his report of a visit to the Roanoke farms on September 25th. This report appears elsewhere in this paper. 1 Mr. Gotten said at tin* conclusion of his report that lie was making an at tack on nobody, hut he found a very beautiful road —“the prettiest I ever saw in my life —around this farm, greatly enhancing its value. I learned on in query that this road was built by the State. About 40 convicts worked on it 5 days during the busiest season, when the fodder on the other farms in which the State owned the entire interest was wasting for the lack of labor to gather it. “I asked who ordered this. They told me Tillery ordered it. I asked what right Tillery had to give orders. They told me Capt. Day had ordered that ail orders given by Tillery la* obeyed. I was surprised at this, especially as the board had expressly declined Air. Til lery s offer of service free of charge.” WHO OWNS THE FA RAIS? Capt. Day: “Don't you know, Air. ('often, that Dick Tillery does not own that farm?” Air. Legrand: “He has a mortgage on iit and gets the profits.” Air. Weddington: “Who owns it?” ('•apt. Day: “Air. Tillery’s brothers own it.” Air. Gotten: “No matter who owns it, it's wrong to keep convicts there im proving this farm in which we have only half interest, while the camps on the farms in which the State owns the en tire interest are going .to waste.” Air. Gotten further stated that he had beeu informed that when it was desired to put up a telephone line on his farm by the State, Tillery* would not grant tihe right of way desired and charged $2.50 for each pole. Since the line had been put up along another route, Air. Tillery, he had been told, had put up a line also and had strung his wires on the State’s poles. Capt. Day: ‘‘Air. Tillery is one of the best farmers in North Carolina!. If I were to fill every requisition that Rhem and Alclver make here, I’d break this penitentiary in six months. I ought long ago to have discharged these two men. They want to obey nolxnly, but their own hard heads.” Air. Weddington: “Why do you keep them?” “Oh, well, they are good men.” On motion of Air. Weddington the re port of Mr. Cotton was accepted and lih*d. At this point the board took an hour’s recess for dinner. BILL DAY’S TIME EXTENDED. On re-assembling of the board after dinner, All*. Weddßaigtom moved that Capt. I Nay he requested to furnish to each member of the board, on or before November 1. and each month thereafter, an itemized statement of tin* receipts and expmlitures of the penitentiary, as provided by law and required by the rules. This motion prevailed. Air. Legrand gave notice that ho would make a motion, before tin* board adjourned, to abandon all the farms ex cept those owned by the State—the An son farm and the two Caledonia farms — and the Tillery farm* on which the State has a lease for two more years. Air. Gotten, said he had recommended retention of the Northampton farm, and he would like to know whether or not such a proposition would be entertain ed. This farm, he said, was one of the finest in North Carolina, and it could be bought. I,»i()0 acres, for $20,000, Capt. Day said lie would acknowledge all claims as to the fertility of the farm, hut it was needless to talk about it as there would not be convicts suffi cient to work it. No action was taken on this matter. NO WORKING IN THE .MINES. Capt. Day stated that Air. Barnes, of the Cumnock mines, was in the city and had a proposition he wanted to make for a number of convicts to work in tin* mines. Several mein'l»ers expressed their op position to working convicts in any mine, and on motion of Air. Travis the lswird passed an order that no convict shall he worked in a mine at any price. This includes the Castle Hayne mines. Sujiervisor Reinhardt, of tin* Anson farm, appeared 'before the hoard and made a statement in regard to a mis understanding with flu* former adminis tration in regard (o his salary. He claimed $21.50 a month from May Ist, 1899, to September Ist. He was, he said, elected for a year at $71.50 a month and on May Ist it was reduced to SSO a month. Air. Travis said Warden T. B. Rus sell had a similar claim of sls a mouth ior four months, which claim he desired presented to the Vs>ard. “And 1 want to suggest,” continued Air. Travis, “that if wo allow this claim to Mr. Reinhardt we should make a sim ilar allowance to all the other supervis ors. I believe in (treating them all alike.” Air. Legrand said that the others were not in the same position as Air. Rein hardt, that the State had a contract with him and in consideration of this fai t he moved that the claim lx* allowed. The motion prevailed, as did also a mo tion to allow Warden Russell sls a month for four months. A motion was also passed authorizing the executive hoard to settle all similar claims, founded on like grounds. On motion of Air. Gotten the follow ing order of business was adopted: 1. That a committee of five be ap pointed by tile chair to consider sug gestions and recommendations made in re) >< >rts. 2. To consider the dismissal and ap pointment of employes. 3. To inspect the cells and quarters of convicts. 4. To consider how the convict camps isliall he closed and what disposition shall Ik* made of the property. 5. To consider and dispose of the Simunerell matter. On adoption* of this rule of order the committee of five provided for in it was appointed as follows: Messrs. Gotten, Gwaltney. Davis, Dockery and Clark. UNSELFISH BILL DAY. Air. Legrand—“And now in view of tin* adoption of that rule of order I suggest that tin* superintendent 4k* re quired to furnish the hoard with a list of tin* names of employes whose time expires and also a list of those whom he proposes to appoint in their places.” . Capt. 'Day—“Now, gentlemen, there :is no use 1 adhering about that. I’ll put in just whomsoever you all may want.” “Now, he’s throwing in raw meat to make us close up our claws and keep quiet,” whispered a member of the hoard. “Rut he’s mistaken his men. We are determined to have that report of his.” “Os course,’ 1 the Captain continued, “I nave a right under tin* statute to appoint, * but I'll not do that. In all I the appointments so far I’ve made only one —that is Supervisor Sherron. All j the rest were made by you, gentlemen. There is one more I want to make here in the office as soon as I edn find a vacancy. Then you all may take the balance.” “And who is that?” was asked. “An old Confederate soldier from Halifax county—shot half in two •lur ing the war.” “Then I’m afraid he's not able to discharge the duties of the position.” “Oil, yes he is.” Air. Newland: “How about the ap iMiintment r,f Dr. ALM >e.” Capt. Dray: “Yes, I appointed him, too.” Air. Gotten: “How about the discharge of I)r. Rogers. 1 should have supposed from the manner in which it was done there would have been charges.” “Well I thought D*\ AlMvee the best doctor —in fact.the last doctor I ever knew.” “Wasn’t Dr. Rogers competent?” “Well, he didn’t manage the hospital as I thought he ought.” DR. AI’KEE NOT PAID. Air. Weddington—“That being so do you think you dismissed hint in the right manner? I’ve heard some criticism of that.” Capt. Day—“ Well, be had notice and he kept coming and I told the gate keeper not to let him in again.” Air. Legrand—“l understand that when this matter conies up Dr. Rogers and his attorneys desire to be heard. There's a question of salary invoiced, for Dr. Rogers was .elected for a year and the year didn't expire till September Ist, ami he was dismissed July Ist.” Mr. Newland —“That is true and for that reason we have not paid Dr. Mc- Kee. AVe have held the money and paid it to neither.” Air. Young—“ Under the order just passed to pay such claims we’ll have to pay* Dr. Rogers from July Ist to Septem ber Ist.” Capt. Day—“ Air. Aremlell gave I)r. Rogers verbal notice that he was not wanted any longer and I gave him writ ten notice. But he kept coming.” Mr. Dockery—“lt seems that Dr. Rog ers is on trial and I move the matter lie postponed till he can he heard.” Capt. Day opposed this, as he thought nothing but a question of salary was involved. “And as far as that is concerned, I don't suppose it makes a row of pins dif ference with anybody,” Capt. Day con tinued. “I know it doesn’t with Jim McKee.” DR. ROGERS TO BE HEARD. On motion of Air. Dockery the clerk was directed to notify Dr. Rogers that he would he given a hearing at 19 o’clock this i Wednesday) morning. On motion of Alt*. Newland the board decided to meet at 9 o'clock and take up the SuunnereU matter. The clerk was directed to notify Captain Bmn merell to Ik* present at that hour. Captain Day said he wanted instruc tion from the hoard in regard to the em ployment of convicts on the railroads. The road to be built to Wakefield, he said, would want a Large number, and the new road from Ashpole was after some of them. “There are now fifty convicts work ing on the railroad,” he added. Mr. Gotten —“Those men ought to Ik* on the farms gathering the crops now, instead of employing free labor. I think this institution ought to hi* run so as to come in conflict with free labor as lift It* as possible. The farmers of Eastern North Carolina are complain ing bitterly that we are taking their hands and paying higher prices. CONVICT VS. FREE LABOR. Captain Day said he was not going to It t tiu* croivs rot in the fields, and as to the fifty men on the railroads he could get seventy-five cents a day for them there while on the farm they would earn only forty or fifty cents. “As to coining in conflict with free labor the whole farming system of the State does thus.” “We are raising peanuts. This puts us hi conflict, with free labor). We are going to sell this year from 40,000 to 00,- 000 bushels of corn. This keeps down the price of corn in that section and conies in conflict with free labor.” Air. Travis presented hills from the attorneys of the board in the Day ease as follows: Shepherd and Busins*, S2OO, and It. O. Burton, S2OO. He stated that Captain Day had paid his attorneys out of the penitentiary funds and tin* amount was $750. “Yes, yes,” broke in Captain Day, “and 1 had the advice of the best law yers in the State.” After considerable discussion the mo tion to allow the hills prevailed. SELLLING THE COTTON CROP. Capt. Day—“l want to have some in struction about selling cotton.” Air. Gotten!—“Do we owe any bills?” “About $28,000.” “Then sell and pay your debts.” Some of the members thought cotton would soon Ik* higher and it would Ik* better to hold the crop. Others thought it better to market the crop as gathered.* Air. Gotten—“l am told that the peni tentiary is buying from Dick, Tom and H arry on a credit —buying meat by the box and paying half a cent a pound higher than it can be bought in quanti ties for cash. We are losing more by buying our meat on a credit than we can save by holding the cotton.” Mr. Young for tin* special committee appointed to make a contract for opera tion of the shirt-factory, reported that a five-year contract had been made with Lederer A Bloch, of New York: the penitentiary to receive 50 cents per dozen shirts and furnish labor; Lederer A* Bloch to furnish all material and put in all new machinery that may be come necessary. The contract may be terminated upon violation) by either side. 1 A bond of $5,000 is required of the ' contractors. The contract specifies ox* ’ actly tin* style and make of the shirt. No action was taken on the report, the board adjourning at this point lid 9 ' o’elx*k this morning. SECTION ONE—Pages 1 to 4. PRICE FIVE CENTS COMA 01 FARMS M.fHOUT SHOES Men Worked in the Cold Barefoot. NEED BETTER QUARTERS DIRECTOR GOTTEN RECOAI - CHANGES. BOOKS ARE BADLY KEPT ON THE FARMS A Number of Ways in Which the State’s Con tract is Being Violated on the Tillery Farm. Bills that Ought to be Collected. At the meeting of the penitentiary directors yesterday a somewhat sensa tional report was read by Air. Gotten, one o>f tin* directors, in l regard to the condi tion of affairs on tin* State farms on the Roanoke. Air. Gotten has visited these farms at the request of the board, ami in his report of that visit he tells of conditions there tluit. certainly should lw* remedied. The rcjxort submitted to the board by him was as follows: To the Honorable Board, of Directors of North Carolina Penitentiary: Gentlemen: In pursuance of a written request from the chairman of the EXe-. cutive committee of this board that I should meet Air. Thompson at Halifax op September 25th and visit, the State farms on Roanoke River and report to this meting, I herewith submit the fol lowing: . The date appointed found me in Hali fax. but Air. Thompson failed to meet me. to my regret. On the Northampton farm I found about one thousand acres in cotton which I estimate will yield about six hundred hales; 1,150 acres in corn, which is fine, and about 70,000 pounds fodder cured; 200 acres in Span ish peanuts, fine; 75 acres in black peas. 1 found at this camp 141 convicts, of whom about twenty (20) are infirm and of little use on a farm. Thirty-seven males were sent to this cramp last spring, they now have 50 mules aiming them, six too old for active service on a farm. Also 33 milk cows and 10 calves. At this camp I found a convict from Buncombe county serving a term of five years, who is only thirteen years of age. His system seems to be full of malaria and the surroundings bad for so young a person. I recommend that steps he taken to have this ls>y sent to the Anson farm. I found the hospital and prisoners’ quarters clean. Unless the supervisor can be furnished more laborers, it is my judgment that tin* crops on this farm will not be har vested before February. It would seem reasonable that the full quota of hands which eudtivated the crops should be held on the farm to harvest it. As the lease on this farm will expire next January, and the question of defin ite action in this matter will come before the board at this meeting I gave much time to gaining an intelligent idea of the situation. The present lease covers •alwnft 2,780 acres, of which about 700 acres are subject, to over-flow. The greater portion of that which is subject to overflow is known as “Airs. Long's”— about 1,100 acres in all. The remain ing 1,000 acres, known as the “Urquhart land,” I consider superior to any land I have yet seen on Roanoke ißiver. It is above any overflow known in the his tory of freshets. No better cotton, grain or grass lands can be found in Eastern Carolina. The drinking, water is exceptionally good. All the wood and timber lies on this land, therefore I would advise serious consideration of this matter before a complete surrender is made of this val uable property. HALIFAX FARM. At this camp I found 30 male and 22 female convicts, fifteen convicts had been sent elsewhere. Prison quarters seemed to be fairly well kept. To save the crops more labor will Ik* needed. At the* time of my visit they had fifty hands (free labor) picking cotton, in addition to the convicts; had about 75 bales of cotton picked. Supervisor Sherron seemed to be doing all he could, but worked under difficulties and much annoyed by worn-out gin and engine, both unfit for use. The gin was not running; stock ade was in a dilapidated condition and unsafe to keep convicts. Nothing hut the utmost vigilance will prevent the escape of convicts from this camp. I found about 450 acres in cotton; 200 acres in corn (poorly cultivated); 200 acres in peanuts. Prospects in cotton for alMiut 175 bales; 25 mules, 4 colts, 4 horses, 3 colts (one year); team generally in good condition. CALEDONIA FARM NO. 1. At this camp l found about 900 acres in cotton which I estimate will yield 500 bales; 1.000 acres in corn, fairly well cul tivated; 70 mules pf which 25 are infirm and unfit for work on this farm; 15 horses of which 4 are unfit for work here, 39 convicts—lß just arrived (Continued on Page Two.)