The Osceola times., 1873-08-02
STATE NEWS.
From the Augusta Herald we clif

as follows,
Mr.. J. Jordan, of Ouchlta county
was accidentally killed last week
while out on drive" by young
man named Sutton. While the
drive was being made, Mr.. Jordan
mounted his horse with the lnten'
ton of heading off the deer, young
Sutton hearing the noise III the busfi
and thinking it was the deer, raised
his gun and fired, Killing Mr.. Jor-
dan and his borse.
The Little Rock Gazette says
As a general rule, the people OF tho
State are satisfied with the present
government, and are willing to con-
linue to live under and abide by II
until such time as a convention can
be called by their representatives.
in fact as well as name. AS we
havo stated on more than one Occa-
sion, it is the intention of the gov
crnor to have q new registration OF
the entire State this fall, that all
the voters may participate in the
election of supervisors in Novcm-
ber, and the vacant seats in the
general assembly may be filled at
the same time. After that we can
see how the matter stands
Mrs. Baldwin, q colored woman
of Washington recently gave birth
to four children, and the Republican
says Mr.. Baldwin is the father OF
eight blooming children, all born
within three years, aud wonders
when he is going TO stop if he keeps
on in this way. However, we
think he will be able to stand it il
the old lady can, though the proba'
bilitics are that he will not stop al
all if ho keeps on in the good work
Camden Jonrnat.
Tho contract for erecting the
state university buildings at Fay
ettcvillc was awarded TO j. Olivol
and w. Z. Mays, of that place, thcii
bid being tho lowest, one hundred
twenty three thousand eight hun.
drod dollars. The contractors have
two years from next September to
do the work. The building will be
of brick, with rock foundation,
requiring two million eight hun
dred thousand brick, and seventeen
hundred perch Of stone. The size
fthe building will be two hundred
and fourteen feet front. running
back one hundred and thirty.twO
feot it will be five stories high,
with Il clock and bcll-iower added,
which will give a total hight of one
hundred and thirty two feet from
the basement to the top of the tow
cr. The basement will be twelve
feet high in the clear; the first and
second stores sixteen feet; the third
and mansard stories fifteen feet.
The building will be covered with
slate aud tin, and will be lighted by
two hundred and cighty.thrce win
dows, making, when finished. one
Of the finest buildings in the State.
-[Fort Smith New Era.
Tho Fayetteville Democrat
boasts of the health of that place,
and, by way of q cIincher, remarks
that several citizens have attained
the age OF one hundred, and that
one individual, Uncle Peter Man
kins, living in that county, is one
hundred and three. We can beat
that in this county, rs there is liv-
ing within few miles of this city a
colorcd woman one hundred and
five, and who walked into town day
before yesterday-just for exercise.
L. r, Rep,
"A few miles from Pocahontas,
in Black River Bottom, may be seen
several mounds Of singular forma-
ton. A few days since Mr.. Phegly,
in digging down one of these
mounds for the purpose of building
a dwelling house, found a number
OF human bones, many Of them as
sound and perfect as ever. Human
jaw-bones, with the teeth in them
rs natural as life, were dug up.
How these bones came there, and
whose they are, is question for the
Pocahontas Debating Club, or any
other scientific body to decide
Randolph Republican,.