The Osceola times., 1885-07-18
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS

In the opinion of the Attorney Gener al
l, is not lawful for school director to
occupy a position OF teacher in his dis.
trict.
Sheriff Cabell, of Logan County, who
was recently robbed in Little Rock Of
SS3LSl, has settled In full with the State
Treasurer, friends coming to his assist
ance.
The Trustees OF the State University
have consolidated the chairs OF modern
languages and English and modern his
tory, and elected Prof Howard Edwards
20 the professorship. This dispenses with
/ Pro-. Elmison and Miss Sarah Hrrris.
The new professor is graduate of RAN
dolph Macon College, of Virginia
Under the new postal law the ardent
swain C n pour out an ex ra half t-ounce
of impas, stoned devotion VIII IN writing to
his "best girl" without increasing the ex-
pense
During the month of June there was en-
tered in the United States Land Ofice at
| ii te Rock, under the homestead, pre-
emption and cash entries, twenty two
land homesteads covering 2,42O. IS acres !;
thirteen land cash purchases, covering
5iL52 acres; twelve land pre-empton en-
tries, covering 80 acres and three timber
culture entries, covering 49, acres, maxi
ing in all A. 204 20 acres disposed of during
the month. Twelve final proofs we're also
made dur ng the same time.
A prominent gu estion being agitated at
present is: Shall Arkansas be represented d
a the Am 'rcan Exhibition at London in
| fS-R Hu. ts bao -, e..
of the movement
| The l. itle Rock Postofce is the only one
Of the Arkansas offices that shows an in
crease business, entitllnr the Postmaster
to increased mpensation under tho
rules of the Department. Batesville, Cam
den, Eureka Springs, Helena, Hope
Jolesborough, Newport, Prescott, Texar-
klna and Van Buren, have all been re-
duced.
The Arkansas Industria University
| Trustees have elected the following ia :
Guilty: Ancient Languages, Prof. r. II.
| willis, Jr., OF Savannah, Ga; Chemistry,
NJ nerology and Geology, Prof. Purinton,
o. West Virginia; Pure Mathematics and
Logic Prof. +. II. Murfee, of Pass Chris
tan. Miss. Applied Mathematics, Engi-
1 hNNi anu Spini tul VI ''ultiss TTDls
j. NJ. Whitman, of Port Republic, Nd
Modern Languages Prof. Howard Ed
wards
The City Council Of Little Rock passed
the occupation tax ordinance.
In the list of Mexican editors now in
the United States is the name of ]. Mas
tella Clark, said to be native of Arkan.
sas. He is rropr etor Of the Too Repub-
lies City of Mexico.
The Governor has ordered special elec-
tions in Rosevile, Washburn and Sugar
Loaf Townships, in Logan Cnunty, for
Justices of the Peace, to be held on the
25th of July.
w. ID. Phillips. a stylish looking young
man who claims to hail from Philadelphia,
was arrested and jailed in Little Rock a
few days ago on charge of obt aiming
| goods under false pretenses.
Tue Secretary of State has sent out
over 800 volumes of the Arkansas Digest
to different counties of the State. Abou,
twenty-one counties remain yet to be sup
piled.
A special election for one Justice of the
Peace in Hot Springs County has been or-
dered by the Governor for July 25th.
Magistrate Winstead, of Big Rock Town
ship, Pulaski County, recently sentenced
Ed. Thompson TO 100 days on the County
Farm and to pay fine OF 500 for living
with a woman to whom he was not mar
ried. To a jud cial mind the assessment
O. $500 fine for such an offense would
seem a little excessive, but then it is to be
excused when IL is remembered that both
Judge and prisoner are of ne.ro extrac.
tion.
J. C. Nowlin accidentally shot William
Crockett near Little Roc k, feN laws
ago.
The "blind tiger" has left Richmond
and the P,lot believes there is less whisk,
sold and drunk in Little River County in
proportion to the population than any
other county in the Safe, If not in the
Nat on.
Deputy United States Marshal II. L.
Falkenburg telegraphed Marshal Russell
from Brinkley few days ago that he had
arrested Robert Jackson, a notorious
"blini tiger" man of Prairie County.
Some time ago the Sheriff of Prairie
County and Deputy Marshal went out
into Jacks on's settlement and endeavorei
to capture him, but he "got the drop" on
the officers and forced them to leave the
courty at the point of gun. The proof
is conclusive against Jackson and his
sentence will probably be the full limit OF
the law.
The Trustees Of the Arkansas Industrial
| University have appropriated - 90 foi
/ the organ zition OF an agricultural and
| mechanical department in connection with
the school of instruction for the youth OF
/ Arkansas. As strange as II may seem
this institution h S been kept up for years
| by legislative appropriation, and yet nc
| pretension was ever made by the faculty
| 10 teach the you h the science or which
they attended the sess on of the college.
| The Board also appropriated $1,000 for a
chemical laboratory, in connect on with
the mechanical and agricultural branches
/ it being their intention to do all in their
/ power to put this universi y in position
| where 1t eau be of some benefit to the tax
| payers.
The Board of Directors of the Deaf
/ Mute lnstituts OF Arkansl have elected
Mr. +. ID. Clarke, of the New York Insti.
tuition for Deaf and Dlmb, principal. Mr..
| Clarke is native Of North Carolina, and
| ths son of Colonel W. I. Clarke, who com :
manded the Twenty fourth North Caro-
| ma Infantry in the Confederate army.
Mr.. Clarke himself, though a boy, served
| in the Confederate navy. He is now
thirty-seven years of age, and has been
connected with the New York institution
for sixteen years. His recommendations
are of the highest character.
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