The Forrest City times., 1888-09-01
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Sheriff Orr has bought the Elllolt wells near Texarkana and VIII es- tablish a health resort.
 The Ashley county grand jury ad- iourned Thursday, having examined IA witnesses and returned forty-one indictments.
 There has been pledged one-hai enough stock for the erection of an ice factory at Rogers of 8 capacity oi fifty tons ger day.
 Tobe Russell, who assassinated Curl on the Missouri river in Pike county last week. has been committed 10 laii at Washington for safe keeping.
 The Rogers water-works will be m operation by September l. One and a quarter miles of pipe has been lad and tank built to hold IS gallons.
 Large quantities Of slate of the very finest quality, clear of grit, taking a fine polish and easily worked, are found eight miles east of Dallas, Polk county.
 Hot Springs News: The new gas works will te making an abundance oi gas on or before the lst of September. The new works are suited for either coal or pine.
 Dallas Courier; The sawmill at Golden mining camp commenced cut ting out the timber for Worthing' ton $ shelter Thursday. The house will be 2l0 feet long, with four blast furnaces.
 Railway postoaiee service has been established on the line of the st. Louls' Iron Mountain and Southern railway between Memphis and Bald Knob, d distance of flinsty-four miles.
 Batesville Pilot: Mir. Robert EsrD- heart shipped on last Friday to St Louis thirty-seyen head of fat hogs We need no more such men in ouI county; men who ship meat out of ln stead of into the country.
 The board of directors of the BentoT County Horticultural, Agricultural anC i Mechanical far. have fixed on thu 10th. IIth. 18th, and 18th of October a' the dates for holding the fair a Rogers. Great preparations are Icing made.
 The Melrose Cotton mill at Russell vile has had to shut down temporarily on account of the supply of fuel giving out.
 The Van Buren Argus says Labor CTS in the Valley route yard, this city have teen making the dirt fly for tt past week, putting i'll new side-tracks etc. A large passenger platform Ina also been built adjoining the freigh depot on Main street.
 Mat Thomas, well digger, was aeci dentally shot and killed on Ions Greet 1 ill Yell county last week. He stOppe' at house and laid lis Winchester riff down on a table and some children go to fooling with it when it went of an killing its owner.
 Hon. Samuel l.. Back of Monro county. recently a candidate for th democratic nomination for secretaI of state, was married to Mrs. Fanni IIargis at Indian Bay last week.
 Bill Tucker, convicted of four case of horse-stealing at Fort Smith, Ina teen sentenced to the Penitentary 10 eleven years Mrs. Alvorado Tucker his wife, was given one year for at tempting to effect his escape. She mal ried him, although he was supposed | have murdered her first husband.
 Leander Dixon, one of the murderer of United States Marshal Frank Dal ton. has died in jail at Fort smith 0 malarial fe CT.
 1 Texarkana News: We understan that an old negro, said to have reache the age of l02 years, died on the eas side last Thursday. He was torn i Charlotte county, Virginia, and cam to Washington, Arkansas, 6S year ago, and to TeXarkana eight month ago. He was named Anderson Robin son.
 Notwithstanding the recent repor of the state geologist of Arkansas, tha gold and silver does not exist there il paying quantities, parties in Missoul interested in Arkansas mines hay not lost faith in their investments, says the St. Lonis Republic. Tw companies are preparing to put il mills for the reduction of ores.
 There was sad case of accidenta shooting at Waldron Thursday. MT. Grandy and Marx Pueh went mt a cornfeld for the purpose of shOotin some deer that they had discovere, were using there Pugh was to 2 round and drive the game out whil Candy took stand. After Pugl started on the drive Candy as is usual left his stand at which Pugh had lef him and went to different place. l was night and Candy, hearing NJ Pugh walking through the weeds took him for deer and fired on hin with a Winchester rife. The hal passed through the lower portion of tn left lung, causing wound from whicl Pugh died Friday, about thirty-si, hours after the unfortunate shooting Both men are highly respected citizen and the affair has cast gloom owe the entire community.
 George Coe, horse droyer, wante, by the authorities of Camden, was ar rested in Warren Thursday by Sherif Nicely and is held until the arrival O the officers. The charge against hin is unknown, but it is supposed to be ; trivial matter.
 Texarkana News There are two ol three white men on the east side wht are encouraging the negro, just a. the poor wretches have been urged o1 in other southern communities. to ; fatal collision with the wbites ana