The Forrest City times., 1888-03-17
fELEGRAPHIC BREVITlES.

ern took place sunday at Harrisburg, Pa
 President Cleveland's application for life policy has been rejected by . New York insurance company.
 A bill has been introduced in the House to form a great irrigating com- psny for the Rio Grandc Valley. Traflic on the New Jersey Central Railroad at Bergen Point was inter. rupted all day Tuesday by a wrecked freight train,
 Debate was Friday continued In the house ot commons on the British debt question.
 European financial centres were not serlously disturbed by the death of Em- peror William.
 Five Italian counterfeiters who have been circulating bad silver dollars, were arrested at Norfolk. Va. Friday.
 Two paspers in tine Williamson County lTenn.) Poor-bouse were burned to death by fire started by a crazy in- mate named Johnson.
 Cashier Tomlinson ef the Natioaa' Bank st Bradford, rA, who was shot by bank robbef on Tuesday died Fri, day night from the effects of his wounds The safe of Pepper & Homer, jew eiers, al Cleveland, Tenn, was blown open by burglars. who succeeded in carrying of s5,000 worth Of goods. The Remington armory of 1lion. '. T., was sold Thursday to Messrs. Hart ley S Graham for S200,0Oo.
 Michael Fox. alias Jamss F. Foss. a fofger and btgsmisf, with a long list of sfi.asS ;o s4is credit, was captured ia San Francisco Thursday.
 John James Cullen. lo,year-old boy living st Philadelphis, Pa, was con sicted Friday Of bigany. having two wives living in the same neighborhocd.
 man named killey was arrested by detectives at St. Paul, iinn.. Thurs- day as one Of the mel implicated in the Ifskisma Bank robbery.
 The Stanaard Oil Company has com. menced work on 200 mile pipe line from Lima, o.. to Chicago, which will have capacity of sa. 600 barrels a day :. V. Hardness. Vice President ot the Standard oil Company died on board hss yacht Friday, a few niles from Charlotte Barbor.
 / Katie Banks. young colorau girl living st Georgetown, O., went to sIeep before the fire while tasing cere or the baby, setting fire to her clothes in some way Before assistance could reach her sne was SC terribly burned that she died in few hours
 Among thepetitlons presented to the senate Friday was one with los. .OOQ signatures against the admission of Utah as State while it Is under the control of the Mormon hierarchy.
 party of six made raid on the house Of Leon A. Daigler at Srrihgfield, Iolo., Tor the purpose ei Killing him. He succeeded in driving them off but was shot through the lung in the melee. Harry Irvine, q white man. and Toby White, e eolored man, got into fight over jug of whisky at Nashville, Tenn, Tuesday in which White was fatally shot.
 The bill granting pensions to sx. Soldiers and sailors who are in. capacitated for the performance oi manual labor passed the Senate Friday by the vote of 44 to l6
 Logan Fanqua was arrested at Ral. eigh. N. C., for burning she house and stables of c. ". MoDerly a short time ago The crime of arson is punishable witb death in that State.
 |. An immense iy.w heel in the Potts vilie Iron and Steel Y orks at Pottsville, Pa, burst Friday, wrecking a large portion of the building and Killing one Of the workmen.
 Otis Montaine, an IS yesr-old boy, living at Jcnesville, Va. shot and killed Deputy Marshal Chsries will- oughby, who was drunk at the time and had insulted Montaine's mother. 7 controversy at Grove Hill, Ala, over the office Of herifbetween George W. Allen and David Carter resulted h fight, in which Allen killed Carter and then blew out his own brains.
 Charles Alleman. a private soldier at the recruiting office at Milwaukee, Wis., shot himself through the head because of trouble between him and the second cook of the Grand Central Hotel at that place.
 Louis Richter, living at kratzville Ind, shot and killed Miss Louisa schmitt Of the same place because she would not marry him. After the mur. der he started to escape but changed his mind and blew ont iiis brains.
 An unknown German climbed the stairs of one of the elevated railroad stations in New York, took big dose of Paris green and then threw himself before passing train. When picked up he was too much mangled to be identified
 Rod Lowery, a prominent young man of Winona, Miss, boarded train at that place in an intoxicated condition and got into an altercation during which shots were exchanged, but nc one hurt.
 Mrs. Daniel Slack, living near Grand Rapids, Mich, had her husband ar rested for violating the postal laws by carrying her letters around in his pockets for weeks before delivering them.
 Charles Downer at Castleton, \. |. teller of the Castleton National Bank who created 2 sensation at that place Dy disappearing, was found Wednesday in a dying condition in the cellar of the village chsrch, having shot himself while temporarily insane.
 l.. |. Loomis went to Atlanta Ga, a short time aga and organized what he Association. charging g. l5 for nlsm- berships. He sold the State rights oi the association in Georgia, Alabama and south Carolina to man named Vim for Sl0,00O, taking Sl.s0o down. and then disappeared with all the asso eiation's money.