The Forrest City times., 1888-09-29
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Iron Mountain road is putting in two new switches and repairing the depot at Hope.
 The Methodist church and academy at Melville have been burned by in- cendiaries.
 NIT. John Youkly of Bronaugh, Mo, is thinking of establishing bank at Malvern.
 Capt. woodbury is building a steam boat at Batesyille to b. called tue J. P. Eagle.
 The democrats of Baxter county held a refreshing love-fsast last Mon day. at which able speeches were male.
 The matrimonial market in Green county is one moderatively active, as but eighty one marriage licenses have been issued during the present year.
 Willie Mekie, small boy. while fooling with some powder at ann dale, Monday, was severely burned py an explosion of the article.
 The store house and contents, be- longing to E. T. Cook at Champagnolle, Union county, were destroyed by fire last week.
 The citizens of the gushing little town of Springdale are rejoicing over the establishment eff bank in their midst by H. A. Wagner.
 The Pine Bluff and Philadelphia rail road is now being surveyed, the sur veying party having reached Prince ton, in Dallas county.
 The Arkansas oil mills and compress at Texarkana are reported as being ill excellent condition for this season 8 run.
 The first Methodist church at Fort Smith is rapidly nearing completion, and when finished will: be very hand some edifice.
 The State Grand Lodge, Knights Of Honor, meets at Hot Springs Wednes- day.
 A cyclone at Mammoth Springs, Full ton County, has wrecked three houses and saw-mill and destroyed large acreage of crops.
 Gurdon Advocate: It is very prob able that work on this end of the Fort Smith and Gurdon road will commence soon.
 The Wheelers of Independence county will hold a meeting to take action in regard to the use of jute bag ging.
 The farmers of Monroe county will hold meeting at Clarendon Friday to take some action toward adopting a substitute for jute baggng.
 The Boone Banner has changed hands. H. R. Fielding has disposed of the property to A. B. Cory, lately con nected with the Harrison Times.
 Charles Peters, white man, was sentenced at. the recent term of the Columbia county circuit court to five years term in the penitentiary for horse-stealing.
 The Des Arch Citizens says We learned through Mr. B. Il Bankin ship of HaZen that some unknown party or parties wrote threatening note to Dr. J. NJ. Van Zant one night recently, warning him to leave the yi- cinity of Barrettsville within ten days or suffer the consequence of remain ing.
 The two negroes, Green Ellison and Ward Jones, says the Ouachita Her aid, who were charged with the mur- der of the negro near Finn, and who were having preliminary trial in Jus tice Morgan's court last week, were held to await the action of the grand jury. There was some strong circum- stantial evidence against them
 A man by the name of Jim Fields was killed by one Brigman of the Lon don farm, in Richland township, Craw- ford county, one day last week. They quarreled over a woman of doubtful character. Brigman m lde his escape. Both were white men.
 The petition sent up some time ago for daily mail from Hackett City to Greenwood, Sebastian county, has been granted, and service will com mence Monday.
 The receiyership of the Pine Bluff and Swan Lake railway was vacated at a special session of the Jefferson circuit court on last Saturday night. The property was turned over to J. R. Campbell, representing A. C. Barstow the principal stockholder.
 The Arkansas Baptist State con vention meets in Jonesboro, Noyem- Der 1st.
 The Ouachita Baptist college at Philadelphia opens Wednesday.
 Tie effe ts of the late flood are Ie- ing rapidly removed, says the Hot Springs Sentinel, and the rough places made smooth. The task was huge one, but our people bravely put their shoulders to the work and have accom- plished wonders in short time. Most of the payements have been repaired and other work.
 A week ago an Overseer named Bailey, living in Crawford County, shot and killed negro who was try ing to steal some cotton. The jury ex- onerated Bailey on the ground of self defense. Sunday night friends of the dead negro called Bailey out with the evident intention of lynching him, but Il. l.. reled shotgun in his hands they took to their heels, leaving about thirty yards of new rope in Bailey's yard, which he utilized the next morning for well rope, saying they had saved him the expense of buying one.
 The Hope Lumber company, whose mill was burne l recently, is getting ready for operations again: one car load of machinery has arrived. others