The Forrest City times., 1888-02-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

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 ] The New England Milk Producers | Union met in Boston Tuesday 10 iof"i ] a milk pool
 P. H. Mill, chancellor of the Uni versitv of Georgia, dled at his home In Athens, Ga., Saturday. ! Willis Moore, a coiored burglar, was shot down by the Marshal at Eastman, l Ga, while trying to escape arrest.
 A derailed car on the Delaware and Hudson railway, near Raxteryille, N; r., killed four of the passengers aboard it.
 The parsonage of St. Augustine's ! Church at Bridgeport, Conn.,, was des tros ed by fire Tuesday. Loss about S5O,OO0.
 ! The principal business block in the center of the town of Malone, N. l., was destroyed by fire Monday night,
 Eugene Tafel of Columbus, O. com mltted suicide at hotel in Cleveland, O., by blowing out his brains.
 Solomon Lowenterg committed sui | eide at Piedmont. Cal, on the eve of | his wedding to Miss Gerty Jaife.
 Tn collision on the Savannah. Florida ] tS Western Railway, near Albany, Ga. ! Monday. the engineer and two other men were killed.
 Miss Clara Golf, was awarded s400O i at Providence, F, l., breach c. promise suit against Votney W. Mason, | the friction pulley manufacturer.
 After a two months chase the British detectives Tuesday bagged Joseph l Cox. Member of Parliament. Cox was arrested for addressing proclaimed meetings.
 Jim Douglas and Jim Johnson, a couple of section hands near Brming- ham, Ala, fought over shovel, John i son driving his knife into Douglas head
 ! An old blind man named Abel Allen was brought into Sioux Falls, Dak., by the sheriff, who had rescued him from | his niece who had Kidnapped him to get his money.
 ! Dempsey Springer, an old planter, 1 so years of age, living near Atlanta, 1 Ga.. has offered St00 reward for the capture of his lS-year-old wife and the | farm hand she eloped with. Henry Merritt, an old woodsman, | living in Huntingdon township, Pa, was robbed by masked men, who so maltreated him that he will not live
 John Leslie, a well-known business man of Birmingham, Ala, was shot through the head by man named Ben Smith while he was asleep on a lounge in the house of bis mistress.
 Miss Maria Rotsford, an old lady of sixty years. was found murdered In her house at New Haven, Conn. It is supposed the murderer wished to rob her, as she was worth about Sl0,010.
 Garrett Spaulding died at Cincinnati, O., Tuesday from a pistol wound in- fiicted by his stepfather, who was drunk at the time.
 It is report q that on the day Of ex- ecutlon at Cleveland, O., .Blinky Nor gan win make confession which will free Robinson and Coughlin.
 A free fight occurred at dance q few miles from Columbia, $. C., which resulted in the death or man named Jim Beam.
 A party of sixteen young people were badly injured at Leayenworth, Kas., by a runaway bob-sled in which they were coastlng.
 Edward Davis and Edward Cannon had dispute over game of cards at Eureka, Cal, which resulted in the death of cannon.
 Jacob Sheiler, a non-licensed liquor seller at South Norwalk, Conn, killed the constable who tried 10 arrest him and then committed suicide.
 Frank Dearmond, young man of { 1ofn fnrr siapn nf Inn | ter's Bluff, Tenn. A man named Hun | ter has been arrested for the crime.
 The City Marshal, hotel proprietor and Presbyterian minister of Bain- bridge, O., have been convicted of wholesale coal stealing.
 Edward MauIl, an old pilot of Lewes, Del, died few days ago, leaving pa 1 pers which led to tine discovery of box of gold valued at SS,000.
 The sentence of R. c. Hall, who killed his mistress, Lillian Rivers, at i Philadelphia, was confirmed by the United states Supreme Court Tues day.
 Pittsburg, Pa., suffered from S300,- ! 900 fire Monday night which destroyed the establ ishments Of Urling & Co.,, ] 4Atlth bAO9sS anu " ih- AAeeekaot " Aophss
 The Lexington (Ky.) State Guards are under arms awaiting orders to pro- ceed to The borders Of Kentucky and take a hand in the Hatfield Mccoy trouble.
 Henry Conrad and Miss Kate Cahil of Dixon. O., attempted to cross the rail road 1ack before train, which resulted in the death of Conrad and the serious injury Of Miss Cahil.
 The Pacific railroad committee gave i hearing to Mir. Peekham, the general manager of the English interests rep resented btfore the committee by Mir Brotherton of London.
 The building occupied by the York Daily Publishing Company at York. Pa, was burned down Sunday night, 1 the heaviest losers being York Pub l fishing Company, D. il. Welsh, R. F, Polack. E. W. spangler and Bittenger 1 & BentZel.
 The cities Of Bristol. Warren, East Greenwich and the Bsyside towns wer. i badll shaken Monday night by an ex- l plosion ofdynsmite in Newport harbor. 1 The shock was generally felt and gave currency to the report Of an earth | quake.
 One of the cars of the freight train which went through tiIe bridge at Pine, l Ind. was loaded " tn q tuge tank filed with oil. Parties searching in l the debris with lamp for dead brake man ignited the oil, setting fire to the wreck. The main line Of the Lake shore road will be blocked for week, A desperate cutting afffaY occurred in a magistrates court near Knoxville, 1 Tenn, being started by the statement l of two young men named ledgerwood, who were witnesses against the Ailor brothers. In the fight two Of the Ailor | brothers were mortally wounded and the six other eombatants badly used up. A bloody fight occurred on the streets at Nashville, Tenn, Monday morning, in which Ianas E n..ln asaania.a