The Forrest City times., 1889-12-21

GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The coke burners at Punxsutawney, Pa, have struck.
 Three men were killed by a train at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
 The St Louis Post Ofiice row is worry ing the life out of Harrison.
 Two Gainesville (Tex.) city officials in- dulged in a little pistol practice.
 The President has sent his congratula- tions to Stanley, the explorer.
 A singular battle between dog and a gorilla occurred at Van Vert, 0.
 The wife of Congressman Cannon was found dead in bed at Danville, III.
 Leading Cleveland (O.) Democrats are making a fight against Calvin S. Brics, candidate for United States Senator.
 A little girl at Plattsburg N. Y., lost her life while trying to save her brother from drowning.
 The trial of the alleged murdercrs of Thomas Wardell at Bevier has begun at Macon, Mo
 Over 2,5o0 Dakota families must be helped through the winter
 An exConfederatc benevolent society has been organized at Sedalia, Mo.
 The California floods have caused loss of quarter million to grain growers
 Elmer F.. Irwin was killed by James Toohey at Covington, Neb., in saloon row.
 A suit at Wheeling, w Va. has revealed d most sensational case of immortality.
 The tug E. T. Haviland, Capt John Gully, saved six lives and lumber schooner
 series of incendiary fires near Ritchic Court House, W. Va, has caused much in dignation.
 There is rumor that Franklin R. Gowen's mind was unbalanced by cares, leading to suicide
 West Virginia's Legislature will be called to meet January s to settle the ,crna- torial contest
 Pratt County, Kansas, is excited over proposition to vote saoo, 900 in bonds to start sugar factories.
 Iowa investors in California real estate who made only first payments arc being sued for the balances.
 The famous Economite Society is, 1t is said about to add large number to it's dwindling membership.
 Two of the Rube Burrows gang havo been captured.
 The contest in the Iowa Legislature is growing interesting.
 Tho Federation of Labor concluded it's convention after rc-clecting President Gompers.
 Charles Marchant has been held for trial for burning the Oklahoma House at Kansas City.
 grand jury report at Salt Lake, Utah. showsa startling amount of corruption among officials
 drunken fellow at Kansas City at tempted murder and committed suicide
 The New York Journal of Commerce has declared in favor of woman's rights.
 Burglars at Great Falls, N H, WIG 0 baked by n time lock.
 Hector C. Havcmcyer, head of tho great sugar refinery Is dead
 \ young domestic at Madison, Wis. was buried alive
 Mrs. Campbell, wife of ohio's Governor elect, is seriously Ill.
 The first all American steel eightinch gun has proven an entire success
 Senator Reagan eulogixed the memory of Jefferson Davis at Alexandria, Va.
 The New York Supreme Court has de. cidcd that unsafe electric wires may be removed
 largo number of spurious Mexican bonds arc said to bc floating in Missouri aud Kansas
 Charges of serious nature have boon filed before Judge Gresham duplicating Henry Crawford of Chicago In exploiting of the Midland Railway of Indiana The court is asked to appoint receiver.
 Jake kilrain was let down easy with a fine of 500 and two months Imprisonment by Mississippi jury.
 tunnel company with large capital con templates extensive work in West vir ginia.
 E N. Dickerson, the great New York patent lawyer is dead.
 An important opium smuggling arrest was made at Tacoma, Wash.
 A strange attempt at suicide was mado by man in New York.
 Fifteen hundred miners have gone out near Birmingham, Ala.
 thief was caught robbing poor box in a church at Baltimore.
 Nickels and pennies will be furnished by the Philadelphia mint
 A Kansas farmer committed suicide be- cause his fiancee tilted him.
 Belle sharpe, q school teacher, hanged herself at Greenwood Mo.
 The Kansas sugar mill fraud has been prevented by its exposure.
 The Illinois commissioner to the Paris ex- position has made his report
 Dr, O'Reilly has sent $l5,oo0 to the Irish tenants defence fund treasurer.
 The Federation of Labor's national con- vention at Boston continued in session.
 The Mexican Government will not re- ceive the newly appointed Consul to Pied ras Neigras,
 Julius Schuette has been arrested, charged with aiding Collom, the Minneapo- forger.
 The thefts of Milwaukee's School Board secretary, who killed himself, began over IA years ago
 The Montana legislative situation ia likely to be changed Sy bolt of five Demo cratic Senators.
 A heavy failure is reported from Green viile. Tex.
 A fcud has been started at Nebraska City, Neb.
 Reports have come in of the lynching of Il men in the Big Horn county.
 Mir Forrest closed his argument for tho defence in the Cronin case
 young man was iynched in Tennessee for assaulting 7-year old child
 The Kansas sugar mill fraud is growing in extent as 1t is investigated.
 Ten people were killed and about 90 in. iurcd in the Johnstown theatre horror.
 The funeral of Jefferson Davis took place a' Now Orleans with imposing ceremonies.
 The Abilene bank which failed has iia. bilitics of stas, ,0o0, with assets about one half.
 A bold life insurance fraud has been un- covered at Philadelphia.
 Buffalo Jones passed through Cheyenne with Nj huffalos,
 Mrs Rnbo has boon acquitted at I.ittle