The Forrest City times., 1890-02-15

The sun of contentment and happi- ness which usually sheds so much bril- liancy over Forrest City, causing pleas ant smiles to radiate from the counte- nances Of all her inhabitants, is, ,thisweek hidden from view. The news came like thundcrbot, unexpected, and terrible in it's effect
 PAUL CoBBs IS DEApl"
 and the dark mantle of this great and most grievous sorrow spreads it's plain tive folds over our little city, i'll it's awful magnitude.
 The history of his last illness and subsequent death is soon told. Some two or three months ago, in company with party of friends, Col. Cobhs spent a few days in the bottoms hunt ing bear and other large game Being very fond of the sport, he was perhaps unmiuaful of his health, and contracted a severe cold, from which he never re- covered, The cold was afterward ae- companied by slight indisposition, and later he began to suffer from Il malignant attack of malarial fever and acute intiammatory rheumatism. About three weeks ago Dr, J. J. Robinson, his physician. and a very warm and in- timate personal friend, advised Col. Cobbs to come home, to Forrest City, for rest and Iecuperatiou, and where he could receive the attentions of q de voted family. Acting upon this advice, which was also urged by other Little liock friends, Col. Cobbs came to For rest City just one week before his un- fortunate demise. He was very sick man when he arrived, but being little given to complaint. and never murmer- ing, 1t was not generally known that he was dangerously ill The family and their intimate friends were very uneasy, however, and especially in re- gard to the acute rheumatism, which appeared in his left arm, causing it to swell to an alarming extent. Their fears were well founded. The disease spread and reached the heart, from which effect Col. Cobbs closed his earthly career.
 During the fatal illness. Col CubhS was comfortably housed at the resi- dence of his worthy son-in-law, Dr. ". II. Alley, in the southern portion of the city. Here he had not only the de- voted and skillful attention of Doctor Alley and other physicians, but the tender watehiaineSs of affectionate daughters, loving sisters and an aged but constant mother; these doing everything that their deep devotion and warm love could suggest But deaths stern decree had been issued, and the spirit which had animated the noble son, dissolved it's connections with the earthly, and departed from terrestrial scenes to take up hahita- ton with God, the Father, in that pur. est and brightest of worlds.
 Paul M. Co5hs was native of Ten nessee, having first seen the light of day in the year 1888, being, therefore, iitty-two years of age Ut the time of death When quite a boy he immi- grated to Arkansas with lis parents, and received common school eduea- ton, and when the policy of the gov ernment brought about the civil war he went into the confederate army as q private. and was ranidly lrumute,, for bravery and manifest devotion to his country cause, to the rank of major. After the war C0l. Cohbs was deputy clerk under ". II. Wills, the office being at Madison, the county seat, and was afterwards deputy sheriff under Capt. John sarham, for several years. In 1883 he was appointed state land commissioner by Governor James +. Berry, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. r. Campbell, and has held that honorable poSitiomcontinuglly up to the time of his death, being elected in 1881 and reelected in lsse and 1888. Prior to his induction into Sue office, il had attracted very little notice. aud it was generally said to bc in chaotic canditlon IL Nas not long, however, until lie had everything in perfect order, and n model system of business principles was inauglsalca, | Saa } x <sss < sSss ss x z sa