The Forrest City times., 1890-09-06
GENERAL noMEsIIC

Labor day was generally observed throughout the country
 Henry George arrived in New York from his trip around the world.
 kittie Frazier, a popular actress, com. mitted suicide at Lincoln. Neb.
 Gov. Ross has ordered Marlin, Tex, to raise the quarantine against Waco.
 ineendiarics nearly wiped out the town Of Oxford, To-, by Il sioo.o0 fro.
 Single Tax Club delegates assembled in national convention in New York
 Arkansas went Democratic in the cleo. ton Monday by an increased majority.
 Tho Dangertield assault sensation will probably be hushed up as far as possible.
 An electric car ran away al Davenport, To killing one man and injuring several others.
 John l.. Sallivan's acting furnished much amusement to the audience at Niblo's Garden. New York
 The leaders of the recent riot at the Massachusetts State Prison are said to have been cruclly punished.
 Gev Eagle weat in person and auelled an ineipient riot among negroes at Littse Rock during the polling hours.
 An attempt by the city to take possession of land ceded by the general government, to &, Joseph, Mo, was met by farmers with shot guns,
 LaSof Day was very generally observed throughout the country. especially in the larger cities, where there was general cessation of labor No disturbance. oc- cured except at Allegheny City, Pa, where German flag in a procession was torn to pieces by ], 0. U. A. M men. Altogether the observance of the day was very successful and equally crcdi,ablc.
 Five original package dealers were fined $Soo each at Washington. Pa.
 Mississippi will be the first State cas, of the river of that name to adopt woman suffrage
 Congrcs ssman Merrill of Kansas has re. considered his determination not to run for reelection.
 The Pinkerton detectives are accused of placing ties on the track to prejudice the case of strikers.
 The results of the recount of the popula tion of St. Paul and Minneapolis will be announced Wednesday.
 A woald be highwayman got warm re. oeption from the psymastcr of the Addys. toh Iron Company, near Cincinnati.
 big mining deal is on in Colorado by which the Aspen mining d strict is to pass into the hands of Engiishmen at cost of ST, ,n,0ua.
 Secretary Blaine made speech al Water. vile, Me
 A collision. occurred in Chicago tunnel with fatal results.
 Coal will be advanced ao cca,s ton throughout the West after September I.
 The experiment of growing tobacco in New York has proved highly satisfactory
 The Farmers Congress adjourned at Council Bluffs after passing set of lcso lutions.
 Renegade Apaches in New Mexico have killed four men, and there are fears of an outbreak from them at the San Carlos Agency.
 Two Abinedon flii girls decnyed to Lincoln tAeb. dive escaped after a night of terror
 W. A. Qugley, prosperous farmer living near Grand Rapids, was murdered fer his money.
 The Illinois Grange closed It's annnal cn. component which was being held near Springfield Hi.
 Offer Wendell Holmes celebrated his eighty first birthday anniversary with his frletd- \, Berci.y Farms.
 Ssstei Rose Gertrude, who went to the Mutoaai ieper settlement. compailS .f mssy petty annoya,tces
 The crop report for Illinois shows but little change in the situation the past week.
 A pair of confidence men drueged and robbed wealthy citiaen of FrecmaAs- town, Pa
 Frank Klmhall the Worcester fsiass i cmbez'cr, was arrested in New York on hls retarn from France.
 A large number of fires in Brooklyn, probably caused by incendiarcs. led to many narrow escapes from death
 Theie is trouble in the First Baptist Church of Cincinnati T. factioa trying to get the pastor out because he has gaas ln,o politics.
 Oklahoma Territory's Legislature Is still uncrganissd-