The Forrest City times., 1891-07-24
GENERAL noMrsrIu


 Secretary Biaine's health is said to be Improving steadily.
 The Central Bank of Kaus as in Kansas City, Kas.. failed for sso.oo0.
 Chrlsman, Ill.,, was partially destroyed hy fire. Loss, o5,ooo; insur an ce, $5ooo.
 For the first tims siace 1851 he New Or. .cans Mint is at worx upon ton cent pieces Ex President Cleveland will mako six speeches in Ohio for Governor Campbell William McSalr, sailor of Boston, is is about to SIC the Navy Department for false Imprisonment
 No trace can b. founi at \ ew York of the big estate c.aim ,d to b. left in that city for tue Edwards hc,rs."
 The year oli son of Cnar.es Russell of Findiay, O., d ed upon tue day he hal pre- dicted week bsiore waen apparently well
 Further developments in the philadel- phia bank scaudals were brou ght out be- fore the Councilmen's Investig ating Com mitses.
 Tho Merchants National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas., has closed it's Il oors pend ing reorganization. Assets, $l,apu, ,090 1; liabilities, S6)0 0o1.
 Frank Sherman, of American birth, who came to New York as sto waway. has been refused permission to and, ana will Do sent back to England.
 James w Spxin and wife of Evansville Ind, have been arrested for embezzlement from tho Lolgc of Knights and Ladies of Honor of which he was dicta tor and sue treasurer.
 D-f.. the militia and shipped them back home with the convicts who are causing the trouble. Governor Buehan an will prob ably order the entire Mtlitar force of the State to tho scsue
 The house of Henry F. J James, two miles from Flora, Ill., was burned. In it were found the remains of tho father, mother. son, married daughter and her babs, bearing marks of vio lence. They had been murdered and tho building fired It is suspected that the father did the deed.
 A strange woman abandoned her baby At hoiel at vandalia, Ill.
 Tho examination Of Russian Jews con. tinues at the Barge Onice at New York.
 Five men were drowned while ssining in tho Tennessee River, near Murray, Ky.
 Tho campaign against tho .'intruders' la the Chickasaw Nation has been aban doned
 There is much excitement in Washington over recent rich discoveries of gold near Ellenburg.
 Tho trape.e performer recently killed In Iowa was Wm. O'Mara, not one of ths Hanion brothers.
 luAa hal 1r> al and year old son because the latter was born with club feet.
 'Oid Uncle Billy" an eccentric charac. ter of North Carolina, Is dead. In his house was found slo,ooo In goli
 Robert Howe is under arrest in Now York for tl0, 900 diamond robbery. His female accomplice is at large. Jim McCormIck, the prize fighter. met his death from . private fight, not from punishment received in tho ring
 James OConnor, . bright New York messenger boy, watched two roughs rob a man and secured their arrest.
 The butcher for the Soldiers' Home and Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kss., has bsen found to be selling "big jaw" beef
 John Farmer, colorsd. was lynched in Chico Co unty, Ark, for the wan,on mur- der of pr. Q. c. Buckner, Wednesday night.
 Senator Quay says he will probably re- sign the chairmanshlp of the Republican National Executive Committee July %.
 Mendel Rogalski, a Russian Jew etainei at the Barge Ofice, New York. fears that he will be put to death if hc is sent back to Russia.
 At Pine Blun, Ark, Gabe Isam shot and kllled Silas O'Brisn in a quarrel arising from Mrs. O'Brien making fun of Mrs. Isam while at prayer.