The Forrest City times., 1891-12-25
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Several Indian mounds nave been 1ouno and explored in Atchisoi County, Kan sas.
 The American School Book Trust is said to have once more secured control of the Indiana trade.
 Ex-Premier Mercier of Quebec and other prominent politicians may be ar rested for boodling.
 An aged negress at St. Joseph, Mo-, was burned to death trying to rekindle a smouldering fire with kerosene.
 Sid Joiner, a negro murderer, was killed in his bed near Marianna, Ark, while shooting at the arresting officers.
 The death of the Chattanooga million aire, John P. Richardson, is said to have been caused by cigarette smoking.
 Ex- President Cleveland was the orator of the evening at the dinner of the New England Society at Brooklyn.
 Sir Edwin Arnold announces that he will restore to the Buddhists their temple at Bangkok now occupied by the Brah- mins.
 The American Water Works Company, controlling city plants in several Vest ern States, is involved in Omaha and Denver.
 Revolutionist Garza proposes to the Mexican Government to lay down his arms for Si0,000 or a Consulate in the United States.
 Two witnesses testified that Dr. Graves admitted sending the bottle of whiskey to Mrs. Barnaby in the murder trial at Denver.
 Allen & Co.,, Memphis cotton factors, who failed year ago, have assigned again, being unable to meet their "com- position" notes.
 F. c. Allen of Thornton, Ind, as- tonished Shelbyville by getting thor oughly drunk while posing as Luther Benson, the temperance lecturer.
 When the steamer Hattie Gage reaches San Francisco she will be libelled by ssv- eral parties for piratical deeds committed during a cruise to the Arctic and back.
 Detective Page of Indianapolis climbed over store transom and caught burg lar.
 One hundred of the Mexican revolu- tionist Garza's band are still making trouble in Texas.
 Two distillers of illicit apple jack were taken at the muzzles of revolvers near New Albany, Ind.
 The Louisville Courier Journal, in an editorial, comments MT. Mills reply to Speaker Crisp's letter.
 Miss Maria Gavin of Chicago took ex- traordinary steps to leave her property to strangers, to spite her heirs.
 A premature discharge of dynamite blew the heart out of one man and the head off the other near Granville, Minn.
 The Rock Island Company discharged its entire mechanical force at St. Joseph, sixty men in all, refusing to assign a req son.
 The "Retrenchment and Reformo Com mittee of the Dallas (Tex) Council raised a row by recommending saving of s22.- 900 a year in city expenses.
 Goshen Qnd.) Machine and Boiler Works is in the hands of receiver.
 Carl Johnson, an insane man, ran from one end of a five-story building to the other in Chicago and then jumped. breaking nearly every bone in his body
 Richard Mansfield, the actor, has in- structed his managers to confine his ad- vertising to newspapers, on the ground that newspapers are the best advertisin n v medium.
 Near Tishomingo, Tex, woodchoopers found mangled skeleton in hollow tree.
 The trespass case of Gilpin vs. Sicrl Nevada Mining Company, at Boise City, Idaho, involving s3)o,ooo, was decided for defendant.
 The Republicans of Louisiana may nominate State ticket in view of the Democratic split.
 Senator Sam Paul, prominent Chicka- saw, was murdered by his son at Paups Valley, I. T.
 Mrs Josephine Smith, daughter of wealthy Philadelphian. murdered John Hobbs. No reason is known.
 Judge Higgins was acquitted of murder at Sedalia for killing Colonel Price. The plea was self defence.
 Four negroes are held at Arthur City. Tex, for the wanton murder of two white men. Two have confessed.
 Worlds Fair officials are puzzled oyer sn apparent insufaciency of space.