The Forrest City times., 1891-05-08
STATE NEW $.

The new court house at Camden was dedicated Monday.
 The citizens of Piggot. the new capi. tai of Clay c0unty, are rejoicing over the erection of temporary court house.
 The Clebnrne shaft, at Helena, will be unveiled on May 10. Decoration Day. The services will be unusually interesting.
 Mrs. Jane J. Holt. one of Arkansas pioneer citizens, departed this life on Monday, at Little Rock, at the ad. vanced age of ninety years. 1 The Lonoke Democrat tells the story of d snake following the dead body of its mate, which was tied to the body of wagon, three miles. Next The Jonesboro Times says that the farmers around Lake City think di- versitied crop will pay better than all cotton, and are planting more corn, l potatoes and peas.
 Deputy |. $. Marshal Faulkinbery reached Little Rock Sunday with six prisoners, two for illicit distilling in Cleburne county and four for selling moonshino whisky.
 Sunday morning Pine Bluff suffered loss to the extent of S5O00 by fire. Four business houses were completely destroyed, and the Presbyterian church and two cottages damaged. Leading zinc smelters state that the { lead and zinc ores of Northern Arkan- sas are the richest they ever saw, and mining is comparatively inexpensive. as 1t is usually found from the grass roots down and there is little or no water.
 The federal grand jury has returned indictments against all the judges and clerks who served at the last congress sional election. That the trial will re- suit in the vindication of all the ac- cused there Is no doubt. Poker Jack Mcclure reaps the harvest alice samee.
 The apples winch took the premium at the Kansas City fair last fall came from the 1. X. L. fruit farm. one-half mile east of Bentonville. There are eighty acres in the farms seventy in the orchard. The apples were the Ben Davis variety. From this orchard last year was cleared over S2,600.
 A river convention will be held at Batesvilr. Ark, May P. for the pur. pose of improving the transportation on the upper White rlver. There is large area of country adjacent to the upper White river that is without rail way facilities, but with the judicious expenditure of small amount of money the river can be made naviga- ble all the year round. thus giving adequate shipping facilities for the marble fields and beds of mineral in Boone, Baxter and Marion counties.
 The following fourth-class postmas- ters have been commissioned for this state: Andrew NJ. Love. Bons; Wm. J. Whitener, Whitener; Oliver F. Robinson, Ashvale; Richie w. Henley. Chickasawba; Vinton Golf, Dayton; Wm. II. Degges, Elon; Gen. E. Nc Swain, Ethel; Joseph Vlllines, Box ley. Newton county; Harvey T. Hard ing, Stonewall; Charlotte J. Gaun. Laneburgh; Jas. X. Floyd, New Hope; Jas. E. Stanley. Cascade. Offices dis continued: Wardsdale, Craighead county, mail to Gilkeson; Bon Air, mail to Marcella.
 The trial of David B. and Oscar Markley, at Pine Bluff, for killing a hog belonging to a neighbor, on a change of venue from Arkansas county, came up in the circuit court Wednes- day, and resulted in an acquittal. The Arkansas County Stock Association was the chief prosecutor in the case, which has made the rounds of the courts during the last two years. It has cost the Markleys S6,0O0, and ruined them. Arkansas suffers to the amount of $5.0OO. It caused a divorce suit, and hundreds of witnesses had to attend the various trials from time to time. The value of the shoat that created the disturbance WAS $2.5O.