The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1892-12-16
STATE NEWS.

| Ihe Bradley's team ran away Thursday at
Morrilton and Bradley wa amost instantly
killed.
| Au unknown n man was fosnd In dying cor
ditlen Wednesday morning In q vacant room
in Little Roct.
| A ec,iee ton Of books by Arkansas suthoss
| is being made for the Library OF tho state
building at Chicago.
| Oct OF eighteen births In Aenton vills In the
last two months. seventeen have been boys,
| and sixteen democrats.
five men were shot IN Crittsnden. county
last Thursday, and the Reform savs II wssu's
good day for shooting either.
| A ucw railroad to bs known - the Arhan-
sas Mineral Belt. running from West Plains
to Little Rock. " to be built toon.
| The blind tisers ef Morrilton are on the run.
Tho citizens held mAss-mectins Monday TO
provide ways and means 10 annihiiats tbsu.
An effort 10 being made 20 have Joe swift. .
convict from Drew county. psrdoned. Ne
was senenced for 81 ycsrs aad hes served II.
| 4 ncctiug of the Arksusas worries fair as
aocistion will be had today for the purpose OF
elsctias successor to MAI. John d. Adans,
deceased.
l Negro makes . practice OF ineuttnS ladses
| on the street in Little Rock. The authorities
have not caught him yet. Five reports Of In
suits have bccn receive.
Eleven candidates for the postonioe 1t Oar
daneile have ssr-ed to eubmit their names to
democratic primary election. Among the
number are eisat aep end Ave women.
| Kinchen Adkins tcoioredt 10 the exoeptio n,
| this year ~ . farmer. having made nine bsioe
of cotton with one mule. The rule he's been
only one or two bales to the mule this season
leo County Courier,
Idus l.. Fielder. formerly 4 we'll knows
citisen Of Ozark and = member Of the iessla-
! ture 70, eevcrai terms from franklin county
conmittsd suicide At Santa Re, N. H., on the
tho ssh.-Morriiton Pilot.
while the death aentence wss being pro
nounced upon kim ut Helena this week by
Judge Grapt Green. one Nathan Carter, Who
| murdered Prince Nailoy. seemed to feel the
| rope fighting about his neck aud fell upon the
floor in . faint
Two policeman setting on a curb store In
Little Rock werc Orc upon by passirR clerl
In = shoe store. having bccn mistaken FOL
footpads. The clerk was nned for carrying Z
pistol, and 10 to answer . Charge OF assAuI
| with intent TO kill.
J. B. suttler has retired from tho neld OF
Journalism. The Arkansas Farmer will bt
continued by Q. l.. Lindsay aud Hon. San
Crabtree OF Beebe tho former ~ publisher
aud the latter ~ editor.
An empty box car jumped tho track whiis
crossing the bridge ut Little Rock Monday
and IL will take several thousand dollars to 70
pair the damage. Two iron columns were
broken and also the top connecting cord.
Two boys OF Brinkley. John Umsted and
Harry Herring. went hunting, and while they
were out met Burnes Hsft. who had smai
rife and in attempting to shoot bird by no
cident shot Harry Herring. He "ill recover
A census bulletin Just issued relating I,
statistics of the manufacturing industries o.
Little Rock. Ark. shows the number Of sstsb
liehments to be 70: capital invested, o607 400
number Of hsDds employed. 1864; wages paid
se7s, ,oss: value OF products. q. .s5s. .ios.
Jim Ragsdale. X. A. Humphrey. L. Rain
water. and one Burns we're arrested ant
brought before Squire Bently OF this place
Saturday for selling whiskey without hcsnss
and within the ten mile limit. The case Wal
undecided and will be called again next Mon
dsy.-xorrilton Pilot.
The Arkansas division OF the Travellers
Protective association at Little Rock has ap
pointed . committee to draft resolution &c
nouncing Charles =. Wolf. the st. Louie soaI
drummer who was rotten-egxed at rorres
City recently, for insulting some ladies in th,
streets OF that town. 4 copy of the resolu
tions Will be cent to VOLTS houso and pub
iishcd In the local press.
Leo Jago. who on last Wed dnesday was sho
6ve times by I'd Blackwood. died late Satur
day night and was buried Monday. Black
wood WAS admitted 20 bail last Saturday b
fore the death, but was rearrested and IL nov
in Jail. AZ the facts which caused the trsgs
dy come out, public opion 10 turned oil in 70
vor OF Blackwood. Jago grossly insultet
Black woods mother and sistsr.
Three indictments were returned ssains
VIM 3. Woodruff. the defaulting state treas
urer. by the Puiaski county grand jury. Tues
day ENDORSEMENT and grand larceny ar'
included In the.chsrges preferred against him
L. y. Sides. the sx-oity treasurer Of Littl'
J Rock was also Indicted for using the public
funds. Both defendants we're arrested ant
! gave bond for their appearance At the cir
cult court.
l
has in his possession = curiosity in the va.
OF pipe, which zee ploushed up during tn
past summer in the feld Of Mr.. Zach Ward
about eight miles southeast that place. 1t /
AZ inches across the top of the bowl, which 1
3x incaes in depta. whiie the stem 10 4 inchs
in length and inches In diameter. The pip
: is made OF two different kinds of clay. the In
! side being black with sn outer coating Of ye
low.
We have got the biggest hornets nest W
ever saw. A wood chopper near Old Tow
presented US with il and II Ia . whoppsr. II
quite curiosity to the eyes OF the children
who never saw anything like 1t. Hnmai
beings have mover possessed tho mechanism
or art which characterisos these insects in th
way OF building bouses. This one We have l
as perfect domicile as can be made. more y
com parstively than nearly any abode fash
ioned by man.-Lonoke Democrat.
The Knights of Pythiss OF this place pro
pose to celebrate their anniversary with
grand ball on the 5th of January. The exsr
cises will begin with an address OF weicom
by q. L. r., II. X. Myers and response by q
O., O. y. Faulkner of Helena. Addresses viii
also be delivered by N. j. Manning. g. v. c.
of Clarendon aud w. 3. Mccullough. p. G
The occasion promises to be brilliant one
and it ID expected that many Knights frou
, other towns will be present and participate
Monroe County Mirror.
The man wilson. arrested at Jonesboro
charged with incest, was set at liberty be
tkx. "A fat tlad m fv hat 10 ha