The Forrest City times., 1892-12-30
STATE NEWS.


The Mulberry postofhce was robbed last
week of $50.
A Polk county farmer has made success
IN raising rice,
Capitalists arc actively investing in coal
lands nesr Clsrssvilie.
Game was more plentiful than fruit In the
marie; at Little Rock last week.
George Buford, grocer At Mammoth
Spring. bought 1880 dozen eggs in two days
Isst week.
The Mammoth Spring cotton mill converts
three bales OF cotton into cloth every day in
the week.
The Hamuo;h Spring cotton mills shipped
$500 worth of cotton goods TO Cincinnati last
Wednesday.
Several friends are said TO have regarded
Rev. S. II. Buchanan In late years as q man
whose mind was unbslanced.
Shipments of cotton from various Interior
points, as reported by exchanges. are 90 per
cent below what they we're ut this date last
year.
SIX families Of coiorea citizens, all OF them
having a wagon, an extra nag or two and n
few cattle. departed from White county last
week for Oklahoma.
Harry Matthews, a freight brakeman on
the Cotton Belt. fell between the cars near
Obesr on the ED. aud was instantly killed
-Four trains passod over his body before 1t was
discovered.
TIE board of municipal corporation OF the
state hss raised BatesviIle from An inoorpor-
ated town to city OF the second class. The
change was ba,ed upon the large increase OF
population.
Jonesboro was selected by the Whito River
conference rs the next place for the
meeting of the annual conference. sesrcy
and Helena were the only other contestants
for this honor.
Alta country dance about ten miles from
Magnolia, Monday night, Lee Baeley became
Jealous Of some town boys named Flower, and
calling them into the yard stabbed one OF
them with dagger. Bagley escaped. Flow
er is in a very precarious condition.
Financial troubles caused Richard Jeter OF
near Monticello 10 commit suicide Christmas
night. He Grst shot himself with shot gun,
and indine IT did not have the desired result.
he went 10 his trunk, taking therefrom his
razor with which he completed his under
taking.
Wonderful for Deshe. We have just learn
ed that some time aet week colorcI girl at
Winchester, this county. gave birth to Ave
well developed puppies. perfect 10 every par
ticulsr IL this be trae and we have ue roa
son 10 doubt it. che VIII be one of the wonders
of the sss.--Desha County New Enterprise
The Peoples Savings bank of Monroe county
has been Incorporated by Secretary OF Stat.
Chisg, The bank will be located at Brink
ley, with d capital stock OF $3.50 Al. of which
ia paid up. Tee directors are; Parker G. Eyans,
president; j. J. xcEaiIy, G. -. f4abelie. IA. II.
Meyer, Il. J. jaekson aud ". g. Mccullough.
An unknown party Hred gun At pass
ing freight trxib oa toe Frisco road At Green
wood Saturday night. The bu!lett penetrated
sp oil tank o.r sai exploded il. Th!s wreck
si the train ana Duroea sixteen cars TO ashes.
The oil spread tae Are sod IL wss with great
dinleulty that the citizsus sasoa the town
from burning.
The second attempt this winter TO burn the
hail of the SONS OF Ham, two-story frame
building on Ninth ana Broadway. Little Rock,
| vas made Tuesday Eo,ning. pstrolmRn
discovered IRE in the rear of the building 1T
5:I5 and he Immediately turned in m alarm.
The are department arrived quickly and ex-
| unquished tho flames the building suffering
q pronAble los OF $50.
| Having secured nles and other tools nine of
tie pisioners In the Onachita county 1al,
made a bold attempt to escape Sunday night.
They sawed themselves to the outer doors
and were discovered snd hsndcufed just ia
| tune to prevent tas fairllrsent of their plans
| OF these nine prisoners two are under sen
tenee TO be hanged January 81, four are Nm
| der indictment for msrder two being held for
| the same oriinc aud one for incest and rape
terprise--the broom factory. Our snterprls
| ing townsms3 will doubtless mako this the
largest plan, OF the kind 10 the state. and
Esebe brooms will remove the secum ulated
moss ana sweep the dirt and dust from every
Office aud house in our state. We have the
slave factory aud mills IN ether nanufsc.
turing plants. and We can have many others
II we only work for them.-W. b. c. in Bsebs
Topics
| The tsnth victim has sgccum6sd to ths
mysterious poison used ~ Heleaa lAst week
| to rid that community of the eoavicss. Ihs
stopschs of some of them have been anaiyz
ed and . qusntty VI arsenic found. Gov
Eagle has authorized the employ tasnt Of ~
eminent ST. Louis cssnist 70 snalyzs the
| visoera. Another gang OF siyty-six eonvets
| have been sent 10 Hesens " eoSpisis the
work there. Strange 10 say they were anx
ious TO go
The Jonesboro Power sompany fled articles
Of incorporation with tine secretary Of state
en- Friday. Tzs eorporators are George W
Decker Of Newport. president; j. c. Nav
thorae OF Jon<sbors, vice-president; N. y
Lamb OF Jsnesboro. secretary y. A. Warner
IT,, OF. Jone sboIv, treasurer. aad ". L. Ar
| sold Of Sc. Louis. The eoEpxny is organized
| for the rposs Of erecting IN electric plant
an ice mill aud water works plant ia the
eitg sf Jonesboro.
| While the clerks were husily engaged Ia
waiting or customers = dranken man applied
Q match 20 q lot Of fireworks on sols in the
| frout part of store in Liti!s Roek. Saturday
An explosion followed, sky roskets, Roman
| ca udies and cannoe are crackers goinS OF 81
the came tune. kr. Beal OF the Real, Eistsh'
! er, Hughes company wss psssins at the tiule
aud WAS hit by a aery ball which set Gre to
his clothes. he eItiaguiskod ths nrs esfors
reesivins ssvers burns.
At noon Aoeaay . man named Moody, q
section foreman ON tbs white River Valley
railroad, entered 9 passenger coach OF q
freigat train on that road and deliberately ssoi
unto death ID. kesrEes. bridge man Of ths
ssms road. kesrnss was sitting ~ lhs side
Of bis wife. whom ne bad recently married
Sac was q daughter Noody's ana enly Ii
yeArs OF age. Moody was very psnch opposed
70 the marriage aud loaded sirnssgf ~ With
Cbrissaass wsisky and arsd the fatal shot. he
Is In tau
LAtsr-Kesrne- died Monday night. Moody