The Forrest City times., 1892-12-02
GENERAL NEWS.
Canada Is talking independence.

Canada Is talking Independence.
Jay Gould will spend the winter at
FL Paso, Texas for his health.
An incendiary burned the s5 900 resi-
dence of j. Y. Brown at Mexico, Mo.
Mrs. Emma Nichol was burned Ia
death in coal oil explosion at Kansas
City.
A cut price beer war between the
leading brewers is raging at Ft. Worth,
Texas.
Miss Ella Knowles, Of Montana, has
been elected Attorney General Of that
commonwealth.
The Greggains- Costello Mill at Coney
Island WAS declared draw after the
forty-eighth round.
A number OF citizens Of Crockett,
Texas. claim to have seen the comet on
the night Of the 9th.
Napoleon LavilIe WAS sentenced for
the third time to be hanged, at Char
lesion, South Carolina.
Ciias. III. Jones, editor OF the st.
Louis Republic, Is being urged for a
place in Cleveland's cabiuet.
Zack Henry. the slayer Of five men
during his lifetime died natural
death at his home in Kansas City.
Chicago is overrun with thieves,
thugs. robbers, and the scum of the
earth, attracted by the Worlds fair
crowds.
The Irish-Americans of New York
are organizing for the erection of IA
monument in that city to the memory
of Robert Emmett.
Twenty y-seven Of the forty-fonr States
have democratic governors. Twelve of
them have republican governors and
the remaining i've have peoples party
governors.
Emanuel Custer, father of the late
General George Custer, the famous
calvery leader, died yesterday ut the
residence of his son, Neyin J. Custer,
in ParsoDville, Mich, aged SO years.
Macon and wife, baby farmers, at
Sidney, N. ). W., who are charged with
having caused the deaths of fifteen in
fants intrusted to their care have been
committed for trial on charges of man
slaughter.
Daniel Boone's bones rests in his be-
loved Kentucky, encased in the cherry
Nopu Wtlttl ITO liNihC0 WIN btS
own hands, and into which he used to
get to see how it would tit him.-Arka-
delphia Standard.
On Tuesday November the 29th..
Samuel Yates, 4 miser. reputed to
have vast hoard Of money secreted
in his residence near Milan Tenn, was
burned in z fire which DESTROYED his
house. The police suspect that no was
murdered and robbed and the house
set on fire to conceal the crime.
The Census Office has just assured a
bulletin giving statistics Of railway
mileage of the world in 1890. 1t shows
that out of a total railway mileage for
the world Of $50, ,2sl miles. the United
States have no less than 1853 ,597 miles,
and that the railway mileage of the
United States exceeds by 3.493 miles
the entire mileage of the Old World,
Europe's 1855 .865 miles, Asia's 1878
miles, and Africa's 1892 miles, making
AN aggregate of but l59,655 miles.
Jos Trino an Italian about 40 years
old, was found lying on the street In
Boxboro, a suburb of Philadelphia,
about midnight on November the Goth,
with his head nearly severed from bis
body. He was gasping, and died in a
few minutes at the hospital. Police
inquiry revealed the fact that Trino
with several of his contrymen entered
saloon, and became involved In a
quarrel with another crowd Of Italians.
Knives and revolvers were drawn, and
in the melee that followed Trino re-
ceived his injuries.
England has just given the world
something new and original in the in
surance line, and that is insurance
against twins. The name OF the COM
pany undertaking this new venture is
the "Provident Bounty Association, y
and its objects are stated to lie '.acci-
cent guarantee and general insurance
in all its branches Excepting life in
surance,) and in particular to grant or
effect insurance for the payment OF
money, by way Of a single payment, or
by way of several payments. to mothers
in the event Of the birth OF twins
alive"
Rev. Sam Jones closed Q most
interesting series Of meetings at Gal
weston, Monday. He has preached
mornings. afternoons and evenings to
congregations varying from 5000 to TO-
900 people. Sunday night a collection
amounting to $1,000 was taken up for
him aud this amount was swelled Mon
day by the addition OF another thou
sand. He also raised a purse Of $1,000
Sunday morning for the local society
for the care of fallen women and
girls. A prominent capitalist proposed
to erect permanent tabernacle, and
invited Sam Jones to pay this city q
yearly visit.