The Forrest City times., 1892-05-20

labor struggle in the history of the East ern States. Building trades in ali sections of the country are affected and 100. 900 un- ion labor men are involved.
 The Bennett-Carre levee, twenty five miles above New Orleans and protecting large and valuable su gar growing country has broken and is letting large volumes of water in.
 White Grand Army posts in the South will dissolve because Of the colored posts.
 The Southern State LegisIs ture swill be pe;itioned 10 grant Mrs. Jef Davis life pension.
 The painters Of BIoomingt on, Ill.,, want nine hours work and ten hours psy and have struck.
 Reports from many States show bad outlook Tor all crops on account of excess i've rains.
 A Chicago Grand Jury acquitted a faith cure doctor of the charge Of causing . woman's death.
 It is said J. Coleman Drayton is In Eu- rope with his children and that he will obtain limited divorce there.
 Near Sparta, H., a i5-year old boy kill ed year old girl and himself because bne fciusco 10 marry nm.
 Four Chinamen were caught in Mlchi- gan and sent back into Canada, in accord ance with the recent exclusion act.
 Jefferson, Tex, had s50,0oo fire.
 Four men were mortally wounded over game of baseball in Kentucky.
 The first of Chicago's alleged boodlers was discharged after short trial.
 r.,lf Elnraa nd ton nf his bandits were killed by Mexican cavalry.
 The Missouri Democratic Convention assembled at Sedalia and in half day adopted a platform, without debate; in- dorsed Grover Cleveland unequivoca Fly, and emphstically requested the State delegation in the National Convention to support him unreservedly. The dele gates at large to the National Convention elected by the convention are: Colonel Charles H. Jones and Mir. Charles C. Maffitt of St. Louis, N,m. H. Phelps of Carthage, and Hon. Martin l.. Clardy of Pennington.
 Bishop Newman presided at the session of the NJ. E. Conference at Omaha.
 A Missouri student at Yale refused to speak in contest with a colored stu dent.
 A book containing the speeches of ex- President Cleveland is in press at New York.
 The new bridge across the river at Memphis was opened with impressive ceremonies.
 The new fife for the United States Army will be of 30 caIiber and use smoke less powder.
 New York capital will build the biggest reservoir in the world in the dry lands of Arizona.
 The statement that Grover Cleveland contemplates withdrawal from the Presi- den,ial race in favor of ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio is fistly contradicted by his friends.
 Returns show that in Texas the acre. age of cotton planted is muc oh below that of last year.
 Frank Hilton killed Charlie Jones in Red River County, Texas, and is being tracked with bloodhounds.
 It is said Mrs. Frank Leslie will give her husband the alternative of going to work or living away from her.
 William Astor's will does not mention Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton. His funera was held in Trinity Chapel.
 Lieutenant Clarke, L. s. A., has re- turned after years service in the Ger man Army, and will marry Miss Clemens of St. Louis.
 The Kansas Sunday School Convention opposed opening the Worlds Fair or Sunday and want total abstinence taught in public schools.
 The Democratic Treasurer of Port Full ton, a suburb of Jeffersonville, Ind, whose accounts are short 60 cents, is se- riously i'll from nervous prostration.
 Near Prescott, To-, Mrs. Wm. Coons and daughter were murdered, presumably by nephew and employe of Mir. Coons who was away from home. Motive, lust The murderer escaped.
 The Childs- Drexel Home for UnioI Printers was dedicated with imposing ceremonies at Colorado Springs, Colo.
 Both sides of the Dr. Briggs heresy controversy are ready for presentation to the Presbyterian General Assembly.
 Charges of cruelty to patients have been renewed against the man agement ol the insane asylum at Jacksonville, III.
 The flood situation is unchanged along lower river points, but there is grave ap- prehension as big rises are coming. The Missouri River Is rising rapidly, and al- ready much damage has been done in lowlands.
 Cheyenne Indians are on the war path after the new settlers.
 Not half of the bodies of the many miners killed by an explosion at Roslyn Wash, have been recovered.
 Congressman Otis is indignant at some- one for reporting that he will not be a candidate for reelection.
 Robert Mcclure, agent of the Law and Order Society of Pittsburg, Is on trial for perjury.
 The Concord dragged her anchor in the Memphis harbor, and came near drifting on bridge pier.
 The Democratic Convention at Council Bluffs, To-, presented Governor Boies to the country as a candidate fort he Demo- cratic nomination for President.
 A Chicago Odd Fellows lodge has been sued for 25,Oo0 damage for breaking a novitite's leg.
 Memphis is agog with excitement over the opening of the new bridge.
 President Rothwell of the Board of Gu rators of the University of Missouri an- nounces the Collection of s146,577 from insurance companies for loss sustained in the university fire.
 most atrocious murder, of which the