The Forrest City times., 1892-01-08
PITH OF THE NEWS.

Mrs. Frazier Troxell and her infant child were burned to death near Clay Center, Neb., by an explosion of gaso- line.
 Joseph Garrison, aged 36 years, shot his wife and himself at their home in Philadelphia yesterday. He was crazed by jealousy.
 Charles Debear, alias La Rase of St. Louis, a cripple, shot his wife three times, fatally wounding her, and then killed himself.
 Annie Campbell, the woman con victed of passing counterfeit money at Boise, Idaho. was sentenced to two years in the house of correction.
 The Chicago & Alton will make . rate of one fare for the round trip for the Peoples party convention in St. Louis Feb. 22. The convention will embrace delegates from numerous or ganizations and it Is expected that 10,- 900 people will be present
 The Supreme court of Pennsylvan ia decided that salooakeeper is liable for damages in the case of injuries re- ceived resulting from the sale of liquor to intoxicated persons. The allegation of the plaintiff was that the defendant sold her husband liquor until he be- came intoxicated and fell into . gutter full of water and lay there, contracting pneumonia, from which he died.
 The Bowen Street Lutheran church, |, 1s, tp, solved that hereafter no saloonkeeper can retain membership.
 JP. Ward of Turner county was ape pointed by Gov. Mellette a member of the board of regents of South Dakota, vice Edgerton, resigned.
 Near Griffin, Ga., Dr. and Mrs. J. H. NJ. Barrett were found murdered. Robbery was the motive of the crime.
 A disease resembling the grip is pre- vailing among the horses in the vicinity oi Hanover. Ind. It invariably termin- ates fatally.
 James Mullen of Philadelphia at- tempted to push rosary two feet lon g down his throat while demented. In this way he hoped to secure everlast- ing life.
 Two New York murderers were sen fenced to be killed by electricity dur ing the week beginning Feb. s.
 A glove-fight to finish to take place at Deadwood, $. D., has been arranged between Dan Daly of Chadron, Neb., and Ed. Myer of Streator, Ill.
 The Czar has given offense by declar- ing publicly that no famine exists in Russia.
 Plcnipotentiaries of the powers have signed at Brussells the protocols of tho anti-slavery act, which goes into effect sixty days hence.
 Influenza is raging all over Belgium. All the schools at Malines have been closed on account of the epidemic.
 Fifty insane criminals were taken from Kankakee GIL hospital to the insane criminal ward in Chester peni- tentiary.
 The Anderson Qnd.) Tea company made an assignment. Assets about sl, ,000; liabilities. @ 900.
 
 Samuel Lederman. proprietor of the "Fair'' store at Burlington, Iowa. made m assignment Liabilities, q, so9.as.
 Gov. Campbell of Ohio is president of the Ohio Mining company, incorporated at Duluth. Minn., with 2 capital stock of $1 ,000, ,000.
 Jerome Oblinger, postmaster of Arlington, Minn., was arrested at Peru. Ind, charged with being short in his accounts.
 1t is estimated that there arc DO persons i'll with grip at Cairo, Ill. Three persons died Monday.
 Monday the express messsngers en- ,loyed by the Southern Express oom- oany, on the Illinois Central from Cairo Il ax~ oI~