The Forrest City times., 1892-11-11
STATE NEWS.

 of the St. Louis and Southwestern railway,
 The mother of Mrs. Berry, wife of Senator ]. II. Berry, died at Ozark last week.
 Marianna is now without mayor, Hon. l. E. Stevenson having moved to Mem- phis.
 The new courthouse at Newport will he occupied about the beginning of the New Year.
 A compress company at Van Buren has been Incorporated with capital stock of $500o0.
 Tho McDougal livery stable at New port was burned last week. and six horses roasted.
 Thieves attempted to burglarize the store of Giddons & Brown at Marianna a few days since.
 Wild turkeys are more numerous than ever before known in tho forest of Ben, ton county.
 The early rising fellow who mlks ms neighbours COW Is creating q sensation in Bentonville.
 Thomas c. Trimble of Lonoke is a candidate for state senator. vice Hon. NJ. M. Erwin. deceased,
 One insertion of an advertisement in the Batesville Guard brought buyer for 5O,- 000 bushels of corn.
 Fayetteville is cui sed with COW
  less of com bination.
 A milch COW belonging to D. D. Morse at Jonesboro gave birth to twin calves one night last week.
 Chicago capitalists are contemplat- ing the erection and operation of an excelsior factory at New port.
 A drummer named Bradshaw died suddenly at the hotel in Prescott Inst week of neuralgia of the heart.
 A negro girl was caught in the belt ing al the factory in Augusta last week, and came near being killed.
 The Arkansas college is building a its campus et Ratesyille.
 Two large stone and brick business houeee and several residences are in course of construction at Bateeville.
 Governor Eagle was at his office a short time on the ;Id 1t being his first visit there since he was taken i'll.
 Paragould ladies are earnestly work ing to secure funds with which to purchase q fire engine and equipments.
 Marion had a runaway wedding last week the parties being E. f. Wolfo and Mics Florence Herbert of Memphis.
 Springdale citizens are canvassing the question of an ordinance to prevent cat tic from running in the streets.
 The authorities of Springdale have been enforcing tts city ordinance of that town against boys Jumping on trains.
 The telephone company at Pine Bluff have removed the pole on which the citizens of that town hung two negro assassins.
 The city council of Jonesboro has purchased a machine for grading the streets of that town, at a cost of e97s delivered.
 Constable Wiliford arrested. and Squire Rieves fined, two Memphis'd for (iriftaniau county Sunday.
 A bale of cotton was accidentally rolled over parlor match at Augusta the other day. The fire which resulted done &C damage.
 A large number of ladies and gen. tlemen on horscbock, was one of the features of the grand democratic saiey at Russeilvile on October 29.
 The patriotic ladies of Helena gave an antiquarian entertainment last week for the benefit of the Arkansas Worlds Fair fund It was hugh success.
 4 child murderer named William Docus, who escaped to the Indian Territory about q year ago. was captured by Thomas Chandler of Dardanelle.
 Mrs. Trackwell attempted to cross the railroad as passenger train was backing up at Walnut Ridge and WAS knocked down and crushed to death Monday.
 Miss Mamie Evans of Dardanelle unconsciously picked up a stick with tish hook attached 10 hurl at dog. The hook caught in her hand and had to be cut out.
 A white man named J. M. Gleer shot aud killed negro named Abe williamf on koseboro Island, Crittenden county last week. They quarrelled about moving some cotton,
 A mineral expert named Wild oi Colorado is preparing to sink shaft in White county with view of ascertaining whether or not silver may be found there in paying Quanties.
 Marion has a chinaman and is pinine for Jew. The Reform of that place sAyl with white man, black man, Chinaman ane Jew, ali the requirements of success would bs compiled with.
 Rev. K. $. Deener of Batesyille sta ton has prepared three lectures which ho will deliver in different parts of the state, the pro cseds to Do used in purchasing library foI Galloway college.
 Someone, "who is disgrace to soci ety and common decency" says the Spring dale News, "fook scantling and bent th' rod in the public pump at that place so that Il had to be broken to repair it.
 The Marion Reform applauds some of Marion's citizens for announcing their de termination, at a protracted meeting. to lead better lives, and concludes by saying "som' of them have wonderful opportunities.
 A permanent organization of "The Salesinan's Protective Association has beer effected by the saiesmen Of Little Rock, thcll object is to induce merchants to close thei places of business at the hour Of p. n excep on Saturdays.
 A young man at Dardanelle the other day picked mp pair of pants and pi them in his wagon stating to the clerk that b' had lust purchased them from another sales man. The trick was discovered and tine pric' of the pants was paid. No prosecutions Patrick Milhern, brakeman on th' Iron Mountain main line, was found on thu track last week near Tuckerman in an un conscious state, his sculi fractured and righ arm cut in two. His absence was not dis covered until the train arrived at Newport. A daring attempt was made ont night last week to burn out A. A. and F. A Bulard and destroy tbe property of G. B. Gree at Searcy. Holes were bored in a rear door aud oil was poured through and saturated cot ton stuffed them. For some reason the oi failed to ignite.
 Nj. J. Manning, an attorney of Clar endon, became nettied at an opinion of Coun ty Judge Mayo last week. and proceeded t' let the judge know what he thought of him Manning was fined S. and remarked again and was again fined 6. He then left the conr room determined to proceed no further, an' the judge decided the case in favor of hi client and remitted the fines. A few days since directors of thu Morrilton special school district drev from the county treasurer some 5000 and de posted it in the bank in order, as they said, t | save treasurer's commissions amounting t' &64, hen 1t should be turned over to the new treasurer. The incoming treasurer threaten ed to bring suit for his commission and th' money was returned to the treasury. A special to the Arkansas Democra of November 8 says: ''It has lately been dis