The Forrest City times., 1892-01-08
GEN ERAL NEWS.

1tttttOus CHu.s WCub Nitia titC expiration of the old year. Nashville. Tenn, had $500, 900 fire on the afternoon of the 2d. 7The alliancemen and democrats of Minnesota are talking of fusion. Stephen H. Bell, wife-murderer. was hanged at Windsor, Vt., on New Years day.
 Another effort is being made to oust Chief-of-Police Clack of Nashville. Tenn.
 A. D. Sly, who footed the Frisco train at Glendale, Mo-, is in jail in St. Louis.
 The next Republican National con- vention meets on June 6 at Miuneapo- lis, Minn.
 A convention of cotton planters from the various Southern states will meet in Memphis today.
 Germany has offered to act as rnedi- ator in the difficulty between the United States and Chilli.
 w. k. Richardson killed Frank Far mer at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., on the 26th ut. in self-defense.
 Mack Matthews was murdered in Memphis Friday night by two brothers named Crawford. All colored.
 A calf with a negro's head was born near Pocahontas, Miss. last week. The freak was dead when born. l.. W. Marsh, a prominent citizen of Seymour, Ind, was shot and killed by a burglar on tue morning of the lst. Sparks from a passing locomotive caused tho destruction of twenty bales of cotton at Dyersburg, Tenn, Friday. Every one of the 755 beds in the Charity hospital in New Orleans is oc- cupied, mostly with victims of the grippe.
 Henry l.. Rains, a well-connected young Hebrew of Philadelphia, Pa. committed suicide by drowning few days ago.
 George Wade of Bolivar Landing, Miss, while out hunting on the morn ing of the lst., was crushed to death by a falling tree.
 One of the most terrible blizzards in 1 the history of that section ragged over i Kansas and Northwestern Missouri last Friday.
 At Kingston, Texas, Columbus Ross, aged II years, was shot and killed with a 38- calibre pistol in the hands of a T. year-old brother. Diamonds have been found in the crops of chickens supplied with sand and gravel from the bed of Blue river, near Hastings, Neb. The text of the reciprocity treaty between the United States and San Salvador has been made public by pres idential proclamation. Three thousand operatives of the Elcin National Watch company are on the eve of strike against d reduction of l5 per cent in wages. The Pennsylvania supreme court has decided that saloonkeeper must pay any damages to g drunken man to whom he has sold liquor. The Salvation Army people and the police of London. England, came into collision Sunday and many of the for mer were seriously injured. Employes of other Texas roads re- fuse to handle freight destined to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass rail road on account of the strike. James F. Cooper, proprietor of the Adam Forepaugh shows, died of in- hammation of the stomach at his home in Philadelphia, Pa, on the ist. The extensive barrel works of the Standard Oil company at Constable Hook, N. J., burned last week. The loss will reach $1 .000, 600 or more. Clarksville, Tenn, was badly scorched by fire on New Years day. Valuable property was destroyed, but the loss and insurance are not given. The cash balance in the national treasury on tue lst inst. was sl34 ,574,- l28. The public debt was dcreased S4 ,552 ,780 during the month of Decem- Der.
 A reformed" lunatic killed Dr. w. w. Reeves, superintendent of the Texas insane asylum, the other day. No sort of lunatic is safe outside the asylums.
 The Mississippi Bar association met in Jackson Monday. Judge U. M. Rose of Little Rock, Ark, delivered the annual address at night to large audience.
 The splendid buildings of the Con- verse college for young ladies at Spar tanburg, s. O., was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss, S75,000. No one injured.
 Dr. J. G. Marley, a prominent physi- clan of C:scilla, Talla hatchie county, Miss, eloped Sunday night with pretty l7-year-oId Jessie Smith. He leaves wife and five children.
 Jackson, Miss, is making extensive preparations for the entertainment of delegates to the Interstate Agricultural and Horticultural association, which convsnes in that city February 24-26.
 The internal revenue receipts of the first five months of the present fiscal year were $64, ,332. .429, an increase of S1 ,430, ,959 over the receipts for the cor responding period of the previous fiscal year.
 It is reported large numbers of Mex jeans working on ranches near San Angelo, Texas. are leaving to enlist in the Garza band of reyolutionists. They are we'll armed with Wipchesters and pistols.
 General Garcia, the most efficient and worthy officer in the service of Mexico, was murdered last week by his own men, who joined the revolutionists under Garza, tho bandit, horse-thief, murderer, etc.
 On Friday night last the Young Mems Christian association of Memphis held a prayermeeting in the bar-room of the Casino. The meeting was crowded and orderly. and at it's close coffee and sandwiches were served.
 The coroner's jury in the case of the