The Forrest City times., 1892-11-25
STATE NEWS,

NUVtl blNHit Cbttth f' oCfithB tOA cents at Clarendon.
 The Evening Call published at Fort Smith, has suspended.
 The Lonoke county Jail is empty and has bcen for some time.
 The city council of Rrinkley have placed the saloon liceuse af 5000.
 The famops rli Perkins will lecture in Searcy, Saturday. December 10.
 Harrisburg wants good four mill to grind the wheat of Poinsett county.
 The Iron Mountain railroad at its shops in Little Rock employs 1000 men.
 The city council of the town of Des Arc has fixed the saloon license at $500.
 Work on stave factory is expected to commence next week at Harrisburg.
 A pail of gray squirrels inhabit shade tree on Scott street in Little Rock.
 A limb flew back and struck and killed R. Linn, near Wiener, Wednesday.
 The Mammoth Spring cotton factory pays out for labor alone about s5oo week.
 r. II. Wofford, farmer near Alma, was robbed of s2s.5 by burglars last week.
 Burglars entered the depot at Bates vile and blowing open the safe secured about t5o.
 While playing foot ball at Marril- ton Henry McClinton fell and broke his right arm.
 The Peoples Savings bank of Brink Icy will be open for business by the lst of January.
 Green Danner was killed in well at Batesville last week while blasting with dynamite.
 The Iron Mountain depot at Angus ia was broken open one night last week. and & trunk stolen.
 A fire department has been organ izcd at ParaPould. with engine and hook and ladder departments.
 The postoffice prizes at Springdale and Prairie Grove are said to be attracting considerable attention.
 Some slick thief stole the wheels, cushions and harness frcm Mir. Suilvan's bug gy last week, at Augusta.
 Two petitions are in circulation in Alma praying for the appointment of different citizens to the postmastershp.
 Persons convicted of misdemeanors at Prescott are forced to work on tho chain gang if unable to pay their fines.
 Last Tuesday some one broke into the store of Knott & Haden at rawfordsville and stole a lot of shoes and clothing.
 The How Pump and Engine compa- ny of Indianapolis made paragould present of & 32 inch tre bell weighing 600 pounds.
 Ike Enderly of Lowell was commit
 
 fine, for disturbing religious congregations
 Richard Faucett is buying hogs at Mammoth Springs. He had purchased at last accounts 1000 head, for which he paid over s69oO
 W. T. Livingston of Fulton county raised turnips measuring 26 inches in clrcIm- ference and Irish potatoes measuring 13 inches.
 Four families from Middle Tennes- see passed through Little Rock the other day ea route to Southwestern Arkansas where they will locate
 While pitching some wood oyer his fence, one morning last week, F. R. Lee of Alma had the misfortune to strike himself In the side, breaking rib.
 The rumor is again abroad that the Cotton Belt company will purchase the Little Rock and Memphis railroad. the transfer to take place the let of December.
 Acting upon the advice of his at- torney-general. Coy. Eagle has declined to issue commission to n lady who has applied for appointment as Notary Public.
 An S-year-old girl named Josie liar ris was burned to death at Sfaunton Wednes- day of last week. Her dress caught on fire while standing by fire in the field.
 An lS-year-old youth at Alma struck another with coupling pin on the head Sun day. knocking him senseiess. in which condi- ton he remained for several minutes.
 AEhdtlStS 1lty WAS VISlLeu Dy ul5- astrious confiagration Sunday. Tho plant of the Desha Lumber company. and four reei- dences were destroyed. Loss about e500.00O.
 Thieves robbed the Pacific express office at Batesvile, They secured only two quarts of earbolic acid. which they proceeded to drop whom they discovered II was not made to drink.
 Anton Schuste of Huntington was run over by the cars at Springdale last week. His remains were scattered along the track about forty feet. He was under the influence of whisky.
 Alma had free-for- all street fight Saturday in which eight or ten men took part. and knock down and get knocked down was the programme for q few minutes. No seri' ous results.
 The firm of Daltroff 6 Sparks of Wynne made an assignment Tuesday morn ing of last week It Is rumored that their lia bilities are about 320. 900 and assets, including book accounts, about e)e,0)o. The machinery for the roller process Touring mill to be put fin at Wager was taken of the best water powers fin the state and is located in a fine farming country. "The Merchants and Planters bank of this city" says the Monroe County Sun "has thousands of dollars lying idle in its vsults anxious to loan, but borrowers are few. A pair of baggage trucks were left too near the edge of the platform at Nam moth Springs Wednesday night, and the first passing freight proceeded to parayze them portion of the platform was also torn up. A furious windstorm swept over Ma rion Thursday. Court was ln session. and tbs courthouse rocked and shook so that both judge and jury became frightened and an in. discriminate and frantic rush was made for the door.
 Sheriff T. T. Bateman took "Rnfe' Anderson to Helena Tuesday morning. where he will be tired for the murder of young Reed | in Brinkley last winter.-MonrOe County Sun Judge Green admitted him to bail in the sun of 3i0,000
 Three men lost their lives in a street l fight in Texarkana last week. The shooters the Texas side, and Zach Few. a constable oi | the Arkansas side. Both were killed, and 6 stray bullet bit Frank Cassidy killing hin also.
 A man by the name of Love was ar rested Tuesday in Cany Fork township, Pike count. by a sheriff from Texas for the murder of three men in that state twenty years ago Love has been living in Pike county about twelve years--has a wife and three children -Bingen Visitor. The Sunny South Lumber company of New Lewisvile suspe nded business Satur. day, having been closed by attachments amounting to over so GOO. The assets are es 1 timated at sli0.000; liabilities sv0.000. About 2y0 men were thrown out of employment by the closing down of the mill. The immense Cleveland Stevenson and Fisbback flag. which has proudly fioated taken down and laid away. It is a grand old banner. and helped to arouse enthusiasm which resulted fin tho most signal democratic victory Of the century.-Searcy Beacon. An Iron Mountain express train ran over a negro few days ago little south nf atff t ff,fA ot rxaAo A