The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06

 Safe-blowers robbed three stores and stole two fine horses at Mammoth Springs last week
 Burglars entered the store of James Son at Red Fork and stole about si0o worth of goods.
 One thousand and ninety-eight crates of strawberries wore shipped from Van Burcn last week.
 The WelIs-Jeffries Comedy company were attached at Magnolia and their effects advertised for sale,
 Dr. G. H. Horn was shot and killed by William HatlcY in Van Buren county last week. An old feud.
 The cornerstone of the new Catholic church at Morrlten was laid Sunday with inn ptesslye ceremonies.
 'i'he A. N. Kellogg Newspaper com pany will establish a branch house in Little Rock in tho near future
 The stone i'll the old jail at Jackson port will be used in making a foundation for he new courthouse at Newport. A negro woman of Monticello gave neighbor q dose of chloride of mercury in stead of salts causing speedy death The City Electric Street Railway company of Little Rock will double-track its East Markham and Main-street lines. The colored Baptists of Pine Bluff arc erecting what is intended to be one of the
  Dell Crawford, d young man of Se- bastian county, was drowned in the Poteau river last week while chasing lot of runaway horses
 A halfinterest in the Ouachita Her. ald at Camden has been purchased by T. l. Thornton, who will assist in its editorial man agement
 The steamer Robert Lawson was sunk in the Arkansas river at Brecdens land ing, thirteen miles west of Little Rock, Sun day night.
 While out hunting last week in Hot Springs county, Wiley Henry was killed by the accidental discharge of gun in the hands of companion.
 A burglar entered the residence of W. l.. Mace at Van Buren Sunday night and secured SIP in cash and fine gold watch and chain valued at s200
 During the big fire in Little Rock Fri day night James Beattic, an insurance, ad- jEster. was struck on the bead by falling brick and fatally injured
 A 13-year-old daughter of 4 J. Cockburn of Mount Ida was burned to cath recently Her clothing caught fire and she ran. thus flaming tho flames.
 D. E. Tucker, a schoolteacher, was murdered by unknown parties in Clark county last week. His head and legs were cut of and he was otherwise horribly mutilated.
 The governor has offered a rrward of S.G0 for the arrest and conviction of the mur- derer or murdercrs of D. B. Tucker, who was assassinated near Philadelphia last week.
 The interior of the government building is being fitted up, and Colonel Tins ley thinks the building will be ready for ser vice by July l. at the igtest.-lfelena World,
 Twenty carpenters are at work on tho building to be owned and occu pied by the Harrisburg Canning company. The factory will be complete, machinery and all. in sixty days.
 Cbarlao runpf ul,ap, a fra;vbf oor ductor on tho Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis railroad, fell between the cars Sat urday morning at Marked Tree and was in- stantly killed.
 The Confederate monument at Hel- ena will be unveiled on the 25th inst. with ap- propriate ceremonies. Reduced rates on all railroads will be allowed and a large attend ance is expected.
 While out fishing Saturday E. l.. Kyle of Eureka Springs was run over by a train on the White river bridge at Beaver and his legs were cut er just below the knees. He died Sunday night.
 The city council of Little Rock re- eently reduced the salary of police matron to s2o per month The women taxpayers of the city are now petitioning Sue council to restore the rem uneration to SiO. Rev. T. Nj. c. Birmingham, the po- | liticsl preacher. became so abusive in a scr mon" at Oppelo Conway county, one night last week that the indignant citizens treated | Hfui to Il uoSt VI tOthtA ttto J. N. Thompson, ex-mayor of Jones' | boro, was publicly horsewhipped on the streets of Harrisburg on the s.th nit. by a | farmer named Joe Wright. whom Thompson had accused of stealing cattle. Joe Foley, a 7-year old lad of Little Rock, was terribly burned Sunday afternoon | by the explosion in one of bis pockets of u bottle of pbosphorated ol. He had picked 1t l up on the river bank, thinking it wgs pink | water.
 A well-to-do farmer and his wife were murdered near Amity last week. They had retired. and shortly afterwsrd two pistOi-shOts were heard Inmates of the house hastened to their room and found both dead. No clue as to the Perpetrator or the motive. | The city marshals made a raid on the ranks of the blind tigers on last Friday. k. O Brady. Charles Halzbach J. M. Bennett and | W. D. Culberhouse were arrested Brady, | Halzbach and Bennett pleaded guilty in the mayors court and were fined 500 and costs each. The case against Culberhouse was con | ltinued.-Jonesboro Times
 A. II. Luna, sheriff of Searcy county, started to Little Rock last week to settle with | the state treasurer, got drunk after reaching supper to the boys. bet on two pairs and turned up S5J01 short. His suretiss viii settle | with the state and one Of their number has been appointed sheriff. Luna Is good re- publican.
 Stockholders of the Hoxie & Poca- hontas Railroad company met at Hoxie on the 2sth ut. and elected William n. Gentry. of Chicago, president; J. If. Moran, Walnut | Rid e. Ark, vice-president; K. D. Moran, | Hoxe e, secretary and treasurer. The con | struction of this road from Hoxie north to the Missouri state line will open up the best hardwood belt of timber in the state and de- yelop a rich agricultural country. Mrs. Harriet Lewis, who for nearly | thirty years kept boardinghouse at the cor ner of Center and Third streets. Little Rock, | died Tuesday night at her residence on Second, ] between Center and Spring streets. Her 1 house. which was. in fact small and exceed | ingly well-kepf hotel was well known all over | the State, aud during legislative sessions was | the homo of many members of that body. | Mrs Lewis was an old resident of Little Rock. q most excellent lady and her death will be deeply regretted.
 Tue Helena World of Monday says. Yesterday morning little Gertrude Wilkins l left home and went to the Baptist Sunday | school, apparently in as good health as she | ever Ntese~s s'rt While saving her lesson | she remarked to Rev. Mir. Thornton, who hap pened to teach the class, that she had q head ache. He suggested that she go home, and the little one asked Si Lingg to take her home | in carriage. Mrs Thornton toQk'the child and they got into the vehicle aeV started tol
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