The Forrest City times., 1892-02-26
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

washington's Birthday was generally celebrated.
 The Illinois Democratic State Conven- tion will begin on April 27th at Spring fold.
 The loss by Decatur (Ill.) Library block nrs was sl15, 900; about half covered.
 The ship Indiana sailed from Philadel- phia with supplies for the famine dis tricts of Russia.
 United States Marshal Fricke stated that he had not been notified that charges wore pending against hun.
 Captain A. D. Yokum, special agent of the Treasury Department, shot and killed Myron Van Fleet at Hastings, Neb.
 Albany had two conventions. Those opposed to Mir. Hills midwinter conven- tion withdrew and held a separate meet ing. They prepared vigorous protest.
 Detroit had four presidential possibili- ties, two on a side. Ex-President Cleve- land and ex-Governor Campbell repre- sented one side and General Alger and Governor Mckinley the other.
 A Detroit family of Poles assaulted a neighbor under the belief that she is a witch.
 Edison denies that he is dissatisfied with the recent big electric deal or was left out in it.
 Aaron Hamacher, keeper at the State Prison, Jackson, Mich., was convicted of helping prisoners to escape.
 Richard Gray, " h o killed Stephen Grogan, betrayer of Gray's daughter at Covington, Ky, was acquitted.
 In the burning at the stake at Texar- kama of Ed Coy it is said that Mrs. Jew ell, his victim, decreed his punishment.
 The American Fraternal Circle, Mary land institution, is said to be in deep water and nobody knows what to do about it.
 One hundred colored families who started from the Indian Territory for Li- beria, Africa, are stranded in New York City.
 A man and woman, tramps, were killed in wreck on the Big Four near Indian apolis. No one else was seriously in- jured.
 The Hasbrooks and Birchams, two brothers on side, fought with axes and knives near vandalia, Ill. One on each side will die.
 It Is said that Mexican official claims that resurvey would extend the Mexican line thirty miles into the United States territory.
 Five thousand people of both sexes killed 300 wolves and 2.o0O jack rabbits in Crawford and Bourbon Counties, Kansas. One man was fatally bitten.
 The Anti-Tammany faction of the New York Democracy will hold its convention May 31st. The Tammany people will hold their convention at Albany.
 4A daring train robbery, in which an express messenger was shot and the rob Der was captured after a most dramatic chase, occurred on the Central Hudson road in New York.
 The police of Creston, To-, raided a gambling house and captured a wagon load of tools.
 Near Wheeling, W. Va, a B. X o. loco- motive, thrown from the track by a boulder, tore itself loose from the train passengers safe.
 George Hunson was acquitted at Rolia of the charge of murdering Dr. Howard in 18S8. The verdict also generates Peter E. Blow of St. Louis, of the insinu- Ation that he had procured the killing of Howard.
 Paul Katz and N ettie Lemelson were married year without knowing it.
 Two Chicago men will attempt to pad- de across Lake Michigan in Captain Paul Boyton's diving suit.
 Mexico is considering more recent pro- posals for a reciprocity treaty submitted by the United States.
 w. J. Hancock, colored, sentenced to four years for assault to kill, made his escape from Pine Bluff, Ark.
 AZ Des Moines Senator Finn thrashed H- Y. Belyel. newspaper correspondent, for saying he was a Iibertine and black gusrd.
 FFiends of Walter B. Earle of New York, who died after having been dis charged as cured from bi-chloride of 1e1d institute, will sue Dr. Keeley for danages.
 sssstor Quay is seriously i'll at St, Irc's Rla.