The Forrest City times., 1892-02-12
STATE NEW $.

Little Rock now has paid fire depart ment.
 Hot Springs had an SsooO fire Monday morning.
 The new operahouse at Jonesboro will cost S20,000.
 The new Baptist church at Benton Is about completed.
 A new Methodist church will soon be built at Magnolia.
 Scarlet fever prevails at Monticello and several fatalities have resulted.
 Mir. Reigull of Nevada county had his residence burned Saturday. Loss, S2, 000
 Destructive forest fires are raging throughout Polk and Montgomery coun- ties.
 Daniel Johnson. Bradley county farmer, was killed last week by falling tree.
 Sixteen candidates have made their an- nouncemeuts ill the Greenwood Demo crat.
 The manganese plant, twelve miles northeast of Batesvlle is being deyel- oped.
 The proprietor of steam riding gall lery Is reaping a harvest of nickels at Conway.
 The residence of w. E. Partin of Oar danelle was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
 The murderer of Station Agent lIc. kemie at Wabbaseca has not yet been ap- pre- hended.
 The boiler of lumber mill at New Bethel, Green county, exploded Saturday, killing four men.
 Peter Gibbs, aged 77, and Sarah Wess son, aged s9, were married few days ago at Pine Blaff.
 The colored people of Camden have or ganized publishing company, and will print paper called the Courier. Citizens of Hot Springs are very indig- naut because pair of bloodhounds are used for guarding the chain gang.
 Elder Harvey Beauchamp has resigned i the pastorate of the Judsonia Baptist church to accept call from Van Buren. John Blscoe. his wife and son were Sat urday near England, Lonoke county, while resisting arrest. They were col ored.
 "A new hotel is to be erected on the Arlington site at Hot Springs. It will be | 1 200 rooms. | A railroad is to be built from Buffalo City, on White river, towards Springfield, through the zinc mining regions of North Arkansas. The town council of Batesvile has granted to Capt.J E. Hart of Hot Springs, a | franchise for system of water works and electric lights.
 Frank Tyler and wife, living near Cur | don, were crushed to death by the col | lapse of an outhouse which Tyler at the time was repairing. Jim Beavers, negro, was lynched near l, Warren on Monday for the rape of q young white girl. His brother was hanged some time ago for a similar offense.
 At the last sitting of the circuit court at Hope, Judge Hum granted decree of divorce to Mrs. E. c. Jones and restora- tion of her maiden name, Nellie Winters.
 Burglars entered the residence of Col. w. J. Blackburn. editor of the Free South, at s09 West Fifteenth street, Little Rock, 1 Sunday night and took S55 from his l pockets.
 s. H. Emmerson and Dr. II. c. Baker have bought the Malvern Guard and will continue it as democratic journal. It will support Col. John J. Sumpter for | congress.
 Bob Williams, negro. raped i3-year- old colored girl near LaGrange on Mon day of last week and is in jail at Marian na. The hangman will interview him in due time.
 Mrs. Sarah Dickson, for forty-fve years citizen of Fayetteville, died few days ago. She was daughter of James Me- Riser, who came from Tennessee to Fay etteyelle in 1885.
 The managers of the Graphic announce that hearafter that paper will sail under democratic coiors. This leaves the repub- licans of this county without an organ.- | Van Buren Argus. 1 Pine Bluff had shooting scrape Satur- day night in which Abe Boyd perforated the anatomy of John Wilkerson. The former was from Kingsland and is under arrest. The wounded man was fatally | injured. The city market had on exhibition the first of the week ham, the weight of which was 72 pounds. It was from a hog raised by Mir. Smiley of Wattensas neigh borhood which weighed 7l5 pounds. Mir. Smiley sold the pork for 5 cents per pound and it netted him $35.75. Don't this beat your cent cotton?--Lonoke Guard.