The Forrest City times., 1893-12-29
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

oearcy has been a good cotton mar ket this season.
 The Little Rock university reports 2 very successful term.
 II. o. loch, small grocer dealer of Little Rock, has assigned.
 The children of Hope are undergoing an epidemic of sore throat.
 The colored Baptist church at Fl Do- rado was destroyed by fire.
 At Hot Springs cat knocked over a lamp and caused S3,OO0 fire.
 Little Rock will advertise itself ex- tensively in a Chicago paper
 Mrs. Mary Ilamilton died at her home near Brinklcy at the age of s4.
 The West End football team of Lit. tie Rock met defeat at Memphis. Tenn.
 John Lawler, aged 15, was arrested at Hot Springs on the charge of bur glary.
 The good people of Hot Springs spread an elegant Christmas dinner for the poor.
 Joe. r. Owens, a well-known real es- tate agent of Little Rock, died a few days ago.
 The old ladies of the Jane Kellogg home in Little Rock enjoyed a good Christmas.
 The tax-books of Hot Spring county call for S29, 360 taxes on d total assess ment of $1.SOS, 334
 James Warrell, charged at Conway with carrying pistol, compromised the case. Fine and costs, slO0
 II. E. Glidewell, ex-county treasurer of Pulaski county, died at his residence in Little Rock the other night
 The residence of Prof. Keith at Hot Springs, with it's contents, was de- stroyed by fire the other night.
 Ozark merchants have purchased al- most 1000 bales of cotton this year, nearly LOGO more than last year.
 The dwelling of James Iousely at Hot Springs was destroyed by fire. Loss s2,50O, with s1, 300 insurance
 w. F. Housley is the new postmaster of Hot Springs He received the ap- pointment on his birthday anniversary.
 About $40, 900 year heretofore spent in Little Rock for supplies for the state penitentiary will now go to Mem phis
 Passenger train No. of the Cotton Belt road ran over man named John Finiay at Hessden, grinding him to pieces.
 The annual meeting of the Arkansas Lumber Manufacturers association will be held in Little Rock on Jan uary IT.
 Col. simpson, of Paragould, has been commissioned brigadier general and judge advocate general of the Arkan- sas militia.
 The preliminary trial of W. E. Ros- ser, of Woodruff county, charged with murder, was held at Howell, and re- suited in his acquittal. The saloon of John Young at Pine Bluff was entered the other night by a burglar. who broke open the safe doors and relieved the safe of s97. G. T. Brandenber visited his father in-law, T. G. Hawes, at Conway. It is said that yoke of oxen belonging to Hawes disappeared when Bra anden berg left.
 Dr. P. D. McCulloch died suddenly at Hot Springs. He was 50 years of age, and stood high in masonry, being past eminent commander of the grand chap ter of this state. J. NJ. Workman, general secretary of the Young Mems Christian association of Little Rock, is happy man. Mrs. NY l,;, Ena aby girl Christmas morning. Mir. k. O. Letors and Miss Bert Ber- ry were married at Bentonville. The groom is a rising young business man, and the bride is the beautiful and ac- complished daughter of Senator Berry. 1t is stated that T. ]. Scott, who is held at Pine Bluff for killing Dr. Me Gehee, robbed a man at Memphis, Tenn, in 1889, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, but was pardoned.
 The governor has remitted fine of S40O assessed against Ben Clampit by the October term of the Cross county circuit court for selling whisky illegal ly. It was decided to be merely technical offense. At a meeting of the state board of church extension held in the Cumber- land Presbyterian church in Little Rock, Rev. J. C. Francis, of Benton vile, was unanimously elected to take charge of state work.
 The boot and shoe firm of Moore X Walther, of Little Rock, composed of Fred Moore and R. Walther, made a general assignment to F. J. Wilderger Preferred creditors to the amount of s6, ,OoO were confessed. Assets, Sll, ,ooo;