The Forrest City times., 1894-01-26
STATE CULliNGS.

The stone City Democrat favorS more railroads.
 The Rogers Republican is booming the town.
 Dardanelle people are talking cleo. tric lights.
 Mammoth Springs schools are giving satisfaction.
 The Arkansas aluminium beds should be developed.
 Convicts will be taken to Sunnyside about January 30.
 Many improvements are contem- plated at Newport.
 Many Little Rock people went to Memphis to hear Patti.
 Pine Bluff has received nearly 50, GOO bales of cotton this season.
 Mike Brady, well-known citizen of Little Rock, died the other day.
 Henry Hogan, colored, was fined s25 at Little Rock for stoning sleeping car. I
 Joseph Wright, for thirty years citi- zen of Pine Bluff, died few evenings ago.
 Capt Ed. w. Taylor, an old conduc- tor on the Cotton Belt, died at Pine Bluff.
 Dolpb Smith has been appointed cor oner of Crittenden county, vice Joseph Mosely. resigned.
 Little Rock wholesale merchants are turning their attention to trade in southern Arkansas.
 J. H. Pritchett, Little Rock lumber dealer, has failed. Stock valued at ss,ooo. May pay out
 The Van Barsn Venture says the people of Arkansas are more prosper ous than for ten years.
 There are two boat-loads of cotton at Perryville ready for shipment as soop as the river is deep enough.
 Agnes, the 15-year-old daughter of A. J. Walsh, of Little Rock. was badly scalded the other day. Will recover
 Miss Nellie Burke, brunette, re- gently received prize as the most beautiful young lady in Hot Springs.
 A house owned by A. J. McGinston, and occupied by Mir. styron, a cotton buyer, burned at Monticello. Nothing was saved.
 Hon. L. Minor, a prominent attorney of Newport, has been commissioned colonel of the Second regiment, Arkan- sas state guard.
 In answer to an inquiry from the New York Herald Gov. Fish back stated that he is opposed to the government issuing more bonds.
 IVl1;o,, who made his headquarters at Piggott, but whose home was in Canada, died at Piggott the other day.
 The Camden Commercial league is making an effort to secure a survey of the Ouachita river with a view to it's permanent improvement.
 Mrs. J. c. Mccullough, who was put off train in a driving snow-storm, sued for damages to her health and jury at Conway gave her s5,025.
 The state militia are recognizing. So are the whitecaps of Lawrence coun- ~. Now is good time to stamp out the latter.-Little Rock Gazette.
 Alex. Shaw, a colored boy, was ar rested in Little Rock on the charge of btA AhA ALAh6 thC AOSiNtSASC VI MI D. Mary T. Reeves. He was released.
 Miss Maggie Conner, daughter of c. c. Conner. a leading merchant of Fay etteville, and Mir. T. c. Cryer. of Little Rock, were married few days ago
 Dr. J. J. Wiggs Jr., of Scott's sta- tion, was married to Miss Prothro, the charming daughter of prominent planter, residing east of Little Rock.
 A. J. Caldwell, a well-known and highly-respected citizen and ex-sur- veyor of Clay county, died very sudden. ly of heart trouble at his home at Greenway.
 new trial has been granted in the Taylor-Stephens damage suit tried at Corning. The plaintiff, it will be re- membered. was given a verdict calling for S3,5 575.
 The contractors of government levee work in the Arkansas City district will soon receive sl31 .6O0 from Washington, and then the laborers and others will receive their money.
 John R. Frazier. planter and com. mercial traveller. has distributed over TOO loads of fertilizing materials over the acres he owns in Arkansas since his cotton crop was gathered.
 The general land office has, at the request of Gen. Neill, detailed spe- cial agent of the department to inquire into the entries of mineral lands in Marion and adjoining counties.
 A great many persons are anxiously waiting for some arrangements to be made that will insure the building of the Mississippi & Little Rock road, known as Col. Feb Wards road