The Forrest City times., 1894-03-09
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

payers this year.
 The Little Rock Gazette is now seven-dav paper.
 The Pine Bluff Commercial opposes leasing of state convicts.
 Lafayette R. Scull, an old citizen of Pine Bluff. died of pneumonia.
 George Gould. the railroad magnate, was in Little Rock few days ago.
 A telephone line will be constructed between Little Rock and Fort Smith.
 Alexander James. a prominent citi- zen of Howard county, dled the other day.
 The treasurer of Pulaski county the other day cancelled s32, 2Sl.4 47 in county scrip
 w. D. Kranz has been elected captain of the Eagle light battery at Little Rock.
 The residence of Mrs Elliott. a widow, miles west of Cabot, was destroyed by fire.
 Camden Methodists are endeavoring to raise 5000 to erect a new place of worship.
 The school board of Little Rock is talking about another new school building
 Capt Cal Pemberton. an old resident of Pulaski county, died a few days since, aged 59.
 An attempt was made to rob the county treasurer's office at Pine Bluff few nights ago.
 A burglar entered the residence of John Lett, in Little Rock, and only got a dime for his trouble
 Mir. James NJ. Peterson, for a num- Der of years well-known citizen of Pine Bluff, died recently
 cat belonging to Dr. Pearson, of Poplar Grove. died recently at the age of l6 years and months
 An effort is being made to establish a sanitarium for disabled commercial travellers at Hot Springs
 ]. A. Furlev, of the general land office, says there are 4.756. 4so acres of public lands in Arkansas
 An effort will be made to establish branch of the |. NJ. C. A. near the union depot in Little Rock.
 The trial of George Barrow. charged with an attempt to blow up the boat house at Little Rock has been set for March 26
 carload of eggs shipped from Batesville to St. Louis recently brought as much cash as two carloads of cotton.
 In Little Rock Bob and Andy Robin son and sonny Brown were fined slOo each and sentenced to ninety days for petit larceny.
 The United Charities society of Little Rock makes an appeal for funds with which to purchase wood, coal and pro- visions for the poor of the city.
 Marion Clark, of limbo, Stone coun- ty. was committed by Commissioner Goodrich at Little Rock in the sum of $500 for selling whisky without license.
 Miss Corinne Clopton, daughter of Mir. J. F. Clopton, of Poplar Grove, died at Corpus Christi, Tex, where she had been taken to see if change would benefit her health.
 In an altercation at Tuckerman, 10 miles from Newport, Sam Swan was fatally shot hy his brother-in-law,
 
 hours Mullens is in jail.
 The residence of Mir. Shelton. of Fayetteville, was destroyed by fire He had 300 bushels of sweet potatoes in the basement, which were roasted The small boys and negroes had splendid time.
 Willis Holder, a colored wife-mur- derer, who committed the crime miles south of Gurdon. who has twice been sentenced to hang. secured a new trial and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
 The Arkansas Supply Co of Stutt- rart, has filed articles of incorporation. The capital is sl00. 900. all paid in, and the officers are: T. H. Leslie, presi- dent; H. G. Leslie, vice-president, and Edward Hall, Secretary and treasurer. Mrs. W. H. Prindle, of Catskill. N Y., has been visiting in this city and Hot Springs She is charmed with the climate of Arkansas, and says the Ben Davis apples at the statehouse are the largest she has ever seen.-Little Rock Democrat
 St. Louis wholesale grocery firm has chartered boat and sent several hundred tons of freight to customers on Red and ouachita rivers. They say too much of this business is going to Little Rock. Little Rock merchants should take heed.
 Suit has been filed in the Pulaski circuit court by the Southern national bank against the Little Rock cotton mills, the First national bank of Little Rock and & R. Coclrill. as receiver, on notes. Plaintiff asks for judgment in