The Forrest City times., 1894-02-23
THE STATE lN BRIEF.

ntAQ -hdTCn v. Charles S. Rasson is the new postmas- ter of Harrison.
 Hugh A. Pickett carried of the post office plum at Camden. Perryville wants turn pipe connect ing it with Little Rock.
 The Greene county grand jury re- turned forty-six indictments. Work will begin on the military post at Little Rock next summer.
 l.. E. Morgan is candidate for re- election as sheriff of Drew county.
 R. C. Ederington wants to represent Bradley county in the legislature. The coal mines at Greenwood are re- ported to be doing good business The Fort Smith fire department gave a successful ball the other even- ing.
 .The mines in the vicinity of Russell vile have closed down for lack of or ders.
 The Hot Springs Sentinel thinks that congressman from Garland county IS necessity.
 The large storehouse and contents of Dr. c. T. Hale. at Caledonia, were de- stroyed by fire.
 Maj. P. o. Thweatt will be candi- date for circuit judge of the First judicial district. Hon. H. L.. Roleson is a candidate for reelection as prosecuting attorney of the First district Friends of temperance in Arkansas are requested to assemble in Little Rock February a7 and 2s. Hon. John $. Little, of Greenwood, is candidate for congressional honors in the Second district. The remains of Mrs. R. A. Bayles, who died at San Antonio. Tex, were inferred at Hot Springs.
 Hon. J. NJ. Harkey, of Pope county. has declared himself a candidate for state land commissioner. The dykes at Pine Bluff are doing good work in preventing the further washing of the river there. Prof. Shinn is candidate for re- nomination to the office of superin- tendent of public instruction. It cost Levi Sailes, colored. ninety days in jail and fine of slOo to steal suit of clothes in Little Rock.
 Hon. C. B. Mills. auditor of the state. will be candidate for reelection sub ject to the action of the democratic party.
 While MT. Snyder was hunting near Siloam Springs, the breech-pin of his gun flew out destroying the sight of one eye. | F. R. Conoway, formerly business manager of the Daily Journal, Fort Smith, has been appointed state printer of Iowa.
 | Mrs F.. A. Harrison. until recently a resident of Fort Smith, where she had large circle of friends, died in Chicago the other day.
 Treasurer R. E. Morrow has an nounced himself as candidate for rep resentative of Sebastian county in the state legislature.
 Hon. E. G. Mitchell, of Harrison. Boone county. has been nominated by the president to the consulship at New castle, New South Wales. le
 The little steamer Zip" belonging to Mccoy & Co. Helena, and running the waters of Big creek, was upset in a windstorm the other day. No one was lost.
 | Mir. Albert W. Dutton. a citizen of Pine Bluff, died the other day of pneu- monia. His wife died the next day of the same malady, and one child is dan- gerously sick.
 The Arkansas state board of phar- macy met in Little Rock a few days ago. The next meeting will be held at Hot Springs. There were fifteen ap- plications for membership.
 Hon. Ben T. DuVai, of Fort Smith, in reply to petition signed by his fel- low-citizens asking him to become a candidate for representative from Se- bastian, has consented to the use of his name.
 The laboring men held meeting in 1 Hot Springs the other evening, and it was largely attended. The object ot the meeting was to consider the free bathbouse ms tier. Resolutions were passed demanding that it be made free for all bathers without conditions.
 Frank D. Martin, son of Elder James l Allen Martin, the well-known civil en- gineer, and Miss Edna Shelton. daugh- l ter of Rev. T. J. Shelton, were married in Little Rock. The ceremony was solemnized by the father of the groom. assisted by the father of the bride.
 In Little Rock Supt Boone of the united charities and Street Commits sioner Dan Miller have delivered over ls5 loads of wood and a large amount of groceries to the city's poor since the