The Forrest City times., 1897-07-30
OTHERWISE UNNOTCEn

Ten of the largest stores of'Ub,r.on ont, were burned The loss will Ina heavy. ''' 'o
 me hrst state convention of Illinois state attorneys was held in Blcoming. ton Tuesday.
 "aJ' Blttinger, of St Joseph, Mo. mas been appointed consul general at Montreal, Can.
 A St. Louis physician says tippling s becoming on alarming vice among society women
 "eorge Il. Mckinley. first cousin of the president, will be appointed post- master at Moline, Ill.
 Dr Charles McMurry will return fo the head of the training departments of the Illinois normal school.
 Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the treasury, addressed the business men oI boston at banquet Tuesday.
 senator Jones, of Arkansas. believes Vhat the currency commission bill never will be brought up in the senate.
 William N. Budd has been elected mayor of Carlinville, Ill.,, the first dem ocrat ever elected iE that community.
 Mrs. Virginia Thompson. formerly postmistress at Louisville. Ky.. is to nave good place in the congressional library.
 Tuesday was the coldest July 27 on the records of the weather observer in New York city. The minimum temper ature was 60 degrees
 The attempt to disbar Judge ]. F. Mcdonald, the prominent Kansas pop- ulist, for unprofessional practice. at Fort Scott was failure.
 The president has commuted to three years the l5-year sentence of A. NJ. Wlnn, convicted in Texas for em. bezzling post office funds.
 Fire broke out in the saloon of J. C. uallagher, in Barstow, Cal, and in less than an hour the entire business DOT ton of the town was wiped out.
 The Union iron works, of San Fran cisco, has declined to procure armor for war vessels, and probably other ship builders also will decline the initiative.
 Mrs Josephine Spaulding, of Padu- cah, Ky, has sued her uncle for S2O. 900 damages. He accused her of stealing diamond pin from him and failed to prove it.
 John Lawson, known as "The Terri ble Swede, the bicycle racer, is going to become the star in a dialect play, in which the wheel will play swift and silent part.
 Mrs. Polly Tough died at the resi- denee of her son in Flora, III. De- ceased was one of the oldest residents of Clay county having been born at Fort KaskasSia in 179s.
 Much excitement has been caused in Vigo, Spain, by the Kidnapping of the infant son and heir of Count Decasa Gonzalez. It is believed that the child has been taken to London.
 J. (. Thompson. formerly cashier of the First national bank of Sedalia, Mo-, who absconded, is said to have been seen in San Francisco, and is believed Co be bound for the Klondike.
 Carlos E. Rhoades, secretary of the Indiana Farmers Loan and Savings as sociation, has embedded SEQ, 900 and gone to Canada. warrant for his ar rest was issued at Fort Wayne.
 Mrs. Norah l.. Bryan is bride of three months and postmistress of Middle field, Mass She has been arrested for opening letters, tempted by her curi- osity to know what her neighbors were saying of her wedding.
 Fire at Yonkers, N. Y, destroyed two large factory buildings occupied by Wm. Reed X Co.,, hat manufacturers; Rowland Bros, hat manufacturers; Pass Bros, silk manufacturers, and the Yonlers Silk Co. The loss will prob ably reach $500, 900.
 Johnny Bevard, son of W. II. Bevard, shot his arm nearly off while hunting, and afterward rode five miles to Lar ned, Kas., in a cart with his arm dangling at his side, held by a portion of the skin and some of the muscles UiS raaovarv iS 1ou btful