The Forrest City times., 1897-07-16
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

farcey" has broken out among Tex-
as horses and mules.
columbus r. Cummings. a ten times
ohlcago millionaire, is dead.
homas Barlow, aged ~. dropped
oead Tuesday at Blandinsville. III.
Elmer Wilderman, aged Is. fell ON q
pltchfork near Freeburg, Ill, and wa,
instantly killed.
Mrs. Louisa Coleman died at her
nome, east of IIoplsinsville. XIV, of gem
erai debility, aged 80!
Inc mangled body of Miss Rene Will
mans was found near Florence, Ala,
'iea To some blackberry bushes.
The trial of ex-Rev. J. b. McLaugh-
lin on the charge of unchristian con-
duct is in progress at Little Rock.
More than half a million dollars Of
hoarded gold has recently been re-
celved at the st. Louis sub-treasurv.
Gold prospectors in Alaska found a
lake OF oil. 1t is pronounced the equal
OF that from the wells of Pennsylvania.
Peter Happen was overcome by fire
damp IN the Bennett coal mine near
Lebanon. Ill, dying almost instantly.
Ferdinand Bromley, pioneer farmer
OF Macon county, ILL.,. was found hang
ing from a rafter in his barn Tuesday
morning.
Henry Moore stole lunch from dim
ner pals in East St. Louis, H., while
starving, and was sentenced to the
workhouse.
Hugh Grace, farmer residing near
Princeton, Ind, went hunting Monday.
and his body was found Tuesday with
the head blown off.
The Pottawatomie Indians are in
dulging in their annual green corn"
and divorce" dances on their reserva-
ton near Topeka. Kas.
Eugene Parkinson, foreman of the
Standard Oil Co.'S stave factory, near
Paducah. Ky, was caught in the belt
ing and fatally injured.
Preston Douglass, farmer, about IS
years of age, fell from his wagon at
Little Rock, Ark. and broke his neck.
dying almost instantly.
Prof. John A. Gallaher. of Warrens-
burg, No., has been elected state
geologist with salary of S.. 900 per
year, vice DIR. Charles K. Reyes, re-
moved.
Edhem Pasha is Fastening back to
Domollos and the furloughs OF all Turk
ish officers have been Cancelled in readi-
ness for a renewal of hostilities in
Thessaly.
Madison county, ILL.,, will celebrate
the unique distinction of having paid
its entire Indebtedness with public
demonstration at Edwardsvile, Sep
TEN Der Is.
Kansas City capitalists have pur-
chased a body of land ON the summit of
Mount Mena, Ark, 8, 900 feet above the
sea level, and will establish summer
resort there.
The British parliamentary inquiry
into the Transvaal raid has been con-
cluded. Cecil Rhodes is pronounced
chief conspirator. Chamberlain is
whitewas he'd.
A Panhandle special, carrying the
Pennsylvania road officials, struck Mrs.
John Dabney near Kokoma, Ind, Tues
day, killing her instantly. The woman
was an invalid.
14-year-old boy, giving his name
as John Otto, adopted son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Otto, of Watseka ILL.,, was
rescued from New Orleans Frenchy, a
tramp. at Gosport, Ind.
The work of dredging Eel river. east
of North Manchester, Ind, has proven
failure, as the banks keep caving as
fast as worlImen straighten the tortu-
Gus channel OF the stream.
Sterling c. Brewer, aged 81 years,
AMI Miss Elizabeth Lane, aged %, were
married at Louisville, Ky. They were
from the country. Brewer was SO old
and feeble that he could not sign his
name.
Gov. Stephens of Missouri has com
muted the sentence of ten years for
forgery upon Don Cameron Patterson
by the Saline county criminal court to
81 months, without benefit of the three
fourths law.
Lewis Lindsay, an old citizen of
GRANVILLE, H., was literally roasted
alive. His carpenter shop, in which he
roomed took fire, and entering the
building for the purpose OF saving some
valuable papers, he was caught in the
flames.
1t is asserted that Gov. Taylor of
Tennessee will appoint Congressman
Benton McMillin to fill the unexpired
term as United States senator of lsham
&. Harris deceased, and that Gov Tay-
lor will be a candidate to succeed Sem
ator Bate in 1899.