The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-07
BREvITIEs.

EX-President Diaz lunched with General
Grant yesterday.
The grain exporters or New York propose to
form an association.
At Montreal, yesterday, George Brown, n mes.
senger. fatally shot Thomas johnson. Jealousy
was The cause.
The New York Court OF Appeals decides that
corporations are liable to taxation for State
and local purposes.
At Philadelphia, Yesterday, Carver and Bogar-
dus each shot at 100 clay pigeons. Score-Car-
yer sc, BOgardus SO.
The matters of Orange. N. j., have struck
against the employ menG OF % man who taught
convicts hat-nIakinE.
Alterations in the Canadian tariff are dfstaste-
fu( to the merchants of Montreal, and they ask
that no change he made.
The woolen-mili owned by W. X. Shaw, of Nor
wich. Ontario. burned Thursday night. Loss,
$3O,O00; insured for $1,000
A fire yesterday in Shelby willie, Tenn, de-
stroyed u nnmber of business houses, causing a
loss UI 100000; insurance about S5u,000
At New York, Lawrence & Asher, stationers,
have assigned. Liabilities, 1924, 600: assets,
$4,000. The preferences aggregate $99, 600.
The New York East Conference announces
that the proportion of MethOdists to the p0pula-
tion has fallen from one i'll sixty-lOur to one in
1O4.
The trial of George W. Coukling, ir, indicted
for manslaughter in killing William II. Haver-
stick, has been adjourned till the September
term.
The annual report Of the Mexican Central
states that tho road will be cOmnletrd from
the City of Mexico to the Rio Grande next
year.
man named Burks, in the Utah penitenti-
airy. has fallen heir to $4,000 by The death of
his father in England. His wits is trying to get
4 pardon for hun.
C. ]. Jensen, for rho past four years treasurer
of Fargo, d. T., defeated ut tine recent election,
is discovered short in his accounts $500. His
bondsmen made good the city's loss.
At Vicksonrg, Miss, Alexander Williams, col
Mostly, living on Deer Greek, Miss, was taken
out of Jail last night and hanged by a mob.
1t is STATED that the bonds have been placed in
France of the Maryland & Delaware snip canal
across the peninsula. The work will Gust S.,
600 600, and will be finished in four years.
The assignee of the suspended banking firm of
c. II. Coy & Co, of Toledn, which failed, Monday,
States that the assets will he 1928. 900 and the
liabilities S29l.0o0; liabilities over assets,
$lGS, 900.
AT the Cincinnati CooperaGe-works, in the
lower part of the city, Yesterday morning., an
Latt and William Huber and slightly iDjuring
William Curver.
Sam Cooper, a former clerk at the Cleveland
pOstotfice. last evening went to the house OF his
divorced vile and fired at her with murderous
intent, after which he escaped. The wound is not
likely 10 prove serious.
The ex-Rev. W. II. H. Murray, who was re-
ported the other day 70 have left San Antonio.
Tex. heavily In debt, has arrived in New York
to attend II lawsuit in which he is concerned.
He denies the story alluded to.
I. Fl. Hogs0n, the wholesale cheese AMI butter
merchant OF Montreal, arrested Mt the instance
of the Bank of Montreal, for obtaining advances,
compromised with the hank for SOC, 900, and has
fed across the line to escape Other creditors.
AT Mooreheai, Mimi, five indictments have
been found by the grand jury against eX-SlIeriff
Bodkin, three for allowing prisoners to escape
and two for ENLIGHTENMENT. Budkin is one or
the oldest settlers, aud was last fall a candidate
for the State Senate.
At the general meeting of the Mormon Co
operative Store, Thursday, a semi-annual divi-
dend of D per cent. was declared, aud a balance
carried TO the reserve fund sufficient to swell the
amount to $40, 900. John Taylor, president of
the church, was elected president of the society.
Edward S. Jenison, the architect, on Thurs
day began suit against the Chicago Board of
Trade lOr $4,000 for professional services.
Mr.. Jenison CLAIMS that his plans for the new
Board of Trade building were accepted, and
that the board Is bound TO employ him as its
architect.
The announcement of n verdict of guilty, We'd
nesday, in the United States District Court at
Anstin, Tex #, against United States Marshal Rus
sell. is creating a profound sensation throughout
tie STATE. Colonel Russell being for many years