The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lyman & Curtis, New York, dealers in toys,
have assigned. Preferences, $1,000.
The Iowa Republican convention has been
called to meet at Des Moines on April 80.
A run on the Banco Industrial, at Havana,
yesterday, was met by the payment of all de-
mands.
The Oshawa Cabinet Company, Toronto has
assigned. Nominal assets, 500 900; liabilities,
about $50, 900.
A bill has passed the Rhode Island House for
bidding the location of dram shops within 400
feet of school houses
L. K Travis, a lawyer and prominent citizen,
and collector of the Thayer estate, of Westboro,
Mass, is missing. A young woman is also
missing
Premier Boudoir, of Dover,N H. will be sen
fenced tomorrow for the murder of Grant, not
withstanding his sons declaration that he is the
guilty person.
At Huron, o., on Tuesday night. man named
McMillon, suffering from the effects of hard
drinking murdered a boy named Thompson, and
then killed himself.
Bishop Clarkson, of Omaha, at a late hour last
night was reported somewhat better than on
Tuesday, though he is still quite low. His re-
covery is extremely doubtful.
The Canadian Pacific railway loan bill passed
the third reading in the Ontario Senate, yester-
day. Shortly afterward Richie, deputy govern
general, entered the Senate. and in the name
Of the Queen assented to the passage of the bill.
A snow.plow, on the St Paul road, struck a
sled containing farmer named Dick, his son,
aged nineteen married daughter and two
small children at Sibley, Ia The son was in
stantly killed, the father fatally injured, and the
others slightly injured.
Thomas r. Reeve, proprietor of the Novelty
Iron Works, Cleveland, which have been idle
most of the time lately, has assigned. BiabIh-
ties $50 000 assets twice that amount. The as
signment was precipitated by a lack of ready
money to meet obligations.
The Massachusetts Prohibition central com
mittee has decided the State convention shall be
held on May T. 1t was resolved that experience
shows that high license as a temperance meas
ure is utterly without merit, and demanding that
its advocates recite one instance to show to the
contrary.
The Yale Glee Club have had manufactured a
valuable tankard, to be presented to Colonel
John Mason Brown of the Yale class of so, of
Louisville KY, in remembrance of his services
in etfecting a settlement with the Ohio & Mssis-
slppi Railroad Company in the suit arising from
the accident of Jan. 5, near Louisville, by which
several members of the glee club were seriously
injured.
James Boyd and man named Brown at
tempted an assault, in the Grand Hotel at Har-
risburg, upon John Moore, of the Sunday Tele-
gram, for an article in that paper. Thomas
Michigan, the clerk, protested against any dis
turbance. and later, Michigan himself as
sailed, ana Brown was so badly beaten as TO
require the attention of a physician, while
Boyd was considerably damaged.
Arthur Dudley Vinton, law partner of Secre-
tary Belmont, was arraigned in the New York
police court yesterday on the charge of perjury.
preferred by Erastus S. Ransom, former law
partner of President Arthur. The arrest grew
out of long-standing litigation between the
parties ever a check for 800 given by Vinton to
the complainant in payment for loan. and
which was refused when presented for payment.
Advertising Agent H P. Hubbard, of New
Haven. Conn, and George P. Rowell & Co, of
New York. entered into a contract in 1879, bv
which Rowell was to publish certain advertise
ments to follow market reports. Defendant
failed to Fill his contract. The advertisements
were inserted in the prescribed papers, but not
in the location agreed on. The Connecticut Su-
preme Court has given decision in favor of
Hubbard for So. 200 DAMAGES and costs