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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-28

ATTEMPT TO SwINDLE THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK,-O Monday last we'll dressed and
genteel looking man, apparently about 80 years
of age, dark complexion and rather stout, called
at the lst National Bank Of this city and pre-
sented Mr.. Hooff, the following letter;
New York, Feb 23d 1872, Charles r. Hoof,
Va. Sir:-The bearer, Mr.. James 4. Wood,
will have business in Washington during the
season, and as his family will probably reside
in your bank, in which case we send him to you
by request of Caleb E. Coles, esq.,, of this city
We trust Mr.. Wood may find it convenient to
do his business with you. Respectfully,
AUSTIN, BALDWIN & Co..
The Mr. Caleb F. Coles alluded to is the
Cashier Of the Central National Bank Of New
York city
The day before this happened Mr.. Hooff
had received telegram from Washington,
signed by Henry Aspinwall, asking if he allow
ed interest on deposits, and had responded that
he did allow interest on certificates of deposits
After Mr. Hoof had read the letter OF intro
duction, the stranger said that he would proba-
bly, have some fifty or sixty thousand dollars to
deposit during the winter, and exhibited one
check for $4,000 which, however, he did not
offer to deposit but said he would call again the
next day and deposit it with additional checks
that he would by that time have received, and
would then probably want few hundred dol
lars for immediate use He then took his de-
parture.
Mr.. Hooff did not suspect any thing wrong,
but in the exercise of hisusual precaution, wrote
to Mr. Coles, incIosing him the letter of intro
ductiOn and making some inquiries. The next
morning he received the following telegram in
reply: Dear Sir:-I thought best to telegraph
to you that the enclosed letter purporting to
be signed by Austin, Baldwin Il Go. was for
gerry. ] hope that you have not allowed the
fellow to rictinlize YOU Yours truly,
G. f. Coles.
Mr. Hooff upon the receipt of this telegram
Immediately procured an officer whom he con-
cealed in the bank to arrest the swinder when
he returned to draw upon his forged checks,
but the latter, up to this time, has not made his
appearance.
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY.-The annual meet
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
Report of the superintendent of
Common Schools of Cedar
Co., Iowa, April !.
1879.

To the Board Of Supervisors:
Genticmca:-During the month just
closed my work has differed material
ly from that Of the winter months
February finished nearly all my visit
ing: during the month of March
have made seven visits. At the com
! mencement Of the month ! prepared a
list Of questions FOR the spring cxami
nations. use printed list and pre-
fer o written examination. a great
many teachers in the county have
been using certificates renewed with
out AN examination Cor several years.
| require an examination from al as
| desire a personal knowledge of their
int. llectual and practical ability to
teach. During this month have
examined sixty six applicants, reject
ed twelve granted fifty four certifi-
Gates, of which thirteen were first
class and forty one second class.
Some difficulty has arisen during
the winter from teachers commencing
tIleIt sGuoubs NltHOul GeItlHcatt.
This is strictly forbidden 10y law
Sec. 20. School laws Of 1868, reads as
follows: No person shall be EN-
ployed to teach common school
which Is to receive listributive share
Of the school fund, unless he shall
have certificate Of qualification
signed by the County Superintendent
of the county in which the school il
situated, or by some other officer duly
authorized by law; and any teacher
who commences teaching shall forfeit
all claim TO compensa' ion for the time
during which he teaches without such
certlncate.
Any resident elector Of township
district can enjoin the paying of
applies to Independent Districts rs
well as to sub districts
There is another practi 70 which j.
almost universal, that of sub director
and teacher falling To contract until
the close Of the school, il al all, ofienpr
not mt all. | find more ,iiifi.uliie.
arising from n Noncompliance than II
compliance WITH the law \ Diree,pr
who has the misfortune To hire M !,
competent teacher has his remedy ID
can apply II a. easily by "A eomplia,,
with the law IA by a nppco,npiiasc"
Every Director is required to c'ntrac;
in D,itiog with the teacher N lh..se .
it approved and filed with the pfe-i
dent Of the Board "bcfo,c the teochcr
enters upon The discharge Of his daties."
| hope teachers for their own good
will see that this Is .l"ne; difficulties
have arisen during the past winter IN
consequence Of this one failure to com
ply with the law.
The law also requires that immedi
ately after the organization Of the new
Boards the Secretaries shall forward
10 the County Superintendent a Ger.
titled list Of officers elected, with their /
Post Office address. There are several
Of the Secretaries Of District townships
yet to report, and | have received but
two from the Secretaries Of Independ-
ent Districts. whose duty is the same
In this respect as District Township
Secretary. ] hope they will forward
their certificates at once.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
Original Notice.

John ", Brown. Plaintiff,
VS.. In the District
Giarissa g Cook, John l. Hen Court of Iowa,
ry and Ira Cook. Trustees un- County of
der last will OF Il Cook, John Cedar
pttpK. Trustee under snid MAY
last viii, Frederick Cook and Term
John i Dillon, Executor of 1877.
last vii. Of u Cobk, Defend
ants.
To the said defendants:
You are hereby notified that on or before
lie lst day Of May, 1872 there will be He'd i'm
the office Of the Clerk of the District Court of
Iowa, In the County OF Cedar, the petition of
John w Brown. claiming that the legal title
To the north half of the north east quarter Of
section two 90. township cighty-one fsl)
ran ~ three 81 In Cedar County, was in the
name Of Ebenezcr Cook now deceased; but
that said title was so held by said EbeneZer
Cook In trust for him, the said John w
Brown. and said petition will pray that the
fu,l legal title Of p,aintiH he established In
said land, and that the title or claim of each
Of You he barred. Now unless you appear
and defend at or before noon OF the second
day OF the next term Of said Court, to be
CONNIE need at Upton in said County on the
4fh Moniay In MAY, that being the 9TH day
Of May, ls72, default viii be entered and Il
decree rendered as prayed.
EDWARD Il. Cook,
4vli Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

During this month the new Boards
have been elected and organized; the
amount Of money necessary to be
raised for school purposes has been
and apportioned, aud in
doing this work considerable friction
and conflict Of opinion has arisen, In
OF which there has been
a great deal of advising and consulting
the law, which has con-
sumed large amount Of my time.
Scarcely any of the grounds about
the school houses are ornamentcd
with trees or shrubbery. The tiule
aud cost Of setting out trees on school
ground are but little il the members
Of District will work together.
There are II few grounds thus i'm
proved, and they are not only orna-
ments u the districts, but evidence the
good taste and culture Of the citizens.
There are some school houses in the
county entirely innocent Of paint and
many grounds as devoid of tree, shrub
or turf. should think q sense of
economy il not Of pride would induce
those interested To paint their build.
ings, at least. speak what l know
when say tina. the moral influence
Of pleasant surroundings has more to
do with real culture than we are
aware. Scholars will take pride in
what they see their parents and elders
/ interested ana Il generous emulation
will be enyemiered to beautify and
preserve what is already made pleas
ant All attractive. | make these
reiAarks merely as suggestive. but my
experience aud observation prove
them correct
/ In concluding | will continue my
remarks upon the schools and theil
failures. am compelled to notice the
luck OF interest and disregard mani
tested by the patrons toward theiI
schools-l am well aware this is I
hackneye,l subject but none the les.
directors to visit their schools but
think | state a TACT when say tina
three fourtl,s Of them never visit theil
schools only as difficulties and dis
turbances call them there. No enter
prise will prosper unless it Is criticised
and looked after by those who are
interested. and patrons, who are the
mos. interested parties can improv,
their schools very much by visiting
them frequently and demanding tina,
the standard of teaching shall be i'm
proved, /! no; satisfactory. wou!s
rather parents would judge of the
ability and faithful work OF a teache
in the school room if they would onl,
visit and see what he does. The dis
satisfaction that some teachers Civ,
arises not from their inability, bu
from disposition to do as little Al
possible If not watched. Nisitin,
would have the effect of putting sucl
teachers to their tp0rk in earnest com
polling them 10 improee while laz,
and incompetent teachers would seel
other vacations; ii would also Civ,
them an opportunity to see for them
selves those things Of which they hav,
no knowledge only from reports 0
children, which would result in tn
teacher being sustained in matter
that otherwise lie is condemned ant
prevent Tn Sc difficulties that fire.
quently min the benefit Of a term o
school
G. w. ROLLINS, Go s,up't,
April LIST, 1872.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
Political Facts.

Nearly all the Democratic organs Of
the country are now supporting the
Cincinnati Liberal Republican"
movement, which Il gradually devel.
oping into rebel-copperhead "forlorn
hope"
Senator Trumbull denies that he
will not be q candidate for the Presi-
dency at the Cincinnati Convention.
Those who know Mr.. Trumbull's
weakness deem the denial entirely
unnecessary.
It is now generally understood that
the New York Tribune will support
the Cincinnati nominees, provided
Greeley shall be put on the ticket for
Vice Observation-Disclosures not; and
that the Chicago Tribune will support
the nominees provided its pet, Trun'.
bull, shall head the tickat--otherwise
not.
The Republican State Convention
Of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania ant
Florida will meet to morrow, and thu
National Convention Of Colored Mer
will meet at New Orleans tomorrow
The Democratic State Convention Q
Oregon and the sorehead Republican
Convention of Kansas will also NEE
to- morrow.
Our advices from Iowa are to tn
effect that the recent call for s0rehea
Republican Convention at Davenport
Iowa, in sympathy with the Cincin
natti movement, does not even Great
ripple on the smooth waters Of tbs
State. Iowa, like genuine coin.
always Chicago Lsr., 9th inst
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

In 1868, in letter to the st. Louis
Democrat, Carl Schurz said: ITO
become q tool in the hands Of the com
mon enemy is about the lowest point
OF political responsibility member OF
The Radical party can reach in this
crisis, whatever his personal grew
ances may be. 1t frequently happens
that men. whose personal expectations
have been disappointed magnify their
grievances in their own mind, and By
assiduous persuasion. arrive, finally,
at the conclusion that those who have
been more fortunate in obtaining
recognition by the party or gaining
popular favor must necessarily be bad
or unworthy men," This was Carl
casting his own shadow before.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

General Washington's body servant
was very popular parsonage, and
WAS many years in dying. He may
not even yet be dead, but whether
dead or alive, is evidently doomed to
be supplanted in public favor. The
+" coming man. IL the man who set fire
to Chicago. His first experiment at
dying recently took place at u small
village in Sweden. He confessed on
his death bed, and left IA valuable box
of jewels behind him. We shall
watch his career with interest. Mica.
90 Journal
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

sClaim should state Ii there was convic-
ton.
The following are the petitions pre-
scented and acted upon by the Board !:
Petitions from the different lodges
of the Patrons Of Husbandry asking
for the use of the court room for hold
ing their conventions. Prayer OF PEE
titIones grantrd.
Petition Of O. L. Giller for abate>
ment of tax Prayer Of petitioner not
granted.
Petition of A. Il. Oakley for abate
ment of tax. Prayer Of petitioner not
granted.
Petition Of G. Y. c. Striker for
abatement of tax. Prayer of petition
er not granted.
Petition of Mary Waldo for abaie-
ment Of interest on tax. Prayer OF
petitioner granted.
Petition Of c. T. Wheeler for aba!e,
ment OF assessment Case continued
until next term.
Petition of n. J. Hawley to be
transferred to Upton Independent
District. Prayer Of petitioner not
granted.
Petition Of Mary Palmer for abate-
ment Of tax Of 1870. One half Of the
tax remitted.
Petition of citizens Of Louden for
abatement Of tax on II J, lots and s,
block 3, town of LouIen. Prayer oil
petitioners granted.
Petition Of Jacob Hardacre for cor.
rection of tax sale. Petition referred
to Wolf l. Landt.
Several were presented for bridges
and referred to bridge commissioner.
The following are the resolutions
passed by the Board:
Resolved, That the Auditor draw a
warrant in favor Of Jas. Wharton for
$S7 % in payment for completion oi
bridge near Willeys
Resolved. That the Auditor be au-
thorizef to draw warrant to pay the
expenses for making the repairs about
the Court House ordered bv the Board
Of Supervisors.
Rcsotrcd. That the Auditor draw a
warrant for the per diem. and mileage
Of the County Supervisors, IA follows
H. {. Gill, 4 days, IA miles, SIT IS
{. A. Pound, days, q miles, SIC ~
Alex. Motif. 4 days, 10 miles, ST. 20
Ras0iuGd. That the Auditor be au
thorized to draw u warrant for all
thosa who have. take bridge --s>As-oss
for one half Of the probable amount of
the said bridges.
Resolrcd, That the Auditor he au
thorized to draw warrant in favor OF
b. l.. Tower for $50, for salary
Board adjourned sine die.
T.. NJ. BRINK, Auditor.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

Wendell Phillips on Tom Scott, late
President Of the Union Pacific rail
ROAD T"". s'eat IeiIOw citizen
whom some people irreverently call
Tom Scott, is at the head Of company
controlling $50. OoO,OOO. He places
one hand on the Atlantic and the
other on the Pacific, his influence ex.
tends from Saginaw to Mobile, and
when he walks eastward from the
Golden Gate, the wind Of his coat tail
topples over State Legislature at
every stRide.o
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The Muscatine journal says: Iowa
City is happy ut the certain prospect Of
the completion Of the Clinton South
western railroad. Its name has been
changed to the Chicago, Omaha and
St Joseph Railroad Company Its
bonds have been endorsed by the G. B.
4. G. Co. and negotiated ut 90 cents
on the dollar-a good price which
gives ample means to complete the
road. 5000 tons Of rails aud dozen
locomotives AMI other rolling stock in
proportion have just been purchased.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The Boston Globe independently
says: :" Did France or England ask
for AN investigation relative to the sale
Of arms by our government? Ger.
tainly not. Why did the Massachu.
setts Senator start the subject then.
andendeavor to cast renrnaeh upon
his own Government. and that too. at
time when 1t was prosecuting
another nation for bad faith? Is 1t
necessary for us to point out the real
object of the attack which so signally
failed, and rebounded to wound its
originator Was not the engineer
hoist by his own petard?' Person.
al pique is base inspiration and un-
worthy Of Senator of MassachU
setts.o
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

$50 far the Investigation into the
management Of the Nav; Department
has not brought any serious matter to
the surface. "-Neu York Tribune.
80 far" the soreheads in Congress
have FILTERED away more than half
the time Of the session in mere accusa-
tons and political schemes and "inyes.
LEGATIONS" designed to destroy the
confidence Of the country in President
Grants Administration yet In not
one instance have the schemes aud
investigations drought any serious
matter to the surface" In other
words. the Summers, Schurzes. Trum-
bulls and big and little TriJunes"
have utterly failed in their attempts
to damage the Administi alton, and
have succeeded only in sadly damag-
ing themselves. chi. Journal.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
OrixinalNoaice,

Original Notice.
Mary Jane Chamberlain, District Court
Against OF Cedar Comfy
Joseph w Chamberlain, Iowa, May Term
Defendant. 1872.
To Joseph w Chamberlain, Defendant:
You are hereby notified that there is now
Oh file in the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court, In and for the County OF Cedar,
fin the State OF iowa, q petition of Mary Jane
Chamberlain, Plaintiff, claiming OF you a
divorce from the bonds of matrimony heres
t0fore existing between you and this plain
tiff and asking the custody of your child
Willie Irwin Chamberlain, on the ground
that you have willfuliy deserted the plain
tiff your wife and absented yourself without
n reasonable cause for more than two years
last past.
Now unless you appear to said petition
and defend thereto Mt or before noon of the
second day of the next term Of said Court
to be begun and held at Upton in said
county on the 9th day OF May is72 a defaul,
will be entered against you. and judgment
rendered and decree entered thereon In nc.
cordance with the prayer Of said petition.
| avis WOLF a LANDT, ..tt'ys for Pl'tff.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

Twenty Hollanders, just arrived at
Sioux City, have $500 to begin With.
.Gour City journal.
We are afraid If the Posts TX" had
gone into the car which brought these
with other immigrants through from
New York, his olfactories might have
been offended but is that an unan-
swerable argument against welcoming
money and muscle into Iowa:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

A bill was passed Monday in the
Senate fixing the compensation OF
County Supervisors at - nsr day and
6 osAt. aaiiaAge. In counties having q
population of less than 10000 inhabi-
tants the number of days 10 limited to
25 in counties having 10000 and less
than 1000, to 81 days from 10000 to
10000, As days; over 10000, - days.
No extra allowance exceeding 500
shall be granted any Supervisor, and
this must be made by a majority OF the
Supervisors not Interested in the same.
The bill was drawn by Mr.. Claussen,
of Scott county who was appointed
subcommittee on the same, and
passed without amendment.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The White Cloud lKansas) Chief
..vs the old bushw hackers Of Missouri
.nd Iowa are now thrusting their
heads out of the brush, labeled "Lib>
oral Republicans
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The D.veDpor: gazette says that
Muscatine Is much given to mysterious
whispering about railroads, and does
more verbal railroad building than
any two other western cities.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The grand jury Of Richmond county.
". Y, has indicted eight Justices Of
the Peace, four Commissioners of
Highways, four village officers, and
four prominent citizens, who have
sworn to false bills against the county.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The Upton Post Masters Cedar Post
FORCES q feeble thunderbult out OF
mild suggestion Of the Clinton Bee,
intimating that the Independent ''has
struck out to swim stream to wide
for it, and that it will be embarrassing
to turn around and try to swim
ashore"
Perhaps it might be, but the Iade-
pendent Is not ION the turn about"
The crowd we are with are not noted
for turning back, to any alarming
extent.
Last week we gave the Post Master
Post some wholesome advice. Life is
too short for repetition, and IS its last
issue shows two more columns or abuse
of foreigners, aud another Lay Ser
mon," we advise it to go right on,
until KnownothiDgism becomes the
law, and Spiritualism the religion, Of
the Clarence Independent.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

In appointing the new Capitol Com.
missioners, the Republicans selected
two in Legislative caucus-R. s. Fink
bine Of johnson county, and John G.
Foote, of DesMoines county. The
Democrats named Maturin l.. Fisher
of Clayton county, and Peter 4. Day,
of johnson. Governor Carpenter will
make the fifth and last Commissioner
en- oficio.
The Democracy do not have the
faith to see blessings" in every de-
feat upon the political battlefield
Judge Thayer of the Clinton Age, in
speaking Of the recent election in
Connecticut, says:
''This State has gone Republican by
small majority. Democrats quite
generally seem to think the result q
blessing in disguise. We were in,
clined to look upon the New Hamshire
election in this light, but the fact il
these kind of blessings seems to b.
multiplying upon us, and we may find
it as hard to carry such blessings al
the ordinary curses. If things con.
tinue this way, they will be terrible
blessings for the democracy"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

Detroit will unvail Its soldiers mon.
ument on the 9th Of April, the ami.
versary Of Lees surrender. General
Burnsi ie IL 10 be present
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

Full returns from Rhode Island
show the majority of Padelford,
Republican, for Governor to be l,176,
and for Cutler, Democrat for Lieuten-
ant. Governor, 140. The remainder
are Republicans. The State ticket
about 9, 100 majority.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The Republicans of Council Bluffs
are happy over gallant victory fol-
lowing gallant fight. A clean Repub-
iican ticket was elected-every man
upon it-by handsome majority.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The platform Of the Republican
party and the Cedar Post are In direct
opposition upon the question Of en-
couraging immigration. Probably the
platform will be amended at the June
Convention.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11
Proceedings Of Board Of Supervis-
ora Of Cedar Co., Iowa,
April Meeting,
1910

AUDITORS OFFICE. April lst, 1872.
The Board met pursuant to law.
Present all the member. The follow
ing arc the claims acted upon ~ the
Board:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-11

The Senate Committee on Senatorial
districts has agreed upon q bill redis.
tricting the State in such manner
that no county will have more than
one Senator. This causes Scott to lose
q Senator. Muscatine will have one
Senator, as at present. Louisa and
Washington are joined in one Sena-
torial district, thus losing one Senator
for Louisa, as Miles, Of Washington,
holds his seat four years. Other
changes are made, but the above are
the ones our readers are most inter-
ested in. The bill is drafted on basis
Of about $4,000 population for each SEN
atorial district, there being fifty dis
tricts.