The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-02-26


There hiss not been = msch excite
ment among bankers and b0stAees
men here ia nuMbef Of Year,, - was
oceasioned last saturday BY The swlnda
mig and forging operations Of . strans'
ger giving his name - r. =. Esglesht.
He came to the city on the 9Th inst,
immediately informed several parties
that he intended 10 engage IN the
grim and commissions business, ana
would show the "siow coaches'. OF
Davenport how that business ought TO
be carried on. He had between. s., O0O
AMI Si.0o0 which he depoeiteiin two
or three different banks, and COM
menced operations by buying and sell
ing grain in small quantities, thereby
getting the checks Of several OF our
principal grain firms. Without CIV.
ing more detailed account Of his
transactions up to Saturday, It Is only
necessary to state that about lo'clock
on that day he went to tho Fint Ma
tionsl Bank and presented checks
from four different firms in the city,
and asked credit for them. The
amounts OH two OF the checks had
been changed, but the signatures were
genuine the other two were not. He
then presented similar checks &C the
Citizens National, but the cashier was
not in. AT the Davenport National he
presented checks amounting 70 IS, 600
which were received. He then drew
his own check for $500 which was
cashed
Having been defeated In part Of his
plans, and fearing detection, he lost
no time in getting to Rock Island,
hired team and driver aud started for
Co!ona, Ills In the meantime the
fraud had been discovered and Carl
of the LIT National crossed the river,
procured team and officers and started
: miles south or tie city. He was
brought back considerably crestfallen,
p!aed ID Jail AID viii be examiped
The bail Of Eggieshf was placed et
$4,000 Lat lie will mot 10 able 70
raise IT.. - 80,
FoI stNSIht WINS pNcl MI CitUtN uus
been made by nunber OF prominent
whoss object is n buisAi = iaad ea0ng
the river l4nk aud FDnt street IL be
used by Any cuHupONy, but more espe.
ciaily II Mcfiitafe the entrance into
the city Of the st. Paul road. The
people feel sore oyer The oOndiii0n OF
affairs concerning this road To have
the terminus atDuck creek Is an 80
jury - the atty, and to obviete the
io,sc standing sttlsiouity, the proposed
Union company at a recent meeting
instructed n committee to ascertain
upon what terms said road could be
leused in perpetnity 20 the st. Paul
Co Presidsnt Fr06Ch replied that he
was not auttoslae4 - elale terms un-
I'll the Union Co. WAs pefnnanentiy
established, and not thens unless the
route offered WA bstsee and would
cost less than. tie one they legally
claim to have ssirsadyA. A. nothing
definite could ~ tC6oA plished, the
project has been a0FNd0pQd.s
The horr1bN n,utder dTArs. Brown.
lie near Ipng (eOye. 16as county,
"Wednesday eve0ing Cyoetes intense
excitenaenk "a ihrOueh tho ~ ighbor-
UHof. M eHu4e VT t00 WUD01sn Oetu
Il known-aii seems TO be shrouded in
mystery The youngest child was
also badly hurt and will hardly recov-
er. six buck slst struck him In aide
and head. p t0sstbis moruing no
clueaa 70 who the murderer y has
been found.
The Committee appointed by the
Legislature 10 visit the aOrPhan9
Homes and report upon their ycondi-
ton, &c. came to the Davenport
Home last Friday. and remained two
days. They were well pleased with
the genersfappearaDce Of things, and
no doubt their report of this Home
will compare favorably with that Of
the pfilen. NY
Tile Davenport shooting Climb had .
tournament on the Fsir, Grounds this
week which lasted four days. Crack
eunners from number OF Iowa and
Illinois i0W nss were In attendance,
and too baltic teil-the Dawn port
ers were beaten. They seem to have
bad luck at home and abroad, as sew
eral reviohs patches have resultediu
defeat. Per hAps they don't keep their
nerves rs well braced as their oppo.
nelis do sgE 9sEPEss .awe. get.
Dis,rIct Co8rt con vened on the Sd
inst and sdJourned to-day, "A long
list has been disposed Of among
which is lnnre dian the usual humber
f.lt