The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-05
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the failure of this firm, and nothing has
been done to iquidate their liabilities,
except the payment Of 5-cent piece up
on each dollar OF indebtedness, and a
proposition TO distribute proportion
ate amount of 'Jay bird" securities, of
a character as doubtful as the financial
standing OF the bankrupts themselves;
but before even these almost worthless
securities mostly Northern Pacific
Railroad bonds-could be distributed,
some one il the interest of the Northern
Pacific company nominally, but in real
ity in the interest of the bankrupt firm,
claims that Jay Cooke e. Co. were sub
sOribers to the stock of the n. =. Il. r.
company for large amount; that their
subscription has not been paid; that
they are bound to pay it, and that the
bonds held by the bankrupts ought to-
be applied towards the payment of the
subscription on that stock.
Judge Cadwallader, after hearing the
petition of council representing tho N
2. company, informed the trustee that
any distribution OF stock to creditors
would be at his own risk; and it looks
as though Jay Cooke & Co., as owners
of the Northern Pacific company, would
get nearly all the assets of Jay Cooke &
Co. the bankrupt bankers, excepting
that little 5-cent piece on the dollar.
This firm is expecting to be discharged
from bankruptcy at an early day, with
good character, and will probably re-
sumo business again.
THOs. A. SCOTT VS.. JOHN W. GARRETT.
In September, 1874 a number of rail
road officials representing what arel
called the grand trunk lines, met at Sar-
stoga and entered into q compact to |
maintain certain high rates for freight
traffic and passenger fares. A month
ago John w. Garrett, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio company stepped
down and out from the Saratoga com
pact, and in the interest of producers
West, and consumers East, and the
travelling public everywhere, reduced
the rates of fares and freight about 40
per cent. This action of the Baltimore
president has "riled" Col. Thos A.
Scott, president of the Pennsylvania
Rail road company, who has retaliated
by refusing to carry passengers over 4
that division of the Pennsylvania rail
road extending from Philadelphia to [
New York, on through tickets sold by
Baltimore and Ohio company. This ac-
ton causes delay of several hours in A
Philadelphia, for all such passengers,
and a vexatious dissrrangement of
freight traffic.
1t is an ugly quarrel as it now stands, &
md, excepting among stockholders of L
he Pennsylvania company, find few
with Col. Scott The end A
IF it will doubtless be compromise, by
which lower freights and travelling rates L
will be secured. trust, however, that
under the general rail l-road law of Penn a
3ylvaniR MIR. Garrett will be enabled to
build competing line from this city to s
New York, which, with his probable &c
QUESTION of the Philadelphia, Whining I
ton and Baltimore line, will give him I
through line from New York to Chicago, \
Washington and the South. c
A DREADFUL PRACTICE. n
1t is the practice with number of Il
our leading retail establishments in this
,ity to treat their lady customers to {
glass of wine when they make shopping A
visits, especially during very cold
like that we have had this win
ter. A few days ago an estimable young
married lady, residing in Camden, n. j.,
came across the river to do some shop
ping. She visited the dry goods house
where she usually makes her purchases,
and after buying what she wanted, was
handed q glass of wine. She returned
after leaving that store, in few minutes, !,
TO purchase something she had over L
ooked, and was handed another glass of
wine. Not being accustomed to drink
ng, the liquor went to her head, and I
she began wandering around town, and
Ioon landed at Sixth and Bedford streets,
he lowest neighborhood in Philadel-
Dhia. Here she was seen by man on r
he look out for such cases, who was
leading her to house Of prostitution,
when he was oyertaken by policeman T
John Duffee, and the lady rescued.
As the woman was too much intoxi-
,ated to give her name or residence, she
was taken to the 10Th district police sta
lion. Seventy-six dollars were found in
ler possession, handsome gold watch
md diamond rings. A few hours after
she recovered, her husband was tele-
yTaphed for, who had in the meantime
Deen searching everywhere for her; aud Al
vt o'clock the next morning he arrived
It the police station and took his wife, n
lged only 32 years, and the mother of al
wo children at home. The husband is B
me of the leading business men of
camden, and had it not been for police OF
nan Duffy, the lady would have been
'obbed and outraged, and it may have
,een, murdered. The family is too re- r
'pectable to name, but if the husband t
the dealer, it will not be IL
Iellous to name him in double-leaded =
APPS as tradesman who gave his custo-
ners drugged wines.
The average yield per acre of corn,
wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat and po-
atoes is greater in Pennsylvania than in ;
illinois by 15-3-7-6-6 and 30 bush 4
lis respectively. In value an acre in
,orn yields $15 more in Pennsylvania
han Illinois; S7.84 in wheat; Sl.95 in
'ye; $5.51 in oats; $651 in Barley;
1886 in buckwheat; and S20.6l in pota- [
oes. j. w. f.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas