misc 1861 news

GRIFFIN, PECKHAM, SWIVEL, MCCREARY

Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall (email)
Date: 4/20/2007 at 19:22:44

Caught - It will be remembered that A.C. Griffin, Express Agent at Earlville, absconded last fall, taking $170 belonging to the Express Co. The General Agent of the company, Mr. Peckham, learning a few days ago that he was at Prairie du Chien, telegraphed to the Agents of the Company at that point, who put the matter into the heads of the proper authorities, and he was arrested and arrived here in custody of Marshal Swivel of Dubuque, on Wednesday last, just in time to have his case brought before the Grand Jury. It is generally supposed he will take a trip down river. (Delhi News)

A Good Reporter - While on the excursion to Cedar Falls on Thursday last we made the acquaintance of A.H. McCreary, Esq., the editor of the Delaware County Journal. Mc is an original character as we soon learned and there is more in him we must confess than we at first suspected. Among his other accomplishments ranks as first his remarkable ability as a phonographic reporter. He commenced learning at 12 years of age and now finds no difficulty in taking down verbatim the words of the most rapid speakers. He can write with ease 180 words in a minute and when in perfect practice 200. Usually men speak no more than 140 words per minute, though some talk as fast as 160. Mr. Seward speaks 130 words in a minute, but he is regarded a very deliberate speaker. We take this opportunity to acknowledge our indebtedness to mr. McCreary, in reporting the speeches at Cedar Falls for us, and should any of our friends or exchanges ever want a verbatim report of an oration, or the proceedings of meetings or courts, they cannot do better than to call on him. We are assured that he will accept.

~Weekly Times, Dubuque, Iowa
Thursday, April 18, 1861

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