The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-05-12
Heavy Robbery.

| On Friday night last, the passenger derot OF
the Illinois Central Railroad. in this city, was
| entered, and about h $1,000 were stolen from the
safe in the ticket office. The robber is sup
posed to have entered the building through a
small window at the back, as, in the morning
Yane Of glass from that window was found to
have been removed. The safe was an old,
common affair, had been condemned as unsafe
at other Railroad offices where it had been used,
and the lock was easily picked. Nonoise was
made, and the robbery was not discovered until
morning.
| On Thursday, tall spare man, with light
long hair, combed back of his ears, and falling
upon his shoulders, and with light colored
whiskcrs, came to the depot, bought ticket of
Mr.. Spaulding, the Agent, for Bloomington,
and offered $40 bogus BILL He did not leave
in the train, however, and on Friday, he called
again, was about the passenger depot consider.
ably, and uader the pretence of a desire to look
at railroad map which was hanging up inside
the ticket Office, where the safe was, obtained
admittance for few moments. Suspicion nat
urally fell on this person as the thief. Upon
inquiry being made, it was found that he passed
Thursday night at Johnson's, rather notori-
GUS "crib' ard rendezvous for prostitutes, in the
rear of the Market House, and that he was
seen talking with Johnson early Friday morn
| ing. Since then, nothing has been heard oil
i
/ failed.
johnson was arrested as an accomplish but
nothing has yet been discovered to implicate
him. There was, however, discovered on his
person, and in his house, about $50 Of coun-
forfeit money. johnson is now in the calahoose
| Two other persons who had counterfeit money
in their possession, and inthe pockets Of one Of
whom dangerous 'slung shot" was found, were
also arrested at Johnson's. but they are not sup
/ L =. Al. &c l.,
ticket oficc.-Galena Courice, 9th.
Gold-The gold excitement in Union, Clarke
Madison and Adair counties, in this State, ID
still on the increase. The Winterest Madison
ian of the 18th inst, comes to US with further
information on the subject. 1t is published
near the centre of the reputed gold region. 1t
says "the intelligence from the 'diggins' still
wear favorable aspect. A lump Of pure gold
| worth about $500 is announced as among the
discoveries of the past week. Near Alton. in
Union county, it is said parties are making five
and ten dollars a day in gathering the dust
The washings in Clark county are also favora.
bly, reported, and it is thought still more favora
bic intelligence will yet come in from Adair
where, it is prop hesied. the richest dgings will
be found this side of California. Good judges.
90 persons CAPABLE of giving coed opinion in
such matters, say that gold will be found
throughout this entire section, and in greater
quantities than we have yet dreamed off,
Gold is said to sxist, also, in keokuk county
Life in the West, published at Sigou.ney. thu
county seat, says. in its issue of the 18th. that
"Jonas keck, Esq, has succeeded in finding
gold in slough in the west side of town. The
specimens found are similar in all respects to
the fine dust of California, and are found under
similar conditions-mixed with black sand Of
the same character Mr.. Keck spent several
| wears in thc oold mines of California and ever
since his return has had an abiding faith that
the pure metal would be found in many locali-
ties in Iowa, and now entertains no doubt ofits
abundance. Several other returned Californi-
ans pronounce the specimens found to be the
genuine stuff. '-Ezprcss and Herald.