Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-10-11
Eighty Thousand Dollars Saved by a
Shrewd Manoeuvre.

Before martial law was established i'm ST.
Joseph, Mo-, a gang Of secession outlaws had
their evil eye upon $4,000 in gold, in the
express office, and were preparing to pounce
upon it, when the agent in charge of the
money sdoptod d plan to deceive them. The
Omaha NcbrdShian says:
From the cellar an old trunk, without a
lcck, and covered with mould, cobweb and
dust, was brought forth. From the old
clothes inside, one of the messengers quickly
selected a suit more compatible with the ap-
pearance of the trunk than the one he usually
wore. The treasure was then packed snug
ly inside, and an old piece of rope tied care
lessly around it, supplied the place of the
lock and held the lid securely down. Hur-
rying down street as fast as his clumsy boots
would let him, our messenger, disguised eff
fectualfy as an anxious clodhopper, secured a
drayman, and telling him that times were
getting rather hot III st. Joseph, he has con-
cluded to go to Elwood, and that he had some
baggage at the Express office he would like
to have taken over. The drayman went with
him, and after little pareying and begging
the Express agent o.let the trunk go without
the payment ofa small charge alleged to be
upon it, and while the back of the owner
was turned, made fun to the, drayman Of his
appearance and Of his trunk, and. finally
helped the owner load it,putting of the dray-
man, who was anxious to help, with "Nev-
er mind, its no trouble. Walking down the
middle Of the street, our disguised messenger
soon reached the river, and in few minutes
more was safely in Elwood And thus, $50
600 in gold. hard gold, passed under the
very eyes of the -ebels at ST. Joseph. Join
ed by another messenger, equally rough in
appearance, a team was hired to bring them
to Nebraska City, and from thence by stage
they came to Omaha, bringing the same old
trunk, with its load Of treasure, strapped on
behind as if it contained nothing but old
clothes.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN AS SEEN BY BAY
ARD TAYLoR.-At the same review, had an
opportunity Of contrasting Mcclellan with. a
score Of Generals and Princes. There>were
Mcdowell, Porter. Keyes, Blenker,- Smith,
and Marcy, all manly, gallant faces and fig
rres Of true military bearing Colonels De
Tobriand and Solm-Solm, with their dashing
chivalresque air; the Prince de Joinville,
twisted and STOPPING, lounging on his horse
the Orleans Princes, with their mild, amiable
faces, and aspect Of languid inteGestEin all
a most remarkable group Of figures. A
horses length in advance sat the smallest
rran Of the party, broad -shouldcred strong
chested, strong-necked, and strong jawed,
one hand upon his hip, while the other, By
an ccasional rapid motion, flung SOME com
municat,on to the passing squadrons Of cav.
airy. The sor of his cap was well pulled
down over his eyes, yet not man in the
lines escaped his observation. His glance
seemed to take in at once the whole specta.
Gle, yet without 'osing any of its smallest, de-
tails. He IS commander" said my Adstri
an friend. Something in his figure, his ntti
tude, and the square tenacious set of his jaws
reminded me strikingly of Field Marsha
Radetsky. l scanned the lines of his face in
vain for some mark Of weakness, indecision
or timdity. All was cool, firm, promet, de
-termined, and self-reliant. If he does no
justify the hopes and expectations Of the ma
ton, physiogomy is ofno value.
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