Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-01
HEAVY ROBBERY.


Dubuque q sioux City Railroad Co. at
this place. Mr.. J. B. Cavanaugh, the
Station Agent, had taken the money
from the safe about fifteen minutes be-
fore train time" and placed it with
some letters in little box hanging
against the wall close by the window
where he stood selling tickets. The
money was for remittance to the Com
pany at Dubuque. The Agents clerk
was to see that it, and the letters, were
put aboard, and both were keeping
guard over the package. There were
three locomotives in waiting at the de-
pot, and at one time fourteen of the men
employed on the different trains were
in the office, the inner Office where the
money was. There were none but en-
ployees of the Company in the room.
Just after the train started Mr.. Cava-
naugh inquired Of his clerk If every
thing was put aboard. The clerk re-
piled that he had mailed the letters, and
he guessed the Express Messenger had
taken the package,-it was gone at least
when he (the clerk took out the letters.
The Agent looked at the book and
found no receipt, and Immediately tel
egraphed the Messenger, a young man
named Parsons, at Waterloo, inquiring
why he had not left q receipt for the
package. Parsons replied that he took
no package. Mr.. Cavanaugh then tele-
graphed to Dubuque, giving the Com
pany the particulars of the robbery. A
reward is offered for the arrest of the
thief or recovery of the money, and all
possible effort will be made to detect the
scoundrel and solve the mystery.
A Raid on a Minister.-At an early
hour on Wednesday evening people be-
gan to flock to the residence of Rev. G.
f. Kemble, pastor of the Universalist
Society, and by eight o'clock there was
scarcely standing room in the good
mans house for fresh arrivals. About
this time procession of fifty or sixty
men arrived, and explained the unusual
proceedings. They bore gifts most gro-
tesquely arranged on stretchers, which
one after another they set down in or
about the house. First was a skeleton,
clothed with handsome new hat and
cloak for Mrs. Kemble. Then came q
dressed hog, of about two hundred
pounds weight, blanketed with green
backs, the value of which garment was
ninety-three dollars. An important
LOCKING rooster was perched between
the swine's ears, holding in his bill an
other bill, upon which the figures go"
were distinctly visible. The gift was
legalized by ten-cent revenue stamp
between the eyes. The hog bled at the
nose a little, but he seemed mono the
less TO enjoy wretchedly black pipe
which he held in his mouth. A pair of
large tin goggles ornamented his dull
eyes, and from his ears hung large med
ais, upon one of which was printed
" Presented to Rev. c. E. Kemble, )" and
on the other, BY the Hog Committee. !"
After this central piece of attraction
came barrel of flour, then pork bar
rel, filled with groceries, &C., then q
barrel of apples, then bundles and box
es, and what all We do not know. Mr..
and Mrs. Kemble were so amazed they
hardly knew what to do or say. The
clergyman 3 attention was called to the
hog. He looked at it O moment, then
glancing from one face to another said,
" Gentlemen, all 1 can say is, you've
gone the whole hog!" Mrs. Kemble
was arrayed in her new hat and cloak,
and Mr.. Kemble introduced. He thank
ed the ladies for the improved personal
appearance of his wife, and remarked
in soliloqny that she looked like a girl.
John L. Wilcox made q presentation
speech, which was brief and pointed
Mr.. Kemble replied, expressing himself
thankful, and giving fresh pledges of
faithfulness to the discharge of his du-
ties. In an upper room the young peo-
pie had a lively and evidently happy
time. 1t seemed to be source of pleas
ure to all that the house was 30 crowded,
and there was no getting mad because
of trampled toes or clbow-thrust sides.
In the undoing of packages an over
coat was discovered for the elder, pres
ents for the children, and such long
catalogue of things that we cannot be-
gin to name them. Refreshments were
served, and finally the good people went
home. The full value Of the donation
is probably not far from two hundred
and fifty dollars. The occasion was very
pleasant, and all participants were more
than satisfied with its success.