The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-03
Notes WHILE ON AN EXCURSION.

Journeys performed by railroad
In these days OF rapid transit sffer
too little variety to be worthy of
mention, and still there are usually
. limited number OF Incidents that
are peculiar to each. The little in
cident at Parsons Of being compell-
ed to take our dinner in great haste
Tor to dispense with it) on account
of want of information from the
train men as to remaining on the
same. cars to Sedalia, instead of
changing, as formerly, and the loss
OF time in learning the fact, would
hardly be safe to refer to as It would
be quite likely TO be set TO the &C.
count of our stupidity. We arrived
at Sedalia little too late to connect
with the Missouri Pacific train for
st. Louis, and thereby had the OPP
portunity to occupy q room at .
hotel instead OF . sleeping car. We
were called . little before five a. M,
in order to take the next train, but
tho said train did not go, and we
were again left to take the succeed
ing train, which was at nearly ten
o'clock q. m. We were thus de-
priVed of the oppOrtun unity Of spend
ing the day In st. Louis, as had been
planned, and proceeded by the next
night train to Chicago, arriving Sat-
urday morning. Our stay In Chi
cago from Saturday until Tuesday
morning furnished an agreeable OPP
portunity to take friends by the hand
and to view the wonderful changes
that have been wrought since the
great confiagration, and the inn
provements that are going forward
outside the burned district. 1t is
not easy to describe intelligently
Cor even to conceiYe) the extent of
the ruin of fine structures Gas well
as of some that were not remarks-
bly, elegaht) that were destroyed,
and the vast field of houses that
have since been erected. We were
gratlfied with meeting and of en-
Toying the Inequalities Of Rev. A.
McCalla. That household are now to
gether in their home in Chicago, and
IS in former years while here, ARE ap-
parently quite IS well situated, and
enjoy as much eontentmeut as while
in Kansas. The friends of Mr.. Nc
Gala will be grstified to learn that
his health has been 30 far restored
that he has been able to supply the
pulpit of the church at Hyde Park,
for few of the past Sabbaths. AL
though he has been invited to sap
ply one of the churches in q desira-
bic community in the vicinity, it
was not deemed proper for him to
undertake il until his health and
strength are better established.
Through his kindness, and the use
of his carriage, and accompanied by
the young lady of his household,
who is q native of Emporia, we
rode from his home on thirty-flft
street as far north as Lincoln Park.
In this route of about eight miles
We passed through the length of the
city that was destroyed and has
been mostly rebuilt. We also pass.
ed the building In which the Inter
State Exposition is to be held, and
in which articles were being arrang-
ed for the purpose. Lincoln Park
has been subjected to considerable
improvement since the fire, and re-
tains its choice geological collection,
which for new western city is q
real credit to its mana ers.
We were also favored with anoth-
er excursion, and In the opposite
direction, or in the southern portion
OF the city. This was through the
kindness Of Professor III. w. Boyd,
of the Chicago Medical College,
with whom we had agreeable rela-
tons while in the tented field dur
ing the time of the rebellion. We
passed through the BouleYards and
Parks which are situated near the
southern limits Of the city. One of
these parks is abHndently supplied
with water by an artesian well.
These fountains are available for An
abundant supply Of water, both for
public and private use In several
localities in the city.
On returning from this drive we
called ct the Chicago Medical Col
lege in order to observe tho cOllec-
ton in natural history. 1t was .
pleasant surprise to find so large .
collection of skeletons Of rare an
finals as well a. many that are In
tended for use in illustrating the
lessons in comparative anatomy.
Here are the skeletons of the three
elephants which haYe been exhibit
cd when alive in many places
throughout the country, which were
known aa Hannibal, Romeo and
Juliet. There are also the skeletons
Of the hippopotamus, the giraffe,
the whale, elk, the broad horned ma
tive Of Texas, and OF many other
animals, Including large number
of monkeys, apes, and Of many
other Inhabitants Of other chimes.
These specimens named are but 6
limited mention Of the whole NUM-
Der, and gives but feeble view Of
the large group that has been coll
lected here, and chiefly through the
management and industry OF Pro-
fessor Boyd. There are still many
others In process or preparation
which will ere long fad places in
the cases.
FROM FRRDONiA.