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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10
A Countrynas's Wild Lesy from a
Moving Elevator.


Two men from Illinois-far1ners APP
parently, sturdily built and ordinarily
intelligent-entered the st. Louis Re
ptfJlicda Office the other afternoon,
about O'Clock, and, before they left,
one OF them had created sensation of
q decidedly startling nature and afford
ed oneOf the most striking illustrations
on record of extreme suspicion and
simplicity.
The men said that they wished To
look through the building, and were
told that they would be taken upstairs
upon going to the elevator, the location
of which was pointed out to them. One
of the men entered the elevator, but
the other, for some reason, stayed out
side. The boy in charge Of the ele-
vator closed the door and pulled the
rope, starting the thing upward. As
the elevator began rising, the man in
side leaped to his feet, glared about him
in terror, and yelled out, 'sMy God,
where am I going?" He hesitated but
an instant The elevator was moving
slowly, and the transom oyer the door
was still visible In a desperate endeay
or to escape, the terrified man threw
himself at 1t head-first, at the same mo-
ment that the boy. with rare presence
of mind, jumped to the rope and re-
versed the movement The action was
just in time; the ascending elevator
caught the passengers head Between lis
floor and the casing of the tran
som, and pinched it slightly be
fore the movement was reversed
and the head released. Then the man
jerked back and, as the descending ele-
vator showed the glass window in the
door beneath, he again plunged for
ward, head first, and went through like
a cannon-ball, striking at length on the
floor of the hall leading to the street
amid mass of broken sash and shat
tered glass. Then quick as lightning
the terror-stricken being bounded to his
feet and out of the hall and up Chestnut
Street like the wind, following his only
less terrified companion who had dashed
out into the street at the first yell from
the elevator.
The alarmed countrymen were fol-
lowed, and at las: the man who had
leaped through the window was induced
W COiiic DuCh anu Dc COiiNiuCCo that AhC
danger he had fled from was imaginary.
He was taken to the elevator and its use
explained to him, but he could not be
persuaded to make a trip in it. He ex-
planned that when he stepped in he had
no idea that he was to be "elevated."
evidently thinking the place but the en-
trance to stairway. When the ele-
vator began moving he thought he had
fallen into one OF the murderous traps
of a great city and was being taken up
to be murdered or robbed, or dissected,
or to undergo some experience equally
horrible-he did not know what: 1t
was in vain that an effort was made to
detain him about the place for any
length Of time His back hurt him, he
said, and he went away, pallid, but
WISER The whole occurrence was some
Al
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10
School and Church.


The Free-Will Baptists win cele-
brate their centenary next year.
Mrs. Cornelia Meter of Waterloo,
Iowa, has given $4,000 to endow q
chair of practical theology in the Gar
rett Biblical Institute of Iowa.
The Reformed Episcopal Church
seems to be making satisfactory head
way in England. During the present
year 5000 members haze been gathered
into the fold.
The Rev Charles Scott gives the
following statistics of ministers in Great
Britain: Episcopal, 25,163; COngrega-
tional, 5,246; Presbyterian, 4, 1851 Meth
Odist, 1869. Total, 39,349.
Skeleton sermons can now be pur-
chased in New York, which may be
stuffed by the preacher according to
taste. This, in measure, does away
with unconscious plagiarism. ail
AT the recent sale Of seats in Prof.
Swings new church, Chicago, Mr.. John
Wentworth, being the highest bidder,
took the first choice. The premiums
amounted to $500, which sum will be
given to various charitable institutions.
The Theological Seminary at
Columbia, S. c., which lost heavily by
the failure of Adger & Co., of Charles
ton, was in danger of having to close its
doors and discontinue its work. A few
wealthy friends of the seminary have
now united to raise enough to help
Adger 4 Co. pay the debt. This keeps
life in the seminary. ~
New York City has has one church
for every 2,6l3 of population: Brooklyn
one for every 1,72l; Washington one
for every 952; Cleveland one for every
1,0+4; New Orleans, one for every 1,S45;
Cincinnati one for every 1850; Balti-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10
Science and Industry.

Germany now sends to the United
States for many OF its Christmas toys. 3
Cork soles have become an import
ant industry in Williamsport, Pa.
The tobacco crop of the Connect
cut Valley is greater than in any other
year since 1864.
The South raised $4,000, GOO pounds
more of tobacco. the present season than
ever before.
A machine for making paper boxes,
Just introduced at Cleveland, produces
$4,000 complete boxes in a day.
Another large cotton mill is in
course of erection at Lancaster, Pa,
which will employ about 200 hands.
The lead mines near Phenixville,
Chester County, Pa, are again to be
put in operation after having been idle
for IL years.
The new beet-sugar works at River
side Station, Del, are now running day
and night. They have not been as busy
as al present for a number Of years.
million msre postal cards
were issued at the Holyoke, Mass,
agency in October. than was ever sent in
one month before. The amount was
35,000,000.
Rye straw is as valuable as the grain
in Pennsylvania in the manufacture Of
paper. With the increased acreage of
the season just closed $500, 600 bushels)
the yield is not equal to the demand.
DIR. Geo. Little, the State Geologist,
says that yield of 80, zoo, 600 worth of
bullion might be, produced in Georgia
every year without exhausting the ore
within this or the next generation.-
Not only silk spinners from hfaccles-
field, Coventry and other English towns
have emigrated to Paterson, N. j., late
ly, but there are large additions from
the French and Swiss silk centers. Over
1000 operatives have been added within
the year just closing.
The Canada Gazette contains no.
tice of application for the incorporation
of the Winnipeg and Hudson's Bay
Railway and Steamship Company, with
power to build q railway from Winnie
peg to Hudson's Bay, and run a line Of
ocean steamers in connection Herewith.
According to the returns of the De-
partment of Agriculture, dogs cause q
direct loss to- the sheep-owners of the
country of a million dollars a year.
Reports from 500 counties, representing
about one-quarter of the sheep of the
Western States, show that 79, 285 sheep
were killed in 1874, in some States the
loss being from to II per cent, Of the
value of the sheep kept. - 81 = I. :.
Foreign Notes. u
The sale of valuable art objects that
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.
Hannah Adams was the

Hannah Adams was the pioneer
among literary women in America.
She wrote a book entitled "Eiews OF all
Religions" which caused her to be
looked upon with curiosity, awe and dis
like, As a woman monster. Gee
Grace Greenwood's daughter Annie,
who went abroad with her mother to
cultivate her voice for the stage, has re-
nounced that project. She says the
European plan for c,iltiyating the voice
is entirely too narrowing for her.
Among Mrs. Dinah Maria Mulock
Craik's pretty poems there is none pref
tier than '.Philip, My King" Few Of
those who read and are fond of this
piece of verse know that the baby it
glorifies is now MIR. Philip Bourke Mars
ton. the blind poet. He is Mrs. Craik's
godson.
-Kossuth is about to publish the
memoirs of his life, and has issued an
appeal for subscriptions. 1t is sad to
learn that the veteran orator, now in his
seventy eighth year. has been forced to
undertake this task in order to earn
money, since he lives entirely by the
produce of his pen.
OF Thackeray, Mr.. Lippincott, the
Philadelphia publisher, says: "Thacll-
cray was less ELUSIVE than Dickens, but
he was more genuine. He was delight
full at dinner party, but not so ready
as Dickens rs a public speaker His
literary fame, though less splendid than
Dickens's during life, will probably be
more lasting"
M. Alphonse Daudet, the author of
i'The NabOb" and " Sidonie,'' and
now. perhaps, the French writer, after
Hugo, most popular in America, is a
man still in his forties. He is a hand
some man, blue-eyed, with blonde hair,
and is kindly, charming in his manners,
and very heartily liked by his brother
writers.
Mrs. Rosa Hartwick Thorpe was
the author OF % Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight when she was but l6 years
old This poem has been one of the
most effective renditions of public
readers. 1t has been translated into
German, and several English plays have
been based upon it. Mrs. Thorpe is
resident of Litchfeld, Mich. i-k
Kate Field made stroke of for
tune by the telephone. Her assistance
was required to bring it before the Lon
don public. She did excellent service
singing, talking and reading through it
in public and private places, and called
attention to it both socially and COM
mercially. For this she received sal
airy and certain number of shares of
stock, which, as they originally sold for
$50. and can now hardly be had fDr
$1,000, have brought her generous re-
turn.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10

a good Judge Of mutton ought to be
wether-wise. s. fi'.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-10


The sale of valuable art objects that
belonged to Plus TX. has been author
lied by the Vatican authorities. French
museums are negotiating for them.
The British Government has
granted annual pensions of $4,000 to
the wife and $500 to the mother Of Cav
agnari, who was murdered in the revolt
at Cabul a few months ago. " aa
-Calcraft, for 46 years hangman in
England, is dead. He was the most
noted man who has filled that office,
both from his duration of service and
the number of unfortunates who have
suffered at his hands the extreme pen
atty of the law. He retired from the
service several years ago, and was sue
eeeded by William Marwood. Cal
crafts office followed that of headsman,
the last of whom died in 1861. ....
The Duchess of Marlborough. wife
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24

THE IRIsH BENEFIT WALK. - Large
crowds Of people Oiled Washington Hall
yesterday afternoon and evening TO wit
ness the Irish.American walk between
Miss Elsa Won Blumen and four Irish and
four American gentlemen, for the benefit
OF the Irish sufferers.
Mr.. Z. Z. Reese carried of the laurals in
the afternoon walk, he making his fastest
mile in 10 minutes and 20 seconds, the
fastest mile that has been made by an
ametuer since October. Messrs. Junkins,
Statler and Bayha did some very fine
walking, for which they deserve great
deal OF credit, and no doubt will receive
some hearty congratulations from their
friends.
The Irish Team began their walk against
Miss Won Blumen at twenty minutes TO
eight o'clock. The audience was wild
with enthusiasm, and, Of course, intense
excitement prevailed during the evening,
Mr.. Geraghly winning the silver cup by
few laps. When the cup was handed him
he was SO surprised he could not make
a speech, but friend OF Mr.. Geraghty
made q short speech, thanking Miss Won
Blumen for the handsome present, which
would ever be kept i'm memory Of the
great walk for the benefit of the Irish
sufferers.
The total receipts amounted to about
800. Of which the Relief Fund will re-
ceiye S5S. ?
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24
PLEASE call and see the Countess
Pattern Spoons and Forks.
JACOB W. GRUB, Ieweler.

DEATH OF Mrs. MAMIE ANDERSON.
CHURCH.-At Lakewood, yesterday, at
the home of her father, Postmaster Ander.
son, Mrs. Mamie Darsie Anderson. Chruch
died peacefully after protracted illness.
This young lady, rs Miss Mamie Ander.
son, was one OF the best known young Ia.
dies socially in the city. Her keen mother
wit, natural ability and intellectual powers
heightened by a thorugh education, enabl.
ed her to take leading position from
her mental capacity, while her sweet.
ness and nobleness OF character and her
kindness Of heart won the regard OF all
who knew her. She has been i'll for SOW
eral months, first with diphtheria and
then with quick consumption. and all
hope OF her recovery was given up some
time ago. The sad story Of her marriage
to Mr.. Samuel Church, about ten days ago,
will be remembered by all her friends.
The funeral ceremony will take place to-
morrow.-PiLsburyh Telegraph.
Mrs. Church was well known to many
in this city, who will learn OF her I'M
timely death with great regret.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24

THE EITRAWEN.-By the resignation OF
the extramena large vacancy will exist in
the Fire Departmental after March /. A re.
porter OF this paper called on Chief EScles
last Friday for the purpose OF talking q
little on the question Of extramen, and
also on other questions pertaining to his
department. In regard to the vacancies
the Chief said the ordinance gave him
power to fiji vacancies, and il the men ad.
hered to their determination he would I'll
their places as fast as possible. We then
asked him what his opinion was In regard
to the paying Of those extras.
~ do not now, nor never did think the
extra men were sufficiently paid, but am
OF the opinion that the present wac not
the time to make the application. The
city is not in condition just now to pay
men for apart OF their time and take risks
on their presence at fire. There would
be no more compulsion at $50 month
than there is now atS4 10.
"What is the disposition OF the extra
men in regard to turning out to fires at
present."
"They have always been disposed to
turn out whenever they heard the alarm.
Some Of them are so situated that they do
not always hear it, and this accounts for
their absence at fires, and which fact has
been unfavorably commented on by those
acquainted with these facts"
"Are you in favor Of the advance from
their present wages or salary TO Sl2 or SO
a month";"
"As l said before, do not think that
this will be any greater incentive to action
than they have Just now. The only solu-
ton OF the problem that suggests itself to
me is, pay them for their entire time and
have them always in the houses. Then
there would be no trouble and no neCes-
sity for extramen, and the inconvenience
and confusion that have characterized
former fires would be avoided altogether"
swell, Chief, how many additional
men would your plan requireP"
"There should be three additional fire.
men at the United. The same number at
the Atlantic and the Vigilant houses, and
two at thu hook and ladder, where there
should also be team. This latter ID the
first piece OF apparatus that should DO at
every fire, but it is on the contrary the
last at every fire in this city. lis aid is in
valuable, and some means should be de.
vised to remedy this serious defect. This
new order OF things will involve the EN-.
ployment OF eleven additional men,"
1T low much will it cost to bring this
perfect system about?n
@WslI, the time and services OF these
men Is fully as valuable to the city as the
services OF its policemen and the pay
should be no less"
The conversation then driitei into the
fire alarm systpm now in use in tho city,
and OF which Capt. ECcles has very pool
opinion.
Mr.. Handlan also Ia OF the opinion that
the entire time OF the men should belong
to the city, and il they are paid at all #
should be in this way.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24

PARDoNRD.-John Lambden, who was
convicted at the September term, 1877, OF
the Circuit Court Of Taylor county, Charg.
ed with killing Thomas Henderson, was
last week pardoned by Gov. Mathews.
Lambden was sentenced to confinement
in the penitentiary for ten years. 1t ap.
pears that Henderson undertook to chas.
Use Lambden on the streets Of Grafton,
and that young man named John Riley,
q friend OF Lambden, was present and
participated in the difficulty. Henderson
was stabbed and died in few days.
Lambden was charged with the oiIense
and convicted. Upon the trial Riley APP
peared as witness for Lambden and sub
stantially admitted that he aud not Lamb
den did the cutting, but the jury seems
not to have credited his statement. Riley
has since filed with the Governor his
affidavit declaring that he did the cutting.
1t Is pretty clearly demonstrated from
the position OF Lambden and Henderson
that Lambden could not have done 1t.
The petition for his pardon was largely
signed by some. OF the best men in Taylor
county. Lambden Is quite young, being
now under twenty, and II innocent, as
would appear from the last mentioned
evidence, His Excellency has done
timely and just act in releasing the pris.
oner.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24
Brief Mention.

Mr.. KINNEY, Of the North End, has the
crossings all nicely cleaned.
CONSIDERABLE improvements are being
made to property on the South Side.
HARVEY HALL an old citizen OF East
Wheeling was buried yesterday alter
noon.
Tnr b. 30. pay car arrived in the city
yesterday and will go out the Hempfeld
to-day.
THR following letters are unclaimed at
the Postotllce: H. Keisker, G. w.
Rhoades.
THE flags at the Custom House were dis;
played yesterday in honor OF the natal
day OF the late G. W.
TIE banks in this city and the Custom
House officials were the only observers OF
Washington birthday.
Mr.. JAMES HANEs, Of Main street, is hay:
ing his parlors handsomely frescoed in oil
by Mr.. Charles G. Kiehl, the Chicago
artist.
TIE Bryant Literary Society Of our city,
which will visit the Bryants Of Roney's
Point on Friday evening next, will go out
on Especial train, leaving here at gao.
Mr.. PATRIOT KRNNEY, of the Belmont
Blast furnace, who had his eye 30 badly
injured last week by being struck acct
dentally with bar Of iron, is improving
A WEDDING party from Wellsville will
make the round trip on the steamer Sail
Valley next month. T. 7. Cockayne re-
ceived call for his band to accompany
them.
AT the request OF the Baptist Church &
temperance meeting will be held at thai
church Thursday night by the socia
Circle OF Honor. Good speakers will Dt
present.
Mr.. PmLo KIMBERLY, has purchased
from Fl. X. List, Esq, coal privileges 40
joining his present property in Manchester
amounting to about seventy.iive and
half acres. Mr.. Kimberly ia one OF thu
most enterprising and energetic coal mel
We have and this purchase will give hin
additional facilities.
Tbs Committee on Water Works me
last night and examined draft OF tn
new Worthington Pump proposed for tn
Water works. Col. Peterson, who hui
examined similar one at Evansville, D.
explained its workings to the Committee
who unanimously recommended Its pur
kChase 10 Council. 1t has 0 capacity @
100000 gallons in twenty-iour hours.
CALpwELL's History Of the Pan-Handl
has apparently not given satisfaction, AM
many in the city have refused to pay 70
Il. These claims have been put Into til
hands OF Squire W. II. Caldwell, for col
lection. A test case will be tried thu
morning. We have list OF about twenty
1--WE names before US, who propose to re
sist it. and have dubbed together for tina
purpose.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-24

WHEELING TO IE REPRESENTED IN THE
METHODIST GENERAL CoNFERRSoR.-The
General Conference OF the NJ. Z. Church
conyenes in Cincinnati on the first day OF
next Nav. AS this body assemblies only
once in four years, and Is the only legis-
lative body OF the NJ. L. Church, its ses-
sions are full OF interest to the active,
jealous Methodist. The session OF 1880
being so near to Wheeling, and so easy OF
access, and at such a lovely season OF the
year, 1t may be sale to presume, even thus
early, that Wheeling will have good
strong delegation oil visitors in attendance
upon the sessions OF the General Confer
ence.
The Methodist Preachers Meeting OF
our city, anticipating this exodus, at their
meeting on Monday, the 10th, appointed
a committee OF one from each Methodist
church in the city, to confer with the
steamboats, us to terms for mammoth
excursion. At the Preachers Meeting OF
yesterday the report OF the committee was
received, and the proposition of the
steamer Courier accepted, in case sutii.
Cieut number OF persons can be secured to
go. The proposition OF the Courier is to
take ons hundred persons from Wheeling
to Cincinnati, remain there six days, and
then return TO Wheeling, SO MS to reach
the wharf here inside OF ten days from
the time ofleaying here; the one hundred
to be furnished with comfortable bed and
and tirst.class board during the entire ten
days, while in transit both ways, and
whilein port at Cincinnati, for the sum OF
Sl5 per passenger.
The matter OF securing the one hun
dred, which it seems to US will be light
work, was put into the hands OF an effect.
i've committee, which was at once organ
lied by electinG Rev. @. T. Masden, Pfesi.
dent; Rev. Geo. @. Widing, Secretary.
and Mr.. II. p. McGregor, Treasurer.
The plan proposed by the committee is
to have each person pay their SIS down |
when they present their names, and re. |
ceive q certificate, good for the trip, which
can be transferred in case they cannot 20. |
Ifanything should occur to prevent the |
carrying out Of these plans the money
will be refunded.
Names and money can be presented TO
either OF the officers OF this committee, or
10 any regular minister OF the Methodist
Church In this community. For
Turther particulars address Rev. Geo. @.
NyilGipg, Secretary Of this movement. j