The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-15

10 the Ave days I was there, nor witness q
single quarrel. u couree every body
shoots when Il comes down TO serious
alterations, aud. that fact 10 we'll under.
stood. N
I intended 10 mention The Rev. Mex az,
the Episcopal preacher, when. l was penn.
ing my lines about Rev. Uzzel. I had read
about Mckay and bis free and easy way
Of reading notices about dances &c, from
bis pulpit on Sundays, and eiquired
about It. They do say that Nc. " remark.
ably liberal In such matters, and takes
wide liberties with the service, emitting
and slaslling It d~readfully. at. times. lie Is
a sort of a Dean Stanley 10 d small way,
Alter all, the stream can't rise higher
than the fountain, aud u preacher han to
be homogeneous. with the general condl.
ton OF things around him.
Speaking OF the Episcopal Church at
Loadville, | mot . former Wheeling lady
who Is president Of the Church Society Of
that congregation, Mrs. Webdter, iromBrly
Nlits Elizabeth Hamilton, OF Wheeling, a
sieter Of Andy Hamilton, who used to be
In the Weetern Union Telegraph office.
Her husband Is a bank officer at Leadvllle.
Among those who have become prom.
inent and wealthy at Leadville Is .Mr,
ErnestL Campbell, formerly Of Kentucky,
NJ ono time a student ut Bethany, now
President Of the Bank OF Leadville, and
ono Of the leading lawy era Of the Stats. l
nm indebted 10 him for many kindnesses
during my stay. there.
find At Denver Mr.. ST.. Armstrong,
formerly Of Marshall county, W. Va, who
IL In charge Of all the lines Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company In this Stats
de il put down In a biographical sketch
OF the leading characters OF Colorado ss
one Of the men who have done much 10
advance the mining and telegraphic inter.
esis OF the Slstb. ] wnB vlad to learn Of
his prosperity. Hs delights to do a good
turn for any Of his old friends. Speaking
OF that trait, there IL a generosity and
broadncss among MI the leading people
YOU meet out here that is very noticeable.
| have remarked 1t everywhere.
Among the prominent railroad men OF
the State l find Col. g. W. Fisher, once a
law student Of the late Gov. Stanton, OF
Wheeling, when the Governor lived In
Ohio. lie 10 the Superintendent OF the
South | nrk railroad. and one Of the highly
respected. go.ahead and prosperous m.n
nj Colorado. He made a handsome thing
by the sale Of tho South Park road to the
Union Pacific line, Of which it ia now a
branch. He came out to this country Tor
his health. but alao, as they express it
here, "struck 1t rich" generally.
l must not omit to mention that Mr..
Bris ben Walker, formerly OF the kanawha
region, still later .! Washit gton Oily, IL on
topof ground on, here, ard III irrspressible
az ever az a collector and publisher OF sta
tis,ics. he owns ranCh near Denver and
publishes the Inter. Ocean, a weekly ur.
nal of politics, business aud society. Jus,
now he is considerable OF 4 target for some
hot shots from the notorious Brick Pome.
roy, who publishes a rival urnal called
tn" Great Htst and ia, OF cuurse, cl,arac.
teristically abusive.
have met h number Of gentlemen con.
nected with the press out here, aud have
been iavprably impressed with their cour
'esy md Intelligence There arc four
dailies ~ Denver and three at Leadville-
all OF them very creditable publications
Colorado IL hllsd with a newspaper read
ing population. They have come here
educated 10 Newspaper reading, and re
qnire as high an orier Il. intellectual vigor
as any State in the UIion. There IL a
large sale Of the leading newspapers OF the
country at .henews staGds in all the TOW ns
and cities.
AS showing the standard Of taste in this
country Tor Intellectual entertainment, |
may mention that they have in Leadyille
a large and we'll appointed Opera House
(briCk) in which The Madison Square
company Of New York were playing
Hszel kirke nightly to large aud fsshion.
abls audiences. They pay good prices at
Lesdvlile and demand u gool sr,icle III the
theatrical line.
Tl,is letter il already long, but now that
| come to think Of it l have omitted a
great deal that | intended 10 note down
for the readers Of the INTELLlGEScER Out
OF forbsusance to them l will withhold
several things that l intended TO touch
upon f:r at other letter. a. ". G.
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