The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-01

lend davenport c6atIess and cfavatless,
n The midst Of TIE wheat deal, Coming
10 out q the pit where the selling and bel,
WING is done, Ben IRluted me with the
.emaFk that they had q rattling time Of II
IN change since went West six weeks
10, "There goes fellow said he, that
M made his 500, 600 since you were here,
az has been with the market all the time"
hadn't time to ask him about the fellows
gho had lost the 500, Co., as he was sum
marily called back into the pit again to
execute an order,
Leaving the Exchange made call on
our old Wheeling friend, Col. Bob For
syth, who, since passed through for the
West, has been promoted 10 be not only
Freight Agent Of the Chicago 4
Fast Illinois Railroad, but General Traffic
Manager OF the line and oil its leased roads,
| found him sitting in the midst OF his
honors, ut l23 Dearborn street,
up to hiseyes in business, giYingdirectons
and information about cans and shipments
tohis clerks and to a number Of business
men in his office. swell, said |, "COlO-
mel, YOU were born and raised in Wheel
ING, How would you like to quit this
work and troubled life here and go back
and spend your days peacefully in the old
town ~ ooh" said he, "Whee!ing is a
good town, but It would never do for u
man who has lived in Chicago Us longas !
have and got as deep intOthe Chicago ways
Of doing business as | have, DO you
know" said he, that would expect TO
die soon il / had To 90 back there and settle
down into the old ways, It would never
suit me ut all. | couldn't think OF such u
thing under any circumstances" Saying
this. he invited me to take walk with
him 10 place where he had some
business, and as we went dodgng along
the sidewalks and between hrays and ex-
press wagons across various streets, he
pointed out To me distinguishing character
Istics Of business here and there, Passing
on the edge Of the fruit market, he said;
"Do YOU know that this Is one OF the
greatest fruit and vegetable markets In the
country. Why we can qgtuaty, BUY
Southern fruits, such rs oranges and BAN
anas, cheaper here than in New Orleans.
Everything comes pouring in here in vast
quantities, and 1t has TO be sold, and COM
petition is so active and constant that prices
are always kept down, We have choice Of
everything here at low prices j often buy
u dozen OF oranges for a quarter, At New
Orleans you would pay forty or fifty cents
for the same oranges, .f.tl.
ANY one can sec for himself here the vast
quantities Of corn, potatoes, tomatoes, Gu
cumbers, squashes, onions, peaches, pears,
plums and apples, put up in the incest
order, exposed for sale, At this seRson OF
the year the night boats from various
points along the Michigan shore come ever
laden with vegetables and all sorts Of dairy
products, saying nothing Of the arrivals BY
the cars. Such an exhibition OF plenty in
the garden limo would make the mouths Of
the Kansas farmers where have lately
been, and who are suffering 80 much irolu
drouth, fairly water Chicago is indeed q
favored locality in respect to full supplies
OF the very best that can go on man's
table, provided always that he has the
wherewithal to buy It. There IRE plenty
Of people here M elsewhere who can lool
at all Of these exhibits and say thou art 81
near and yet 80 far"
After my walk with Col, Bob, I wen
over to the Tribune Office and spent q cou
pie OF pleasant hours with its veteran editO
Mr.. Joseph Medill, h man who, as all YOU
readers know, ranks rs one OF the great cd
itOS OF the country, and who In some r.
spocts can Justly be regarded as the SUI
perior Of several noted journalists, NIedil
Is eminently practical man, He is ar
Encyclopedia Of practical information, and
lie can always utilize II to advantage liz
was practical Mayor Of Chicago once up
on time-juSt after the fire-perhaps the
most practical man that ever filled the OF
flee. lie has o keen sense Of the eternal
fitness Of things under all circumstances
As M illustration, while was talking Il
him.. Presiding Elder yelling, who has
charge Of the arrangements for the trial
OF Dr. Thomas for hercsy came in
to consult him whether In hli
opinion the Doctor should be tried
In open court-that Is, before all the people
who could get into the house, By all
means no, Said Medill. That would result
in q set OF Cliques on both sides, and would
in the end, turn the whole affair into Fidi.
Guile. Choose sufficient number OF de.
corous friends, in addition to the tribunal
that Is TO try him, to assure fairness all
around, and then trust TO the newspapers
TO furnish the world with q full and fair re.
port. II this Is done the trial will proceed
with dignity.
II struck inc that this was sound advice,
and / have no doubt butt will be acted
upon.
When the Elder had gone out | asked
Medill what he thought the result and Of.
feet Of the trial would be. "Oh," said he,
81 suppose Thomas will be convicted OF
Nheresy and thrown overload by the tribu.
nal, but the ultimate result will not be slls-
tanned by oil the young generation Of the
Methodist Church, and finally by The
Church itself. Tint Is the direction in
which events are marching By.the.by,"
said he, ibid you ever hear Thonas2 lie
Is one Of the brightest men In the pulpit.
lie preceded Dr. George, OF Wheeling. in
the Centenary Church DR.. George
coul dnt hold the crowd after Thomas VII
Gated Thomas has now a big independ-
ent church here, and It will be bigger than
ever after the trial. lie and Swing have
each great following"
What Ia Thomas to be tried for" said /.
"Well, said Medill, "hc doesn't believe
In a material hell, nor in permanent hell,
He says TINT Il IN contrary to common
sense to grade punishmcnts by Il sense of
equity in this world and not grade them in
the next We conhne some men In inil
for thirty days, Others for six months,
others we send TO the penitentiary for a
year, some for two, five and ten years, while
others we send for life, and some criminals
We hang This we do according 10 n tini-
versally recognized standard Of Justice md
right. Dr.. Thomas contends that We rot
thisinstinct from the Almighty, and that he
Almighty did not endow mankind with nm
instinct Of Justice that he himself ignores
In his own dealings with his creatures"
"Well," said ], Twill he be convicted on
this count in the indictmentY ooh, yes.
! suppose" said he. 1.-THE old time people
In the denomination will demand Ills con.
yiction, and will be satisfied with nothing
less. But, y said he, "thete will be reacs
ton from the conviction. You saw how It
was In Swings case. People generally
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