The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-10-18

cQmml66oo Was present IN the 0ocEol8-
rvs ONCE Of the Commercial club rooms
where the matter was again discussed.
A telegram was sent to Messrs. Cross
and Eddy this morning asking for q
conference with them at a time and
place 70 suit their own c0nvenice and
signed by the committee IN behalf of
the citizens Of Kansas City.
ON THE WING.
To the Rmpcria NEWS
BIRD In HAND, Pa. Oct. 9th, 1855
During the stay at Columbus, Ohio,
while the National Encampment was
being held Ienjoyed first class quarters
with plenty of room. 1t was indeed a
grand reunion of the boys In blue. 1t
was pronounced the biggest Grand
Army affair ever held. Leaving there
on Saturday morning l went to Pitts
burg. Pennsylvania, remaining two
days with good results for our western
mission and educational interests.
Leaving Pittsburg on Tuesday morn
ing, crossing the AIlegheneys, sweep
ing around the Horse Shoe Bend and
the same afternoon brought us to
York, Pennsylvania. Here the annual
meeting of the Board of Missions of
the Reformed Church was held. which
l attended, bringing especially the
claims OF the western church before
the board and the most favorable ac-
ton was taken by the board on all
matters which presented. The board
commended the progress made by one
church in the Synod OF the interior.
From York came to Lancaster and
visited the Academy, College and
Theological Seminary, located here.
These institutions l attended seven
years, hence it was pleasant to once
more enter these literary halls and
meet the professors. By invitation /
dined with the President OF the col
| lege, and our western institutions
were discussed
The Sunday was spent in New Prov
the two churches of which was pas
tor previous to moving to Emporia.
| My presence at the church in the
morning was delightful surprise to
| the congregation, and after service
had the pleasure of shaking hands
with very warm friends.
The following week went to Mey-
ersdale, Somerset county, in the south
western part of Pennsylvania where
| GAV "a OA4C AbOLOAAAAO~l
| Church was In SESSION. Before leaving
the synod l had the pleasure of send
| ing to the treasurer of our Wichita
University more than y Thousand dol
lars, hence my wish ~ Lie synod was
not in vain.
On my way to the synod was on an
express train on the Pennsylvania b,
II. which was wrecked. No one was ser
iously hurt. We tried the oft repeated
| IF fun Nd cinnP nnRh
other ON the same track with the usual
result. The east bound train was
standing on the main track, our train
! was to pass it on the siding. But on
| account of the rapid motion OF the
train, and perhaps rotten tie, the
first coach after the baggage slipped
behind the switch and thus with the
other coaches remained on the main
track and fearful crash against the
east bound engine followed. The stop
was very sudden. Result-SOme six OF
| eight feet of the coach WAS knocked in.
to kindling wood, and the boiler head
knocked in. The escaping steam
scared some of the passengers so badly
that after getting of the cars / saw
them climb the fence and run into the
field. Those passengers in the front
coach were somewhat bruised, the
newsboy jumped through a window
not taking time to open it.
On my return from Meyersdale
came through West Virginia. The
election iiend was on the train and
took the vote of the male passengers in
the car l occupied with this result
eighteen for Harrison, one for Cleve
land and two for Fiske.
Leaving Martinsburg West Virginia
l came through the Cumberland Val
ley to Harrisburg, and on the way re
cogniZed q number OF places which be
came of more than usual interest x
me, in 1868, about the time of that lit
tie tussel at Gettysburg with the JOHN
MES; my mind went back twenty-five
years and very wildly I saw where W.
were encamped. Here prisoner was
given in my charge to take to;thC
front. There we spent the night IL
a hay shed. Here is building
used as hospital where l was laid al
for ten days or two weeks with rheu
matism. There part of our regiment
occupied vacated rebel camp and gu
full of "gray backs" and we had the
laugh on them for being so inconsider
ate. From Harrisburg l went x
Lebanon county and visited the OLE
homestead and slept one night in thC
house where was born. It was aisC
the birth place of my father and
grand father. and both lived there un
till called away by death. In the morn
ing 1 silently visited the cemetery anC
visited the grave OF my mother. A
noon we had family dinner at TIT
house of my sister, at which my three
brothers were present, all of whom
with my sisters husband carried thu
musket during the war. Anothe
brother remained on the battlefield a
Winchester, Virginia. His body wa
afterwards removed and it now lie
buried beside my parents. shall
now attend another synod of on
church at Morristown, near Philadel
phia, and by the middle of next weel
I expect to return to my family ant
friends in Emperia. ID. B. SHUEY.