Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-09

About half past four the tram left for Wash
lngton, loaded down to the guards. About nm
hour afterwards the Wheeling train, some six
cars strong, came up and was filed by the pleas.
Lure seekers in few moments.
] The day passed off without an accident and
without anything tomar the general pleasure
and goodteeling. 1t was day, the good effects
of which, we hope, will long be felt 6y the peo.
pie of the two counties.
Bold attempt at Higd,Oay Ro06ery.--It
seems that this is not the only neighborhood in
which highway robbery is coming in youge-
We learn that few evenings since man
named Absalom Sharp, was travelling along the
Ohio river shore near Marietta, when he was
attacked by two men armed with bowie knife
and pistol, and demand made for his money.
just as they had grappled him firmly, man
coming up the road attracted their attention.
and Sharp, taking his advantage, sprang over a
high bank on the river side, and ran down the
the river and came up below them thus making
his escape. The robbers fed into corn field and
came out further up the river, near Esq. Camp
bells. The Esq. having notice of the affair,
pursued the Williams. Ono of them drawing
pistol on him, he turned in pursuit of the other
one, whom he succeeded in capturing after
running him to the waters edge. The other
william escaped at the time, but the next even
ing, young man by the name of Allen, in
company with two others, hailed the steamer
Pomeroy at Hills wharf boat at the mouth of
Little Hooking, and made search for the high
wayman, whom they supposed was aboard the
steamer. After searching the boat for some
time, Allen sent the two men ashore, and was
about to give up the search when the fellow
was discovered underneath berth in state
room. He secured him, and landing at Hook
import, marched him at midnight, on foot and
alone greater part of the way being through
woods, with no weapon but club, with which
he kept time to the 'rogue's march" along the
river bank up to Centre Belpre, 10 miles above
where he was taken.
The men were both committed to jail at Mari
eta, for trial. They gave their names as John
King and James johnson. We have chronicled
some half dozen recent bold attempts at high.
way robbery, and this is the only case in which
the offenders have been arrested. Wehope that
they will be severely punished.
Federal Co'ert-After able arguments yes
terday, the jury in the case of William G. Will
liams charged with purloining letters from the
Post Office, returned verdict of guilty after
short absence from the court room. 1t will be
remembered that Williams discovered by some
means or other, the number of the post office
box belonging to the Cashier of the Manufactur.
ers and Farmers Bank, and then selecting his
time sent little boy to enquire for the contents
of that box. The letters were delivered to the
boy and opened by Williams. One of them
contained twenty dollars and another a draft
The case of John P. Willard, charged with
passing counterfeit coin, was postponed until
Monday. A true bill was found against Jas. s.
McManus, charged with the same offence, and
his case will come up to-day.
Mrs. Nacready.-The programme to be given
by this lady, at her entertainment at Washing
ton Hallthis evening, will be found in our adj.
vertising column. 1t is one which will call forth
great powers of.versatility and the entertain.
ment, from all we know of this lady, promises
to be of rare merit. We clip the following from
the Gazette of Nashville, where Mrs Macready
has performed number of times:
OF Mrs. Macready we confess that although
much pleased with her first efforts last week
we were far, very far, from forming proper es-
innate of her histronic powers. 1t has been
said that 'trne geniusi is rare gen." However
often it may be attributed to persons who do
not possess it, none who have heard Mrs. NJ, in
the characters which she personates, portraying
the stronger and deeper passions of the soul,
can doubt that she is indeed a child of genius,
possessing a versatility of talent, and an origi-
nality of conception, to which no other lady
now known in this country as reader can just
i ly attach claim.
The statement may be considered broad one
and so thought we when similar ones were made
by Journals elsewhere in speaking of this gifted
lady, but those who saw her on Monday night,
and are conversant with the merits of other Ia
4 dies of dramatic ability and reputation, will
hardly fail to acknowledge its truth. 1t is not
necessary to follow her through her different
personations but suffice it, that whether rend-
ering the magnificent creations of Avon's i'm.
mortal bard the witticisins of SAKE, the beauties
of Scott, or the tragic madness of Monk Lewis,
she exhibited an order oftalent and power which
makes her bright particular star" in the
dramatic constellation. She has achieved the
noblest triumph, and we are happy and pleased
in Voluntarily awardinga full measure of praise
to the genius and culture of which she has Civ
en- such unmiStakable evidence.
4 Gross Suits.-Mrs. Townsend complained be-