The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-22
State ana INeIEhborhoo1l .NeJI9.

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counties, generally, held their
notsai ing conye ntions last Saturday.
pursuant % the Recommendation oft6e
E9I94te GentEak COMMITTEES. We have not
yet received the results. In, Harrison
county the following ticket was nomi-
Hoase Of Delegates. s. Fleming,
(renominated, Gen. Nathan Con, Jf.
CterE Of Circuit COIfTf.-F. A. Robin
sou trenOminated)
Ree0rder.-James n. TAYLOR.
II tSosee'tting -AttorHey.-Mai. Alex. c.
SSeTi0.-capt. II. F. Roane. %
nominated4
,lSuTpeyor Of LdHds.-Cyrus Raymond.
ASSsSsor8.@Iesse y. Young. fIJpper
DISTRICT Lieut.. Lorenzo Steaiey, Low
ar District).
-Four fatal cases Of cholera have oc-
Cured in the Kanawha Valley, brought
up from Cincinnati on the boats.
The water in the Ranawha is at a
very low stage at present.
The Charleston Journal furnishes
US the following account of an ndveu-
tt ~ our friend, Sam. McColloch,
the United States Marshall for this
State:
Lieut.. Sam. MccoIloch. United
States Marshal for the State of West
Virginia, and Col. a. Fry Ault1, his
deputy had quite an adventure early
last week, In arresting Thomas Cough,
on q capias from the Federal Court. Tor
treason. Besides this writ there were
two capiases from the Jackson Circuit
Court against him-one for murder
and the other for grand larceucY-and
also one from RoHne CireRit Court Tor
grand lArcency, in the hands Of the
SheEths Of those counties. When they
spencer they were informed that he
was not at home; but finding his track,
they followed It until they met the
sher1h of Roane, who had lust seen
Cough, and advised the Marshal NOT
70 attempt his arrest, as he was q
very dangerous man. But McCollOch
and Aultz went to where Cough was
In company with two others, who. a.
was found out afterwards, were not
confederatess with him. Passing them-
selves on for oil men, the Marshal and
ms deputy succeeded In getting Cough
1eEWeen them, drew their weapons and
demanded . surrender. Cough handed
mp his revolver and pretended to SUBJ
init to the situation-tobe reconstruct
cd but on arriving opposite Spencer,
Wherer they stopped, he began 10 long
Tor the deep. tangled wildwood, y "a
loqGe IN some vast wilderness. !" This
Ieellng was upon him SO strongly that
ana
most the fieetness Of q buck; was soon
In the WoodsS but his pursuers were
earnest in the pursuit; sending little
Aeaden messengers after him. some of
which came close enough to whisper In
ms. ear his dangerous position. He
needed the admonition, and again sur
render. He-Was brought to this place.
put In Jail, took the amnesty oath, and
gave his recOgniERnce to appear before
the September term of the Federal
Court. he was them sent to Jackson
county to be examined for murder and
grand larceny.
- The following notice we clip from
the Richmond DispGtcH:
william Kerr, of Marion county.
West Virginia, q man aged sixty.fonr.
who cast his fortunes with the southern
people IN the late war, and is favorable
known in Rockbridge and Highland
counties, died recently at his residence.
IN Marion county, 70 which he returned
in 1860 after an absence OF four years.
THE Kanawha Republican contains
the following notice:
TRANsFERs OF .RRAI, EsEATE-We
learn that Bishop Whealan, while ON a
recent visit to this part OF his charge,
purchased the property, including the
Eesidence, belonging to the estate Of the
late Judge Dunbar. The intention Is to
erect church.. and buildings for con-
vent and schools. The property IL
very handsome and beautifully located.