The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-27
OUR MoUNDsMLLE LETTER.
The Late Town Election Old
John Robinson,s SHOW The
Wonderful Womanin the Cage.

MouHpsVILLK, may "a.
Correspondence Of The 1~ntelliseneer.
Our municipal election was held yes
terdly with the following result: Mayor
Lewis B. Purdy; City Sergeant, i'll Ha
men; oouncilmen, W. J. Purdy, s. R. HI
men, Adolph Weidibusch, D. L. Logan, s
W. Dicks, F. ". Brown, ]. A. Ewing and
g. W. Evans; School Commissioner, W
]. Burnley; Aldermen, B. F. Meishen and
N. Q. CrisWSll. There were In ali Sl4
votes cast, which Ia considereda very full
vote. The men elected are principally
the present incumbents and their endorse.
ment shows that their labors have been
appreciated by our citizens. Mayor Pur-
dy's majority is 1OS, while Mr.. HSIsh
has q majority Of So over both the other
candidates.
MI. McFadden hiss q new sign painted
on the front ofhis new hotel and also on
the east end. The words "Mound City
Hotel" are painted In very fine large let.
tiers entirely across the front. Charley
Bigelow,a Wheeling artist, did the work,
and has done 1t in q style that shows him
master Of the art.
John Robinsonis great show wa all
the rage to-day, and Notwithstanding the
hard times the canvass was literally
packed. People began TO arrive from the
country soon after daylight, and by the
time the performance commenced the
town was rife with people. The grand
procession took place at ten o'clocki in the
morning and was very fair, pasaing
through nearly all the principal streets.
The exhibition Of animals was ~tolerably
good, while the circus performance was
above ordinary. Some OF the acting was
very fine, while the entire performances
was entirely free from anything Of an
immoral nature, which does not often
happen with the average circus. Mr..
Kelly, the champion vaulter Of the world,
sustained his already high reputation by
turning . somersault over nineteen
horses, and what was still more difficult
over four elephants. Miss Tornours
performance on the flying trapeze was
wonderful, as were also her acts Of jug.
glery on horseback, though through the
stumbling Of the horse she was thrown to
the ground upon her face, still she per-
sisted in going through the performances.
But the life OF the whole performance was
the doings and sayings OF the clown Mr..
Campbell. To use his own expression
Mr.. Robinson pays him we'll for acting
the fool, and he surely understands his
business and attends TO it we'll. Hi say
ings are fresh and witty, and are nc. made
out Of old worn out saws familiar 10 every
one, but he allows the occasion to give
him opportunities for the display Of his
wit Of which he has an abundance. An
other clown Is very good, but he is ex-
%cellant.
One wonderful feat was the entrance Of
a lady into an iron cage which was lock.
ed In the presence Of the audience and
also tied with ropes. A curtain was then
placed over II, which being lifted again
In q few seconds revealed the lady stand.
ing on the outside Of the cage. She pre-
tends that It Is through the influence Of
spirits that abe il ensbled to perform the
trick, but It is too late to try to make
that impression on the minds Of the peo.
pie to-day. 1t might have done so years
ago.
Take II all in all John Robinson's
great show is . success, but we cannot
we'll spare the money that 1t carried
away.
McFadden entertained the whole
troupe at his new hotel in good style: