The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-02


the Pacific Shore-A Mysterious Occur.
renee-A Couple OF BIackmaIIera Sent
to Prison.
SAN Francisco, June %.
Correspondence Ofthe InteIIIgeneer.
The papers ofthe city give the name and
age ofeach person who is granted mar.
rage license at the end OF each week, and
make an average to the satisfaction Of the
young ladies. There were forty.two
licenses issued the past week, aud the av.
erage age Of the ladies was twenty-eIght.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the reception of General Grant. From
the present indications the excursion from
the East to welcome him will be failure.
Tho rress Of this coast Is highly indignant
at the interference Of the East IN sending
people out here TO welcome the General.
Great dissension has been manifested in
this State by the different political parties.
The Chronicle after nursing Kearney be.
fore the last State election to make point,
and have the New Constitution adopted
succeeded, and since has turned bitter
against him and his party and organized a
new party Of its own, known as the
Honorable Bilk's who consider them.
selves the only true new constitution
party. There arc CUTE q number Of old
politicians who have been run out OF both
Democratic and Republican parties, and
it is the only way in which they can stand
any show Of being elected, and it is con.
coded they stand poor show at that.
The State Convention Of the Kearney
Workingmens' Party was held In this city,
and have completed their nominations f6r
the State officers. Some OF their nominees
are very good, but sorry to say some are
not. Their Governor is farmer, Lieu.
tenant Governor-present Mayor Andrews,
Of Oakland. They have nominated the
city ticket also, and take Rev. ]. s. Kal.
lock, pastor Of the Metropolitan Temple,
for Mayor. He promises that il elected
he will endeaVor to rid the city OF the
Chinese,
The great mystery which occurred at
Wheatland some time since, Of two young
ladies being SO dangerously assaulted while
asleep, has not been solved. There has
not been any motive assigned for this act,
and the perpetrator Is at large. A negro
was arrested on suspicion, but there was
no evidence OF guilt. The particulars in
regard to this mysterious affair are as fol-
lows; Miss Dunn and Miss Heylep were
sleeping together with a window partly
hoisted, on the ground floor when the
fiend entered and beat the girls over the
head and face with heavy iron pin. in.
tlicting very dangerous wounds. They re.
manned insensible for several days, but
are able to talk, but don't know anything
Of how they were hurt, They were dis.
covered shortly after the deed was com,
mitted, by the gentleman Of the house
Great excitement prevails at that place.
The Republican State Convention mel
at Sacramento and nominated their STATE
ticket. The nominee for Governor, Mr.
Geo. @. Perkins, Is the best candidate in
the field, and We predict victory in his
favor. The Democrats have not made any
nominations, and 1t Is thought will not
That party has about died out in Califor
mia. They. don't stand any show with the
Republicans. There Is expected to be -four
State tickets, namely; Republican, Demo
crat, Workingmen's Party and tho WI
Honorable Bilks.
The notorious characters Amelia Il. AMI
William Henry Maginniss Smallman
known as man and wife, who have attain.
ed the reputation Of blackmailers, have
been sentenced TO the State Prison for foul
years each for obtaining 5000 on false
pretenses. They made insidious endeay.
ors not long since TO entrap John W
Mackey, one Of the Bonanza kings, hui
were frustrated. In playing the poinl
Amelia was insane and committed TO the
asylum, cause attributed 10 Mackey con
Eliminating her fidelity TO William, where
by William prays the court 10 allow hin
$500, 900 damages, but finding they could
not obtain It in this manner, Amelia wa
Immediately restored Ia reason and dis
charged from the asylum. They bearded
at the Palace, now they will enjoy the 50
lubii0us climate across the bay at Sar
Quentin. The only regret with the femi
nine portion otthe city is "that 1t is real
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