The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-27
held, and Frank Jenkins, Esq., promine t
merchant, elected 10 I'LL the position, com.
hlnation Of Republicans and disafieoud
D lut ais being made 10 defeat Homer.

held. and Frank Jenkins, Esq., a promine
marchant, elected 10 I'LL the position, com.
h'nation OF Republicans and disafieoud
Damt Q ais being made to defeat Homer.
The Republicans OF Harrison county have
made the following nominations: Sheriff,
]. ]. Cunningham Clerk OF the Circuit
Court, F. A. Robinson; County Court, A. @.
Moore; Prosecuting Attorney, @. W. Lynch;
Assessor Of the lower district, Benjamin
Singer; upper district, Walter Morris |;
County Commissioner, H. L.. Mason; for
House OF Delegates, T. E. spAtes and J. N.
Davis. u, 74 " = : d s.1
During ono OF tho recent severe thunder
storms, Win. RAIDER, OF Monongalia county,
and q young lady he had out driving had q
narrow Escape from Instant death. The
storm was approaching aud the lightning
struck near the road In the rear Of their
buggy. TEoy buried on to the friendly
shelter Of covered bridge j1st ahead, but
had scarcely entered II until lightning atruck
the bridge and killed their horio instantly.
A cali has been issued to the minors OF
Kanawha county, signed by Philip Golden,
Democrat, J. d. Fleming, a Republican,
aud p. +. y oAuley, o Gioenbacker, for a
convention TO be held st Uoalburg, July 7, TO
be oompostd OF miners. Tho call says: ut
Is hoped that esch mine In the county will
send delegates 10 represent the present politl.
cal parties and to ditou4 the political situa.
ton from the miners standpoint. Don't fall
10 send your delegates. You will find 1t to
DO OF great interest and Of come importance"
Prominent among those who received hon.
! ors at the graduating exercises OF the Cincin.
natl College OF Music, Monday evening. was
Mis- LILY, daughter Of NJ. @. y. Church, E:q,,
81 ,ui,n has kou kat, a n
high rank as q musician, and out Of fifteen
compositions sent In for composition Tor the
Gest prizes In piano composition, shereceived
the second prizs, her production being a
quartet in minor. Among thoss wso re-
celved Certificates on Piano Theory, the
name OF Miss Church also appears. Psrkers.
burg msy we'll feel proud Of this t,lented
young lady who has won such high distinc.
ton a. an artistic. ~.
Newell Stevens, the Ohio man recently ar
rested at Cersto, Wayne county, for stealing
logs, was Waited at tbs town lookup, whera
he was In confinement awaiting removal
10 the county jill by his wife and another
woman, who procuring boIes on which to
stand, conversed long aud earnestly with
him: It issuppOsed that then, or previously,
he was furnished with q stout kuife, aud
with this he succeeded In cutting the heavy
sheeting and shingles Of the roof, nd making
an aperture large enough 10 pass through, he
escaped 10 safety. Facts were developed to
chow TINT u desperate effort would hsvs been
inside to rescue him while on tho wsy TO jail,
and had he not escaped there would doubt
less have been bloodyercounter The psr.
ties who 1t ia supposed were intending to
liberate him. are his accompltces In crime,
and desperate men. 1t Is now suspected that
this gang have been perpetrating the numer-
Gus robberies during the past two or three
years. 40: a.., -,