The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
STATE NOTES.

THE negro Gilbert charged with the
murder of old man Cofinberger, and
who has been on trial Tor several days at
Martinsburg, has been found guilty and
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life.
RIGHT in the midst of this terrible de-
preston, with the fly damaging the
wheat crop; an uncertainty as to whether
it will rain on "sham battle day" prevail
ing, and the Potter committee about to
meet, the Clarksburg Telegram comes
out with the following;
Hon. b. F. MARTIN, of Taylor county,
is bound to succeed himself rs the mex!
Congressman from this district. We do
not want q chsnge-BGr6Our Jefferson
IAN.
LEVI TUCKER was appointed Post
master at this place. Mr.. Tucker has
been tried in the Postoftice at this place
heretofore, and gave general satisfaction.
Ne10 MartinsriHe Democrat.
1--WE are told that an article was pub
lished by co. temporary last week from
the pen Of one q. s. Davis, relating to US.
Davis is well known here MS al alleged
aduterer, = person without non"r or
principle and miserable pup generally.
LAST Sunday Hiram Burgess, young
man living At Clsysville, Mineral county,
West Virginia, was crushed beneath a
log he was assisting to roll, and internal
ly injured so severely that there Is little
hope OF his recovery Cumberland Ae'0S.
On Saturday last about 10 o'clock A.
NJ, little son, aged year, 9 months
and 10 DAYS, of Wilt Holland, living
near the "Fairfax Stone" in Preston
county, w. Va fell backwards INTO a
tub of boiling hot water, and was so
severely scalded that death put an end
to his sutferingS in q few hours Oak
land Herald.
THERE is to be sham battle in Wheel
lng next Thursday. The milltsry chlv-
airy Of West Virginia are to meet and
engage in mimic fray, and it is to be =
grand affair. The lines so familiar TO al:
"Dh, were you meier a school boy,
And did you never train,
And feel that swelling OF the heaI',
You ne'er can .eel again?
are to be made a reslty. We prefer sham
battles to real ones, and we are glad ha.
this one is to occur, and shall certain y
endorse any brevets for gallant and
merltorious service in the tsCe OF the
enemy" iustas readily as if every man Of
them was in solid earnest. Go IN boys;
the path to glory may be q rough one,
but we'll we know you will reach the sum-
nit. But now, don't 20 into action At
"reverse" arms.-NelO MGrt.nSCil5e Mes
ssnger.
In reference to the Bartlett suicide l
will give you d short account OF 1t. Lie
was staying with Alvs Carney when ne
committed the act. The evening that
he attempted to take his life Mr. aud Mrs,
Carney were not at home. He went
some three hundred yards from the house
in piece of woods took Mr.. Carney s
razor to Gu. his,throat. When he drew
the razor across MS throat. lie said
afterwards that he thought ten
minutes would do the job, but
whea he found that would not
kill him he took his pocket knife and cut
himself twice with it, both on the left
side. The larger cut was some four
inches in length, in which he turned his
knife when cutting himself. He SAID his
reasons for trying to kill himself was on
account of the way IN which be and his
wife lived, as they do not live together,
indeed have not spoken TO each other
for years. On being asked if he suffered
anv more now than before he committed
the act he replied, "Yes, a thousand
times more than before. '-Ns,0 Martpss-
Uiiie Messenger.