Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-14
STATE AEEAIRs.

PROBABLE MURDER.-Quite sensation has been
created IN our town within the last week. caused by
tne supposed murder OF man named Jas. Lesage
1t appears that on Tuesday week, the LIST instant
Lesage and man named Wm Booker, got into an
altercation on the fishing shore at this place After
c9nSderable Wrdnglng they went away together
about II o'clock at night and it was supposed the
quarrel was at an end. Lesage was engaged in fish
ing up the rver at point call the The Rock" and
started TOR that place, accompanied by Booker. The
next morning Booker was seen coming across the
causeway with a gun on his shoulder. Upon being
asked in regard to Lesage he discIaimed ali know
ledge OF his whereabouts and accounted for himself
by the story that he had been out hunting ducks or
mus krats. Since then nothing was heard of Lesage
up TO ednesday last when his body was discovered
floating in the river just below the bridge
lt,was Immediately taken in charge by Esquire
huth, who empanneled a jury and held an inquest
the verdict of which that deceased came to his
death by blow on the side of his head. DIR. PEN
nington made post mOrtem examination of the
SKULL which showed that he had been struck violently
on the side OF the head fracturing the right jaw
siderably and it is supposed that it was from that
arrested on Wednesday evening, and taken to Cen
trev1lle on Thursday, where he will await thorough
Investigation of the case The whole affair secms to
be shrouded in mystery and although it is the gen
eral belief that Lesage has been oully dealt with by
Booker there is as yet no evidence other than cir
cunstantial that can fasten the murder on him.-
Crumpon Gazette.
A SENSIBLE CoLT.-A gentleman residing in the
upper section of the county writes us that he has
two year old colt Of the Morgan Black Hawk stock,
dapped or iron gray IN color and finely formed that
will shake hands with both fore feet Cand kick with
both hind feet we suppose, if teased stand up on his
hind legs; take of his owners hat lay it down: pick
it up again and hand it to him. lie down and roll over
when hidden, etc. He is quite the fancy of horse
amateurs who have witnessed his wonderful sagacity
Cecil Wing.
.AcCIDEET:-On Thursday morning about daylight,
Mr.. Cambell, one of the railroad hands, was found
lying upon the raIload near Leicester, in nsensi-
BILE condition. DR.. Hodges his family physician
was sent for, who found his head dreadfuy ractur-
ed and had him removed to this residence at Gray's
Water station, where Dr. H., with the assistance OF
Dr. WoTtalngton, removed nine pieces of bone, some
OF which were OF considerable size. He fingered
until O'Clock on Thursday night, when he died
without even-speaking. It's supposed hewas struck
by the express taln about ten o'clock the night pre-
Vlous.-HoUdrd County Record.
INQUEST. y esterday morning Coroner Etzlersum-
moned Jury OF inquest on the body of Sophia
found dead on the Of MT Mehae Boha
near Liberty The verdict of the jury that she
OF appoplexy; From the evidence. it appeared the
woman must have lain there from or o'clock
Tuesday evening until Thursday morning, and dur
ing all this time her little boy, aged about years,
was with her-tWo days and nights-without a
mouthtul to eat. The ground close beside his dead
mother was hard and smooth, showing where he had
slept. This is the second inquest that has been held
on the above named premises this year.-Ltbertv
Toton Banner.
The CRoPs.-We have conversed with gentlemen
from all parts of the county IN regard to the growing
crops of grain and fruit. Our Information is to the
effect that there Is but little good wheat most fields
looking very unprOmisng, and in some instances the
ground has been replowed and put in corn Oats are
looking badly: The peach crop in this county will
be failure. But few trees even tolerably full
and most orchards have scarcely any fruit at ali
The prospect for apples is better, but we have but
few orchards.-Kent Nelcs. N
INoENDIARIsM,-An attempt was made about three
oc9ck Yesterday morning t0 burn the steam saw mill
4I Messrs. Fennlm0re Miller, near Fairlee creek
and the building barely escaped destruction. Los:
s6out Two % hundred dollars.no insurance, The, fire
vas I no doubt the work of an incendiary as there
nau neen no steam used the previous day.-I6.
DRowEEp,--Mr. JOHN II. Tull, son of Andrew Tull
o tne Fork District, was some weeks ago, drowned
near the Waste-gate Of the mill at Goi"'' ,rvn Ne
- or many years supJecG TO fits, and had one
,1 HIm at the time of the sad