Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-07
STATE AFFAIRS.

DESTRUCTIVE STORM-The storm king has recently
been dealt destruction in various sections Of the
country, and il his mad has not foTE6tten
leave the mark Of his fury in several portions of our
county. On Monday of last week considerable
damage was done the LeirerSburg district Messrs.
Richard RaEan and Washington h; Berry suffering
severely. Nn the day in the Iancuc; district,
a number of houses and barns were blown down. un-
rooted or Otherwise seriously damaged Niigidms-
port (.sd) free Press.
ARREsTs.-Mcssrs. Joeoph Light, Thomas CaIan
and Abner Rowland citizens Of this county, and
David BonEeield, of Va. were arrested few days
since on the charge of paving, or attempting to pass
National Bank of Indiana The accused were all
taken to Baltimore for examination batore the u :.
Commissioner. We have rot been made acquainted
with the particulars, the result of the examination
before the Commissioner.-B.
SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-WilliaIn 3. Tabier,
count Of A. R a. pleman and b; v. Rudy, trustees
of ohm Appamau, deceased, the following described
real estate:-Lot No. Id two.story brick house and
building lot attached situated Main street, Mid
dletown, to Mr. Hanson I. Rndy, at $3.50; No. ,
Knocked down to Mr Allen Sparrow, It 81 ,0O5, but
the heirs being ssfed, it will be resold. No. 8
Four acres Of land adjoining Middletown to Mr.
John Herring, Of G, at $3.50 per acre. No flight
acres of anG, lying near town, to MeSsrS ThCs VIII
liard and O. Barber at S74 per acre. Ne, Fifteen
Of mountain land, to -iT. Lewis Cookery, al
Sj5T5 per acre VALLEY Register.
AN INQUEST was held al Hills Point in this county,
on saturday last, By Justice NinterbotSom over the
deaf body Of m unknown white man. found l"atinE
in the harbor; verdict accidental drowning. II ap
pearcd tobe German, about sixty years of sgo, was
dressed in soldiers clothes had nothing in his peck
his person, that the jury could identify MIN.
Cambridge Iatei!qencer.
FRuIT-Iho continued cold weather this season
has ralIy injured all kinds 9itruit in his viein
iry. We very much question whether there will be
haif crop OF anything III this line, from gooseberTy
to q peach-i0.
H1Il sroRms.-Two. hail storms passed over this
county Tuesday nIEhtla.t each continuing several
minutes and doing considerable damage. Unlike
most storms of this character, which usually take
scope of not mile in width, these seem to have
been general, extending to nearly all parts of the
county. Some fields of wheat of larger growth were
much injured, and glass were broken in many win
dOws. Peach orchards suffered much in variGuS
localities Mr.. K. s. Emory informs US that some
fifteen hundred of his hot-house lights were broken
and We learn that Col. Wilkins, in the same neigh
bOrhood, suffered IN ike manner to still greater
tent.-KeHt Ne1rs.
DIsCovgRY OF IRON EEAR Snow HrLL.-Iron ore
has been discovered feet from the surface OF the
ground On the tarm Of H. p. Collins, Esq, adjoining
this town. 1t is thought to be in great abundance
and of excellent quality. We have sample Of the
Office, which we think must contain an I'M
usual per centage OF that metal. We trust Mr. Cs.
expectetionS be realized to the value Of the
discover v h0rcesteT ShietG.
TRAGEDY IN MISsOURI-A BRAVE BoY.-The
Brownsville Eagle of april 2S has the Ollowing:-On
Thursday evening about six o'clock, Jacob Goode
and his Jerry GOode were embarrassing their
horses In MOniteau township, within fifty yards of
their house. five men rode up to them and fired their
revolvers. Jacob Goode fell mortally wounded on
the spot. Jerry to the house his gun, and
shot through the heart at the door. Before the VII
lans had time to escape, little boy FINS Goode,
about y years of age, of Jacob Goode seized the
gun-pdssed round the corner OF the house and Sn0t
the man who killed his brother Jerry. The ball
entered the back part OF his head, and killed him
instantly.
bal penetrated his left side. He was living when
Mr.. Sowell LETT, though gradually sinking, and Dr.
Lacy, the physician who was called to examine him
| pronounces the wound mortal and that he cannot
long survive.
The perpetrators of these foul murders were stran
gers and evidently bushwhackers. In the memorgn-
DUN book in the pocket Of The one killed by the boy
was the name OF Marion Clay brook In his pocket
Marshal in Louisiana, together with the oath. in
which H ms name is given as Hugh Bartlett 10th Mis-