Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-28
MISCELLANY.

The trial of Mrs. Gainder the Pittsburg
poisoner, is now progressing in the Allegheny county
Court. The whole of Monday was occupied in en-
panneling jury. The trial is causing great excite
ment in Pittsburg and the court room is continually
thronged with citizens anxious to hear the evidence
Of the witnesses, as well as to get a glimpse at the
counerance of the murderess, who sits with unveiled
face beside her counsel.
Rev. Henry Shenk, a Bishop in the old
Mennonite denomination Of Christians, suddenly ex-
pired on Sunday last while in the pulpit Of his
church. in Pequa township, Lancaster county, Pa
lie had just concluded earnest exhoraton and sat
down. when he drew couple of long breaths and
died. His age was about 70 years.
"A man named Samuel Taylor, thirty-siE
years of age hanged himself in London lately, and at
the inquest his father who gave evidence attributed
the act to his sons parality for smoking, which he
thought had affected his brain. The pipe he said,
was never out of his mouth. The jury did not bring
Il verdict against the pipe.
Musical cigar stands imported from Paris
are now for sale A knob at the top Of the octagon
case opens eight doors displaying the cigars, and at
the same time sets a music box running; but it
ccssary for the to keep good cigars in it, if he
wants to have it play melodiously.
A miser aged 81 has just died at Gau-
denzlorf, near Vienna having left the whole eff a
lie had for many years lived on life annuity of 900
francs, of which be contrved to put by a third The
only condition contained in the bequest is that the
Pope will personally for the soul Of the donor
There were twenty thousand persons
weighed on the scales at the Boston Mechanics Fair
last week. The average weight of men was lill2
pounds: average weight of women was l2l12. The
largest man weighed 2a3 pounds. The largest woman
weighed 274T3.
1t has been determined to construct rail
way through the Alps by the pass Of ST. Gothard.-
Eight years of labor and expenditure of eighty
millions of francs will be involved in the gigantic
undertaking.
We see it stated that Harry Kelly, the
champion oarslnan of England, has accepted the
challenge OF James IIammill, Of Pittsburg for Il
rowing match next spring, the stakes to be $50 Il
side.
During the month of September the shoe
business of Lynn was larger than ever before for a
corresponding period, the sales amounting to
Sl.i00,000.
For ninety-hve successive years the Mora
Wan missionary ship has made an annual voyage
from Europe to the shores of Greenland and Labra-
dor The present is the ninth vessel engaged IN 'ii9
service.
"A Joint stock company, with capital OF
ouarter of million of dollars has been formed IN
Wheeling for the purpose OF entering largely 'o inc
grape growing business
A commercial traveller named Alexander
Macintosh. was recently fined 50 and costs by the
Croydon England magistrates, for attempting to kiss
= voung lady named Sutton while travelling in a rail
way train through tunnel.
st. Louis is clearing its streets for the
cholera The Council requires every householder to
cause the sidewalk and gutter in front of his prem-
ses to be thoroughly cleaned twice a week.
-Advices from Cadiz announce the ap-
pearanee on many vines in that province of insect
which destroys the fruit with astonishing rapidity.-
The same insect had also been observed in some
parts of the proYince of Seville.