Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-07
CITY NEW S.

THE PRESENT JEWISH MoHrH, HEsHvEN OR MAR.
HRsHvEy.-In THU month three fasts are held by the
dev0ut German Jews-namey, on Monday Thurs
day, and the following Monday. These fasts have
been ordered to take place shortly after the festivals
of Tabernacle and Passover rs during the festivals
they might be led to excess, and become unmindful
of their duty to God. Therefore those three days
read the prayer of suppcat;on for forgiveness
job vi s. Marheshven has no holiday in the month.
The observance of religious asts established itself in
the world at very early period and is found to have
prevailed in most of the nations Of antiquity The
sole fast required by Moses was the day of Atone
ment This is n holy convocation," on which no
acrvile work must be done But the other fast days
are regarded in every other respect like week days.
In the reign of Zedekiah, Ncbuchadnezzar bcsieged
and captured Jerusalem. which calamity led to the
establishment of fast on the seventeenth day of the
fourth month, (Thamus july.
There is tradition that on sday the Law-giver
Moses, broke the tablets Of stone, when he came
down from the Mount and saw his people worship
ping the molten calf. On the ninth of the fifth month
(Ahb August a solemn fast is held in mournfu COM
memoration of the burning Of the city by 'Nebuzar-
madam. a servant Of the King of Babylon" who
burned the house of the Lord, and the kings house.
and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great
mans house, Kings XIV. s. The fast begins on
the evening of the eighth, when the book of the la
mcntations of Jeremiah is read. Other prayers and
read on the morning of the ninth. The fast of the
seventh month Of Tishri October is established to
beTail the murder of Gcdaliah at Mizpah. That of
the tenth month CTebeth, january is held on the
tenth day, to commemorate the commencement of the
siege of Jerusalem on the part of Ncbuchadnezzar.-
Kings XIV: !.
CITY MORrALITY.-rhe Health report of Doctors
Knight and Morgan shows that ST deaths occurred
in this city during the week ending yesterday morn
ing. % of which were caused by consumption. OF
the remainder occurred from scarlet fever, from
Group, each from child bed and old age from ty
phoid fever. each from diptherea, bilious fever and
organic disease of the heart each from commissions
dropsy. Inflammation of the brain. and whoopng
cough and each from casualty collie, congestion of the
brain. dropsy in the head iiarrhma debility drown
cd dySentery, catarrhal fever, inflammation of the
lungs peurisy, and rheumatism Five of the deceased
were under year of age; % between and years;
between and Is years. between Il and 90
years. p between 20 and 40 years. II between 40 and
60 years; between 60 and so years; between so and
90 years; while lived to the mature age of between
90 and 100 years Of the deceased 40 were males and
Al females 10 of the whole number being coored per-
sons. In comparison with other years. there appears
to have been more deaths the past week than in the
corresponding week of the past year. and Is less than
in the corresponding week of the year 1868.
LARCESY.-Edward Budd, colored was yesterday
arrested by policeman Hamilton, charged with steal
ing a carpet-bag containing quantity of clothing
valued at S25. the property of James Talbot. also
colored. Justice Meredith committed him for trial
Both of these colored men are employed upon the
steamer George Leary. When the carpet bag was
stolen, Talbot had no idea as to who the Thief
but some time afterwards, while passing along Or
chard street. he met Budd dressed in portion of the
stolen clothing. He at once procured his arrest, and
upon search being instituted at the house at which
Rudd all the rtic
covered.
SUDDEN DEATH.-About half-past II o'clock yester-
day a coored man named Joseph Sharp, aged about
20 years, fell and Immediately expired in the grocery
store Of Daniel Peters corner ofLexington and Sharp
Streets to which place he had gone to procure some
crackers. Corner Brewer was notified and summoned
jury of inquest. who rendered verdict of death
from heart disease Tho body was removed to the
late residence of deceased, No. 80 Burgundy alley.
REvIEw,-It should have been stated in the notice
of the burning of the Clipper Factory. which APP
peared in the Commercial yesterday, that Mr.. Geo.
b. Coale is the agent of the Hartford" Company,
of Hartford, Conn. and the Home" Company, of
New York, in which the proprietors of the factory
held policies of insurance for $4,000.
DETAINED BY THE GALE.-The steamer of the Old
Bay Line, due here yesterday morning from Norfolk,
had not arrived at a late hour last evening. She is
believed to have been compelled to seek harbor in
Vi SeNclc WHICH III
Bay on Sunday night.
SALE OF PRoPET TY.-S. Ii. Cover, auctoncer sold
yesterday the premises lot of ground. in fee. and
improvements, ON the West side of Marsh Market
Space having a front of p feet and depth of about
so feet The improvements consist of three story
brick store and dwelling, &c. 1t was purchased by
Philip Herzberg for s., 400.
RAN INTO BY 4 esterday, between and 10
o'clock, as Mr.. Oliver Parker passing along Pratt
street, near Cheapside, in his carriage, the vehicle
was run into by car that passing the vicinity at
the time. and considerably damaged, though happily
its occupant escaped without injury.
The STEAMER FANNIE.-This vesse was unable to
sail yesterday on account of her propeller having
been damaged by the collision Saturday night. 1t
is believed, however. that delay of only few days
will be occasioned by this accident
PERsoNAL.-H. Rives Pollard editor of the Rich
mond Examiner, arrived in town yesterday. and is
stopping at the Maltby House.
Mr.. and Mrs W. J. Florence, accompanied by their
agent Harry Bowditch, in town, and stopping at
BarnumS.