Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-04-29
From, The Lynch6Hg Prgintas.
THE ITALIAN SyVINDLERS.

| OF seine OF the northern states, ef regular
gang of swindlers, mostly Italians, who, bav-
| ing organized an extensive company Tor Tue
purpose were dispersed Throughout the u
Mon, begging money. This concern proved a
very profitable one, and 1T was understood had
| accumulated large capital before their ne
farious practices were exposed, with which
they then retired from business Within the
last few months our town has been visited by
/ another set of these sturdy Migrants, and as 1t
appears by the annexed article frsm North
| Carolina paper that tber begging district is
| somewhat extensive, 1t Is probable that new
Erm, equal in extsnt and impudence to the
old ore, has been recently established. A
follow answering well to the description OF
| the enc advertised in the North Carolina pa
per, was begging through this town last week
! with printed paper. setting forth some pitt
fol story, but betook good care not TO under
stand ono oae word Of the English language
except money, and could not therefore answer
any perplcxiDg questions He disappeared
/ very ssorily Alta an iatimaiion WAS made in
his presence in good PLAIN English that the
| police would be invited to Halt upon him,
since which he bas not been seen, but anoth-
erof the gang, IA female, with another print
ed story stu more pi!ilul, has taken his place,
! aud is row waiting on "Ihe be,seroient and
uoafornicd and safe from questioning with
the other. and mora successful Do not our
laws authorize the police to interfere and stop
such impostcrs? Why, then, is It not done?
The weak and ignorant portion of the com
nisnity, excited by falee sympathy. are baud
somely g,lled by these villains.
JUSTICE.
'"in,postreY-A younSt man, apparently Is
| or 20 years old, oil rotund figure, and healthy
countenaace, wasted this telvn last week, beg
| slng aaoncW He had printed recommend
ton to the syn.petisies Of the public, stating
that his father and mother, two sisters, him
+ self aad three brothers, arrived at New Or
| leans from france, IL September last, and all
hut himself were attacked with the yellow fe-
yer. So far, the tale may be true; but at this
! time, about seven months from the date Of the
| recommendation, the family must either have
| died of the fever or recoye, ed from it, and In
either ease, it is not likely they DOW stand in
need CT the charitable assistance of the pub
lie. On questioning the young man, whess
name appears to be .3ug+istin Rebel, pretty
closely az to bis ability TO labor for suhsist-
ence, instead of leading vagrant life, spal;lg
ing not only sa.llyng, but considerable sums
! et,EOnty, cat Of the pockets OF the ipdustri-
oals member c! society, he abruptly took HIM
self out Of oas office, leaving his recommend
alton behind; and has not, been seen since
F-sVe would caution the public against THIS, as
&-eI as other Kindred iMposters. with which
ii is known the country is infested. We feel
certain that these fellows are obnoxious to the
yagrant ct"--t.E c. Pepper.
| The Condor.--in the course Of the day
had All opportunity OF shuotiug-a condor; it
WAS SO saGated with its repast on the carcaso
OF horse as TO suffer me to approach within
pistol shot before it extended its enormous
/ wings TO take tiightwhich was to me the sig
nal so fire; and having loaded with an ample
charge of ballets, my aim proved eHectual
and fatal. What formidable monster did |
behold in tue ravine beneath me, screaming
and Tapping in the last conyttlsiyo struggles
OF lHet 1t may be difficult to believe that the
most gigantic animal which inhahits the earth
or the ocean can be equal in siZs by d tenant
OF the air; and those persons who have never
seen larger bird than our mountain eagle,
Will probably read with as.onishment oil a
speciss OF that same bird, in the>southern ke-
msphere, being SO large and strong as to
seize OK withits talons, and to lift it into
the air, whence,it lets it fall to the ground,
III order to kill ii and to prey upon its carcass.
Bht thls astonishment RTust in Il great degree
subside when the dimensions of the bird arc
! takCti Ittc COnSE1cIdtlotl, ana WHICH, llCred-
ible as they may appear, ] now insert ter6a-
lin from a note taken down with my own
hand. when the wings are spread they
measure sixteen PAGES Qorty leetl in extent,
from point TO point the feathers arc eight pa
ces Owcnty tesD in iongth, and the quill part
tao palms eight inches) in circumference. Ii
lis SAID TO have power sufficient to carry off
Hire rhiuoceros.-Sir Edmund Temples Ira.
uels IN Peru.
The April number Of the Journal of Sci
enea contains some suggestions in regard TO
the manufacture oil Bricks, which mag be CT
tinterest to some of the persons engaged in
the manufacture of that article in our vicinity
''Iile use of anthracite ceal as a cempo-
nent part Of the brick, to facilitate and G.
Gualize the burning, is recommended, and
statements given showing the advantages and
econemy of its use. small quantity, half
a ton, OF fine coal, tho refuse Of coM yards,
should be thoroughly mixed With SO much
clay as Is sufficient for 100000 bricks The
bricks thus made will not-only burn equally
and perfectly and be thee by rendered hard,
durable and impervious to water, but they
may Do burnt at less than half the usual ex
pense, and in less than half tho usual tina.
a Mr.. wood, ofNewbusgh, who frat made
'rai OF the anthracite, and who has endea-
voured to secure its benefit by patent, states
that klln of 100000 bricks consumed about
4S cords OF good wood, and required from