The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-06-21
An Electric Watchman,

A Mr.. Petrie, of London, has formed an
ingenious contrivance for protecting prem
ises by the aid of electric shocks. Il has
been practically tested, and is about TO be
applied to an extensive factory at West
ham. The battery will be very power
full one, and will effect the double object of
ringing large alarm-bell and prostrating
all who may attempt to enter the premises.
What will not science effect next? First
it abolishes our stage-coach drivers or con-
verts them into conductors and brakemen;
and now it threatens to supersede the
most quiet and ancient order of watch
men, by making electric batteries do their
business much more vigilantly and effec-
tually. Think of it! The midnight in
cendiary or burglar draws near your dwell
ing, intent on mischief. One hand is fumb-
ling at the lock, while the other grasps the
pistol or the knife that is to repel any un-
expected resistance. A IL seems silent and
secure. The family are evidently buried
in slumber. Nota mouse is stirring. He
pushes on to commence operations
| With his burglar instruments he soon o.
pens the door or the window. He listens.
All is quiet. He lights candle. Not
an object to arouse his suspicious is to be
seen. There is the china-closet, where
the silver is probably kept. He will try
his luck there first. He enters the house;
when, presto! at the first step an invisible,
blind force of nature strikes him down,
stunned and senseless, and, with the same
shock, rings an alarm-bell, which rouses
the whole neighborhood. Before he can
recover, he is seized and pinioned, with
the evidences of his guiltupon him. The
electric watchman has done the business;
watchman that never sleeps at Its post,
and one which pistols and bowie knives
cannot dismay-a most quiet and ancient
watchman,' and yet one that may be trust
ed. AS police agent too, 1t Is not I'M
probable that electricity may at some fu-
ture day be employed with good elect
Come on then, Messieurs, the MOB, with
your brick-bats and fagots! You are go
ing to tear down yonder building, are you!
because your rowdy ship disapproves OF
the actor, or the preacher, or the political
speaker, who may have been invited to
play, preach or spout there. 1t Is your
high and serene pleasure that the thing
shall be prevented. The actor comes IN
the way of one more to your taste, or the
preacher utters sentiments youdo not llke'
or the politician belongs to party to
which you are opposed. The perform
ance shall not be suffered, you say, even
/ if you have to tear down the building and
mutilate or murder those within. very
well. Come on. There are no members
of the sStar Police to oppose you. MOI
soldier is on the spot. A little rope or
: wire surrounds the building, and there is
warning notice, that the hall is full and no
more must enter. But what of that, boys!
shall we be restrained by such trifes!-
Come on, then; every lad with his pocket
full of stones. Follow me! Down with
the Goldfish aristocracy! Down with
the speaker himself is down; and as the
irruption of his followers across the fatal
line takes place, down they all go, bufe'
ted bv the shocks from an unseen power
disarned and humbled. This is the way
probably that mobs will be dealt with be.
fore the nineteenth century is at an end
;t-Boston Transcript.
The new gold dollar is bringing from
four to five per cent premium in N. York
The Philadelphia Times knows gentle
man who makes 500 week by bringing
bullion there, getting it coined into golc
dollars and taking them TO New York,