The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10
Our New York Correspondence
NEW YORK, July 6, 1851
EDITOR OF THE MOUNTAIN SENTINEL:

The American Steamer Baltic arrived here
yesterday afternoon, having made the voyage
from wharf to wharf in 8 days, % hours, and
45 minutes. She brought Liverpool dates t.
the 25th ult., and "a passengers.
The news is not very important, simply II
iterating the old story of immense crowds
the Crystal Palace. No material change b.
occurred in the money market
There is a possibility that Louis Napolea
will be successful in his efforts to carry q rev.
sion of the constitution, and to thereby estak
lish himself in the Presidential Chair for :
second term-perhaps for life. Ledru Roll
has been getting himself into difficulty, by pub
fishing two political pamphlets. For this
offence, he has been condemned to pay fine a
2OO0 francs, and to be imprisoned two years
The entire wheat crop of France has failed, all
great distress is consequently anticipated in Il.
rural districts
Portugal is quiet
There is nothing new from Austria or Cfsr.
many.
The following bit of gossip shows what ma
are capable of doing for money. About eigh,
teen months or two years ago, Horace II. Day
the celebrated manufacturer of India-rubbz
goods, whose factories in New Jersey and Mas
aehusetts constitute an eighth wonder of ;ht
world, contracted with certain parties residiHs
in France, to furnish several thousand strongly
made lndla-rubber sacks; some of which WeE
to be five feet long and two feet wide; son
three feet long and eighteen inches wide; ali
others two feet in length and one footin breadth
The purchasers, who paid liberal prices for The
goods, required the sacks to be so made tbs
they would withstand the action of water fa
the longest possible time, and they were uaa
accordingly. These sacks, it now appears az
shipped to Constantinoplc and other Turkla
cities, where they are used by jealous husban6
| for "sacking" their wives, preparatory 70
throwing them into the Bosphorus. The sniL
sacks are used for enclosing the bodies Of u
fants intended for the same destination: ii BE-
ing customary, in Turkey, to throw infants thai
are in the way into water, instead of leaving
them to take their chance on some doorstep, II
in this enlightened and christian country. Il
short time since, Mr.. Day discovered the neis-
l
Immediately refused to supply any more saeki
although offered the most tempting sums II
would do so. In this money-loving age, ho'.
ever, there is little difficulty in procuring ll
articles whatever, no matter for what use The
may be designed, if the business only Ps!'|
well: all manufacturers not being so conscia
tious as Mr.. Day.
/ hnc = thei
should keep posted UP, as far as possible
regard to all the rascality and depravity in t
world; and can assure you that, could u
fold many tale that would make each part''
lar hair of your readers heads incline strong
to the perpendicular, if you would puOhs
them; but you would not. The New YOrkE'I
are so accustomed, not only to read about II
to witness "horrid occurrences" that we x
come, in a measure, hardened, and are liz
affected by them. But / must say that the ID
that, men, born and reared in christian e0u
, try, could so far de-christianize and de-hunS
ize themselves as to enter, knowingly and &
u iberately, into the traffic above descrbel
makes me feel rather wolfsh. wouldn't D.
to have them lynched here; but cannot sa'
press the wish that they lived in region Wh'
lynching is commonly resorted to, whene'a
monster too hideous to live, is discoyered II
community. The case of the Yankee missiOD'y
, who, failing to accomplish the original ODE"
/ his mission to Hindostan, obtained luelsN
contract to run the Car of Juggernaut by s'ss
5 is no touch to this sack operation of the frsD
men.
f Until this summer, ''dog-killers have
o ways been appointed by the Mayor VIII
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