The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-03-18


"a curious case vas lately tried By tbs T,-,
nal Of the First Instance Of our eitv.-ra --C'-
the Illegal seizure Of Miss C. c. Gamb,a
American, n. Henry Wycof, with = v;eu 'a
tort promise OF marriage, or at least 80,
the fortune Of the young lady in case Of f.nI
a Frenehman, Louis Vannaud, the couris, :.
Miss Gamble, and Geonese, Luigi ca,.r.'.
were accused Of being his accOmpljce, ~
latter was acquitted, and the two other, ....-
ced to fifteen months imprisonment
THINKING OF THOSE AT HOuE.-In ,o,,:
over q long list Of drafts from sacran,s,,o .S
adviccs Of which we're received T.y tho r.s. ~.
lornia mail, the editor Of tie New Yor1, -,
Of Commerce was struck with a. lsrga r,..,
made payable to females. Oat Of opo r..
ninety names, thirty Four we're of n.
noticed, and no doubt many Of the res, -
payable to tLe other sex we're intended III.
for women. This shows that f.thars b,.b..s.
and brothers, who are toaing among the ro;ns,
have not forgotten the dear ones st home
The Common Councils Of New YsrL anna.
to be fond Of the good things OF this life n.
cost of the tea-room for the month or o.
. was 1851 p. Tie bill Of fare comnr;,.5
chickens, turkey, venison, quail, PARTRIDGE,
ducks, Sc. Four thousand segars and ssy.,
gallons Of brandy were Consumed.
The people of ibis country pay enornOv,
sums Of money for the foreign made silks, which
thoy wear. It IS stated in Hunts Merchants,
Magazine for February that the amount Of ssg,
passed into consumption a. the port Of New
York alone. for the twelve months ending D.
cember Iast, was 92s4t86, 45G. What the :.
mounts may have been at other ports We csn
only conjecture, as no returns have been pub.
Eshed. We VIII assume them 70 be s., ,0O000l
and this gives Us the enormous amount Of S2s.
465, 45C for enc years cost Of foreign silks
! LETTER FROM MEAoHER-A gentleman il
New York has received letter from Mr.. Meaga-
er. dated Hobart Town, august 28;h, ISL
Mrs Mitchell and her children had arriye ed the-s
in excellent health. ALr. Mitchell has taken
farm, upon the proceeds Of which he intends 70
support himself anI his family. O'Brieu ana
his companions are well, bat feel intensely the
death Ike existence they are doomed to drag ont
n that receptacle Of dregs and outcasts Of Eng.
Iizh yi-lany.
Porter's ''Patent repeating rife, - says its in.
veator, viii discharge sT-'ss J'slls.s IN sgccs,.
sion as FAST as a z-zset ticks.
The sermons preached in single year in III.
United States would ill hundred and twenty
,-=T----s "a ,,-,~-- ,,,,-o,
It IS mentioned as d remarkable circumstanoe
that within the past month ice made firmly into
Lake Ontario, distance Of three miles from
the piers, % the depth of four inches. Such e
thing IS not racouected by the oldest inhasaHn,,
and may not he seen again fer century to
come
! 4 race On snow-shoes came OF near Montreal
on the Goth ult., By soldiers belonging to the
/ garrison at Montreal The first prize, FIVE
dollars, was gained by man who ran half :
mile in three minutes.
It is proposed in England to arm the police
and put them under course Of military drill,
as an additional measure of security against Ii.
French tyrant
( The French Government are buying largs
numbers Of horses in England, for the ARTILLERY
and cavalry service.
+ Gov. WRIGHT, the Democratic candidate for
/ the Gubernatorial chair of Indiana, IS enpzat;-
cally working man. He made speech when
/ a candidate for Governor, in Court House il
Indiana, every brick of which was made By
him
+ The Governor has appointed the Hon. George
u Dallas TO cooperate with the Hon. James
Campbell, Attorney General of the Common
wealth, in representing the interests Of the State
in the suits growing out of tb e Wheeling Bridge
case. The selection of Dir. Dallas as one Of the
counsel of the State, in this important case VIII
meet the full appreciation of the public. With
two such advocates the right and interests Of
Pennsylvania viii be well guarded,
Do you love tambs' lungs? Do you live near The
shottecary's pop? Didyou override in a waggags
baggon? ?-Sunday Mtrc1ry.
Ye-s-s. Was you ever shocked by balrar-
ic gattery, did you hear waniel Debster's late
speech in your city, did you ever see steam
boat bile her buster, did you ever drink sect
tie of botch ale-and-oh speak! do you always
vote the tig whiget?-Hy. Rifle.
Some of the Massachusetts papers have ad'p-
+ ted the custom of publishing births IS vel
marriages and deaths. 1t has now become
mooted question among them whether the n0H'