Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-29
Giiu G0trsBapIan0eIlls.
From Philadelphia.
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&c .l,,-anls of the lives of the brave troops sent
- t,l (r;nssa. and having fa ed in its scheme of
.,,,;st,pa foreign mercenaries on the European
Continent, has resorted to the strangeand desper-
ate expedieut of opening recruiting offices IN tie
United States. Our city papers are pu fishing
an advertisement stating that :. The Lieutenant
Governor of Nova Seesia is empowered by the
British Government to raise any number of men
which may be required to serve IN the Foreign
Legions. Depots established at Halifax, ,.apd
directing applicants to inquire for further partic-
ulars at 6S South Third Street, where they are
furnished with money to pay their fare to Hall
fax.
do not know how successful this movement
has been, but in the dearth Of employment which
has existed, some poor unfortun&tes may have em-
braced this desperate. pFoposition-of of exposing
themselves to the sharp fire of the Russian armies,
and the keen privations Of the badly furnished
British camp. 1t is a sad commentary on the ar
rogance of proud John Ball. that he should be
obliga to seek soldiers upon the shores Of Brother
Jonathan, and when we consider how peculiarly
sensitive he is at the idea of the formation of mil
itary companies to assist the people Of any other
nation, he should have considered whether his ex-
ample in this instance, may not be initiated on
some future occasion in a way very disagreeable
to him. y..'ess5s ass SIS -
Some of. our CID cousterfeiters recently resorted
to new and curious dodge to palm off their spu-
rious currency upon the public. They accidental,
met an unsophisticated pdnot very prudent eer-.
gy7nan from the country, duly decorated with a
white cravat, and proposed to him that as they
we're all unskilled in the ways Of the world, and
had number Of purchases to make, it would be-
great. favor if he would go out shopping with
them and assist them in THEN selections as wefl
as visit different places of amusement. at the
time, generously offering to pay all his Expenses,
they had plenty of money F5fsF
Heswillingly accepted the propositions, and his
sanctiied and really honest air wared off the sns
pieieniof the shopkeepers, and the rogues were
enabled to palm of quite number Of IS bills, re-
'ceiving at each place a few trifing articles and
the balance in change in good money, untH final.
ly they pushed their fortunesinto too keen quar-
ter, where,the whole party were arrested. The
establishment of the duped clergy ymen may be more
easily imagined than described. However, some
of his friends managed to rescue him from his
fortunate predicament, and he went on his way
rejoicing. One cf the rogues managed to escape
on straw bail and the other will probably be
tried.
The book hunters and literati generally Of this
and neighboring cities, are attending in great
numbers the sale of the library Of the late Edward
d. Ingraham, which comprises over 20, 600 vol
umes of choice and rare works, besides an immense
number of engrayings, autographs, and other lit
erary curiosities. The novelties of tho collection
excite lively competition, end old books which
have grown rare, or enlbellished with yalua-
ble autographs, are bringing treble their original
cost. An original copy of :. Poor Richards Alma
nae sold for fty-t'eo dollars. a copy of Geero's
Cato Major, printed by Frankiin, sold for $21
VIM. Penn's Great Case of Liberty of Conscience,
with autographs, &c, sold for s42 so. The sales
will continue throughout this week, and the coll
lection viii no doubt yield large amount Of mon
cy--probably over $40, 900.
The Grand Jury have recently had under inves-
tgation, an assertion in pamphlet lately issued
by the friends of DR.. Beale, (the Dentist convic-
ted sometime since, of an outrage upon a female
patient,) that propositions had been made to them
II secure his pardon if 10000 could be raised
The allegation is that some of our lawyers were
intriguing FOR this amount, as reward for their
services pardon brokers, but neither our present
nor late Executive are implicated init in any way,
the Grand Jury exhouerating them from all ,I me-
but condecnning N severe terms, the practice of
the employment either Of professional or non pro-
fessionsl agents to assist in the procuration of
dons. IS calculated to cngender suspicious against
all concerned
To solve the knotty problem Of the q,ifi nuncs,
lis the Emperor Nicholas dead2's and at the same
time to test the veraeiousness of communications
received through the spirit rappers, one of our af
eernoon papers issued proposals for information
from them, promising liberal reward ifit proved
correct. 1t has published seven answers, VARYING
much IN their Statements The spirits of Daniel
Webster, the late Gar Nicholas. his fatber e.
Arnaud, the French Marshall who died before Sc
bastopoi a few months since, and. of Napoleon
Bonaparte. have all Leen summoned, but their
answers are asronlirting asthe testimony of wit
nesses in an exciting cross action assault and bat
terry case. - .,-
The sum total'of the intelligence may therefore.
bssumnned up about as follows: The Car is dead
Yet ne is not dead, but merely sleeping he died
natural death---yet be was poisoned Consols
rose and grain fell in the English market, on the
conhrmation of the intelligence of his death. vet
'he ~n0's report eventually proved to have been
mere ruse Of the stock jobbers. Sliqaav contra
olc'ofy as these communications may appear
tney are iair specimen of spiritual iptell;pence
and about as accurate the speculat;ons es -.
enterPrlsing newspapers, which by copte,n,,aa--
ting in turn every possible contineencv - Az =.
ture, are so wonderfully prophetic that
happens precisely as they predicted. ;, = --.-.''