Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-21

.frrest Of Counterfeiiers Of .7merican Coin
in NeI5 York -lnfornaiion having been re-
ceived some tine since, that several persons Of
respectable standing were gagged in carrying
on the manufacture Of American coin, Consist
ing Of half eagles and half dollars, in house
standing alone near Sad street, in this city, the
Mayor employed officers A. NJ. C.. Smith,
Huihwaiie. Welsh and Scay 10 ferret out and
arrest the offenders. These officers, after as
certaining the locality, and after long and te-
dious period Of watching, in order to tind the
parties together on the premises, about three
O'Clock on Thursday morning, proceeded 10
the place, and with sledge having driven in
the door, rushed in and secured the fire arms
the coiners had TO guard themselves, and sue
cee,led in arresing Joel Mason, wealthy white
aud black smith OF Boston, where he carries on
large business, with George " hteh0use, late
keeper Of passenger office for up river and
Western passengers, as also his wife.
Alter securing these they SEARCHED the house,
aud found there handsome die for making the
spurious halt eagles, with some of the coin, and
some counterfeit half dollars, and also the iron
press, weighing some 500 weight, and all the
other implements and metal necessary for car
| ryIng on an extensive manufacture of counter
felt chin The mould was adroity thrown by
| Mrs Whitehouse into a pail of filthy water,
Welsh said he would do il for her, and pouring
off the water discovered the mould. Alter IRON
ing the prisoners and taking them In Burnham's,
where they were carefully guarded, the officers
proceeded TO the house l07 Walker street,
where they arrested another man named j.
Sherman, repuiedlv an old cOiner iiom the
West, whom they found in the same bed with
the wife of Thomas Rector, Gate Of Albany. J
who is now in the Stale Prison for manslaugh-
ter. The prisoners were all taken 10 the up
per police, and committed 10 prison by Justice
Taylor.-N Y. Tribune.
As soon as the officers in New York had
made the above arrests, officer A. NJ. C.. Smith
wrote TO officer Clapp, Of This city, advising
him Of The fact. Nj Clapp on receiving The
Intelligence, proceeded To- The house of Joel
Mason, No. l07 Hanover street, and on search
ing found 81 dies for making Hay lien coin, aud
a quantity Of the coin ready made for utter
ce.-Boston atlas.
Dam AT SoUrH HADLEY FALLs-A Com
mftee of fisherman residing above South Had
ley, recently met al South Hadlcy, to co-ope-
rate with committee appointed by the town
OF Northampton, TO concert measures TO re-
move the INSTRUCTIONS placed across the river
at South Hadey Falls, by the Canal company
A writer in the Greenfield Gazette alleges, that
the distractions complsined.of prevent the free
passage of dup the river To spawn-in evil
dence of which large schools OF them were no.
ticed on that day by the committee, under the
dam, endeavoring 10 find passage through
and has consequently nearly destroyed the shad
fishery on the Connecticut. The same cause
has driven The salmon from The river. The
dam causes the wafer to set back, OVERLOOKING
the meadows above, leaving heavy deposiit
of sand, TO The injury of the meadows. This
il is stated, has been subject Of complaint fol
more than forty years. II is also alleged, thai
) the great height of water, occasioned BY The
dam, is the cause Of much sickness-the watel
being thFcwn back into low places, where i
becomes stagnant. NORTHAMPTON Gazette.
Abel Carpenter has been appointed Posi-
Mast.r al Ieudan Mass In nlace Of REM Il