New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-26
Poison for the Million.

To fic Edfw of Ia Trtbane
Thave read the article m your last headed Fatal
Rr,.i relative 20 the poisoning Of family By eating
clans And have no doubt the CLAIMS were cooked In
copper ves-cl II so 10 accounts for their poisoning
.qo that sos Know the oxide OF copper Is poisonous
and ror that three ourihs OF all sauce pans, stew
pans sni other pans for e1oitHg pHose OF o9r, are
n constant on board OF steamboats, ai the pub
De houses and 10 eating houses That these were "a
timed when purchased % the farnisher. there is no
doubt But the timing soon wears on. and they are
seldom rfunrci until the Season Is or Nou are aware
that SAT- w oNize copper very readily So VII acids
such as crNnurrrlcs. tomatoes, and their kinds. AMI
the public ought he protected against the use of such
vessels-ihc oxide being Just poisonous arsenic.
a. you are one ot the guardians oi the public morals
would you NOT do Che public great benefit by giving
them your views ot tlc proprey of cooking In copper
vessels Every furnishing establishments Ia this city b.
prepared On furnish sauce pans pans boilers &c
man f ami fu8fh From such there can bc no danger
OF poisoning Very truly yours SUBSCRIBER
Frou NANstyIfrA. CrHA-Tbe bark Panch.ta.
Capt Bailey arrived ~ this port this forenoon from
Mau-anii'a which places De TED, on the 9th inst Capt
b. reports that times In Cuba are very duh according
O. The latest iaics from a parts treishts are low,
and none no that There is also strong fear of rcvou
tion in Old spain which would tend % make trouble
With the slaves Capt Bailey was also informed bY a
gentleman who had Just arrived from 81 Thomas. that
when coming down IN the English Steamer the pilot
from Iacmel - Domingo told them that the negroes
had had a most bloody tight about % miles from that
place iie day before numbering about 200 men and
children, and drinking their blood BIOS Jour 18th.
Singular QUESTION oF LAWN the case OF
Lucisu Aver indicted for forging am acceptance 10 an
order the District Attorney admitted that the offence
was founded ON common law, the statute providing
only for forgery I'm certain forms no; including the
particular sort of forgery forth n the Indictment on
Trial Mr Cooley. attorney Tor Mr. Aver commended
that as at common law .orgcry Is punishable with
death 10 couiicts with statute which declares mat
the punishment of death shall not be- indicted except m
certain nor including forgery. Tie was of opinion
That We cannot import common Jaw 30 apply to cases in
our Courts unless We also import One penalties attached
tu the violation of such law On this ground motion
was made % postpone Che ceo n order that the point
may be- argued before tan bench. The motion was
acceejed 90. and the case accordingly postponed
Boston Times.
SrrcmE-Edword Phillips, graduate of Hair
ward College In ISIS and ~ years OF age shot him
sell in his room 40 the water cure establishments brat
te1oro Vermont on Tuesday lie was sou ol the
late Edward Phillips, OF this city. and had recently come
into possession of property estimated ~ upward ul
half million OF dolsrs An affair of the heart IL said
90 have been the cause Of the rash act The mother
and sister OF the deceased reside al Camhridgeport
Boston Post.
GEN TAYLOR ENpFCrED HFRE-lt Is a fact that
Gen TAYLOR has been ordered 10 Frederick witness
before the Court OF Inquiry. lie il hourly expected
here on his way lt is believed that, Immediately al
ter the close of Pillow : trial. ten scout Is 10 pT
tried ON charges preferred by Pillow, and that Gen
Taylors testimony is wanted in this case.
louisville Journal 10TH
~ A new inlet into Pmhco Sound, North
Carolina Olroxen out by the gale OF March lsl6 and
since grown larger and deeper) was entered on the
18Th bv the steamer Oregon. The Oregon found SIN
feet water ON the outer bar low tide, and when over
the bar which was short This Is the fret vessel
that ever passed through this inlet into Pamco sound
There Is ia good revolving light about miles south OF
the inlet ON the north end Of Body Island Nat. Int
FATAL ACcpENr.-We learn from the York
(Pa) Republican. that ON Thursday last Dr. Friedman
of York Haven was riding In carriage with his only
son. boy about years of age. when the horse became
nnruy. and ran of. breaking the carriage into rag
mcnts and so severy iuiuing the child externally ana
internally as 10 cause his death on Monday morning
last. lbaunofe sun -'u
PoIsoNIyG-Two children of the family of Mr.
Francis Wentlel of Harper Ferry have died of poi
son. and two others ARE very Ill., negro woman Il
suspected OF having administered the poison
Baltimore American, 2jd.
- g. II. Mccke has been recognized by the
President prussan Consul for the Port OF Philadel