New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-16

SINGULAR CASE OF PoisoSiNG.-A gentleman
well known In this city s,preseni resident OF Pelham
Wss,chester County, Was near meeting his death on
Friday last In q very singular friend In this
city had purchased half dozen pAeasaats and sent 3
pair Of them to him. which he had served up Thurs
day evening at small party OF friends and relslives
hut singularly enough they left untouched. On
Friday the gentleman had them Tor dinner and ate very
heartily II them other member OF his family psrsk
Ing Of the birds In about half hour after dinner he
broke out in preparation So profuse he Thought the
room must be too and went on the piszzs where
he remained In the cool air sew minutes While there
he was suddenly seized with fsintng and dizziness
and by the time he sble 10 get In the house he
>yfectlg Mad He managed however. 10 md the way
TO HE psror where he threw himself sofs and the
noise he made alarmed his vile and family who were
In an upper room and they fastened to his relief Prom
that moment be Loot ali consciousness and rsving
for several hours. Medical assistance which fortu
natey near at hand was promptly summond AND As the
family thought he dying his brother well known
physician oil this CITY, was sent for by express and
reached the house on Friday night about mdnigh H.
when he found the gentleman rsying and suffering IN
tensey and dtscov erng the cause of tha ~~s
ordinary and sudden msisdy he prescribed pow, al
emctc which bad the tesired eject and the sufferer
relieved being pronounced entirely Of danger
on Saturday His hrst thought seaa word 10 The
friend who had presented the paeesants to him OF the
eects produced him by eating them and fortunately
this gentleman bad not used his own, so that toe
warning came Ia good time Thcse birds were pur.
chased from person who hSd killed them we un
derssand on Long Island ana bad asaosss eaten some
system, aud bad produced such disastrous eonse
quences. lNVuiAs' ANU HnS"re'.
MuRpERols ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.-on
Thursdsy evening shout dusk two men approached he
house of Samuel Hooker. Blue Ball Tavern. on The
road above Reissertown and stated that the object o
their visit was to purchase sheep Mr.. H. who was
alone with his wife sod them that he bad none 10 sell
whereupon one of the rusns SAID be would have either
sheep or bis hide and Joined by his comrsde com
menced q murderoUs assault upon Mr.. H. who Is much
adv snced In ycsrs He maintained vigorous resist
ance to them but husy oycrpowered snd sank 10
the ground covered with wounds and blood The
robbers thea proceeded to the apartment above and
searched for money until they came across funds
amounting TO sloo0 This they secured and immedE
stey 1ed dropping IN their haste several pieces OF com
Mr. Hooker 10 hardly expected 10 survive In coHse'
qacnce Of the severity of his wounds. The fellows
were traced considerable distance from the house by
spots OF blood from which Il is supposed that one OF
them had been wounded In the encounter. Yesterday
morning horse was found In the vicinity OF Hooks
town, With his name snd body eotted with blood which
Il 10 thought flowed from the wounded man. as there Is
doubt but that they stole the animal after leaving Mr.
Hookers house. and effected their escape. Two per
sons answering the description given BY Mr. II were
both proceeding from aud returning 10 the city on
one Of the sdjscent rosds. BALI Sun, Jan. II.