New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-23

E.rrs.ryr rorsrRus-On Saturday msn named
John Wilson was brought before the Commss'ooer
at Philadelphia By u 8. Deputy h1rshais Jennns
ard Crossn on the charge Of forging the coin OF me
United States The officers went TO Penningtonville,
in Chester County, and on Saturday morning 'ney
visited tavern in that place. As they entsred one
door the prisoner fed out Of another and KEEP, ms
course across the feds for about mile, pursued ey
TIE officers In passing forge his route he tnre"
sway large bundle Of bank notes, which wers
picked up by the workmen at the forge and handed 10
the officers The roll contained about $500 Ia coun-
terfet s2s on the Middetowu Bank and s5s on the
Grsrd Bank with shout sac in good money. Ioe-e
coubttriets excelenily executed that few per-
cons would be able TO make the detection, and even
SON. Of the bank officers were deceived About
slO 900 OF this kind of money has been put into en-
cuation within the last two months in the Counties OF
Delaware, Chester, Lancaster and Phlsdeiphia
when arrested the prisoner offered the officers all his
plates ard as much money as he could raise if they
would let him go. No counterfeit coin was found
upon his person. District Attorney Vancyke ap-
pesed for the United States. further hearing s 10
take place on Wednesday next.
DISEASE AMONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTERS
A Baltimore correspondent # The National Iatell-
gen Ger writes that II il singular fact, and i'm
portapt 10 be generally known that the oysters of
xs,er- tbu. far this season have proved m 4rkedy del
.terous 20 h ath. Persons have been taken violently
III after eating them, raw especially with cramp
colo cholera morbas, &c. and IN some cases death
h,s ensued Grabs, TOO, have produced similar re-
,ult. An old and experienced fisherman states thst
In his Judgment oy sters and crabs, this season, are
impure unhealthy possessed Of some poisonous sub
stance, and unsafe 70 be eaten
PROMPT AID RETRIBUTIvE JUsTIcE.-The trial Of
joseph Dix convicted for the outrage upon the per-
son Of Helen Ha2gariy, terminated yesterday, and
VERDICT of guilty rendered by the Jury after being out
about ten minutes. Dix wac thereupOn sentenced by
Justice Hous bton &c The State Prison at Aubdrn for
the term Of 6fteen years Punishment has been as
swift "a well merited. The outrage was CO nmitted
on the 18th, special Grand Jury summoned on the
10th and Indictment found the 18th and trial hal
and sentence passed On the 18th and 10Th -
Buffalo Com ADV, 2oth.
CoPPERDox-The late news from the Copper Mines,
in the Ontanagon District, il of the most gratifying
character to those Interested The developments at
the Nebrasks mine wonderful. In sinking SHAFT
they struck mass of copper near the surface, eight
f,et III hight and feet in width. At the Evergreen
Buff Nine which is situated the same bluff. they
have lust taken out mass of 700 or 900 logods; and
il s tie prevailing opinion there that the whole range
Of The Evergreen Bluffs will be found to contain SINH
lar boulder Of copper throughout Detro, Adv Goth.
The SPIRITUAL SHTsoLE MACHINE TRIUMPH.-T The
Palmer Msss.l Journal describes the operation OF
tie single. irving machine said TO have been invented
by the spirits aDd constructed by A. G. Billings OF
Palmer. II il a neatly flushed, strongly built ma
chine and il walks into the blocks which are fed in
from tw. iron sides, Ike huge giant IL does the
work admirably splitting the blocks into pieces Of
spy thickness desired for shaving 1t is said TO be
capable of irving 81, coo shingles per day
FIRE AT OXFORD, CoSy-Tbe factory Tor the man.
ufaciure of daguerrean cases, belonging 70 ID. e.
Scott q Co. in Oxford, was burned TO the ground on
Tuesday evening, l7th Loss about $4,000. In-
suraIce 81 600.
MORTALITY IN PHILADELPHIA The Bord OF
Health reported l64 deaths last week. of which eight
were from cholera