The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-05
City Intelligence.

NOMINATIONS rsn MAron-Both polite, u parties meet
tonight to nominate candidates for Mayor 1.-THE city
AEorHHR NOMINATION. roR MAYoR.-A nun Der Of per-
sons assembled at St. Johns Hail. last night dominated
THoNAs OCorsoR for Mayor. The resslutio. passed
was conditonsltha is, fthe school bi II passes LIE
stature he to resign in favor of Robert H Mo- is
II not he is to stand the nomination and get all the vo, e
he can Go it, ye ppkins.
The DENooRArs of the Tenth Ward, re.nominated
Alderman Purdy and Assistant Alderman Ward last
evening for re election. They received the unanimous
vote Of the meeting, and both consented stand the
hazard of the die.
Prr WALL ROUND THE ARsESAL-The Legislature
should make an appropriation to erect brick or stone
walround our city arsenal The board fence forms no
obstruction to the "spiking" of every cannon within
us enclosure by secret enemy 1t is disgrace to the
city and the state.
The sIIrH WARD DEMocRArIc COMMITTEES make their
nominations for Alderman, &c, tonight
Those CoSrRscrs-The very devil is to pay among
the members Of the Common Council relative to dis
posing OF the contr acts Saturday night by the aSoe
duct committee. This committee consists of Aldermen
Leonard, Williams and Lee, and Assistant Aldermen
Brevoot Ward and Adams. Proposals were issued some
days since to construct the principal "mans leading in
to the city to connect with the smaller pipes that have
been laid and tho contracts had been given for the first
to John Layden Laly and Others and good secu
ry entered isr its faithful performance On Saturday
night the committee met, and by some hocus pocus
known only to the knowing ones, the contract was
given to Peter Qun Of the twelfth ward and although
Lally and Layden the lowest in the second con-
tract, yet heir names throw out and the con.
tract given 10 another person As said before the
very devil to pay among the Common Council and the
wings stand back and chucke though they caIcula
ted to make something out oft.
WHERE IS He 7-Robert Bowyer, ESQ.,, of the Lower
roce is in full chase after Tom Lloyd who has escaped
with thousands Of the City Treasury Go it Tom-go
Bob. Well bet to one ON the absquatulizer Legs
and money make the mare go, and a borrowed or a
stolen horse has no wind when such a devil drives
Toms ahead, and he'll keep SO.
Two SEAMEN DaowNEp-On Sunday night about 10
o'clock two Swedish sailors belonging to the brig Julie
that was lying at pier No g. North river W. re drowned
by accidentally falling overheard while endeavorine to
get on board of her from the wharf Thew we're boh
in state q intoxication at the time. One Of them
named Areck Saery vest, cook board fell into the
slip FIRST and is supposed that the other Nicholas Yes
per, was drowned in endeavoring to save him The
body OF the first person has been recovered was also
rumored that one Of the mates of Prussan brig that
lies he Swcde, also dro ned but we doubt H.
A sovEnIIcN sroIES.-On April Fools day the wife
OF Mr. Stephen Smith, who resides at "A Mulberry street
left. her premises few moments and also left man
named Alexander Moran in the room. On her return
oran vas among the missing and sovereign and other
money amounting 10 $40 81 aso removed fro its
place OF deposit He was caught yesterday and fully
-
FuMDLI.c ~ ms PocKKrs-Cecelia Smith met Patrick
Shays and in his pocket her hand from whence She
took his pocket book with $40 note.
ANOTHER DEATH Loss AT The LATE FRB.-A
woman, named Margaret Dunn, native of Ireland aged
40 years who occupied part Of the dwelling No. SOS
Pearl street previous to the FIRE Thursday la died
suddenly on Sunday afternoon from Ansursm of the
Aorta. Her furniture was nearly all destroyed at the
fire. and she had since been allowed to occupy the front
basement Of No. 81 White street. where she died