New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-01

and the following amount of specie American Gold,
$634 goo English gold, fi50 English silver, t3il
HOSE AND ENGINE HoUsE.-A serious
encIoachmeni upon the Park Is being made by the
erection of public building So feet front by 20 feet
deep and three stories N hight. for Engine tompany
%, Hose Company 2S, Hook and Ladder Company
No |, and other The building will DE situated
on the Park fronting Chambers and Center-stS. II
Will extend from the western line of the latter street
to near the Roiunda. and rs front VIII be IN uni
formiiy with that of the Court House. The con-
tract has been awarded TO the following persons
Mason work TO O'Connor & HamIlt, al $ ,295 car
penier work TO ilennessy, Gillespie & Gibson, At
$3.50 stone work to the Empire Stone Company
by W G. Gibson al 5000. The whole sum appro
grated for the purpose by the Common Council was
Sl7Isj.
That part Of the building not required for the Fire
Companies vii probably be used as Offices.
The work OF excavation for the foundation has
been commenced. The front and rear will be brown
stone.
Coal CoMING.-trom an article III The
WIkesbGrre Farmer, We see that heavy coal projects
are afoal TO increase the anthracite coal supply Of
New-York. A" Grand Transportation Company
undertakes TO carry coal from W.kesbarre to New
York via the Lehigh and Morris Canals binding
themselves carry 100000 the first year 3oo0OU
TINS Tie second, and not less than 100000 tuns year
thereafter The transporterS pay, for the use oftwo
canals 81 per iun on all coal up 10 100000 iunS, and
30 cents for all above they provide at the means Of
transit, and deliver the coal at Jersey city at 81 50
per tun. The value OF the coal IN IL nine i put al
50 cents the tun and the expense of mining 81 cents
more. This Will make the full price a, opposite
to New-Nork. only 81 30 a tun. paving al capital
and industry literally
FIRE IN NINTH-sT.-Ati o'clock on Friday
morning FIRE broke out IN No 2O9 Nnth-st.. occu-
pied by GoyerneuT MorIls milk dealer a. dwelling
and stable. The hTemen soon had the control OF
their enemy damage $3.50. Supposed TO have been
the work OF ncendlary.
TIE PRETENDED l.ETTER-C ARRIERs. Mr..
MaTceilus Eells Superintendent Of Letier-C arrerS
Oh FRIDAY called al the Jefferson Market Police Court
ana took possession OF the letters found few DAYS
since IN possession Of Henry and Ferdinand Fuller,
the propnetors Of Cliy Express for letters, known
a. b. Adam>'S Express" These letters We're taken
possession Of bv Mr. Ees for the purpose OF delivery
10 the persons 20 whom they directed He stated
1 to Justice McGraih that ne would immediately con
fef with the :. District Attorney relative 10 BRING
ing the accused parte> 70 justice. Several persons
have already obtained letters al the Police Court
which they mailed IN the boxes OF the accused some
weeks since. and others have preferred complaints
against them for retaining IN their possession letters
containing money and other important matters
placed N her boxes for delivery The accused are
sill IN confinement a. tae jefferson Market prison
Their leiierboxes are all now IL The hands Of the
police
ARRESTS FOR GRAND LARcENY-A female
named Mary McCarty, on FRIDAY arrested by
Officer Titus Of the Tenth Ward. charged With enter
ing the house OF Thos. Deans. corner Of Twenty
seyenih-stTeet and NnthaVenue. al IL O'Clock A.
VI . and stealing therefrom >hawls valued $40.
Young lady named Welch. A friend Of the family,
happened 70 call II the house al The time, and on
enierlng the paIloT, observed the accused committing
the de,redaiion She Immediately gave the alarm
when the thief dropped the shawls and fed. out
pursued and captured BY the officer She taken
before Justice McGrath. and fully committed for
ulal.
Two Germans named Chas MilhuySen anu Henry
Schiller Gil FRIDAY arrested by othcerS CrOsset
AMI BTewn charged with stealing vallse, gun and
SO IN gold CON- the property Of Mr.. Henry Oei-lef,
Of No. 2f9 Bowery. They were seen TO take the
yallse, which found IN their possession. As ths
CHCeTS NcTt about making tie arrest lnry 'uV~VN
lgnI. but oyeTpOWeTed anc taken oeiorc JUSTICE
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