New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-30

EFF. IL p. Nj. Doyle received the
contract for building the addition TO the City Hall
Their offer was o. 1874 The offer Of Mr. Smith, which
We understood TO be- adopted, less bat vas handed
in sfer the expiration of the time specified for recev
lpgproposah.
CANDIDATE FOR CoNGREss.-The two
candidates of the Opposition party for Congress In the
Fih District comprising the seventh and Thirteenth
Wares of New.YoIk and the City of Willamsburgh,
ere Alderman Tweed Of the Seventh Ward, New.Yo
and e. S~sckbammer of Wllliamsburgh. Tne fact
that the Alderman has gssed the majority Of the Dele
gates 10 the Convention, gives oense to his rival aud
niimsons given out In the newspapers that there
was cheating around the board and II the Alderman
gets the nomination and places any reliance upon
vote WILLIAMSBURG iosure his success he Is leaning
ON broken staff" The Williamsburg Cd aspirant II IL
alleged, treated with indguity at the late packed
meetings AZ which Delegates selected 10 the Con
rres,inal Convention and does not intead to cover
down to the ,yrannca will OF clique. IL 10 iohmsted
that he will receive nnmluation for Cougrsss from his
friends IL is further Itimsted that AID Tweed. as
Chairman Of the Ferry Committee In the New.York
Common Council, has stihed all applications for the
Increase Of ferry facilities for Wiiamsbareb which
viii not add much to his popularity 10 that city.
DESTRUCTION OF Property BY THE
SroRM story brick building being erected In
South Fifth Frstst, destroyed by the
Saturday last caused by the undermining of the was
The building about 50 feet front BY 25 feet Deep
and owned BY Mr. Co~hart, of Wnbansburgh. Loss
Nearly the ~boie Of the block of buildings In Grand
st. between Ninth and Tenth sts, Injured by the
WEIR running into the cellars, and the side walk 10
hort Of two dweliDghouses, together with portion of
Ne front wall, washed away. A German a resi-
dest of OF the dwellings, narrowly escaped being
drov ned In consequences OF the front soop giving away
and precip'taiog him In the water beneath. He was
rescued by Mr. Ross, who was present
The fronts of row Of brick bulldogs the Penny
Bridge Rosd near Green Point were leveled TO the
art und by the water undermining the walls.
Two brick houses In North Seventh At, near Second
st. we're also eveled 10 the ground by the elements.
The easements of of brick buildings In Fourth
Of near Seventhst, were flooded with water. Engine
Company No were engaged several hours yesterday,
pumping outline water.
F The trotting horse Reindeer has
Thi horse 10 Of Western stock and Is said to tros mile
h2S2
x On Friday evening last a gentleman
kcm a man living In South second-st, whom he
charged With having robbed him OF his coat
az On Saturday morning last, SON of
Mr. William Beatty, of South Tbird.st received cut
sn his head, by s,one thrown at him by boy, named
Mogap which struck bin the back part Of The head
and inflicted severe sssh, from which the blood flowed
pSofusely.
II A German boy about 10 years of
broken on Friday last while playing with some boys
enc Of whom thrsw him down.
STEALING HEMP.-On Saturday last,
0fncer vsndewster arrested Patrick Burke charged
Usth stealing hemp of kessrs. Waterbury & Asrshsu
of New-York Tno.e gentlemen having missed hemp
n various times had bale marked and placed where
\ would be most likely TO be taken. This soon
hssd and on Investigation, IL was found thatthe hemp
had been purchased by hessrs Alien & Decevee. rope
makers, In Wlliapsburgh Burke heeps drinking
phce In the neighborbood Of Lorimerst and the Turn
SiLe.road. The accused says he bought tho hemp of
6s porter d the sore and gave ball 70 appear for sx
amin alton on Wednesday next
TAn ice house in Ninth-st., containing
absus $500 worth of picked and fresh meats belonging
- NJ. Almond, were entirely spoiled ey ths water.
u The funeral of Miss Mutt, late
lssshsy Of The Second Ward School took place yser'
1sv ansynoop, and was attended By the Trustees,
1ssshsn Of lhS School, and By the pupils Of the fra
M second elasses Her sazaaips wWe Inferred 70 ~
IDses ~ cwAsV.