New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-21
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY NOVEMBER 81. 1859.

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wsrs only four bid. Thorsas A. Dusn being the
loves; bidder received the contract at sl5scJ per
snnurn His sure:ies VIII be investigated to-day AID
the contract will be presented 10 the Common Council
this evening for confirmation. II Mr. Dunn can afford
TO do the work at the price Of bis bid there VIII be
saved, il is stated, as much as $50 900 annually.
WHO NozISATIOS FOR MAToR.-The Whig Cen
eral Committee have nominated Mr. Jas. De Peyster
Ogden for Mayor, and appointed Committee to In
form the Republican and American Conventions Of
their action. They have also taken steps to call nom-
mating Conventions in the various Districts TO put up
candidates for Aldermen and Ccuncilmen.
ST. PA1RIcK's CATHTDRAL.-This colossal ediiee,
the cornerstone whereof laid in August, 1858, Is
being proceeded with rapidly, doubtless as crcum-
stances viii permit. The rock on which the super
structure Il to rect having been lsyeed and the foam
daicR completed the towers and south transept have
been commenced and in part erected to the hight
Of several feet The material is white marble, and the
blocks deliberately finished. Between twenty and
thirty men employed the spot in furthering the
work. which will be continued without interruption,
az long the weather proves favorable for outdoor
business. The building viii front on Fifth avenue and
Fiftieth and Fify-rst streets. The plan is Latin
cross, 32S feet long and LIS feet in width.
ANOTHER GAsG or communicative
NoIEs-Two ARREsTs.-On Saturday last large
number of counterfeit S bills of the Merchants Bank
of Albany were put in circulation in this city,
woman of suspicious character, named Jennie Howard
alias Jennie Clifford and half doztR other names, was
observed by Officer Fitzmaurce Of the Second Pre-
cnct, making large purchases of millinery and other
goods and he accordingly followed her from place TO
place when he ascertaned that she passing these
bills for which she would receive some good money in
change. Having disposed of the worthless bills, she
would rush to her lodgings, No. 279 Elizabeth street.
where she would leave the good money, and again
start with fresh supply Of the counterfeit. After fol
lowing her for long time her shopping tour, the
officer finally took her into custody. On Sunday morn
ing several complaints made against her, and JUS
tice Connolly committed her for examination in default
of SO 600 bail. Jennie is handsome Irish woman, 81
wears of age and it il said that she and her husband
keep a porterhouse at No. GA Broadway. man who
gave biz William Stetson, paper carrier, wac
ALEC arrested Saturday for passing bills of the same
character. Three complaints were made against him,
and Justice Kelly locked him up for examination. The
countereits are well executed neatly printed and cal
culaied to impose upon even good judges Of paper
money. The prisoners are supposed to be connected
with others in the same Business.
A CONFIDENCE MERcHAST.-On Saturday last a
person of gentemanly appearance called at the jew
elry store of Anthony Wallach No. 10 Maiden lane,
where he gave his Wilhelm Smith, and repre-
sented himself as eweer, doing business at Niagara
Falls. lie was shown large quantity of goods, but
finally concluded that he would not purchase Till Mon
day. He desired to be introduced to some wholesale
establishment where be could buy diamonds and was
referred BY Mr. Walaeh the store of Charles Myers,
No 20 Eldrdge street. Here he also examined large
quantity of goods, but deferred purchasing Shortly
after his departure, Mr.. Myers missed several gold
ehains bracelets, silver watch and other articles,
valued at $780, He instantly suspected the niagara
Falls merchant and fastened to the store Of Mr. Wal
Zach, where he made known his loss, and recon-
mended inspection of Mr.. Wallach's stock. An
examination soon showed that several vest chains,
valued at 500, missing. Search was then made
for Smith, and information given TO the police In the
evening" Officer Feeman Of the Fourth Precinct saw
a man offering lot of jewelry for sale in Chatham
street at such low prices to awake his suspicious,
and he accordingly took him into custody. He was
subsequently recognized by Messrs. Wallach and
Myers as the individual who had vicmized them, and
nearly all the stolen jewelry found in his pos
session. He was locked up for trial by Justice Con-
molly.
CHILD ABASDoSsEST.-0n Friday evening, at
o'clock John Kerrigan, lad living at No. II Baxter
street was aecosted the of White and Centre
streets by genteeLappearing man, who gave him %
cents and Al the same time passed into his child
apparently about two months DID, with the request that
John should take the little responsibility to the Sixth
Ward Station-House. Ths the boy did, and the
stranger disappeared Capt Bowling sent the infant
to the care of Mr.. George Keock, Superintendent Of
Outdoor Poor, No. ia Leonard street.
| TIE METEOR IN NEw-JERsEY.--A trustworthy
correspondent in New-Jersey sends the following
in his neighborhood:
Couuie NewJersey, about the hour It in
NsvYork The explosion accompanied with loud n NIB
ling noise resembling passing bridge and loud as TO
cause the general belief that earthquake those
who heard the noise but did not the The nos
distinctly heard along aud upon Banegai Bay but much louder
from all accounts about thirty miles inland in the lower part Of
urnr,ou reflection in the Of the meteor when
burst VA, 80 plainly visible in Banegat Bay that accompanied az
twas by the nOse lasting from 70 two minutes seousy
alarmed .y,enen engaged In their hbors who hastily Towed
their boats to shore expecting be earthquake The
uc Of the explosion heard by hundreds OF people bat the
meteor itself observed by much smaller numseT and au
who Il seemed to be Of the opinion Of the Yorks police
men that fell 20 the earth but short distance on In this re-
.psc, n v.s similar to the deception falling OF 1881
which seemed M the earth close TO the observer The i
ing stars IN places seemed 10 be less than hundred
xnrd. distance close examination proved this 70 De an Opt
cal luo In Ocean county when the explosion occurred,
~ aaarthv felt N