New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-21
CIT Y ITEMS

Ticker ~ ite cGh', Eet tndhT ulri-og 70 Is
vae neeIs c.itscIirg tie City Hal 70 i.s ogna coz
c.irs.
AAerrsny notiops ard sone discussion, bo,h CON-
m usss expressed then selves ia favor Of carrying a,
tls flIy OF the top Of the oeD.er beck o.tae h.
to f sgtt, v.Iiu.ly sidirg shothsr story as the
bsJt t.cry VS.. scarcely ttsn soIsae THIS
stcry osIisi to he rsoesssy hsshi, il was susgs,e!
psr,G f-IIisl anp.s flee socomnodssioa to course
70 tie Corpiso1, tie Cit! Inspector, and o.ss1 nssds
ot 3spsiiutLu. TIE etaIs iesiiog to the new story
VI, be made uole cspseious than they Low s'e
The bel noF CT tbs rear q .hs Hs! oil. be removed
sn: e,ec.so il tns Psk between the Hal Of Records
Az. .nsrer Couit House. tovsl os safi ,.ert hight
VII h.ve ,o ts erected for ths purpose, snd its bsse
III p,obsb,y be Ct s1ch tiGef .ions ss to afford ire
p-tof i.o,sse rtous for toe vsu.bs RECORDS OF tie
CITY GcYe-rmer IT. but this after rot under corsd
s,s.!cu b.tors The Committee.
Tie Con uitss decided to have al toe new work on
IL Ha ss e.proof ss pos.ibs. They tasrefors IA
yo-ed en- ,or cupols similar in style ard dimensions 10
ths oIs destroyed snd to have copper roofing to the
new story Az ucn roof wss sugg sted, bu; il vas
stated ,hst 1pe.Dce had shown that iron roofs would
lesk, ewing to the sweating Of the i,on &c. An iron
roof would REQUIRE woccen rocf under il to keep on.
the water, ami this was thought imprsctcsbls. 1t
o at ths Hal, ard that the parks and squAres were
the II ost ssfe and spitsb.e places for al such pub
| dspsys.
Ateupo1ary awning roof viii be Immediately erec'ei
90 soou ss the rubbish cleared away, ans pens are IN
PREPARATION by Nj Col:ee tie Superintendent Of Pdb.
| Tic Builtrga and viii be submi;tsd to the Comrncn
| Coupoi ou Morosy next when the Committees @ll be
| prepared to report
This work ot repairing bery 30 extensive cannot, ii
ia CT derstood be done executive business snd tue
Contract sl have to be advertised and thrown open to
| ctnletiion.
TIE Specisl COMMITTEE appointed to ASCERTAIN, Il pos
sbe the origin otthe FIRE at the City Hal, had meet
pg but called DO witnessed dscdirg II at it better
TO lesve the whole mater to the Fire Marshal, and
have sroher meeting to t.k the merits Of the tes
timony &C soon ss he could get through vita the ex-
srnaiicr They vii then report upon that testimony,
or sry ether evidence that may in the mesntns pre-
sent i,self. The Mayor concurrsd with the Committee
iulhs couIse The Fire Marshal will get through With
bis tax early reIt week and none Of toe testimony
viii be mace public until then. No new fact has as
yet been brought out.
"HoMEwARD TIE SWALLOWS Fly" We are
pleased to zee so certain a. indication Of .bs return of
trace a. is e1t.baed in our New Publications si
vertisrg department this morning
Henry Wsrd Bsecher's "Lfe Thoughts the nost
popular book Of the sson hss reached sale o: 3OO0
copies. Il IS book sdspted to every crcu instance of
fe, and s likely to bscoms standard yolums in our
rgusgs.
See advertisement Of the g,est Jones, Wood festi-
va On sLother page OF TAI. pspe,.
PoIIcF COuRr AT THY CTR HAIL.-Judge Welsh
yesterday opened bis Cou'for the h,s time the City
Hal He will hereafter reeys the Mayor Of very
much Of his care and hard work.
HATTERs BANK RoBBEHY.-The packages OF bills
stolen lrcm TIE Hattsrs Bark at Bethel, Conn, and
returned TO Capt, Mal.rg. As stated in yesterdays
IRIBJsL, we've found sft6r csIefol couat to contain
So O25. TIE bussrs etll retain bstwee0 $4,000 and
Sl5 COO but there ia li.:.s probability c. t1eT getng
ia Gift Tie police aye Fill on tie look out.
FUsEPAI OF CorsomaAs GILNARTGs Mr.. Nsr-
tin GmsiiI, one Of tte Couroil@eI OF Lhe lNtn SEN
s,ori.l District. who e1oired on Wednesday m,rpng
last Wa Ite1sG yesterday at.srlooa. at 10 O'clock
a. IN TIE Requiem Mss, wes sutg st st. AodreT'S
Rou a. Cstho iol ChuIcb cornsr of Cry Hall place
az D-.re street 9hs!e tie fuo-rs services sso took
place a. clcck Z. N. Tee R-v. Father Cursn, as
is..i BY Fsttsr Cassidy, o.fcistsi on the occsson
TIE uembere Of tie {, muon Council ard heads oi
veyicrs ruerts With age representaon oi tpe
Cy IDspsc,oy. sutorc.ns.ss, attended and scconps'
Tie, tie remains to tteir last zee, resting p.cs.
Ctpt A. A. Stevenson, ofths Montreal fIs.d B.''
sty Of A.t.sry s Gov in town sk'ng s'iansemeat7
fo- TIE sccpu mod .tion Of hs CO mnsrd waoh will be
n ,5.s city on ths 3ls aud participate IN the Gte,t
Telfarsph Ce!ebrstion lore This is the first Pro
hz aCa
Visited 4 Sts-s 1t IS understood that they will be the
guests Of Il Nsi;orI GuaIi which 2 guarsnty cuff
cent tde. trey rl be We. taken care o. They vii
rictsO.. aumbs. s5ou' 80 nsa.
SaIE cr CorPEs --Tre Superintendent Of Rspsrs
a, S.pps. hss soi tie is1ssed copper roofing OF
II Ciy Hs, fci Il cents pcurd, realizing in the
g-oi $50, NJ; isiucrg the expense Of .he weighing
PATYRsIIY OF RATHER LARGE FANILT 10 front
IF store II o1e of the tnorcushfs-es oftt great me.
TIC, Ole TIE plo7retor ass recently hcs:ei ccnspcu.
Gus 'sT.h .hoa,i mrsI:pg tie foo wing DPortsnt in'
foiI s.:oi: This i. tte sou-oe Of al tee Johrs.
FoCsD DROwsED.-Au ifq-est WAS he'd 90 Fdjsy,
$; Gcve,Io. Is.rd ~ Ccrob.g G.mbls, upon .hs
bc;y # E. urk1 VI ns1, found drowusd resr Fort
Villain. Deceasai vss stcu. &c yesrs Of age, fee.
| .roae, q l gbt ard was iIesssd as .sborer lie
| sai t!-rr Lar al go.tss, but no tide whisksFs.
Taa sc1y ted tee. about Il hcurs ir the TateI Yer
| a.ct, DesL by drowning
CosoreI Psliy st.i itqIsst Ct tie foot of Pier
NJ Anon R.vs' upon tls tody Of ar unknoSn msn,
tbcu; 20 !esls Of sgs, fcrri drowfed in tie dock at
| -: place. D.cess.o wac about foe. incaes II
lgt:, tsd red lsr sni Ssskss, snc was dressed =
stIysi i.Skst, bus psOts. red s1d white stirt' &C.
Ys.6G: Deaf - or5rnits