New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-02

lsPRoyHsE>rs AT rHE CIrr H.LL.-The Mayor
syng .igued the Resolutions adopted bv the Common
ce -ci auth orzing the expendurc of $4,000 in the
r.,;-, Of tie City iA the work will be carried on a,
o,'o., a. the direction of Mr. Corlies. Supenptepd
ept of ps,,. snd Sspphes The addition to the City
Hall wir, =. :, Extra story, with dome and clock
,owsr -,,n;, Il, hight considerably loitier than
the old one. and inry,. Dg I. Is hoped, the general
architectural effect Of tAs b.lldi$g. The bel tower
will be unique struc.urc csefn. II NoS ornamental
One plan talked OF proposes tower wv 'e' nigh'
constructed OF stone mp TO the bell which va Dc nung
81 or 20 feet from the ground, sntcf -on the s' :"
the way.
REsoyAL OF rHE KTKPER OF TIN CITY Hail.
Street Commissioner Cooper nethed MT. Taylor,
Keeper Of the City Hail. yesterday afternoon that
his services were no longer required, and appointed
in his place Mr.. Geo. W. Roome. Mr.. Taylor had
been keeper upward OF fifteen years, and served our
Ig the administrations Of the notorious forty, snd
all other prominent swndlng Common Councns.
The old tea-room Included IN his keeping, sna
furnished hungry Aldermen, Assistants, and their stall
more hungry hsngers-on, with many Jolly feast ~
the expense Of the taxpayerS. The de'unct oihcias
doubtless remember with peculisr regret. many oi
the good -uppers furnished ~ E" Old Taylor. Afew
years ago the position Of keeper wss very lucrative
ard even o. a,e, Judging from u Few vouchers to oe
found in the Street and Finance Departments, It has
not been a losing Office TO the incumbent. The re-
nova il said TO have been mole on the ground OF
alleged neffeiency Mr. Roome. the new incumbent
has been a resident of the Ninth Ward. he was one
of the Custom House employees recently removed by
Mr. Schell. Spencer Kinney became his surety in
5000.
The Controller, previous 10 the new Charter, had
the appointment OF the City Hail Keeper. Mr.. ylagg
in 1853 nominated new keeper, but the Common
Council refused to take any notice of the matter In
1854 the n0mua ion renewed with with the same
result Under the state of things the Street Com
missioner has entire control in such appointments.
SINGULAR, II TRUE.-A story was told yesterday
afternoon at Police headquarters, about an expolee-
man following two young ladies' through the upper
pant OF the city Thursday night to their residence.
Several times he essayed to speak to Them but they
rejected his advances and walked very quickly.
They reached home before he up to them agsin,
and slammed the door Just he reached the stoop. In
the course of five or siNnnutes the ex-pohceman 1t
IS said climbed over the balcony, and breaking one of
the panes OF glass raised the sash and walked into the
paror where he was confronted by the father of the
girls, The old gentleman was highly enraged, and
sezing cane beat the fellow with it over the head
and drove him from the house. II is said the
badly injured and had to be attended by physician
No arrest was made.
EyANISATIOS OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION To
PR,cTIck.-Tne first examination of law students
since the adoption Of the rules will take place in
the General Term room of the Supreme Court this
morning at II o'clock in open Court.
1t is a noticeable fact that not one-haf the usual
number OF applications for admission have been
filed.
CHARGED WITH STrALIsG HoRsE AsD CART
An Irish bo, named Thomas Boyle was arrested
Yesterday charged with stealing horse and cart be-
longing to Francis Bernhard, butcher, doing business
at No. 5, Second street, in whose employ he was
Bernhard had employed Boyle to drive the horse and
few days ago the latter sold the animal and vehicle
for $50 and purchased for himself elegant suit Of
broad cloth, in which he cutting considerable of
swell, when justice overlook him. Justice Steers COM
committed the accused for trial.
ROBBERY oN SHIPBoaRD.-A sailor named Mathew
Quinn employed on the schooner Samuel r., lying
at the foot of Pike street apprehended yesterday
charged with stealing $l55 from Gilbert Jayne master
of the vessel. The robbery, it is alleged, COM
mitted while the captain on shore and Quinn had
charge Of the vessel. Justice Steers committed the
accused for trial.
ATTEMPTED ISCENDrARfsn.-About2 O'Clock yes
.erday moraing some unknown person threw lot Of
burning shayings and other infiammable matter into
the hall way of the dwelling house of Mrs. Howe, No.
lO7 Prince street and Immediately fed. The fire
discovered at an early moment and eytnguished.
An investigation il being made by the Fire Marshall.
but the chances of discovering the villain slight.
A HACKNAN DROwSFD.-On Thursday evening
Charles T. Lilly cOored drove hack for James
Shepherd in attempting 10 board the steamboat Rcd JACKET
Pier North River search Of passengers fell
In stepping the pier the boat
striking the guard Of the boa: In hi, decent His body did
the all The body grappled for and
recovered ;i life extinct Coroner Perry held
inquest, Jury rendered verdict corresponding with the
country.
THE FIRE on THE AUSTRIA.
To the Editor Of The " T. Tribune
SIR: In confirmation of what stated in your
paper Yesterday relative the e, Of pouring upon tho
burning Austria would that il the great fire.
Brooklyn in which large quantity Of
the Hghts noticed that flowed
with into the docks it continued 20 bun that the
Neither the from engines tho water in the hsbo
eNtiuguished the flames. ky
hetc. York, Oct !, 1885,