The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-02
City Intelligence.

REMOVAL os rrn Kkxrr err H,Ir-Jamcs Tay
Tor the past fifteen years Keeper Of the City Hail. was
removed yesterday BY The Street Commissioner Edward
Cooper George W. Roomc appointed 70 MI the vacan
cy Is reported tia, tho Of his removal Is his
encouragement in his business arrangements Mr. Taylor
viii vacate his quarters In the course OF two weeks Mr.
Rocmc though no, 20 well known 10 The public has been
leading member of Tammany Society Tor n nuInh,r of
years very respectable and intelligent man. AMI one
who viii no doubt make faithful public servant.
I've ooIrrr ~ "aas. Sa' of ' ".,s pss, N
the Custom House lie was removed from office on the
lst Of September last by Collector schc. Mr. hoome
appeared before the Mayor yesterday Afternoon aud gave
tho required security, after which lac tok the usual oath
lie enters Immediately uIen his duties, though he VIII not
his family 10 the Hall until Mr. Iayor gets moved
out.
Pr~rot FIRING IRON rnE nocKs-A Man SHor ~ FutroS
rrHEY Boar-About O'Clock yesterday morning Mr..
James NJ Jones' q Houston street Brooklyn, while seated
On The a Of the ferry beat crossing from Fulton ferry,
was III IN the wrist by pocket pistol bullet fired by
fellow from pier No 30 on the Ncw York side Sir shots
we're fret the last striking Mr. Jones, inurng the
wrist 10 srle extent, though not abrasing the SKIN The
fellow firing the PISTOL, but had lcIt when Mr
jones and one or Two pohcemsn ~, 'eeIe. iS
ous practice u discharging pistols from Tie docks -
quite common, aud has already been attended WAN
fatal consequence tho captain of brig having ded not
lon. from wound inflicted ~ pistol bullet as.
charged in the same way. II would he well " have
few examples made Of those who indulge IN such danger
diversions.
pcrram House. on tho heights at Fort Lee yesterday
morning about minutes after two o'clock producing
some curious effects The POLE sustaining wca,hcrcock,
abou, six inches through, cut OF close 70 the roof
thence the lightning divided into four parts, the greater
portion passed on southwestern 0f the house
tearing out sash in the second story spsnering and
Ia,kening the frame ripping on boards and piercing
hole in the yernndah roof, knocking oil column IN iis
way Thence Il sought the iron chain which surrounds
the building played around IT, splitting the posts TO which
il fastened, and pcuEhcd NJ the ground IN various d
rccons The shaft passed under the roofing TN and
out at the northeastern corner, sverng window and
frame rnd knocking on pillar 81 the veraniah on the
casern side small charge took OF the pillar NJ the
northeast corner. The curious track was that made
BY the fourth portion which passed through the western
norton of the house moderate angle, AMI ~ ~ pas
sagc through the ocr tore the olccth into slips No
Was injured although the stroke broke pane % glass IA
a room where young ady was sleeping. The houiders
spntcrs and fragments carried some sxty or seven
y wards from the house ana scattered every direction
! ono ri the sash Yves thrown about ATTY feet.
THE DxAm or Cmrr g. vsS waeESrs.-The boats OF
the Union Ferry Company have their nags At half mast
A. tribute Of respect ~ the death 4 Mr. Van wagcncn
one Of the directors whose funeral viii take place 70 day
TARepr Eve RsroS The Iugan Guard numbering sixty
Eve uskets went Their annual target excursion To East
New York on Tuesday
PAIp At IsrThe Peitgrew contract for paving Fourth
avenue from Seventeenth street, down around Union
square also Bowery, Chatham and Park row, amounting
TO s2os ,025 L. yesterday paid by the Comptroller