New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-08


Rank fo,n. nv located at the Junction OF Brosdw,y
ard S;ub avenue. II IL handsomely aud most coz
ve,ie,.Iv I,,,d n, with al the modern imIrcveners
Dac>.oys AMI OAicers' ruouis bTglar and hre-proof
vanilla Ac Tie adiohog SUITE Of ro' ma will b. occu-
,;si .. Rreuob office Of the Gebhsrd Insurance Co.
Thee rooms are fitted up slso wh vaults Of the most
.poroved construction, modern convenience, &c.
The third and most westerly basement offices hsve
t1cn taken b. Messrs. Cummings, Alexander G'cene,
LAWYERS Of this city. The main moor Is occupied
excIusiyeIy by the Bull Head Bank. The front room
s,nrcprsied to tie general bu ness Of The Bank. il
Iofv and handsomely ft,hed office. a,out ,! fact By
n fitted up in the IN = elegant and couverent mau.
per for the purpose for which it was designed The
rear or westerly portion Of this floor s divided into
four apartments, Of aboIt equal dimensons-the
ono adjoining the bauking-rcom, on the south side
fronting Twcn'y fifth src IT, is fitted up for the meet.
irQs Of the Board Of Directors, and the st next ai
ior ing one and connected with it by folding doors ia
the Presidents room; boh of .hese be ng cessib!e
from Twenty fifth street, as well as from the banking
room On he north side, next 10 the general Office, is
10 ,ated the immense vault Of the institution, with its
double iron doors, secured by massive burslsrproof
locke and within this spacious vault there others
equally well secured for the special deposit of the pre-
couf metals, bills, &c In the Of the vault are
l5cated the washroom closets &C., which icbed
by a narrow hsN between the vault and Directors
room, from the bankingofice. The upper part Of the
building, comprising twenty spacious and elegantly
finish ed rooms is intended to be let for boarding
house. At the west end Of the bank building fine
fourstory dwelling replete with all modern improve
ments has been erected by the Bank for the rcsdence
Of Mr.. Stevens, of the officers of the institution.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER EY Az EXPELLED FIRE
MAN.--Yesterdsy morning about nine o'clock die.
turbspce occurred in the Eighth avenue near Tenty.
fifth street between two mon named Samuel Gray and
John Reilly arising from an old fsud. Reilly s an e1
PEELED member of No. iS Engine Cempany aud is said
to lie bad character Gray is member Of No.
Truck. At the time, Mr.. Gray was standing the
sidewalk, when Reilly approached him and renewed
the dispute; Gray told him to so away, upon which
Reilly reIeated O short distance, but presently
turned, having in his hand large knife with which
he attempted to stab Gray in the temple. Mr.. Gray
raised his am to ward off the blow when the blade of
the knife entered the hesby part Of hs arm, causing
Shocking wound. Tue ruiian then turned upon his
heel and off. Mr.. Gray properly cared for by
come of biz friends aud Bis wound dressed. lnforma-
tion having been given to the police, Officers Bar
baett, Lord and Tummey, in abou an hour after the
street When the officers went to the house the friends
Of tho rufan said tha, he was not there but upon the
premises being searched Reilly was found concenIcd in
bed in the upper part Of the house. The prisoner
was conveyed before Justice Qusckenbusb, at the
Jefferson Market Police Court, and committed to
prison. in default of 80 900 bail. boy named Wiltse
witnessed the occurrence, and saw Reilly open the
knife with bis teeth. Quite large number of the
friends of the prisoner followed him to the court room,
and some of them went far az TO threaten tho
magistrate. The prisoner is 81 years of age, and
Isb IL answer to the question as 10 the charge pr'-
folred he replied I" cay thrive met at the corner
cf Twenty-sixth str' Ct and Eighth avenue, and as
passed alorg Gray said, there goes tue fighter AMI
L" went up to him and hit him. He picked up
brick sndthrcw it at n and then used the knife.
THE PorTRY oF CRIME. The police OF London
have detected BURGLAR instrument OF the mort
extraordinary DECEPTION. II will cut, through solid
iron half sn irch thick hole six Inches in diameter.
viii accomplish this feat with ease in an hour and
without making tie slightest noise or sound Or without
uniting the tool for immediate repetition oftLa OK
pertinent. This invention Of knGyery il admitted in
Ergltnd 10 be perfect masterpiece in mecharics it
is confessedy the production of sk and experience
ths. may well excite the envy of the moot ccebrated
artifcer in ttst species Of human haniiwork.
A Cu,PIrR on Bt tRGIARiES.-Some two or three
weeks ego a bedroom 10 the public House No. III
Hudson street kept by Mr.. John H. Wallace, was en-
tered by thieves and robbed Of clothing gold watch
ard other articles valued at about slOO Al no par
tculsr violence had been used by the thief in the com
mission OF the crime Mr.. Wallace was at loss wac
TO suspect. close watch was however kept upon all
parties about the prenses, and suspicion at length
fell upon VIM. II. Van Husen, alias Wu. II. Bartlett,
n tonrtcr in the establishment. Mr.. Wallace COMMIT
ncatcd his suspicious to Officer Iambln Of tie Third
Precinct who directed bin TO place another watch 10
the saue oom and take care by some means TO let
Bartlett know the fact. Officer Hambn then took
pcsiton in the room which locked ard bolted on
the il side and watched three rights, but without
avail. The watch was still continued, however, aud
on Friday night last, sbout o'clock some person was
heard to cautiously open the front door with night
key. The fellow walked very lightly up st,rs, aud
,pproaching the door of the in which the officer
and Mr.. Wallace were concealed, tried the door and
fourd it locked. Everything beLsg quiet, the fellow
set to work, and by Of an augur bored q hole
through the door sufficiently large 10 admit mans
anm Having done this, lie thrust in his hand, turned
the key in the lock- withdrew the bolt, very quietly
opened the door and entered. At that irstatt Mr w
struck light, and Officer Hambip discharged onc OF
the barrels of biz revolver with view of inmidatug
the Thief TIE desired effect was produced for upon
msking their appearance with light they founc an
Husen slas Bartlett shis eriDg with fear. The pi'to!
had ls-dy been discharged before Bartlett cried out
MurdeI-Im shot-I suuender-yOuve caught
"ms nice--I give IT, The pistol was only charged