New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-15
CITY ITEMS.


AcADExY oF MuHc.-This house reopens On Mon
day evening next, with ala Trsviata, in which the
prv pr;ma donna. Msdemoisene Speranzs, will make
her debut in her celebrated character oil 'ioleaa.
TIE ,ae Of tickets for the opening night will COM
nence this morning.
mozart HALL ASSEMBLY CoyvENTIos. - The
Mozart Hall Assembly Convention, in the following
districts, adjourned to meet last night. We append
SAe results az brought in by our reporters
VIII Di.trie;-John Moore nominated.
Kin Dn,iie,-Wm z Robinson was nominated;
xvh DistrctAfsr conference Win ne @ .s,op s
iAepresent The Indications are hat Isnins5 sH' I'M
are oossscnE
Tuy STEAM FIRE ESGISE.-The Exempt Fire En-
rine Company of which Zophar Mills is foreman, On
santly keep the steam up their powerful steam hre
engine the John g. Storm in their house in Centre
street.. opposite Howard. The engine will be ready
and move instantly every alarm Of fire for the Sev-
ebth and Eighth Districts also in any other districts
II necessary. The company have deemed ths course
advisable on account of the number Of machines
now out of service. Next Monday, the day Of the
parade this FIRE engine will be placed in the Park
ready for duty with steam up In case there should
be fire in the lower part of the city It will be pre-
pared 10 throw food of water the premises which
must prove efectual.
NIyoR CITY ITENs.-The work Of repairing the
City Hall is gong on vigorously. All the chsred
timbers and crumbled walls have been removed, new
ores put in their places and the roof put on. 1t ia
expected that by Monday the roof will be in readiness
Tor coppering Tine New-York Turn Verein held al
annual election Of officers at the Turn Hail. in Orchard
street. formerly the Quaker Church, yesterday, aud
elected the following officers for the ensuing year;
johann S. Zegel First Speaker Heinrich Waldein
Second Speaker; Simon Pflster, First Schriftwart;
Richard Kaizmeir Second Schriftwart; Jacob Heinz,
Third Schriftwart; William Schlsgel First Saeckel-
wait, TressuIer; Anthem WeidmaDn, Second Saeckel-
wsrt; Joseph Heiles, Turnwart; Carl Metzner,
Second Turn saIt; Heinrich Metzner, Zepgwart; l..
Friedrich and Carl Funk, Wafenwarts, Custodisns
of Arms). "A meeting Of Germans will be held at the
Cooper Institute Sunday evening, in support Of the
due Observance of the Christian Sabbath. The new
rooms Of the Twenty sixth Precinct Police, in the
southeast Placement Of the City Hall, were
occupied yesterday by Capt. Leonard and
his men. They present an elegant appear
aDce, having been repaired, painted, car
peted and furnished The main entrance hereafter
il 10 be by the door the southeast corner From
the ofics door TO the left leads into well furnished
and pleasant room, appropriated TO the more private
business Of the captain and there are other rooms for
the use the men A beautiful acknowledgement Of
Peaes painting of the Court Of Death will bs issued
n few days.. "A number of citizens yesterday aft
erpoon held meeting at No. Appleton's building
10 oppose the proposed widening Of Worth street.
Mr. James Kelly, Receiver of Taxes, was appointed
Chairman, and Mr.. Henry A. Weeks, Secretary. 1t
was stated that the Commissioners had already up
bill Of els 1876 95 for theil services, and that while
"a dan. IN tha If 400 CM thew
assess the property SO damaged $6OO, 600. Messrs.
james r. Whiting, John Iastree, Richard A. Mount
r. L. Shefin, and John j. Phelps were appointed a
Committee to oppose the widening and report to the
meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The widening, if
carrie out will open good wide street right through
from West Broadway to Chatham street. Mr.. APP
tommas, the famous hsrpist gives Matinee at Nib
los to-day. just the New-fork Regis
Try law is interesting citizens OF all parties
The edition of Weed Parsons Il Co., with instruc-
lions for executing its provisions, may be obtained of
HendIiekson. Blake & Long, in Ann street,.
Answly imported help, coon after being established
in q Fiftb-sveuue palace as maid-of-sll-work, was
seen with paul Of slops from the kitchen carefully
exploring the room the library, the boudoir
The drawing ROOM and other places, as if IN search OF
something which she could not possibly discover.
At last meeting with the lady Of the house, she In
ouired seriously, "If you PLACE, mistress, where's
the pig 1"....The organists of New-York have
nemoralized the House OF Bishops not TO commit
themselves as it probable they would, in favor
Of the use OF the proposed Tune-Boo. for The Prot
estant Episcopal Casreh IN America, believing that
were they to do So great injury would be done to the
cause Of Church music in this country. The ferry
boats plying 10 Staten Island sadly in need Of a
policeman in constant service on the boats to pre-
vent the rows and fights that often occur, and to
Arrest the parties engaged, the Ferry Company
utterly failing to do any thing to check the evil.
The Triennial Parade Of the Fire Department comes
of ON Monday text. More than $4,000 have been
spent in paint and tnsel for the engines of which
there will be some 900 in the procession-a vast
amount of money TO invest in chow at the beginning
Of Winter, when the Widows aud Orphsns Fund is
always largely drawn upon
FRAUD on THE FIRENEs.-A good.loOking, blue
coated and brass. buttoned individual, was brought
10 Jefferson Market yesterday charged with having
circulated subscription purporting to be for the
benefit Of Atlantic Hose Co. No TO- 10 enable them 10
Ct up their rooms. lie had obtained small sums
from various persons and had applied to person in
Grover & Bakers sslesroom, in Broadway for further
assistance, when bystander remarked that there
was such company in the city. Thereupon the gen.
tleman grabbed the subscription and ran. He was
pursued by Officer Martin, who succeeded in arrest
ing him after he had destroyed the subscription paper
He gave his name as john Rdsbock, and said he
4. IL 81 tha 3ya ha had