New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-22

TOWN TALK.
POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL.

THE NEW MUTUAL BUILDING The completion ~ n.
front Of the second story of the Mutual Life
gives idea OF what will be the general appearance =
the finished structure. There IL look of the Egypts.
style about the tall and heavy columns Of the seoopI
floor, to which few hooded heads and faces add ana
which some elaborate carving the columns above Tia
main entrance does not wholly relieve; in fact rs
quires only little imagination to transform this carv
ing into Egyptian herogyphics. The other columns d
this foor are plain and almost massive those OF tn
neighboring subTreasury. The columns Of the first
door Immediately below Of alternate dark or Dol
ished granite and plain limestone, the former larger
than the latter. variation In color only of the lower
columns OF the new pOsOfce II lie inevitable that thu
surrounding columns being larger and Of single piece
the effect of stop hsagness" in the building when
completed will be produced The two stories thus Ia
finished have this look; the one in fact appearing
hardly stable under the weight Of the other storv
than If built Of "chdren's building blocks" on q biz
scale.
CRITICISM OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
Inquiries as well casual remarks dropped from
time to time among merchants and lawyers indicate
that there Is considerable undercurren of feeling re-
gardng the failure rather the delay Of the Commits
sioners Of Accounts report the frauds Con-
trollers Office There such surface indications Of
frauds in the administration Of the city departments as
those which preceded heRng exposures Of twelve year,
ago; the stealing done so boldly aud
an enormous scale that every observing person knew
before astounding ngdres were published that great
frauds were being committed At the same time there
was no oneincdent of magnitude as the
berry in the Controllers Office to warn tho public
In the Ring days The stealing Ia the Control
er's Office was made possible by the bad system
instituted by Controller. aud it executed under
the eye of another both Of whom possessed putaoa
for personal honesty which have never been questioned
Yet the robbery was committed boldly aud was long
unsuspeced aud undecided The Commissioners Of
Accounts we're officers created after the Ring exposare
for the very purpose OF keeping close watch the
expenditures of every Department. yet they permitted
the most important OF the departments be robbed
with impunity by single CLERK without confedersts
as yet discovered
SUPREME COURT JUsIICEs.-A little group Of prom
inent lawyers and politicians discussing the prob
able nominations for Supreme Court Justices In the
Court House day two One Of the best Informed
VI the number said he thought Judge Van Bruut would
receive the nomination both from Tammany and the
County Democracy. He went to explsln "If Tam
many is well treated at the state Convention the two
factions will como back prepared to make q common
ticket. and then Judge Van Brunt and Corporation
Counsel Andre VS. are slated for these two places
though II ramnany making It's free choice OF men,
the selection would be Judge Van Brunt aud Record
Smyth II Tammany kept out OF the convention, the
warriors Will come back determined that pronounced
Tilden shall not 60 upon the supreme Court Dench
Tammany Hall will thereupOn nominate Van Brunt and
then II the Republicans shrewd enough TO nominate
strong man like Surrogate Rollins and to indore the
nomination OF Van Brunt, rammany and the Repuen-
cans can elect those without dficulty Several
good mcu are named for the place on the Repabucaa
side such US Joseph H. Choats exJucge Horace Russell
aud Elliott f. shepard but Mr. Cnoate probably would
not accept place certain OF election. aud tho Others
have some points weakness that do not attach 10 sur
rogate Rollins. The County Democracy will doubtless
name Mr. Andrews for of the places and. II the in-
auence OF Hubert o. Thompson can bring Is about
judge Van Brunt for the other. 50 US ssid
Judge Van Brunt seems to me likely TO get inc
combined nomination. The members Of the bar would
Ike 10 see him elected Everybody Acknowledges tha'
he is one best judges that ever sat In THIS cV
The only criticism made upon hm Is that nc Is YOU
.brusque' ;, but who would prefer Judge oru'Que
even TO rudeness to incOn potent onef Judge no
ADAM OF the Marine Court would De = strong can'f
date by nnsef but he IL associated with me nrch
gang that 10 steering for the treasures OF inc
SHIP and that will Kill him. ID. NJ Porter, H. 0. NOV"
cou,be and Elliott Sandford are looking for inc penv
cratic nomiu alton, but they have 10 chance onso
the listeners asked II Judge Larremores proSpeo'e "
not better than those OF any named the nrst speas.
said: No; nothing like so good rs Judge van Drun'