New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-15
City Items.

City Items.
~ The day time excitement, about these days
is military doings Yesterday our gallant contemporary
and Brgader marshaed his g,teriDg hosts in proud ar
ray and rode their head in full capsrson Of glorious
war up Broadway bowling and kissing his maiden sword
to the beautiful faces that smiled upon the pageant from
lattice and balcony. There was an unusually large and
brilliant turnout OF the various companies and for sew
eral hours the stree, looked like grand hoiday-ring
ing with music and shining with the new and unsoed
accoutremonis of countrys defenders. 1t was really
gay and animang spectacle; and II latent tone o.
irony il pcrceptbe in our notice it il half glazing
as the of the troops perceptbie as the
uste ivory Of the fat negro who carried the blue flag al
the tail of one of the cannon. Now that the with
Mexico has blown over we do MT any particular
harm in the soldiers coming forth like and standing
10 their arms-or marching up and down the streets for
the amusement of children and ladies' the edicaton Of
the Mayor and their own huge delight.
IY- TFMPLEroS will to night repay the patience
with which we have all been long attending his
men,s We suppose that many will be disappointed in
procuring seats as il was found impractcable
them before hand without doing injustice to hundreds
Hereafter would suggest that portion Of the house
be sold during the day, the with the Italian
Opera Mr.. Tcmpeton gives attractive programme
this evening among which glad to the great
song from Gusiavus which he has so completely made
his own love her.-how love her. Those who
have heard this song that is impossible to
conceive the wonderful and thrilling power with which
it is given by Mr. Tempeion We are in great favor
with Euerpe ,his season-and Mr.. Templeon lie of
her choicest bestowals.
~ The Ploughng and Spading Matches came
of Yesterday Harlem at about noon, and were sen.
ded by very respectable though no, numerous body of
spectators MessrsW hiiehooi Long Island Baihga,e of
Fordham and Brinle the judges on the Ploughng
msch and Messrs Mills Of Ncwbern l.. l. Underhill of
Brooklyn and Ma,hcrson Of Morisonia upon the spa.
ding.
la the former contest James Clark of Morrisania won
the first prize silver cup of the value of $s-John
Brewster Of English NcighborhOod the second, silver
medal-snd John RAGS OF Morrisania the third dipo.
ma Mr. Clark used one Of Mr.. Myers poughs, though
the judges this article awarded the first premium 10
Mr.. Hawley for two of Beyens make. who required by
the Dynanometcr drsught of $50 pounds onlyhe sec
ond prize 10 Benjamin Myers which required 275 pounds
to drawSi-and the third to Messrs Hswley andlFats
who each had plough making strain Of 300 pousds.
The match WAS TO plough eighth Of acre in less
than nm hour-the precise time not reported by the
iudses but il said that the first named victoIs
did il within thirteen minutes.
Four persons entered for the spadng OF 900 square
feet and Joseph Lodge Of Morrssna 40 years age
the cup in q minnics-Willism P Lodge 81 years old.
the medal in Is minutes and Joseph Lodge % years
Of age the diploma in % minutes
Mr. Crane of Virginia made brief address and Gen
end Mess thanked the auditory for their attention which
wound up the trip ofthe American Institute To Harlem
THE WONDER or THE AGE.-The stretches,
Of wonders eNtan is certainly the wonder Of India
Rubber The Erpress yesterday article the
virtues of this article, from which extract the
following short senience-which. have liule doubt
could be stretched into a column Houses csn be built
of lnda Rubber from the garrett to the cellar snd in ad
dton it can be converted furnish with every
article including carpets chairs bedseads and down TO
,escupr We suppose this includes s few stacks Of
chimney quantity OF substantial Virginia fence. din.
ner bells rumpets and pie psiesto say nothing Of The
new India Rubber idea on which the owner intends TO
make a voyage TO the Moon.
Seriously however there is a new snd important
.ret which is producing all the Proean shapes and
of India Rubber which have sstonished the nations
not forgetting the Bey of ruis worthy bu, hitherto
obscure individual by the of Hayward has had the
good fortune 10 make this important dscovery-whieh
consists in preparing what is known Metallic or lnsolu
bic India Rubber-prePsred 10y compromising inds Rub
her White Lead and sulphur and drying by stove heat
'rhi. discovery belongs 10 Nathaniel Hayward now of
Norwich Conn who has spent the last twelve or fifteen
years in studying and experimenting on India Rubber and
applying Il 10 It's present thousand uses.
~ The CHESFY FAMILY had great house on
Monday evening and their performance, displayed good
natural abilities and good deal Of peculiar. Kind OF
drilling but they should study for greater style and
he tienr avid vr,aa
and the soprano particularly made decided hit
TRIAL FOR Arson Jacob Haughwout his wife
hrs and two daughters Of the later .rnart black eyed
looking girls shout IS and II years OF age were broush,
up to- trial charged with arson in the first degree in set,
ting FIRE during the night time the house in which
they and other persons resided In Bronze street the pen
atty Of which. on conviction /. desih.
Messrs. David Graham and J. N. smith Jr Ape AIRED