New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-31
CITY ITEMS.
oustitutionaiist.

CITY ITEMS.
1t was almost a May sun yesterday. Is
undid Jack Frosts trickery upon the sidewalks
and melted them into possibility, With so gra-
cious a sun few trees in leaf would have made
Summer landscape. AS it is, we have advanced
well into the Winter and can almost see over
January and February to the Spring.
TIE OrERA.-Last evening signora TRUFrt
and the troupe sang La Faror'ta,' at Astor,
place. The house was good, for it is one of the
favortes Of our opera audience which recalls with
upfailing pleasure SALvIs Spirto genial We
were obliged to leave early and therefore cannot
speak of the performance with the care and de
tail that it dem ands But as it is to be repeated
on Thursday evening, we shall have another op'
portunity OF 80 doing.
CITY GrARD.-This beautiful corps paraded
Yesterday under Capt McArdle, in their usua
fautless style They turned out eightys1r mus
kets, the greatest number mustered by any com
pany in this City for ten years. Dodworths apen.
did military Band furnished music. The Guard
visited Stanley's Indian Gallery and in the even
ing dined at the Howard Hotel, where they en-
loved themselves in a manner worthy Of the occa
sion of meeting all their old members, who had
gathered from all sections Of the country TO this
reunion.
RECEPTION OF THE WATcHMAS COMPANY
We have only room to state that the reception Of
Waterman Fire Co. of Baltimore last night, by
our Fire Department, was done in style at once
satisfactory to the guests and honorable to the
hosts. The procession, of which we gave the
programme yesterday, was an imposing specta,
Gle. and attracted universal attention. After de-
posting the beautiful apparatus Of the visitors in
the House Of r. K L. No. g. Amityst the guests
were escorted to La Fayette Hail. where,a sup
per was served and all enjoyed themselves hneiy'
Mr.. GEO. VANDENHoFF's Sheridan. Mr..
yandenhoff gives every Tuesday, before the Mer,
camille Library Association, original sketch OF
the life of Sheridan full of interest point and dis
PLAYING considerable facility Of style and critical
acumen with Reading of one of his Come
dies The Lecture is interesting, and the reading
of the Comedies $50 far we have had The Rivals
and the School for Scandal, display great per-
lection in the artists art.
HATS. tURS XIV c BCuICSly uGSu ASh<iu
our readers who would wear becoming Hat to-
morrow that Knox, Fulton,st. Sun Buildings, Is
ready to furnish them with articles worthy OF the
occasion and Of his high reputation. His hats are
irreproachabe in style, material and price. de
has also an assortment of furs of the richest kind
such as any gentleman would be proud to present
and any lady be honored in receiving. Give him
call; and if you are DOT satisfied you won't be
pleased anywhere in the City.
NEWCOMERS LooKING AT PAISE's LIGHT
The Chronotype refers all persons curious az to
Paine light, to DR.. Doremus OF New York, and
the President of the Manhattan Gas Company,
who have seen the light within few days, at
| Worcester, aud came away delighted
" W arnocks, Hatters, recently removed to
capscious stare under the Irving House Broad
way. have nit upon novel idea for informing
| their customers OF their whereabouts, by exhio
ting their name in letters OF fire by gasight-
bold. beautiful in effect, and worth walk to see
BEAUTIFUL UrHoLsrERY-There IS no better
place in the City to procure window shades, drap
cry. cornices, gilt ornaments tasses, &c. &c than
the store of j. c. Woodford, 295 Broadway Peo-
pie seeking holiday or everyday goods should
cal upon him.
SATrIERs CosMoRAMAs-We wish to call par
ticuar attention TO this most valuable collection
of views taken daring an extensive European and
| Eastern tour, and which, We are assured by mos9
competent authorities, is of very remarkable ezs
cellance and fidelity. We propose to visit the
collection Immediately, and viii then aPprse our
readers more fully of its character. 1t is open
day and evening st the corner Of Thirteensh-s'.
AID Broadway.
~ For Urna and fine Britannia ware, see Mr..
Hartss advertisement on the LIST page
PAxoRAM4 OF THE PrLGRlN's PRo6REss.-h
VIII be seen by reference TO the advertisement
that the price OF admission 70 this popular E1hi0I-
! tion is reduced to twenty Eve cents
Bril's DissoIvirg Yiewsnow exhibiting at
tie Olympic Thsater in Broadway, are highly
spoksn Of by those who have seen them. They
are certainly far more distinct and perfect than
ordinary exhibitions Of this kind. One part Of
the display is devoted to the solar system. it,
movements, &c aud Is especially worthy Of De
ieg seen by xou1g. people See advertisement
Holman CAsEs.-By reference to our adFer
..sg columns il WI D seq .b4i RATs72, 900 Grand
gss Ga s,t ch9ice aad extensive assortment 9t Cake