New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-19
CITY ITEMS.

There h nothing abou, this city that strikcs the
Visitor nom the country with much force a. the
pulling down Of houses II Is not the dilspidated
tumble down old tenements that are thus removed.
because such Often left standing, while the struax
sound and sometimes almost new houses Are rusIev
rs,ed to the ground and their very foundations dug
up. that men may dig down and burrow twenty feet
below the surface TO staIt new edi6oe. Sometimes
the howell and the palace down together Th.k =
the case on the corner VI Broadway and Pearl street
where the Little old frame house leaned against tho
urea, Masonic Temple that was built thirty years ags
As an name ut Of the street. But its appearance ~
logger haimoaizes with modern improvement, asa
down il comes. There Is row Of such buildings %
the opposite corner that would be the delight and pride
OF some Western town, I'll coming down to primstivs
piles Of brick and DUST &c. too, as we 60 down Bar.
clay street. We find Elk together Of these sub
stsntisl old brick houses that were few years ego
the residences of wealthy merchants, now swept
away to make for palaces Of merchant princes
not ss dwellings,, but place. Of business On the ccrnr
of Murray street and College place stood dwelling
upon elevated ground surrounded by open space, the
very air of which told Of wealthy proprietor. able
to live surrounded by country comforts in the city.
And so he was for the proprietor was John G SteveuA
withost child to provide for and ately fallen her 70
q great inheritance from his brother But thst dne
mansion is coming down. We saw the busy hands Of
the ruthless destroyer pulling out ' vitas and scse-
tering its coetly walls. The grifin-gusrded sostly
manson of Robep L. Stevens in Barclay street. 10
already leveled with the earth and SO many others in
the same peighborhood down that We cannot marx
the spot where it stood. Go whore we will, throsgh
the lower pant of the city, and pulling down seems 10
be the order Of the day. to extent that would b
entirely beyond the belief Of country readers because
to them incomprt heasibe, how men could mako
money out OF the destruction of many substantial
houses. But il is easily explained. The buildings
were constructed for dwellings, and are unsuitable for
stores, aud often only half the lot, which has
become 50 valuable that the owner finds 1t al
vantsgeous to sweep Of the old house. though just ~
good a. ever for dwelling, because upon ts site no
can build from two sores below the surface to elk
stories above covering every foot Of ground, and oe-
cupying large space Of upper air. Little do those
who are pulling down old landmarks to build up pew
ones, think of the day when another generation viii
also be engaged in this great work Of pulling down.
There will be grand parade Of our soldery to-day.
The Second Brigade, under the command Of General
Yates, will drill and parade Hamilton square, at II
O'Clock. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventy nth
Regiments will be on the ground. On the Same day
the National Guard, Seventh RegimeAt, Col DuryeA
will make their first Spring full dress parade, with
Nolrs full band. The line will form about O'Clock,
in front of the City Hail. The Washington Guard.
Eleventh Regiment, Col. M. M Van Beuren, will also
make their first Spring paradethe line to be formed
at H. on Washington squsre. This regiment Is COM
posed Of the following companies: Continental Gassd
Montgomery Guard City Guard, American Guard.
City Rfes Union Rifes and troop Of Lancers. The
City Guard are to make their first regimentL parade
under the command of Their newly elected captain, NJ
b. La Bau. The Montgomery Guard Capt. Murphy
are detailed to escort the colors Sheton's band ap
pear in their new Uniform with this regiment. The
Third Brigade, General Hail. will be ordered 70 Esst
New.York about the middle of June next and y
said that the Fourth Brigade will be placed under
orders by General John Even, TO go to the same
place in the early part Of the same month The Foursb
brigade consists of the Tenth, the Eleventh, the
Twelfth and the Sixty ninth Regiu,ents. The new
law compels the generals TO drill by brigade twice
year. and provides that the officers shall be subject -
the came discipline.
We are gratifed to learn that the Hughes Printing
Telegraph instrument i finished, and will be ipmc-
diately placed upon the line between this city sad
Philadelphia. We are assured, upon undoubted A.
thO,ity that the machines, far il has been pes-
sble to test them through coil CT one hundred miles
in length, have realized the most ssnguine expect
atoms of Mr. Hughes and bis friends, and there aP-
pears to be to doubt but that the invenop
Will speedily work on entire revolution 10 telegrsphag
throughout the world This invention may be sallea
prip ting press and telegraph instrument combined,
fer it prints all messages in plain Roman capitals, with
unening correctness and at almost Incredible rske
Of speed averaging, in the ordinary dispatch OF bss
ness, from 10000 to $4,000 letters per hour. Ths
Hughes instrument clearly demonstrates the prscti-
csbIiy Of sending and receiving messages in Opposite
DIR, cite over the wire at the instant a
time, and with the utmost ease, regularity and or
tainty. 1t will consequently require but one wirs aaA
OPERATOR at any given point to send and resolve
as much business as be transmitted by the aid o.
four CT five operators and equal number
Of wires under the Morse system. Another
equally important popularity connected with
the Hughes invention is the undoubted fact that
it will work perfectly in very long circut. and with
uperrpg accuracy in all states Of the atmosphere
neither mist rain DOR snow having any pereepsib's
effect. Therefore at seasons when the Mofse and
IIouse instruments are utterly poweress even in cir
cults of 80 miles, there is every reason to believe thai
the Hughes ustument III work reliably in circuits a
1000 or 1000 miles Toe simplicity and durability q
IL. pewm acbine wIlcOmpsre fAvorably With The Morse
ard vasty hyperion in these respects TO the House in
strument The governing principle Of this inveutonb
wholly ossi,nar 10 tn at of the Morse, House, and 81
other telegraph Instruments and consequently there
can be no difficulty the of the patent WHICH,
We understand. has been sold for about sis',ooc or
sl5o. 600 to the American Telegraph Company, Q Now
Association having its headquarters IN this city, oss
~ m posed of gentlemen of the highest Tespecssoay