New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-28

opera at this thea'er ia sdvertised for this evening
being the benefit Of Miss vestvaIi who has sxerted
herself 20 ably in acsievirg the witch has
marked the season. See advertisement.
STEAM MrsiC.-The Calope which startled the
waters of the IIudsOn last year from the steamer Glen
Cove with it, immense tunes that sounded best at the
distance Of mile or two, has been very materially
modified and reduced to subsection. new steam or
gan now on exhibition at the Of Franklin aud
Elm streets which will roar you gently a, any suck
ing dove.
The machine is an ent-cokng afsir, scarcely
larger than an ordinary melodeon and with much the
same arrangement of keys. Steam is led bya pipe
from boiler in the building; it passes througna
patent regulator which keeps the pressure at any de-
sired fgure-generally about FIVE pounds-snd rises
into two or three chambers above which whistles
by which when the valves open circular jets Of
steam are blown up against the rims Of their open
brass cylindrical cups inverted them, producing
tone just as can by blowing on the end of ho!.
low key.
The arrangement for securing equable pressure OF
steam is not peculiar this invention; il has only
Gently been Introduced into it. The pressure can be
changed by the pedals from nothing to all that there
is 10 the boiler securing every possible incubation of
tone. The sOfest tones sound a. if from magnihed
flute The shrlles equal the screech Of ordinary To-
comoves Tuning is done by raising or lowering the
cylindrical cups. The keys mani pulied as easily
az those of piano, ard the instrument reveals the
touch and temper Of the performer almost as thor
oughly. II responds TO the touch with the pianos
alacrity, while it is still organ key can be
touched twelve or fifteen times in second-a clear
tone is emitted each time.
The valves for cutting off the steam nstantaneously
very ingenious and easily worked; they with the
general idea of steam music all that is covered by
the patents, which are English as well as American
The two old Caiopes now in operation out West
SpauldDg & Rogers's Floating Circus, which travels
on the Mississippi, has the original, and Nixon s.
Kemps Circus in Indiana, the second.
This new instrument is particularly intended for
steamboats, the organ itself be on the upper deck
out of the way and the keys down in the ladies'
loon. The rapidest tunes executed quite well
the slower, and it will afford music for dancing all
over the boat. II is about to be introduced on the
ttamer Na.chez, which from New Orleans to
Vicksburs.
The organ here at present will remain but day
two as it has TO 60 to the United States Fair at Louis
vile.
We learn II at Putaan's Monthly, heretofore pub
Mesars. J. NJ. Emerson & Co., who will unite it with
their United States Magazine. They will endeavcr TO
preserve the internal quality well the external
appearance of this popular Monthly.
Some enthusiastic lady of Brooklyn sent as pres
ent yesterday to little Justitia Anderson, the bogus
Burden baby, at Barnum's useum, package of very
elegant and expensive baby clothes.
THE SEVENTEENTH WARD REPUBLicAS Asso-
cIATIoN-Tks Association held meeting last
ing at Bohemia Hall, Bowery. j. L. Priude, esq,
presided, and Alvah Travers acted as Secretary.
Twenty gentlemen were proposed as members of the
Association, and twelty.hree gentlemen were elected
Some discussion arose as to the privilege of newly
elected members who were pronounced to be in the
ascendancy in the Association Tue Association ad
jourred.
ERINA GUARD or STATEN IsLAyD.-This military
company under the command of Capt. Cory, went
on their annual excursion TO the Pagoda Monday
last. They assembled at their armory at a. aud,
headed by Manahan's brass band they passed
through the principal streets of the several villages
the east side of the island. On reaching the target
ground, the mambers of the company contested in
shooting for valuable prizes, after which the
Guard partook of a sumptuous repast, including
plenty of the "fxens.' Some neat and appropriate
speeches were made on the occasion.
GRAND ExcuRsIoN-The Trojans enjoyed rare
treat on Wednesday last in the first annual excursion
of the Young Mems Christian Association of that city.
4 party of some four hundred left Troy board the
steamer Francis Skiddy at a. m and proceeding to
beautiful grove near Coxsackie, there snuffed the
rural air with an infinite relih. With good music,
= i r. o,,r
most pleasantly On the return to Troy, meeting
was organized in the grand saloon of the Francis
Skiddy lmpronptu addresses were made by several
Trojans, and Messrs Mccall of the Albany aud Nc
Cornck OF the New-York Associations The boat
reached Troy at O'Clock amid the ringing of bells,
firing of guns and General congratuaton of the popu
lace Altogether the excursion Of the beet
managed and most delightful excursions of the
RAILROAD COSvLSTIoS.-The convention of rail-
road managers and locomotive superntendents hereto
fore alluded TO, will be holden at the American lns
tute Rooms, No. 3jl Broadway, on Tuesday, Septem-
Der /, AZ II O'Clock q. M, TO consider the practical
management Of railroads and the improvement Of
their machinery.
Ninth AvENCr RAILROAD.--Persons living on the
wes. side OF the city appesr very anxious TO see this
road completed as proposed. They think it very hard
that they shcu lie deprived of the facilities of get
ting up and down o. Nh which ii would afford them in
order ~ allow tenants the privilege of monopolizing
the use Of the in front of their premises with
carte. boxes and other DISTINCTIONS. The rails of
both tracks had been laid down from Fyfrst street
10 Gansevoort street, ard single track, through
Gnpsevoort ard Washington streets to Hanersly be-
fore the injunction was obtained against its construc-
ton through Greenwich and Washington streets. 1t