New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-04

/ House Painters met last evening at Montgomery
Hail. No. &c Prince-street. capacious room on the
second floor was engaged for six months, to hold
their regular fortnghtly meetings, some new names
were added to the rolls and speeches made upon sub
jects Of minor importance, after which the meeting
adjourned. The Association numbers above three
hundred members and appears to be very efficiently
organized.
NEW BUILDIs6s IL BRoADwAY.-The landmarks Of
the Broadway of twenty years ago fast becoming
obliterated. Young Broadway yearly lays his dis
polling hand upon the garments which clothed his
elder brothers. Doimer Windows ruthlessly severed
from single roofs serve for time, higher pur
pose than admit light into edifces in the of
construction, or to lie unnOticed in some oiners store
roOm-their past services forgotten. Bricks which
have with ford faces stared at Broadway promena-
ders for many years, that paint even will not
restore their pristine bloom, fall in anseemly and
unsentmental pile-destined presently, perhaps, to
form the interior wall OF architectural successor,
the brown stone or marble front Of which will better
satisfy the modern eye. Family circles are super
seeded by commercial circles, and yardsticks measure
textures where the tick OF the mantle clock measured
time for the fireside.
As one goes north from the Park, is seen the over.
hanging roof Of the old Broadway Theater, whose
front wall was yesterday RACED to the earth. Here j.
r. Whiting is to erect magnificent marble edifce,
five stories in hight, seventyve feet in front by
hundred and seventy-fve feet deep with LIS extend
ing to Pearl and Worth streets the Of the whole
lot being over half acre. 1t is to be occupied by
the old importing and jobbing dry goods house of
CIV & j. T. Moore now located on the corner Of
Park place and Church street. 1t will be completed
for occupancy by the first of the coming year.
At No. 800, S. b. Butterworth is excavating for a
brown-stone edfce, to extend to CORTLAND alley a
distance Of nearly 300 feet.
On the lot adjoining No. 392, Charles Baudouine is
erecting similar building, designed to have white
marble front.
Lord & Taylor have partially completed splendid
white marble edfice the of Grand street. op
poste Brooks clothing house The front wall already
extends fifty seven feet, with hundred feet iu depth
Yesterday the demolition of the corner building ad-
joining recently occupied by the Pacific Bank, was
commenced and the site will be erected the south
wing of this edifce. The arched front in the center
presents imposing appearance and when the build
ing is completed it will be of the finest places for
the sale of dry goods in the world.
The new Pacific Bank building is dagonally oppo-
SITE at No. 40. 1t is of white marble and presents
attractive appearance.
plain marble building has been erected at Nos.
49S and 500 site occupied previously by WELL
known faro bank is occupied by Messrs Ladd g.
Webster as their sewing machine saesroOm and
Messrs Wilson, Midgely Jennings
fine our-story white marble building, erected by
VIM. b. Astor, Broadway above Spring street, and
extending to Mercer street, is occupied by the music
and piano establishment of VIM. Hall & Son.
Messrs. Ball, Black & Co., the jewery firm now To-
Gated on the corner of Murray street, demoshing
the building the southwest Of Prince street,
to erect the site splendid store fftyeet front by
one hundred feet deep 1t will be ready for occupancy
by the LIST of January next.
Two splendid olive-coored stone buildings recently
erected at Nos. sol and 1913 occupied by Messrs.
W. j. Sloane, carpet dealers, and Geo. Sloane Co.,
millinery dealers. The former building extends to Mer-
Ger street.
Phaon has taken possession of the first story OF the
Hotel Maitland, No. 6l9 and has altered it to serve
for his perfumery establishment.
The brick residence on the corner of Bond street,
for several years occupied by Dr. Eleazer Parmly is
also undergoing alterations to make it available for
store.
Other minor improvements and alterations are pro-
crossing in different parts of Broadway.
A CHILD POISONED BY GIs.-COrOner Jackman
held IN inquest, on Tuesday morning, upon the body
Of Arthur Hennessy, child of four years whose
parents reside at No. $50 Twelfth street 1t appears
that on Monday afternoon, in the absence OF his
mother. the little fellow seized bottle of gin and
drank a portion of its contents. When Mrs. Hen
messy returned she asked the boy he had drank any
gin but he denied il. She knew by the smell of his
breath however, that he not telling the truth.
Soon afterward he fell asleep, and continued uncon-
scious for six hours, after which he awoke with most
MERGING shrek She sent for aphysican, but the
child soon after died. The Jury returned verdict
that the child came its death by an overdose of gin,
administered by itself.
SEEING The EIEPHAST.-A young man named n.
b. Perry from Tompkins County, in this State,
lost watch and purse Of $2ll in a house of il-ame
in Howard street, near Broadway about ten days
ago. and came to the City Hall Police Court yesterday
morning stating that he had had girl arrested and
had recovered the watch but the purse was not yet
found and that he had been out to the country SINCE
and there received letter from the proprietor, in-
forming him that neither Kate, the girl charged, nor
any other person. had stolen his purse as 1t had been
found between some of the bedclohes, where he had
put it and forgotten it. Perry partially admitted
having been intoxicated at the time, and as he was
afraid To 90 there to his property, requested
the Court to send policeman with him. oIhcer
Wilson was detailed, and recovered the wallet.
A FALSE FRESD.-John Brum lives at No. 2'5
West Thirty-sxth street, and had friend, one Au-
gust Reichotf by name, with whom he iraternaliy
drank lager beer and schnspps. Last Monday the
twain sat down in Bruins house, and drank I'LL the