New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18

ngs, which overlook lrDity churchyaru, the hooio
banking .houses the corner Of Wall, Pine Cedar,
and John streets and the superb block Of brownstone
stores buit on the ne Of the old City Hotel and then
the Astor House-a noble pile Of granite. But, before
we come TO the Astor House there "a ~. Paus Church,
the nest example Of the Wren school out OF London,
with its noble buryng-ground trees and historic mon
uments Then comes the Park, with the City Hall,
with the white marble block Chambers street, and
Stewards magnificent white-marbe store occupying
the whole space from Chambers to Reade street. There
is no other dry goodsery in the world to equal this IN
its magnitude and the amount Of business tnsactod
in it. But Stewart 10 not content with this He has
purchased the entire block between Ninth and Tenth
streets with the intention Of rearing building thereon
which might open the eyes Of Kubla Khan. Above
Stewards come hoee immense depots of silks and cali
Goes, vast structures Of white marble, and imposing
from their architectural decorations, the stores Of
Bowen & McNamee and the Messrs. Moore. There "
the great book establishment Of the Applstons looking
like Roman temple, and on every corner as We adj
vance we find huge buildings consecrated TO trade,
some of,bem Of res. beauty and all ofthem solid ana
substantial Passing by many noticeable buildings, we
stop in front of the ST. Nicholas Hotel its long stretch
of stainless white marble facade gorgeous with pro-
fusion of scuptured ornaments. Some English tray
eer has written that the st. Nicholas is stained with
tobacco Juice bat it's portal of polished marble
CANT Corntbian columns free from spot or beash
One of the most remarkable buildings in Broadway is
the lofty and richly -scuptuIed store of Lord Taylor
with the gded arch in the center; and opposite to it
the more subdued but larger brownStone store OF the
Brooks's clothing establishment, challenges admra-
tion The finest of the whte-msrble buildings though
not the largest is the new store of Ball, Black 81 Co.,
the jewellers This is not veneered with white MARBLE
but is constructed Of solid blocks of that MATERIAL the
Corinthian portico and noble arched windows Of the
first story form the most striking combinations in the
street.
Perhaps one of the most noticeable, if not the most
beautiful. of the costly commercial structures in Broad
way, Is the great crockery establishment Of Hsugh
won't, on the corner of Broome street. 1t has some
three hundred Huted castiron Corinthian columns in
s two fronts of bronze complexion and spite of the
uniformity of its repetitions of arches each story,
whose cast-iron loveliness would drive John Ruskn
frantic, it is by means unpleasant architectural
object to gaze upon.
We continue to pass great hotels churches, theaters
marble brick iron granite and feestone fscades of
imposing appearance, until we reach Union square,
where Broadway properly terminates though it con-
tnues, III Name, bOlno boNcu InnoS OcyVhu'
With all its inconguities there is no other street in
the world like it, in its present unfinished condi-
ton. But, what will it be ten years heAce7 sjust
two miles and a half in extent from the Battery TO
Union square, and contains sy-seven white-marbe
buildings some of them of great extentas, for exam
ple the St. Nicholas Hotel and the La Fargo House
and eleven of iron; twentyone hotels six churches,
five theaers two fountains two cemeteries one park,
one hospital, and fifteen banking-houses.
Now if all these edifces put together, leaving
out the other eight hundred buildings which inter-
spersed among them, they would form street of
greater magnifeence than any other city except Paris
and London, could boast Of
Broadway is well paved, but most intoleraby dirty.
The double rows of trees alluded to by Good-timea-
coming boys Mackay not visible to the naked eye,
neither is the bronze statue Of niger minstrel men,
toned in The ". Y. Times, nor the mud knee deep
vouched for by Lord Rsdstock. But there was mad
enough for all practical purposes 10 illustrate the demo-
cratic tendency to dirt which bis lordshp wished to
impress upon his loyal countymen; for the sidewalks
were sppery and shiny, and as footed it all the way
up from the Battery before had reached Union square
was despatched with mud from head to foot.
As disinterested observer, may be allowed to
mark that Broadway, with all its marble and msgni-
fcence, is disgrace to democracy and reproach to
republican principles for il is not the white marble Of
its stately edifces that leaves permanent impression
upon the mind Of a stranger but the black mud of its
pavement. How can it be expected that any besotted
European should believe in a system of government
that fails in go simple function that Of street.
cleaning
AS to the dulness Of Broadway, which Dickens spoke
Of do not know what to make of il. There may be
some other street on the habable globe which presents
greater crowd of picturesque life, but l don't be-
lieve it.
Next to cleaning, Broadway needs a sumptuary law
to restrain the fantastic eccentrices of individuals
such as restrains the Parisians, and has made the
French Capital the model city of the world Before
man puts up building he should be compelled to sub
NIT the plans of it to a competent Board, who should
have the power to decide upon its suitabeness.
should not be permitted to indulge in the caprice Of put
ting thin slice of ove-colored freesone between TWO
handsome white-marble fronts nor TO put up slight
and shabby brick front door TO stately Cornhian
edifce.
But law like this cannot be hoped for; seeing how
ever, that Boston is Just as democratic city as New
York. and that its streets kept clean and in
good order as those of Paris is not unreasonable TO
hope that even Broadway will, one of these days. be
kept Clean that the people who pass through shall
neither be blinded with dust, smothered with mud
HOME MISSIONARY WORK.
THE CHILDREN or THE STREET.
Do you, who have never known want yourself, care
to hear anything about tie hundreds of little vagrant
boys and girls that under the notice of the police
MAJ istrates, and who cared for by our City