New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-31

b. sAculpsted from the iDsnuaion Of being IN close
communion with farO-dealsrs.
OPfsIsS OF THE BowERY THEATER.-Wh atever
Isint and gliding may avail 70 ward the rJnven'Hon OF
Of ,be Oh BoWery Tbea,er, has besn essayed by Mr.
&c, rye Wood, enterpriing manager OF Western
Cro.th For several weeks the Bowery mas basn
slo.ed % TIE 4yes OF ordinary mora, and last night,
fur The 6rst time il emerged from the dusky envelope
Of litter and cit that hidden 80 long aud burst
for ra3.ant and resploDdent ike huge butterfly
genus architectural species theatrical And tbs i'm
proy.meDts that have been made are come Of them OF
more substantial order than could be effected by the
pantofash, for disappearance from the lobby OF
the clumsy ca doors md partition tells tale OF
demChs1n < ak. This aforementioned change ID one
ta, sGds much to the beauty Of the house, and con-
TIL u.is materially the comfort of the spectators.
neS curtain aud act-drop hs been painted, which
esI,a.nly are decided Improvement tue old ones,
Than which few tbngs IL the way OF paint and canvas
examinations could he Tee eaod Is larger and
te.er ,ban formerly the policeman with the noisy
rattan has been Ieeos aged aud is great nuisance
asof old.
The dramatic company Is led by Mr. Z. L. Tilton
!. AID Mrs. Kate Denim Ryan, and beside Mrs. w. ii.
IN Leighton capital farce a.tress, we observe oag
~ list Of names OF old BoweIy favonJes. The house
vas cIO~dsd, although the naugurative entertain
msbt was The Lady of Lyons OF the ability Of
tie company as whole it is impossible yet t. sps Ak,
for thai they did all appear; but should
jsjgo tbst they had been jldcoasly selected with
CAREFUL eye 70 the peculiar requirements Of this esab
hsbmsDt.
Tonight lew play called The Hero of Italy, or
the iall Of Palermo, is u be acted. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Jas' w Walsck, jr., are underlined soon to appear.
OPENING OF PIANoYoRTE MAsUFAcToRY.-
Yes.,IdAy afternoon company of invited guests
including musiciaLs and members Of the PRESS visited
tie Law Pianofore mandatory Of Steiuway s. Sons,
FouEth avenue. The progress of this firm from the
sDaes beginning 10 its present eDinonce Is interest
ng ana is the best PROOF whcn could be given Of the
eacelkpce Of their wo.k and the pprightness Of their
mercantile trinlactons. 1t is now OILY eight years
the father ana his sons, four 10 nuWoer then
working az jou neymen, commenced I manufacture
Of pianos, in d small building in Vari;k street. There
they la5sr,d by Themselves, making not han
ins.fuuent il each week, their work at found
favor, and their business acquaintance rapidly in
cseaed. They have accordingly erected tie spacious
IuIJDg refer. "a 10, and just commenced opera
tons therein.
Itis an immense structure comprising entire block,
fronting On the FOarth avenue, and extending from
Eff second 20 F1y third Toe front on Fourth
aysrue bas length Of 20l feet with de 9TH OF 10 feet
Tae wing on Fifty .hiro street is l65 feet in length
and is 10 fee: in depth. The whole building Is six stO
yies hgr Dcut ling the basement Tine architecture is
OF modern Italian style, with brick hntei arches,
bro trimmings, aad brick dental co:nicss. i:
"a very su stantialIy ooit the basement wall being
grout,d br9k, Two feet tbica the first story walls
twenty inchss AID the upper walls sXteen inches in
thickness The main building covers ei7yea city lots,
eleven other l9 being ussd fof the purpose of
-n1ha ofqy IL M abl n ,
feet always piled up the grounds In the YARD ther
are tour drying houses Of winch lie heated 10y
2000 e. VI steam pipe AID Contains about 60 900 fee
o. lumber that there about 2i0 900 test Of lum
Der cors,sntly aod-r the process Of k,D-drying.
The firm gives employment TO $50 msn; and the
weekly numOer " pi4por TUNED out is thirty square
and aye grand. A priSae telegraph has besn eSsab-
Esbed between the factory aud the sales room 10
Walker street. thus bringing the two branches Of the
bUs.nsss into constant conaaanl;atIon.
The Did gentleman followed the business for % years
in Germany; srd during that time tanned cat ody I73
inuGuents. Ten pissOs Year was then thought
large outhe IS. Eleven years ago Mr.. Syeinway aad
he so1s came here, AID wet t. work a. o1Inej man
fcr ihree yea in hrst manufactures in the city,
Then hey started business Of their own and tale is
tb- re,ult.
The guests yesterday went leisurey through the |
binding, part0Ck OF a COLLATION., ana NUeneJ WIN |
p.asUre 70 various musical pertormgnses These last
wee furnished by Messrs. Mills, WaIlenhaupt Lasar,
Fracel, and Master Dsrck, lad of thirteen years.
Tie selection Of the Pecs was light, antwsll adapted
o. display the brilliant qualities Of the grand pianos
used Master Deneks performance the gem of |
the occasion; his powers are remarkable, and II ia
rlsasng % rec ia hs total absence Of the Pc
culaTitles Usually found in prodises and members of
The infant phenomenon Jibs. 1t is reasonable 10
p4ct much from the manhood following so promising
a Youth Criticism woulo bs oct Of place, in noticing
an occasion Of this character and 1t is enough to BAY
Chat the and the hearers seemed TO equally
spio, t1e musical treat.
Cprs,yy TO SEAAEE-The United States District
Aronsy has recently been apprised Of atrocities said
IN have been committed board of a large packet
,hip trading between Nsw-Orleans and Liverpool.
Frence boy named Joseph Deatre, makes al AFFIDAVIT,
which ia On fle, substantially rs follo"s:
He arrived in New ORLEANS on the 2Ith OF March
Last and after partakiug OF cup OF coffee ana piece
Of tos he was invited 20 60 on board Of tois ship
Here he was left by the boarding master Subsequent
v bis chest was seDt board acoonpaoied by botie
o} handy snd one pound VI tobacco The Second maze
boks orsD his chest and took from II all he had eG-
~ An old flannel shirt pair Of oVersls ana amp
or Inc sbiD war tOwed down b the Is slze, "nere