New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-06

Monday quite mild, and 80 was this morning, but this
afternoon ia "a regular dry, cold, windy, March day,
and has in some measure hndered transactions Both
BUYERS and sellers more inclined toward warm fires
and heating drinks than they standout in the raw
atmosphere chaerng over the price of buocAs In con-
sequence of this more cattle were left for the second
day than usual and the prices of the morning were not
well sustained up to the close Of sales
OPENING OF NAVIGATION. - During the Winter
months the proprieors of the various steamboat lines
in this city have been making extensive preparations
for the opening Of navigation and in week or ten
DAYS at furttest the Hudson will again present field
of busy labor. On Thursday morning last the remnant
of the icebarrer at Albany began moving slowly down
stream. In couple of hours thereafter few floating
cakes were the last vestges which remained OF the
fridge which, since the middle of December had daily
sustained thousands of tuns of freight and an nnumer
able throng Of passengers. The Hudson ~ now ie-
norted omen from New-York Albany, and the season
Of navigation has commenced The New World Of the
Peoples line il advertised to leave this city this after
noon for Albany direct. A gentleman who came down
ve,erdsv afternoon informs us that the immense body
of broken ice which filled the river between Albany
and the opposite shore is fast anchored on the flats be-
low near the "Ninemile tree" 1t was rapidly haw-
ing, however, and the probability IL that, with the
same temperature that we have experienced Tor the
past few days the entire river will be in perfect navi-
gable order by the 10Th ius, at furthest. The Peo-
pies line will make push for the capital at once
The steamers Isaac Newton, New World and the
Hendrix Hudson, forming this line, have been thor
oughIy overloaded and reprinted and are in perfect
readiness to resume their trips. The two former viii
run up and down nightly the Hendrix Hudson being
held in reserve as spare boat.
The steamers Vanderbilt and Francis Skiddy form
ing the Troy Line have also been rejuvenaed and are
in readiness for their usual Summer work. This line
has ts wharf at the foot Of Liberty street. that Of the
Peoples Line is at the foot of Courtlandt street.
The div line between New.York and Albany will be
formed by the fine steamers Daniel Drew and Ar
menia, which will leave this city alternately every
morning, from the foot Of Harrison street.
The well-known steamers North America and Hero
viii compose the Merchants Line, having its WHAT a
the foot of Robf son street Both of these boats have
ieen newly painted and thoroughly overhauled, pre-
paratory TO resuming their Summer trips.
The steamboat Manhattan, alternating with the
steamboat Baldwin, will form regular line from this
city TO Rondout and Kingston. The Baldwin is new
boat go feet in length with 81 feet beam. The Man.
haitian commenced running hst Saturday.
Tie steamers Oregon and South America will form
the line between this city and Hudson. Both Of these
boa,s have also been repained.
The steamboats, Keyport, Highland Light, and
Taminend viii form the line between New-York and
Keyport, making several trips day from the foot OF
Robinson street.
Tho Newark line viii be composed of the steamboats,
Thomas p. Way and the John C. Heart, which will
alternate twice a day between New.York and Newark,
leaving here at lO a. IN. and p. m from the foot Of
Dey street.
Many other boats which have heretofore ran between
here and points twenty-five thirty miles distant up
the river have been put in thorough repair bat their
Summer arrangements have not yet been made, as far
as we could ascertain.
The Connecticut River having become free of ice be-
low Hartford the steamer City Of Hartford has been
hauled off from the New Haven line aud will resume
her trims between Hartford aud New-York. The Elm
CITY will hereafter leave New-IIayen every night at
II o'clock and New-York every afternoon AT o'clock.
The work on the ne boat Continental is progressing
rapidly and she will be ready to take her place in the
fine in the couree of two three months. In the mean
time the steamer Traveller will occasion may re-
auire. The new steamers Brooks and Bridgeport form
the Rrdepor, line from the foot OF Beekman street.
On the Eastern route the Stoningon Line, from the
per foot of Courtand street. will DO formed by the
splepdd steamers " Commonwealth" and Plymouth
Rocs both Of which have been put in irstrate triu,
under the agency of VIM. NJ. Edwards.
The steamers Bay State and Empire state
will form the Newport and Fall River Line, under the
agency of VIM. Borden.
The Norwich and Worcester Line Of which +. y.
Marin is the agent will in short time remove from
their present quarters 10 the foot Of Vee;ry street,
where they have pier 600 feet long and 30 feet WIDE
on a portion of which will be erected comnodous
houses and sheds for the reception OF freight The
CONNECTICUT and " Commodore" will continue on
this line until the completion of the two new steamers
built by the Company, and which are now receiving
then machinery al the Novelty Iron Works
The new steamers were built by Sneeden & Row
land and are 500 feet long 81 feet BEAM l2 feet deep
and measure 800 tups each. Each will have beam
engine with S0inch cylinder and IL feet stroke. Both
boats have been fitted up with all the modern improve
ments. They will have one hundred and three state
rooms afford sleeping accommodation for 600 passen-
gers be heated throughout by steam, no stoves berg
used except in the kitchen. These boats, when COM
ple,ed, will cost about $3.50 900 EACH They are to be