The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-20
Matters and Thtngs In New York
Frem osr Regular New Ysrt csrrsspoadsnt.

49, W. e~o~s~A w" $50 ~"s~sF"~"~~ss
Nyw Yoxx, Dec. 4, 1855.
The great business Of lfe Is again IN new
tide Of eruption and excitement caused by the
approach Of the holidays. The love Of never
ending anil oycraowiag activity. is boiling over
and spreading Ear and wide. Who can tell how
FAR It's fiery waves reach from the grcat central
crster. and send their furnace tides into the
green fields, the peaceful farm HOUSES AMI the
quiet hamlets Of the country sometimes DESC
lating the ARREST possessions, the happy freside
and the purst hearts and again, with the
blessing of diversity waking into unwonted &C
tivity the siuggard, the listlcss, and the stag
nant, squirting them into the conception aud ex.
ecution Of great thoughts ind mighty deeds
sometimes resulting In works Of good and grcat
meas and bene6cencc but oftener kindling the
fires Of deep passions AMI the beating Of wild
desires, that have come down 10 w from the first
Adam And yet not from our father Adam
alone, but from the fair and gentle, but misled
Eve. We remember M old story ofthc Tur-
kish Cade, who, when calpit was brought b.
fore his Tribunal, Immediately exclaimed. who
ID she who Is she " His experience taught
him that most Of the disturbances Of this mot
ley life arose from The sex. whose influence has
CAUSED most OF the coDvulsons Of the worlds
history. He who looks adown into the deep.
laid springs Of human action. will ofteu and
most times find woman nj the bottom, whose
beauty or art builds the frs Of excitement. In
great city, the lavsRres Of the volcano are SIT
ia motion daily, by the heart blaxings kindhsi
by q woman's beauty. A somewhat noted law
yer Of this city Is about TO appear before the
public in prosecution. for false pretenoes,
caused by u connection with fair and frail hut
intellectual woman, who purchased large
amount Of property and obtained considera-
Bile sum Of money, by an INSCRIPTIONS use ol
his name One Of our judges has lately suffered
somewhat, from the too easy yielding Of a good
heart 10 the pretencss Of n woman's urginw--
Even politics have been lately invaded by the
&" strong minded" and the Presidency may he
settled BY the impr@smcnt ofa w0man's will.
The iron soul Of a Jackson, II was said. gave
way TO the arts Of female diplomacy, and that
episode in the history of our country cannot be
erased from its pages.
The aspirations d q stage struck Young lmiy
have enlisted the efforts ola lot Of tender youth
into two celebrated amateur exhibitions. inten
tensled 10 trot" her out before the public and
their comical tragedies, have Tor the past fort
night, get the town IN u roar. The Hamlet
night at the Academy Of Music. last week, tna
bled the party to exhibit their faces before IA de
lighted audience The fills was ahead and y
good Cor another heat. So much for woman
the isar, the fair, the good. the wicked, thu
weak. the great, ,be nnSnphiseated, the iaesPli
cable angel oi life.
In the very centre u our city, on the vcry
broadway artery Of the vitality OF continent
stands an institution u wounds. disasters and
dssth-,be Broadway Hospital II IL sur
rounded by shaBowing. pleasant trees, and gron
grassy walks. and broad paved avenues. With.
IN il waiIs arr hundreds II the ualortunstes Of
humanity. The men who hl1 from scanolds
the poot laborers crushed under falling banks
Of earth, and the scal,led and maimd Grmen,
the mangie,i sufferers q Railroad massacre,
the disappointed suici.b The stabbed afd the
shot II ibe midnight row and rioi, all tbs SUI
Grers OF what the world calls accident. arr GA.
tbered into thu silent wards 81 this suburb 81
death. lis good lot Us 10 h. here occasionaI
| ~. II Is In, step from the beauty and The
glory, The good snd the Evil. the haste ard the
hustle Of Broadway. into tbe silent chamber ID
the suffering. II j. fact not generally known,
that thu steamers from the shores II Central
America, bring tprhap~ twios month q
; lozsn % ff.een 81 her crew into tbe wnrtis o'
this Hospital, brlpk,s, with the Chagres Ever.
! How many u ibe once robas, returning CsliDor-
mans are thrown into our ho,ei- with The ssns
wasting sickness. cannot b. ksOwn. tbilar
,hrophy could vel employ H. energsr IN pro
yid,np rfuge frca these sbo lard rom the
sO,den shorss, hriplcss ard suffering, Ear from
botoe and friend-. rneb SAr has done a good
DIAL fr the sick .ailor hoy, in providing 'n"s
hArba sr him in this hospital. Bot tis stran-
gpr mus, trust TO tbe ietSlr mereies of hotels
and boarding heass
The first attempt at . sale a American Au-
tosrapi. vas maze Ia, xok. II did not neet
erpec.aiiou. The halo II antiquity has no'
set .urroar.Ld our aaiesrup Heros. Only
the surst reverctce that has hallovel the dg'
nature q Washington, could bnd al apr~o
priais value IN dollar and cents.
The trial 81 B,EyS for the murtr a P"HS
IA now proceeding. The fancy are IN srm.r'
FIST. uo,i,;o-. women. eAr'k, champagw. 6no
-. he (,raus shot, ibe Canary laaDisr TIM
y Y. po,ee. he Iri-i grcsn and thu star spar,
,,sd bsrner are AL mixed up IN he 'risl a
wrsk win y~obsbiy declare the result
TIE finale Of ihe M.rsuI. esse CAM al yts
urday. Aasv hssring iis cs'iigg q ibe wbos
a in. -sssnse. the Board 81 Aksrusn. ny
vote oil 10 = csslaTed the osSne ~ tbS' u
PoEce want. 10 eorsYorpcf % Gro NASAL
hing an alien BEisos and BaAScu are 81
I,he TO IL S.s's heap. And nativity h at pre-