The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-30
The Pioneer Correspondence.
From our Regular New York Correspondent
Matters and Things In New York.
Warm Weather and Cool Drinks-Bdke7 and
Barnum-1Re Boz of Pandora-4tems.

NEW YORK, May 10, 1899.
One or two days of August have dropped
in upon US by mistake, sultry and sitting, but
this disarrangement has been recti6ed, and to-
day is cool as could be expected. Neverthe-
less, sherry cobblers and iced drinks generally
are getting greatly in vogue. Perhaps people
are getting well soaked, in anticipation of a
long season of drought. The advent Of the
law, the law, par excellence,wil probably give
rise to all kinds Of temperance compounds,
such as medicinal schnapps," and "sherbet of
Shiraz" Speaking Of drinks, the last contri-
vance in that line came ont this morning
Walking down Nassau street to the Post OF
ice, we saw a crowd gathered around a hungry
looking fellow with miniature Bunker Hill
monument strapped to his back, and multi
tude of tin cups in his hand. Projecting in
front was long faucet, from which the perip-
atetic reservoir was extracted at the rate OIL
cent drink. His column contained about
two gallons of the fluid, and was surmounted
by q juvenile representation of the "star span
gled banner" Yet this touching appeal was
UNDECIDED, and although multitude paused to
wonder and admire, none tried the virtues Of
the cooling fountain !; patriotism was unhonor-
ed and enterprise unappreciated. The tender
invitations of the cup-bearer were unheeded,
and he strolled away, down Nassau st., " a
melancholy man." . s.r.i ~ . Iii a,
The arrival of the Grape Shot, on Tuesday
evening, bringing the murderer Baker, caused
intense excitement in the city. The "Tombs'
building was filed and surrounded by multi
tude of the prisoners friends and foes and 9TH
ars anxious to catch a glimpse of the !" Great
Unhung" Hewas evidently astounded at the
prompt and vigorous measures taken for his
capture, as he had supposed himself perfectly
safe, at the moment when the long arm of JUS
tce claimed him and bore him back to impris-
onment, perhaps to death. His friends in this
CITY will, doubtless, make strenuous efforts for
his acquittal, but there is very strong public
feeling against him, The credit of his cap
ture is mainly due to the energetic and patri-
otto spirit of Geo. Law, who assumed the whole
pecuniary responsibility Of the expedition, when
the city government were unwilling to under
take it. If Mr.. Law is not directly remunera-
ted for this expedition, it will not probably be
lost to him, unless Republics are really un.
grateful. ..r f-g2s'
Baruum has, at last, done q praiseworthy
deed. Petty extortions have been successfully
practiced upon very many Of our wealthy citi
zens, who have preferred to pay large sums
rather than spend valuable time, and gain un
pleasant publicity by resisting the attempts o
sharpers and base women. Barnum was &C
cused by German of taking very imprope
liberties with his good looking wife. He hat
beea employ ed by the great Snowman in BIZ
heterogeneous collection of cast off montrosities
and wishing to visit Europe, offered Barnun
the alternative of paying his passage, or IN
dergoing q criminal prosecution. But Barnun
had pluck enough to stand the prosecution
and here conspiracy was clearly shown, AM
the Snowman acquitted. This will be a nota
bic example for future operators in this line o
business. 1t has been very successful Tel
have been robbed where one case has beef
made public. 81. -. .l
The Mayors Book of Complaints is growing
in interest. 1t takes down albums and auto
graph hooks altogether. Here every grumb
Ter can grumble, and every wilmer may whine
in the most republican style of orthograpb,
and calligraphing. 1t is box Of Pandora
full of all the griefs and sufierings Of humanity
They complain against the pigs of the street
and the fowls of the air, and every man criet
out against his neighbor. Ones head Ia
been bumped by chance brick from the roc
of some new, aspiring tenement; another pa