The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-13
The Pioneer Correspondence.
From eur Regular New York Correspondent.
Matters and Things I'm New York.
New YoRK, Oct. 2nd.

New YoRK, Oct 2nd
The melancholy days sung by the Poets
are come-not as they come to the quiet coun-
try, ir soft, dreamy approach, with spiritual
airs and solemn sounds, and signing breath Of
sweet flowers, and weaving the variegated robes
OF grand old forests with threads If delicate
blue haze, till all the landscape seems transit
CURED and glorifed, but with darkness gloom
ing the streets, and raw winds bearing in ocean
fOgs-with turmoil of business and the near
prospect of mid-winter suffering to the thou
sand poor. Autumn, in the country, is truly
the loveliest Of the seasons; but in the pent up
town, where We only know it by memory and
the calendar, it is the saddest and gloomiest.
The quoted words with which begin, ma
turally suggest the most interesting event of
the week: the Floral Festival" in honor of
authors and publishers, held last Thursday eve
ming, at the Crystal Palace. A banuueting
hall was made by enclosing portion of one of
the naves of the Palace within temporary
walls of white and red muslin, in alternate
breadths. showing prettily by gas-light. The
galleries on either side were given to specta-
tors, of whom only limited number were ad-
mtted on tickets. The entertainment was
simple, consisting chiefly oil various fruits
tastefully set forth, and distinguished by the
entire absence of all Intoxicating drinks
About the authors table were seated greater
number of men famous in the world of letters
than often meet under one roof. There was
Bryant, venerable with his gray hair and fow-
ing beard, the leading star of American Po-
etry, genial and soaring, with his fine intel
lectual face sunny as the pages of his own
book. Halleck, who has only written too lit
tie, but who has name like that of the hero
of his finest poem. Toasts were read, happy
speeches made, and a most agreeable spirit of
good fellowship pervaded the party. The au-
thors looked and behaved much like other
people, answering when addressed, and scing
watermelon in the style of ordinary humanity;
and the publishers seemed an amiable tribe,
and in nowise to be the ogres diving upon au-
thors brains which they ere generally describ-
ed. This is the first reunion of the American
brotherhood of letters, and cannot fail to exert
pleasing influence upon our literature
We have highly interesting news from Nj
caragua. The fillibusters Coils Kinney and
Walker, are getting on finely. The first has
been elected Governor of San Juan del Norte
and its territories, and entered upon the duties
of his Office with great eclat; while the latter
at the head of the forces of the revolutionists,
some two hundred strong, has defeated the
army of the government, sent against him,
numbering about 500 men. He has narrowly
escaped with his life, having received in his
dress half n dozen bullets. What next.
A beneficial feature in our system of city
common school education, are the night schools
for those whose vocations confine them thro'
the day. Twenty-seven of these opened for
the winter last evening. Tuition is free. and
in the hands of able instructors.
The deplorable suferings of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, from yellow fever continue to
engage the attention of the charitable Rev.
E. II. Chaplin preached an elegant discourse
upon the pestllence last Sunday, which was
followed by contribution of $500. Woods
and Christie's Minstrels gave a benefit to the
same cause on Saturday evening, which real
lied 5000. Raphael Felix, manager Of the
Rachel Dramatic Co., has placed the Metro
politan at the disposal of the Young Mems
Christian Association, who will shortly make
some public demonstration to the same end
Altogether, New York hes given some 3d..
600. Will any one be stupid enough to say
the North has no sympathy with the South
To be sure, we seem to stand over against
each other, brstling like porcupines, and we
foam on one another, and speak big gaseous
words, which must be taken in political, i. e.
a Pickwickian sense-but when some great ca
lamity falls upon no matter what section, the
true American breast alone is seen to beat,