The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-03-22
The Pioneer Correspondence.
From eur Regular New York Correspondent.
Matters and Things in New York.
New YoaK, March 6, 1855.


ingly, bringing warm skies, temperate air, and
delicious evenings. Our sidewalks are dry,
our overcoats unbuttoned, and our hearts are
expanding. Winter bore away with him our
snow and ice and Our low spirits, and buoy
ant feeling pervades all classes. The sufferings
Of the poor will be aileviated, now that the
demands Of awakened business offer labor and
bread, and the sunshine warns Learths which
during the long winter have been cold for lack
Of fuel. Many western merchants, with
sprinkling of southern, are in town; the dry
goods dealers are quite busy and heavy
dealer in metals recently informed me that his
orders were already large, and indicated good
business season. The high rates of interest
commanded by capital during the past year,
have attracted to this point a much larger
amount than can find profitable Investment
From Cuba alone, where prospective revolu-
tiOn threatened the security of property, more
than u million of dollars have been received by
agents instructed to invest it, The consequence
is money goes begging. The usual rate now
is per cent, but in many instances g.. Very
little short paper is offered, as it does not COM
mand more than the legal rate of interest.
The veto by the President Of the Collins
Appropriation Bill has made quite stir in
commercial circles. The general feeling is
against the veto. The papers of yesterday and
this morning are full OF praise and censure. -
The Tribune yesterday in an article headed -
Thou shalt not steal" heartily commends the
act OF the President, and this morning pitches
INTO Senator Sumne. for his intended speech in
favor OF 1t. The general feeling OF the city
press, however, is against the veto.
The age OF chivary is past. Edward Mar
shall, OF Brooklyn. gentleman, growing excited
on that sweetest OF bones OF contention, "iOvely y
woman" who was at first, You know, OILY Il
spare rib, Eliminates a challenge against one
NJ. +. Grswold, gent, wherein he plainly de-
cares that nothing but the utter extermination
OF one of their valuable lives will answer his
vengeance and trusts that the said Grswoid
will not allow himself to be controlled by the
counsel OF tlmid women, nor seek shelter under
pcttcoats, and avows himself ready to seek
some lonely aD'i retired spot for a Combat If
the most mortal nature. But the prusaic Girls
void deaf to the calls Of honor, dragS the bel
Moose Edward before Justice Brennan, who
noids him TO bail in $1,000 to answer the charge
OF nding IA written challenge. These are uli-
degenerate times.
The literary public have been agitated for
the last week by libel suit brought by Ed
ward I etcaer, Esq, a book Publisher in Mas
sau ST., against hlr. Norton, editor of the Lit
erary Gazette. 1t is chiefly valuable for its IL
lustrations of the law Of libel under which so
many prosecutions are constantly going for
ward. The facts Of the case are these. Upon
the death of DIR. Judson, the great Burman
missionary, DIR. Wayland, of Providence, RI,
was requested to write his memoir, the proceeds
from the sale of which were given to his wild
ow, then living and better known to the public
under the name Of Fanny Forester. From
statements recently made, she received from
this source at least $4,000. She also owned
$4,000 in Calcutta Bank Stock, besides prop
erty in Hamilton, n. Y, where she resided
Mr.. Fletcher, thinking the work prepared by
DR.. Wayland too expensive for general circu-
lation, decided to prepare smaller edition.
IIereupon the widow wrote him in the bitter
est vein, charging him with most unworthy
motives, and demanding he should stop the
publication of the book. He replied temper
ately that he was not actuated by mercenary
motives, in proof of which he offered to give
the publication to her, if she would pay him
for his actual outlay. This was not accepted.
Now comes the bearing of the case on the law
libel. DR.. Wayland, in reply to question by
Mr.. Norton, stated that he thought the publi-
cation of Mr.. Fletchers book would injure
Mrs. Judson. Mr.. Norton published the letter
in his magazine, and Mr.. Fletcher, deeming it
a reflection upon his character, sued him for
libel, and lost his case, the jury, after being
out about minutes, brought in verdict for
the defendant.
Yankee ingenuity has hit upon aplan of cir
cumventing our good mayor in his efforts to
suppress Sunday tippling. The story is, that.
on recent Sabbath, a motley crowd might be
seen pouring into grocery up Bowery, which
was fitted up at a temporary church. After
the preliminary exercises, burlesque sermon
was delivered, and then the meeting went into
blasphemous communion, each brother taking
what liquor pleased him best. Afterwards the
deacon took collection to defray expenses
and the congregation made way for another
equally devout and thirsty. Apropos of Sun
day entertainments the Germans have an Os