The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-03
The Pioneer Correspondence.
Matters and Things I'm New York.
From our Regular New York Correspondent.

New YORK, July "a, 1855.
The torrid intensity OF last weeks weather
is succeeded by three cloudy, refreshing, tenn
perate days. We breathe air again instead Of
Solar fire-venture forth without sunshade or
fans and wear clothing.
AS it natural causes were not sufficient to
drive men mad with brain fever, one of our
preachers last week took Tophet for his text
urging the view first presented some months
since, but in colder weather, of its locality a
few feet below us all about the earth's centre
The Mortified monster seen in an interior Lake
of this State few days ago may be a Salar
mander individual of its animal kingdom come
out of one of its breathing holes to taste the
| GOODNESS of the earth's surface. If so he chose
most unfavorable season to visit the realms
of azure air, and if he is not seen again we
may conclude he finds it more comfortable be-
low. 1t might have been the spirit of Canes
Major now in the ascendant out on bit OF
spree.
The Bankers Convention at Syracuse adopt
ed measures for the establishment of Bank
of Redemption in this city as soon as at least
fifty banks decide to cooperate. The plan,
when perfected, will make the notes of the
country banks redeemable at par at the coun-
| ter of the city Institution and knocking the
brains out of the Wild Cat denominations
spawned in Wall street, will give the State as
sound currency as New England enjoys I'M
der the Suffolk system. -. ~. ....-
Also some large capitalists are moving to
establish first class bank on Broadway, near
the Park, with capital say of S2,OOO,0O0. 10
| Apropos Of banks in tearing down the build
ing, corner Of Nassau and Cedar streets, yes
terday morning, to make place for the new
building of the Bank of Commerce, one OF the
workmen was killed by the falling of floor;
three others badly injured, one of whom is not
expected to survive. n
In the extreme carelessness with which old
buildings are demolished, it is constant mira
Gle that so few accidents occur. An irration-
oil Irishman seizes a crowbar and pushes in in
discriminatory; mortar, lathing, brickbats tim
bers big and little come laundering down to
the imminent peril of his own and the heads OF
the crowd of scavenger women and children
who attend these leveling operations togobble
fuel, and the most strenuous supporter of the
Maine Law is liable when passing the streets
to find accidental bricks in his hat.
Speaking Of bricks leads me to say that the
number Of arrests for drunkenness is growing
beautifully less. Only eleven cases were re-
ported yesterday who mostly proved themselves
"Sag NIGHTS De-. ~. ~ 90.
All the groggeries of higher law degree are
in full blast, not the slightest change indicating
the existence Of prohibitory law. 53li.
l sat at dinner yesterday beside two South.
erners recently arrived in town, one of whom
arresting his goblet of iced champagne en-
route for his lips to listen to the popping oil
corks all around him inquired of his compan-
ion why they had the Maine Law in New
York to which the other sensibly answered,
Il have not been able to see it,
One IF our uptown ladies yesterday morn
ing administered pill of reproof to a burglar
pillaging her husbands house. Looking into
a room adjoining her sleeping apartment she
espied two men helping themselves to jewelry
and other valuables Taking from under her
pillow six shooter she fred upon them with
such effect that one cxclaiming "Bill I'm shot
the twain dropped their plumber and "vamosed
the ranch,' escaping undetccted. ~