The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-18

From our Regular New York Correspondent

Nkw oRk, November 70, 1890.
That class OF curiosity hunters which take
delight In twobeaded calves, ALLiSs walking
skeletons, and like moDstrositics, Ind IA great
treat this week In the shape OF "Woman's
Rights Convention" The meetings were worth
attending, not so much for the sake Of the fero
cious platitudes uttered by sharp.visaged female
orators, a. for the comprehensive view there
obtained Of the physiognomies Of oil sorts Of
oddities and social heretcs. both male and f.
male. SpirtuaIists. shakers. Free Lovers and
Mormons were there in abundance. The dee.
lamations OF the few indignant women who
engineered the affair. were decidedly Of the
"bifallutin" order, weak decoctioSs OF meta.
physics, stirred up with hold assertions, alto.
gethcr reminding one Of Mrs. CAupLs in an
"Ercles vein. The entertainment, on the
whole, would have been fiat and stale enough,
having lost the charm Of novelty, had it not
been varied by the ou.bursting cccentricities
Of an escaped lunatc, who was drawn, by some
mysterious principle Of affinity, into this assem-
bly, Of congenial souls. The congenial souls,
however, didn't appear to relish his presence
very much. particularly when he proposed to
repeat the Lords Prayer Us u thanks Offering
for Heavens last. best gin to man. The ladies
Of the Convention showed q particular anmos.
ity to Saints PErKR and Paul for their advice
to married women. The oay sensible measure
proposed during the meetings, was regulation
Of the husbands right % his wies property.
The old Tabernacle was the scene Of these per-
iormances. and was pretty well 6lled with I'M
believers. at a shilling bead.
General vEoA. and some other Mexican cx.
lice Of distinction now in our city, visited lately
be public institutions on the East River. The
military svolutions Of the boys on Randall's
Island, which are really admirable, and their
evidept enthusiasm. called forth very compli
mentsry remarks from the courtly representa-.
tives Of Mexico, The boys art kept under u
rigorous drill, and at the same time are treated
with proper kindness and indulgence,
The lecture season Is beginning in esrnes, -
Popular lecturers are pulling out for the fif
tistA or one hundredth time, their thimblc worn
discour,es on" Lost Arts" and poems about
|" Golden Calves" Lectures are pa,ronized a
great deal by a class Of people who are not
fashionable enough in their tastes for opera,
and are two scrupuious for theatre going.
speak OF tnosc patrons OF these pretty essayists
Of lecturers. who deliver string OF very neatly
expressed common places, in very unexeep.
tional manner. But there are some lectures,
BY distinguished travellers, illustrative lectures
which call out fine audiences Between Thai
ssas's magnificent concerts. and the La Grange
Open, We have enough now in the way OF
amusement A coutralto Of wonderful abili
Ties, has lately engaged with Tu,Lnxso. 7.
r. BAasrx gocs soon to Europe. 90 liberal
salary, 10 charge Of Gen Tow THrxp. Next
week. ArroxsAs hegins his popular Harp
Soirecs."
Gen. CiAkk Was thrown IRON his horse dur.
ing the parade 10 this city, on Evacuation Day
but escaped uuiajurcd The principal event Of
that day. was the annual excursion OF the vet
erans Of the war Of 1919. There is quite a
fraternity Of these veterans 10 the city, and they
av. generally men OF noble presnce The 'r'-
al Of BAxxH drags along slowly, and is almost
o. Interesting Is GAS Of dead soda water Is
palatabh. Fruit seems to be very high in our
markets this all. Two OF three daily papers
which sprung up during the political campaign,
have given up the ghost this last veek. -.