The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-26

NHw YoRK, Aug. l3, 1883.

NEw YoRK, Aug. l3, 1883.
The Fall trade is opening rather more
hopefully this week, and our business men
are in somewhat better spirits. The impor-
tation Of foreign goods will not be large as
the results Of the last two seasons business
do not encourage foreign manufacturers to
consign their goods to this market. In fact,
many French houses which have in past
years manufactured for this market alto
gether are doing very little. The West is
buying Of our merchants about half as much
as in ordinary seasons, while some sections
in which the crops have been Oh exception
to the general fair average, will buy hardly
anything, and it is questionable indeed
whether they will pay their debts.
The" Can getaway Club" has been lux
uriating in JONES Wool this week. Never
before in New York, which is in itself
name for all that is homogeneous, was there
such heterogeneous assemblage Of all ma
tionalities and classes Of people, and such
carnival Of all descriptions Of fun, indiscrim-
inately jambled together. There were
Americans ard Englishmen who sat on the
tables and shook with inextinguishable
laughter they had come to Set the elephant
amusing himself; there were German myn-
beers aud their traus, debilitated with much
lager beer there were lrishmen singing the
Star Spangled Banner with maudlin
patriotism, to crowds of Teutons, Italians,
Gauls and Celts. There was misoellane-
GUS jabbcring Of all the known and unknown
tongues, which drowned the special musical
performances Of the occasion, aud even
swelled over the footing, drumming and bel
lowing of the thousand and Que shows OF
fat women and thin men, and monsters Of all
descriptions, with which the grounds were
crowded. Travelled people say that this
was u most perfect reproduction Of scenes
which are to be witnessed in the great an.
nual fairs of the continent, and certainly it
was unlike anything which had ever before
been witnessed in this part Of the globe.
There is still a subdued disposition on the
part Of the community at large to exult over
the triumph Of the Telegraph cable. If the
announcement had come suddenly that the
cable was wholly aud successfully laid, there
would undoubtedly been u tempestuous out
burst Of rejoicing. But people had the dish
served up to them too gradually and their
enthusiasm had ebbed out by degrees almost
before the final success Of the enterprise was
announced. As it is, the principal public
movement in honor of this national enter
prise will be movement of Aldermen and
Councilmen to public dinner table to the
tune Of $4,000 for the company. "Oh
lame and impOtent conclusion y
There is very little local matter at pres
ent which possesses general interest. AT
present moment New York exists only in
business point Of view, not socially. Every
Granny where there is tavern or boarding
house over the whole surface Of the country,
is nourishiDg and hiding some refugee Of
New Yorker. But the city is very pleasant
Just now the weather has been delightful
and no infectious diseases have prevailed,
though one or two struggling cases Of yellow
fever have occurred among 'longshorcmen.
But for business purposes, there is no health
er, peasantcr or more generally favorable
time to visit New York than at present.
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