The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-16

From eur Regular corresp0ndeui.

NEW YsRK, Sept. 3, lBs.
1t is fortunate for this part Oh thdKorld
that great inventions and acAieyhents,
great victories over man or nature, hings,
10 short, which require especial celebStion !;
il is fortunate, l say, that these thigs do
not come upon US every year. Sppose
Steam Navigation, the Firearms, thk Print.
ing Pres, the Locomotive and the Telegraph
had all. been precipitated on our ashished
bosom ~ the space Of a single year Why,
New York would have been from os Janu.
airy to smother, continued blaze pyro-
technics wilderness Of transpareeies by
night, and an army of professions by day.
There would not be moment in ID whole
365 days in which hurrahing would not be
heard, in which there would be nc caps In
the air, and no bricks in the hi Of this
metropolis. OF course, the cha thing
to see on "Wednesday was Id crowd
itself. II was estimated that ontbat day,
in any given moment In the afternpn, there
were in Broadway, between Unon Place
and the Battery, 100000 souls add TO
these the immense crowds who coldn't get
10 and you have an army to riHl that Of
xERxEs. To sensible bystandersthe pro-
cessien was bore, as what procession b
not Z though this was contemplate even Of
its kind But the main interest was IN the
by play; the surging Of the crswd 10 and
fro, the battling with infatuated policemen,
Intellectually striving to keep the oast clesr
for the procession the compression Of iat
Biddies by the circumnambiers crowd I;
the smashing Of hoops, and the iflorn, mis-.
shapen figures which came out / the pres
sure. Seats in the store windtws on the
line OF the,procession sold for roind prices
the vendors Of perishable fruits drove q
thriving trade; especially waermelons--.
which were "closed out at lov3prices," in
immense quantities, so that the whole PARK
which belongeth unto the civ Hall was
bestrown herewith. The onY real baulk
in the whole affair was the huniiating fact
than the lions Of the day, men torthy to be
the guests OLA nation, were obliged TO SUBJ
nit to the escort and listen 10 he plAtitudes
Of deputation Of Common Councilmen
and Aldermen who are 10 no ssnse represen-
tatives Of the city, socially. politically, NOR.
ally, financially, nor indeed IN any proper
point of view. --. --.-.
The next subject Of popular discussion Is
the impending war between the United
States and the Principally of Staten
Island. This puny vieinage has taken the
law into its own hands and burnt up the
yellow fever depository, not without some
cause, indeed, but certainly without any
law. BLAkgsskSE says there is no evil
in Hsfe Ecb there Is not to be found
law But the Staten
nk 20 about their evil, or
that they were taking a
liz mode Of healing yellow
htirely novel and ingenious.
on the principle that the
- to cure man Of yellow fever
IsS up altogether. .... ...
H y M been looking up a little though
4 tssipy *&ed BY the celebration. The
neN N Il Dina Is very important TO New
Englan6 "A occurring interests, as an i'm.
'rnense Dew e.siset is thus opened for cotton
fabrics which promises TO give employment
to ~ The idle looms at paying prices. If
the e16nt equals the promise, manufacturing
pro11&fy ID New England will rise one hun.
dred per cent. 10 the course Of this year.
The book season is beginning, and there
are zaid to be some piquant things in press.
The opera has re-opened this week for q
short Rason, and the town is beginning TO
look mite itself again. The weather, how.
ever, hs turned rather warmer There is
no yclIbs fever 10 this city at all Trade is
consijsfably affected 10 the Southern cities,
howteer, BY the prevalence Of this epidemic.
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