The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-30

PROM oar Regular Correspondent.
Nsw York, Sept. q

Trade ispr.tty good, and when You know
that, you know that New York city " feels
pretty comfortable :" that she is willing to
enjoy herself and to pay for the privilege
that books sell that operas flourish that
theatrical performances do abound II is
hardly, however, n time OF general prosper
ity. The sales Of some part OF our mer
chants are very good, bu, the great West,
IN which We have learned TO depend NO much
ia former years, is minus has hardly been
heard from. Some Of the great jobbing
houses who built princely stores on Broad.
way, just before the panic, on the strength
OF their run Of Western custom are in toll.
crably tight quarters. But there is some
money in the city, nevertheless. and those
who have it are not afraid to spend it,
Those unlucky ctiDns who make their
homes on Staten Island AMI do business in
New York. find themselves unwI,,ingly in
VOWED in the consequences OF an act Of re-
bellion against the State authority They
ARE under martial law and Liable 10 have
their gardens entered and their watcrmclons
dcvourcd by the ioragcs Of the Eighth Reg.
mcni. Add TO this tina, whenever they
come to town. their friends refuse to shake
hands with them. and dodge 10 the other
side OF the street IN pretended dread Of
+" yellow Jack" ard you have pretty fair
specimen OF the peculiar advantages OF n III.
burban residence.
In literature, property speaking, We have
little OF novelty A son OF Ronr. u. Mis.
rrnS, the celebrated shipping merchant, has
written n book describing hs adventures in
the Fast Indus before the late instruction.
This young gentleman was graduated from
city college in 1886, aud became immndi
atoIy seized with the double fever Of tray.
clling and of authorship both of which pas.
SONS he has been fully indulging 10 the en-
tent which money secures. Az for new
lights, We have an embryo pulpit orator in
liro"kl yn, who threatens TO rival in popular.
ity the star" preacher q that church go.
~ community lleisn very young man.
named BANrLstr, recently returned from
study in Germany. lie IL introducing into
the pulpit the style of JgAs Paw Ron.
rrn's tales, slightly Amcricanized, aud as
the thing ism novelty to the Yankees. h.
draws crowds lie ia IA man OF very bril-.
lIani fcrvency, but no soupdness yet will
undoubtedly gain popularity and distinction
here. Brooklyn has rather monopoly Of
pular preachers In New York there urc
Rev, Dr. CuArIS, Univcrsnllst Rev DR.
Tysa. Episcopal, and Rev Drs CnsEsgn
and 1nosrsos, Congregational Rev. WV.
ADAMS. Presbyterian, and among the Meth.
odists modern Srirndr o." by the
name Of Coupir, nil Of whom may be called
popular preachers though only the first and
last named draw steady crowds. 10 Brook
Ign there are Rev, Dr. lirruusr, Dutch Re
formed Rev Dr. SroRns. Rev. II. W I,grcu.
ER. Congregational; Rev. W. H. Mnnuns,
Methodist. and ltcvs. Mcers. BARTLETT,
CLAnS and CAHrgsrgH, nil popular. Rev.
Mcssrs. Bsgcuya, BUnusE. MunuRs, and
for the present Mr. B.HrLsrr, will generally
Gil any house they speak in, To the utmost,
30 that Brooklyn. in proportion to the mum.
Der Of inhabitants, IL about twice ~ well
supplied with pulpit eloquence NJ New
York. -