The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-01
New York Letter.

VIC uaVc buotner VI tntSt ruIIld0 mufuer
trials on the taps which stirs up into the
light Of court rooms the dregs OF New York
social life-tbe dregs Of political bullies
gamblers, pimps and professional scoundrels
with which our city is peculiarly afflicted.
| refer 10 the trial Of CuSNixGHAx, for the
murder Of McLAUomrx. This trial involves
simply the principle Of the guilt Of murder
under any circumstances, for IL ever murder
was justified by the detcstable character Of
the victim, il was IN this case, and there Is
no public sympathy to work against the
accused. The murderer, however, can
hardly claim q cleaner record than his
victim.
Apropos Of rogues, your correspondent
enjoyed this week the felicity ofa visit to
the Rogue's Gallery at the Police Com.
misioners' headquarters. This interesting
gallery consist of about $50 dsguerreotypes
Of rogues Of all grades and shades more
repulsive crowd Of faces, as whole, even a
pirate could hardly wish to meet with
The la,,e, nor,;or arc vsrv vonnn ,,anv
uere how. m, 9th co,r,s,sno0, n,eus
turcly developed by vicious trickery. These
n;ctares are all numbered and e,ch.ngeJ
with simila, col,ections /, o,bs, ci,;eu a.
,h., ~b.o . a.,oc,;vo boro w.h.. % .,.o.,
a rogue Who has escarea "a ,ono,ho, OH, b.
b,s e,,v 20 ,o,oo.,,,h 81, cob, o. ,,.,oa
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reotyne and hapls Hmm The ,,;.,orC,x
cv,, n. Stella, ma. asvo,o,.a .o,.a ,,,oo.
facts which tend 10 f.sten n charge If bri
hcrv e;,he, on tina ,.wve, n, tho dos,oo o.
on ,ho .h;.s ,.;,,o,, r., ~. u..on..;o.
rh;,h os,ha ,uo ., -, 60, -.
Of other loc., matter. ,hero !, I;,,l. uh;oh
.xc;,o. ;n,or,s, rho con,-.I p..L !.
srh;oo, or ,nunh ,,,..r..;on ~ ara ,uo
-. =, .ha g. -. a. 49,. :,
a nIav.oropnd FIR the neo,Is and tb.;, chill.
drs, .o,,s,b;,o On tho MIA, ~ pos,oD Gam.
mon--ano,be, a F;ob venue na,,v wish
20 crea,e a, an ex,e,so If .ho,, ,hIr,v mil.
lions . nlea.u,s ground n rival .nv If tho
p.rLs If Tnn,on o. pa,;. and - .nord
a,;v.w.v. ant .;,;,,u q, ,,son,a ,.hn .,0
fo,,un,,. ono,uh 90 $50. q ,,.n ont. -
vt;oh =, ,.1.a,, H. T.. e,,;.a o.
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tue. !. ..r,.;nlv o.o.uon, m. ,.ra. =,
N.w yo,L c;,v .,o .,,0.d,, ~ 49, :. -
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shores q, LONG Island Staten LAID Now
.Jsr.ev AMI al, n,oco. w;,h;n an hon,,. ia.
or aal Of tho cir, Tho nsv,v n,h,;.bsd
D;rsc,o,v show a.o,. r. 600 !, a..
nruhor 81 ,on.,,. -. ,o..o,o,,a-.I ..;.,. A.
GOA, wh;,h ;na;..,os ,r"h.h,. :. ae.n.I
decl;n. in rorrI.,ion 81 go. - -.
tbors.,d ,h,s howevcr !, n.,,,v o,;nr 70
tho financial rexsrses which have driven on,
of the c;,v many unau,,oyea ,.r.or. Tho
shining businc.s for instance has h..n 90
dcnrcss ~, as M, n givo smnlovme,, 70 ON,
third Of the usual aowher Of s,cv.,o,s. and
the balance have probable taken r,f,ce with
countrv farmers Wbsr hus;,oss r.v;vos
there will be light supply of iaoor here
which will tend to improve wages.
Most of the houses which stood the manic
are going through safely some have gone
down lately after maniully struggling, ami
Others have taken advantage Of the plausible
opportuni,y to defraud their creditors
Against such, we hear every day curses not
lood hu, ,,n. .If the devil don, ,aks tina,
ma, og " said n, ;,;,roJ creditor ,ho o,,.r
dav " what's the use of b,v;o,arv aev;,, -
r., y, II go, !, i-,"-s
o"S'uesS VI al MINIS y '"oo'ing uhoer INC
hrha Sutf'iiNi habiNSr- SoiN atN SthNiHS Wy
the greatSaratoga trunk and making suitable