The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-06

from our Regular New Yors cor,es,osiys,


Our weather for the last few days las
been succession 81 insalubrious showers
with few balmy hours sunshine sandwIcbed
between, by way Of relish /; these are the
Spring dog.days. People who have time TO
notice their feelings, are dowGhearted and
dsconsoIate IL is a happy chance for many,
however, that trade is too active 10 leave
any room Tor their unproFtabIc ned'ations;
waiting for customers, when customers are
few and far between Il always dppiriting
occupation.
business with The country at large, how.
ever, IL decidedly on the Increase the city
is crowded with country buyers, and in many
branches Of whGlcsaIe trade, The aggregate
receipts will equal those Of the same time
last year Profits, however, are genaIly re-
duced. Dry goods of American ManuIac-
ture especially cottous promse to pay well
by mid summer, and We may therefore look
for renewal Of activity in the manuiaetur.
l1R htHtiita w " iW ii'iif1 As
unemployed here are IN nearly o. bad con
dition as they have beer at any time dnring
the winter, as the unsettled state Of Affairs
leads people TO operate with the greatest
caution The 4" Hunter Woods charity
seems likely 10 turn out a great charity to
the managers; how much good the poor
may get Of it, remains to be scen.
The order Of the day now is u general
crusade against lotteries, giI'schemes stock
gambling, and all sorts Of machines Tor rails
ing the wind The number OF snch opera
tons which has lately been brought 10 light,
Il quite astonishing. IBut reform IA the or
der Of the day. There is need enough OF it,
room enough for it. The religious interest
il well sustained. There is an odd fancy
abroad Tor holding prayer meetings in all
sorts of odd places. A lady uptown gath.
ers every day company for religious ser
Wees in the elegant billiard room attached to
her salon.
In amusements, the Musard concerts at
the Academy, are the great feature. They
are in the julien style, only more so. The
managers Of the Crystal Palace Bali are
preparing for another graLd display at the
Palace, which IA to last u whole week in
May. il enough fools are found ell in the
city, or out Of it. To keep the bali moving.
The great auction sales Of silk dress goods
this spring, show IL rather unfortunate result
for importers. There has been n decided
scarcity Of new things calculated to strike
the feminine eye. aud 1t was supposed there
would be- an active demand at coed prices,
on account of the light importation. But il
seems that the country is disposed TO go
back IN some degree to the old days OF cali
co and dclaine and there ia sense in this
movement, American printed ealicocs, OF
the best quality. are pretty enough and nice
enough for all ordinary occasions, and It IA a
very lal@ pride in our country women which
cannot he satisfied with anything short OF
costly Paris tissue for common wear. The
financial pressure has been very s,vere on
oil articks of cs,tu. Paintings and slatu'
AIRY OF acknowledged merit, bring at auction
about half last years prices. The trade
sales Of books. however, are more satisfac
tory. No two large works Of travel have
ever sold better in this country, than DIR
KAsss Arctic Expedition, and DIR. Law.
ixasroSKs South Africa; pretty pair 10
res, cheek by jowl in a library the one re-
dolcnt OF Iropic heat and luSuriancc, and the
other chilly with Arctic Ice AMI deaolaion.
This weather is rather dali, il must be
confessed. II Is II kind Of transition period
Everybody Is shaking carpets in ON, eyes
dropping white wash on his coat. or leaving
furniture about for u trap TO break ones
shins The first of May is coming. Happy
Ia he to whom the landlord saith not. What
doest thou arise and 20 hence
Unhappy race of landlords, accursci Of men
ever siucc the days OF him who invented the
plan Of living in hired houses They arr
ohdurs,e by nature. Stocks may sink :
money may deprcciate even. but they never
come down And still, therefore. we go on
building mp nearer every year to the jump,
ing cffplacc. There scms 10 bc no over
supply--nc sapertuity Of house aeommcda-
ton. -
RoBxRr PUNE. alta, WuESLEs. charged
with stealing S20Gss from the United
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