The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-30
New York Letter.
From our Regular New York Correspondent
NEW YORK Sent L.

some parts grown rusty during the summer
season, has been well oiled and is started
again. The ruling class " of New York
City, that is, the wholesale merchant class,
who transact the great operations of ex.
change which give New York its proud
postion,-this class are now in town with
their wives and babies. Consequently. their
fashionable churches are reopened; their
schools are set in operation; the Academy
OF Music, and the theatres, old and new,
issue attractive programmes and throw wide
their revarnished doors. The carnival of
society has ceased in the country to reopen
in the city. In fashionable circles there has
been deal of talk for some time past about
the marriage of Crnsus of a Cuban to a
young lady of this city ; and newspaper cor
respondents have promulgated glowing de-
scriptions of the weight of jewelry which was
being accumulated about the young faneee,
younger at once and taller by far than her
would-be partner. 1t is rumored, however
that the marriage is not so sure to take place
after all. 1t is said the young lady had been
previously engaged to a New Yorker, not
unequal either in age or fortune, and that he
is the one favored by the lady, though
the parents have regard unto the silver and
gold of his aged competitor. There seems
to be now doubt whether the Cuban is to
succeed in his expensive negotiations after
ALL 1t is said that the young lady's aversion
to her aged sutton has been made very appa-
rent at the watering places which her
mothers party have visited this summer.
So that, after all, even Money cannot always
make the course of true love run smooth.
The affair has been profitable thing for
the jewelry trade already; the windows of
the leading Broadway jewelers. have been
besieged by the curious, anxious to catch a
glimpse of Signor OvIEDo's magnificent
bridal presents, and of course this excite.
ment has brought some custom to the vend-
ers of "bagatelles."
Amusements are we'll patronized; the
weather has brought back the New York
delegation from the country rather more
promptly than usual. New York in Sep
TENDER Is New York in its prime and hey
day the air is pure and bracing; the sky
sunny aud warm enough for comfort the
streets are clean, and everything in the way
Of sights has on its freshest garb.
Broadway is brilliant with the fall fashions
new stores of great magnificence have been
opened, showing that the retail trade of the
street is on the increase; it is also pressing
up town rapidly, and probably the day is
not far distant when Fifth Avenue will be
the shopping street and the fashionable
world will revolve around the Central Park.
where drives will be inaugurated at certain
hours Of the day, as in Hyde Park, London.
The Brooklyn people are also contemplating
grand park, as tar out Of town as the Cen
trail is from New York inhabited sections.
The Committee on Public Parks have re-
commended an immense park near the source
OF the Ridgewood water, which is about five
or six miles from the builtup portion of
Brooklyn. 1t appears incredible that the
cities of New York and Brooklyn are ever
to grow up to these parks; but it would not
be more astonishing than what has already
been seen in the growth of these cities for
the last twenty years. The commerce of the
country is growing every year; and as the
bulk Of it is transacted in this city, New
York must necessarily grow as the nation
grows. The development of its resources
will afford continually increasing employ
ment for the capital and labor OF our
citizens.
Trade with the country is pretty brisk
this week. The stock brokers are PLAYING
large game with the Western Railroad
stocks. They used every means to depress
these stocks two years ago and succeeded;
then they bought in largely at low prices
and are now trying to raise the price. so
that they can sell out at profit. For this
purpose they make sham sales to each
other, and the reports of the sales cause an
immediate advance. The object is to tempt
in outside buyers, so that they may be able
to realize" but the outsiders are rather
shy and respectfully decline to "walk into
the parlor." Ifbuyers do not come forward,
the brokers will have to lose money, and
that would certainly be great pity. For
losing money, with these gentlemen, means
the loss of their only claim upon public and
social consideration. 1t is hard case when
a man has sacrificed Lis reputation and his
selfrespect flor money, that he should be
obliged to lose his money, too.
In literature, there is nothing new to no.
tice. The consumption of sermon literature
is larger than formerly. Several periodicals |
are making feature of weekly reports of
sermons by Rev. Messrs. BEECHER, SPUR
GEoN, CHAPLIN, and Others of various stripes,
but all of popular talent. The demand for
religious reading Of all kinds has largely |
increased since the very general interest on
religious subjects which marked the winter
of the "panic year." There is still more
activity and interest than was the case since
1857. The daily prayer meetings are we'll |
attended, though this is in the height of the
busy season. Greater efforts are being
made to spread Righteousness, temperance
and the judgment to come" to the floating
population who have no attachments 70 |
places of worship. Our citizens are giving
literally for the establishment of mission
churches and Sunday schools, the sustaining
of preaching in free churches &c.
The political community is in state of
creamy froth over the result of F. WOODS
demonstration at the Democratic Conven-
ton; and the wire pulling and tracklaying
now in progress for 1860, would be aston
shing to any who are not acquainted with
the subterranean spheres of notifies %x