The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23

From cur Regular New vsrs Correspondent.

tf"n cur nekulsf New verk tefreapondeut.
iI. NV YoRx, Juss 10, 1859,
The weather Of this week has been quite
perfect with Us, but our ears are filed with
= din Of lamentations from the interior,
whence as usual at this season, we hear that
the crops are totally cut of" aud that i'm.
minent starvation impcuds over US, especial.
ly in the article Of -four. But New Workers
are rather old birds, and have been caught
too of\eu with that sort Of chat. The flour
speculation here Ia getting to DO a very
risky affair, aud something was needed to
bolster il up long enough to let tho princi-
pal bulls get their horns fairly out Of the
scrapc-of course, il cannot be denied that
some damage has been done, bu, wc are
credibly informed by q commercial traveller
just returned from u western tour. that the
wheat Is hurt only in spots, farm or two
here and there having suffered. And II Is
further said. that such Nh immense breadth
Of ground has been sown In whea, this year.
that II the whole crop Ind come to maturity
Il would not have been worth ten cents q
bushcl to the farmer at my rate |, Is found
impossible to keep up the speculative prices
Of the old crop Of Hour in this market
Those who were most heavily engaged In the
speculation have probably taken care before
this time TO get rid Of thor stocks Of Honr
and stand from under" while prices have
been running down without let or hinder.
ance, even from the frost stories. How
could Il be otherwise, when flour had been
put up here by a speculative combination
higher than Liverpool prices. and all the
time In anticipation OF IN export demand,
10 this sort Of speculation some cool old
heads will nearly all make money, unless uu.
expectedly caught mapping" but the ms.
jority Of business men, who dabble 10 stocks
aud produce by way Of flyer" do not
know what they arc about any more than
a faro player This sort Of outside spccula.
tions have ruined the business capacity OF
many good business man, by unnatural
excitement giving him distaste for patient
cxertion and steady progress. Speculation
IL the true romAuos Of commercial lils, and
Il IL 70 real business just what novel reading
Ia 10 study.
The general business Of tho city IL very
dull. The country and iar.otr city buyers
will come In alter the fourth Of next month
aud until that time our merchants will bc
taking their ease. The amuscments OF the
city are we'll kept up. Cosr.si, "a prima
donna 10 the italian Opera. n well liked
though docs not create q positive furorc.
PIcCoLonIsis board bill has bcsn exposed
70 the curious eye Of the public through the
Mut Of her agent who had contracted TO
pay her expenses willis In this country.
After she left, the proprietor Of tho Everett
House found himself out Of pocket to the
tune Of q thousand or 70 and no one rcspon.
sihle ! But the affair Ia now being ar.
ranged.
The death by drowning of Mrs. HAiaEY,
long known here IN an actress of good up.
pearancc and respectable professional posi-
ton has OK cited good deal Of town talk
the more, from the fuct that the name OF d
prominent water works contractor IN Brook
lyn. who has wlfo and family aud belongs
10 the ton decidedly, was mixed up With Der
career. The whole thing bus been husbed
up very quickly. -