The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-14

From our Regular New York Correspondent.

of the day in the way of amusement. We
are all to have the chance Of going up, safely
fastened to terra .frma by long cable all
of us, truly, who can pay Mr.. WISE for his
trouble and accommoda tons, and he is dis
posed to demand round figure. But this
latest application of ballooning, which will
give mountain view to the inhabitants of
the flatted country, is really the most prac-
teal benefit we have yet had from these ex-
periments. There seems now, however, to
be disposition to test strongly the posi-
bility of aerial navigation; and the great
leviathan may, perhaps, be eclipsed, in time,
by the air ship, riding TRANQUILITY over the
above the reach of storms. The
large engraving of the great steamship, is
sued by the publishers of the London Illus
trated NeWs, is having an extended sale.
There is great anxiety that she should come
to New York, and every effort will un-
doubtedly be made to bring her to this port
at least as visitor. If her owners wish to
speculate on visitors, they would of course
have better opening in this populous and
wonder loving city than anywhere else on
the continent. Especially does Gotham
"dote" on anything in the way of big ship.
Others may delight in horses, some in fat
cattle, and similar varieties; but the ocean
traveller is our camel, and we venerate her as
the Arab does the ship of the desert. Just
as boys who live by railroad grow init
mate with each of the snorting locomotives,
and invest it with an almost human individ-
uality and interest, so do we who live by the
sea, in two senses, cherish with person affec-
ton, the fast Cunards, and all we'll built,
wave-repelling keels, whether we know any
thing about ship-building or not. And the
reception Of the Great Eastern would doubt
less throw that of JENNY LIND into the
shade. Its arrival is also looked for with
great eagerness by the resident Englishmen
always thirsting for chance to show this
presumptious Yankeedom that there are
bigger things on the other side of the
water.
Business is rather dull this week it is
unfavorably affected by the Jewish Festival
of New Years, on which all devout disci.
piles are expected to shut their shops. So
large a portion of the dry goods business,
wholesale and retail, is in Hebrew hands,
this regulation affects the dry goods market
very perceptibly. 1t is, probably, not real
lied by people in the inland districts, how
strong an element the Jewish population is
in this city. Their clannishness and devo.
ton to their ritual leads them to congregate
in certain localities, and besides they have
the faculty of making money best where the
competition is greatest. They are very
largely engaged in the manufacture of ready
made clothing, caps, etc., and aim generally
to undersell all competitors. Of the Ger.
man Jews, it is complained that they are
more disposed than any other class to Cypress
their operatives. There are some very
heavy and respectable Jew houses in the Cali
fornia trade. Going into the synagogues at
service hours, one sees many men of fine
cranial development and imposing personnel,
not at all on the Chatham.st. type, from
which most of US get our ideas of modern
Israel.
The case of ELLA BURNS, the little prodi-
gy of elocutionary powers, now before one
of our courts, excites much interest among
those who have heard this precocious childs
performance. She is claimed by her father
from the hands of the lady who has been ex-
hibiting her in public performances, though
she has been, it is alleged, given up by him.
Many ladies and gentlemen have regarded
the introduction of mere infant, of such
promise, upon the stage, as a very reprehen-
sible thing, and have endeavored to with
draw ELLA from the public, and put her in
charge of teacher But she is "capital''
for certain kind of business, and the money
making spirits of the times aims to get her
worth out of her, at the age when most chill
dren are required to do nothing but grow.
1t appears that her trainers were disposed to
keep her as small as possible-this, at least,
is alleged just as dog fanciers administer
whiskey to their black and tan pups to pre-.
vent their growth Such trade in infant
flesh and blood is nearly as bad as actual
enslavement.
The city retailers are making brilliant
display. The fall fashions offer great va
riety and rich colorings, and the windows of
the great dealers in Broadway are parterre
of prints and woven flowers. The number
of STEWARDS Broadway rivals is largely in
creasing. A new store, above Canal street,
is magnificent with marble and gilded deco
rations the entrance is an extremely elabo.
rate and expensive work, and would be quite
the attraction of the street were the gliding
somewhat less profuse. Evidently, the city
is rich, whatever may be said of the country.
The class of merchants who have no interest
in the production Of the goods sold, and do
not buy them from manufacturers, do good
business. The fall business is full large
enough. but the range of prices has heen