The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-31
Nav HeSk Letter.
from our Regular New vsrA Correspondent
NV Yopx. March

from our Regular New Verb csrrsspeadsa.
NV YoRx. March 10.
Dry goods are dropping to-day under
the influence Of drixzling rain which takes
the starch out Of everything, and causes the
outlines Of hoops to become very distinctly
visible, This item Of news Is suggested by
paragraph Of the renowned SHiLLAsxs, the
other day to some sach effect ~ this. "W@-
Their windy causing = general movement
in dry goods; silks mousline do LANES and
oalicoes rose rapidly, Notwithstanding dc.
cided effort on the part Of holders 70 keep
them down" That Is pretty fair bur
lesqae OF commercial phrascology, but like
Seripiaral jokes, easy TO make.
The weather was quite summery for two
or three days Of the present week, and We
were making up our mind where We should
go in July and August, to-day We have
still warm breeze. though mixed with rain.
The prospect is Ola very forward spring and
this will be very favorable TO business Of all
kinds. The lake and river navigation is
opening and consequently We aro looking for
speedy movement Of trade with the west,
which delays lis purchases until the cheap
lreights are In season. The south has bought
enormously this spring, almost enough 10
make up tor the total absence Of far west.
crn trade.
There is very little stir in the book mar
ket There have been few Successes in the
book way this season. The ArrLkross are
now giving employment to great many Of
our hungry lterati on their new Cyclop~dia,
for which the subscription list Is very large
and increasing. Those who want rather
popular work OF this kind find the " Amer.
can satisfactory, but professional men and
scholars, who can afford II, are taking the
new edition Of the BRITANNICA" which is
imported in sheets about here. Fifteen
volumes have been published. At u guinea n
volume, and ten more arr 10 conc. Some.
body Ought to get up another Cyclopwdia
OF something TO keep some Of our smart men
about town from absolute starvation. There
are plenty OF men Of decided ability and lib,
eral education, who just manage 10 live
from hand to mouth by writing stray arti.
cles Tor tho four cent wceklics By the
way, one Of the most notable OF our men
about town, Fnz JAMES OBRixS, one u
the frequent contributions TO H,pos Month.
" and Wsekiy. and the atlantic Monthiy,
has laid claim To u baronial title 10 Ireland.
which he is likely to obtain. But il will
probably be more glitter than gold.
Lecturers are getting alsrmingly plenty,
but they don't raise money No freely Ms they
used to. Even EDWARD Evxsx1rs Grafton
would find II hard TO draw another house in
New York or Brooklyn, except that il is
rather fashionable 10 go. Rev. II. N.
SorDpEH, the we'll known missionary TO
India. Ia featuring with considerable sue.
cess. lie ~ very nervous and forcibIe
speaker, and has studied the characteristics
Of the iiindoo race" 40 profoundly that hs
addresses give many IRISH and interesting
views Of bis subject which are no, TO bc
found 10 books
broadway IL changing great deal this
spring. The uptown movement Of the
Wholesale dry goods trade has given an i'm.
petus 10 real estate along the whole line Of
the great thorough and oil the inferior
buildings are rapidly giving place to large
and elegant structures which make The
most room possible out Of . lot Of land, by
extending pos-ession any number Of stories
into the upper air. Fabulous prices have
been Iaid for some lots on Broadway, which
possess n sor, Of Innciinl value depending on
the anxiety Of the buyer 70 get possession
and the confidence Of the holder that he will
be able 10 find somebody else fully NJ e1.
travagant.
The police question erciies good DIAL u
interest here a. there seem. to be- some DOS.
sibty tina, the metropolitan system is TO
20 overheard. |, Isl very paying machine
10 Whatever party has the luck u control
II, and Is by no means likely to be given up
without struggle. -.
Tnr family Of Rev DR.. Lyman Beechcr.