The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-07

From our Regular New YORK Correspondent
NKw YoRE. March 20.
The season OF Lent continues to keep
down the flood Of payety for the present,
and WE have nothing very new to notice in
the way Of stylish public amusemcnts. The
influence Of the fashionable denominations is
so strong that even a concert OF secular
music Of the best class can hardly be at.
tempted during Lent without loss 10 The
manager. As for the million, they have
their dollar bead ballp, tbtir theatres, and
NO on, quite as briskly In operation as usual
After Lent il Is to he presumed that We arc
TO have season Of opera. The work of
providing Tor an Opera House in Brooklyn,
which was at first considered altogether in.
feasible, has been finally crowned with sue.
cess. A very large subscription has been
paid in, and beautiful structure will be
erected in the most central part Of the city.
Brooklyn has already q great many attrao-
tons M a place Of residence far more than
any other suburb Of New York city, and is
by many preferred 10 New York The
character Of their pulpit oratory, Tor popu.
lari,y and attractiveness, has always been Il
leading feature Of the City Of Churches, and
IL now more 40 than ever. II. w. BggcrKR
draws tbronged houses, and sends away
crowds ~ usual. DR.. X, -. IIrcncocg,
Professor IN the Union Theological Semi
nary, breaches for this year in the Firs,
Presbyterian Church, Henry street, to
crowded audiences Of the mos, cultivated
class Of people. MIR MnBuns, the blind
preacher, ellis large church 10 overlooking
The city has lost one Of lis lights in the
person Of the Rev. DR. Brruusg, lately de-
parted for Europe. Some Of the salaries
pad TO Brooklyn ministers are very large
Mr.. BgEcusR has recently been presented"
70 $500, bat hs he has II very REC and
casy way Of giving away money IL il only
worth about bali ~ much ~ the ZANE sum
would be 10 man Of ordinary prudence
Dr. BgrBusg had 81 900 and the use Of
splendid double houc, brown stone front
and oak finished throughout, IN one Of the
most desirable locations In the city. This
eloquent divine IA also very free handed
man in his acts 81 charity. For long
time bis wife has been an invalid, confined
10 her room, and an arrangement, has been
a.. "a ba. IT L..
parsonage with the church, in sucb man.
Der that the invalid lady could st in her
own room behind the pulpit, tas,eIully con-
cealed by the folds Of heavy curtains, and
hear anything which passed 10 the church
Many Of Dr. BwTBrsE's friends ARE indig-
nant that his resignation, on acoonn. Of III
health, was 90 promptly accepted by the
Conslstory.
Business il dropping this week consider.
ably. The South has bought heavily and
gone home, and now We feel severely the gap
made by the absnce Of the Western de-
msnd, which will be hardly anything 10
comparison with average years. The pros
peri,y OF the SDoth Is truly astonishing and
unprecedented When il was anticipated
tha, crop 81 100000 bales Of cotton
might be looked Tor, every one expected 10
see q great surplus, and heavy fall 10 the
price n this staple bat, on the contrary,
the markets Iin Asia for cotton good
were 20 extended lat isll, that even the
presen, supply Of the raw material may fall
short Of the wants Of the Manchester mar.
ks, Yesterday over 1900 bales Of cot
TOO changed hands In this market, the larg.
e., days sales OF cotton ever made berc--in
value over 81 100000. A pretty rood
days work ior tbe brokers.
The GouLDV family are recovering from
,be injuries sustained ct the hands Of the
unfortunate ADJ miserable young man
WHOSE nsros wS widely pablshed some
mouths sro. -