The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-27
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Prom suf Regular Correspondent
Ngw YoRK, Jan. ID. 1889.
Skating Is the novelty OF the day with us;
an excitement and recreation which had
gone out of vogue here since the city author
tiles filed up the ponds aud bitches, which
stagnatei where now rise whole streets Of
our brown stone palaces But they have
made ample amends by opening recently for
our use, the grand skating pond in the Cen
trail Park, where some ten thousand people
arc sad to have been gathered together yes
terday, to engage in or to witness the ea-
citing sport, This much il TO be said in
favor Of our City Fathers, tina, when they
do make up their minds to do thing they
do il perfectly, regardless Of expense, know
ing .ha, wi oever else loot the bill they don't.
So We have had guard of policemen around
the pond To sabdue rowd,es, and y lost OF
officials watering the ice, cleaning of the
snow and otherwise doetoripg the sixteen
iluyial acres into the CLASSY surface which
the skater loves TO carve into curious gemo
me,rcal figures in the sweep of his flying
feet
This is one of the bes, fruits Of the cold
snap on Monday, which was really scri.
Gus inconvenience however, while Il lasted.
The furnaces refused TO work The gas frozc
in the meters and the majority Of the peo-
Pile were obliged to go to bed before dark to
avoid eongelation. A large number of dry
goods buyers had just come in town from
the far Sonth, and the et'se, upon them WAS
precisely the reverse of agreeable or conve-
nient. They were obliged 10 stay in doors
and battle for bnro existence under mui|lers
and before coal 6res when they had been ex
pscting 80 he chatting with Scotch, French
and English importers. But though this
blocked the wheels Of business for u day or
two, trade is now starting with u full i'm
pulse, and il is probable that very heavy
business will I've done next week with the
South and Southwest. Domestic fabrics
are advancing in price, and this will set the
idle looms and spindles OF New England in
full operation and give iuIl wages to the OPP
orators.
In the literary world, We hear Of No now
successes. Some Of the holiday books
brought out by the leading publishers have
paid fair profit, but Us general thing,
the season is = remarkably uusat isfactory
one in the book trade. Newspapers are
hourising 10 All unprecedented extent, and
two thirds Of the people read more aewspa-
pers by half then they do Of bound I'tsra'
,ure. This is all well enough, il they get
ii. RICH, sort Of reading in their newspapers
aud come to them with SEINE degree Of at.
tainrnent and cultivation, derived from study
and thorough reading. Though il seems 10
be the nct tina. Newspaper reading, 10 50
great an extent a. IL noticeable IN the cas- u
our merchants aud clerk, many of whom
resd four newspapers in day, and perhaps
two pages oi book, tends TO 1ipate the
mind very rapidly.
A few nights Of Opera have been given
very successfully, The musical or fa'honA
bic world sfe jns, now ou' with their for-
MGR iayorite, the grsa, voiced F0Evg., for
alleged want Of gaIlan,fy 10 their latter fs-
forIts. Mad PiccoLoxisL The ttnntoriab
basso wanted 10 sing a ceftain yesa Of the
( Qnccp's Anthem which the lady also affect
+ ID. and 10 carry his point finally wen. On
tho stage and sung tie part. leaving her N
GA one which abe had not prepared. Can
such anger dwell IN such harmonious
minds -
Ttusa Iuud