Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-08-14
Or NEW F0Rk CORRESPONDENCE.
N CIV YoRK, July 81, 1851.

med The Steamer that they saw plough
ing its course up the Bay proved howev-
er to be the French Steam Frigate. Mog-
adore of g guns On the eth inst. du-
ring severe gale, one Of her topmasIs
was shattered by lightning. and she was
otherwise so severely injured, that the
! Commander deemed it prudent to put in
| to this port to repair She sailed from
Havana on the 18th near which port
/ she las been cruising some months, on the
/ lock out for - Fillibustersn She is a
smart looking craft, and her crew, number
ing $40 men. look efficient and sailor-lkc.
The Asia sailed at noon Yesterday with
l53 passengers and SOIL 500 IN specie
During the night, the Mail Steamer.
Merlin arrived frons-St Thomas and Ber-
muda, bringing 30 passengers. and news
up TO the goth inst. The political items
are uuimportant.
Nothing is considered news" in New
York about these times unless it has ref
erence to Cuba. You Will have received,
Of course, all the general news on the sub
jcct long before my letter reaches you
SO l must con6ue myself to what is said
and done about it in New York Socie-
ties are being formed and money raised,
to send arms, ammunition and men. to the
island, at the first opportunity but this
is al done in such manner that, for some
reason or other the law cannot Interfere
Two vessels from New York have already
reached some port Of Cuba, with arms aud
ammunition-so say the passengers by
the Isabel, just arrived at Charleston, from
Havana.
When the news by the Isabel reached
New York. the excited Cubans in the city
were beside themselves with delight
Some Of them told me, that they had re-
ceiyed private advices which confirmed all
the successes claimed by the revolutionists
In the afternoon, they formed themselves
into a procession, and paraded through
the streets, preceded by a band of music,
playing national airs. They bore over
them as a canopy, the banner of the Gu
ban reyolutionists, and their leader wore
a broad sash Of the Cuban tri-color. Tie
design Of the banner is a red triangular
piece with n white star In the centre. from
which extend alternate blue and white
stripes
The steamship Washington which is
dc - this port. from Europe, with four
DAYS later news has not yet arrived GSne
is now in her fifteenth day The Asia
sailed yesterday for Liyec13o with a large
number of passengers. She Is expected
to bring over, on her return trip. Cathar-
Inc Hayes, the . Swan Of Erin for whom
rooms have already been engaged at the
Astor Hoase.
NeT ork is becoming comparatively
d"I and dosolate. Fashion, and the hot
weather Of the past ten days have driven
from the city, every one who could COM
mandhis leisure and the necessary amount
Of ''tin." Every ear, and boat, and stage
has been crammed with the emancipated
sufferers. Broadway, where. by glance
one can see how the population stands, Is
deserted and lonely The morning aud
evening tides Of Iaborers ebb and flow as
usual, but the silks and satins, the Iaccs
and muslins, the dandies. the dashinc
..turu-outs, with liycried out-riders. ana
all the pomp and glitter OF Uppcrteudom
have faded from the picture and leaves
us TO feel how much this great street is
Indebted to them for It's interest,
There is a great deal Of humbug in this
pieasure-hunting in the country. 81 have
been through the mill and know how the
grist Is ground, and [ say there is hum
bug in it. II the people who annually
run off to the country would stay at home
and eXpend their money in cleansing and
beautitying the city, and thus make it
what it ought to be, it would be far better
for them, their children, and thousands
who cannot afford to travel during the hot
weather
have often been astouished at The alb
L.. u. =
ancc Societies originated, and in which
they arc still numerically stronger than
in any other part of the world, Of any
Life Insurance Society, based on strictly
temperance principles as it is q well es-
tablished fact that Tcctotal lives are far
more profitable to insure than the lives OF
even moderate drinkers In England.
this fact has long since been appreciated,
and two companies have been, for some 8
or 10 years. conducted on this principle,
and both Furnishing
Mr. Nelson, the Actuary Of one Of these
Companies lately read a paper on the loss
IF life. through habits Of incompetence,
before the Statistical Society of London.
from which l CLEAN the following items.
His observations embraced Gill Intent
perate persons. the annual average NOR
taHty among whom, he found to be 357;
while the ordinary mortality of England
would only be 40, or considerably less
than Que third
Incorporate men. Average continuance
Of life.
Aged 20 years, Is Clio years longer.
so " Is $40
40 " Il6-lO "
Ordinary population. Average cont Of life
Aged 20 years, 1920 years longer
80 4" So $40
40 " Is $40
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