Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-09-04
Our New York Correspondence.
NEW Yonk, Aug. 20, 1S5l

steamship BdH9c, Wflch arrived at TINS
port, on Saturday, from Liverpool, after
run of only 8 days l3i hours--the short
est on record. She has thus proved herself
to be the "crack ship" of the ''crack line. "
The proprietors on the Cunard line are in
state of the most gloomy dependency; for,
from the log of the Baltic, it appears that,
for days, her average speed was 1923 miles,
day; never making any less than 30
miles; while, on no occasion, has any Eng
fish or Cunard steamer exceeded 1926 miles,
on any single day.
There was a joke current in Wall ST., on
Saturday, that the Cunarders had bought the
Baltic in order to use her as STOW boat"
for their own slow craft; and that Collins
was going, with the proceeds, to build "day
boat" to run between this port and Liver
pool.
As the Baltic landed her mails in New
York, six hours previous to the departure of
the Pacific, for Liverpool, if the latter ves-
sci makes one of her usual quick passages,
or even say, at loI days run, answers will
be received by merchants in England, from
their correspondents in this city, in less
than three treekS.
Horace Greedy and Mrs. Mowatt, the
celebrated American actress, were among
the passengers by the Baltic. Horace, they
say, looks as natural as ever. | must drop
in upon him, sometime this forenoon.
The Steamship, Canada, arrived at Hall
fax, from Liverpool. on Monday morning
She brought three days later European
news, which, however, is quite unimportant.
The British Parliament was prorogued on
the 9Th inst, by the Queen, in person.
The Royal Speech was as ridiculously un-
meaning as ever.
The Democrats of this City are in most
unmanageable ''muss." Being deprived Of
City, State and Federal patronage, there is
no longer any common bond of union to hold
them together. Money has always been the
leading element in their political campaigns;
and they have always had, heretofore, a
chance at some Public Treasury, whence
they could draw supplies, when their breth-
rem in office could not furnish sufficient of
the ''needful." Now, however, they are
cut off from all those sources of plumber on
which they have SO long preyed; and are
compelled to depend upon the voluntary
contributions of the more hopeful members
of the party. But, inasmuch as nine-tcnths
of the party, in this City, is made up of
Empire Club men" "Rock Boys" "Short
Boys" Shoulder Hitters," ''Shysters," ct
id genus omne, who have always been ac-
customed to receiUe money for their valuable
services in frightening respectable people
from the polls, the voluntary contributions"
are disheartingly meager. AS yet, there has
not been money enough raised to furnish the
''unterrifed" with drink all round. Some
thing must be done, or the party is clean gone
forever. Nothing will save Locofocoism,
but wndfall from some source or other;
for the ''boys" will never muster strong
unless they are drawn out by the smell of
good liquor, and the merry jingle of the
''dimcs."
| am afraid that the hope of a speedy lib
GRAFTON of Cuba from the Spanish yoke is
doomed to disappointment. Two of the
party, who were engaged in the first rising
at Puerto Principe, arrived here, on Thurs
day last, fugitives from Spanish vengeance
They report, that 1900 troops were gath
cred in the neighborhood of that city, and
that they had succeeded in defeating and
scattering the band of patriots, led by
Aguero, who, with several others, had been
captured. Numbers had availed themselves
of the promised clemency of the Govern
ment, while others, who scorned to accept
it, were wandering about the mountain dis
trict, or the sea-shore, seeking means of es-
cape to the Gland ofthe Free" They add,
that the Cuban's are deficient, in fact, almost
destitute, of ammunition; and they believe;
that although insurrectionary movements
have taken place, in various parts of the
Island, the statements have been exaggerated,
as to their extent. They also say, that, SO
far as the original outbreak at Principe is
concerned, it is useless to conceal, that the
Government has triumphed, for a time, at
least. Yours trnly,
NEWTON.
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