The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-08-07
Our Ne w Observation-Disclosures,
New YoRk, July %, 1851.


Cuban Revolution.
The Washington, which was due at this
port two days ago, but has not yet arrived, is
expected to bring US the news Of the great
Hungarian patriots choice of home
whether in America or England.
From Cuba there il, as you have Of course
seen, any quantity and variety of news; but
there appears t. be 70 doubt Of the main fact
that an outbreak Of serious nature has Ia
ken place, and that the Cove. .iment will have
to work pretty hard to quell il, even if the
insurgents receive no supplies or reinforce
ments of men from the United States.
As fluctuations OF various investments are
often attended with most disastrous coDse-
quences to families, hint or two to your
readers, on the effects CT Railroads on Canal
navigation and the coasting trade, may not
be ILL., timed. To begin at home: A few
months since, the shares of the Hudson and
Delaware Canal Co. were PROFESSIONALLY
the best stock in the market, and were Gag
erly sought after at Sl65 per share, to-day
they are hard Of sale at Sis. This almost
unprecedented decline is solely attributable
to the completion Of lines Of railroad, which
tap the Pennsylvania coal bed, at different
points, and have diverted the trade into 9TH
er channels.
Again, the returns Of the Ogdensburg and
Lake ChampIan Railroad shows that the
Boston and Vermont markets are receiving
the great bulk of their supplies ofproduse by
that route, and in the few more months, the
Railroad from Portland, Me-, to Montreal, in
Canada, will be completed, whereby it is
calculated that the entire supply Of the vast
numbering establishments in the interior Of
Maine and New Hampshire, will be received
from the St. Lawrence, which will detract
seriously not only from our Canal tolls, but
from the coasring trade from Boston and New
York 10 the northeastern ports.
As further confederation Of my opinion,
or rather of the legitimate inierences from
facls-three years ago saw cargo ofsugar
sold in Montreal which had been grown in
Louisiana, shipped up the Mississippi to Pc
oria, thence by Canal to Chicago, and thence
by the great Lakes and the ST. Lawrence to
Montrea-a course of fresh water naviga-
ton unequalled in the whole world.
And last winter was shown in Phi'adel-
phia, few bales Of cotton from the Mississip-
pi Valley. which in spite of the still unfnish-
ed state Of the great railroad system which
pervadcs the Keystone Stale, like the arte-
RES Of the human frame, had been brought
TO that city up the Ohio and across the Ale
ghenes. If these astonishing commercial
feats are performed and made 10 pay at the
I present moment, when many links in the chain
are unfinished, what mighty results may we
not expect when the whole shall be COM
pleted.
Canals and the coasting trade in sailing
vessels) are doomed. Railroads and steam
ers are destined TO supercede them entirely.
In some places this will not be the case Of
course for many years but in the most ad-
vanced States ofihis Republic and the King
doms of Europe, the tide Transportation has
already began to change it's course.
Bloomer stock, to use Wall street phrase,
q is looking up )" and as in the commercial
world, one ounce of facts is better than a ton
of eloquence, it is from commercial point Of
view that regard Bloomerism, and that
reiterate the assertion, that the stock us
looking up" do not dare to make so inn
portant an announcement on slight grounds.
II is not because 80 ladies at Akron, Ohio APP
peared la Tarque at ball held in that
city, nor is il because 60, or so, or 100 ladies
are, at different points of the country, hold
ing meetings, forming clubs, and importing
she faiiors. These are good signs, in their
way; but, as in Wall street, when railroad
is mooted the main question to meet is, % will
il pay2" or "what vii! it pay?"-so iii with
BloomeS stock. If lady invests in Bloom
erism, the question naturally arises. "what
returns may she expect, in tact, what interest
on her outlay 2" Answer-"a partnership
interest" For see that among others, one
Of the editorial fraternity hath taken unto
himself Boomer sPousc-thatt- - fvc'r
bride and her attendant sylphs wessall duly
be- breeched and be-frocked in white satin,
and that the b'hoys in those diggins are
"Bloomer mad" That wedding has given
them fits.
Now as it is an indisputable fact that any
project for the amelioration of society that
once becomes fairly linked and bound up with
the press in this country, is as certain of Gig
nal success as the sun is of rising, l think |
am warranted in the assertion with which
started, that Bloomer stock is rising.
Yours truly, HOPKINS.
%The Boston Atlas has letter from
Vienna, dated July 6, which states that Mr..