Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-09-18
JC2 MEN Y02K CORRESPONDENCE.


EDITOR OF THE tribune
a friend writes me from Paris, that
ballooning and parachuting are all the
rage, there, just now The question Of
revising the constitution is used up and
the peoples mind is engrossed in watching
the ambitious flights Of tie rival heroes.
Poiteyin ard GODDARD instead Of the soar
ing aspirations of Monsieur lo presido4t'
On August 9TH, Madame Poitevin, made
an ascent with her husband from the
Champ de Mars, and arriving at certain
height, cut his acquaintance, and descend
ed safely to terra frma, in a parachute
without him displaying uncommon sang
f0sd on the occasion.
Young GODDARD, who accompanied his
brother, on the same day, in IN ascent
from the Hippodrome, cut the connection
over the Champs de mars; but he was
carried by some deviation of the parachute
over the river. into which he jumped as
he approached, retaining his hold, howev-
er, of the parachute, which he dragged
after him as he swan ashore.
The young idea" is full Of this new
toy, and every little ragamuffin that can
raise ten cents to buy one, is experiment
ing from the nursery window, to the hor-
ror of his grandmother while the more
cautious are astonishing the cats and dogs
of the household, by experimenting with
them, (the animals) in this novel mode Of
locomotion
All the world and his wife has heard of
the Massachusetts LocOfoco Coalition
Well the objects of the parties to the
compact having been realized in great
measure, by the election of Boutwell,, as
Governor, and Summer as u. s Senator
it Is now question with the Hunkers
whether they will again unite with the
Free Sellers, or try TO whip the Wings
single handed at the approaching election
At any rate, many of the resolutions pass
ed 10y the party proper" at the Worcester
State Convention, were so Numerically
opposed to the principles Of the Free Soil
crs, that the latter will, in all probability
back out of the partnership.
At recent meeting at Lynn. for the
purpose Of Gleoting delegates to the Free
Soil State Convention. an entirely new
form of coalition was proposed By Mrs
Abby Folsom. a prominent member Of tie
advance guard Of the LOc0fOc0 Free Soil
Party Mrs Folsom proposed, in very
effective speech, that one half Of the del
cgation should be females (which would
certainly entitl5 it 70 the aPpellation IF a
fair coalltion) and, moreover. that said
dcierate be instructed to put forward the
name of Senator Hale. Tor the Presidency.
tie first choice Of the Locofoco party
IF Massachusetts. and that of some Strong
minded free soil female. for the Office of
Vice President
Fire Annihilators, vegetable pills, water
gas, and sarsaparilla have downward ten
deHcy, just now as the stock reporters
say. The facf that all intelligent people
have become Disguised with inventors dis
roverers and doctors. who only promise to
do wonderful things. and ask the public
to invest money in their inventions. prior
- having ocular demonstration Of their
utility. Quack medicines are all going
down, aud collectors say that bills Of even
regularly educated physicians" are tue
hardest bills to be collected. and that their
average worth is not over three ceuts on
the dollar y medical gentleman Of this
city. Or Talbot Watts. who has devoted
several years to the Investigation Of those
human ailments that come under the head
OF nervous diseases. has f0rsakeu the beat
en- track, and Is pursuing another which
must be quite satisfactory to the invalid.
although | hardly think il will prove prof
liable to the doctor DR. Watts ella rss
to have discovered a compound which lie
terms the nervous antidOte" III the intal-
Gh.litr ~ which. as cure for consump-
t'"u, iIs has so much faith, that he offers
70 supply it to jnvalids all over the Uni
ted States. if they viii previously deposit
, 20 ~ any specie paying bank tie money
to be given over to him only when the pa
tient Is thoroughly cured DR. Watts an
nounces in The city papers. that although
he does not absolutely refuse other eases.
yet he prefers to treat those only that the
faculty" have pronounced incurable, and
in which they have signifea to the con
sumptiye that he or she cannot live week
longer. This IS "going it" pretty strong,
for such a country as ours but as things
are, the doctor could not have hit upon a
better course. if his medicine be really
what he claims for il, and his capital only
holds out, Until he begins to get returns
from those whom he cures
My reason for noticing this affair 1T all
Is, that | cannot perceive any trick in it.
and therefore entertain q hope, that it
may contribute to force doctors. generally
to adopt the same principle We do not
pay a mechanic until he performs his work
aud to our liking too. Why then should
we pay doctor in advance, or at all, for
treating patient who dies under his care2
We called the doctor in to cure our friend
not to kill him
Tie accounts Of Cuban affairs contjuac
extremely conflicting, and the fo.-ywing
extract from a dispatch sent by the Edit
or of the New Orleans Picayune to the
Associated Press of this city,only renders
our uncertainty here all the greater It
would appear that we are receiving as
. news" from New Orleans, items which,