Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-12-24

LIFE on THE WEsTgRN WATERs.-Ex,rac,
from letter, daleG the 9Th instant; on board
the steamboat 0eeana. navigating the Nilsson
ii river: n. o. Bulletin.
Never was there a greater variety-of
blue spirits and gray of old and young, sim
nefs dnd SAINTS more heterogeneous mass
congregaied Oh one boat than may be seen on
this. We have governors. congressman, edi-
tors, preachers. lawyers. doctors. farmers. loa-
efS. pedagogueS. rowdies, blacklegs. thieves,
burglars, cooRterfelters, colonies. majors. cap
talns, sberfs, consta5les. soldiers, wings,
democrats, and ocofocos.-We have good old
ladies' and awfullv ugly old maids-beau,iful
Inaldens and intelligent matrons-about fifty
squaIIIng chlidFen-one man groaning with the
'oohache, alter shaking with the ague. ano'h-
ef raVing with The govt, and two or three 10
NE last stage Of consumption. At the present
moment There is scene displayed, which. TO
oesc'Ioe faithfully, would require the pen of
swift &c. 1t one end of the cabin sits
NOV. Miller (now congressman with two
"h IS and four Locofocoes they are discus
'Ns lie merits Of the Bankrupt Law the Dis
ulou'ioh Bill, and the Mcleod case-the
G'leFens speeches, very much like some Of
'ooSe MADE 10 Congress at the late session, and
.'e'e Is aoout as much order preserved. In
''e Sociai nall, sit five young men, with each
csaF In his mouth, and glass of liquor at
MS side' Playing poker: I'll bet doIlar;I'll
1ee aia' and five better;' take ii;'-d-n the
,ucn' loan me another five. Tom A little
"l'eT along SIT eight peuitentiary convicts.
%aDdcied' playing 'od sledge' on box, bet
Ips WIN kernels Of corn, each accusing the
S-'s' WIN cheating. You are no gentleman :
l5 5yn oe I'd; did, ut you pick mau's pocket
;.i az your lFons' Around the stove sit two
io.,1 one cnrsng and groaning with the
Soa '"a'Ae and the other shaking with the ague.
rvs''elto IN different ber,hs are dozen or
n n.I 11AlId'en, with voices like nightingales.
fno rs.'u 10 every key in the scale, screaming
in ms. nefFiy, occasionally varying in tune,
inc ae.Dulng as the 'slaps of the dear confd
aft a'o '' are administered. Down on deck
ms, s ;tol'n and flute are near crazy, and all
lassoa NY -. Dalchmen with their fat bouncing
crne;a.; AicHlns out, dutch reel in a most ex-
s,r,na; n''S manner. Forward three or four
frep pp.s htigsers are roaring out one of the
the bo;ia choruses, as they pump water into
Soma e1Ae's'-O Occasionally, by way of variety,
bea, ' b Gno 'Feads upon dogs tail, in order to
in mn ",;" yell, Whilst all this machinery is
rents ' ,p, and the rain pouring down in tor
owe1 W. WIN lightning vivid and constant, fol-
m s1,a " almost deafening peals Of thunder.
'''"puns to write you few iines.''
inna,; ffnce de Joinvile, on landing at Gin
reSsa .' ehqulred for Morgan Neville, ex-
ar luz desire to see him, aud regretted to
~ u Ills death. Louis Philippe, the father
,nn. 5oaag prince, when an exile in this
L. ,t ~ became acquainted with Morgan New
IS fa ',e" lad residing in Pittsburgh with
,sn ,u'"ef' INTO whose house the exile was
i fli ;,, received. Louis bad remembered
$ SOW ,'a'e kindness. and gave it in charge to
w ~, 20 md out Morgan Neville and re-
'No aequantance.-Cin. Repub.