Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09

u" II is quite customary, nowadays, for
editors. after receiving favor FROM steam
boat, in the shape of package Of late papers,
or having been politely treated on passage.
10 speak in terms Of commentator Of such
boat or its officers. recomme nding them to the
patronage Of the public. While such is the
custom. we think i, but justice 10 such as have
the disposition to be kind, but lack Ahe oppor-
faulty 10 manifes, it. as we'll rs the travelling
public, to make known the names Of such
boats as avail themselves Of the opportunities
afforded them, Of imposing upon the public
The last number Of the Hawkeye warns the
people against a certain kind Of imposition
prac.iced by some boats, but makes no men.
ton cf any particular ones, leaving certain
boats, commanded by gen,lemanly and obi
ging captains, aud attentive and polite crews,
liable 10 suspicion Of imposition. TO avoid
Injustice 10 any, we shall designate the one
we think. Of all others, the most unworthy Of
public patronage. and give our reasons for it.
Generally speaking, the boats on The upper
Mississippi are under the charge Of worthy
officers. aud all under their command perform
their duties in an unexcep,ionabIe manner
Among those now in this trade. we have trav-
eI'ed "n the Amaran,h. Iowa, Rapids. P.,osi,
New Brazil. and Osprey, on all of which we
have perceived the greatest attention is paid
by all connected herewith, to their respective
du,ies-no,hing neglected which would add
10 the comfort and convenience of passengers.
or the safety Of freight on board. Blu, to our
story.
Always willing TO ray fair price for pas
sage on boat. and presuming, from pas, ex-
perience that nothing more would be asked,
we have seldom, il ever, enqnired the price of
apassage before going on board. A few days
since. having paid short visit TO Dubuque,
We stepped on board the s,eamboa. Galena.
just as she was about departing. Before her
wheels had made dozen revolutions, while
We were standing on the guards looking TO-
wards the friends we had just parted with, we
were accos.ed by kind of half: Indian looking
fellow. or bordering rather on tie Moorish or
der. who turned out TO be the clerk, with the
question as 10 where we were going. We an.
swered him, and as kind Of dun for our pas
sage money. invited US to the office, when,
without consulting US as 10 our pre- ference as
to state-rooms, as is usual when the b, r,hs are
mostly unoccupied. assigned one to us adjoin-
ing the wheel-hou Sc, the outside door Of which
opened by the privy. letting in, when open. an
'aor not the most pleasant to the nostriI.-
'ak'ng bis hint, we enquired the price Of our
passage TO the head Of the upper rapids, dis
lance o. about seventy FIVE miles. Three dol.
lars was the reply. We remarked tina, The
charge appeared high, and out Of proportion.
being the same as asked for passage from
Bloomington TO St. Louis, about four times
the distance. He answered that three dollars
was his price, and he would take nothing less.
Offended a. his unsen,emanly course, we de-
termined TO travel no farther than possible on
the boat. and asked the price to G alena, which
We paid. and at that place left the boat. Up
on looking at the room assigned US, we found
as above described. When ready to retire,
at about half past nine, we opened the room.
aud instead Of finding i. prepared for our re-.