The Woodville Republican., 1851-08-12
-. -. JuIT 81. -.

II
ther mo, ed b. nome kind Of spirt
to give 700 pen and ink sketch OF
some things which have come under
nv notice since last saw you at that
last. and greatest Of glorious old Don
egars barbecue. feel nevertheless,
that descriptions Of river trips on
- floating palaces" extracts from Jour-
mails &c. &., are now so common as to
seem in general rather insipid and
monoiouous than interesting or worth
reading.
Suffice il, however. that am now on
board that magnificent St. Louis pack
ct the "AIeck Scott" commanded by
the polite and gentlemanIy Swan and
with in general as gentleraanly and
agreeable set Of officers as one vii
ever meet on any steamboat whatev-
er. The mere mention of this boat is
assurance enough to all who know
her, and may be to all others, that all
creature comforts are well looked af
ter. and most satisfactorily attended TO-
We have plenty of passengers though
not crowded; there are also but few on
deck. and no one seems to think any
thing about cholera, especially do any
such thoughts seem far away from the
dinner table,-perbaps our security in
this respect is partly attributable to
the fact that we have the renowned
DR.. Gilbert with US who bears his
bIushing honors mainly gathered IN
the city Of the crescent, with the
greatest meekness, being plain unas
suming man, very good company and
very lively in society; one Of bis pa
tients also accompanied US aGlmiil Sat
urday evening. whose shrunken face
gave ample evidence that the dreaded
scourge and the operators instrument
had been at work TO spoil and restore
the ordinary appearance of his physi
ognomy We have also returning cal
ifornians with many stories of hai
breadth escapes. the beauties and de
formi,ies Of the youthful queen of thu
Pacific. Merchants on their way tt
New York, others, like myself, travel
ling North simply for pleasure and Ell
/ ioyment with view to spend the sum
mer amid the excitements of traS
and novelty,
We had an interesting acquisition
to our number yesterday morning fror
some place in Arkansas, being tn
Sheriff of one of the counties, havin
in charge three men and two womer
(all whiteO accompanied by child Q
| two, and who We're charged with til
murder either as principals or aces
sories of a child of ten years, and a
attempt to exiinguish the vital spar
in one or two others, besides, in tn
classic language of the official, "kicb
in up muss in general, and doin' a
kinds of dcvilment in petickler.' The
landed at Columbia for the purpose {
an introduction to the building wit
grated ,oindo,osi
But of one passenger | certainl
should be guilty of gross ca'elessne'
md want of gallantry in not mention
ing; allude to Mrs. f. W. Foot
Cheves, an ac COM nlished and beautifl
lady authoress; she is well known
portions of Mississippi, bat lest yo
may not be familiar with the name
will copy a short notice OF her fror
a late number of the Natchez Ere
Trader; and which runs as follows:
"GLoRY ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.-O
Thursday last we had the distinguish
ed bonor and high compliment of a vi
sit from beautiful, interesting, an
accomplished lady authoress.
Mrs. Cheves is the widow of the lat
esteemed DR.. Cheves of Raymond
Kinds County, in this State. and nov
in her lone widowhood has collecte
the effusions OF her chaste and pcnsiv
muse into a neat volume replete wit
tenderness and intellectual sweetnes
&C., &C."
You will perhaps pardon my vanit
| in saying was introduced to her
Bayou Sara, and as she was coming Il
: the river and had no male friend wit
har riaoaI harSalf nndar m ~ Unrotaot