Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-10
Editorial Correspondence of the Gazette.
STEAMER Cor. CRossMAN,)
Aug. 29th, 1857.

On the 18th inst. we left our own beau
tiful City, Bellevue, on board of the mag
nifcent Steamer Cor. CRossMAN. She
is a fine staunch new boat, commanded by
Col. j. Cheever. The Col. Crossman
was built at Pittsburg, expressly for the
Missouri river trade, and finished last
February. She is complete in all her
appointments, and her officers, from Cap
tain down to Steward, are gentlemen.
In their intercourse with passengers, they
are kind and o~bliging-and it makes one
feel at home to be on board.
We had the pleasure of forming the
acquaintance of Maj. JOHNSON, of the
Council Bluffs Daily Buge, who is on an
exploring expedition down the big Mud
Dr." We find him much of a gentleman
kind and obliging in his manners-and
a good fellow generally, and the notes
which he sounds for the Bugl, are of
the right sort.
AT the mouth of the Platte river, we
passed the Steamer Omaha, sticking fast
on q sand.bar. She was loaded down 10
her guards, and from appearances, had
her full complement of passengers. She
was bound for Sioux City, and we hope
will make a profitable trip-but, owing to
the very low stage of water, she will have
a " hard road 10 travel
At Kenosha bar, two and a half miles
below Rock Bluffs, we found the DAN.
CoNvERsE, high and dry on a sand bar,
7 where she had remained five days, una
' bic to e~xtricate herself from her unpleas-
ant situation. The hands had refused to
t do their duty and were in mutiny. During
:. the melee, the Engineer struck the Cap
: tain on the head with a bar of iron, injur-
f ing his head severely, and had it not been
for the interference of Maj. ARNOLD, In
dian Agent, who was on board, he would
it have been murdered. Maj. Arnold and
family, together with all the other passen'
j. gers, left her and anne on board of the
Col. Crossman.
The Major is a. jolly a specimen o.
A. human nature, as we ever had the pleas
id ure to be acquainted with. He, with hi
st family, had taken passage on board of TIT
'y Converse at Omaha, for Kansas City, in
I'd tending to be absent from his post ffteel
at days-the time for which he receives
il leave of absence from his post, and wa
ne cooped up in that miserable concern owe
It's five days, subsiSting on bread and water
CT and fighting the musquitoes-a rattle
~ hard operation.
ce We learn that the Captain of the Con
an verse, is a good natured Pennsylvani
Is dutchman, unacquainted with the riyel
and having no control over his hands
ny The Engineer and pilot knew nothin
lto about their business and were constant
OF quarreling.
Mt. The boa. had been to Sioux City, an
ng meeting with accidents and delays. sh
os- had Tossed over $500 on the trip. o
Ill her return to Omaha, (no boat having al
to rived for some time a,large number
persons took passage on her, among whoI
ter was Maj. Arnold and family. The boz
he being indebted at Omaha for provision
an on her upward trip, she was compelled
ltts pay out all the money received from pa
be- sengers, before she left the port. I'll
consequence was, the next morning the
out had nothing to eat, and no money 10 b.
provisions with-and they purposely IT
as upon the first sand-bar they could find,
lie order to get rid of their passengers. \
lied boat coming down TO their relief, NJ;
'ses Arnold in the goodness of his heart, pr
lion posed to the Capt, hat he would go asho
ice, and buy a beef, and thus save all han
axe from starving-and actually did lay O
ere for their benefit all the money he h
his with him, so that he was compelled to be
row 10 nav his paSSare on The CrnEsm1