The Kanzas news., 1858-08-21

"lmplhating SO freely during the for eIsos
that he could scarcely navigate. He was
as badly frightened as the balance. The
captain ordered him to ego and fire uu.,'-
Dutcbman said he .spe Got tamned,,if he
would fire. The entire crew preferred &c
stay In the rear, aud the captain was oblio-
d ed to desert the wheelhouse and fire mn him
self. He was so badly scared however thai
he shook like an aspen leaf. Soon the boai
II rounded toward shore at the mouth of a
small creek which puts into the Missouri
near Kansas City. When the boat touched
the shore l was looking towards Kansas
City. turned round and saw that the
boat was cleared entirely of captain, crew
and passengers, with the exception of the
dutch fireman, my companion and myself.
They had ieaped over the railing onto the
bank like flock of frightened sheep, as
soon as the boat touched the shore. and
! we're out OF sight in a moment. The
Uutchman was trying to climb over the
| railing onto the bank. He was so drunk
that without the aid of the fright he receiv
/ ed he could not have got over at all. He
finally succeeded in getting over, and threw
himself down behind a large oak tree which
stood few steps from the shore The
scene was laugllable enough to be sure
| Captain, crew and passengers, clearing the
i railing at single bound and putting dis
lance between themselves and the boat at a
rapid rate-and the struggle of the drunk
en- Dptehman. was enough TO excite the ris-
iblilties under any circumstances. leaned
against the boat railing and fairly shouted.
Turning round saw nv companion, also
leaning against the railing convulsed with
laughter. Together we made the welkin
] ring-the noise being even greater than
that OF the shrieking boiler. We had il all
to ourselves for about FIVE minutes-the boat
IN the meanwhile banging against the bank
and crowding into the mouth of the creek
under full head of steam. We now be-
gan to think of gettingof Our horses were
the bother now. At this instant nv COM
panion said, ''look at the Dutchman." and
Immediately exploded looked and
saw HIM raise himself up by the tree where
ne had been lying, take one affrighted look
at the boat, and then with an 'sOh got TAM
drop to the ground. I exploded" too.-
Soon we saw the captains head peering
cautiously from behind tree distant about
one hundred yards. We called to him to
come and relieve us, assuring him there was
no danger. He finally came out very re-
luctantly; and in few minutes righted the
boat, and got it up to the landing, when
we went ashore, mounted, rode 10 the city
and stopped at the Eldridge House. Itwas
with difficulty that we could straighten our
faces long enough to eat dinner The drunk
en- Dutchman with his ooh Got tamn" is
still fresh before my minds eve, and
l laugh, even yet when I think of it
But business soon drove away all else
| As we went up the Levee we dropped in
hrst upon Messrs. McCarty & Ransom,
who had just got out from the rubbish
occasioned by the falling of their building
a short time since, and were occupying
adjoining rooms. They are among the
heaviest dealers in the city, and do a de-
servediy good business. Farther over on
the Levee we found Growell & Co., c..
McCally, and P. Saxton d Co.; all in
the Grocery and Provision business. and.
all doing good business, if we may Judge
from the number of teams we saw load
ing and unloading at all these places. A
merchant can scarcely go amiss amongst
| those we have mentioned. They are all
fair and liberal dealers, and deserve a
share of the Southwest" patronage. In
the Drug and Medicine business T. B.
Hale d Bro, j. c. Adkins & Co, and
Buncher d Graham, are doing all the
business, and it is extensive These firms,
by their energy and fair dealing, have
built up this most important branch of
trade almost to colossal proportions They
are all well worthy of patronage They
are all located on the Levee. D. NJ. Jar
Doe. on the Levee, is doing heavy bu-
siness in Dry Goods, Groceries. Provis-
ions and Liquors, and j. & P. Shannon,
near by, corner of Front and Main streets,
sell large quantities of Dry Goods, Cloth
ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps. In
the Hardware line A. D. Pitkin is the on
~ wholesale dealer. and we can safely rec
ommend him to all who wish to make
cheap purchases. j. S. Chick l. Co,
still farther east on Front street, are doing
a heavy Grocery and Provision business.
This is one of the Oldest houses in the city,
and certainly none are more reliable. We
found the new Book Store and Paper
Warehouse of Messrs. Balls & Hicks to
be quite all that it had been represented,
and found that we could make more ad-
vantageous purchases there than in 81.
Louis. In the way of Furniture, Messrs.
Frame & Conwell furnish the most COM
plete stock, and they are every way re-
liable. They are also agents for the Aus
tin Powder Co.
While on Front street we win take a peep
into the two printing offices of which the
city boasts. First comes the Daily Journal
Of Commerce. When in the journal Office
we are cat home; the editors and III. Quad
having met before" This then, is the of
fee from which is issued the prettiest and
spiciest daily in the West. or anywhere else
"a typographical beauty-always at work
for the interests of the place which il so
ably represents. The Journal, under its
present conductors. has been a powerful
agent in bringing to notice the advantages
of Kansas City as commercial point, and
to this cause may be traced much of its
nresent nronortions. The Inh denartnnent