The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-26
p6~ Life on the Western steamers is

SATURDAY MORNING. &c
H6r Life on the Western steamers is a
school for the study of character. Old voy-
ayers up and down the river, can tell more
of mans aptitudes at sight than Lavater
and Spurzheim ever could from deliberate
examination of his face and Uranium. Inc
smartest chaps-in their own esteem-lnet
with on the Western waters are the Eastern
Drummers. They are, according to their
own conceit, capable of taking care of them
selves in any crowd. One of these distin-
ouished travellers in the West, was recently
on board the crack packet Southerner, on
her trip up from Memphis. He was a
deeply interested spectator of a game of po-
ker between players who bet high-dis-
played respectable piles of gold--and spoke
freely about their lands and negroes. One
of them who had an utter adherence of
banks, won by chance fifty dollar bank
note, which he received with great apparent
reluctance-protesting that he never deiled
his pockets with the ragged and vile issues
of any bank. He was an original Jackson
anti-bank man, and had taken VOW never
to pocket bank note nor a personal insult
from any man. Ifthere were any bank sup
porters in the crowd who thought enough of
their rags to give him two $40 gold pieces
for the promise to pay $50, he might have
the vile thing. Tho New Yorker drew out
and laid down the gold, with the observa-
ton that he was ever ready for trade, and
would accommodate the gentleman. 13
Shortly after the purchaser presented the
bill atIthe office, and desired his passage
money to be taken out of it. Archer, to
the alarm of the holder, demurred to the
genuineness of the bill. A search was made
for the abominator of bank bills but ii
was late and he had retired: SO the matter
was left for adjustment till morning, and
the Spectator in bank rags sought his own
berth. About midnight the boat stopt at q
solitary landing, when the anti-bank man
and one of his companions suddenly con-
eluded they would leave the boat word
was passed Immediately to the bill pur
chaser, that the seller was giving him the
slip. With only his shirt, pants, and on'
boot on, he rushed after them down to thu
deck, over the gang way plank, and seizet
one,-but fortunately the wrong man-jus
. as he slept upon the shore; a struggle en-
sued, during which the anti-bank man fieC
back to the boat, and the steamer backed
out, leaving one of the gamblers and thu
New York Spectator to fight it out; tn
latter without cent in his pocket, and wit
neither coat nor hat, and only one boot t
his feet, on an inhospitable spot on sh
Mississippi banks. The actual state of tn
affair was not discovered by Capt. Triplet
or Mr. Archer till the boat vast too far abov
the landing to return for the unfortunat
passenger.
He and the gambler made peace after tn
boat left them, and walked the solitary ban
during the night in sweet companionshiI
In the morning steamer came along an
they got on board. The poor coatless an
hatless victim of circumstances, told HI
tale and made an appeal to the officers fc
assistance; but being in company with
notorious blackleg, no credence was give
to his story, and the decision of those VIII
listened to him was that he was no bette
than his companion; that he had probabl
been guilty of some rascality on board IL
Southerner, and had been put on shore ha
naked. as he was, by Capt. Tripplett. 4
the next island he and the gambler wei
elected from the second boat as naked 4
he was taken on board. After days of su
fering and humiliation, the poor operator
bank notes reached Cairo wiser, though
sadder man, than when ne stepped on boar
the Southerner. At the wharf-boat i
found his baggage carefully deposited !
Capt. Triplett and Mr.. Archer, subject
his order, with note telling him that b
leaving the spuriou sbill with their agent
would receive his two $40 gold piece
which they had made the gambler disgori
after learning the facts on the gambler
return to the boat. We don't believe til
unfortunate gentleman will be so Gag
again to shave New Orleans bank notes
the rate of 20 per cent. for gold -
Iron ORE SMELTED WITH RAW COAL--T
proprietors of the Iron Mountains in Nj
souri,, have succeeded in smelling the Q
from the mountain with the raw bitumino
coal, that is mined in the vicinity of
Louis. The experiment is pronounced to
eminently successful. The question W
now be whether ore shall be transported
"a the coal, and the furnaces erected in t