Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-17
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY EYBNINe,,AUdU USE IL:

Interesting 10 EnGuisttave Travellers.
The following notice, which is said to be post
ed in one of the Ohio river steamers, will :be
found Of interest to all travellers who like to
gather promiscuous information ofrmatters and
things by the way:
NorGeE:- person or persons dosirous Of
obtaining information in regard to the distances
to the various points along the river. the prob
able time of reaching them the length of time
the boat will remain !; why she will not remain
longer; if the passengers would have time to
60 to the postoMce; the depth oftswater the
geological chronological or agricultural stats
tics OF the country; population, wealth. crops,
land or prominent characteristics OF the lnnab
tauts; their origin, average height, complexion (.
color Of hair, eyes and eyebrows, nature OF dis
position; rate of increase or, decrease number
of births. marriages, deaths, or serious attacks
of Illness: relative proportion of male and female
progeny. and probable reasons therefor; causes
of decline in prosperity, and different ways In
which such disasters might have been and
probably would have been avoided had they
been known at the time; relative proportion OF
mules, horses, sheep, hogs, or negroes; num-
Der Of bushels Of corn to the acre; quantity OF
cotton; average size Of watermclons; breadth
of beam Of all steamers on OF near the river
and the Gulf Of Mexico; how many times the
boat stops between any point and any other
point, and why; exact distance from Cathsn
Bend to SkipBith;;g and thence to point
where the willows project into the river between
Suckers Point, and Skinny Kidink ) length OF
time the boat will remain at Vicksburg; amount
of cholera and measles prevalent, and why;
medicine used for sdiferent,iocal complaints,
proportion of different Ingredients thereof, and
the reason fer adopting such proportion
amount OF freight and produce carried each
trip. the points to which it is carried, the price
and whether the boat lis always paid promptly;
how many passengers are aboard; their names,
history and destination; their probable bust:
ness and their qualifications for attending to
the same; whether married or not, and if not,
why not; and in general all details OF ,lntorma-
ton as to their future hopes and prospects !;
whether the gentlemen playing cars are profess
sional gamblers; If So how much has been
lost; If not, how much has bcen-w whether
the pilot isa temperate man or not; the pro-,
bable danger of fire, explosion of boilers, being
sunk, or any other accident; whether the clock
is exactly right or not, whether tho duties OF
steamboat clerk are not extremely arduous&;
how long each clerk has been employed !; whe.
Their he has ever been blown up, sunk OF burn
ed up, and why. and, in general, all informa-
ton Of geological, natural, legal medical
theological, metaphysical, biographical, histor-
ical anatomical, statistical arith.
metical grammatical, : ethical or intellectual
character, can be accommodated by calling upon
any of the courteous and gentlemanly clerks
connected with the boat; or, In their absence,
any information will be furnished by the pilot
engineer, mate or deck hands. -@3a2-,