The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-23
LETTER FROM THE caPfftL. 81
Principally About the HANDY.
IN 1piiAa2ppodLssssL Feb. y. 1851 Z

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Editors Journal: 3lt0I VIZ 10
The citizens of your city have, no
reason to complain of the hospitality
extended to the Crescent City Silver
Band by the Legislature and residents
Of the Capital. It is all and even
more than could have been desired.
The members of the Band have every
where been received with the utmost
cordially and marks of respect.
Yesterday morning the Band was re-
'ceived by the House of Representa-
tiyes, whose members seemed to be
delighted with their amusic.k After
adjournment, at the suggestion of
some of the Representatives, pro-
cession was formed and marched to
the Bates House, the boys playing
I" Sherman's March. /" A special in
oEitation was extended to them ana
"a few gentlemen to dine With
the Governor, which was &C,
cepted and the dinner enjoyed.
Your readers are too well acquainted
with the Governors estimablez lady
and family. to require any description
of the entertainment. Everything
connected with it was elegant without
being stiff and formal, and SO deli
ciously arranged and managed that it
had all the gsaiality- of home.
special invitahon from the Sen
ate called the Band to the room of
that honorable body at FIVE o'clock.
where they were received by the
President of the Senate in a few ap-
propriate reularks, and the Eleaderof
the band invited TO take seat in the |
Presidents stand. This, no Doubt |
the first instance of a similar honor
being conferred upon any band Of nu.
sicians in our State, and shows The
high appreciation the Union men of
the State entertain for a thoroughly
gentlemanly band.
The concert in the evening was not
as largely attended as some antidpat-
ed, but the audience was respectable
in numbers, as many being present as
would have filed the Masonic Hail I'm
your city. The concert itself vas ex-
cellent, and ;gaysy so far as tn, opin-.
ion of the audience could be asgtained
through their manifestations,ge general T
satisfaction, The music. was vary fine.
The singing Of Mr.. ~Goldsbary was
splendid, and theopiaho performances
of Messrs. Parsons, Cau1fell. Owen,
and Miss Howard, superior to any
thing heard, in your city 70. many a
day. Mr.. Battlefield, the Director Of
the concert, Eis1deserving of credit for /
his zeal ana. good taste ilomanagH i
affair 10 lasn III sfli'l ia
After theconcert the bard visited
she J0mpattand Herald printing Off
ces, and Ye,bther Goyerpsro assera-
made. ,., ,as,l., psa,,,, .pl = +
Tezday being the anniFersaIy of /
WAsHfNG ToNs birth day, salute was
fred in honor of the event, aud the
Band. by special request furnished
the music at the Capitol binding. : :
s Tonight there will be.a public re-
eeption at the residence of the Gov
ernor, which will afford 1.-THE members
of the. Legislature and the citizens h
generally, the first opportunity to pay
their respects to the family ofthe
Governor in their new hone. The
weather promises to be pleasant, and
it is 0proba bic the sattend:nce will
be IYery large. 40 ,oah14 Y
I The trial in the HowARDSTRETcH
Err case, which has been dngging its
SLOW length along for two or three
weeks, was terminated yesterday. and
submitted to the jury, 10 verdict
has yet been rendered. tits thought
by many that the jury vii be unable
to agree, and SO return, Considerable |.
interest has been unaffected in the II
rial and much anxiety fet by large
number of STREToHERs friends as to
the result. Isnd 6 ssH OCCASIONAL. f.
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