The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-05-22
Especial to tho Vindicator.
TRIP no THE CITY.
TIE BRASS BAND WINS TIE CRIgCEx1
CrfY-A RAPID TlAN0lT-ovA1IoN 20
1pI yIasI Z. BEL II ALR11ND. :.
:: !: .HN-1aB CRoP p00OrDo9D
OF LOWER IOUlolANA-
AHIAvY UP JINo11-
4 BRIDAL IA1TY-
CAPT. DICK AID
lI0 ILD0AJT
BOAT.

'30o:0otC0Jt0C0o0 0Su1O 000Os W.
dor tho leadership Of F. Nums Tau
ziu, paid . visit to the Crescent CITY
last week. having been invited BY
OApt. Dick sinnott 70 take . trip on
tho splendid steamer. tho Jesse K.
Bell. The baud, lacking however
come OF To beet members, met tho
boat q 0unney's landing. and were
nlyvsleoQsd !Tlsy dieooataed
llu6jo q I'll pcomiseat points O the
TIP. Reaching AlezsadEi& early
Wednesday moening both tho boat
end musiclans Wsge welcomed By .
largs ooocourse Of eitissoa. AZ IN.
dc boat 1T To landing Of this en-
tsepeising town, end steamed to The
uppse limits q IT, phase; then
,oesdiag 70 shel seasesd dowa -
stvse. The band played ono oe their
)iviieot airs o. The cabin dock: roust-
sbouts assembled On tho staging and
IN tho ioeecastls, and Gang With
stsntosisn voiees ono Of their popu.
'las ohosuoee; the cabin boys. In full
waiter uniform. we're assembled on
tho hurricane roof: that mighty
whiatls sounded ID most sonoroua
hotea. and q the @agnldcoot packet
literally dew pest tho town. tho citi'
ssns shoused, waived hats and hand
'ksrchiefD, and gave the boat such q
ssad Of o = seldom Witnessed IL
any locality. The whole sceoe M
| ono Of eathusiastic excitement. CAPT
Dick grew In stature. and genial
smiles beamsd oil over bio pleasant
counteuance. Such a ovation w
suiacient % make any steamboat
captain proud Of bio craft, but Capt
Dick has Just cause 70 slery IN tha
splendid steamer which be com
mauds, and h, . be, end I'll bio Of
Acees ought to Do. proud Of tho Rex
River palaco which plies In tho trade
The Jesse K. Bell passed out o
Red River Wednesday night tho 18th
q III o'clock. Alter makias severn
landings tho boat reached Bstol
ilouesat 4 A. n. ThurDday. Takinl
On eoal che sred downward. reach
ing tho city about 1 o'clock 2. y.
Tie same Day. With . good trip. 90
her cabin full Of passenger.
The Miseissippi river b stall ver
high, but declining. and DANCE
ftom overflow b considered pasoe
toe tho present season. The corn
eane and slce fields present . MOI
luxuriant growth, and plaaters IL
formed tho writer that The prseeu
Iefop prospects. 40 unswpasee
since tho M. Most assuIedly ID
ASPECT Of tho fields With their Ion
rows Of cane waving II the breeze
cho taseeling corn nodding IN ocos
, ! olooming want: tho smooth em'
u rald surface OF tho growing rio
! ably second tho bright anticipation
, Of the plauters. ':Thsee = lie IN q
) Cd land yet," and tho people q
full Of buoyaat exhilasatioo.
eaeuv6sy sveaing The je1Do K. b
m ~ vAad WITH ~ ,Asavie
hoight which any boat svse beouGl
M Red River Tor Grand Eeors; Q
: q the captain ssid. The finest lol
. evse carried up Red River.
I outho up tip. ths Whasl q Bet
, Rouge NJ shrooeod With people
4 voleome ~ bat and Daad. WI
I tssseia0 vees intseshaagsd bstwe'
! hieods end relatives whes ~ sesaa
, lie iaadol. HDavily la1Qas1 = q
Ar ~ esuGlbs 16sA ssesGa'
: II oloW. j Red River ~ Zip n
y nashed Nh We)eo0e atsysgy IN
ltioe ~ anou1e q hslGAt a
sI elasgol ~ daply voadastal
Fl 0n10ix Z 1qi6al eleGeDloo patty 81
D q 80. eooll 66lng q . lasge 1ul