The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-04-03
River an1 Weather.

River and Weather.
Since our lSss report the fvK hD
been steadily rising 1t thio point up
10 tho present writing (Thussdsy).
but Wednesdays papers proclaim
that II b again on tho decline ae
Ualess heavy Spring
rsius should prevail, the probability
IL that tho river has reached Ito
highest altitude for tho present ses-
son. Our landing hss not been On
livened this year With any steamer
except the Kate now plying between
this point and Grand Ecore.
The Jeese K. Bell was up on time
Last Tuesday morning. bringing .
. heavy freight for our merohsats.
Among tho passensers 10 ohronicle
tho arrival Of ". b Jack. Esq.,. end
O. Capmszfin, Esq. Among tho do.
psrtures were Justice Wm. y. Levy.
Of the Supreme bench. Mr.. q. D.
Tessier and E. E. Buckner. Esq.
The present season seem 70 have
oeen particularly disastrous to Red
river steamers. From . late number
II the Shreveport, Standard Ne clip
the following:
We are psined to record tne iact OF
The total destruction b. are Of our
little home coast racket the steamer
Trout. which occurred at John Cald.
| Wells landing about twenty.lour
mile below here on Red RIVER, at !
v'cl ok Sunday evening, the 8'h
inst. Bre Was on her return from
trio TO Ntnden, heavily loaded With
cotton and cotton seed, consigned
here. and while under way o. the
Duint above named . t1ee broke out
IN her cotton forward. and spread
Nth such rapldity . TO serIo0ely Ru,
In peril tho lfveo Of I'll on everd. oee
VAS immediAtely headed Tor tn(
sh0re And y line made test aud thu
DasseDRefs, OF which there Wert
about ten on board, safely gotten OF
land. Ahesvy gale was blowing. .
ihe time, and to use tho expression
~ Oapt. Gen. White, her commando!
:'she won't like = flash OF powder.
In lees than ton minutes from TO-
time the flre Was 6rst discovered. tn
boat Was In a blaze from stem =
stern. Oaly q few bales OF her 90!
, ,oc. wh;un wers thrown over BOARD
were saved. The boat aud almos
her entire cargo, were soon o00su@
81. and of course are . total loss. ~
Ketchu,n, tho clerk, succeeded !
! saving her books aud papers. "
, are gratilod 70 state that no i've
we're Loaf. AZ soon as tho news {
= the disaster vas brought TO the CIT
D Cayt. Ben. White went down
I where 1t occurred with the Stirliu
a White, and brought up the posDel
!, eers aud the little OF tho cargo th'
" Vac saved. -,
II Axognl1 Boar Lon.-We Leo
d from 3 pg,VasO diSpoeeh reeotveo ne
, veaterdey. thst On Last Friday q
- steamer Rove CITY 01uck . 0oog q
,. annk ak 0sadocDoo'S loodjoe, 2oo'
}. ooventy. Ave miles shove Fultoo, AZ
Z. She ma On board Of tho dine q q
. accidont obous 200 bales u ooeeo
i The boa& No Q TOTAL WreCe.
- llveo Were lot. No oehse postjcula'
70 The weo&hse during tho pase ~
ID has been 3 co0binstioo q opriI
le and Wintse, the latter making . d
ID per,te e0oets 70 useee IN the Up
D! tho formse.
70 Friday asth.-A regular bluse'
b ing March day, withs heavy sou'
T. srn IND ppsvailing daring H.
!. t,rs dsy, and whiEiing tho dust Il
. the syes OF psdsatrians. and dill
Of every nook, corner and creviee Y
q. its flying partielss.
n Saturday Nth.-A heavy rain {
70. ,cooapaaipd Nth thunder and y
ming.
~ ~. Sunday ssth-At l o'clock ..
=. tho wind suddenly Veeeod %
y; West, the scudding clouds d.
=. reared and tho stmosphere beca
~ - decidedly cool. The day Ne . q
y. nitoeut ono, elsas ~ end pleas'
NJ Spriug atmoephere.
in Noaday leth-Anothsr eleae I
m. pleasant day, With tho wind
~ Wet. e-,e-,
q raetday seta-Dssisg The ii
g ~ svied .v0scsd Two points o
". c88mpas1, ~. blew hon 10 Z
1is. The sky ~ ovseuase With do!
Mt. "a an~. 1(nlgseeah1e stmosp'
ugs prevailed. ,.:
will wednesday sl-still cloudy
- Wind South and eouth.eaat. TIKI
~ ~sa pleasant and tho Gun made
" y ersl atasmpts 70 pierce tho lei
ste, clouds. ai SIS
,4ThurDdsy, Apsil lsk-Rsin sas1
the moroins. Wind South
~, ,ou' ~ith every indication Of - %
10y. 10y snQe Of moisture. $685.. ,..e=e,-