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South Carolina Monuitent Associa? tion.?The monument proposed to be erected by the women of Booth Caro? lina, in memory oi their gallant dead in the late Confederate war, has been de? layed in its completion by want of the necessary funds. The ooat of the monu? ment will be $10,000; the first install? ment of $5,000 has been already paid to the distinguished arohiteots, Muldoon & Co., of Kentucky, who are proceeding with the monnment, which, when finished, will be a noble and beautiful tribnte to oar deceased soldiers. It is requisite that $5,000 shall be raised by October next, to complete this sum of $10,000. Thin can be easily obtained, if each District will pledge itself to give $200, and if every individual who re? ceives one of these circulars will Bend the small snm of $1. Let a treasurer and collectors be appointed in every vil? lage and oity, and let the money collect? ed by thcGG Iooal treasurers be promptly forwarded to tho General Treasurer, Mrs. W. K. Baehman, at Columbia. If the ladies in these Districts will give the matter their earnest attention, we are oonvinoed that they will soon Becure the amount repaired. Surely none will re? fuse to aid in perpetuating the memory of those who counted not their lives dear that they might euvo the land they loved bo well; and though tho cause 1 they died for be lost, all is not lost, bo ?long aB their grand epitaph, "They died Ifor their prinoiples," whether-engrnven Ym marble or on the tablets of our hearts, Aihall contain for us and for future gene? rations inspiration and hope. Mrs. W. K. BAOHMAN, Treasurer S.O. Monument Assoo'n. Mbs. JOHN T. DARBY, Corresponding Secretary. Miss MARTIN, Recording Secretary. Board op Directors.?Tho officers of the Association and Mrs. O. Mache, Mrs. Q. Howe, Mrs. O. Walker, M-s. John MoKonzio, Mrs. John Bacon, Mrs. A. Dargan, Mrs. C. Beck, Mrs. B. Levy, Mre. John Fisher, Mra. W. H. Gibhes, Miss LiaBorde, Miss Wade, Mrs. S. Beard. Papers throughout tho State will oblige by copying. THE'TAX-PAYERS' CONVENTION WILL give many an opportunity to test the truth of the by-word among smokers, "the INDIAN GIRL sails the finest Cigars for the monov," and to try those celebrated FIVE GENT CIGARS, by tra v ol c r ti DECLARED TO BE Far superior to any thoy can get for ten cents in other citieB. These facts being mado known to the smoking public, is it surpris? ing that in AN AO T OF REBELLION Against being forced to pay high prices for those inferior Cigara that flood the market, they should resort or Bend their orders to INDIAN GIBL CIGAR STORE, Columbia, S.O. New brands of SMOKING TOBACCO just received._ Feb IB NKW SPRING GOODS GRAND CENTRAL DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT L of OUB STOCK at present is complete in all the departments. We cordially invite all purchasers of goods to examine our assortment before making their selections, as a call at our establish? ment willeave tham TIME and MONEY. NEW SPRING GOODS ARRIVING DAILY. First class Goods, at low prices, can al wa j s be purchased at The Grand Central Dry Goods Establishment of WM. D. LOVE & CO., Under tho Wheeler House. 1 WM. D. LOYE. B. B. MoCBEERY. Febl MEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! Every Week! Winter Dress Godds at Iiow Down Prices, byO. F. JAGKSON, Zseader Xiow Prices, 128 Main Street. Feb 1_ $100,000 IN FOR 'CLOTHING GENTS* FURNISHING GOODS, "jp>OUGHT fiinco tho great declines, and wo pries? JJ> are selling thorn at tho very lowest _aforo*8h. Wciutond to givo our cub Ir.merBthoadvantaqoof tho LOW PRICES. Como and soo our'fctook. Wo consider it a compliment for persona to call and see our goods KINARD A WILEY. THED BY J. A. SELBY. . GC Special Notices. OB8TAULKSTO 1*1 A II KI AO IS ?HAPPY tfELIEF FOR YOUNG MEN from tho effdom of errors and abuses, in early life. Manhood Restored. Impediments to Marriage re? moved. New method of treatment. New and remarkable romedios, Books and Cir? culars sent froo. in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress, H? W A KB ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa.?an institution having a high reputation for honorable conduct and professional skill. Feb 10_||TT3mo THE MILD POWER CURES; II?MPIT KEYS' HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS HAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST ample experience, an entire success. Simple, Prompt, Efficient and Reliable. They nro the only medicines perfectly adapted to popular us^?n> simple tint mistaken cannot ho mndo in Ushnr thorn ; so harmless as to bo froo from dancer; ntut so efficient as to Ins nlwuys reliable. They hav: tho highest commendation from all, and will always render satisfaction. Price., in luxgu three-drachm, vials, with directions : ? No* Cures. Cent* 1. Fevers, Congestion, Inflammations, . . 50 2. Worms, Wurm P?vor, Worm Colic, . . SO 3. Crytiig-Collc, orTiethiiijcof Itifiuitrf, . 50 4. Diarrhoea, of Children or AdulN, . . JO 5. Dysentery, Griping. Bilious Colic, . . 50 G. CHolcra-JIIorlms, Vomiting, .... 50 7. Couglie, i.'ohh-', Bronchitis,.50 P. Neural gin, Toothache, Faecaehe, . . . 50 0. llcnilaclies, Pick Hcodaehc, VerlS???. - 50 10. Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach. ?',tl 11. Suppressed, or Pninful Periods, . . . 50 12. Wliltes, too Profusa Periods, . . . SO 13. Croup, Cough, DiMcult Breathin.r, . . 50 H- Knit It he urn, Erysipelar,, Eruptions, . 50 1*. Rkenuiadim, Rlieumotfo Pains, . . . 50 16. Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Agues, 50 17- Pilot, blind or bleeding. to IS. OpUtnnlmy, and Boro or Weak Eyes, . in 10. fjntttrrh, Acuto or Cbronio Influeuaa, . to 20. wiiooptna-Coufrh, Violent Coughs, . to 21. Asthma, Orprcstied Breathing, ... 60 22. Far Discharges, Impaired Hearing, . 5^ 23. Scrofula, Enlarged Glands, Rwclline?, . 50 21. General Debility, Physical Weakness, . .'?<> 25. Dropsy and Scanty Beeret ions, .... JO 20. Seit-SlclcneBB? Sickness from Kidin;;, . .'.'? 27 Kldney-DlacnRC, Oravel. 5a 2B. Nervous Debility, Seminal Vealcr.e or Involuntary Discharges,.1 r>o ;9. SoreRXoutli,Canker, . . .. . . . . 50 so Urinary %VcnUness?Woltmgtl?olle?l, .?} 81. Palnftil S?erIod?, with RiMWUis, . . JO 32. B uflfcr In ~s t.t? luMigoofI.jre, . . . . e S3. Epllepsey, Sp-imiW, St. Vitus? Danee, . 100 31. Dlptatherlii? I totMM Bowi Throat,. . 50 35 Clironic Coatrcstiitna and Eruptions, o0 FAMILY CASKS. Cane ("Morocco) with above 35 large vials anil Manual of Directions . . . - ?I? 00 Case (Morocco) of 20 largo vinls ?"'1 Book, ?00 twyTlieso remedies aie sent by tno case or slnglo l?ox to any part c>f tlio country, free of cliargc, on receipt of price. Address Humphreys' Specific Homeopathic fviediclno Co., OtQco und Depot, No. 5G2 Bboadway, New Voi-.k. For Sale toy all Druggists. For sulo by Geiger A McGregor, Agen'.s. _Dec 17_-tTTly_ K00MS to LEt7 ROOMS for Lawyors, Insuranco Agonte, Broker?, or other business or professional men. AI.80, SLEEPING ROOMS in tho now CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. lue Building nas neon lioishnd with spe? cial view to the eouvooienco and comforts of tenants. APPLY AT THE HANK. Feb 12_'_lmo Balwer's Great Noveh, THE PARISIANS, illustrated?Jl 00. Publicans and Sinnors, a Novel, by Miaa Braddon?75 cents. A Princeea of Thulo, a Novel, by author of I "Adventures of a I'Licton,' "Daughter of] Heth," Ac?75 cents. Lolda's Fortune, a Novel?$1 00. Which Shall It Be? a Novel, by author of I tho Wooing 0'T?S.i cents. Bebee; or, Two Littlo Wooden Shoes; a story, by Ouida?$1 CO. _F*b 19 R. L. BRYAN'S BOOKSTORE. Mark Twain's Last. THE GUILDED AGE?A Story of To-Day, with 100 plates. Adventures of an Attorney in Uearch of! Practico, by Warren?$2.25. Autobiography aud Memoir of Rev. Dr, Gutbrio--$2. Apes and Men, by Mivert?$1 50. Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland, bv Lecke??1.75. Locke's History of Rationalism, 2 volumes. Locke's European Morals, 2 volumes. The UuguonotB in Franco, by Smiles?$2. And other Now Books, fur sale at Feb 19_B. L. BllYAN'H BOOKSTORE. Gannon Ball. FAMOUd CABBAGE SEED, just received Cannon Ball Cabbage, MArblohcad Mammoth, Fotlor's Early Drumhead, Carter's Extra Early Cabbago, Winoing&tadt, Sohuionfust, French, Ox Hoar t and other kinds. , ALSO, Koy's Extra Early Prolific Tomato, Extra Early Poaa, Corn, Onion Sets. All warrantor and cheap, at headquarters, for good seed. E. H. HEINITSH'S Jan_30t Drugstore . Notice to Liquor Dealers. A LL who have not paid tlio FIRST QUAB 1\. TEB'S LICENSE, aro notified that, if not paid by tho lith of tho present month, they will bo proceeded against bylaw. By ordor of the Mayor, OHAS, BARNUAI, Feb 4_City Clerk. Mess Mackerel. kittr extra mess MACKEREL, for salo by HOPE A GYLEH_. Big Hominy. B ARRELS rresh kiln dried, by Jan 25 DOPE & OYLES. Buckwheat. FRESH New Hulled BUCKWHEAT, for aalo hy L?RICK A LOWRANOE. 50 Dried Peaches. BS. PEELED DRIL" Fob3 HOPE A GYLES. 500L Planting Potatoes. t?f\ BARRELS, in flno order. EARLY OXf It )SE. EARLY GOOD1UOH, PINK? EYE and PEERLESS, for aalo low fi>r grocu ! backs. ROPE & GYLES. Timothy Hay. TONS prime TIMOTHY If AY, for Bait low, for cas h. HOPE A GYLES. 10 >LUMBIA, S. C, SUNDA.Y M( Sunday Smoking, free of costs at the California Cigar Store. For further informa? tion, call and see for yourself. JVL S?LZBACHER. Jan 29_ We have, at this time, unusual facili? ties for making fine! Frock Coats and su? perior made Custom Garments. R. & W. C. SWAFFIELD. _Fob 7_ JUST RECEIVED A few choCb of HATS! HATS! THE VERY LATEST FASHIONS And eomc of the new SPRING STYLES, i BARGAINS READY-MADE CLOT RING GESTS' nSlllXG GOODS. WE havo secured tbo services ol a i\rat class cuttor inonrOU3TOM DEPARTMENT, and are making SUITS to order ia the latest styles. _R. & W O .SWAF FIELD. Notice. G n i:;.:> yj i.i.i: am) Coi.CaiBIA Railuoab Co., TuKAsuitKit's Office. Columbia, S. C, January 1.1871. HOLDKBS of tho STATE GUARANTEED BONDS and the admitted SECONO ... .. 'r.irT"^Ts *?J l?io Company, who have funded the past duo Coupons of said Bonds, tu? ttired botwoenJanuary,eight? een hundred and seventy-two, (1872.) aud July, eighteen hundred and sovcnty-lhrce, (1873.) both inclusive, aro notified that tho January, eighteen hundred and seventy four, Coupons of said Bonds, and,also, thoso of tho funded Interest Bouds and Cert id? eates, wdl bo paid on presentation at this ofciec on tho FIFTEENTH (15th) 1NST. GEO. W. WATERMAN, Jan 1 Tror. surer. FERTILIZERS. genuine Peruvian Guano. FARMERS, AGRIOULTUKISTS AND DEALERS in FERTILIZERS havo now an opportunity of obtaining this valuablo manuie in small, or la hoe lots, at imf-out Kits' pbiues, by applying to tho special agency just established for tho purpoae of deliver? ing genuine PERUVIAN GUANO to con? sumers at any accoaBiblo ?ort or railway station in tho country. Full particulars givcu iu circular, mailed free on application, to H. HALCAZAlt, No. 53 Beaver Street, New York. Befi:uenokh by Pehmlssios.?Messrs. Hob sou, Ilurtado .ICd? Financial Agents of tho Peruvian Government, 52 Wall Street. Now Yorl*.: Moses Tavlor, Prosidant National Oily Bank, 52 Wail Stroet, New York; J. C. Tracy, Kttj , Peruvian Coutsul, 2GJ Broadway, Now York. Foo 10 :|12'!? WM. M. FINE'S State Capitol Saloon. THE bust of WINES. LIQUORS, 'SEGAItS, TOBACCO,' oto., con? stantly on hand. Norfolk OYS? TERS, in and out ot tho shell. Givo him a call._ Jan 10 Choice Family Flour, &c. PT/\ BARRELS Extra Choico FAMILY 0\J FLOUR. 100 barrels Medium and Super Flonr. 10 tons Wheat Rran ami Shorts, tor cow feed. For sale low for cat<h by Jan 24 HOPE A GYLES. Lumber and Laths. HAYING a iargo quantity of BUILDING LUMBER and LATHS on hand, per? ilous wanting tho sanio can bo supplied, at short notice. Orders left at my Residence on Main street, near the new Government Post Ofllco, or sent by mail, will meet prompt attention. Terms cash. Not 20 Brno W.LOWRY. Mills House Stables. JUST received at the above Sta? bles, t went J head Quo KENTUCKY _,MULES. most of which uro well broke. Will bo sold cheap lor eaab. VoptlO J. N. LONO. agent. Sundries. IK f\i\ BUSHELS OOll N in store and ^pj\J\ ) in transit. ?100 barrels Flour. 500bushels Pean. 2.000 pounds Feed. Justin aud for sale at popular prices. Fob 1 L?RICK & LO W It A N 015. 200 Venison Hams. LBS. choice VENISON HAMS. Jan 3 HOPE A GYLES; ^^^^^^^^^^ Attend the True ORNING, FEBRUARY 22. 18*3 [Special Correspondence of the Phamix.\ 40 Dnya to New Orlcana?Hard! Oral* New Orleans, February 18.?The annual return of Mardi Gras is attraction sufficient to draw thousands of persons to tho OreBcent City from every section of the American continent?Canada to Mexico, Maine to California. For fivo or Rix days prior to this date, every rail? road train and steamboat has contributed its quota to tho immense temporary population of this peculiar city. It is estimated that there are at least 50,000 visitors at this time; tbe hotels and boarding-houses aro full, while muny are accommodated on tho various steam? ers and in private residences. The Atlantic sen-hoard was represented, but not as fully aa would have been tho enso had tho monetary panio not interfered. Travel is now bo aystomatizoc], that per? sons are convoyed hundreds and hun? dreds of miles withont change?com? fortable, and in most cases, palatial ooaches being run through?switched on and off tbe different railroads, until tho destination is reached. Through the courtesy o'f A. Pope, Esq., Qeneral Passenger and Ticket Ageut, W. J. Houston, Esq., ngent of tho Atlanta and Now Orleans "Short Line," and G. M. Pullman, Esq., of tho celebrated Pullman Palaco Car Company, wo were furnished with the necessary dooumouts called for on the trip. This route?tho "Short Lino"?is, iu reality, tho short? est to New Orloana from Columbia? about forty hours. Heretofore, thero has been a delay of six hours at Atlanta, but this is to bo obviated on and after the 1st of March. Tho cars aro com? fortable,'tho road-bod in tip-top order, and the officials, (particularly the old employee of tho Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Conductor Juincs McCool,) polito und attentive to passengers. Sleeping cars run from Augusta to At? lanta, where through sleepers carry you direct to the leveo in this city. What is known ns tho "Short Lino," is from Columbia, S. C, to Augusta, Oa., thence to Atlanta, Ga., to West Point, (tho dividing liuo between Georgia and Alabama,) to Montgomery, to Mobile und so to Now Orleans. Tho connections uro closo, nud iu tho case of ono of the roads?tbe Atlanta aud West Point?there has not been a mis-con? nection iu over live years. Mr. Davaut is tho ngent of tho "Snort Liuo" at the depot of tho Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad iu Columbia, and Col. ? Julius Heyden, comer Camp and Com mon streets, Now Orleans. With these prefatory romarks on "how to get I there," wo shall proceed to give nu idea of Mardi Gras and what wo saw during! the festival. ! * . * tii, uo i? 10 iiioi'u guuutuiiy known, Sbrovo Tuesday, is the close of the carnival, the u?y before Lout, tkir-i ing the forty days of which tho Catholics j and Episcopalians, (a uuijority of the j population of New Orleans,) abstain from all manner of amusements. It is; not strange, therefore, that on this day | the spirit of revelry und fun becomes more und more active, aud that the j festivities of tho season culminate, as iu < tho South of Europe aud other Catholic countriee, on Mardi Grus, in nil sorts of innocent amusements, out of doors and! iu doors?grotesque procession!1, masks, I practical jokes and a uuivcrsal abandon . of festivity and mcrry-makiug. The! freedom of tbooltyia given to tho re? velers, and they begin to appear upon tho streets at an early hour, and to at? tempt a description of the scene that usually follows, aud grows wilder :n the j day groWo older, would bo simply absurd. The streets are one living mass of humanity; tbo "merry maskers" are seen everywhere?hero a dovil, "red hot" from tho infernal regions, is doiug tho agreeable to an angel; them is I Sambo, just from the plantation, with his banjo, looking us "happy nu a oig sun-flower," and black as tho "ace of spudeo," yet hanging gracefully on his arm is eodjo "fairio qncene," all glitter? ing in spangles of gold aud diver, "beautiful' as a butterfly." But while wo are gazing ou this picture, Louis I XLV hurries by to greet Alexander the Great, just ou tho other side of tbe .street, talking to tbo King of tho Can? nibal Islands; und Napoleon I jostles! against us, with a beautiful ballet girl en costume on his arm, while the Em? press Josephine is tuking a friendly "smile" with hor friend, "Buffalo Bill," in an adjoining bar, aud the "Girl of tbe Period" takes "a half dozen ruw" *itb Darwin's great grand-father. Aud so it is all day long?devils aro fascinat? ed with goddesses, while tho gods aro carried away witii tho angels of earth. Since low), and duringull tho circling years that liavo come and gone, with their joys uu i iiouows, their stirring events, their seasons of p! ignu and pes? tilence, sieeo Maud' villo Marigny, u de? scendant of the uobleat blood of France, organized the liiat public and general niunquorado that ever took place in tho i Crescent City, have the descendants of j tho Latin races been true to their in : btiucts in keeping up tho customs of I masquerades and innmmorien on a pir i licnlar day, called Mardi Grus iu Frauca ' and Pancake Tuesday in merry old [England. Iu New Orleans, tho theoiy I of Bex is of Anglo-American origin, i nud is the addition which lint, chmeut ! of tho population has mado to tho mum j ally recurring sotuou of *t ir.r.v; 1. Bex mm. i Event. r4. VOL. IX?NO. 21^. has bea.omo tho acknowledged king of tho carnival, and his edicts are laws, willingly obcyod by all the devotees of mummery and of the good old times of traditional history. He made his up pearance thrco years ago, and ^uny are tho subjects who have since given in their allegiance. Bex made his grand eutry into the city, in company with the "Shah" of Persia and L'uer distin? guished individuals. He was brought from his (iuiaginery) fleet by a United States revenue cutter, aud all the vessels on the route saluted ae they passed. Ve? hicles were in attendance, aud the royal party, attended by au express wagon, loaded with boxes and trunks, visited tho different theatres, where free mati neeB were in progress. The morning of the 17th opened un? favorably?there was every indication of a storm, but after a few hours and only a^light rain-full, the clouds disappeared and tho sun shone ont clear and beauti? ful. From the balcony or gallery, as it is t'-rmed, of tho residence of Col. H. O. Hodges (Chief Quartermaster of the Department of tho Gulf) we witnessod tbo grand procession. Tho arrival of Rex ut the City Hall and tho surrender of tho keys of the city, took place at 12 M., and tho event was signaled by a 6alute of twenty-two guns and the bells of tho lire alarm telegraph. Having secured his prisoners, Hex, with hie gorgeous cavalcade, proceeded to Canal street, aud nt 1 o'clock a salute of ten guns wag fired by tho Persian Artillery, announcing tho procession ready to move tho coming of which was impatiently awaited. It was n grand?maguificent? scene, illustrating every grade of civili? zation which ban existed in tho long period which Hex is supposed to have lived and reigned. There tho rude Northman from tho bleak shores of the Baltic, tho Goth aud Visigoth, tho fair ohildren of Caucasus, tho Turk of the older period, the classic Boman do scendants from Troy, the ohildrou of tho Orient, tho descendants of Ham, tho voluptuous Persian, tho Moor from Spain, tbo musical Italian of tho later period, tho various types of modern civilization, in all and through all ap? pearing tho standards of the crescent und tho cross, and the wholo completing itself in every conceit of American life aud manners. Leading this brilliant throng wero two monnted buglers, who from timo to timo sounded the appro? priate calls, us the procession moved or halted. A man-at-arms, ready to chal? lenge all foos, followed close behind the litigiert?, and after him a Boman galley, drawn by four sea horses, on the poop of which was borne in tableaux of living characters, the royal euut-of-arms, sur ruouuted by a banner on which was in aoribed "Make way for the king." In Luis gaiiey w uu it cuiine ui ucils, wuicl) raug out their melody in announccmeut of the approach ul luu l^.iif, of the Carnival. Besidus these, the galley was full freighted with bonbons, which were, from time to time, thrown out to tho people. A platoon of police came next, and behind them rode tho Hurl Marshal of the Empire uud his stuff, ull dressed tu ancient costume. The sNfi !consisted of eight officers, two being iu the uruss of the King's Own. nud the buhiui'0 iu the dress peculiar to the bar burio ugiJ of Totila. The Earl carried u drawn sei me tar, aud was in gilt seak armor, which was covert with jewels. i'he eity having surrendered its keys, the eity tu!her;; v. ru, of course, Statt prisoners. Folbiwi. ? close behind the j prisoners, aj if to guard their escape, came tho Persian legion. First in order I was tho artillery, with several pieces ol ordnance. Then came the infantry. The whole scone wus both antique und urientul. The chief purpose of the legion was to give escort to tho Shah ol Persia and his suite, who came next, and I whose uniforms were gorgeous. The drefcs of the Shah was precisely like thai worn by him on the occusiou of his visit to Paris. The standard of St. Rei pussed, and then next appeared foui heralds, carrying immense antique trumpets, with g-dd crowns on then heads, and displaying tablets on which were blazoned the arms of tho king These made tho way for tho Dukes ol the Keahn, gorgeously apparelled, und ull riding iu a long line of open car? riages. Behind these came the royal ! body guard, between whose rauk> walked the priesthood, with boys swing? ing burning censers. The guard was uniformed iu scarlet coats, blue pant?, brass helmets, and wero armed with musketn, tho weapons of modern war? fare. The ioroo consisted of 2?0 men, thoroughly drilled. A portion of tin I guard was formed in a hollow square, in the centre of which, monnted on n superb horse, rode tbo Kiug of tho C.tr uivul, dressed in a full suit of burnished chain mail armor, with helmet and vizoi of gold, and covered with jewels ol every kind. Within the hollow square, aud preceding Bex, wero heralds and pages, carrying the dual crowns of Bex, i the orb nod tho keys of tho city. In immediate attendance upon tho King j wero two slaves, each carrying a lnrgt : gold cord with which to hold tho horse ; when standing still. Thoy nbo carried j the King's shield and buttlo maco. The appoaruueo of Ilex was iu the chrtrnctci of his falber, tho Gothic King Totila, : who, with his victorious armies, over ran Italy and made tho conquest ol ' Home in the reign of Justinian tlu Younger. Behind his Majesty was tlu Court of St. Rex, consisting of about tifty peruons, all mounted on steeds eplendidly caparisoned. In general ap? pearance, they were types of Rex him? self, being in fnll suits of chain mad, and wcariug helmets and cloaks. Im? mediately in tho roar of the court were 100 warriors, armed with lances, and dressed in steel mail and helmets. The*: came the Lord Warden of the Tower, aud with him the traditional execu? tioner. Aronnd them was a guard of soldiers armed with halberds, and Idressed in antique armor and steel bei met s. Their battle-axes were real weapons of atecl, and their horses wore covered with leopard skins. Then fol? lowed the xeeutioner, surronnded by a special guard of twenty soldiers, armed with halberds. Before him was borne jtho block for the execution of prisoners, all smeared with blood, and on the spears of tho gasrd were carried the ghastly heads of those who bad been executed during the morning. Boabdil, el Chicp, the enchanted king, and the .last of the Moorish monarohs of Gra? nada, next appeared. For one day in each hundred years, he is relieved from .the enchantment, and allowed to appear in the form of his ancient power and grandeur, beioro ho retired into Africa, 'after the capture of his beloved city by Ferdinand of Aragon. It is in the brief (hours of his discntbralment that he now comes, displaying a retinue with trap? ping worthy of the proudest days of his 'actual reign. His costume was elegant. On cither side rode tho sons of the King, in appropriate dresses. Next came the four Queens, on hnrsebnek, dressed in Moorish costumes. I .ediatoly fol? lowed tho Maids of Honor, in palan? quins, carried on tho shoulders of ne? groes, appropriately costumed. The {courtiers of the disenchanted Kingoame next, armed with scimetars and battle axes. The warriors of Boabdil came 'next, properly armed and equipped. Then came the ohorus-singers, thirty one in number, riding in an open float, who at different points sang airs from favorite operas. Next came.tho "King's Own," a troop of mounted Caucasian lancers, more than 100 strong, led by Isplante, their colonel?an aged man? (with Bnowy beard. The lancers present? ed a very attractive appearance. They aro composed of the flower of the youth of Now Orleans. Entirely new and different scenes now appeared?a little world of scenes and comicalities. Tbe first was a Lilliputian bull and rider, with a miniature trunk. ,Next followed a fine specimen of bituf bras?a Durham bull, weighing 3,000 pounds, surrounded by butohers, and mounted on a van. Then oame a mot? ley crew of mounted and foot maskers? devils, monkeys, dusky damsels, etc A 'sausage-machine, in which small doga were converted into stufijtid edibles, caused considerable amusement. > The public and general masquerades inaugurated by Mnrigny, in 1833, cul? minated, in 1857, in the organisation of what is known as the "Mystic Krewe of Comas," and whioh, to this day, is steeped in impenetrable mystery, from year to year prodaoing its grand and beautiful pageants on Mardi Gras night,, to tho delight of the people. Their representations in tho past have been as follows: 1857?Milton's "Paradise Losl." 1853?Heathen Mythology, giv tue personations of Cnmna. Mnmns. Janus, Flora, Diana, Jupiter, and many other gods and goddesses uf the olden-' tiuio. 1859?Twelfth Night, or tho courtly pageant of Misrule. 1860?? Americau History, in (living) statuary representations of persons distinguished iu tbo history of our eoautry, fiom the time of ColumbtiR0und Cabot to the days of Clay, Calhouu und Webster.. 18(51?Scenes from Life, in the fonj 'divisions of Childhood, Youth, Man? hood aud Old Age. [During the four ??ueceeding years, tbe euruivul scenes oi Coin us were supplanted by tliofe of in terutcine war. | 18(56? The representa? tion given by the Krewe ibis year had reference, in part, to the thrilling events of tho four previous years, the subjects .being: "The Past," "The Present," "The Future" aud "The Court of Co? rona. " 1367?The Triumph of Epicu? rus. 1S63?Tho F:va Senses of Man. 13G9?Tho pageant this year was found? ed on Moore's fuvorite poem of "Lulls. Rookh." 1870?The History of Lou? isiana. 1S71?Spencer's "Faerie Q>iowu." 1872?The'Dreams ol Homer. 1873? ! The Missing Links of the Dirwiuiuu Theory of the Origin of Man. The gathering shades of night fouud the streets again filled with tbe multi? tude. Far und wide the gas-lights, in flittering rows, lit .up the faces and forms of tbe densely packed throng, : who waited for hours iu putieut expecta? tion of tbe advent of Comus and his Mystio Krewu. As usual, Comns made I his appearance when least expected. Suddenly the gluro of a host of torches I announced his advuut ou Canal street. From afar tbe eager-eyed watchers snw ? tho rosy canopy of light overhead. ? caused by the paloy flame ni it ad? vanced, throwing a warm glow odown i tho streets and over the restless, densely packed throng. Following tho motley , throng of torob-hearers, musicians and ! heralds, und immediately behind tho i bugo transparency with which ho always i gives tbe key-noto of his pageant, came - Comue, the immortal, in bis golden I chariot, drawn by six reindeer, splen - didly caparisoued. Tho nltiro of the 1 Prince of Revelers, tho archetype of , merriment and gaiety, was radiant and I imposing, neb iu royul robes and trim Jmiugs, und illnslrutivo of the lavish i opuleose with which ho sways his mirth [ fill realm, la his rip.ht hand was a i sceptre, at the end ( ?Im n ?'azed a ?siuglu star. Ou cither . ido oi iuo cano ! pied throno stood an enormous bat, with outstretched wings, emblomatio of the monarch's house. Tho back ground ,?of lb.) car was enveloped in fleecy [clouds, which formed a sort of hale I aronnd tho whole. i) First came Europa, typified according ? to the poetic myth of the creators c?