The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 22, 1874, Image 1
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?