Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-12
LETTER FROn new ORLEANS.
Full Description Of the MaFdi
q Festivities.
Correspondence o, the vieb,burE Herald.

aud general festivity special as to
the occasion, and general as to the
participation. Your co%rrespOn-
dent reached this city upon that
magnificent elaboration ofskill and
science, the Robert +. Lee" and
expresses his thanks for the cOur-
tesy extended him by Captain
Smoker, Mr.. Gaines aud others,
not FORGETTING that popular prince
Of stewards, Mr.. Campbell. Even
the extraordinary capacity of the
Lee proved insufficient for the
accommodation Of those who
thrOnged upon her from Vicks-
burg-tO this city but all arrived
safely and happily, and by boats
and cars the crowds poured in
from every direction until by Tues
day the place was alive with PEG.
pie, and the search for rooms was
not only a distressing but some.
times an absolutely fruitless affair.
U, such a multitude such q mul.
titude! Streaming up aud down
and across as though the universal
centre of humanity was disgorg-
ing the accumulAtions Of nations,
kingdoms, families and kindred Of
the earth!
And U, the beauty that bedecked
the wonderful human mosaic Of
Canal street.
There was but n universal at.
tesIalion, that IL was not only in
discribably enhancing, but that
not only in that wonderful para
| disc of the estate mahommedan
i. could beauty ever reign more su.
premely.
Many nOtabilities have been pres
ent during the week, foreign Counts
and Lords, foreign and domestic
Generals and among the nOblest
we greeted with pleasure, Ex-Pres-
ident Davis, who appeared well
and cheerful aud fully a%ppreciative
Of the spirit Of the occasion. Every.
s where he was accorded that respect
which he has so universally won.
- Vicksburg was represented every
where, especially BY her young To-
+ dies aud young gentlemen, and BY
A not q few who are supposed Il
have passed the hey.dAy Of life
D the which we seriously doubt
n And the exuberRnt genius o
Vicksburg made lie self seen ant
felt, In the grand demOnstration.-
9 Joyous, free-hearted, generous anC
t. chivalrOus were the gentlemen
= beautiful, charming, queenly, ex
p~ressibly sweet, were the ladies' o
le our proud young city OF the hilli
J. And OIL such funny tales "
!, could tell Of the mlSbapS and I'D
" ventures Of our "bOys" l--but the
I'd were but the Legitimate Odsprin
TO OF Of the weeks revelry.
1t must DO remembered that thI
has been O week Of rare mirth an
unusual freedome. MardG Ora
(fat Tuesday, 10 aS all know, III
cGrni Gale, Or, farewell to ii
hesh,"-to Injuries, i~nulgencies, 81
n, ercisep etc, this is the meaninI
al how literally carried out, dep
nent sayeth not"
o. For years this City, 30 famous 4
.ur its celebrations OF this Occasio
has witnessed nothing equal TO u
present In extent and charactC
We can only cay, take q doS
Al- "Christmases," multiply them
10 an unlimited number Of Fourth
n. July's," and add ell the Thanksgi
ings, birthdays, an~niverariee, ct,
'Pl and then doubling that, will q
by proximate, we should judge. Il
Jun, jollity, and general hilarity
tai this season.
=, On Tuesday-Aardi GrGS-I
VI the middle Of the forenoon the mI
The auerade commenced, and held hi
es. revelry until dissipated by the ne
ell. days sun.
Il Is needless 10 attempt a q
'" scription Of the maskers. Th
througed every place, and ma
ich merrimeut everywhere. The We
,ck finest thing Of the kind we ha
ever witnessed, and probably
'"' splendid a pAgeantry as ever exh.
MO tied, was the procession Of |
"Mislick Krewe Of kOmuf.'
was 4 sIatuary representation
nee periods and personages in the b
ain Tory of Louisiana, upon sixt'
movable platforms drawn
us horses.
the Car No. ! represented, by fem
feet figures, Louisiana and New
the leans, with others symbolic
Cotton, Sugar aud Rice.
!" Car No. .. Presented the year l
and Fernando De5otO. with as
dis ciates.
Car No 3. Spanish Chiefta
and soldiers on their march TO
Mississippi, 1883
elcd Car No. 1. The marvellOl
dis beautiful Indian Princess '
ovo. made DeSoio welcome TO the co
Try OF tue OOidClVuls'
a Car No. }. The year lG73-Ft
any ers Marquette aud Joliet teach
ines the Indians.
rhoy Car No. 6. French dominat
LaSalle, Ton,i, Hennepin
: others.
Car No. I. Year l700-Iber,
and Joinvill, brothers of Bienv
rj;,- Count POntchartrain, &c.
Car No. S.-Bienville, the fOul
eA- ofNew Orleans, with others.
!, we Car No. 9.-Year l727-Relil
O be Priests, Generals.
- IN Car No. l0.-Spanish dOmlnat
{, Spanish officers, and Don Juan
lie loa, first Spanish Governor,
Car No. ll.-Spanish Cover
even from 1872 to 1891.
Iaine Car No. l2.-GOvernOrs of
: will and 1902, and Robert Livingst
James Madison, aud James J
roe, United States COmmissic
for the purchase Of Louisiana.