Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-02-28
THE CARNIVAL.

The TOWsOntOWn (Balto. county, E"aion
thus pictures in its own style the greatest hum
bug of the age, the "Gnnd Carnival" that
came of in Washington last week, when the
main thOrOughfare Of the federal metropolis
Of the "best government the world ever saw"
was converted into common race-course for
third.rate horses, spawned mules aRd long
bearded goats. The Union, Radical Is it is,
says:
Assembled in the capitol Of the nation on
the 10th aud 2lst insts., were thirty or forty
thousand strangers, for the purpose Of seeing
they knew not what What they saw when i
was over, that was worth grOat, they could
lot tell. This vast cOncOurse of people, white
people, black people, rich people poor people.
good people, bad people, tall people, short
people, lnbOrers, public officers, lawyers. doc
tors, boot blacks. shOemakers, bakers, BARRIERS,
bankers, landlords, musicians, masons, miners,
milk-men, draymen. dairy.meu. parsons, ped.
lars, piek>pOekets, ditchers, duckers, drinkers,
carpenters, car men, cabmen, hucksters, host
lers, highWaymen, Americans, Irish, Dutch,
German, FrenchmeD, ScOtchmen, Swiss,
SPaniards, Italians, Portuguese, Danes. Jews,
Christians, Catholics. Protestants, Republic
cans. Democrats, darkies. sambOes. mulatoes,
cuadr'.Ons, OctarOOns. buffoOns. gamblers. gen.
tlemen, roughs, rowdics, bullies, bull dogs,
ours, goats, horses, buggies, phetOns, aud n
vast number of other folks too Numerous to
mention, were seen thronging the ''maHnif-
cent distance" of Pennsylvania avenue. from
early in the morning till late in the afternoon
OF Monday aud Tuesday Of this week. They
came, they saw. whu conquered Did they,
or did those who beat the tin pans to raise the
crowd These people paid car fare, hotel fare,
drinking fare cigar. fare. seat. fare or window
fare to see 4 third or fourth rate hOrSe-race, u
prOmiscuous tilt. procession of FIRE, men. a
fOOt-race. 4 eOat-race, 4 trOtting race, \ tour.
nament. 4 sack-race. n masquerade, the Pres
ideut, u crowd, aud an illumination.
The stream of fun aud frOlic hunters flowed
both ways on the wooded svenue during the
two days They went to the west end to see
the carnival and il was not there. They walk.
ed back to the east end to see the carnival and
it was not there They stopped aud Looked
around them, land they saw flags streamers,
notices, designs, decorating the houses, aud
the new Nicholson pavement decorating the
beautiful Avenue. The search for the point
OF intercSt-excePt that that went into the
pockets Of restaurant keepers. hotel keepers,
&c was fruitless to the euchrcd strangers.
The following lines, inscribed on n tower
in front of the Metropolitan Hotel in gas
burners at night, is not inappropriate to the
occasion:
''I am amazed though Tnadsess rules
Mankind at every station,
Yet here the multitude of fools
EKceeds al calculation
SUPEHvIs"H's COURT At tho mectirg
in Shepherdstowu on the 2ls, inst, the fol
lowing proceedings took place:
Board met perSuant to adj "urnment. Mem
bers present. Supervisor Ruderick, Harrisburg,
Stately aud Turner.
TIE minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read, approved aud signed by the Press
IuemI
To the BOARD of Supervisors of Jefferson
County GemIirmrn:-l hereby resign the
"thce 1t President Of the Beard OF Supervisors,
being OF the Op'"r"" that the Supervisor hOi-
dag that luSIllOn should reside at the Couu-
~ Seat.