The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-01

rreen.bs backed devils there, with their flaming
horns, as those whe do rob the same are not;
mere hurdy -gurdy men ground their music, While
their tamb0urine. girls tossed coppers into the
crowd and paid them for listening: here strap
ping 'damsel stepped up to the sidewalk and gave
General Logan hug, which ne TOOK In good part;
and here the whole procession halted, tile MES
and narpipes began to blow, and cotillions and
redowas and reels and galops. were cireerlng
ike mad as far up and down the avenue as one
could see, while clowns, going the wrong way on
norturdty to right themselves By terrible somer:
saults and bandits on fast horses dartea up anu
down and everywhere, like streaks OF iighS
The IllumkaatiOns.
AZ night were the great balls, miracles among
balls four OF them In all, and the llluminalSaSs;
Pennsylvania avenue resembled sn endless nsi
purposely built and orn smented LOT tae gehil.
The oid.iashIoned stars tried to shine, but they
were Immediately cast IN the shade Dy mSIlaas
Of modern Chinese lanterns: The miserable moon
attempted to show her face, but the caietgm
calendar. Only the1iaming tail OF o. comet oeola
Whisk away the unrivallea pyrotechnlc dlsa3sEs
Miniature fiery worlds sped upward only q tRia
hack aud be consumed into ashes. All tne3Te
% dnring the sublime babyhood OF the Repnblle
might eauafthis kind of'mischtef, but not eclipse
it. Think OF pair Of close. clipped steeaa anu 2
dash over the broadest avenue IN llS Woria
srlaze with the light of home manufacture II
Won wers speeding toward the Treasury Depart
ment 5vg "' fre.Works beyond description greet
ed the eve. II your face were turned TO.
wards the capitol, you would see the most ma2 nls
Calcium iioht Shining from the dome, Ike an fn-
over every building for the whole length ofthe
avenue crepE the little partl-colored flames
circles Of hundrsd lights topped the telegraph
noirs bontires blazed at the intersections OF the
streets, Chinese lanterns were strung along tne
Sidewalk mile for mile, shining transparencles
went up and down the. carrage.way, the mask
ere mingled gayIy with the throngs OF gaZers
and, finally, the fireworks cracked and bazed
nm. seuillng colored nasne5 sEimmlng over the
beautiful facade of the Treasury that now, In
gre-n gIlmmer. where the great shadows reveal
ed but fragments or II, rose like the ghost OF a
Baalbec ruin, now had red light glancing on it,
as II from some Arab camp.fr and now, with all
it's perfect symmetry, stood ont IN ayFnlte gl0rJ
while young moon holding sne r oi ge IL Im yns
vest that nobody remembered she was week 100
early and Greek-1res rolled out their smoke, and
strange devices sparkled and sputtered anu rock.
ets and bursting bombs snooS down sneis Goiored pre-,
eternal fireworks overhead, and the great gun
doomed out the beginning OF Lent.
THE Corcoran Ball.
But the Corcoran ball, ut the Art Building, has
excelled anything OF the same kind which has
ever taksn piace ct the glddy capital. The build
festte lei ee as PALACE Ia tie Old World All that
pictures fiags drapery, birds, and Mowers could
do for the rooms has been done according to the
most approved style OF American art The grand
stairway that leads to the dancing.room Is COW
cred with crimson cloth, and fraganty ornament.
ed with the greatest .profusion OF tropical luxn-
rance. Atth right OF the foot Of the stairs re-
n W erty Oea grea sesp
suggestive OF thesapex OF volupdous civilization.
In aa ante room, short distance from The
bail room, may be seen the gentlemen whose
duty it is to receive the guests: Az tne nead M ed
late great national bankers OF European as
vel as American fame. Mr.. Corcoran Is one
OF the few succulent, well.preserVed leaves ieit
nuttering on the tree Of an older generation: He
has rem markably 6ne presence, and receives"
With the distinguished courtliness OF manner OF q
Spanish grandee. The reception committee OF
tile ball performed their trying duties In O man.
ner beyoni comment or praise. Time cannot De
sparcd to describe the hundreds OF costly and
elaborate toilets or the ine features ana forms OF
our countrywDmen. On raised dais 10 the pail,
room might have been seen the Presideng anu an
The other prominent notRblcs or the capital, with
the execution OF Beau Hickman. Hlc supper was
M ambrosial feast rejecting artistic credit On
those who prepared it. We may have better DO
ings at the capital, out oetIer oali never. iiie
evenings entertainment came to an end at tile
Growing OF tile cock In the morning.
81. The Crowd. -. >,
Thegisltors are yery superior class Of people,
and n stdey carry away favorable impressions Of.
the city, tie Carnival will have done real sub.
srantial service TO Washington In bringing Them
hther. IL is wor,hy OF the highest praise that
the whole affair was the voluntary work Of cltl-
zens and the whole expense, amounting to up
wards OF $4,000, has been delrayed by private
subsCrip. .ions Another fact worth noticing is
that much of this money has been raid to pour
laburers who have not had days work belore
this winter, and would not now but for tile EN-
ploymeny made necessary in preparation fos the