The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-18
THE aREATNATIoNaL SPREE
How the Coming "Cnrnival" atWash.
ington Originated-A Novel Ceaebra-
tfon.

Washington heretofore has had the reputa-
tion Of being slow city. Recently 1t has begun
to cherish aspirations for another II not better
notorIety. Certainly the past two or three years
have developed more enterprise and public spirit
than the previous half century. The Western
agitation fer removal OF the capital doubtless
had much to do with this, by awakening in the
citizens o. the District sense Of the necessity Of
helping to make the city such d place as the ma
ton may be proud OF. One Of the present desires
| OF the people Is to make the whole nation &C.
ouainted with its capital, and they have been
busy devlsing schemes to makeita a tavorite pop
ular resort. Out OF this desire has sprung the
scheme known as the CARNIVAL" concerning
which correspondent tells us:'
The fact is now unquestlonable that large pro.
portion OF the wealthy and WIDE. awake cltiZens
are contributing and leooTing With Zeal and lfoe.
rality for its success with The design Of making 1t
an annual festival which Shall attract to the city
| throlgs from all sections OF the country. Some
idea Of the nature Of the proposed carniyals may
be derived from the following sketch OF what y
proposed to be done during fhe two days: On
Monday the affair will begin by military parade,
| In which several companies OF the Vicinity will
| have part, and perhaps crack regiments from
New York, Philadelphia and baltimore. The Line
| will be reviewed by the Presidentand General
| Sherman. This will be followed by civic process.
sion, In which the trade unions, 1remen clubs and
associations OF various kinds VIII participate Then
there will be races Of trotting aud running horees
on the wide, smooth. paved avenue And atrial OF
speed OF goatH, driven by boys, f0ral which there
| are valuable premiums offered ana afterwards 8
| tournament Of the Southern paeten% In thee
ming the avenue will be illumin aled by publc; and
| private means throughout Fs Naoe length, and
| by powerful electric lights inpthe dome OF the
Capitol and the south front OF the Treasury AZ
the Corcorsn Art Gallery there WIN be. Q, grand
ball, Intended to be as select andsplendid as any
Inauguration ball. and several banquets to invited
guests, including one to Journalists, and another
| to members Of other city governments: On Tues.
day there Will be more horse.raclng, loot-raclng,
wheelbarrow and sack races and other sports,
but the chief feature of the days to be the great
masquerade procession and parade OF 1ancnnl
characters and concelts, whichtit is confidently
anticipated, will surpass anything OF the KIND
ever seen In the country. Thecomm1ttee OF ar.
raugements now expec cts the PROGRESSION to mum:
be another grand civic ball, add three or four
masquerade balls In diderent ppblc halls. The
Germans In this city and elsewhereare taking an
active interest In iorwsrding @ TRANSFORMATIONS ior
Pennsylvania avenue, from morning tll mid
night, will be entirely under the control Of the
committee, aud street cars and vehicles WILL be
vigorously Kept OF, except at sven times as tn, the
be given for the display OF e9uipages and anna.
teur equestrlan!sm. What will be done with the
immense throng OF visitors, is question to which
attention has been given, and II. E claimed that
visitors will, through the efficient organization,
be better provided for than on the occasion OF
any previous rush to Washington. The above
does not enumerate all the projects Of interest
undertaken, but affords some 1deao the charac-
ter and scope OF the preparatiods making, and,
indeed, now well advanced, for the approaching
season OF gayety. It seems as II the experiment
Is earnestly to be made, whether the American
people can be induced to engagein the ronicIing
style Of amusement common on the European
continent. ..Tt