The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Carnival.

Iec!al Core spondence of Baltimore Gazette.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. POI visited to-day
the various points Of attraction Of the car
niral from the beginning to the end-lhat
is to say, from First to Fifteenth streets,
along the avenue--and I failed to see sim
Gle diverting incident, except one There
is erected at the corner Of the avenue and
Sixth street. on each side, q rostrum Nke
remains of the blown-down arch). One Of
these "rostrnms was specially reserved
for his EHcellency. 1t was on the south
side of the avenue.
At precisely 10 O'Clock the President and
his sutte appeared, and mounted the rickety
staircase. Underneath the improvised
upper story, and facing the National Hotel,
was the likeness Of old Sam johnson,
daouerrcotyped from portrait of Sir
Joshua Reynolds. He is painted with IN
enormous pair of spectacles, designed per-
haps, together with his extended aims end
uplitted eyebrows, to indicate his utter
surprise At what was going on. The de-
sign OF the wicked artist, doubtless, was to
portray. at q glance, the aphorism of the
great photographer, that a man who could
he guilty OF perpetrating practical joke
would pick pocket! His EEcelency
never moved muscle, until the gray
mare belonging to one of the family. shot
IL.
the race. You bet on it. Tight reins were
| significant. Would that the whole world
could have gazed upon this days proceed
ings!
Ambition Nero was not satisfied with
the government Of Rome. He wanted to
take the "rag off the bush" in all things.
ae wished to excel in running, driving,
wrestling, lidding, and dancing, and even in
tricks Of legerdemain. Here you see it,
and there You don't" The {" goat" that
won the race Tor is to win iD is known to
he owned eight months 10y Cadet Grant.
The successful footman (pitched upon long
before the carnival for his agility Will win
the high prize on the mile trot. The same
is the barber so much inquiry is made about
as an appcndage of the Executive Man
sion.
':See here" said a man to me to-day,
.sdo you think l intend to beat?" He
had superior entries Of all kinds. 'Pl
hold back, he continued, "for something
bigger
Great heavens! Have we come to this
/ Cannot 6 carnival" be held here without
Il finger of the Executive being visible II
the pie: In the beginning of the hilarity
it will be remembered, objected to dog
On" owned by General" Dent (Which
won the great match fight, Just across the
Potomac, against his antagonist, "Tot
Nails y, was bound to win. and didn't like
to see any northern countryman taken in
The thing, at my suggestion, was reluc
family ignored by the committee"
1t would be out OF order to discourse 0
other concerns while this great jubilee il
in progress; otherwise l might refer tt
more weighty matters. All in good time.
Y.
The Baltimore american epitomizes thu
humbug as follows:
San immense crowd of people, from al
sections Of the Union, witnessed the open
| ING festivities. Some very Indifferent trot
ting, small civic parade, an amusing goa
| race, Il painful foot race (at The close o
which the winner fainted), and great dea
Of miscellaneous driving up aud down the
avenue, made up the days performance
and a ball at the Corcoran Art Gallery, ant
magnificent illumination along the ave
nue. finished the programme for the even
ing