American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-17
REIGN OF KING CARNIVAL
His Supremacy Acknowledged spon-
tsneous 0utpouring Of the People u
A Day Long to be Remembered in New
Orleans, n !.

1 Orleans, III
II NO man, woman or child who was
/ 40 the Crescent City yesterday will,
III we trust, ever forget the occurrence
! which, perhaps, more than any eth
i cr that has transpired within a quar-
I tier ola century, has made New Or
/, leans famous. Nocity ON the; Amer.
lean continent has ever bowed SO
humbly. at the footst0ol Of King
!. Copus as ours. I No city yields so
rapidlv stoythe sway OF the god ol
mirth and laughter, and in none do
the people bow more submissively
/, to his roseate rod.
Madi-Gras is afestival withwhich
! our brethren of more Northern
, climes have little or no acquaint-
ance. They know nothing of its
liaughteraprov0king incidents, it's
!, Iludicrous enactments, nor the gor-
g6ous displays that are made, all
taxing ingenuity to its utmost, that
the cay may be made & the day of
days" fssag y ~ ~
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~ So~ oi'e" u wneh Mau,7'Tr ~
and age, sex, color, and previous
condition are all ignored. Fun is
thepredominant passion, aud cynics
Org snos1u sslut, tnac tne man
p pnu ~ n,ay Jaw II ~ y ~
. ny "a au ~, .,u i i:, wasntuo va,
I,ss' astsN - 'uo uisnss u n,I
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aou , nA. uas 'n1 i a,e anu serv-
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n n1- a. hnal Vuo eio.nns un""Sn
~ ra,ods Il, po s,';0,a ~ pJs.1 q sno
e et'uasos - ,,ap R DIV eso p.0po,
u;oaf ~ - s $500. 80 :. .no . 0ai
ana lis ;ass $50 1i;t s , IT, haaoS
gu" MIS- ns' spoU I's.s m.aSo eo ~ ~.
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| to which we now nndartake to rivs
our attention, and such a display
as that made yesterday, that myth
ical individual, "the oldest citizen,'
does not remember ever to have
witnessed.
Perhaps it was fortunate for the
King of the Carnival that the Grand
Duke Alexis, descendant Of the
greatest aristocrat in all Europe, so
timed his visit to the Crescent City
that he should be here when his
Majesty saw fit to celebrate. This
occurrence serves like two-edged
sword, giving a much more than
usual esprit de corps to his Majesty's
satellites, and, at the same time,
serving his Imperial Highness with
such an exhibition as he will not
again witness IN America, aud
teaching him alesson which be will
not possibly forget. It is said that
" the grave levels all distinctions"
Does not the god Of fun nearly as
well .f, MAJ ase mm
THE CROWD ON THE STREETS.
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Z 1o $500 ~, ~ Il, no sn.. "nn W;..
~. .o ,no assIn,u,aso - asno nl"s =,
NV. .he "a Ca'ni.a, ane MS eon q. c aiounu
1le l'aS osa.uS 81, Sana,, ~ ~ Snai,es'
my az o"np' Gnai.,es, Sai9. 1'a.'
nuu Dou.1o.. ss.e1.s WY % ueas
y paeAeu si.s nu l.'.s ,,e ena. =
was WIN e 1; sI ,sa 4, ca,y
tlaO hls m" Y, ~, io.'omeis oo".u
c.owu NY 0no ph..eo ao0' n ~ W
'hein u .ne ,s,lsocesslon.
as ~ lal 40 'ue, - Z ooula =. leaoh ~
auy uiieo.lo ~ a'S,s ans ~ .ne NIL ,,
ous niaIes' "o nave naheu, VIII
a surging sea of mortality. Every
balcony and gallery was crowded,
every standing place occupied, and
lucky the heor she who obtained All
unobstrueted view of the procession.
The bronze statue of Henry Clay
was literally alive with people. A
few enterprisiDg parties having
climbed to the top in order that a
more commanding view might be
obtained.
AS il was at this point, so it was