The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-10
MARDI 'CRAS /!
Celebration Of the Day in
Memphis.
Grand and Gorgeous Display.
It's Observance in Louisville
and Elsewhere.
The Memphis Carnival.

to-day has been MI lluuichse suCCesS.
From All early hour the principal streets
have been one dense mass of surglng hui
manitv. intermiNed with maskerS repre-
sentng everything conceivable in history
and mythology. Never before has Mem
phis witnessed such concourse of peo-
plc and pcver before was
city so completely given
up to mirth and frivolity. The weather
was clear though little too cool for COM
fort. but this did not deter those who had
come to witness the festival and carnival.
From morning until 9 o'clock at night,
the streets were filled with spectators,
the lowest estimate being 10000. At ;
o'clock the Ulks, or Mischief Makers,
under the charge of the German Cosslno,
made their triumphant procession, which
consisted in splendcd burlesque OF
ey yerything animated and inanimated,
from the unpaid policeman to life before
the dclugc. 10 spirits of tho Vastly deep,
and Il mixed school under the civil rights
bill. which WAS greeted with shouts of ap-
,plause ~ it passed along, but the
grand feature of the carnival
was the pageant of the Memphi at night,
with the street brilliantly Illuminated
with calcium and parti-colorcd lights, ac-
companicd by three bands of music.
The first float or tableauN, represent
lng Chivulry scene, WAS l mountain and
cavern, dragon lying partly in tho
cave, is slain by st. George, who, with
drawn sword, is standir & victoriously
over him; n Christian in combat with II
moslcm. who l. slain in the contest; II
female figure typical of Christianity
gru,ping the cross and pointing To
heaven. surmountS the whole, surrounded
bv ten Knights in complete armor.
Tablcaux second: Romance Of chival-
nv: bower or summer house approach
ed by broad and graceful steps,
with ornamental balustrades, plants,
flowers and vines; in the bower
is chevalier richly dressed, with
II falcon perchcd upon his hand;
he is gazing upon Castllian lady, who
returns hi, look with tenderness. Mid
way on the steps is a troubador of the
province. striking the chords OF a guitar
and hard by Spaniard cavalier III half
armor. listening. Lower down is seen
the quaint and grotc,que figure of Don
QuiXoto in full arrnor, ascending,
reading with wonder and delight the ro-
mantle stories of Amadeus Desal.
Tableaux third: Vision Of Columbus;
scene at Genoa. \. d., l449. Columbus
aged If years, Is seen asleep on bank OF
flowers and Shrubbery, and is visited by
the spirit of the Mcmphi, who inspires
him with the daring ambition Of discov-
cring America The figure hovcrs over
him and points forward to America,
tvpiticd by the figure of Atlanta, who is
seen standing in tanciful bark on the
sea, holding in her hand star, and
beckoning him on.
Below the figure Of the Memphi is
seen the spirit Of the evil Typor, with bat
like wings and mcnacing countenance,
symbolical of the misiortunes which be-
f,l the discovercrs.
Tablcaux four: The vision continues
the seen, at Washington, y. d., 1879.
The result of the discovery rs exhlboted
in the present power and greatness OF
America, with representations ofthe Cap
itol. railways, and steamships on the Pc
tomac. are in the background. The
President is seen standing on the steps
of the Capitol, between the statues OF
Prescott and Longfellow, who represent
the history of poetry, while in the fore
ground mc seen the Emperor
of Brazil, the japanese ambassador, and
other foreign dignitaries.
Tableau five. Columbus at court
scene ut Salamanca, \. ID. 1886, in the
grand throne room with medieval mo-
RESCUE architecture, with columns, arch
Is. cardelabra, &c. Characters: Ferdl-
nand and Isabella in robes Of State, are
seated upon the throne, listening atten-
lively to Columbus, now aged 90 years,
who with chart, is expounding his the
urv of the eurths rotundity, and petit
tioning the soyereigns for authority and
assistance to discover the western world.
In attendance to the Court are Duke Me
dina Sedonia. commander of the armies
of Spain; Gonzales DeMendOza, Grand
Cardinal of Spain; Count Rivers, of Eng
land, and page.
FIont SiN--The Inst Sigh OF the Moor.
Scene in the Alha;nbra. January lst,
1892. the night before the surrender of
Grenada This float represented the
hall Of the Ambassadors constructed of
Arabian arcade> of open fllagree work,
slender alabastar pillars, lofty ceilings Of
frost work and pencil ornaments all deli
cate and graceful and of vivid colorS.
Characters reprcsented-Boabdil, FL Chi
co; an cfiieminatc but brave prince. The
last OF the Moorish kings, his wife, Nor
agama. beautiful Moorish woman, his
mother the proud and naughty Ayxa,
La-Mora, Yelf, Abon ConaiAa; the grand
Vizier; Muzee, the warrior and hero who
refused to surrender, and Hamet, Aber,
Zerrax. senator or dervise, who accuses
the King of treachery and denounces
him with the ycngence of Allah.
Float seven-The fall of Grenada.
Scene January "a, l442, a Moorish Castle
is represented in ruins, one or two arches
in Morlsco style are standing; the
remainder Of Grenada Is i'll
flames. Amid the smoking ruin Gorzsna
DeCordoya. with blood stained sword el-
eNating the SlhndATu oI NAStlIc anu N'a-
CON. stands VIGOROUSLY amid the destruc-
tiou; Morcsque woman at his knees IN
the attitude of supplication, near by Il
Moorish Knight living dead and another
wounded.
Float clght-How world was won on
chess in 1892; scene at Santa Fe in front
of Grenada; royal pavilion and grand
stairway parterre Of flowers; royal and
captured banners; dramatiS perSonae;
King Ferdinand seated and engaged in a
game of chess, with forcsters attached to
his household, is about to loose the game,
when Queen Isabella, by an unnoticed
remark to the King. assists him tc
win and takes the occasion tc
obtain the Kings consent to the petition
Of Columbus, represented on float five; Il
servant Of the royal party is ascending,
bearing fruits and wine, and Ponce De
Leon is watching the game; lsadro page
booted and spurned, is in the act of
starting to bear the Queens commands
to Columbus, granting his petition, and
,r,a+;rc, him admiral of the ocean and