Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-22

THE ORDER OF THE PROCESSION
was ss follows
Grand Marshal, mounted
Band No. Z.
Transparency Wagon,
Fuggmeu, with Torches
transparency Wl-onF.
FOO'msu, with Tran SpaTeGcles.
Transparency Wagons.
Band No.
Mounted Ven, with Torches and TIauspa
reEcieS.
THE LINE OF MARCH
pursued was from the Public Square out Ok
icTd stree; 10 the Pre- sbyterian church theme
west 10 Chalmers Institute; thence north 4
PsLE fuG" street; thence east 10 - W. Wal
tbail'S; thence north to ; tiem street; ,heBc
easl to the railroad bridge; thence south q
! Church street; thence west 10 the Publi
/ Square thence noIth around ae squaue.
TIE CHARAC gERISTrC F CATURE5
Of this grand pageant, riyaling in'its splendiC
| manticence the great maIdi gras demOns ra.
| tons OF Memphis, cannot be depicted. You
I might s. well HttsmNt &c crown thc Iega
bro" q Dedlty with The silyeTy wreath o
/ ca. 'S wzvs as 10 rep feseUt on pa erJhe grs n
Il O., ma Guificence and bril- T. Mt glory OF tbi!
/ plOCc-s on. It's entire length was one CLEAN
| OF gl5,y, in which picturesque Oddi y, admir-
/ able en- lCa urFS, superb o. .namentatiOn. ar
I tistic grace aud sCieU,ihc elegance were al
! combined. The very SIX es seemed aglOw with
! ine reelection OF the thousands Of lights
! iluWini'iynS i6nspa encies, etc, whose
! Tauiancs cam q brighter tnan the SiarS
wni' beam slUng the DGttlementS OF the
! heayt n'. Toe crowd seemed wild with en-
/ tnuS!rs O. aud suCut after shout was given
! There never was, nor may there be again
! another display CgTE. TO tUis; il was one OF
/ snpeIh l. grandeur ia i's character ami lslatcn.
I less elegance In IL magnitude. ~ the head
/ OF the proCg 'siOn Were Represented
RAG STATES AM TEHRITdRIE6,
Al Inc head OF the procession were cars
.oIta'ElQS LADIES representing all the states
and Territories The cars took position at
! the head Of the procession as II entered the
square on Hernando sitest The names Of the
young ladies' and the respective states they
I iCpresented ar as GilOWs; Miss Maggie Ma
sen, Mississippi, N.sS Belle Strickland, South
Carolina; Miss Adele Leake, North Caroliu ia /;
NJ $ Fannie Fort Georgia; Miss Carrie West,
Florida; Mis- BeaUregRrd MOsely, Alaham
Miss Kate Mas ~, Lo1isiana; Mss Lizzie
M'Dowel, TeX,s; Miss Julia Gray Arkansas +;
Mis- Hattie BanCy, Tennessee; Miss Mary
M'p,%c J, Missouri Miss Lucy Lea. Ind ana
Mis- Jennie TCpp 1 ltnOis; Miss Mary r
Hun, kentucky N IS Matte WoOten, Mlchi-
gan; " tsS Bette gle5hy, WiscOusiH; Miss
Maine; Mss Lille NclIle, New Hampshire;
Miss anna Roberts, Vermont; Miss Lade
TopP, VI tSs9chUsettS; Miss VI ttJie W Waeatley,
Rhode Island; Miss Tia Brac-eD, Come tlCut;
Miss Rosa Clark, New York; Miss Rosa Le-
fl lTe, New Jers-v; Miss Aunie Sailer, Penn
sylv nis; Miss Bette M'CaToll, Ohio; Miss
Virginia; Miss Mary VI NCcOskey, Yves Nir-
ginia; Mi oaIlie Benton, Kansas; Nj In o.
gene WO )ten, Nebraska Miss Opuelia Myn ;,
Cre2O Miss Maggie BaSkln, Cal Ornia; Nj IS
Katie M'Guirk, Minnesota; Miss Pattie Mosby
Colorado Miss Ella Mattison, Nevada: atss
Dora A 4pder, Montana; Miss MOllie WITH
ers, Utah; Miss Fannie Miller, New Mexico;
NJ $ Maggie Howard, Oak tab; Miss Jenuie
Wsnes, Ind an Teri tory; Miss Bette With
els, Washington Territory Miss MOllie Mitch
ell, district of Columbia,
Two Eat ca sol street railway bore the above
named ladies' This was the most beautiful
feature OF the evening; for wOman's grace
ever gives artistic Joy aud recherche delight to
any occasion. Their presence was typhical
OF the purify, virtue and innocence that ap-
peal TO honest manhood and patriotic senti-
ment tor iSSlsSipEts redemption. This was
the chez GOUrre OF the Pageant. a mag
nliicent reality Surpas.iBg a poets dream or
fancy's fairest, more enchanting vision. May
noble woman, guardian angel OF Onr earthly
career, ever lend her presence, purity and vir-
tue to the encouragement OF all that eIevates
and develops moral grandeur. humanity,
mid blaz ng Lights, cleaning bOnfires AID
enthusiastic OutburSts.
"IHE SALT RIVER PACKET"
was a Goat eeven by five feet. represented the
craft drawn ty CadaVerOls mule mounted
by 1t gro, vino, booking back says, "Dis is d de
WOrstesJ ODD l ever had" He refers to the
six hsdICaj passengers tcaudidates) on the
boat who are represented as saying respect
ivclC. My friends l have lost my helm; we
are gone up-MaSJer smes." "Amcs am
with yOE' ''i have filled my bags and am
going home Il am lost for words, Ub alOna. 70
"Tuls county is TOO not for me, u return to
my native Ian ! AIMED boat HUy-
HO'"e % aInes Is at the M lin, and is the titst
to speak PS given above. Howe. who never
diu anything while IN congress save change
the name OF a : eambOat is the las speaker.
Ali the candidates have tAer carp tbag and
are dePa ting up Salt river The opposite side
OF the hOat represents
THE AUTUMNAL OUTBREAKS,
and represents .Ames on his knees on
a petition, saying "G.ve me more
troops or am lost" to old
man Pierrep0nt, who replies, mo more
tloops-dgh your own battles" Another
picture represents q negro holding votes in
mis- hand and saying, "N ell, Boss, you had bet
VFiF H. a r-.1v
IS, "oive me office or 1 leave" Behind Gill is
one of hi, fellOw-Creatures, a cur dog, who, by
reason OF feIlow-fee ing howis III sympa-
Ihetic strains as follows:
IhowI to think that one so young
Sh uld leave unhonOred and unhung"
AnOih r picture is that of GIL, whose car
petbag Is llbel ed Legislator, Postmaster and
LarpeIbagger.' At the end of The float is O
representation Of lie Carpetbaggtr Smyth
making pottery, and saying, ALAS! alas! or
Smyth. OpFO ite is n negro, who takes up
his hoe anu is going 10 jh cotton field; this
is after the election. The front OF the float IS
picture OF Anne, the senatorial aspirant,
looking at lhe capitol, whose "disIauCs lends
encnantment 10 the view" OF his agOnized
mind, and he says, Thou art so near and vet
so far ihl, float was drawn by eight mules,
SIX them belug a tandem, aad wearing
coVerIet iuscri ber ''l' q X =" mpaning e. 'cnt-
raj Comm ittc Elub." This float, made bv
San Frank ana mis- clerical corps, was one of
the finest in the procession, il being addition
ally Illuminated With heugai ghts, green
and red
y LIVE JACKASS,
mou lted on a wagon and surrounded with
appr0p lately iu-, ribed lie Gering, among
them Here your mule, ~ was one Of the most
nouc aple features o the recession 1t " $
drawn by mule on which there was negro
rider.
THE DEMOCRATIC BALL"
was a picture on a large ten by three float
m de by dessrs ick TOpp, William M'Wil-
liams and A. {. Hull. II wes chasing three
Rad cal candidates.; a dog tossed up in the
AIR represented Gill; dog, with a carpetba :
tied To bis tail, was Smyih,t tue legislative can.
date, while jejune car IN iull Il ght repre-
senled Fraz er, Cand date tor assessor On the
rear Cf tue float were the words 'VictOry is
ours On the opposite side was a picture OF
chancellor opOtt, Hatch aud Douglass being
sicked cut OF the Mis>rS Sippi courthouse and
IN luil rur Tor their native ytaie, Ono, the
Cincinnati bridge appearing in the distance.
Another inscription was the old Bell and nv
eTett p.aitOrm. "Ihe Union, the Constitution
and tee Enforcement of the Laws"
A WHITE BULL
drew a gig on which vas a float, tridUgu ar In
shape, one side representing "Our Radical
candidate for sheriff, o.. G.. Gill" who is
mounted backward upon j8CK8ss, holding
to IT'S tail to keep his carpetOag from falling
OF the caodal appendage. Near the head Of
the JacEd>s a monkey upon sign post points
to its INSCRIPTION, "IOing west TO shoot mon.
key" and he might have said, "tO grow up
with The weeds On the reverse side l. pic
tuTe OF tue goddess OF liberty, with the drawn
sword OF freedom, kilIiug the Radical serpent
Under this is the motto, Drive Them from In
country anu De lmInOrb8IIZed.' = the top OF
the hOAi - Il collection Of fCgitlye Radicals
who want 10 leave The country which they
have dlSsraCed. On tGc tail OF the seTpFur
now whiting IN the mer,tsd asonies Of an in
famous death, Is written, Ignorance robbery
and fraud I his was mot cred table float
THE SHIP OF RADICALisM
was haat sixteen feet lorg, with three feet
hold, Br,Eeu m5sCs and iatteret sails. me
crew being negroes. This float was drawn by
Two weak mules, and upon 7, aching the pub.
lie square surrendered uucouditIOnaliyt u
4HE DEMOCRATIC SHIP,
a fUIl-riggcd vessel eighteen feet long. with
four IeeJ hold and three r-ssls the taI .e<t
being Twelve feet end displaying TIE Union
flag aud the Union jack. her crew being W hir,.
and cUlOred men. six horses drew this Shlr
which was Ia foil sail, and bore appr0prIaie
inscriptions. II was commanded ". T. wal.
lace, and was magnificent feature and an.
pfOpTlate emblem. The Redic4l ship was
made Dy Nj. u. 4. Palm, who certainly has
correct taste aud an artistic execution.
The MAMMOTH FLOAT
made by l.. Il Jones, was sixteen by eight feet
on each side, and six by eight feet d teach end
On this sides We're two meGsIlOns, marked
" COuSCrgat SIN and " RaHicalism, 4" rs.F,lrf.
gent cTuan lady and We'll tp-dG EaDpv M
gro going into the land OF light. EnOPy ledue
and virtue, while OF d" Eauicalism Ts TspresepTS
a uuapidat I'd Carpetbagger and white woman
astOElshei negro. This tTOupe OF Infamous
c. eatuTeS are entering a region OF "nisely
and uin, As the inscription reads, while the
tOnSeTVaT We DemCcrat - have ueaca a -
prosperity. Bet Seen the medaliOns on the
can vAsS Is he portrait o. Captain "A. &. Myer-
the Democratic Conservative candidate for
sheriff, wuIie under aud above this picture is
the names Of the other Democratic i,OnseIva
ren, Wal'hall, Aldrich, AiKinney, Childress.
Lcho and Citn pead. The opposite side OF