The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-06
60. a. a SIX Days, seSeurn in Csn-
~fnuass.
Mospav Nrers 2s,h February.S

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MospAY NTGET Ssh February
Dear Dtspatch: Happening 10 this PORK
onolis Oh the day Of the great carniSst or
Mardi-c have witnessed wttb mnco 10.
terest The unusual festivities aud the UNIQUE
processiou. and have just returned from
half an hour at the grand n,asque Dali 10 tne
snacious Exposition building (oone 100 ipRss
however, for the immense crowd 10 a'teua
ANGEL. where Cincinnati IL disguise ~ nom
tripping the light fantastic toe ana oo'os ~
nnrrher of QUEER and strange things: abe
kine. most frequently called Rex, sod oa.en
nv fhvs nn,aarp.d King Rex. IS huge spec''
MN M rho menus homo with at least Two
hnudrea nnnnt,s Of pure lard 10 his corpus.
ne was Creased In psrple and goio, weafiog
q ro,oecns crown which was SCI witn many
ht3lliant and precious stones, 40 CARED. a's
Mx1esty, surrounded by his hencptneu ano
his spearsnen 10 buff and blue, ncadeo tne
grand proce sioo, riding on car fasnionea
in the resem slsnce OF Huee DOGS
besd. HIS throae wss on the forehead Of tue
hog in head of lettuce, while two pages SAT
one On each ear, and third 1es.er nao
comfortable seat across hissnont. The guard
Immediately around the royal parsonage
carried silver knives. forks. and spoons 70
correspond with the size Of the pig, and the
rar wss drawn by four gatly-caparlsoped
voune eJeoh4n.s The procession wss proba-
Sly two MILES long, and gotten up at great
I.xpeuse and with much Ingenuity. Mention
of few Of the mos, striking features might
he NJ ;n,erssr: Daniel Boone figured In Bis
hnnter,s ccaume, in front OF his log nut,
With his trars and the fruits OF Inc chsse
sroupd him, all on q large platform 60
wheels. drawn by toTses. Penn making n's
trea,y with the lpdiars was another historical
incident inpessopated. The battle OF new
0rlears wss fought over BY party o! BUT
d;e,s behind bales of cotton, General j Jackson
ercnn1inp prominent position, ana Two
dead tB,it,shers lying In front OF tne
hreastwork. The Boston tea.shlP. inti"
r;aged vessel Oh wheels. ana TWO
fr,Ires disguised % indians ousiiy engaged
throwing chests Of tea oVeroosro. lns
tableau Peace and Reconclliatlon was wen
conceived aud executed. In 'front.' OF tem'
ole Of liberty are eight soldiers-four Union
and four Copfe6erate-ly1Dg aroupo catop'
fire smoking and singing ola camp'sonss'
Their guns lie deserted arouno, aoo TWO
ftficers-oue,ip blue, the other in gray-are
shskirg hands over piece OF dismoupfeo
artillery. Among great many other
feb]eanx II will ofly mention one other
The Soldiers Dream OF Home-which was
really beautiful. A battlefield and the battle
over: q broken caisson;; sentinel on bis
post. and q sleeping soldier lying In the
bushes, Above the bushes. surrounded by
a -cloud with silver lining, thesleeping SOL
diers dream-a neat little chamber, pretty
woman sitting bv cradle in which there Is
q sleepira babe, and little girl repeating
her evening PRAYER at the mothers Enee-a
very suitable dream fer soldier. though
vith.us Cents ds IL was oftener OF foil fatlors
OF bacon and -four, 3 pot Of real coffee, ana
pitcher of buttermtlE.
Well, everything went along smoothly
enough except for insuferaole Jam and
iostie on the streets, until the Kings chariot
commenced the descent from the canal
bridge, when 1t ran upon TIE heels OF Zoe
rear elephant, forcing him on 10 the next.
and 30 on. Til the whole team became un-
ruly and broke iutoa run. Then was wild
stampede of the crowd. As the powerful
team tore along, bic Majesty, from bis pre-
4sarious seat on The top of his hog, twelve
feet from the ground, would doubtless
have willingly exchanged places With the
meanest OF bis subjects. But the carr sfter
being dragged .g1are, brought up SUD-
denly against tree, the elephants breaking
loose aud running away. The King was
1ostled down into the grsyy-dSh With TIE
other carret-heads, and the poor driver,
caught between the tree and the car, was
seriously crushed.
Upon the whole, however, the CiRcin.
natians are delighted with this their fret
MardiGras, and the thousands of people
that came hundreds of miles to witness 1t Will
70 home tomorrow well pleased. IS the ex'
preston of satisfaction at the entertainment
seems to be universal.
Aside 'from the MardEGras, the slght-seer
will ind many OBJECTS OF interest here, no'
The least of which IL the suspension oridge
connecting the city with CoVingtop, ny. IL
ia. as some of your readers are perhaps q ware
the longest susl ension bridge in the world,
thoueh the one now building between New
York and Brooklyn will eclipse 1t. This Il
100 feet from the water, the towers DO feel
high, aud frem the approsch on the Ohio
side to that on the Kentucky Is over 2OG
feet. IT ts crossed by two tracks for street.
cars and other vehicles, and two for foo men,
and the toll Is only two or three cents head.
ft.1eriyea therefrom revenue Of SIG 600 per
month, or 500 600 annually.
A peculiar tea 'ure 81 Cincinnati, snda very
prominept one, IL "tbe Lookout" This Is
very high and precipitoUs bill overlooking
the city ;; sls :, Covpgton, Newport, and the
surrauu0ing couptry. Tbesumn,tfs reached
by.carstd -a~n rapidly up an inclined plane
by q staliousry engine With an endless wire
rope. 1t Ia favore place Of resort every
evening. bnt on Sunday evenings tn particu.
lar. Cincunsti not being fastidious alb ,ut
6Hch things, immense crowds gather there 10
drink brer, smoke, and firt, for the fair sex
are well re present ed, and at almost every h.
BILE ia that spacious ball in Lookout HoUss
you will see one or. mnre'lad seated, drink.
Ing and chatting with men, and holding tneis
own, too. with the best OF them. Nor Is toe
srainirg If the Young neglected. Little tel
lows hardly able 10 walk are percbed up on
the bigh chairs, given their mug Of beer OF
glass OF VINE, aod taught TO drink like their
sires, while good brass band enliveps the 90
cason Wi b excellent mu.ic. stranger Wis.
iting P0EkopoIi- liz struck with the scarcity
of female be,u:y. 1 nave ben here sIK
days, been on the street all times OF the day
and seen tho usa06s Of ladies, and think
may safely say that | Cae see more pretty
women any tine evening 10 Ricr mond b.
walking three squares on Main street than
1haye seen Ai tuls time here and am pug
Fled TO account for II unless IL ID The POI I
and the beer. But the men are handsome,
very. handsome, aS body. 9ne would not
think smong such ma erisl matr,mony would
De popular with tbe men, but arguing from
the swasns. OF children enc sees every where
the busipess is,br,sk.
lrhave aep6r seen Q people Elore 10 deaf
earnest on ihe subject Of Haopey. making.
Eyeryone Gems intent on bis business nav,
absorbed Ia itdariug business hours. No
time, no ihough.. Tor anything 'else. After
the houses are closed apd The DAYS work Is