The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-01
MARDI GRAS.


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CINCINNATI, February 29.-The Mard
Gras festivities to-day passed of withou
any serious disturbance. The streets
were thronged with people, and during
the afternoon business was generally sus
pended. The pageant in the evening
represented scenes in the history O.
America and were exhipited on sixteer
floats. The chariot OF the king was ar
immense boar's head s feet his II and Il
feet long, garnished with huge lemoE
slices and crowned with head Of lettuce
in the midst Of which the King was
seated, two pages sitting on each ear Of
the boar and the Court Jester astradle
the nose. The chariot was drawn by foul
elephants. The festivities closed with o
grand ball at the Exposition Building.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February 20.-Mardi Gras
was celebrated here to-day. The process
sion in the day consisted in floats por'
traying historic scenes and characters
men and women arayed in grotesque
gorgeous and brilliant costumes. Comus,
King OF the carnival, with prime minister
retiEue and guard Of honor, presided and
directed the operations of the feast,
The 10th us. Infantry, Evansville, Cres'
cent City, Louisville and other bands were
present and furnished music. At night
the Mystic Circle conducted another pa.
rade. At the conclusion Of which the peo-
pie locked to dozen halls, where every
thing: was ready for q dance, in which
they engaged or looked on. AT the Expo.
sition,l lComus and retinue appeared dur.
ing the evening amid great applause Of
the assembled multitude.
ATiNEw ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, February 29.-The
Mystic Krewe Of Comus made their ap.
pearance this evening in grand process.
sion. The subjects. represented sacred
history from the creation to the birth Of
Christ and twenty-three .tableaux Of the
most notable events. The streets along
the line OF the procession were thronged
with people. Balls were held tonight in
every available hall and theatre and all
were largely attended. Weather clear
and pleasant. The Kings reception this
evening was attended by thousands.
AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE Rock, February 29.-Mardi
Gras was celebrated here to-day in grand
style. There. were about a thousand
maskers in procession, besides numerous
floats representing various scenes. The
number Of visitors was largely in excess
OF any attendance OF the kind hereto
fore. Business houses, as well as the
State, county and city departments, were
generally closed.
..-. ... AT MEMPHIS. r-.
MEMPHIS, 29.-The city is entirely Civ
en- up 10 the King Of Misrule, business is
entirely suspended, and all the principal
streets present dense mass OF surging
humanity, prominent among whom are
great crowds Of grotesque maskers repre-
senting every conceivable character. The
weather is clearing and pleasant, and the
success ofthe carnival Ia assured. During
the afternoon the streets were SO densely
thronged that it was found almost i'm
possible for the police force to clear them
for the pageant of the Ulks and the
Krewe Of Motley. The pageant Of the
former represented the return OF Louis
TX. OF France from the Crusades, the
scene being laid at Paris, September Z,
1854, As follows:
First group-Three mounted heralds,
with trumpets at their mouths, riding
abreast.
Second group-Armed knights bear
ing the oritlamme Of France, mounted.
Third group-Two sQuires on foot
bearing rich cushion, on which lay the
arms OF King Lonis.
Fourth group-Equery leading the
Kings mailed steed. ...,..~.
Fifth gr6up-CoInt de Porters aud
Count dc Augon, brothers to the King,
and Count de Melon. in full armor, riding
abreast and bearing Royal guidons and
banners.
Sixthgroup-King Louis TX Of France
and Queen Marguerite in Royal robes in
their carriage OF State, drawn by four
white horses led by equeries, groom and
footman to the carriage.
Seventh group-Three maids to the
Queen, riding abreast and mounted on
richly.caparisoned palfreys, led by three
pages. III
Eighth group-Four pages to the
King, mounted, and bearing rich colors,
with many-colored pendant streamers,
riding abreast.
Ninth group-Four mounted men.at.
arms abreast, armed with shields and
battle axes; four men.at.arms abreast,
armed with halberds; four men.at.arms
armed with lances. ,r-s
Tenth group-Cavalier, mounted, bear
ing the banner OF St. Dennis; three cava-
liers abreast, mounted, bearing pennons;
three cavaliers abreast, mounted, and
bearing pennons. ,-.
" Eleventh eroup-The Cardinal St. Cecil
under bodichine or canopy Of rich silk,
drawn by four black horses led by equer.
ries. ''
i Twelfth group-Priests on foot
bearing a grand banner Of the Virgin;
four priests on foot abreast four pilgrims
with scrip and staff. lL
Thirteenth group--Four Saracens
abreast in chains; four Squiers mounted,
bearing lance and pennon, riding
abreast. 10,
After the pageant came the Krewe OF
Motley, made up Of nondescripts, with
some hits at. current events, prominent
among which was the corpse Of an
army officer undergoing cremation
from the flames OF a still, labelled
crooked whisky"
The crowd on the streets in the after.
noon is estimated at $4,000, and during
The entire day nothing occurred to mar
the festivities. Tho crowning glory OF
The carniyAl vasl the grand pageant of
Memphi, WITH It's brilliant colored lights,
iorming scene such as was never wit
messed here before. After this came a
series Of magnificent tableaux at the new
Memphis Theatre, which was followed by
. grand ball 10 the guests Of the Memrhi.
Forgery by a Bank Bookkeeper.
LOUISVILLE, February 29.-It has be-
come known here to-day that Chas. J.
Brent, bookkeeper at the Falls City Tol.
aco bank committed a forgery last Thurs.
lay, but as he sent a telegram from Gin
,innaii on.that day to q friend here that
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