Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-29

sands OF persons welcomed the Day.
God as it slowly mounted the heavens
and spsngled the earth with luminous
beam. Here and there a snowy cloud
SAILED along the sky, to be changed into
golden flakes and finally desolated by
the bright rays. A cool breeze was
blowing rom the northwest, and dGrlnG
the morning made oyercoats Onite pleas;
ant. Toward uCOa one wind IA lea, and
later the day became more eongsnIal to
the feelings OF the people. There was
Just enough OF Goodness" left In tho at
mosphere to refresh and aCd 10 the in
spiration of the occasion which inaug-
urAted a Memphis Maei Gras. So agree.
sbie was the warm sudshine and the re.
freshirg air that ~ an early houri Ia the
morning
TaE STREETS OF THE CITY
were slresdy throrgsd with crowds OF
peOrle. Every hotel and boarding.
house was full OF guests. Among the pes-
PIE there we're equally IS many visitors
aud strangers as residents Of the city.
Had Rex CarnivalH controlled e1e clerk
of the weather this official could not
have written 0tt e day Of more sp!erdid
beauty and refreshing loveliness. Hence
the Erest ou-pouriDg of .thB populace,
which by ten O'Clock began 20 crowd The
thoroughfsreg and block the sidewalks
The shopkeepeTs eemed very busy, and
ia every store there wss thfoEg Of per.
sons. About hsifpast eleven o'clock
Insny persons began to seek the b.uffs,
whence q view was had of the broad
Mssis -ippi, the leyee, and the steamers
With flying colors. BY twelvs o'clock
the crowd upon the sfreetB became quite
large, and that upon the bluffs bad now
increased 10 three or four Thousand.
THE SPECTATORS ON THE BLUFF
wsre aaXiously swsiting the arrival of
the Memphis and Cincinnati packet,
Andy Baum, which had been selected
as the flagship for Rex and his regal
retinue. They looked in vain, for the
sparkling waters bore no such craft
upon their bosom, the steamer having
bY some means failed to arrive on time.
However the spectators were ignorant
of this fact, and eagerly sesrned the
horizon to catch q glimpse of smoke,
thinking it certainly came from the
Andy Baum. The Balls Of Memphis
and John Overton came around the
point above, and the City of Augusta,
Belle OF Texas and the Peytons from be-
low the city. But tie Kings vessel was
no where to be seen. Yet the scene was
cleaning like 81 arkling silver, the
steamers with their colors, the golden
sunshine, the cltar blue eky,t fresh air
aud great crowd, the husy levee
with its lsborers, cotton b lles and We
hicles, whose rambling wheels broke 50
str Ingsly upon the ears, gave pietu.
rescue charm TO the locality where stood
the spectators. The tug n. M Jones
Araa n oeitTfsTfs1-s, A@>- : \ -
msDCed blowing hez whistle. Ine Doom
of the gun anu the shrill sound OF The
whistle acted like magnet upon popu-
| lar feeling. In q few minutes great
crowds had made their way to the bluffs,
which were literally
LINED WITH HUMANITY.
The crowd upon the bluffs was both
dense and extended, being composed OF
white and black persons, men, women
and children. The crowd upon the
bluffs is vsIiously estimated st nom
seven to ten thousand persons. Thls es-
innate cannot be reduced to a closer
margin, for the entire space frcm Union
| street to Adams was solid mas Oi
beirQs The streets leading to the levee
were thronged with pedestrians, horse
men and vehicles, while upon the wharf
was a scene of great activity and bust
ness, attended with all the noise, hustle
ana confusion incident to the gathering
of g. many persons and the character o.
tie occasion. The number OF persons OF
the b!uffs yesterday was thrice in eXcss
of the number there at this time las
year. -
THE ROYAL CRUISE.
AttTelve o'clock the A. J. White
the Kings flag ship, in command OF Ad
miraI Stormy, conveyed by the Illinois
commanded by Commodore George w
Cheek, steamed up the river TO th
, Cave of Mystery, somewhere in the VI
cinity o. Island 40. As the bJats passed
no every stesmer in port opened tn
whistle valves, and the sir was rem
{ with q long continuation OF deaienln
, | sounds, reminding one Of the ideal pau
demopium. 1t was relief to get be
yond the horrible, esr-splitting intons
3 tions. No one was allowed sboaro th
3 White except select few OF his MAZE
0 TVS courGieTs and the royal band-th
n fer the st. Louis military band, lie
d nv Frof Frank Bo.hm. The Illino
T N;ss crowded with ladies and gentleme
. who bonored the occasion with the
r nresence, and for whose delightful eE
inymeut CAPTAIN Joe SpeeTs had prt
sid,d q splendid quadrilie band ana
4 clear cabin. Dancing ruled the hou
!, unti! the point where the King was |
. he taken aboard was reached, Whe
:, everybody rushed to the roof, an
, with eager optics turned in every q
y r,ctioD; every eye was WatchiI
q for the King. Some expected TO see u
a old fellow rise cut OF the groundi othe
kept their eyes turned heayenward, al
> IN every direction people strained the
le vision, til sl at once the decks OF Il
ID White became crowded with motl'
q. thropR, the King and his crew sudden
- appearing from every part OF the Vess'
70 When the KtnR had embarked, his roy
'u hippopotRmus gave snort, ss sign
te for the return, when toe White grAr
IN fully swung out 3 d down the msJes'
;, rvar. the Illinois following inner was
- AttLs junc.uTe
70 NEPTUNE
ie was eeen to arise from the bosom OF I
a. river, his silver tridant belng stuuG
= with pearls and diamonds, ghsteni
0' brightly as the radisnt luster OF the 81
70 Then an immense wsterspout spians
ce and eXosuded itself in great founta
NJ which seemed to throw out showers
. eueralds, pearls, rubies ard ssphlI
The entire bosom OF the river, ss II gis
u dsped with enthusiasm, sutged Into
re- mpltuous HiloWs, IsiislDg the g!el
he Of the sun ike unto ths brightness ol
- electric light. The scene was d
1 cling to behold, and while sst'
Ter ishiDg, fllei msny with ore
or Dancing was resumed on board the
I'M ter boat, which was kept up until On
=, iug iu view Of the city, when the 10
'97 sslute va. fred from the bluffs, whel
ice vast throng of people had sssemb ed
be- witness the debarkston OF the HI
ust AS the White was approaching
point at which the King and his
were to debark, the Nelie Jones, Wit
Dad piece Of ordnance sblard, made a gIf
TC- fUl circle around the royal tsgsi
op. filing mtnute-guns aud Blowing
r. whistle in honor OF his coming. L
steamers came into por In the mids
oos indeseribabis enthusiasm.
nly TEE DEGRADATION.
de- The White landed at tn foot OF
Ing fer.ou street, where the crowd along
Isves were rushing In 3 needless n