The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24

T. department of Justice MeualllOns
of noted scenes of New Orleans Justice" II
1874, &C.; Justice" in Louisiana, &c.
). Confidential Security Phc whisky
ring.
g. department of War" Belknap.
7. 1.-THE Empire" Seated in a char OF
gold was Bcelzebub, the reigning emperor
of he'll. He was arrayed in regal robes; had
a crown on his head; from his shoulders
spraDg H. horns, and his feet showed the
cloyen foot, an his teeth TIE "ineritable cigdr.'
8. "Princcs ot the Household Babcock
and "tho ring
0. A horseman "GranL Chief of Police, ~
II c., the head Of the Secret Service.
TO- Heir to the Throne" which was
greeted with the widest applause On the
point OF an ovcrhanging rock and intently
gazing into hell was Satan-R. i. ii. In
front Of him WAS a staff upon which hung a
bloody shirt, surmounted by deaths head
across the flames raging below HIM were the
words sectional Hate" In the rear of sa
tan were two serpents facing each other as
| though about to ight-the two factions. The
design was clear MS MONDAY.
H. "The Dukes OF Debauch."
~ "Knghts of the Black League
49, "Ministers Plenipotcntiary." the Zero
of the Emma Mine and draw poker.
H. Lords in Waiting"
10 Transportation" T. P r. Il. job
16 "Couat of the Returning Board"
It. "Keepers y of the Cash
Is. "Retired Veterans"
~. "PassenCcrs ofOblIvion."
90 "The Ship of State" perishng in a
blaze Of corruption.
| 1t is simply impossible in the necessarily
small space allotted me to convey even faint
idea of the magnitude or the bodness ot this
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was wonderful--wonderiul in the design and
not less so in the execution. No one but a
genius could have designed it, so thoroughly
comprehensive was it, so bitter the satire;
and perhaps nowhere outside of New Orleans
conld il have been successfully carried out.
Their procession was followed by a ball at
the Opera House, from which the guests ~.
| tired to wait for tae more extensive and long
or continued festivities of The week following,
firmly believing that rs Momus this year
was, If anything, greater than on last year,
so too would be the Carnival day. And they
were not disappointed
THE CARNIVAL.
The morning of Mardi Gras opened
gloomy aud lowering, showers of rain, drlz.
cling at intervals, until about half.past nine
O'clock, when the rain tall continued tor
upwards of one hour without cessation. Not
withstanding this fact, the cars from every
direction terminating in the ncighbOrhocG of
The Clay statue were crowded to their utmost
capacity while Canal street and the princi-
pal thoroughiares through which the royal
pageant was announced 10 pass, were becOm-
ing uncomfortably great under the balconies,
there being no special desire exhibited by
any one to branch out and brave the drench-
Ing effects of shower, even 20 wait the com.
| { raul Ii 1, in and "a a. yynri a.
pageant of the military history of the world.
But there was some excuse for the apparent
! " lukewarm admirers of royalty, IN the fact
that they were two three, and in some cases,
| four hours ahead of time at which the pro
cession was announced to appear ut that par
tIcuar point BIT they gained position
and shelter and although, when the weather
cleared up and the tens of thousands crowded
and continued to crowd in front of them To
the last moment, shutting out all view, they
could console themselves with the fact that
they were first upon the ground and that the
procession could not pass without their
kHOTiRg II.
At ii o'clock the shower ceased, when a
struggle Of an hour and half ensuei be
tween Old Sol and bad weather to see which
should rule the day. Old Sol finally gained
the mastery and through the rain drops
smiled kindly upon The gay banners of the
! King of Carnival which loated from every
house and store, for ali do obeisancc To- the
mysterious "ReX, and made the royal pur-
ple ard gold more brilliant than ever. The
flags of Rex" are diagonal stripes e purple
gold and green with the crown in the center
and on Mardi GrIs day are as plentiful n
falling leaves in The autumnal woods and
Iomniprrscn,.
REX" ~ the result 90 successful effort &c
4 -.
tine carnival io a systematic display in order
/ e. provide for the daytime "A character glvrr
the night by The MystiCk krcwc procession.
II Mr.. Hancock, formerly city editor of ,h,
New Orleans Times, The originator of the
plan TO bring this about assumed the oxiS
lience of "RoX" who should have supreme
authority over the celebrations lie was sur
rounded by complete shadOwy government
by whom the details are arranged All VIII,
read the New Orleans papers ARE famIlial
with the proclamation" OF Bathurst, thu
i Lord High ChancellOr, commanding a ces. "A
ton of business of all kinds and a proper re
ception OF his mysterious majesty, edicu
which, il Is needless TO say, are always strict
Nv obeyed The idea Of Mr. Hancock was a
once successful. and has yearly flor it Ina
been in existence but or 6 years. growl
4 more popular, as the rich, elegant and elab
, crate displays of "Rex" necessarily made it,
! "Rex' made his appearance on Monday
q according To- The custom, this wear arriving
at the Mobile depot, from his royal home
; Teheran, in special ;raia from Port Royal
u whiiher the royal fleet had brought him
n The King himself rode in magnlhcen
n landau, with eight gorgeously-uniforme,
i postillions. He was accompanied b. hi
Y lcouriiers in fall court dress; and a.; proceed