The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-22
WAsH,Naro>'s BIRTHDAY.
How III will bs Celebrated To-Day
ut the st. Louis lTotoI.
The Military Therein will be AL.
lowed to Turn Oat.
by Special Permission.

BY special favor, which the DEMOCRAT
acknowledges that 1t does not deserve,
but for which 1t is, nevertheless. thank
full, 8. b. Packard, Governor OF the St.
Louis Hotel, has furnished US with q
programme or tho ceremonies to be hold
In his territories, to celebrate In gtiber-
Material style the memorable 221 of
February.
Before going any further, we are
happy 10 Inform On anxious public that
n. b. 3 wounds nre rapidly doing better.
and that he will soon be able to get OUT
OF the ST. Louis Hotel and take his long
meditated trip
TIP SALT GREER.
At II q. IN. sharp the various patriots
who are to take part In the pageant will
assemble In the vestibule on the lower
floor, the right resting on the foot Of
the. front staircase; the balance. II
there be any, or whatever ID may b..
will form anywhere In the immediate
neighborhood OF the right. Fifteen or
gan-grinders have been retained at i'm.
mense cost,
10 BE PAID In WARRANTS,
and will grind forth the most approved
patriotic three.fo fve.cents tunes.
The pageant will move In the follow
ing order
A heavy advance guard composed of
the survivors Of the bloody Ninth OF
January, under command OF Field Mar
shal Loan (by himself.)
MUSIC CAS- ABovE)
His Excelleney's body guard,
chosen band OF Nubian warriors,
marching In hollow square.
His Exoellency In person leaning
upon the arm OF
HIS PRIVATE ASSASSIN,
who will bear as insignia OF Office
pint bottle OF nbsynth in one hand,
and cheap pistol In the other.
THE sTATus quo,
leading by the hand dlminntive but
promising quo warranto, and escorted
On 9 , either 70. side by . pair Of gigantic and
Eliza Pinkston, II she can be procured
for the occasion.
N. B.-She also Ia doing as well AS
could be expected under the eireum-
stances.
Ouaehita bulldozers In chains.
THREE Bn1aApEs
OF Metropolitan Police, Lieut.. Gen. A.
S. Badger commanding.
". B.-The command has been spe.
cially recruited for the occasion, and by
a fair count, mot made by the Return.
ing Board) averages full force OF five
men to each brigade.
Convalescents from the small. .pox
corps, carried on litters. Smythe, NJ. d.,
com mmanding.
Pie and peanut venders.
Unattached, including legislators. Of
high and low degree, and political
bummers from the country, waiting
mand.
The ST., Louis Hotel Fire Department.
composed OF
ONE BABcocK ENGINE.
II. 7. Lawler, Chief Engineer.
A SMALL DOG Or TWO.
Little darkies, with squirt-guns.
N. B.--Little Antoine, having been
entirely forgotten by 3. b. In the make
up OF this pageant, is supposed to take
any place that be can get, which he will
doubtless do.
THE ROUTE.
The procession will move at the sig-
nal OF three shots fired into Packard's
knee cap by his Private Assassin. It
will move up the stairs into the large
vestibule leading into the executive
cham bers, and thence by q roundabout
way into the Senate Chamber, where
pair of clean socks will be presented to
Antoine by the ladies OF the hotel.
THIS IMPOSING CEREMONY
over. the procession, reforming, will
march twice around the gallery above
the court, then descend to the fountain,
where it will be disbanded, after the
proper and customary kilograms to
Washington for recognition.
N. B.-No persons will be admitted
to witness the pageant unless they have
been either recognized or vaccinated.