The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-31
LETTER ER0MsKEW4Y0RK.J >
From F,,al' an Occasional Correspondent re d, rdl

ILLS III 3po: :gvs---.-EE : ia .:ii.l.t Wl% 80
:, The grand carnival is now over, and I
find time to write s you a short letter about
it, as r ot,escupiea aseat On the grand stand
in Union Square during Tie evening: IN
the morning T found ditco convenient to visit
q friend on Broadway, from whose win.
dow L saw the grand advertising pa
geant" pass up the street. It was an ad-
yertising display, and nothing. more.
Wagons drawn by four, six, eight and
ten, and twelve horses, elaborately bar,
messed up, could only have been done in
New York. Herrings Safe Co. Ponds
Extract, Atlantic Tea Co.; Nichols, the
tailor IN the Borery, and who gave away
pants along tho route, and elegant turn.,
outs belonging Is the various departments
in the city, ali advertising mediums, Of
course, and mahy Others too numerous TO.
mention, competed the mornings process
iai sion Of tie tE so-called Carnival" III no
way v, could it compare with those annual,
celebrations in Paris and New Otlea1a.l
It has Seen pronounced q failure. Tie
designs were good, bnnt, on account Of ia
sufficient light, it. was 4 fzsle: It has
been properly termed the adingerr-bread
Night Parade. /" The Rex, * ii; must Be Re- Re-
I 1mIenber9sadi, paid $4,000 for the privilege H
of Exercising Jurisdiction for . single
night ii this metropolis, !, and To know
that il was not 8 success b must make him i'm
fsei disposed to swill . keg o. two Of his
lager to disps lis aispohdency. ~ :
i THE IF NIGHT Ugh I'see PROCESSION EsIo41 s,a,
d Never was there such acrowd,in the
streets of,this city as was ont last night
some chatting, and Others flirting away
the time, all -anxiously aYaiting old Reg.
He came, he saw, but be; did not conquer
for want Of light. The procession formed
at Manhattan Market, and marched down
Fifth Avenue First came q platoon Of
police, then the list regiment bapd, and
behind these a few heralds. Then. api
,peared, the standard bearer on a black
steed, and, d,Yhose banner. bore the inscrip7
tion, Welcome Rex Behind Rex
marched the. Lord High sherifs and yeo-
,manry of the guard in helmets and
lochaberaxe; twenty Mamelukes,. with
band Of, music, and some, "beef; eaters, 2
lead by a knight who carried the royal
banner, then came in sight after this
came the float, upon which was 2 beauti7
full throne, the King seated upon the
same. The caropy Was Of scarlet and
gold, and was drawn BY six superb white
steeds, In the Eear came an advertise. ii.
ment Of ofbeveragss, tbs, 4 Gar u being covered
with placards, and an enormous, 81 cham .l1l
.psgne bottle, and on another car. rested q
huge beer cask, such as is seldom seen u
even in the avaterland." A miniature
brewery paved the way. Five hundred b
torches and Eve pots were to be g carried Y, ed
on either side Of the procession, but at they they
were not there, and the milli9aps aill a Of spec
tators who had waited so.loDg, expecting
10 enjoy, the, grand sight, were left in TO-
tai darkness, and getting their, ,abacks:up
shouted light. ightI but there. was no
light. We doubt if any, y,of your citizens il
were. ever in e darker place when the
candle when out. ] give the following ollll9
tableaux,r which were, represented, On
floats: columbus Planting the Standard
on American Soil" America as it was
..",The Santa Maria Ship" ~ .'tDe soto
discovering the Mississippi" 'Pocohun.
tas 81 saving the life Of Smith," "Hen;
drick Hudson entering North River.
"Penn's treaty with the Indians" "Bos;;
ton ! Tea ship -.,1P 1'Putnam',s' call. y :
"washington, ! crossing the Delaware
aWashington at Valley Forge cap
ture Of Maj. Andre" Perry on Lake
Erie" "Battle of New Orleans" "Sol'
dier's Dream" and decentralization o.
North and South" -, "a ,aao, !, /,
h. THE BALL. II .li1sass1,r.
? Having purchased "a ticket during the
day, which only. cost fve.dollar bill, ia
attended the ball att11 p. nn.,a and re
maiued until midnight. The hippodromt
was boarded over, the entire circle one
eighth of mile, and the whole being
magnifcently decorated with flags ofaal
nations presented truly beautiful scene
But there was 81 dullness aboattheIwholi
affair which seemed toihespeaks:a bat
prospect for.ifature Carniyala lin thi
quarter Of the globe.ajC Carnirah are en-
tirely Frenchy, and as thsAmericans ar
not so slight headed people,we dom
know how to handle a Carnival W.