The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-04
RR EvITIES.

The Claiborne canal is being deepened from
Esplanade street down.
The charcoal landing at the Old Basin is
crowded with loaded s3hoouers
The cabmen and hackmen say tho Mardi
Gras business began two days earlier this
year than ever before.
Hope Fire Company No 3 will dine their
friends to-day at the Masonic Hall, corner Of
Dumaine and st. Claude streets.
Visitors to the city will find in another
column "cty directory" giving the route to
every point OF interest in and about the city.
The police on the beats will be found ready,
day or night, to answer. respectfully any
questions asked by the visitors now in the
city.
Both houses OF tho Legislature failed on
Saturday to pass n joint resolution inviting
His Highness Rex to a seat in his own Parlia-
ment
Quite large number Of strangers visited
the French Market yesterday mornin 3, and
as many more will probably go there in the
morning.
Eagle Fire Company No. have invited
their friends to partake of their hospitality
to-day at Leclerc's Elite elub-room, on st.
Louis street
The Donaltisonville Railroad ferryboat ST.
Francis Belle arrived at last night, crowded
with country visitors to the city for the
Mardi Gras.
The Gentilly shell road will shortly be In
tip top condition A large corps Of laborers
is engaged in baIlasting the road-bed with
fine shells.
Rex says positively that no advertising
carts or wagons shall appear in the pageant
tomorrow, and the police will see that the
edict is Obeyed.
The several young gentlemen who attended
the stquadriIle' on Saturday night declare ii
better even than the one gotten up for the
visiting statesmen.
The firemen's parade to-day promises to be
one Of the most brilliant New Orleans has
seen for many years. The streets will doubt
less be thronged
There will be crowds Of visitors in attend
ance at the Legislature to-day both houses
being In session, and "flibustering" may be
seen OF the very first water.
Rex's boss baggage master, wAo arrived
last night by the jackson Railroad, told Tom
Cranmer that the ''old mans" baggage would
fill twenty-six express wagons.
The boats and trains arriving to-day will
be crowded with people, and by tomorrow,
after the trains have arrived, 1t Is expected
that fully 10000 strangers will be in the city.
The safest places in the city now are the st.
Charles and City Hotels. Double squads OF
night watchmen have been put on and thieves
have but little chance there for o successful
crusade.
Visitors who have already arrived will have
an opportunity to-day, the weather permit
ting, Of witnessing q lire department. display
any city in the Union.
Those who promenade Canal street to-day
and tomorrow will find locomotion much ac-
celerated by adopting the Eastern style-tha
is by keeping to the right while on the BAN
quettes (sidewalks)
Our street cars were filled to overflowing
last night, and ii We were in any way, SO to
speak facetiOusly inclined, we would say that
we recognized there many faces that we had
never seen before.
The Globe Theatre on Mardi Gras night
will be one Of the centres fattraction, for there
the most original ball OF the season will be s.
given. Paris will be excelled, and Jardi1 Nd
bile out-done, so they say.
The coat OF whitewash on the trees In Lafay~
ette Square improves their appearance very
much, and similar coat for the trees on the
Canal street neutral ground would not make
them look any worse.
Considerable activity was noticeable In the
engine-houses yesterday. The work OF bur-
nishing, cleaning and decorating fire engines
was going on and we may look for as fine
parade to-day as ever was seen.
Like Sir Peter Teazie, who had "a settled
married look" most people on our streets
yesterday had settled expression on their
faces, showing an infiexible determination to
see Rex and the Mystic Krewe.
Our streets are enlivened now with the
peach blossom com plexions Of our fair sisters
from the North, down here for the Carnival.
Already q score OF hearts have been broken at
the panorama presented on Canal street
daily.
1t would be we'll If the New York rule Of
keeping to the right was adopted
nival This would save much jostling and
serve to allow the throngs easy passage on the
banquettes.
Louisiana No. 10 will give complimentary
dinner after the parade to-day to their guests,
Ladder, and Carrollon Fire Company No. Q, u
Independent No. 2 and Home Hook and Lad
der No. /.
The Nichols Rifles, one Of the newly Or
gained militia, companies, will entertain
Grunewald Hall. Ladies' invitations can be
had by application to the committee at the
box office tomorrow
There are in the city now quite number
Of detectives from other cities, and more will
eday Sc , ep Pnsd = nsyan + aaa
to keep an eye on other birds" who have mi-
grated hither for the occasion
The arrival OF His Royal Hghness Rex
will be announced as on last year by the
blowing OF steamboat and locomotive whfs-
ties, ringing Of steamboat bells, etc, and the
display OF yards upon yards of bunting from
the steamboats, and shipping
Some Of the members OF the Legislature
seem to think that it will take six days yet to
pass the general appropriation bill. They
base their opinion On article AZ of the consti-
tution which says: mo bill shall have the
force OF law until on three several days 1t be
read in each house OF the General Assembly,
and free discussion thereon unless four-ffths
OF the house where the bill is pending may
deem it expedient to dispense with this rule.''
The impression is that the Republican side
want an extra session, and for that reason
will filibuster to prevent the necessary four-
fifths vote on the appropriation and other
bills.
whats the use OF the owner Of that trunk
engaging room here" said gentleman In
the rotunda Of the st. Charles last night as
d9ort1Hs gh W bva bat hae dog5
in Lafayette Square or Tivoli Circle, and not
only found room himself, but could have
few families" The Saratoga
in question belonged to Chicago young gem
tlenan and measured just nine by seven--tha5
ie nine feet long h1 eeYen HIGH. Ten to nnf.