Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-04
Rex MOmus and all His Country
Cousins Come to Town
Immense Crowd Of
People.
All the Trains are Ladsn-ThOu
sands Of ExcursiOnists Come
on Steamers, and the
Weather Improves.
Programme for To-day and TO-mOr.
rOW-The PSgeants and their
ROutes-Amusemehts,
Balls, Etc.

Msrdi.Grss festivities we're Inaugural
ted to-day by the entrance Of the King
and the surrender Of the golden key Of
the City of Memphis. For several days
PAST many people have been coming to
the city for the purpose Of witnessing
and engaging 10 the MArdi.G ras festiVi.
ties. The fame and the grandeur Of the
Memphis carnival have spread through.
out the land, and the result has been
that the attendance grows greater at each
succeeding Mardi Gras. 1t could not be
otherwise where so much superior intel.
ligence, culture, retired taste and enter.
prislng activity enter iuto and give
strength, elegance, and general pleasure
to the great carnival u people delight
in holding. We're this doubted we had
but to point to the character Of the Mem.
phis Mardi.Gras celebrations and then to
the enjoyment Of the couptlass visitors
who crowd our thoroughfares. hotels,
places Of amusement, churches, and
stores generally. But no words are
needed to show either the delight OF
practical benefit to our city. Per
sons from every part of the Union
come TO the Memphis Mardi Gras.
Saturday Sunday and this morning the
arrivals have been very large. Five
special trains arrived on the Charleston
road to-day. Special trains are running
on the other roads and extra coaches are
in demand, The depota are crowded
with citizsns who AnxiouslY await the
arrival Of friends. The hotels are jam.
med and the restaurants crowded to
their utmost capacity. The cause Of 60
many persons reaching the city ahead oil
Tuesday was to witness the entrance OF
the king today and the surrender of the
keys Of the city. The weather, however,
has not been encouraging, as the day
opened with snowlike clouds and a cold
wind from the northwest. This, how.
ever, did not seem to dishearten the peo.
pie, for they crowded the streets, and
many visited the bllfs to witness the
ARRIVAL OF STEAMERS.
The steamer Andy Baum, from Ciuciu,
natl, reached here at s o'clock, The
boat wa decorated with aags and crowd
ed with excursionists. As the Baum
entered port the silver band of New
Albany, Indiana, played q series Of airs.
The hurricane roof was througed with
people who waved handkerchief and
were evidently reioiced to find them
selves landing SO as to enjoy Mardi
Gras. The Baum has $50 PASSENGERS, of
which II are from G~olconda, ILL.,. s from
Paducah, Ky; 20 from Cairo and Ne
tropolis, and 43 from New Madrid, No.
The steamer 0scsola Belle, from Ash
port, arrived at daylight with two hun.
dred and sevsnly-eight exeursionists
The steamer Illinois, from Vicksburg,
with three hundred excursionists, arrived
at s o'clock this morning. The steamer
Phil Allin, rom Arkansas City, reached
here about daylight, having on board
near three huudtel excursionisls. The
screw Alf Stevens from D~yersburg, ar.
rived this morning With over a hundred
excursionists. The steamers Hattie
Rowland and Katie Hooper, from Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, came into port at 3
o'clock, with flying colors ana two bands
OF music. The steamers were dashed to-
gethsr, and presented a picturesque ap-
pearanee. The steamers we're decorated
with flags, evargresus and wrea.hs. On
each pilot house were two maskers,
whose novel appearance aud antics ere.
atei no little merriment. These two
steamers had on board FIVE hundred and
sixty'seven excursionists. The Belle
Memphis, from St. Louis, brought over
FIVE hundred excursionists. The West
Wind, from St. Francis river, brought
two hundred excursionists. The steamer
Hard Cash, from White river, brings
three hundred excursionists. In addi-
ton to the above steamers the Coahoma,
from Friar's Point, will arrive tonight,
bringing six hundred excursionists.
The lsvae and bluffs this morning
were crowded with people to witness the
arrival Of the steamers, whose excursion
lists ct one male their way up town and
swellel the already large crowds on the
streets. The crowd already in the city
is much larger than at this tim. on pre-
vious Mardi.Gra celebrations. At this
writing the people have already begun
to assemble at and around the grand
stand to witness the entrance of the
king. In this connection We will say
that general regret is felt because OF the
illness Of the renowned Count DeNoses.
Barren Of Cash. This distinguished in.
dividUal has been confined to his royal
couch since Saturday, but we hope he
will be able to be up BY tomorrow. With
out DeNose5 MardtG ras is not com.
plete. ll
ENTRY or THE KING
The king, mounted on the Triumphal
Car and surrounded by brave Romans,
appeared at the grsni stapd at 2 o'clock.
The royal chariot is escorted by the
Ohickasaw Guards, while The Bluff City
Grays are holding the fort aud receiving
the kin VII demand and receives the