National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-11
KING OF THE CARNIVAL.
Rex Welcomed by the Most Loyal of
Subjects,
Mardi Gras in the South-Tbo Day Devoted
to oJOiliiy-Masquornde In New Orleans,
Mobile aud GnIvestou-E Ella uborate
PaGoantry - Professions and
IiIuininations Ia Honor
OF tho King, sc.
Mardi Gros Celebration In Mobile.

MOBILE, ALA, Feb. 10.-Mardi Gras was oh.
served here with tho usual splendor, and
larger number of visitors were hore than on
any like OCCASION since the war. Every hotel,
restaurant and clearinghouse in tho city hnd
to turn away guests. At o'clock p. m. Felix,
the Emperor, was received at the court.houso
steps by the city officials, and the keys and
liberty of the port wore surrendered by Re-
corder Owen. Felix aud his gOrgcousy.Ap-
parclcd household staff aud escort aud mum.
Dor of societies then paraded through the prin.
oipal streets. The Mardi Gras pilgrims IN this
procession gave broad and amusing burlcsquo
of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves also the
w. A. W., dream of childhood. There
wcro seven societies in the day procession
besides tho Emperor aud staf-in all
about 1000 masqueis. Al night tho Orlor of
Myths aud Infant Mystics gave to the public
grand street pageant. The first society gnvo
II beautiful representation, thoir twelfth OF
the Arabian Nights entertainment, the cos.
tunes being exceedingly rich and varied. Tho
display of Infant 0Iystics was superb. Their
subject was the March of Agos. and there were
twenty-one floats in line, giving tho following
representations: First, Society Embems; . I,
Tho Cremation Of Lula; 81, Tho Mnrtyrdotn
OF Saint Ignatius; dth, Paul, the Hermit; jth,
The Conversion Of Constantine; 9th, The
Triumph OF Odoaccr; 7th, Clcvis aud
Clotilda; Sth, Mahommod 9th Saracens
10th, Charcmagmc; 1lth, The Discovery oil
Grcenland 18th, Tho First Crusade; 18th, The
First Troubadour; nth. Magma Charta; 18th
The First Use of Gunpowder; 10TH The Dis.
covcry of America; 18th, William Shakespeare
18th, The Emigration of the Puritans; 10Th
Washington; goth, Tho Ago Of Railroads, 2lst
Tho Coming Age.
The procession was over half mile long
each float representing an important event oil
n country. At night tableaux were given by
both societies.
THE CRESCENT CITY's ONLY POPULAR RULER
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-Rex arrived yes.
terday, and was received royalty. The pro-
cession included body guard of United States
| troops and local military. Tho procession to-
day moved according to tho programme
First came the band of the Royal Household
then Assyrian warriors, driven in chariots
followed by generals, priests, astrologers and
other attaches then, in a gorgeous chariot
came Rex rs Shalmaneser. the Assyrlan con
querer The royal chariot was closely followed
by His Majcsty's favorite band of the Thir
teenth Infantry and royal division of troops
| The pageant proper came next in the shape o.
twonty magnificent cars, representing th'
four elements of creation. Then came n bur
lesquo of the German Leidertakel and thu
lphorty phunny phellows and miscellane eou
masquers The streets along the line Of tin
procession were crowded with spectators
Thousands of strangers are in tho city. Th
weather is cloudy aud pleasant.
Tho procession Of the Mystic Krewe of Co
linus tonight illustrated phases in the histor.
of the Aztec people and their conquest b,
Cortes by sixteen tableaux or floats - Isl
Traditions; I'd, The New Fire; 81, Pyramid o
Cholulu 4th, Tho Judiciary; 5th A Floating
Island; 9th, A Marriage Ceremony; 7th, Til
Agavc American; Sth, Bnnuer of Cortos il
Anahuas; 9th, The Natives Court tho Spaniard
10th, Evil Omons; 11tb, Montezuma Visit
Cortes; 18th, Treachery of Alvarado; 18Th
AlvaradOs Leap llth, Cortes comqueror; 10th
Imperial Recognition; 16th Progress.
The exhibition concluded with tableaux a
the opera.housc aud grand ball, which wa
attended by 1000 people. 1t was magnifi
cont affair. ReXs reception at Exposition
Hall was great success 5000 persons wer
present.
GALVESTON KNIGHTS or MoMUs.
GALVESTON, Feb. l0.-The procession of til
Knights of Momus tonight was fatterin
success, the buildings along the route bcin
brilliantly Illuminated aud the streets packc'
with thousands of visitors. Tho tableaux con
sisted mostly of local affairs burlcsqued, AN
were distributed as follows Cur l, Galvcsto
public park 2, bell-punch; 3, Maino muldlt
4. famous discoveries 5, railroad ticket oflic,
9. feast of tho gods; Z, washerwomen of til
future; s, new route to New Orleans; 8, Turk
ish baths; 10, MaiteSt scene; IL, Indian CUES
tions IL, frontier protection; 13, water works
II, Cotton Exchange; Is, Momus aud escort.
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