The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-11
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Scenes on the Street, Examinations
at Night and Rex's Ball.

scenes on the street, lIlnm1natlOnS
at Night and Rex's Ball.
Perhaps mover before has there been such
ACBowD OF PBoRLK
on the streets OF New Orleans. And such
good hnmorsd crowd It was, hurryiDg and
swaying this way and that. Streams Of people
meeting other streams and getting hopelessly
mixed up and tangled: other streams pouring
In from other ways to increase the confusion,
and swell the whirlpool Of humanity. Young and
old, big and little men. women and children OF
different colors and all conditions. struggled
and pushed and tread on sach others toes and
rumpled each others clothes, and all In the best
natured manner Imaginable.
There were Id the crowd the usual number o.
SOC liable people, who stonped aud greeted each
about the family kept TWO Thousand other peo-
pae waiting; there wers some few prisons OF
the masculine gender. ordinarily etaid men Of
business, who blew tin, horns and Conducted
themselves In a peculiarly ridiculous manner.
There were also the excited people. the nervous
people tn9 n2lstsr o. people ana the quiet
In that great multitude.
During oil Of the hurry and scramble. amidst
was not = single disturbance Of the peace. not
an accident and. Indeed. not an Incident during
the whole OF the WILDLY. Joyous day and night 10
arai niea sa"' Aape.nese VI 'essen 'ne *en-
THE PRoMIscuous MAsKERs
following the procession OF the King were not
as numerous as they have been In previous
years. Btill there wete enough of them In line
to make this branch IT the display one of the
features Of tho day There we're color d min
streis In ahundAnee. some Few Indians clown
or two and 4 hui red of uncouth urea repre
sentinR nptiipx under In sun bur portray,ns
the Wild mifsh II The ,isy. III RI was also dc
cd plantation home or .ather the interior u
out the clothes, Will, uitti q. aged W neh
was washing A itksly looking girl nuraed u
edly played 'de os hsui,." Thsrs was aiso
oarrisr. IA otory with f,rse bIow,nr and siei1es
and hammers Singing. Aud then theirs was
was over e-''
Though the number following Rex was not as
large as Formerly, there was no apparent de.
v viii, si tha crowd There were thousands Of hem
deet cd in ali the kno wn ooors and clad In every
fabric. from calico to silk
every vessel in port. w.ysi before every large
store and hung from the balconies Of thou
sands OF houses. The flags OF ali nations were
Displayed. but, naturally. the olors OF his Ora.
coma Majesty Rex we're more oonspicuous and
predominatud.
ROYAL REpAsT.
Immediately after the conclusion OF the street
pageant. the royal host entered Exposition
Hall. and after bis fatiRuinR march sat down
to dinner worthy tue greatness ana munih-
oanca Of Rex. i was grand sig 1T to witness
statesmen and oiplomats Of nls reaio. together
with the gallant defenders OF his title aud dig
MY the oeefs Of ,ne ,a ana ma hsyy Wne
OF the numerous train when accom- panied MIN
hatst .ne ta ~ th ." .,nn w ~, iaiS mn
the boards. and the v rising, drank TO
the health OF tho King In an earnest and pro-
ionced draught, which testified to their depth
OF feeling. The health Of the United States
army and navy. the President and others was
a alec drunk after whi'h Inc Ming retlrea 70 his
pn NV - rnn,aaaant faatnrea ~ ma nrocea.
80. ~ v9 w Mi,inI Rra,r Let niuht wore
aun =, nT pishana which resultant n brsaHin@
the con n ection 81 the line. The Krewe had not
proee eded far from their den wheU car No. II
became disabled. aud had to be removed. Sub.
seuuently the figure representing keii9ion IN
the float portray1ng ProRress LOST It's mead.
bn, the float and h.n.es we're 9therWle s unim
cession. Later. at the corner Of Camp and Julia
striking the railroad track. disarranged the
| right hind wheel. fitting the tloRt over on one
slne ana uaIy sainn ware than
compelled 20 devla.e 1.aH l eue I1u.e nppoinesu
Mas line TO Poydrae. then striking Camp street
and proceeding along the regular line.
~ r,u ,,u~,..r,,~.
ia No. ,,Lad ~ .oo oro-,
building on The route OF tho procession illu.
min ated last evening. we have no reason to
com plain OF the spirit OF our people In this
matter. .-,,..,,,,
certainly. OanRl street was pTliIiantly liRnten
ana nna - 1ew ana In yer naah1v
the subject mad been urged py me press Wlth
emphasls' the s'9nt Wouia have oeen lairy-hke
THE P1cKw1cK oLuD
was radiant with liz hts OF many hues. disposed
in arches and Arabesuues, and the whole sur
mounted BY the statue OF the immortal Mr..
Pickwlck In frame OF hre.
THE ORLEANS CLUB.
further down the street. dis layed an immense
areh ~ iiimminated alobes. and on the cornice
- the hnildin9 q blazing star Of huge propor.
t Il M. o0''1A> d o
s1oAs'
.,,,.a ~,
cniorei 0lassas the initials OF the club shin.
mo ont hriuhtlv tovether with tine letters al
tha Mistick Krewe
r,,urz AVN MOI roAzr
tina rival con,ectioners Mt the corner Of Canal
and nsronEaat manifested their snirit in :
handsome manner while across the way