The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
Paris Gets a Telephone Charter. .Sol-
aries Cut at Houston.
Gai'eston Opens Her Carnival with
Music and Military.
o Other Interesting State Items.
Galveston.

opcVini W inc herald,
GALVESTON, February a-The festivities
OF Mardi Gras were ushured in at 10 O'Clock
this morning The grand military parade
and display were participated in by the
Queen City Guards of Dallas; the BRYAN
kllles; the Austin Greys; the Brenham
ureys' the Johnston Guards, of Hempstead
Orange Rifles. the Navasota Guards. San
bernard Mounted Rifles, of Bragoria.
the Texas Old Guard ARTILLERY
and Light Guards, of Houston.
and the st. Marys Light Guards.
Washington Guard and Galveston artillery
company, of Galvcaton. A little nfterl n.
m. the martial strains of music announced
the arrival of King Momus and his cour,,
who were met upon the landing by the Gal
weston Artillery company and escorted 10 the
fremont house, whore his majesty gave q
grand reception 10 the fair daughters ofbis
realm. While there the keys of the
city of Galveston were presented TO
his royal highness by Colonel l.. c. II sher.
lord, mayor of the capital The ceremony
OF the presentation was an imposing one,
and the king appeared most highly pleased
at this evidence OF the fact that the utmost
confidence is reposed in him by his LOYAL
subjects in this his southern capital The
king expressed himself as highly pleased
at the evidences of Improvement
on every hand Being fatigued by his long
Journey. his royal dignity retired to his
castle TO seek repose, Hardly had the king
disappeared ere strains Of sweet music. dis,
coursed by, that justly famous band OF the
, I'D United States infantry, warned us of
the approach OF the Forty Funny Fellows.
such u combination OF comcal looking
characters 1t has never fallen to our
lot to look upon before. Description is i'm.
possible, SO will leave the field to your
imnglnalions. Even as | write this dis
patch the gentle breczes watt in upon our
ears sweet strains of mellow music. from
, the style OF which IL is an easy thing forus
! to conclude from whence Il comes. Glanc.
ing across the street i see the cotton ex-
change all aglow with light, and as
l the gay uniforms 90 by we are
: not amiss when we conclude that
tripping theight IA Dtastic toe is the order
OF the evening. The Forty Funny Fellows
at the Pavilion are reigning gods over a
similar scene, while at Artillery hall
, the sportsmen of the water are needing the
a course oil the others and have joined also in
: the maZydance.
A German, i7 years old, was found ON a
vacant lot, on the corner OF avenue X and
;, twentieth street, with his throat cut, the
J, wihu-pipe being almost severed, and he hao
! also cut on the wrist. A razor was founc
lying by his side. When discovered by I
policeman, he implored him to finish IN,
a loD which he had begun. IL was Learned
/, that he arrived on the steamer Guada
n loupe from New York about fiteer
: days since, where he had been at ON,
?. time Ir)minent tobacco broker. Tn,
4 man was well dressed wore silver watch
( and bore every indication of gentleman
|. lie was en- route to Waco, where be in
4 tended to enter business with n cousin. Ar
= rivlng here, he wrote several times to th,
cousin, bnt the letters were returned [,
HIM. Growing despondent, he had resnrte,
, 10 TINS means OF relieving himself of his on
, preston. lie has wife and five children
. ~ New York DIR, Rogers gives hopes o
: his recovery.
The boat races between the Protection an,
Galveston rowing clubs were witnessed hi
2, morning by u large audience.
u The single scull race was won by .Joh,
n Crotty, of the Galveston club. over Kirk
!, head, of the Protection.
The siS-oared race was won bv the Pro
e lection crew-time 1858.
The four.oared barge race was won by IN,
u Galveston club In ll;l5.
l. Appropriate medals were presented 4,
G the successful contestants tonight m Artil
r l,rS hall by II. Y. Street. In a few wei
1 tim.d and highly appropriate remarks
|, lhe musical concert at the pavilion Sun
Z. day evening was enjoyed by thousands.
n THE World opened last night at IN
m fremont opera.h0use 10 one of the larccs
= audiences of the seasen. The play was n,
: excellent one and excellently rendered