Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
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The CARNIVAL.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF REX
To- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TUESDAY.


The CARNIVAL.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF REX
TO MoRRow-PRoGRAMME TUESDAY.
Special to the Appeal
New ORLEANS, February 3.-On Monday
the New Orleans Carnival begins. The
programme is much the same as that OF
last year. Rex will arrive at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon by the steamer Ed Rich
ardson, in company with Lord Balti-
more, the head Of the Oriole organization,
which gives display in Baltimore in Octo-
Der. At night the Crew of Proteus make
their second appearance in procession, fol-
lowed by ball at the French Operahouse.
On Tuesday, Mardi- Gras, the Carnival Assoc
citation, with Rex at their head, the Phorty
Phunny Pbelows, the Moors ard other kin
dred organizations will processionize in the
morning, and the Knights OF Menus, at
night, taking the place of the Mystick
Krewe of Copus-the father of all the mystic
societies and the originator OF carnival pa
rades--which retires from active duty this
year on the plea that the members compos-
ing il, the Pickwick Club, are now old men
and unable 10 endure the fatigues OF a pa
rsde. Then follow The balls, masked and
Otherwise, Of which the most important will
be given by Rex at the Exposition Hall,
and for which 1900 invitations have been
sent, and that by Menus at the Opershouse.
The weather, which has been very bad for
a week, took sudden ehange.for the better
last week, and we have since been enjoying
the bainiest and best weather every day, and
the thernomeier ranging between COZ and
7Oo. Thip. and the cold spell that has been
prevailing up North, have started the move
ment of visitors to New Orleans, and excur-
sionists are now rushing into the city at the
rate OF 5000 10 1000 day. Most OF these
visitors come from the extremest portions OF
the country. Texas is very poorly repre-
scented, in view of the fact that there are now
two railroads to that State, and il is only 800
miles distant, and Southerners generally are
fewer then people from the West, Northwest
and New England. There is a large dele
CATION from California, that came over the
new Southern Pacific railroad. Represents
tives from nearly every town Of Importance
in Iowa, and four or five parties OF persons
from st. Paul, MINI. The Orioles, from
Baltimore, an organization OF Baltimore sim
dred TO Rex, have committee here to study
our street psrsdes, hoping 10 get from them
some ideas for their display in October.
Boston and New England have sent their
very best men here. On Wednesday party
consisting Of merchants, bankers and others,
who have been making tour of the South
ern States, stopping at Richmond, Atlanta
aud other points To study the resources of
the country, arrived and put up at the City
Hotel. Another Boston party came on be-
halt of the Lancers, Of "the HUB" who were
the guests Of the Continental Guards during
the carnival of 1881. They bring, on behalf
of the Lancers, valuable present to the
Guards. The other towns best represented
are Chicago and 1ouisvile-our streets
swarmiug with residents Of these cities
Cincinnati, St. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta
and Montgomery.
The railroads have been worked to their
u'termost, during the past ten dsys, 10 ham
die the persons arriving here daily, to the
number Of 1000 or 1000. New Orleans is
poorly provided with hotels, and these filled
up long ago; and so have the numerous
clearinghouse of the city. As, however,
more private families are hiring out rooms
for the carnival this year than ever before,
there Is very little crowding, and visitsrs
have little trouble in securing rooms. Sew
eral of the Ohio river steamers are also
serving as hotels, and feeding and lodging
from $50 to $50 round-trip passengers each.
The streets are crowded with strangers
and sight-seers, and the city presents very
gala appearance, indeed. All the theaters
are doing a rousing business, Mrs. Langtry,
however, being far in the rear. There are
also all kinds of side-shows 10 the carnival,
baseball between the Cincinnatis and the
Chicagos at the Baseball Park, races every
other day at the Fair Grounds, and both the
cockpits running day and night, with cock
ing mains and wrestling m atches alternately.
Visitors, therefore, have no lack OF amuse-
ment.
All the work for the carnival procession is
well under way. The floats, which are housed
in cotton-press back of town, have been COM
pleted, a score OF skilled artists having been
engaged on them for more than year. A
peep at them promises andsomer snd
grander show than has ever been given in
New Orleans. The tableaux are larger,
heavier and higher, and all graceful in de-
sign. Some experts fear lest the societies
may have attempted too much, and declare
that some OF the larger floats, particularly
those OF the knights OF Momus, are so heavy
that they will find great difficulty in moving
over the cobble-stone pavemenis and turning
sharp corners.
Work also is we'll under way at Carnival
Palace, Exposition building. The throne
room is especially beautiful, having been
converted into tropical garden, with path
ways leading through it; and the dancing
hall ia ornamented with plants, flowers, and
a large amount OF bunting and flags.
In consequence of the large number of
strangers in the city, aHd the focking here
Of bunco men, pickpockets and such people,
it has been found necessary 10 swear in a
large extra police force for duty.
POLITICAL NOTES.
rATFs SENATOR ELECT MAHpER-