Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-06

wandering around town lookiog for place
TO sleep. AT the hotels cots sre spread in
the halls, parlors and even in diniDg-rooms.
Tue st. Charles is accommodating 1000 per-
sons, but finds great difficulty in feeding
them, and The others are filled in proportion.
A large party OF Chicsgoans, consisting OF
prominent members of the city government,
politicians and sporting men, reached here
last night with number OF game cocks 10
enter in the great cooking main to take place
here Wednesday, and bring plenty of money
with which TO back the Illinois birds.
A GALA CITY.
BRILLIANT APPEARANCE OF THE STREETS OF
NEW oRLEANs-ARRIvAL OF REX AND
LORD BALTIMORE.
Special 10 the Appeal
New ORLEANS, February 5.-The city
presented a brilliant appearance this morn
ing, particularly Canal and ST. Charles
streets. There the entire population Of New
Orleans-young and old, white and ba;k-
were assembled to witness the arrival Of
Rex. The streets were blocked SO as tc
make moving difficult, and the gallerie:
above were so packed with lookers.on as to
require extra supports to prevent an accident.
At he foot of Canal street was collected
the largest crowd, for il was understood that
it was there The king would land. Between
5000 and 0,0o0 persons were there col.
lected on the levee, amid dust and mud, cot
ton bales and sugar hogsheads, a majority oil
them negroes, waiting for the arrival.
When at o'clock the Ed. Richardson ap-
pesred in sight carrying the royal party and
adorned with a igs and bunting, every steam
vessel in the river whistled loud and long
and the factories on both sides took up the
sound, so that the noise became deafening;
and when the Richardson rounded her land.
ing, cheer after cheer went up from the
thousands ssembled 10 witness the debarks.
lion OF Rex, aud a detachment OF
THE LOUISIANA FIELD ARTILLERY
welcomed him with roy al salute of artillery
When the excitement had been somewhat
subdued the police cleared the way and Rex
de-cended from the boat, in the uniform OF a
grand marshal Of France, and accompanied
BY number Of members OF his household
clad as admirals and generals. Following
the king, as a guard of honor, came de-
tachment OF his household guards, mounted
| and uniformed as Bedouin Arabs and al
Hnssars de Marceaux.
Standing on the levee to receive him wer,
the local military companies. OF these, the
Continental Guards had been chosen as the
special escort to Immediately surround anc
guard him. The other military compani,
in attend ance were Capt. Aliens famous Cres
cent R fiss, the Washington Artillery, Louis
lana Field Artillery and First Regimen
Louisiana State National Guards.
Accompanying Rex, az his special guard
was Lord Baltimore, head of the Oriolt
organization of Baltimore, in the same uni
form he wore at the celebration OF that 30
ciety in October last.
The party were welcomed 10 New Orlean
by the members of the Carnival Association
in masks, and, mounting their carriages
they drove up Canal street. Re1's chario
was of the style of Louis XIV, drawn by si1
| Arabian steeds, and with outriders and foot
men in his royal livery.
LORD BALTIMORE
accompanied him. Marching up Canal t.
Rampart, and thence back to St. Charles
amid the cheers of the audience, Rex pro
ceeded to the City Hall, where h. was re
ceived by Mayor Behsn and the city admin
istrators with an address Of welcome, AM
the keys OF New Orleans were turned over {,
him. Thence he proceeded to the St. Chsrle
| Hotel, where the summer dining-room ha,
been prepared aud adorned for his weleom
with eyergreens and rare tropical plants an,
flowers. Mkt followed an address @
| welcome on the part OF the Carnivs
Association by the Lord High Chamber
lain. Rex then mounted his thron
and graciously received the thousands Q
guests who called upon him TO felicitate hin
on the happy opening of his reign. Thi
reception was KEEP: up to late hocr. yher
faiigued by the exertions of The day, and il
order to prepare himself for the ball OF hi
cousip, Momus, at night, he retired.
The crowd on Canal street and other thor
oughfares had dispered after lhs Rex parad
was over, but they reassembled at an earl,
hour to await the procession Of
THE CREW OF PRoTEUs,
composed OF leading commercial men OF th
city. The stores, the club houses, hotels an
public buildings were illuminated with ele'
tric lights along the route of the procession
At O'Clock sharp the Crew OF Proteu
de6ltd from their headquarters at the J cs
son Press, in the rear OF the city. Not unI
they reached Poydras street we're the torcht
that lighted up the procession illuminated
The psvemehts in this portion of New O.
leans are OF cobble stone, and very rough
and the immense Aoals, upon which wer
ertcted buildings, some of them thirty fee
high, rocked aud shook so that il was foun
impossible 10 turn the corner and moved
town first, as has been usual. AT Poydrs
street, however, the procession 90, in thoroug
working order, and turning down that stree
it marched ON is way down town, aud tnall
| to the French 0perahouse.
All along the route the procession wa
crested with applause, and bouquets throw