Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-18
THE CARNIVAL PAGEANT.
IMMENSE DISPLAY TO THOU
SANDS OF VISITORS.

"IyanhOe" and "The Legends Beauti-
full" Observation-Disclosures Big Day for
the Exhibition An Announcement
from he Observation-Disclosures Sugar
Cane from Reclaimed Florida Lands.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE weather
was partly cloudy and cool. Early in the
afternoon the streets were filed with
spectators, while the galleries and win
dows were occupied all along the route
announced for the carnival pageant. At
the time mentioned there were only a few
maskers on the streets, but the number
was constantly increased. The feature of
the display in the evening was 20 tabIeaux
representing beautiful scenes from ScOtt's
romance of "Iyanhoe."
''THE LEGENDS BEAUTIFUL
The "Knights of Momus" this evening
gave the handsOmest tableaux of the
present carnival season. The subject il
Illustrated, zine Legends Beautiful" was
inscribed on transparency which occu-
pied the first car in the procession. On
the second car was ''MOmus. Son of Night. -
on the third ''W ood Nymphs, :" on the fourth
The Gateway of Dawn;' on the fifth
''Springtide Blossoms;" on the sixth
"COral Caves" on the seventh "Sum-
mer;" on the eighth "Fire Spirits:" on
the ninth "Autumn;v on the tenth
Crystal Caves" on the eleventh Frost
Kings" on the twelfth ELVES of the
FOuntain;" on the thirteenth ''FIowers of
the Prairie;" on the fourteenth "Whirl-
wind" on the fifteenth shadows of
Evening"" on the sixteenth ESpirits of
the RainbOw;" on the seventeenth
shadows of Darkness" on the eighteenth
The Temple of Sandalphon, Angel of
Prayer"
The carnival has passed off without
mishap in any direction.
''REx's" RECEPTION.
The reception of "Rex' tonight at the
Carnival Palace was a gorgeous affair.
1t was followed by the imperial ball.
which with the balls at the other halls
and theatres throughout the city closed
the carnival season of 1885.
AMPLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL.
There were never before so many
strangers in the city. The exposition
accommodation bureau tonight reports
several hundred rooms unOccupied but
they are far away from the business CEN
tres, and strangers do not care to 90 to
them. Many excursion parties remain
on the sleeping cars and steamboats,
rather than take lodgings at inconvenient
distances from Canal street.
AN APPEAL FROM THE MANAGERS.
The Exposition management makes the
following announcement:
The installations being now substantially
complete, the park, its grounds, buildings
attractions and convenience in good order
the exhibits all that have been promised to
the public, and the pleasant spring weather
ndNlng succeeded the rainy season, which has
been unusually prOtracted and dsagreeabe
the management now appeal to the press of
tne country to lend the enterprise their
ald Tor Its success, that the honor of the
nation and The interests Of exhibitors NAV be
protected. and the educational va ue of the
exposition be secured to the people by an in
creased attendance during the remainder of
the season. The publishers of newspapers
are invited to come or send their agents and
correspondents to visit the exposition anew
ana report Its attractions as they find them
now ana on their arrival they will receive
the cOrdlal courtesles of the management.
GREAT CANE FROM RECLAIMED LANDS.
Capt. Rufus R. Rose, Superintendent of
the OkeechObee Drainage Company, of
hlssImmee, Fla, ATTRACTS great deal of
attention with lot of mammoth speci-
mems oil sugar cane. The interest CEN
tered IN this cane is ore of great impOr-
tance to sugar planters. 1t is cane grown
on the lands reclaimed by the OkeechO-
pee Drainage Company at the Southport
Sugar Farm, near Kissimmee Citv-the
same lands over which Mai. Williams
land was covered with from two to three
feet of water. The canal, constructed
under the operations of this company
draining these lands, was completed
Feb. II, 1888.
On Jan. l, 1888, active operations were
begun clearing the reclaimed lands:
plcwing Immediately followed the clear
ing force. Between Feb. IA and 20. 1884,
the cane was planted-one year subse-
quent to completing the canal. For break
Ing the land team of two ordinary mules
was used; in cultivating, one mule. The
season has been unfavorable, a very dry
spring, and very wet fall; the yield is,
however, enormous, the stand perfect,
and the average length of cane, fully ma
tured, twelve feet, many stalks measuring
htteen feet of maCured cane. Average
diameter of cane, one and three-quarter
inches. No fertilizers of any kind or de-
scriptiOn used.
MARDI GRAS IN CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 17.-Mardi
Gras was celebrated by a grand masked
ball tonight at the Academy of Music.
The audience was large and the dresses
OF the ladies we're rich and tasteful.