Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1881, Page 5

[Continued from First Page.) Raymond M. (ok, captain; Luts MeCottouch, ist Heutenen’: Lewts Lancon, 2d Heu‘ena’ compsny D—Charles Erionkelter, captatn: H. Frey, ist Ieutrnant. Company E—James H. Symes, captaiu; Harold A. Correa, Ist lieuten— ant; MH. Cos». 24 Hentenant. Company F— Theodore M. Gridiih, captain; Eugene Maden- horet, ist Nenterant. Col. Hart ts a thoroagh dieciplinarian ind his men feel that they are in company With a genUeman and a friead. fe fg a veteran of ¢ war and he served his Ume out tn the N. G. when he removed to Hoboken, N In 1566 be organtze1 a com- ny and drilied the men one year without unl- lorms. The lew at that time belng deficient Upon that point, but through his perseverance he succerde equipping his company and re- Cetved bis commission In ‘7. Soon after he elected major, and again, in nel. His staff oiticers at apd at the present time rank from among the very best cllizeas of that state. Union Club Battery, of Brooklyn, 3 « bar d of 10, escorting the Young nd Arthur club of Brooklyn, 50 d of M. Peterson, jr. s, Captain Thomason of the orps commanding. troops, Major C. B. FXsher. Battalion vere Union Veterans Battalion coter: Butler Zonaves, (Jeut. Young; dark biu ligbt Hue pants. «in 6? raes in Hine, cap, white ana Pine feather. This comp. organ'zed tam diately after the war. Light Infante Georgetown, 40 men, ( ipt. T.Jchnsoo, uniormed simliar to the Ziv Washington Catets, 46men, Capt. (A. Ficet- Wood; dark blue cutaway coats, gut bias pants, fufantry caps with whit They were untioc uf trimmings, bias pasts th broad butt stripes, stift 3 with buff and red p't Young Repub iean club, of Ph Gtiptn commanct with avout Sw Titusville V men uniformed shakes; abort 4 €9. €, 6tu Capt. J.C. i dark biue froe = Jersey state 51 tb , light tlae pants, dress haf, blue por oon. white cross Delts and wast bell, with brie farigue cap attached oa waist belt Dehina Ihr olue large figure 6 on bac! en top, and car loading ri! K, Lee, jr. of ten pleers. ‘ay, WIth Wi o line. tagle breasted, and gray bi iu! ing the ‘Sprip: y had with then: . A. R., fute apd v GDYERNOR’S GUARD, Columbus, O11, Captain, L. Meutenant, «. G. ard; second F. Stewart A? ey were uniformed in dark biue frew ic double bress\ outlier Knots, with monrgram, “G. G.” dark blue pants, with bi With white b. with monegr.in, * Was distincuisted a gold badge, worn on | the breast, and a black pium: They had 50 | beaded by the famous eHOF's ripe, white belts, s'il hats top and brass plate oa tront € The vest arti THE EVENING STAR. March 4, ISSL. ercoats; Knapsack wiily | | Was decorated by a hand which kaew tts baal- | id Decorations of Public Bualldings. The government buildings were all decorated. Most of them were ornamented under a gen- erai contract. The work was done very neatly and with good taste. The buildings which were not under the general cotitract were the more handsomety dressed, the employé3 located in them having a pride in seeing how well they could make their cMclal habitations appear. | NOVEL AND BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS OF THE PBN - | SION OFFICE. | ‘The Pension office bullding on the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 12th street, are en- | titled to the cake. The 1mmense avenue front | and 12th street side of that building was decor - ated most elaborately and displayed an origt- | nality that was very pleasing. The decorations were rigged by sailors from the navy yard. From the flag staff on the roof there floated an | Immense banner. From it In four directions | there depended streams of banners to the roof. ‘They were not small and cheap floaters by any | Means. The best of bunting and the richest | slik made a harmony rich and grateful to the = ‘This was also true of thedetatls below | the roofs. The many windows were draped {n | flags and smailer banners blew from the win- dows, Over the whole avenne front and 12th ; Street side of the building was a net- | Work of red white and blue cable chains. The cabie3 were exactly of the size used for anchoring purposes by men-of- | War, and were made of compact though lizht | material. They were strung across each other and appeared to be one continuous cahie. There Was HOt too much puton. The spaces | between the net work were of such siz" that the building was Drought out very effectizels, and s¢emed to decorate the decorations. Where there were crossings in the cable. the pictures of celebrated men in the country’s his‘ory locked out, On the Avenue front was a large pkture. [t represented a one-legged soldier seated. On the right Was a woman With a child in her arms. Over the two stood Co- immbia in an attitade denoting pro:ection, wolle from a cornucopia in her right hand, ane ralned coin. ‘The coit of arms of the aaton found place in the decorations. Tho coats of different states were al39 neatly Inteclatd hare and there with good effect. Over the tower at the corner was a gilt sunburst, which itly caved the most gaily adorned buliding ia the city. THE CENSUS OFFICE bullding was not decorated very ela»ora‘ol y ‘The red stone in its structure helped the work of adornment. From {ts flagstaff on the roof floated a big fac. with smaller one3_on loops Ye ou elcher side. The win- ains of flags half drawn yucside tnstead of the in- indows were crossed en- ground floor were 1 tags. From the win- dows cn ‘the oor large banners hung down. The esicct of the whole was very goot. THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICR, on the corner of the Avenue and 15th street, Phe do overhung wit ‘88. The gray walls toned well in their holiday ss. ‘The flag on the roof was rich and cost- ly. From the edges of the roof were hung loag and short flags at intervals, None of them, however, were directly over a window below. D. Fifth regiment mititia, Capratn 2 ran 3 it This b the B03. | videst in “er days attache served in that g 3 was unlformed in red coats, bide pants, and | ebako, and presented a fine appear Champion C.ty Guard, (Company A, 4 ment Onio N 6 mea Uniformed In dark | blue dress coats Uimmed with » 3 rows: of buttons. white dell, blue and wait n infantry cap. The of aad Lieatenanis rried Ube state aad | Ir j Seogwick Connect. organized In commandiug. Second Lien €0 men in it Wi. Company B, sth Reg’ iuard, from ft, Captain George W. © au | ist Lieutenant Francls 4. King, wf Wilfred ‘T. Van Yorx—n tm: Double Nght blue trimmings; n | - | r the Remingto i ucod Beazis. pany Was act Sa part of the Ea, oat . and 15 de E Known as the z Sd division, : gray trimmed with b! phat of black | dear ski white wed batt. | ‘The of raze; 1st Lieut. | Jobn J. Ma ‘They were « town Cornet Hird. Dayton Lig Guard, Co. B 4th suard, Capt. P. %. Martin, Lt um corpa The sum military exp, with blue ¢ . Janes M. Belliuger. inled by the famous Jouns- white and bine pompon, coat o army patier. with three rows Mgbt Dine £2. °s with gold stripe. fourth Division, Meyer ral Charles H. Field. Staff. . Brevet Bry. Generat Albert Ordway. U. revet Major W n, 2a. S. Caval " S._ Cavales; 15 . S. Cavalry iment, headed by the tine hey left Baltimore this lal train. This regiment. uniiorued ay. and Lumbé MED, Mace « 1.0e appearance, tall fs high re Majer Steer Surgeon ¥ fon, It was f, with Adjutant Whiting, Crim, Capt. R. J. Miller, quar » C. Johnson, ce nolds, jr., chaplain; Lieut. ter; W. F. Lockwood. assist and Lieut. John Landstreet, ord- ‘a. of Annapolis, ML, Capt.tF, Governor's Gu BH. Green, alot fitty muskets, uniformed in ray with black trimmings, dress hat, with Slack plume. This company ts but three years old, and Capt. Green, who ts well known ne Was bighly com pumented on the appearance of dis comm: wzars, of Baltimore, Captain ng body of cavalry on foot. ty, 3, Catonsville, Baltimore cw nette, had about forty m213: | mare there projected 1 | The north entrance to the but\ing was adorned asthe south. ‘The long sweep of the 15th street | side of the Treasury made = a most satisfac- | which spanned e: | tle heavy, but was not out of piace. Between’ the widows on each story were crossed flags. A number of the flags used were Sigralling banners, and the numbers on them did mueh to relieve the eye tired with contem- plating banners of unliorin coior and 317.23, seen everywhere. Gonfalons bung trom the win- dows. They were sich and beautiful. Oa the ground floor the doors were very beautitaliy arrayed. They looked lke 30 mauy eatragces ommanders a3 depict on the theatrical s THE SOMGSK BAST FRONT OF THE TREASURY EN- LIVENSD. ~ ‘The gray and somewhat unclean-looking ast j front of the Treasury department butlding looked very pretty. From the poles on the cS, Streamers of smail ensigns Of all kinds were throwa from Its top to tac root in angles of wel osen degrees. The scurdy old pillars were swathed about ten fees trom their base with wide tags. From the bana thug iam-sized banners on staffs. The space on the portico betweea the plilars was closed to a heizht of about three feet with an aprou of fla m the roof on the south end of the building there fell long ropes to either side of the bullding, fro: Which blew tlazs, ensigns and banners on either enirance ed. = The i5th-street rt of the building. e Ines of streamers and banners fell frou the roof angularly below. The entrance-door where graybeard Baker holds the fort was arched over with rolled Dunting. Biz fl hung down either side, and all was pleadant (9 look at. ‘The crop of the Ines of ropes of cecorations from the roof was very grac-fal tory view. ‘There was something abouc the cla pillars that gave a grander effect to the picture, On the porticoes of tnts side, as in frent of the norih side, stands were erected. ‘They etd not harmocize with the general very well, but the incongruity of their a) E relieved by thelr being decorated £0 as to partially conceal the rougn mber. 5 4 f THE STATE ARCHES, Street as it Intersected the avenue were handsome, The drapery hung a The rcbes were an tren frame-work, garlands of evergreens wound argund the span of each reh and bung below in graceful loops. Fi were also Wound over the ana were grace- fuby draped below. On either side of eaca arch Was a shield. In the center of each arch on the actng the avenue was the shield of a st: Gate of her admission Info the Unton. At each corner of the tron frame-work were putflegs, Around thestate coat-of-arms there urose above all other portions of the arch tligs ‘ced and banked. The whole meade a very | pretty pit THE BIO ARCH ON FIPTRENTH STREET | looked well. It was not dwarfed as mucn a5 | a3 expected by either the Treasury or the | vercoran building. The color of the arch—a | neutral bronze tmt—was a pleasant contrast to Its gay surroundings. The arch 1s 70 feet wide 4nd about the same height, On the east | side of {t is a tower which, In the absence of a | Similar erection on the otber side, seemed to some eyes to throw the whole out of sym- howy appearance. ard, of Ricamond, Va.. Childress, Jyrob and n beat gray uniforg;, triiamed With Diack and gold. ‘They carrie? two stands of colors. An iiteresting feature of thetr visit Was their my sting with some of the Pennsyi- | Vabla Jynekiatis who were captured by sors of the commans- to which meubers of the Gaards belonged dusts, the war. They barled the | batehbet. pliannival Guard (colored) of Norfolk Capt. tis, Flipper Gus’ ds, Capt. Hill, of Petersbarg, men. ards, Capt. Lewis, 19 men with Seaboart Capt. Cortes. State G 15 men, F Vax Duut ond, Capt. d in gray. th Divisions Coil. Robert Loyd, tharshal; Col Jas. & hiet of st . COLE . George BE. AA - Ri ams, Col. Ge ds, Capt C1 1. Georg> ¢ August Burst W. Oakney, Dubant, €3: Baldwin, tormed atx following « v0, rass Band or2+ pies, of Philatsipnts, Wasbington and abs. biue cloth caps and blue ses. W. KR. Smith, marshal. yon Garfield and Arthar club, Dr. psident, 150 men {n uniform a line a mtolature represen- war. The Harmony legion, ef Marshal O'Doaacl, u iva, making a ualque app the guests of t Printing 0: carrying a 5 ance. ‘They il be headed bya dae baod. Union Repu club, 150 strong, im dark Sullgana bic< silk bats, W. R. Leeds catef a+ band. Reybarn clu). Pail Kaustn comuandiaz, 150 mea. Potadelphla Repudlivan clu meu, under Marsnal Willlag an, unlformed in ulsterettes and Web: ids. id healed by a band. The 4 Republican Ciud, Cotouel Joha f marshal. weart @ handsome vet badres and carry- velvet banner aud nationaa ss. They had a fine band abiican Chup, Alix Pa. ioe conan 300 men ant Ward Calon Repablican club ain K. Frazier commandin « With a fine banner. Coattaental jeiphia, Josepa McDonald ca: men and # band of 95 rrsvilte mandin event Ward Repnolican Club, PhiL.ce ymen. Young Men's R2- ublican ¢ Patiadelp! igen. Repud- ican Club, Isiand, Pa. y men. Ju) Gul Engin . de ray band Of 12 p'rces, marsbaled by E. H Whiting. Young & Sentral Repebdcan Club, New York, 10v Thirteenth Ward League, New York, 50 Garicid and A:thur Wide awakes, Washi gtcp, 100 men and band. . | Over the door was a winding of colors, The 4 Cok | iovernment | About 200 men fn Itne, ta ptecas, | varried a cane and poquet. Old *, Pa. Capt. Russell com- metry. There were windows in different parts | of the arch, In which were placed the coats of | arms of each state and territory. Oa the top | of the tower there flags and flags. ‘They | Were artistically bouched. Flags went off ail across the areh. Flags hang from the spa | to a little below the portcullis. Draperies were put cn the upright columns and yreen gariands | placed here and there. he big arch wasa big suceess. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING as very pretty indeed. Flags pushed them- ives Out Of the windows in a way that wold | have looked saucy but for the heavier sur- roundings In the drapery of the window ca3e- } | Meuts. Festoons bu’ | dow. ‘The heavy | windows could not | of national colors, from window to win- sthat form thes seen for their ¢ A stand had been thrown out from the secona siory window. Itwascov- | ered with drapery, and added to’ rather thao | Getracted froin the appearance of tae balding THE WHITE HOUSE Was not decorated very elaborately. Ta old | pie will notstand much decoration. The pillars p in front were wound, about six feet up, wilh | bread flags. An evergreen hung bere and there. windows were Cuctained outside with tags. | The tron ralling tuat forins the outer barrier of the portecochere was concealed by lags und | evergreens. The drive from the eastern to t werlern entrance to the grounds was spanned | cushort intervals overhead, trom tree to tree, by festoons of small ensigus and banucre! THE NEW STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENT bullding stood cut in its magnificence with not much in the way of ornamentation. It need2a hofixtng up. It 1s sucha huge pile, with 30 many graces of constraction and arrangement of pillars, that to lide them with banners aad things would take an enormous lot of buatiug, and, after all, make it look cheap and nasty. | What there was of decoration was very taste- ful ard not overdone. From the cupola on the , ventral part of the butiding were stretched snes: of pretty tags to the middle ef the floiszed | wings runnibg north and south. The columns were wound aronnd with flags. Over each door | and window were draped flags in easy folds. Frem each of the mauy dormer windows pro- jected a tag. WINDah’S BUILDING AND THE SIGNAL OFFiCS, on G street, threw baaners to the breezes and { enfolded doors and windows In the ciingiag | bunting. | | THE PATENT OFFICE. | rhe Interior departseent balldtag nad flags } Beail’s bookstor | sylvanla avenue, had a larg: | son, dry goods store, was neatly decorated, as display, unparalleled on any similar occasion. ‘The houses and bustness places ON THE LINE OF MARCH Most conspicuous in this respect, commencing at Pennsylvania avenue and ist strect norch- West, were as follows: Gordon’s café, corner of ist street, gaily decorated from top to bottom with a variety of flags and banners: Frederick W. Bel place, No. 107, was heatly covered with decorations; W. Lewis, poet gens restaurant, was trimmed with banners and wreaths; next door was 111 and 113, both Beatly trimmed; also cl, store and Bun Bryan’s restaurant, 119. The latter had a large American banner swinging in front, with smal Sages on elther side and some flags and ba®mers peculiar to the Knights of Pythias. The Lafa - yette House, corner 2d and B streets.was hand- Somely festooned with ag bey devices, On the top of the house was a re American banner hoisted and streamers fioating from the cornices; W. T. Atkinson's dry goods house, 201 Pennsylvania avenue: Hopkin’s bookstore, 209; the grocery store, 211; O'Meara’s fancy and notion store, 215; the store of Adolph Kuabe, 217, and that of G. A. Bartholome, 221, were nicely decorated, the latter displaying a’ large gilded eagle with shields, &c, ADAMS’ EXPRESS COMPANY'S OFFICES made a splendid showlng, being gaily trimmed from top to bottom with a handsome varlety of tags tastefully grouped and draped; inter- mixed were a large number of guidons and markers, tnaking a very lovely showing. No, 2) Pennsyivanta avenue had & large portrait of Haneock and ee of Gariield and Arthur painted on the center of tne American Shieicé; G. W. Holl, tobaccontst. 237 Pennsyi- vabla avenue, had’ a fair display of buntiag and wreai hes;St.Charles hotel, corner 3d stre-t, was covered with small flags and the balconies festooned with a variety of bunting. THE WASHINGTON TOU: on the corner opposite, was quite conspicuous with handsome decorations, including a large American shield on the center corner window, story, with the portrait of Garfield, attracica attention; every window was bristling witn flag staffs and small banners, and there was a shield with the words “Welcome” tnseribed on it. Mades’ Hotel, opposite, on the south side, showed well wiih its neat trimmings of small ilags over the entire front. Herman Baumgar- Ten’s, DEXt door, was covered with small flags of various colors and devices, McDermott Bros. earrlage Warerooms were Covered With large banners, aud on the balconfes were gay hang. ings and a@ portrait of Gariicid in center. A Tope, filled wita streamers and pennants, was stretched from the Washingion House to Ap- pleh’s market storehouse, on the south sida. A. Burgdort’s was gaily trimmed, as w. KR. B. Young’s, 3i3 “Pennsylvania _avenu and the photograph gallery, No. 31 The Continental Hotel bore ‘the tnserip- ton, “Headquarters of the Reyburn Club, Philadelpnia.” This bouse appeared to be weil tilled with guests, G. Marineli’s French confectionery store, Pa, ave., was quite tastefully ornamented with flags’ and other Gevices.” The New York Honse, corner of the alley Was conspicuously trimmed, and looked Very weil, the entire tive stories being covered. The Mansion Honse,319 Pa. ave., bad ashield on the front representing the District of Colum. bia, with a variety of flags tastefully arranged, Other bulldines tastefully decorated aloag here were the stores of i". Zeller, and H. Hieli, titlors, and the boarding house 325 Pa. ave., the Latter with a portrait cf Garteld and laseription of “Welcome tn large letters, At Henry Loe’s Sons’, on soutd side between 3d and 415 Streets, were two large st each, with an ar y over each, tr with’ wreaths and the poriralts o| aud Arthur pendant, with « square aad pass neatly wrotgat in worstedon a White burittng underneath each iy Mr. Roth: er shop: the Phtladciphta Mouse, the Shakespeare House and other bas: ness places on tis square were very neat mented; also the followlng: B. Kauffman’ "eh Ivana avenue; HF. “ARCKIOn, % nd the Howard Dental rooms, A PRETTY SCENE AT FOUR-AND-A-HALF STREET. ‘The health office locked very neat, trimmed with gay colors and other places up towards tons nied 13, twenty-tive 1 ide. ple urant at s 5 Gl Prigg’s stor Frank Hume's stor d with sina tags froi{top to botto! balcontes for seas were arranged and draped With colors, Gedney: Uthograpbiny estabiisnment, Meyer's [ abd other vulidings on the samé block wer handsomely decorated. A. J. Strasberzer sylvanta avcane, was dex photograph estabisiment W. tL and O. H. Morri- son, bookstliers, had a grand display of busting | over their stor: a large bal struct 3d. story, procession. Wiikenning’. avenue, had a fia pended’ from un atd a portrat i the 453 Pennsylvania large American banner sus- Op, draped over the froat, Of Garfield, with a ira shaped Hke a six pointed’star. ‘he Mt. Ver- | non 1 was neatly draped with 1 banners, with oli patuuings of LINCOLN, W NGDON AND outside, RANT | Stott & Crom- | rald’s saloon L. Ruland’s Middietan’s grocery omely draped. The st, Ja ving With way ¢ g Mrs. house and be were all hand Hotel was i the heagquar Club, aca WF: clothing hous + and the stor Bro’s, hurue: ers, Were gally dressed. National Hotei hag a small tlag suspended fron each window e Danner above al McCormick’ sylvapia avenue, was handsomely d was also Hudson's Martin ge Me shee store and most of the store: Meiropolitan floteL This hotel sma Nags: ended fr dow and th large ‘The Howard House had some fine decorations as also Gco. Holmes’ restaur. - change restaurant next door; Cami © Ken- nedy's hardware store, Bryan Bros. grod store, the Swuliy Chron In Gittings’ hardware store ali looked well, headquarters of the Co, A, Washington Light Tufantry, looked very tasteful in its elaborare trimmings. Frank P. May & Co.'s hardware, Lully’s fancy store, Davis’ hat store, Aueroaci’s, next door, and H. Hoffa, jewelers, vanla avenue, had some handsome flags of sey- eral uations hung on the front, among tae German, Irish, Eagilsh, Slain, Chinese, East Indies and the [nited States. Jackson Bro., grocers, the U. 5. Tea compaby’s, next door, Cohen's shoe store, Noah Walker's ciotniag house, the drug store of Z% D. mao and J. Karr's jewelry store ail looked well. ‘The Mare’s Hotel had red, white and biue tags, one fa eacu wisdow with large banner over the whole. H. I. Gregory, stoves, 64 Penn- Danner draped across the front of balcony witn mamerous stnall flags and American shields. C. Tow- ‘was the Aine Bank of Was! ay Louse, With small Hags. The ston, the Central Natloaal Bink, Beck’s resiaurant, Barbour mines’ grocery, Copelands awning shop were all gay With tugs, streamers, shields, ‘etc, Wm. i. Moses’ et Waa gaily trimmed from top to bottom, A. Bebrend’s, 707 Maiket Space, waa covered with smail flags. M. Sliver, dey goods; WM. HL Rice, boots Inimmet, ‘Thi and shoes, were handsonely Te of E. G, Davis’, 719 Market Space, looked ¥ Ive, drasscd tn flags of Singicton & Hoeks’s carpet store, 1and Market s lo y of figs . ‘Tue National Fate rooms ware with bunting. Hall & Hume's re was covered all over, pra We car re, b Une ovhers In that neigh! ovd In tasteful decoraitoas. This store and front overuead was covered with gay diss, great var dry goods s S and 9th str Graped with nags and Americ su ‘THE STORES ON 9TH AND 7TH STRBETS, in view from the avenue, were all haudsomaly dressed tn gay calors as far as the eye could ex- the City liail were also decorated. Police. hi ers iad a large Ainerican ensign oa | 2 and strings ug | saloon, On Gtn street, above Pew | buildirg materials, 1014 Pennsylvania avenue, Dapners, flags apd other trimmings covered over their three rows of baicontes; also some Circular panels, on which were Inscribed “Hang out your banners on the outer walls—the cry is still they come; See, the conquering nero comes, sound the trumpets, beat the drums HAIL COLUMBIA HAPPY LAND.” Harvey's oyster saloon bad some fine ever- green trappings, streamers, &c. The Theater Comique was gaily attired, and had ‘out som> bandsome banners. Walter B. Willlams & Co., auctioneers, corner 10th and D streots; Simp- fon, stove store; H. O. Towles, furatture store. Webb & Beveridge. crockery store; A. Strauss, clothing dealer; Wm. Orme, grocer, and Mr. Francis B. Mohtn, bookstore, all were neatly decked with gay bunting and curious devices in the way of decorations. The office of the Daily Post was handsomely decorated from top to basement with flags, streamers, pennants, shields, &c, and with a guy rope extending across the roof to the flagstaff, presenting & maze of iluttering decorations. ‘The gas oftice, on 10th street, had out some flags. Louis Fa- ber’s restaurant, on 11th street, the headquar- ters of the Penpsylvanta Keystone committee was very handspmely decorated with flags and streamers, and a row ot Chinese lanterns across the awning In front for illumination purposes. AROUND THE STAR CORNER, THE EVENING Srak office was decorated with evergreen wreaths, intertwined with bright- colored Dunjing. Mr. Dowling’s handsomely decorated seating balcontes add to the effect. Mrs. Grupe’s confectionery store, Mr. George Sheriff's wood office, and the corner house at igth street, were ail handsomely trimmed with bunting. ‘The Independent Ive Company ofice, Mr. C. B. Church in charge, improvised a novel stand for seaiing thelr friends, consisting of a stroug and well arranged platform on wheels, ‘so that it could be moved when wanted. THE AVENUE NEAR ITH STRBET. The office of the Republic, corner 11th street ang Pennsylvania avenue, was pretitly draped in colors; Freeborn G. Smith’s plaso ware- rooms, 1103 Pennsylvania avenue, had cross uy ropes fluttering with small flags attached m.cornice to curbstone; Cohen’s loan office was decorated with some handsome devices in colors; M. W. Galt, jeweler, 1107 Pennsylvaula avenue, had his butiding handsomely adorned from top to bottom, covering the enure front, embracing flags, shields and many novel devices; E. L. Burns shoe store, George F. Schafer’s merchant tailor store, Harris & Schafer’s jewelry store, were all handsomely decked in bunting, some with guys trimmed with smail flags running from tops of bullilags to curb Unes; Cochran, tobaccontst, 1115 Penn- Sylvania avenue, had some handsome large lisgs hung cut on bis walls. WEST OF TWELFTH STRRET. Entwisle’s drug store, corner 12th street aud Pennsylvania avenue, had some fine adorn ments In the way of flags and streamers: Hag- seriy’s restaurant was well decked with col- cred trimmings, Moreoe's cigar store, Moore's cigar store, W. E. Washington's stere, Thoma3 Russell's wine store, Lewis’ jewelry store, were all handsomely trimmed, the latter haylog some large American banners and wreaths ou the front, Hollander Bro’s hat store, John F. Parev’s card engraving rooms, Buckiazham’s confectionery, Barlow's pleture gallery ant Franklin, the optician, were ail in good order with handsome trappings; Jacobs Bro's, jew- elers, 1229, and Hamilton's candy store ail had handsome adornments; W. 8. Roose, tobacco Bist, had his store’ and ballding hand- somely decorated with some gay col- ored Dunting iadame Delarus, 1236, and Benj. H. Stinemetz had thelr bisiness places nicely-covered with timratngs of bright colors, J, Buier's lager deer saloon, corner 1 and D streets, and No. 2 fire engine Louse on D Street were elegantly decorated, Tae Ne York restaurant, 1216 Pennsylvania avenue,had a glided cagie in the center, and evergreen trimmings. “H. K. Falton’s loan shop was also trimmed. The office of Inaugural Progeara, J. Baumgarten, waz nicely rigged out. W. Db. Spauldiug’s paint shop’ had on top of cornice the word in large letters, “Welcome,” with large flags and vanners draped. James F. Crown, 1226 Pennsylvania avenue cigar store, and J. Hi. DeAuey’s oyster bay were appropri trimmed, the latter with a large star tp ner wrought with small flags, The N: tional Bronzing company, 1282 Penusylvania w chue, and Andrew Hancock's restaurant were decorated. w Joseph Thor E street, had tir vartous devices t beer saloon, 1400 stars, &c.; the OF THIRTEENTH STREET. g matertal, r place neatly decorated with colors; August Dettererlager reet, had some large tlrws, tical Supplies Estabiisy- Was well up to the mark 1n s; Hawkins & Denney, lich ar: splay of smail uusylvania avenu B. B. Chase, 4 Lack- head, plumbers and cas fitters, No. 1414 Peon sylvanla avenue, had some fine small tlags; t! National Reputiican office hada fae displa ting abd appropria‘e devices, mottos qatic riking and atiract Squter & Cc nue, haa s ether @ ers, § 4 and liquors, 1415 Jaye and smati He 3, Penn rich usylvaots nal diene. nd one large lag frora the coratc hg pendant. Milburn’s drag store, ize vaud2 avenue, had a large namser ol Bros, 121 Ly, slvanta ave- d clsar nt 4.3, 0) Owen 9139, was ome Lar 3. Chas, LoseXam’s mn hand. a ed. Ta jean Unton Telegraph ovice was mos’ b tL fully trimmed tn tastetu! devices. ‘Tae station- ary store of J. D. Free, 1249, was neatly deckel. Goditcy & Kandan’s ri of Garfield and A qurant had porirates far, With other tine de Driver & Schoticld’s restaurant had some neat devices of sbiclds—tilags—large and small, and some gay Danting strung out to the wi Stewart « Co., halr-eatters, 1341 E street, had ny smiail flags aad streamers, Cuas, G. Ball, 7 Estrect, turnaces aud cooking ranges, had place neatly triamed with cslors. 13 thelr bus Jobn Usher's restaurant had some neat shield3 With portratts of Garileld, streamers and iarg> banners. Shoomaker « Herzog, wins mer- chants, had out a fine display. MB IMPERIAL HOTEL had a small flag suspended from each winds { with canopy of large banners over portic», ‘The National Theater was quite conspicuous among thelr neighbors, having a series of guy: trimmed With pennants aud markera runiti trom the hotel cornice to the lumpposis 0 the curbsto: THE REACTIFUI. DECORATIONS ON 15TH STRZEr, Where the avenue breaks taco lath street up to H street there was a mass of decorations. | ‘The Treasury adornments have been desertoed Hl above. ‘The Corcoran building’s upper stories | Wore bright wiih color, Boardman’s bookstore made & Drave front, ‘The French bazar had its | windows adorned. “Awntug frames tu front of | the Corcoran building were hidden under their embeilisuments, O’Meara’s sporting headqnar- | ters looked bright and were hung with all man- her ot bunting, McMahon’s saloon wa3 In 92. cord with O'Meara, Peter Weic salooa front was brave in amount and variety of dsc eralive material, ‘Tue Citizens’ National Bani ard the Naijonal Metropol Bank were cov- ered as to thelr fronts wit rich drapery la na- tlonal colors arranged with care and good Over the docr leading to tue taaugaration com mittee’s Leadquarterswas the word “Welcome.” Tee building itself, the Metropolitan Bank building, had green garlands hangiag over tie front, and heavy tags covering the ¥ Bus tween the windows. A life-size picture of Washington was about balf way up. Oa the Fight was (ve Goddess of Lioerty, and on tha Jett a Cou ntal soldier. Over tue entraac to the bank was a picture of General Gardetd. The Riggs House was decked out on a graad scale, we TOO WAS a flutter of fMass rom pearly every windbw there waved a tlig. ic entrance was a bower of banting. Oa tae G Street side of the hotel four ropes of decorations ascended trom the lamp pasts to the roof. tend. The Y. M. C. A. building looked very gay indeed, Drew's drug store, W_N. Dalton’s shoe store, Willett & Kuoit’s hat store, M. Willlan’s fancy goods store, Chapinan & Solomon’s book store, were all handsomely draped, The Mutual Fire Insurance Company's office, in the Marble building, had four large biue stlk banaera with gold fringe tung to the breeze, and streamers and pennants adorning each window, G. M. Oyster, butter dealer, also made a good orailons, as did Dempsey’s , Noot’s next door, and M. eller, were ali decorated. 3 's dry goods store was hands2me- jy Utiemed with Mags of all nations as well a3 Ube national colors; the office of the Wasutng- ton Bencflclal Eudowment Association wai dcked all over, as was also J. W. Boteler’s ch.pa ware store; W.G, Metzerott’s muste store; i around its*columns, belted about twenty feet up with broad flags. Smaller ones on stats | projected from this belting. The roof threw a large flag and sircamers to the breeze, The sindows and duor: were fixed up with bright \ bunt, THE POST OFVICE DEPARTNENT BUILDING | bad on tts roof the ng flags of large ard loops of smaller ones. From the cen- ‘ral portion of each side of the ballding there Giverged to the porticos below lines of small DLETS. Decorations of Private Houses, ‘The decoration of private bgses throagnont the city Was pretty general, and in many cases the ornamentation was quite elaborate aud | tastetul; Ry Was this noticable, Une of’ the procession. This, added “to, the more extensive displays in the’ ornamentation Of the public buildings aud street crossings presented a continuous and very handsome John L. Vogt. confeciioner; Mitchell & Mar- cry goods house, Taylor & Hufty, shirt erory; S. Teel’s, Ellis’ music store, and the stores In the Vernon building were all nicely Uimmed. Buchiy’s undertaker estabilsument presented @ consplcuons appearance, fbeing™ ily trimmed from top to bottom with flag of Dat fone... be beleontes werewrappedin flags, boutings, making a very ablated uppearauce. The old Chron tele bullding was festooned with gay trappings and the restaurant at 915 Penn- sylvania avenue, also the grocery store of Mr. M. Coombs. Whiting’s dyeing aad dleachiaz establishment looked very gay Covered wila bunting. The Chesapeake’ saloon snd the hail of the Veteran Corps and Gould’s coraer were ail gally trimmed. H. Hutchinson's auction store, corner 10th street and Peaasylvaaia ave nue; Bater’s Hotel and Kdward Barruss res- Taurapt were decorated with flags; Gidgon Bros, printers, nad flne ornameats; L. H. Schneider had displayed an oll patating repre- senting an allegorical view of America, and a shieid inscribea “Weicome;" Barber & Ross, Tyssoskt Bros., Thompson the drazsist, aud the tobacco store just above mads tha group very attractive. Tae Safe Deposic company’s building was not neglected. Welcker’s, a few doors above, Was ut in a condition second to none. Wormley’s jolel showed taste ln arranging and no lick of material. The private residences on 15th street, between New York avenue and H street, were trim in their display and made the street one of the sights of the day. The Surgeon G: eral’s oflice Was not extensive in the way 16 ars ped itself for the occasion. The building is, however, £0 situated and so planned that an efectval display could not be made. FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT 10 THE WASHINGTON STATUB the following buildings were decorated: J. R. Gill, 1700 Pennsylvania avenue, front decorated sufall flags, on either side of entrance the pictures of Grant and Lincoln tn shield; J. 1 jey, book store, decorated: with fags shicids, and lanterns; G. M. Schaefer, papsr- harcer, national colors over the door; Theodore Helimann’s, deeorated with the American aud Geman colors; Ford's, 1725 Pennsylvania ave- rue, decorated with red, white, aud b bunting; During & Sons, doco rated with “snail Mags; 1731_and 1735 decorated with small figs; H. Hoderman’s restaurant, decorated with’ small tags aud Garfield shields; ‘Brandenburg’s Cigar store and J. Boyle's confectionery store were decorated with small flags; Riggles & Hopkins, grocers, were decorated with siaall Mags aad red, watte and biue bunting; F. T. MeSenny, cabinet maker. decorated with staail flags; 1907 Peno- sylvanla avenue, large Am: iiag goverin: the width of ibe trout; Daulel Soanahan, paints, oils, &e., decorated with § nat Migs and Garfield banners; 2200 Pennsylvania avenue, (Wihitze’s,) stnall Hags aud red, white aud bias bums; Duckett’s drag’ store, deca. ‘shail be appointed trom the reception © | Laitiee, Oo flags, Dunting and also 2112 Pennsylvania avenue; urapt was decorated with flags and Luttrell & Wine, dry goods, a Se ee ers an lags. Engl ¥_gonds store displayed a great profusion of bunting and small flags, J. B. Moore's drug store, Ifann’s shoe store, M. Newmyers, dry goods. Witmer’s grocery store, Capt. J. W. Denty’s restaurant, Hollander Brothers, G. 8. Krafft’s bakery, and E. L. Kaigats restaurant, all were gay with buating. The Restaurant Dubols and J. Gawler, under- taker, display the national colors, as did J. H. A. Newhaus, cigar store; C. F. Scamidt, fancy goods, John Albert and Wm. Diety’s rasta. ants, Madame Demonet's confectionery, Wm. Callows and George W. Joyce's cigar stores, ihe Avenue Dairy, James MeGranu’s resiau_ rant, and the store of A. Douglas, wines, liquors, «ec. The Inauguration Ball. A MAGNIFICANT BALL-~ROOM, The hall in which the inaugural bail is to be held—the main floor of the National Museum building—ts admirably adapted to that purpose. There ts contained in {t 59.300 square feet of floor space. All of this ts available for bali purposcs, Allowlog for the space that will be taken up by the purely reception part of the evening and by the decorations and ornamenta- lon, there will remain pleuty ur room for every holcer of the tickeis. Those wno do uot want to dat.ce can comfortably iook on If they want to, but will also have the pleasant alternative of walking around without ftaterfering Iu the les ith the dancers. The ‘lor is divided inte 3 These trecly cominunicate with each Other by wide and lofty archways. Inthesethero will be the dancing and promenading. Itisa long walk 10 traverse them ail. ‘The center of the bullaing 13 octagonal on the floor. This is “uncer the dome.* The geniemen coming from theft room will join the ladies from their's without any trouble. ‘They will greet the Pres- ident and Mrs, Garfield, and then pass on to other pleasures of the evening. ‘Tue building § so roomy and the hails so Conventent that there cannot even be a jam In the viclaity of the President. BEAUTIFUL RAIZROOM DECORATIONS, The ornamentations permanent in the butld- Ing are very pleasing to theeye. ‘The work of further decorating the hall was fn the hands of Messrs. Cluss & Schulze, architects. As the 17 hails are only divided from each other by piers and arches, the decorations consist matnly of orfamentation of them and the gallerles. The plers are adorned fu the matn hal! with the coat-of-arms of the differeat states and terri- torles. Above them and W which are secured 4s the coat of arms of the nation, draped by na- ‘onal and state flags. ‘The celiing is decorated by flower garlands and loons of national colors. in the center of the rotunda “under the dommes,” there ts @ coilossal statue of Liberty. Tue figure holds tn her iefi hand the Aterican shield; In the right is a torch from which wilt burn an electric ight, the rays of whica will be thrown in every direction. “The figure ts 16 feet high and locks as if !t was cu* In marble. From the base of tue pedestal to the light In the right hand there {9 a measurement of 30 feat, On the eight piersot the dome, surrounding the statue, there are emblems of Industry, science, palnung, architecture, sculpture, aigticultare, Commerce and law. ‘Tits, as you look frum the rotunda. As you look from the matn hall t ples are decorated with emblems symboltcal ments. The gallertes and balconies OF en that slfrround the hail are decorated with flags and Graperles and evergreens, It ts expect-d that the President ond invited guests will be in the main hail oa the west end of the bulldiag. side 13 decorated with the flags of all na- surmounted by the Americaa eagle—tu— Gicative of peace with ail nations. The prom: nade music will be In the gallery at the east end of the building. The grand orche of 100 picees will be placed tn The gallery ai sonth ed of the building, whieh has been proposion- ately Cnla:ged for that purpose. ‘Tickets ta the ballcan be purchased at the door of the Museum bullding to-nigat. fhe President's Reception, PROGRAM OF THE LEVEE AT THE BVILDING TONIGHT. ‘The general reception committee met at the Museum building yesterday afternoon, Hon. George Bancroft, in the cha!r and Mr. H. H. Clapp, secretary. Th Unree ‘appointed ‘to ascertain ai duties of the general oral following report whick was adopt First—rhe members of the reception c2m- malitee shall enter the hallot the National Museum by the door at the northwest side of the butlding, by wuleh aise the members of tae Glplomatic “corps will Second—Tae members of the committe: acted to be in Wailing at a quarter tock In the al they may thera with the Vice-Presida aid the otber invited guests, who will be brought to the bullding under the conduct or the Cxecuttve comuittee. ‘Thtri—Tae Prost. | dent, wih th Vv sident, and the | Gillet thvited guests, after 2 the committee of } ad dsiiae tae | ee, subiultted Uh the Vic Euests. move from the comrt ng oréer: The Pre: attended by the ¢ ecutive and a Com é ‘d by Ue Hoa. den d other ‘Invited ssion wiil nite! g. Mrs. Gariield, rd by Colonel I, » Mrs. Garde! A by Mr. H. Lawrence, Alley. ick. G tended by Admiral Rodgers and General Ei- | ward I. Beale. al dian ttended by the ion. J. A. J. Cressweil aud Hon, Horatio King. General Sheridan, attended by Coloaei D, B, Ainger and General BH. HW. Wells. ‘Tae Chict Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Uaited States, the Chiet Justice and associate justices of the ireme Court of the District ot Columbia; the Chiet Justice and tudgesof the Catrt of Clatms; the Commissloners of the District of Columbia: the remaining members of the re Do com- mittee shall move by four and four at the word of '1e marshals. Fourth—Three marshals ¢ chief aud tour assistants, to o>. yuumittee room of the musetm for t! e of urranging the line in the forezoing , and of giving the signal for its Motion. | Firth—Itis understood that the hall and prom- | enade reception committee will be in waiting | as the exit from the committee room into | the hall of the ‘Treasu taat they may move iu front of the session and opea 1S Way to the station assigned to the Presljeat, Vice Prestdent and the other invited gaesrs. Sixth—The Presideut, with the Vice President and other invited guests, after reacbing tne ace assigned to them im the hail of the Muscum, shall be In the honorary charge of the reception co:nmittee, whose dnty and privi- lege it shall be to facilitate the ageess of ali Who may Seck the hencrs of presenta‘ion, and who, during the whole evening, shall tadivid- Uaily bold themselves In readthess to perfore: | aby service whi y be Indicated by u irmen of t tue President, after which 1S shall be made as opportunity ay offer under the general conduct of tie chatiman of tre rocepuon committee, Dut tne duty of making presentations may be delegated by the chatrman and any members of the re- ception committee whom he may nano for thls purpes Olivers of the army attenting ‘he reception Will be required to appear in futl wuiform. General Hancock Welcomed. ENTRUSIASTIC DEMONSTRATION ON GIS Al LAST NIGHT. Gen. W. S. Hancock Was expected to reaca Washington by the B. & P. ratiroad at 4:59 o'clock yesterday afterncon, and long before that hour adrmlrers of the General began to throng the 6thatreet depot. By the appointed time Of the arrival thousands of people sur- rounded the degor, aud the denss crowd ex- tended clear out to Pennsylvania avenue. Tho crowd, Waich surged back and forth, each one enceavoring to vbluln some position that would enatie him or her to get a sight of General Hateock, the object of their admiration, was composed maiuiy of orderly, qulet, respect able people, but some Of thein were treated by the police in a very rude way. The train arriving at 4:30 excited the entiusi- asta of the crowd from the moment It appered In sight, but the cheers and shouts were wast ed. Hancock was not aboard. Every few minutes another train would move Into the de- pot, and the anxious watchers wouia inquire of the Orst to disembark: “Is Hancock aboard?” “ No; he’s on the next,” was the usual response, About5 o’clock the storm of sleet and saow came on, but it drove oniy a few from the stands they had taken to see Hancock The committee appointed io receive the General, consisting of John W. Thonp- son, Esq., Colonel O’Beirne, Colonel Corbin, Gen. J. A. J. Creswell and several others mun- tained thelr watch upon the snow-covered olat- form, together with press reporters, until the train having Hancock on board arrived at S$ o'clock, ‘Phe General was taken in charge by the committee, and as Ss through the crowd the Cheers fairly siook the building. When he was ushered into & carriage tne thou- Sands assembled made an attempt to unniten the horses and draw the carriage to Wermiey’s Hotel, bat the police pre- vented if. General Hancock was gotten into the hotel by & side entrance, aud in re- sponte to Calls from Lhe crowd in front he ap- peared ch the beleony and was presented by Gen. Creswell. ‘Tuts was a signal for another outourst, Which lasted for several gilnutes, val, } Though thts wilt have considerable effect upon | " when Gen. deing unable to quiet the ; crowd, Gen. itawcock waved them down with bis military hat. Gen. Creswell then \ st forward and sald it afforded him ths , ulmost pleasure to tntroducs to taem Gen, Wia- field Scott Hancock. Again Were was a scene of the wildest enthusiasm, and when the crowd had yelled ftself hoarse Gen. Hancock sald: “T had notice that I would be recetved by the military upon my arrival here, but I did not expect, especially tn this inclement weather, to be met Dy such a jeg Sen this—to havea crowd foliow my carriage the depot to the hotel. My friends, I thank you.” The General retired, and the crowd dispersed, The Fire Works. ‘The contract for the flreworks was given to Samuei Jackson of Philadelphia, who furnished the committee with the following description of the display, “Commencing with a very Dril- ilant and beautiful iumination of the south end Of the Treasury building grounds and the Wasbington monument, it possible; this to De succeeded by continuos tights of rockels, para: chutes, with changing colored tliuminauons, bombshells, &c., forming great jewel-clouds io the heavens. Amoug the set-piéces will be pre- sented a magnificent tree with golden foliage. a superb sun with corruscating radiators, the national coat-of-arms—very brillant; a ny pilment to the army and navy contalaing an emblem of each, with the letters “Army and Navy,” around which wiil revolve the national euslga; the grand cataract of Niagara, one of the taost suberb efforts of the pytic ari; cae whole ending with a gorgeous de Will appear life-like portfalts of tue’ Pre: aud Vice-fresident. ‘The beauty of tals pi is beyond description, as Ue” poriral outin ines of silver tire. The whole ground Will present one great mass of of colored tires of the most Dilillant and varicd s, Whicu, together with the spruiging o: ata exploding of shells, will Torin pectacle of mitehless splendor; aud a: st she 4 Luge volcano Wil g the heavens with every gem the art, thas terminating the grat \chnical display ever seen in Wasi THE CITY LAST NIGHT was very lively, notwithstanding the storm of sleet, snow, rain and a little thunder and lightning, which prevatled, and the streets were flied With people, among them a good many disconsolate-looking foiks wlih ¢rip- sacks, Whose misslon seemed to be tue hoding of some place to get In out of the wet. Bands of music were heard at Intervals, as org intza- tion after organization arrived 0d caarched up the Avenue en route to quarters, Inauguration Weather. FOURTEEN BAD INAUGUSATION Days—rxorose CHANGE IN THR DAY. Twenty-one Presidents have .been Insugu rated in Unis city of ine twenty-four tnaugara- Mon days that this country has experiencea. | Washington was inaugurated first in New York and the second time in Philadelphia, where Adams was also inaugurated. In fourteen of thé inaugurations here bad weather has pre- valled, though different somewhat from that | which was experienced to-day. TALKING WITH GEN.SHERMAN ANOUT TOE WEATHER ‘Talking to Gen. Sherman about tt this nrera- Ing Gen, Turner safd: “General, T have come to the conclusion that tnaugur. ‘Sould bo held in May Instead of March. Yiis March Weather Is so Unreliable and dangerous that tt fs not safe. Should the inauguration be held In May 1%, would be anter for the new exactly believe in Uhen paying so iittle attention to him a3 to force Lim to Ude down to the Capitol and vack again la an open carriage exposed to tbe Weather. It iooks torae that It ls a kind of a plan to kill off newiy-elected Presidents in favor Of Vice Presidents, who you wIll notice are nol required to ride In open earrlazes.” Gen. Sherman assented to tae proposition and sald he had favored a later tnaugaration | St psra- ston. THE TIM have been presentid !n ever past t yy y Congress for the yen before that tne ques- but a3 ft reqrtres a constitu- ; any shrink from ton ground Uhai the less tinkering or 2 tion the bexter. Ioaby. Tay STAR reporter lieard at le: t a halt cozen members to the next House who said | they Would press @ bill for a change, | Several | ‘ors, among whom are Senator Jones, of Scnators Bayard, Peodietoa, fk. d Morrill favor a May inauguration. R. HAYES FAVORS THB CHANG2. tdent Hayes tn talking over the same at bis state dinner last nlght, remarked that he could always be relied upon as a wit- BESS 1 avor of the change. ““My inauguration, remeinber, according to the Lewspa- t. Was on a‘narcy day. Tt wash could be, ¥ mae, and els of It for several days ¢d Loe White House. 1i or weather will have iue efte pecole to thinking over it, and Lnope nor have forgouten tt by the time the S arcusd.”” h words used 1a W. to-day, in ¢ quence of the we t beidre in the same space of t desper: ible to COCK SAYS. a number of callers Eg 8 vy officers. He told them that nad he jected Gen. Garfield would have bea tn assisted In his Inauguratioa, and nly dolng the same. Gen. Gariied bela: 4 member of the Senate, in the place stace ‘illed by the election of Mr. Sherman, he would Lave, cf course. been in the city. Gen. Hancock said he was extremely sorry, DOth On Gen. Garilela’s accoant as weil as the thevsands who had comeon to witness the procession and ceremonies. He sald walle he had not pteked out any particular time to have the inauguration, he was 1a favor ot taklog iC out of March and putting it in some month that had a consclence and Chat could be | relted upon to do the fair and honoraple Catug, regardless of political prejudices or anytulas | else. When asked If he would attend the inauguration bal! be answered, ‘0h, yes, Mul b> there. I interd to go the whoie thtuz; and, besides that, 1 have recetved aspectat lavita- tian of Gen. Garticd.,” ‘The men who put up the stands, many of whom are our on their investments are, it 13 presumed, tn favor of 2 change. SETTING KVEN ON RU “Itisa bad wind that bt re- marked ap avenue merchant toa Sra reporter 88 the iatter was making @ dead ran for this office about noon to-day. **Walt and { will t you all about it.” be said, c: ng toe Srak Inan by the coliar. “You see 1 am out some | money 0D a Stand Investment, and how do you | « Isaved inyselt? Kuboers, my boy, rua : ‘That's the way to geveven. I sola’ over 200 pair of rabpers to-day, and contd sell a 1,1 re it I happened to hi sizes called Tor. | Youare a yougg man aud pd advice, 4 Ubts: ‘On jaauguration days lay in a stoe i Tucbers, ‘They pay better than anything els, | 1 ui especially When the weather comes your way. You see what T expes! caught on rabbei tion exemplified. INAUGURATION WEATHER, ACCORDING TO VENNOR, in reply to a letter of Mr. A. S. Solomons, of this city, askirg in relation to the kind of weather which might be expected on tnaugura- tion day, rot. Vennor, of Canada, wrote } follows:—"March will enter ‘itke @ lon’ nearly everywhere; and in the teri ‘everywhere’ 1 must include Washington, D, C. ‘The sd or 4h of the month, will, {np all probability, bring a ‘cold dip’ and stormy weather with snow falls over very considerable areas. Heavy rains a Winds absut the 9th or loth, and a second snap, with wretched weather about the léuh or Wh.” «i (o Win On the stand I It’s the law of compensa- A FATAL ACCIDENT. ‘The tron state arch just north of the Siatue Of Peace, at the foot of the Capitol grouads was blown down by the wind abont 8:15 o'clock this morning and in attempting to raise it uo, the workmen employed let it fall, strikiog Mr. Louls Weston, @ member of the baud of a com—- pany from Pottsville, Pa., belonging to the 77a regiment National Guard, fracturing bis skwll badly. He was picked up by oificer Hamtitoa and taken Into a store near by when Drs. A. 5. Johnston and Marstella attended him aad he was then sent to the Providence Hospital. He is tataily injured. THAT LITTLE YELLOW 06, that was seen following the carriage contain- ing Gen. Garfield In the procession, has a history, thatis worth printing even on this day, when our columns are so pressed val space. Aboutayearago, the same dog fol- icwed Gen. Garfield from where he got of a sircet car at the corner of 13th dnd F streets to his house corner 13th and Istreets. The Gen— €ral, boticing the dog, threw bim a ptece of meat, and forgot the @ccurrence wall he met The same dog on the corner the next day. Foliowing him home agato he was rewarded br unother piece of meat, Finally the dog made Gen. Garfield’s bouse a kind of 4 temporary heeaquarters. When Gen. Gar‘teld went to Chicago 95 a delegate to the convention that neminated hin, dog followed bim to the depot. Before the news reacned here of the nop ination of Gen. Garfield the dog set up a joyful barking that wes almost unbearable. ‘Something bas happened,” sald one of the jadies in the house, “‘and bere is a telegraph messenger.” The message contained tue tn- formation of the nomination. When (2a. Garfield came here some weeks after his nom- tpation, the story wss told him, and he said he would take the dog to Onto with him, but when the time for starting arrived the dog could not | hcner of tie unanimous Ww | tock place In Cart ferday, when bom, calling him, by bis name, “Bab,” Tecognized (he voice and appeared to be happy. As Ube General arrived at the Kiggs House tt dog apatn cl-appeared. He saw nothing of him untl! to-day as the procession was moving irom the White House. The dog folowed the the way fo the Capliol, but must have got mixed up or losi in some way, for he @id not come back with tt, LADIES’ COMMITTRE ON PUBLIC COMPORT. This commiliee of nine ladies carried out in an effective manner the plans adopted at thelr frst meeting, and in less than one week pro- Vidic comfortable homes for 1,500 lady guests St $1 per day for loging and 5) cents for meals, ‘be committee Of ine ladies divided Into chree sections, one in Charge of guests arriving at the Balumore and Poiomac depot, one at the Balumore and Ohio depot and oue at head- Quarters to provide tor referred cases. Tae bright, gentlemanly, faithful little Thessenger boys Wearing the badge “Ladtes’ Commttiee on Public Comfort” furnished lists of acoommoda- Lion's to all guests abd guided them swittly to their quarters for ten cents per urip. At tne Baltimore and Potomac depot the oficers pro- tected the little messengers In Ueir valuable service, and the lady tu’ charge of te ladies walling room says {he system Inauguratea by the lagies’ committee 4s @ Diessing to the pub- ite, ana its Deneflis as she sees 1 in cai not be Over-estiaaicd. MS. Sper the citizens and officials generally hay erated With the ladies prompuy, abd private residence ened ig an un pILccdubted mauaer. THR WASHING is hardsomely decorated, ha tached to the top ef th Pennants and st cMENT is Uy ropes at NagstaiT lined with and extending to two iminepse sitelds pendaut on the east and north Saison waich are ta large lelters ” “W" respecuively. These satelds are on the lower edge with guy ropes to Une grou ai to Which are also atiached small fags an streamers, SCENES AND INCIDENTS. Washington has never seen a finer display or a larger crowd. The city with tts wide and well paved streets and imposing bulidings scems especially adapted to street spectacies, and {t would be hard to find a thorougufare on Which a procession «ppears to better wdvautage tban on our beautiful avenue. Pickpockets were at work In the crowd as- sembied at the depot last eventns to welcome Gen. Hancoct men Nad Chetr pockets reiter fc tem Mr. w. Simmes, of this City. The employes in the Nationa! Museum butid- ing on 1th street did nor aecor steustvely, being off the ine of marca aud of = rave INAUGURATION BRA Some Reminiscences. S OF THE INAUGURATIONS PAOM WasT- INGTON DOWN, Now that every body Is thinking of the ball at THE fAL | the cuperb Museum batlding to-nteat, it may Be a matter of Interest to recall som features of the various tuauguration 0.tis trom the time they were first inve . Witch was on the occasion of the sezond tnauguratioa of Gen, Washington, in Phtiadeiphia, In 1798, THIS ORIGINAL INAUGURATION Ral was given in pursuance of the following card, Which appeared in the Philadelphia papers “The members of the Senate and ioase of Representa’ spectiully invited to a bali, on the sthot M 3, to be glvew by the Dancing Assembiy, election Of Ge he President of the U atved Staves; rary oft ut form of cevern- of the United St ald a parting leave (Le embers of Lhe pre: ” of the there was a ball at Long's Hotel declared to be “ihe most brilliant and crowded ever kaown in Wasbington.”- Ex-President Jefferson and President Madison were present and ail tae for- igh Mintsters In Washingiou, Tne compaay prtsent, 1 was estimated, “excesded four uua- ared;” bot @ very large number according to inodern Idcas, abd especially at Ukis Ume waen | We are taikini about providing accommodations ior 5.00 peupe at Lue iBuseuti pulidlng ball 1O- nigi. : A ball was given on the occasion of the second inauguration of RESIDENT MONROR in is21, Which was carried out under the aus- Pices Cf the mauagers of ue Washington As- sembiles, Among the managers of the ball given at the inauguration of JOBN QUINCY ADAMS were Gen. R. C, Welgntman, Thomas W. Seaton, W. A. Bradley, Richard ach (father of ex Mayor W. Dagt ulandorber prominent citizens, The ball in Munroe, V W hud a were ali Che fasuionaole affairs of day, at Carusi's saloon, now KiLd ou tbat ANDREW JACKSON'S ration, 14 1829, a Dall was given at At hfs second inaugaratioa, ta 1533, given at (he Contral Masonic lau, ea at Carasl’s fant eveut, 16 ¢ hall, though quite ed for an occasion ucx( tnaugurauion, PRESIDENT HARRISON, mined to meke a change.and the old eater on Loulsiana avenue was secured for this occaston. It was purchased by a committee consisting of four public-spirlied genulemen of this com- MuBty, completely gutted and remodeled luside; Asuitabie danctug floor was latd;supper, Gressibg and retiring rooms were arraugea, au oO EXpeNse Was Saved to make Lhe old Dutlall lock 4s attractive a3 possible. ‘The bail prov AgTand success, botu socially and pecuntarily. for, atter pay Ing ali expenses of purchasing and renu tog the bulding, aud ali other incidental EXPCLSes, & Surpius Of about £2,000 was left, Which was divided between the Provestant aud Catholle orphar asylums of the District. Tae butlaing in Which the G21: took place was sud- scquenuy somewhat chuaged tu ics tnverior atrapgements, when, as the “Washington Ass moly Rooms,” it Decame famous as che SCELE Of FoWe Of Uke most pleasant soclables and reunions which grace Une annals of our r. SUI later, durlug the War, 1t Was again turned into @ Ubeater, aud as such verminated its Career a8 @ Victim “Lo the Names. A ples Tippecance Inauguradion Bail” was also given on tke same occastun ((arrlsoa’s luaugue at Carasi's saloon; 4 nh luauguration & PRESIDENT PC 's saloon, and, though the ‘a3 an annoyance, (GOLWILA- 21S Were limited 10600), IL was, . & very pleasant affair, Ic was ine the iS Of ton cibg repre- sented in full force. ¢ 1S predecensats, 16 proved a success, Hranciaily; Unat 1s, Ubere Was no les, Which CamDOt be Saia OF ali the thauga- ration balls tual come Wiluln our scope, as we shai presently see It havin @ evident that there was no ball or bu sin Washington waich cuald giveentize satisfaction as & batl room on such ETeal pudlic Covastons as presideuUal inaugura- ous, it was determined, when GENERAL TAYLOR Wes iraugurated, to construct a temporary | building for the accommodation of the guests and duncers, After some deliberation, Judl- Clary Square was chocen 28 the site, and a ¥ en building erecte? in Ube rear of the City hel wih wuleh 1 communicated tn covered passages. Thisstructure was spiendiaiy decorated aud (uruished With all Lae comforts aud conveniences of Lue period, and, to add sult Turther splendor to the event, the celebrated Ausuian band of Prof. Gung! was engaged to furnish the dancing music, It having then just arrived in this country. The expense avénd-~ ing this feature Was very consiaerabie, but it proved a successful speculation fer, after set- Ulng all there Was a very handsome bal- ance On band, which was divided between the two urphan asylums, which bad already been bencticlarits Upon & previous occasion. other Inaugurauion bails were given on same Bight, one at Juckson Hall and the 4t Carus!’s Saloon. President Taylor visited lbr. ¢ Of Une Dalls ip the course of Une eveaing. ‘Lhe bali which followed the inauguration of FRANKLIN PIERCE took place in a buliding similarly constructed Ou the same sie, The rooms in the City Hall were temporarily vacated, and were occupied ered corr’ assembled to do nonor to cag Fecasion, and ie was ope of the 1193t. Joviat te @uguration balls 80 far on record. BUCHANAN’S INAUGURATION Raut. was also a splendidly gotten-up affair—in fact, 100 splendid, perbaps, under the circumstances; for when the accounts came to be squared luue wae s sipall deficit, which was made up by the gee colaposing the Commitise naving matter lu charge. A temporary building, in Judiclary Square, had been and tied up in splenaid style. Tae dancing {Continued on Bighth Page)