New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-08
The Inauguration The GRIND Ball NJ Wash.
tngton-Great Blaze Of Beanty-und Hish
Times Generally.
ondence Of The Tribune,
WAsiuxorox. Tuesday. NJ


Times Generally.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
WAsinNoToS, Tuesday. March 6.
Richelieu himself again b1, dear reader
it will for no great length Of time. Richeeu
occup alton = gone but for few moments he vii
cali himself back into existence 70 make an effort
at describing the scenes which he witnessed here
yesterday, for it ia now the morning Of the dag
after the inauguration.
need not attempt 20 describe the ceremonies
Of the Inauguration, for they are beyond descrip-
tion particularly when he who would attempt the
description sees but family with q Pickering can.
de, wnking At daylight just before morning.
Besides there Is no room 10 describe anything
Everybody seems - consider this tee focus Of the
Universe snd trains Of II BY cenirpe,a power
converge into this grand centre Of attraction Street,
are crowded, Hotels are crammed with people who
IN turn are crammiDg themselves, brandy is doing o
smashing business and politicians are practising Do
l,cs gymnastics
Turn now 70 the Capitol Of the country Is !, was
yesterday morning. The Flag OF tn, Union Is flying
over the senate Chamber, whore Saturday nigh, saw
but little harmony. Galleries crowded with ladies'
WHO push each others Dimensions alnOs. ntJ nonen
tty Necks, az graceful and white the swans, are
stretched almost as long to each incident the
door below Ladies given 10 corpulency 10 bad
position, and psntngiOr more room. There comes the
Sergeantst Arms followed by the Judges Of the gu
prene Court Of the United states no take their seats
tee right Of the Clerks desk then follow the C0rps
Dplomorque, with sny quantity Of iace and luxury and
scarlet brg1t IS lie blood which mOnaTchies have
crushed Of the peoples hearts and bright
As the hopes which AfstCcrscies have blighted Mr.
Bodsco heads this procession Of foreigners but
treats from the Chamber, which he quickly revsits,
LEADING his ha Ouv adv
ted 10 the floor There too comes the dfunc, Cabinet
hdded by the white locks OF Bachelor Buchanan, and
covered IN the rear by PaeheIor Marcy who thought
he had beaten Taylor Ia letter writing.
The Senate Chamber being crOvded-both floors ana
Ealleriss-tho Chair was temporarily filled By electDg
Senator ATcmsON President pro tan. Senators weru
sworn in There goes seward, and Dawson, and Coop
cr. aud they hdelity to the Constitution 1t Is
dome The door opens and GEORGE NJ. DALLAS walks
IN with Millsfd Fillmore on HE arm whom he conducts
h Casting vote dom. There is sileDcc and Fillmore
has concluded his brief inaugural There l. silence
again. and long waiting for Jack has not come. He
was acting with the Mexicans at Buens Vista
pulling BoOi over our eyes, TIL he had time. Bat
bark the roar Of artillery and tue cheers oi the hosrse
thrOated multitude proclaim that the "Old man has
come Iie soon entered the Senate Chamber, whore
the Chief justice whispers IN his ear some minutes,
II giving hun hs first lecture in lDaugurAiiOnism An
adj urnment ID then had to the Eastern portice. PEG
po cheer ladies throDg ihe platform Judges in their
black gowns surround the little old man, who ke.ps
bowling ever and IT, the multitude. lie pulls down
his spcctacies, which had hitherto ,lep In his hair and
reads his short Inaugural (nOt longer than gimlet -
He bows, sHears, kisses the book a. bride groom
would his BRIDE and the fact echoed by the roar Of ~
tcfy (Which has been the best speaker In the recent
political cOntost) Zachary Taylor u de ao0 aud dc '
President Of the United states
Pshaw why do we talk So long Of trl,s when dinner
is waiting and the grand ball approaching. hisht is
come, and the moon looks with wstey eye upon the
world" There is small staircase, like bencoop, on
al angle of CO. into which loads vi living beauty are
tumbled with great want OF ceremony. There is no
tlVkg
cOAts or DIRE ssos You crowd descend staircase o.
twenty steps into the Saloon which has been o1i
of wood for the neutrality-suspicious. and elegant. but
somewhat too crowded by the great mass rushing
through IT, The walls are orns1neDted with vsTiOu.
designs drsped with hsgs &C aud large chandelier
suspended from the ceing, keep up perpetual
~srdly wicked One man danced elegantly and N
good time To Guu.i exquisite strains, that the
drops Of candle grease falling his coat looked like
of Music properly arranged. They dd not print
. distinctly on the ladies' dresses
did intend 10 have written you iull description 81
this magnificent ten dollar dance. but the arrange
such that II WAS impossible to sec anything
except In tpOt aud lOcOmOtOn was 40 dliicun NJ
on tho Harlem Railroad In tnow storm, or THROUGH
Ccntie street In closely contested election do not
ike to find fault Ia matters of iestsiy, but there seem
cd be order and nobody 10 see that even disorder
had a fair shake
The dance commenced, the music was splendid for
"Gangl had arrived" and many a fairy form moved
to music in the waltz and polka with precision at
once rendering inconsistent all acquaintance with The
vulgartes OF needle work. The supper was aanoun-
ced but nobody could get to It, ladies were admitted
alone, losing their gallants with no more pros
pect of finding them again than there was oil hndlhs
costs hats or over after the route over
Even Capt. RYNDERs, who Was there, was disguised
with the want of order IL WAS about as cesotie IS
Tsmmany with the women thrown into The confusion
OF the Ladies there have only time to say sword
Mrs BoDIsco appeared in full court costume with
rich crimson satin dress glitteripg with bullion and
tiara blazing with diamonds Mrs Barrow OF Iehnes
see had very rich lace dress over pink SIX sAlIl-
Mrs Van Ness was also elegantly dressed. Mrs. Bliss,
our dear Betty too was there but too much gsanted
to be permitted long to be with her husband who Was
receiving much attention Several OF the Ladies oil the
NewYork delegation IN Congress were present. ele'
gantly dressed Gov PRArr and daughter were pre-
sent, loaded with boQuets and attention. Two daueh
teTs Of distinguished Clergyman OF Connecticut &C
compsnied by fair companion from the smsies' STATE
In New England received much attention. and New
Hampshire lent her stars but half revealed from
roud ,i bright and besutifu shining on but not min
cling in the amusemenis. Then too Philadelphia and
other parts of Pennsylvania, Baltimore, 6eofseto"h
Alexandria. were well represented VI tue Coh''''V"
OF beauty present
Gen. TAYLOR entered about H. and was received
with con slider sble enthusiasm though not as nueh as
had expected. He marched through the center TOO
whole length Of the SglOon bowling on each eide Hewa
leaning on the arms Of Mayor Seston and Speaker WIN
throp lie sherwsrd went round the outside OF the
saloon shaking hands with tho left hand with the
ladies' ,
Seyersl members of both Houses of Congress were
there Mr. Buchanan was the only one OF the osd tao
met whom | noticed. Two or three OF the ne" OAo'
net were present The Diplomatic Corps, oin6ers OF
the Army ard Navy, sc filed up the grades down 70
common people who not oti GERS The dance emu
ed between three and four which leaves me no more
time TO write now 80 good bye. hiOhhA'HO'
ELECTION IN lNTH DISTRICT, MASS.-Tho Dos
Ton Trarsler has the following returns
MARCH JANunf'