St. Cloud Democrat., 1865-03-09

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idents with joy aud enthusiasm. The
confirmation Of the rc.occupution OF
Charleston and Fort Sumter, inspirited
all classes Of our people to numerous
manifestations of rejoicing At noon
salute was fred in the city and from
the long line Of circling forti6cations,
by order Of the Secretary Of War, in
honor Of the restoration Of the Flag Of
the Union over Fort Sumter, where it
is proposed to have it remain hereafter.
May Sumter never again be found with
garrison Of seventy men and but two
or three days rations on hand!
Charleston, the birthplace Of the de-
mon, secession, has fallen, and ere this
reaches you, Wilmington will doubtless
be in our possessisn, as word reached
here this afternoon from Admiral Por-
ter that Fort Anderson is our. Glori-
Gus news! Wilmington must soon ad.
init the boys in blue. .
The War Department was closed, by
order, at one o'clock this afternoon, thus
affording the numerous employees an
opportunity Of circulating in the bright
sunshine, as veil as ventilatiny their
enthusiasm to their hearts content.
Tonight all the principal public build
ing, the city hall, the newspaper Offices
and many private residences have been
most brilliantly illuminated in honor
Of the Union triumphs. While the
the whole scene was one of great mag
ni6cencc, the War Department was the
best arranged, aud attracted an immense
crowd, which thronged the adjacent
sidewalks for great distance. a 6ne
brass band, playing our most thrilling
national airs. added much to the occa.
sion. The heavy tuscan pillars on the
north side Of the building were taste
fully draped with immense American
flags, above which was large transpa-
rency bearing this motto:
Fort sss;: :sr'''' Mnio,t. Fort ssG:*'' :::
On the west end of the building a large
transparency showed the names of
eighteen Of our most important victo
ries, ending with Fort Fisher. Small
flags, each bearing one Of the army
corps badges, were exhibited on the
north front. The State Department,
though externally not to be. compared
with the other public buildings, tonight
displayed the most significant front
Th: following good motto was just above
the east entrance: &C.,
"Pcace and good will to NIL nations; but
NO ent"ngl,ng alliances, and no foreign in
tervention.
Nearly fifteen hundred lights illu-
mined the Treasury building. / Iheard
no estimate of the number at the Cap
itol and other buildings, but it must
be large one.
The city has already begun to fill
with Office seekers, aud persons who on
ly come to witness the re.inauguration
of the President. Great preparation is
being made by the national committee
to have the inaugural ceremonies Of an
extraordinary character. The ball usu-
ally given upon that occasion has been
very freely discussed: many good and
important persons strongly argue against
such hilarity during civil war j.; but
Notwithstanding the opposition, the cry
is, ton! on! with the dance" Be-
ing one Of your Quaker-footed individ-
uals, l intend pocketing ten dollars (the
price Of ticket and staying at home.
Rumor says the Presidents inaugural
address will be brief, and the interest
ing ceremonies will be conducted with
in the Senate chamber, which, if so,
will diappoint thousands.
Among the important visitors from
Minnesota in the city is the renowned
chief, Hole-in-the-Day, who promenades
Pennsylvania Avenue Of pleasant day
with as much nonchal1ncc as he would
the quiet suburbs Of that other great
place-Crow Wing. He is accompa-
MED by his interpreter, Mr.. Peter Roy.
! I would say for the Information Of
the many admirers of Mrs. Swisshelm,
that she still resides in this noted local
ity, and they may all rest assured that
the less frequently they hear from her
the more good she is doing. BY her
noble exertion in obtaining the issuing
of an order by the Commanding Gem
cral Of this Department, some four hun
drcd INDECENT negro men, women and
children were gathered from the streets
and alleys Of the city and admitted into
comfortable quarters provided by the
government. during the, inclement