The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08
THE INiUGU URITION.
TIE YHR0NG AND TIE CEREMONY.
The End of the Old Adm Illustration and
the Opening OF the New.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

The Norhcrn papers come to,us laden with
details OF The proceedings i'll Washington on
The day o. Inauguration. The immen:c crowd
OF visitors had thoir high spirits checked and
their fond hopes dasliod when it was dis
covered that an unexpected change IN the
weather would ill n great dogrcc mar the
prooramm, and render the outdoor OK
ercises exceedingly unpleasant. That the
crowd in attendance on the Inauguration to-
day was e;apreced'nted is admitted by al. Itis
officially stated that thirteen thousand persons
from points north OF Baltimore, and thirteen
thousand more from Baltimore and tho West,
wero landed Mt the depot in Washington on
Tuesday and Wednesday, and to accommodate
the return of these parties sixteen sleeping
cars left Washington on Thursday night for
the North, and The samo number will leave
each evening as long us may be necessary.
GRANTS HEADQUARTERS.
The first point oflntere5t III connection with
tho Inauguration ceremonies seemed 10 DC
about tho White House and army headquar-
tiers. No visitors were admitted to Grants
residence tins morning, and he spent the early
part Of the morning with his family ana
a
carriage drove up to the door, aud the General
and General Rawlns entered it and drove 10
army headquarters, wbero they at onco ascend
ell to Grants Office
Soon after General Grant and his staff had
arrived quite commotion was raised by tel
cgram from Eur pe-addressed to President
Grant--which being opened and read, ran
thus I'm honor Of the man and the day
three cheers for the President" Signed
Members of the Berlin Exchange. The General
listened to the reading by General Rawllns,
und quietly remarked: Determined to be In
time"
TIE START.
Shortly aftor Grants arrival Mr.. Cofax came
in and joined the General and his staff i'll the
Office. No person was present IN this room with
Grant except Mr.. Colfd1, tho officers OF the
staff, anl General Dayton, Of Sherman's staff.
General Grant was dressed IN black cloth
frock coat, vest and pantaloons, silk hat, we'll
brushed boots, and yellow kid gloves. Speaker
Colfix was atLired precisely The same
as General Grant, except that he wore
OH overcoat. This littio party sat con-
vcrslug in Grants office-the General smok-
ing the whie-unLl tho committee, consist
ing OF W. A. Cook and Commodore Dai-
ley, arrived to conduct him to the capitol;
and fow minutes before eleven O'Clock the
General and his friends descended to vhe car
riaees Grant and ltawlins seated themselves
in the Generals carriage, which was open. and
Mr. Celfax, with the committee, entered the
nexG, while Generals Don't, Badeau Porter and
Babcock, aud Colonels Leet, Parker and Web
ster. stepped into the, remaining close car
riases. About tho time the General entered
his carriage the sun broke through the clouds,
though scattering drops Of rain began to fall.
Tho procession then moved OIL, headed by
company K Fifth Unitod States Cavalry, Cap
tain J. ". Mason, Geueral Grants heldquar-
ter guard.
TIE PROCESSION
was q most slim and beggariy affair, being far
inferior, in every respect, to former professions
Oh similar occasions. The onl! marked char
acteristlc it had Was the colorcd element,
which constituted quito ons-haf OF the whole
stragglmS line. With the exception OF the
cavalry escort anil the 12sh United States in
mntry. ths military feature Of the procession
was u burlcsque, and 1t wls only the Inc ap,
pcaran-e of the Pnl.,ol ,ha tiremen that saved
the Whole m1vcmont from ridicuie.
The sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue.
through which tho procession was % move,
presented solid walls OF iI:m;lnty, wcii &C.
menicd with mud The Windows OF all tho
buildings along the liuo OF march had been
engaged in advance, many OF them at fabulous
nrIcci, and these wore li.cl By tho more fortu-
nate OF The gcnt! I sex, AMI presented pleas
ant Contrast VIII the sIu!cis raw, cold and
muddy spectacle on the sidewalks.
ATIHE WHITE E0B+E.
When The head OF the lino reached the 'front.'
of tlI. White :iouso It ssop2al 10 wais or tho
carriages ofpreslden. Joansnn al his Cabinet
TO join it, and one Of tho :lns OF Duponts
h,'trry was loaded, ro,,ly ID lift tho signal gun
Announcing that he President of the u lied
Sat had entered lis carriage and started lor
the capital. Bat n messenger arrived from
the Execn.va mansion AID Informed the
chief marshal, General Webb, that President
Johnson would jo na1i,!o to tah, part IN the
Inauguration ceremonies. as he woald DO en-
eaged in con.i Ierlng and si snin, bis until the
h3ar Of moan. WHOM his oliiciai torn would ex-
pitc. Tlo s;snil ~! was then Drei, ana inc
PROCESSION s.ar:cl iap tile CT Vita. rs tic
prlaidon e.cc: passed alolt9 the avenue nc
! frequently resro dsd tO .Ic waving OIL llant-