The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08
THE LKAUGURATIOM.
THE THRONG AND THE ksCEREAfONY
The End OF the old Administration and
tlao Opening of tho New.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

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The Northern papers come Is us laden with
details of the proceedings in Washington on
the day OF Inauguration. The immen SO crowd
of visitors had their high spirits checked and
Thar ford honas ansh-1 ---i-~x il was fl,a-
covered that an unexpected change III tho
weather would in q great degree mar the
programme and render the outdoor ex-
ercises exceedingly unpleasant. That the
crowd in attendance on the Inauguration to-
day was unprecedented is admitted by all. Iti
officially stated that thirteen thousand persons
from points north OF Baltimore, and thirteen
Thousand more from Baltimore and the West,
were landed at 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 Nortb, and the same number will leave
each evening as long as may be necessary.
aRANr's HEADQUARTERS.
The first point OF interest In conn ectiOn with
the Inauguration CEREMONIES seemed to be
about the White House and army headquar-
ters. No visitors were admitted to Grants
residence tins morning, and he spent the early
part OF athe morning with his family and
guests. At hall-past nine o'clock tho Generals
carriage drove up to the door, and the General
and General Rawlins entered it and drove to
army headquarters, where they atonoe ascend
Soon after General Grant and his staff had
arrived quite cOmmotion was raised by q tel
egram from Europe addressed TO President
thus SIN hoDor % e ths H'l man @ and % the day su
three cheers for the President" Signed
Members Of the Berlin Exchange. The General
listened TO the reading by General Rawlins,
time"
TIE START.
Shortly after Grants arrival Mr.. Colfax carae
in end joined the General and his staff in the
Grant except Mr.. Colgsx, the officers o. the tn.
staff, and General Dayton, OF Sherman's stat.
General Grant was dressed In black cloth
frock coat, vest and pantaloons, silk hat, we'll
Colfax was attired precisely the I same
aa General Grant, except that he wore
an overcoat; This little party sat con-
ing the while-unL the comoaittee. consist
Ing OF W.. A. Cook and Commodore Bal
ley. arrived to conduct him to tho capitol;
and few minutes before eleven o'clock the
General and his trends descended to The car-
riages. Grant and Rawlins seated themselves
in the GeneralS carriage. which was open, and
Mr. Colfax, with the c0mmiltee, entered the
next, while Generals Dent, Badeau, Porter and
ster, stepped into the remaining close car
SisRss. About the time the Gcneral entered
bis carriage the gnn broke Through the clouds,
The procession then moved ofS haaded 1b,, by
company IT,, Fifth United states .Cassiry. va Can. 70
tain y. w. Mason, General Grants headqnar-
THE PROGRESSION Il " Gs
WAS Q most Slim and beggarly effair being far
inferior, In every respect, TO former PROFESSIONS
on similar occasions. The only marked char-
acteristtc IL had was the colUrsd element,
which ccnst,tuted quite ono-half Of the whole
cavalry escort and the tie isss I vntsd gates in.
fantiy, the military feature of the procession
was o burlesqae, and II was only the Sfine aps
pearance Of the Philadelphia hreInen that saved
the whole movement from ridicute.
The Sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue,
through which the procession was tn more,
presented solid walls OF humanity, wasl ces
mented with mud. 4 The windows or an the
buildings alonR tho line OF march had been
engaged In advance, many OF them at fabulous
prices and theae were fiiied by the more fortu-
nate OF the gentler sex, md presented q pie as
muddy spectacle on the sidewalks.
AT IHH WHITE ROUSE. ,si sSa
Mhen the head OF the line reached the front
OI 1ne Wnite House " stopped to- wai5 Ear the
carriages OF President Johnson and HIS cabinet
l 10 join 1t, and one OF the guns OF Dupont .
battery was loaded, ready tO ilte xz{s signaf gun
announcinX that the spresident of the U0ised
States had enterod hs carriage and started Eos
the capital But messenger arrived from
| the Executive Ssaansion and Informed the
| CHIEF nEarahAi General iWebb,y that President
| Johnson would be unable to take part lng the
inauguration ceremonies, as he would be en-
ga9ed IN considering and signing bills ,intil the
hour OF noon, whom his official term would ex-
pre-. The signal gun waS then fred, and the
processlon started fos the caoita Az the