, 1869-03-13
the lnAuHukAllUHs
A suooinot Description Of the
Last Official Days Of Andrew
johnson.
And tho Advent Of President
Grant,
The Closing Reception.
The Capital City Daguerreotyped,
Humors and Inspirations Of tha
Day.
The Inauguration Ball.-.A
jam in Paradise.
First Days of the New RelEn.
The Inauguration Ball.--A
! Jam in Paradise.
First Days OF the New RelEn,
Grants Cabinet Portrayed.
From UsS Own Correspondent,

ssaun:h Russian brogaus and put on delicate
boots Of fcalGskin. Then l enjoyed myself till |
2 O'Clock in the morning. At . o'clock l |
said, with all innocent gaiety:
"sov will run up, get my overalts, aud
be back In three shakes Of d shcep's tatl''
1wIled up the maay stairs Of the Treas.
ury bidding and heard, ss approached the
far pits, what seemed 10 be the roar
Of menagezio Of Wild beasts. A
vast throng Of bareheaded and 1nfu-
rated men was directly sccn-contepd.
Ing inthe uppermost corridor. rage and dis.
gust oppressed In their couutenauces, and all
wlldli holding In the air impotent checks Of
paste ,oard. II seemed as II all the blank
tick t.tolde1s In lottery had come to the
draw:uf, each und er the misapprehensiou
that hf was entitled to the asst psizc. Nov
and t3cn some coat ~AA passed through the
hole nom the cloak-room iustautaneously rs
the spectral hands through the cabinet Of
the davenport Brothers. It was suatched up.
the sccompan iment Of such no1l a. might
have ascended In the Inferno ut the giyIag
out Of cold water. Entering the margin Of
this crowd vas g1ipped a. bY certain lrre-
slhtlole machinery. pitched Into hopper and
70 quickly. A hundred elbows penetrated
nY r5s, SO that comptehended the exact
manner In which Eve was fashloned and ex-
tracted. found myself propelled upon Hor.
ACE Greeley, 10 whom l said:
Heavens! hr. Greeley, did they accept
your hat al the c!onk room ~
"Yes!" {spoken in baby's complaining
"pid they exchange check forlt:"
At ,h,s instant stouehed hat aud coat
were poked through the ori0ee.
Number 1861" cried the man inside.
"Mine!" answered thousand men.
Tho old white coat wB passed IRON man 10
man aud unanimously rejrctcd. 1t WAS the
only article Of clothing that nobody would
have. Two thousand parcels OF clothing had
been checked without system. 80 that Ii WAS
often necessary 10 examine 1909 in order to
ret one particular parcel. The lacQueys re-
and crying The number Of Ii. imuedia,eiy
| any reptlcs were nlnde, mud he Was lucky
| who rot button or q pocket.nap OF his
property Is souvenir.
| varied at that do1eful cloak.room TIL s
O'Clock. Then, with q pocket handkerchief
! round my head, white kids on MY hands, pa
per boot, awallow.tall coat, and brecches
ct gossamcr cloth, went Into the cold and
toeer streets, a dreadful satire upon som.
nnmbullsu. Tbs carriages were mixed as
the cloaks. The hotels sse1e full. walked
in this naked costume two miles, to Capitol
here sm on Monday morning, sitting on the
side Of my bed. with lemon In Que hnnd
and my eyes fnll OF tears, rejecting upon the
deserved punishment Of MN who will 70
to ball against bis owu advice
With this prelude l return, thus tardlly,
Ike Christian seeklte his lost roll, and re-
count, ms Pilgrims Progress: to the inau.
guratiou.
wAsuISG7oS IN INAUGuRAT1ox WEE.
It Is rot doubted BY anyhody that the
more Iopusous thsn at any TING 10 It's hlsto-
r5. excepting the week OF the dlsbandment
OF the Federal armies. Multiplied ways Of
travelling. Increased spLed, loH excursion
fare, MD more nomAdIc aud Inquisitive
spirit. augment the. visi:lng crowds every
decent ial inauguration Is morc cxtr aofdloa.
ry than the previous one. When Jefferson
WAS fnaueurated, as has been often told,
there was TO PROCESSION. The President in q
homespun suit-the best '.protecslon'' to
American induatry-rode unsttended on his
the psillngs outside. Within be took tho
oath OF Inauguration IN sober. dignity, utter.
Ing an adtrras which, for copcis-, clear state
nent, and frank exprrssion Of great truths,
oniY yet halt populaliz-d, far exceeded The
literary merits Of his Declaration Of Inde.
became gradually more federatlzed, and
made his inaucurations trium pha
receptions. HaErison and Taylor being mill
taI4 heroes, got the d1alnatic support Of The
military spirit: Thcn the inauguratsons wers
pariitan merely down to Lincoln, when tht
North showed Its hAud. At last VIC have
come 10 Grant, and 10 bis inauguration CANT
representatives from thirty ire msIllona oi
people, The contiguous State Of pcunsy1
Esula aloEe Is now almost as popu1ous as tht
REPUBLIC Of Washington and the neisheorlne
| CifN nf EA1f1mnfn rnfr hnnr
capliai-is a large as all tho great Amer1eat
cities OF l776. Ot couse the Inauguration
was great gathering, By physical a well a.
s5mpRthcttc rcssona- 1t was m entIrei,
J teslect 10 modesty, and not like that Of Lin
coin, turn out Of drollcry to sec "O.t
Abe, y Or like that Of Harrts- n, pautqujn
q Hard Cider. saw here the mos
distinguished Americans, and If Genera
Grant had been 4 Protestant Bishop he coult
not hare been spoken OF With more hcartiel
respect. No ErI.ly honor attached to him n,
nickname gave him fictitious popularity. IL
refused TO let the lieht OF military victor.
shine upon him, and In his uuobtruslvc man
Senate Chamber aud read hi. little Gall, !.
speech aud aealu withdrew to duty. It I
: only high plsue Of citizenship that can ap
. prcc!ate such silent character, and every cy
} that quietly looked upon Grant riding On ID
arcnuc was huzza without passion. Tt
,re Of dcmagoEuery seemed to have expired
! md thnf OF manhood to have begun.
CHANT At TIE Foo7L1unrs.
Did you ever 80 to one Of the modern Sun
, day night preachiugs In theatre. There !
mixed audter &C come to the Worship G
novelty the gilt and mirrors and actItipu
laccs round the private boxes shine 40
shlmmcr, and down through the paiute
scctcs ccucs preacher with Bible, All
says:
: ] l.. ~. -
kpanR'ed with triumph, n Grant came to th
. people and asked strength to do his kimp.c4
, and bc1t. No rhetoric, no gesture, no tds
por,ucnt," nothing Of The French M.ludrz
+. matte, nor Of the olden Pagan republic but
@ revival Of Jefferson without Jefferson idea
tol with General Rawltns, his HalcnA town
4 man. Two good nAgs drew his caryisge.
long procession vent beiort and behind. Il
. subscribed to the civil forms Of the occas' OF
bowing to the popular eatuta'ion*, aud hl
.. . dress 1as plain black, without = tittlc OF I'll
Ing OF bells, banners and huxzas but the Ii
!, tcnscat study WAS tho shy little nan In ii
c1r1l2ge, without q ansh On his tacc, BIZ
! With deep reflective marks there made b
| poverty and war. When he arsiyed st th
! Capitol he found the top. the stairs, the pr
! jectIons, the balustrades, the nbulmeuts
that large marble edlfce Is full Of people .
:, a candy capitol might be OF 1ics- The arc
d before The Capitol Was clear, savc OF few
but In the park tcyond, the trees were full {
d clsnking human fruit. and between The hug
= elleos, orderly multitude looked d
to wher- tho long. triple sacade OF the Cap
tof projected lis three great poF:tcocs. III
middle poE1ico WIS the focus Of all 1ya {
light. ol music, OF attention. TWO long dag
columns aud between them burst the peal 9
invisible drums, beaten In the rotuuda. Frot
4 the bsses Of these columns felt flight {
c drapcd In colors. This WA all, except th
stately building RACING ,e ,'; '9 ihs cloud. % ~
It trees, carriages, and housc.Iopst Will
d amorgst the mass on f1a!l ecatIuldtag {
timber, photo graphy, like q carrier p.gcor
d pcrched, to seize the spectacle and dy dow
II The Ecucra.!ors with 1t.
ali these, and with Senator Craai1
. Of New Hsmpshlrr. gentleman Of lArre
. baldtAh. 1orid forehead, he walked out {
% the view Of the people, they hnzzAnz. Th
u Senate WIS packed nass cfladies In the "a
; eold.irineed, awosdtd, cccked. .hattcd men
Is bers Of ,orei,,u legations. Colfax made
+. little sptech, strkuEtly brief for him IN
c modest In adtsc,lreA, and Wade went out {
what Is called active llfc. Grant entered IL
a examination. When the time came TO 70 b.
o. fore the people he wH prompt aud seda,
The procession moved deliberately lhroue
n the long lobby and aisle 70 the ro;uud
!. where the band Of music made the iron iii
" :. tipclc, and. ding to the len, the Prcsiden
u !. elect walked into the daylight, deseende
u the fisht Of stairs, and stood befol
u the rearing, sureing people. There were t.
n Judges In their long black silk robes to II
: minister the oath Of odlee; there Was b
J, | wt{c-hlrpiest Joy Of Ill, her love and con
r. deucc crowned In this, poSerty sppea:cd II
=. octcutity vipdicated; there she stood amor
d, her re'stlvas- by her fath.r and her sister
II. husbands, with her pride too big not
/ | ham fIreIai Tor tcafS-fhsfe eYetEhnf