Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-04
The INAUGURATION.
The RETURN FROM THE CAPITOL

the RETURN FROM THE CAPITOL
After the ceremonies of inauguratioa at the
Capitol were completed, the procession re-
formed, and with the President and SENATOR
Cragin IN an open carriage at the head, pro.
cesded to the nortAels: gate of the Presidents
grounds, where the cavalry escort and the
Presidents carriage passed into the enclosure.
and the gates were then closed against the pub.
lac.
The military and other organizations here
halted for few moments, afer which the
oxders 10 move were agsin given, when they
countermarched, and proceeding TO respect,y.
convenient points were dismissed. General
Gran. .cos ~ OF, on his hat rspe a,cdly in acknowl-
The crowd AT this point was overpoweriug.
both sides OF the avenue beisg one dense mas
of human being', so closely packed a. to rem
der passage through IL almost impossible. A
Lumosr of ladie, were 90 much crowded in the
rush to gain eligible positions that they fair ted,
and II was with great effort that they were res
cBed uninju
GRANT AND COLFAx AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Arriving a, TIE Preside 1tia, MANSION at two
O'Clock, Pre- dent Grant and Senator Cragin
aligh;e ted a'so Vice Pr id' Mt CoIfax and tie
members of Genera, Grl s-.f s cretarv
Senofeld was IN wai..ng on the White House
porrlco. and N ceived the pay, who at once
entered the baiIding President tjraat and
Vice Pr: -ite1t oliax proceeded to tee nbrary.
closed About twelty minute af-sr the ar
Iivai CT the PR sident, lie various members of
bis family arrived, aud entered the Vine
House.
The reception W HEB WIS to ha We taken Mace
there this eveOIog bis bsen pos, poued for IN.
present, ID ~ Il understood toat the Presi-
cent and his f:n'ly will re maiu only a few
hours this eve sirg in tie White Heuse AID
Then Proceed 10 his residence on 1 strees.
EY-PRESIDENT JOHNSON LEAVES
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Ex-Presiient johnson bIde farewell to the
members Of his Cab net about noon to-day
and at half-past twelve O'Clock took a carriage
and drove TO the residence of Secretary
Welles on II street. The other member
of his family lief early this morning. Since
their departure and even yet the building
Is tatire.y Ia charee of Captain Samuel
Mekeeyer and a detachment OF the iith In.
faLtIy.
About fifteen minutes before the departure of
Pres ident johnson from the White House. a
cabIe dispatch was reeSi ved, from A source
winch he conld not ascertain across the water
directed 70 Presideat u. s. Grant and convey.
ing congratulations. Ike and the messenger
1as directed TO take the dIspatch to the CAPT.
ioI.
No changes will be made to-day in the OH.
Gals OF the Wnite House, but il is fair
10 presume that the work will commence
tom GROW, rs M Individual desiring to enter
the building a; half past two o'clock pre-. ,ntsd
an order In Pre- ide al Grants hand writing di.
Iscrng the bearer TO report for d1ty at the
White House immediately after the Inaugural
f,en- He wa informed by capt. McKesyer
thai tn"re was no one to report 10 TODAY, but
10 come up 70 morrow ana he might find dIf-
d IeEt state of things.
GENERAL GRANTS FAMILY.
MS Grant, accompanied by her sisters, Mrs
sharp anc Mrs. Casey; her sister-in-Iaw. Mrs.
General Dent; Misses Jennie and Nellie Grant
Masters Fred. U. =; Jr., and Jesse Grant left
the residence OF the President elect on L street
about halfpTst ten O'Clock, in private car.
rias Is, and proceeded to the T. lpitol entering
the building py the north dor. and Proceeded
TO seats rss'rved Tor them In the gallery. After
the ceremony IN the Sc 1ate CHAMBER they pro.
ceeded 70 ne platform on the east front ana
Whnesst q the administering of the oath of Of
nee, &c.
MR. JOHNSON AT THE CAPITOL.
The Ie,IiDg President (Johason) left the
Executive Mansion this morning a. 10 O'Clock.
BY Colonel Moore, his Secretary
and roceeded TO the C-pitol in his carriage.
where he was engaged until noon in
signing bills. He then took his carriage aud
easa 70 me residence OF Secretary Weliej,
ON n street, where b. Will spend a few days,
his -aniiy having repairt 10 Mr.. Welles' yes.
tercay.
BILLS SIGNED.
The President signed all bills presented TO
him up to noon, the Indian appropriation
Dill heirg the last one which received his
g % nature.
FROM GENERAL TO PRESIDENT.
General Grant sadly disappointed the spec
tasE Levers, who had counted upon seeing
him present himself IN his full uniform as
commanding General OF the Uniscd Stairs
Armies, with all his staff IN brilliant uniforms
and formally tender to Congress his res gna-
ton OF the military Office held by him. The
rfwIr1W hAA
feen so depo ed, 10 rguge in an irnpo5' ng dis
play IN the s. late Ch lrni er but he has no lrse
tor scenic efec's Of this sort and ay,,..t.: II
Just as be dselin:d the. ponp of tr.umpnaI
Entry into Richmond after iS7 capture Itwl,
found that here was really no need OF ms lo.-
NAL resignation of his Geueralship, Il, il ex.
pred with his entry upon Inc Proficiency: a
discovery mat Just suIsd General Gran So,
IN Uit o. PLAN black, he pre-ented himself
20 take his civil oath of once. 10 prs ,rrye
MAINTAIN, and oeieni the Constitution of the
united States; snd the historical painter who
came here expressly 10 M ke To. sketches for a
grand picture of Grant laying Jwn his sv,rd
Q Ia Washington, made a mss OF IT. General
Washington,-greEt man as h. was,-had vet a
lr,,.e tarnI-.s vanity IN figuring before the
public ir talS wav
Cp ;ie 2;:d of III cember, i7s), George WASH
'ns ton, stIll ommander-In-U niet Of the u. )
Al mIes-naving previously taken leave of the
army IN New York e.ty-replirtd 10 Annapo-
lis, " here Congress was In session, 10 reslSn
into their hands the commission received
nom that body more than eight years
previously, appointing him Commander
sn-ChIef OF the Continental Armies. Gen
raj Militia then presided. and at the close
Of bIRf address from Washington, made a
brief reply The scsne was wItnss ed by AN
INNER 81 eoneourse of people, and was cons,d-
er,d ioe most impressive OF all the clio ing
SCI uss Of he Revolution, excepting the one in
New York city, when Washington bad a fiaal
adisu 10 ms companions in arms.
ARRIVALS BY RAILROAD TRAINS
LAST NIGHT.
Every train from the North yesterday after
neon ard eyening was crowded 70 overflow ng,
the regular trains averaging l6 cars with about
LEO passengers each, ana besides these the 2
were four extra trains, bringing in as Tally as
many, making the number of passengers
oroos ht here from 3 TO H. thousand during the
u hours eandIng et mid night and n Is rsti.
mated that July Tour tbOusan nd landed from the
moInipg trains. Included In this number were
about 90 from the western trains YESTERDAY
ana I'D M evening special excursion train
ifcm tne Onio river arriv a with a Ike mum.
oer OF Passengers. in charge Of Capt. Taylor
formerly on the Washington Branch
iols moraing the FIRST train TO arrive was an
e1ra oDe from Philadelphia, getting here
about O'clock, having on board the Baxter
Fre Zouaves and Nations al @ yards OF Pniiadel-
Phis, and Sheridan Grays of w ilminston. Tue
reuiar PniiadelPhta train arrived about D
. eiock with Along string of cars and prooa-
bly, two thousand persons, ana an extra train
Hcm fhiacel phla followed this in about Is
MINUTES win futly as many passengers as the
Previous one. The regular New YORK train ar.
nved Of a. m with a full compliment OF
passeI gers.
MUNICIPAL VISITORS.