The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-10

WAsIfINGrONs ID. q, March . Ioo9'
Editors journal:
Your correspondent has been rather
derelict in his correspondence since
he has been in the City of Boarding
Houses and Magnificent Distances"
His excuse is the constant drain on
his attention by innumerlble objects
of interest; the impossibility OF OBJ
tanning reliable Information where
Madame Rumor, with her thousand
tongues, is busily engaged in raising
new reports every hour in the day;
and, lastly, physical inability arising
from a touch Of ehills which have
made a raid on the subscriber.
Washington is fearfully crowded.
For a week people have been pouring
in by every train for various pur-
poses, principal amongst which has
been hat Of Witnessing the IDaugu
ration ceremonies, which are to be
held tomorrow, accompanied by all
the "pomp aud circumstance beiE
ting so important an event. The cry
is. Still they comel" The city has
never been 50 crowded as il is now
aud will be to morrow. Every nook
and corner Is occupied by pilgrims to
this great National shrine. Every
hotel ana boarding house is filled to
its utmost capacity.
The preparations for the Inaugural
ton ceremonies are on a grand scale.
Numerous military and fire companies
and bands will be here to take part.
Eligible places for sightseeing are
renting az large prices. a wooden
stand has been erected at the East
front ofthc Capitol for the accommo-
dation of the dighitaries who will
honor the occasion with their pres
ence. The ceremonies of the inaugu.
ton Of the Nice-Presldent will be held
In the Senate Chamber, which will
afford accommodations for but Il lin
tied number OF spectators. The pres
sure Of applications for tickets OF adj
mission IS great, and members ,nnGt
accommodate n applicant ont e a
hundred. The Inauguration OF the
President will take place on the II tst
porticO If the weather Is pleasant
The mass Of spectators will be SO
dense that persons wishing TO hear
will have to get sitting or standing
room hours before the commencement
of the ceremonies.
The Inauguration Ball will be M
feature of the occasion. Lie will be-
held in the Treasury building, which
Is being magniicently decorated tOr
the occasion. The world Of fashion
will be there, and although it Is semi
officially requested that those who at
tend shall go in ordinary costume,
is understood hat some Of the ladie,
will wear dresses and ornament
queenly in their splendor. The pric.
of tickets. it is stated, will be ten dol
lars each, including supper, each tieke
admitting one gentleman and TIVE
ladies'. The President and Vic,
President elect will hold receptions il
apartments adjoining the promenade
rooms.
The retiring President and his fami
held@a finalaFeeeptlon last nigh
at the White Hoase.F La consequence,
Of the large number of strangers IL
the city there was a dense crowd ii
attendance. The mass OF peopl
pushed aud surged aud swayed to an,
fro-womcn faintod-men uttered i'm
neutrality-suspicious. strOve to pre-
serve order-pickpockets piled thei'
vocation. Andy's arm was kept goiu.
up and down like a pump handle
until about eleven o'clock, when hi
strength failed him and he had t
rsuccGmb and retire.
- Yesterday the outgoing Cabinet hel,
their last meeting and to-day tn
Secretaries-Or the larger portion 0
them-resigned their positions. 1t /
81 understood that the new Preslden
will send IN the names of the person
selected to form his Cabinet, on tn
day after the inauguration TO ia
Senate for its action. Speaker Golf
resigned this morning In Il neat spaeol
aud is at the time of this writing
private citizen for the first time i
many years. Tomorrow he viii OF
eupy the second position In the Nation
Senator Morton is one Of the inhu
entail and working members Of th
body of which he is a member. Tn
Senate and House are holding ses
sessions until late at night. Ihi
together with the pressure Of othC
business, is testing to the utmost til
physical strength of the Senate
But he looks better, nevertheless
than | have seen him for sewers
years. He IS gradually GROWN
stronger.
eOur new Senator, ID. ID. Pratt, is
Inc specimen of q man in physics
appearance, and mentally he will
able to keep up his end of II
swingletree of legislation and pull
lie business. He receives his fellow
citizens OF Indiana in a plain. heart
manner. Undoubtedly he will be a
influential member.
Representative IL. u. Washburne,
the Terre Haute District = who's
- term ends t0-mOrrow-Was a cand
date for Sergeant-at-Arms Of til
House. but was beaten last night i
caucus by the present incumben
The published vote makes it appea
that he was badly beaten, but at on
stage of the balloting he lacked onl
sever votes Of the nomination. Th
Inditnians, as we'll as all his friend
regret that he failed in obtaining thi
lucrative Office.
Judge Nibiaek, though a decide
partizan. is a clever gentleman. ii
is quite attentive to his fellow-cit
zens from our portion Of Indian
without regard to their politics.
The pressure for Office will b
greater, perhaps, than ever before.
wdl not be in full blast until the De
Dartments get fairly under the contrC
h Of their new ehiefs-some days hence
The great mass of applicants will b
ex-mliitary men. The prevalent in
preston seems to be that remoya.
VIII be made very slowly, except j
the cases of Cabinet ministers an
iAs heads OF important bureaus.
since commencing this I have Al
tended The Indiana Sooiable" :
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