The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-08

kerchiefs by lifting his hat "a regular stove
plpe) and slightly bowlng., The head Of the
one-half OF it had formed in the western part
OF the city according to the programme; out this
great length Of line" resulted from the scat
tered character OF the .procession-which was
| emphatlcaly Wdsht'sgt0sai0R, there being nu.
merous "magnifcent distances" between the
4 several parts. The whole procession in q proper
compact form, would probably have extended
mile, including hacks, fremen's parade and
negroes.
| CLOSE OF THH OLD ADMINISTRATION.
At the "'hasa Eouse the President applied
himself at an early hour to disposing Of the
rating upon and eisSne or decnn ana OF aetDe is
such bs ss we've laid bsfore % eoas him. All S'an shs
| members ~ his Cabinet assembled athaif-past
ten. and assisted the President in the trans
halt-past twelve the Presidents carriage
drove up to the door. Mrs. Johnson,
who was in such feeble health that she
tered, FOL owed by Mr.. johnson and his SON
Frank, and were driven at once to the residence
OF Mr.: John f. Coyle Secretary Welles and
M Mrs; Patterson. with her children, entered Mr..
Meiles' carriage and proceeded to his house. on
street opposite Lafayette square. The other
Cabinet ministers drove off to their respective
residences, and the White House was left in
the possession Of the police and attendants.
Mr: Johnson administration was at an end,
and the new order OF things had begun.
AT THE CAPITOL.
meanwhile the impatient crowd tbrOnging
the east grounds Of the capitol we're eagerly
awaiting ths Opening, Of the main door t. the
Senate: At 11:30 this door was thrown wide
upon its hinges, and then began fearful
struggle Tor precedence Of entrance. The po-
lice was OF no avail. Every one sought by
pushing and crowding his neighbor to be the
trst inside, knowing as they we'll did that
thousands would necessarily be excluded. The
fortunate few, comparatively speaking, who
secured seats in the galleries, patiently await
ed with interest and curiosity the beginning
OF the official ceremonies. The outsiders at
tempted to force an entrance by storm but
slgnally failed, as the doors had been again
bOlted and barred.
THE INAUGURAL PROCEEDINGS
Within the capitol we're of O coutine character
and without incide t Of any hind to distinguish
nature. The President and Vice. President
elect were both remarkably calm and self-pos-
Sessed during the ceremony of being sworn
into their new official positions. After the de-
livery Of his inaugu ural address-which was
read from written sliPs-the new President
then was immediately surrounded by num-
Der OF Radical politicians.
THE RETURN.
AT about two O'Clock tho procession returned
from the capitol, bringing at It's head Presl-
dent Grant. The President drove up to the
Executive Mansion, accompanied by his staff
and number OF senators and representatives,
at once entered and took q leisurely survey Of
the dlfterenb rooms. stopping finally in the
Office used by MIR. Johnson. Here they tarried
for time, and the General announced his in
tention OF transactlng business in that room
from nine A. NJ. until four p. NJ. every day, but
the Executive Mansion should be renovated
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