The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-06
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INAUGURATION OF PRESI-
DENT GRANT.
Death of the Old and Birth
Of the New Congress.
Non-Appearance of A: Johnson
Scenes on Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Storm for the OId--Sunshlne
for the New.
Unequalled scene at the Capitol.
THE MAN AND THE OATH.
A Graphic Description.
GRANT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Inauguration Reception the
Most Brilliant Ever Held
in Washington.
GRANT AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The Inauguration Reception the
Most Brilliant Ever Held
in Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March A.
ACuEERLEss MORNING.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 4.
A CHERRIES MORNING.
Washington went to sleep by star
light and awoke in the rain. The
crowds of people who looked out OF all
the windows and would come out in all
the streets, looked as cheerless and dull
as the sky. The aggregate OF disap:
pointment must be measured by the Oc:
casion and the crowd.
AT THE CAPITOL.
1t was we'll enough to make the capi-
tol the most forbidding of places. But
people would go and did go. AS early
as haIf-past seven men and women had
| begun to gather upon the steps OF the
CAPITOL, Half an hour later the streams
pouring into the various areas around
| the building was as steady and strong
as the rain. But all the doors were
| closed save one, where members could
| was still as a tomb. The Senate had
taken a recess about four, and the
House at six in the morning, and at
eight the whole building was swept and
busted and all but the police attend
ants had left. A few lights burned dim
ly In the corridors. A few watchmen
passed quietly around. All was still
and solemn, as if 1t were indeed the
Itotnb OF an administration and Con-
prass. At nine all The broad walks and
steps around the building were filled
with people, and women were as plenty
as men. The rain was soaking through
calicoand silk, and through broadcloth.
for all classes were represented. Re-
connoitering crowds passed along the
front and around the sides, and all dis
covered places that would exactly suit,
il they were only in them. AT ten two
pnttaliOns OF infantry marched into the
great area in front OF the east porch,
ttnVr of al n H.
tipels were so stationed as to fnclose the
whole open space. Next 1t E!aS entire
lV cleared to leave room for Ca9 process
sion. All except holders of tickets were
Obliged to go outside of that Gordon.
AT the same time the House and the
Senate met, and the Senate Chamber
was thrown open for the reception OF
such as for the day enjoyed the priv
ileges OF the floor and the galleries, and
for all ticket holders. Nine-tenths of
these arrived promptly. In fifteen
minutes the seats were full.
SCENE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
The Senate Chamber was arranged as
usual on Inauguration day. Between
the seats OF Senators were placed addt-
tiOnal chairs, and in the vacant space
behind the semi. circle were other chairs
and sofas for the accommodation OF IN
vlted guests. Large arm-chairs were
also placed Just in front of the Secre-
tary's desk, those on the right for the
.Justices of the Supreme CourtS' apd
those on the left for Mr.. Johnson and
his Cabinet. The galleries were tull
long before eleven O'Clock. SO many
tickets had been issued by the Commit
leo that the aisles and doorways were
also full, and u couple of hundred per-
sons could see nothing except by stand
| ing on chairs and stools out in the halls.
The audience of the day was as hne
one as Washington ever saw. 1t was
more than half made up of ladies', and
the contrasting and harmonlzins coIo[s
| of their gay attire made up an erect
verv pleasant to the eye and brilliant
in the extreme. The thrOng was so
dense that one could hardly Individual
| ixe ANYBODY. But it was possible to re-
mark the face of Mrs. Senator Sprague
in one place, and those OF Mrs. Wade
| Mrs Mathews and Mrs. ColtaX IN an
other. The diplomatic gallery was
filled with foreign ladies, and at the
| RIGHT was a front seat reserved for Mrs.
| Grant, which she did not occupy, ad-
mission to one OF the CLOAK rooms
having been given her and her trlends.
| The floor of the Senate chamber five
minutes before twelve presented sight
not soon to be forgotten. The Senators
were all seated on the left of the pre-
siding officer, and Immediately IN the
rear were the Senators elect. The diplo-
matte body had gathered in the marble
room a short time previous. and there,
ing out upon the crowd north OF
the Capitol, they waited the time
for their entrance. They came in
on the right with Baron Gerolt at
their head. and took their seats on that
side of tho Chamber. 1t was such q
group as republican eyes rarely see
The seat of honor was occupied by
Baron Gerolt, of the Prussian legation,
who has been longer in this country
i than anV other member OF the diplo-
matte corps. At his left, one saw the
placid face Of Mr.. Thornton, the Eng
iish Mlsister, and behind him sat N.
i Rerthemy, the French Minister, with a
dozen decorations on his breast and
like ones idea of dashing cavalry
officer. Farther round to the right sat
the tall from of the Russian Charge q
| Affaires, decorated with the broad green
sash and two or three medals, and be
hind him was the swarthy face OF the
group was in full uniform, and the
i breats of may of them were completely
| covered with gold lace and braid. In
the back part Of the chamber on the
right sat Generals Sherman, Thomas
Hancock and Terry, all on one bench,
with Admiral Farragut in iront; On
another bench sat Generals MelSs
Brice, Eaton, Ingalls,, Dyer and Adml-
raj Dahlgren. Back near the doorway
sat Generals Sickles, Townsend, Holt
Buttertield and Pleasanton. Over IN
the farther corner on the left were Gen
eral HArney and the burly form of Ad'
miral Goldsborough. By one OF the
side doors stood the stout, full blooded
negro, Bishop Campbell. of the African
Church, and near him were Gov. Geary
Bishop Ames, and Mast, the artist
over py the other side door sat the
only woman on the floor, DIR. Mary
!, Walker, there by virtue of having re-
ceived the thanks of Congress just after
the close of the war. Not far away
were Commissioners Wells and Rol.
lins. General Howard, jay Cooke, Rev
Mr. Panshon and Bishop Simpson. II
the rear on the left hand sat the Judges
of the Court of Claims and the supreme
district Court, while between Judge
CaTtter and Mr.. Sumner sat the histo
rian Motley. On one bench were
aronped the officers OF Grants staff,
and on another the Chief CLERK anC
, heads of Bureaus and the Navy, De
partment. Pretty much everybody
any note in Washington was there, ane
the gathering was one OF whlcn In.
Republic had no occasion 70 Ut
Into the chamber at this moment
, came the Judges of the Supreme Court
| - oo5 t,,,o orrn S,i N arm with ClaS