The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-05
TELEGRA.PHIC NEWS.
Inauguration Day in Washington.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
w,ou1xnro~ March 1890

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The first point of interest in connection
with the Inauguration ceremonies seemed
to be about the White House and army
headquarters, for to these places the eager
multitude made its way rs early rs 9
o'clock. The crowd around the White
House was much greater than that which
honored Grants headquarters, although
1t was not very clear to the minds OF
those assembled what 1t was they expected to
behold there before half-past IL. The cha
racter of the weather, which was very bad
| indeed, 1t would naturally be supposed.
would have had n tendency to keep large
| proportion of the citizens and visitors within
| doors, but Judging from the dense masses of
| people that thronged the streets, there must
| have been avery general turnout, regardless
| of the weather. No visitors were admitted
| to General Grants residence this morning,
and he spent the early part of the morning
with his family and guests. At half-past 9
| o'clock the Generals carriage drove up 10 the
| door, and the General and General Rawlips
| entered it and drove to army headquarters,
where they at once assembled to Grants office.
Shortly after Grants arrival Mr.. ColfaX came
in and joined the General and his staff in the
l oihSe. No peESOu WIS present III tulo IOoil
with Grant except Mr.. Colfax, the officers OF
the staff, and General Dayton, of Sherman S
staff. General Grant was dressed in 4 black
| cloth frock coat, vest, and pantaloons, sill;
hat, well-brushed boots, and yellow kid
| gloves. Speaker Colfax was attired pre-
cisely the same as General Grant except
that he wore an overcoat. This little party
sat conversing in Grants office-the General
smoking the while-until the committee, con-
| sisting of w. A. Cook and Commodore Bal
| ley, arrived TO conduct him to the capitol
| and 4 few minutes before eleven o'clock the
| General and his friends descended 10 the car
| riages. Grant and Rawlins seated themselves
in the Generals carriage, which was open,
and Mr.. Colfax, with the committee, entered
| the next, while Generals Dent, Badeau Por-
| ter, and Babcocle and Colonies Leet, Parker,
| and Webster, stepped into the remaining close
| carriages. About the time the General en-
| tered his carriage the sun broke through the
| clouds, though scattering drops of rain con-
| tinued TO fall. Just as the procession was
| about to start, the General called for
his umbrella. Several persons standing
| by rendered him their umbrellas, but
| Grant persisted in waiting for his
| own. The procession then moved OF,
| headed by company X, Fifth United States
| cavalry, Captain J. w. Mason, General
| Grants headquarter guard. When the head
| OF the line reached the front of the White
House it stopped to wait for the carriages OF
! President Johnson and his Cabinet to join it,
| and one of the guns of Dupont's battery was
| loaded, ready to fire the signal gun announc-
| ing that the Presdent of the United States had
| entered his carriage and started for the CAPT
| toll. But 4 messenger arrived from the EXecu.
| tive mansion and informed the chief marshal
| General Webb, that President Johnson would
| be unable 10 take part in the Inauguration
! ceremonies, as he would be engaged in con.
| sidering and signing bills until the hour OF
| noon, when his official term would eX'
| pire. The signal gun was then fired, and the
| procession started for the capitol. AT the
| White House the President applied himself al
| IN early hour TO disposing of the business re-
| naming yet undone, and of deliberating upon
| and signing, or declining to sign, such bills as
| were laid before him. All the members of his
| Cabinet assembled at half past 10, and as
sisted the President in the transaction Of The
business before him. AT half-past II the
| Presidents carriage drove up to the door
| Mrs. johnson, who was in such feeble health
that she had TO be assisted to the carriage, en-
| tered, followed by MI. Johnson and his sor
| Frank, and were driven at once to the resi-
dencc of Mr.. John +. Coyle. Secretary Welle:
| and Mrs Patterson, with her children, on
| tered Mr.. Welless carriage and proceeded
! TO his house, on II street opposite La
| fayette Square. The other Cabinet Minis
tiers drove of TO their respective resi-
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| possession of the police and attendants. Mr.
! Johnson's administration was at an end ant
| the new order of things had begun. AT abou
| o'clock the procession returned from tn
| capitol bringing ut its head President Grant
! The President drove up to the Executive
| mansion, accompanied by his staff and
| number OF senators and representatives
but the citizens were not admitted. Tn
| party once entered and took n leisllrely sur
| yey Of the different rooms, stopping finally il
the office used by Mr.. Johnson. Here the.
larried for a time, and the General announced
his intention Of transacting business in tina
room from A. NJ. until 1. p. NJ. every day
but would reside in General Sherman's hous
until the Executive mansion should be re
novated and repaired.
| Considerable disappoin tment was expressed
by the throng Of people which besieged tn
| White House gates at not being admitted
! They criticised with great freedom the sup
posed reasons why the new President did no
hold reception, and showed little disposition
| to depart without IN opportunity to shak
| him by the hand. After remaining about 81
hour, the President and party drove away
the President to his home, and the member
| of his old staff to army headquarters; where
upon the crowd slowly dispersed.
Outside of Inauguration ceremonies, Con
| gressional proceedings, and the ball, nothing
| of great moment has occurred to-day Thu
| Cabinet formation continues rs Profound.
| secret rs ever, and until tomorrow afternoon
no one expects to hear positively who is to b
| of the next administration, Us there are nov
no Cabinet officers save Schofeld, and there
fore no one empowered to perform certain
functions of the Secretary Of the Treasury
| Pos tmas ter- General, &c.
| 1t is expected that one Of the first acts o
| General Grant 10 morrow morning will be Il
appoint persons severally to be acting Score
| tary of the Treasury, Postmaster General
| etc., until the Senate confirms nomination
| for these offices.
Pennsylvanians, led by Goodwill Fire Com
pany, of Philadelphia, and band of music
TO- night serenaded Senator Cameron, to which
the latter responded in a brief speech.
WALLACE.