National Republican., 1873-02-28

tunuaurntion Notes,


Gen. ". Y. Barry, commandant at Fortress
Monroe, has been appointed chief marshal Of
the Inauguration procession by the General man
aging committee, In the place Of Den. FOSTER,
who has resigned on account OF sickness uccA-
stoned by wound received during the Mexican
war. Gen. Barry will assume control at ouce.
The Boston tancers will start on SATURDAY
next for this city to attend the Inauguration.
The company consists OF one hundred and nifty
men, including an honorary stan, among which
will be Adjutant General Cunningham and sew
eral past captains Of the corps. According to the
present arrangements the company, with Ed
munds' band, will make short parade, dis
mounted on the way to the Providence railroad
station, where It Is To take the steamboat train
via the stOnington line. The connecting steam
boat will land at Jersey City, where the Lancers
will disembatk and breakfast at Taylor's hotel
The company viii then come direct TO Washing
ton by special train. on the return home the
delpha, arriving In Boston on Saturday.
A large nUmDer Of mattresses were placed yes
tenlay In wlllards hall for the accommodation
OF yisltorB.
Tue w0rkmen on the inauguration bali buIldina
will be engaged night and day until the structure
Is completed. The centre chandeliers, on which
arc forty burners eA1h, were lighted yesterday
evening, presenting brilliant appearance.
The veterans OF the Mexican war will meet to-
night at 1880, at the Dickson house, tO5 Eleventh
street TO complete arrangements for taking part
In the Inaugural procession.
\ number Of the natal cadets from Annapolis
Will be cared for during their stay here by proml-
nent naval Of1cers. Commodore Alniy will en-
terrain twelve VI the "middics.r
The employees Of Vim. y. Schelblc, the deco
ratOT Of the Avenue, were engaged yesterday In
putting up the ropes at different points along our
principal horoughfare, on which will be formed
the arches that are TO span the Avenue. The
nagS, streamers and other bunting TO he used for
this purpose will arrive to-day, but Will not be
placed In position until Monday next.
The floor committee OF the Inauguration ball
met yesterday afternoon In the ballroom, A. y.
SOlomons, ESQ.,, In the chair, and Y. II. GassawAy
secretary. The Chair stated the meeting was
nea iSr ths ne purPGss 81 forming system Si
suggestions as to the best mode OF procedure.
He thought the building should be divided into
SIX sections, running crosswlse one hundred feet
long by NIFTY feet wide, the whole TO be under a
chief with six asslstants-the latter to have con-
troll Of all pertaining to the dancing and prone
nadlng lie also suggested the propriety Of hav-
ing system Of Signals In orller that no time
would be los In arranging the sets. lie stated
that there had been created an crroneots impress
sion TO the effect that all those appointed moor
managers would receive free tickets Of admis.
sion TO the ballroom. The only persUus receiving
free tickets would he the members Of the local
press. After general interchange Of opinions the
suggestions made by the Chair were agreed TO.
On motion II was agreed, II In the judgment OF
the chairman OF the building committee Il Is ad.
Vlsable, TO provide q small stand from which the
chairman OF the committee can have at all times
signallZlng, &c. The chair then announced the
following as the noor committees: A. 8. Solo
nous, chairman, gold badge,) Assistants, (blue
halge,l list section, Hamilton Fish, IT,, Capt. J.
Terrell, Lieut.. c. c. Todd, ElwoOd D. ROessle;
81 section, Y. II. Gassaway, II. c. Swain, A. A.
Breese, jesse Brown, =. d. Keyworth, y. A. Ed
wards, d. s. Ward; 8d section, Oscar n. HouRh,
X. W. bowman, ThOs. W. Hungerfori, COm'r
Y. Pearson, Geo. I. IAmborn, Frank Jones'
Robert Beall; 9TH section, John O. Meem. Jr.,
Chas. u. Maury, Col. W. q. Moore, Robt. Gar
u. Howe; bth section, Lieut.. 4. II. Gibson, Ham
llton q, FAINT, Col. 3. Z. LyfOrd, Z. G. Ever j.
n Bnrrtt, T. J. Berry, II. Z. Miller; 6th section,
johnson, Col. J. NJ. Bacon John $. DelanO, X. X.
Evans, Dr. wm. Tindall.