Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-03-12
Inauguration DAY.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday Evening, March
An spite of the severe cold aud bitter
gale, the Inauguration eerimonies have in
many respects surpassed all previous dis
plays of the kind The sun was bright.
bu, the wind nd dust we're terrible. and
several thousand lady visitors did not dare
venture to the capitol.
The procession was a great success.
reaching nearly from the White House to
the Gus, frost ofthe capitol. TWAS COM
posed of some of the best material of the
regular force and volunteer military or.
CARNATIONS. The West Point cadets, the
Annapolis midshipmen, with a full battery
of howitzers, and the regular artillery
force from the school at Fortres. Monroe
made the best display possible in their
several branches. The avenue was in cx-
collect condition, clean and smooth as
floor, and its decorations were very fine.
Every door aud window along the line Of
the procession was filed, and nearly every
house was gay with wreaths and flags.
In the Senate chamber were gathered
the diplomatic corps 10 full dress, and all
the chief oficrcs, military, civil aud ju.
dicial just before noon the president
and cabinet, and the vice president.elect
and the House of Representatives entered.
Mr. Colfax made his retiring speech, and
then administered the oath TO Mr.. WisJn,
and the latter in turn swore in the new
senators, President Grant, preceded BY
the chieIjustice, and followed by the of.
iicials and congressman present, then
marched to the platform at the cast door
Of the capitol, where, in the presence Of
an immense multitude, the oath was adj.
ninstered by Mr.. Chase, aud the inpug.
ural read Of the presidents family, Mrs.
Grant pnd Nellie, Mrs. Cramer and Gen.
Dent sat near him. The ladies' were ac.
comraned to the platform by the wives
Of the cabinet officers and the Justices of
the supreme court. In from Of the plat
form. in spite oil the weather, at least 20, /.
600 people had gathered, and remained
nearly an hour. As soon as the cath was
administered, si.nal officers communicated
tho fact IT, the stations neat the batteries
north and south of the capitol. Heavy
Statutes followed; for one salute the fy.
ing battery Of howi,zers, in the hands Of
the corps Of nidshipmen, was used, and
the performance commanded admiration
and applause from all.
AS soon us the president finished read.
ing his address, the column escorted him
to the bAitc House, in from, of which the
review took place The troops were bad.
y chilled. however, and it was difficult
to move in the face of the gale, and this
portion OF the ceremony was cut short.
The avenue has been cleared OF all We.
hicles, tonight, and is brilliantly illumi.
mated. At several stands elaborate col.
cctlons or fire works are displayed. Z.
The ball is now in progress. and is pro.
nounced an UNUSUAL success.
The greatest annoyance Of the day wa.
the non-arrival Of the trains. Two full
regiments, due early in the morning, did
not arrive till long after the ceremouie,
were ended. One of the longest trains o.
f all came in sight Of the capitol while the
president was reading his inaugural. anc
, stopped over half mill outside of the
y depot, ana tho great crowd it carried
having 20 walk in arrived too late. A
heavily laden train. due before the inaur
I uration, did not arrive till q short tim,
D before dark. Cor. Springfield Repu5li
can. "e 's