The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1879

| WAsHIN0TON, Marcn 3, 1910.
INAUGURATION DAY.
Washington folk and visitors here have
been all agog, since the curtain fell on the
Credit Mobilier farce, with regard 10 the
grand display promised them on inaugura.
ton day and evening; the promise so far
has been more than fulfilled. The deco.
ration of Pennsylvania avenue, our
principal thoroughfare, is in exceeding
good taste and very beautiful. Flags and
streamers Of every immaginable kind, are
flying gaily from nearly every house,
from the white house to the capitol. The
decorations of the Republican building,
new and imposing stone structure, are
| conceded TO surpass other buildings In
the city. From the roof to the ground,
six stories high, every inch is covered
with some kind of device, escutcheon,
Tag or decoration. The credit of this
admirable and tasteful display, us .woll
as that on the whole line Of Penn ylvania
avenue, is duo TO Mr.. VIM. r Scheibls,
the great decorator from Philadelphia.
who makes his business specially. The
city is In gala costume and
the streets crowded notwithstanding
OLD BoREAs AND JACK FROST
Combined have made Q raid on us much
to the dismsy of the jolliacators. It 10 as
cold as Greenland, the wind bowls and
whistles, shaking the window sash and
banging the shutters, while to those who
face it . razor could not CIT more keenly,
the pain Is so intense. Even as write,
the recollection " half an hour ago when
sailed forth to the post-ofice, Drawing
ito wrath and beating my way with bowed
head, I fairly SILVER, and yet cannot help
laughing at tho way that angry Borsas
boosted me along with kicks on my return
changing my usually tagging
walk into double quick.
The people 10 the streets, and they
were multitudinous, looked not happy nor
comfortable. Large nmbers were In hur-
~ to get away from the wind and out of
the dust, and dog trot was the prevail.
ing pace. The dear creatures were 20
bundled up with double wells a. to be un.
recognizable. Red noses and fearful eyes
were tho rule, and when the briny drops
washed tho cheeks and the flying dust
settled thereon, faces usually fair to look
upon were streAked like the Teton Sioux
Indians. Mustaches covered with frosty
coating were quite numerous, while men
dAshing frantically after their head gear
we're too common to attract attention.
The temporary stands erected along the
avenue on which seats were furnished
at one dollar per scull, did not do we'll,
owing to the severe cold wind, though II
Is computed that there are at least 10000
strangers here.
THE BALL.
The Inauguration ball tonight
will be q magnificent affair.
The building erected especially
for this purpose 10 300 feet long by $50
wide, and supplied with overy possible
convenience in every respect. The deco.
ration Of the ball room Is all that good
taste, and an eye for the beautiful could
desire. 1t was intended by some of the
fawning servile worshipers Of the golden
calf, so we'll represented by Ulysses s.
Grant, to place over the presidents chair
the INSCRIPTION "Eccs Home" A growl
in one Of the papers here Is to the impiety
and irreverencs OF 1t, changed the minds
Of the decoration committee, and the
words "Grant and Wilson" wero subsl:-
tuted. The debasemsnt and crawling
subserviency Of some Washingtonians, no
would eat dirt for dollars, 10 we'll II.
Illustrated in coupling Christ and Grant
| by words that are never used except when
referring to the son of God. These people
prefer serving Grant to Christ, because II
pays better in the present, and they don't
take stock in anything SO uncertain rs an
investment that pays a dividend in the
world to come.
THE SUPER
VIII be all that can be desired. 1t Is cal-
eulsted that 1t will tickle the palate Of the
most sxacting epicure, and sstonish the
stomachs Of those from the rural districts,
the delicsces will DO so numerous and OK.
cellent. The entire stock OF edibles was
cooked in New York by professor, mark
ye, Professor Torhillon, who WAS Delmoni-
cos chef de cuisine for many years. To
give an idea Of how much feed will DO re-.
quired may say that Of some hfty differ
ent dishes there will DO 10000 fried, 5000
scaloped and 5000 picked oysters, 90
boned and rs roast turkeys, 100 roast
capons, 200 hams, 40 patridges, 5000
tongue sandwiches, 1900 pounds Of lob
stsrs, 5000 eggs boiled for Salads 5000
rolls, $500 loves Of bread, 100 gallons Of
chocolate, etc. 1t 10 calculated that from
fifteen to twenty thousand persons will
partsks Of the spread, from . dish Of
cream up 10 solid square meal.
THE PRocEssIoN.
Al 10 o'clock the procession, sscorting
the president moved from the White House
down Psnnsylvsnia avenue to the capitol
It was magnificent display ~ 1t swept