Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14
rom Edmund Yptes. account in tie New York
HuMORs OF the INAUGURATION.

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Notes by Edmund Yates and DOA
Piaat Damaging Comparisons;
Funny Patriotic Dem.
OnstrasiOns-The Ball n Failure
The CoIOred People Out-vhat
the Ladies Wore.
4 DAMAGING COMPARISON.
In the first place, let we venture to
hint that in the matter of street decor
alton you are somewhat behindht n
The display of flags and all that is
known by the generic name of ''bunt-
ing was to-day singularly poor and in
appropriate. The Stars and Stripes
form q very pretty banner--certainly
quite as pretty as our old Union Jack
or any of the continental tricolors but
nothing else but Stars and Stripes
floating from windows, incumbering
hagstatfs, festooned across balconies,
stuck i'll the heads of horses, spread
out and carried horizontally by the
sooty fingers of our colored brethren,
become as wearying and monotonous
as was the tOeJouri pcrdir to the
French gourmet, OF the
Mutton hot and mutton cold,
button young and mutton ola;
Mutton tender, mutton tough,
! thank the Lord I've had enough,
to the Eaton school-boy. Nor, if 1
may be permitted to say SO, did ever
i'll any country In which the emblems
of other nations were so entirely and
persistently ignored as on the present
occasion. I can safely say that never
during my experience has there been
public holiday in London without the
display of a vast number of American
flags, not merely put for American res
idents, but forming part of the general
display, INTERVIEWING with French and
Italian tricolors, German and Russian
Eagles, and Ottoman Crescents. am
not ldiOtic enough to impute this omis-
sion to the national vanity or selfish
ness.
AN O1rNIBUs-LOAD OF VETERANS.
The presence of the veterans of the
Mexican war was well-timed and inter
esting. But surely it would have been
better to have paraded them before the
| eyes of their fellow-citizens in some
vehicle more dignitied than broken
| down omnibus with linen placard
bearing their printed designation.
! ICE-CART CAVALRY.
! To the eye accustomed to the spick
! aud span neatness-I do not allude to
t the style of the uniform, but only to
! the manner in which it was worn and
| ilept-of the English and French housee
! troops, of the Life Guards, of the Cent
! Gordes, or the Prussian Uhlans, or,
! indeed. OF the light cavalry and hus-
! sarS OF any of the countries named,
there was something provoking in the
! sloyerness OF the dress, Tie want of
! polish to the accOutriments. and the
| wretchedIy ill-groomed condition Of
! tie horses which was strikingly disap-
! pointing. TO he s1lre as regards some
j If tire horses, largo allowance is 70 be
1l,..ie, many q tlloln having been pro-
cured III the toWn-usefVl animals,
more fitted fer d0mestiDg service than
| military display. Indeed, q canard is
c,lIIs.I.t that one regiment, not to be
! named, was mounted Oh horses Relopg-
! ING 10 the knickerbocker Ice Company
% TINS city, aad that many of the mem
| boGa lost their seats i'll consequence of
: the 4lilL4.s pulllno up suddenly at the
| doors Il tbs; l.ot,sea ELiIa they were
accustomed to deliver the daily allow
:.nce.
LITTLE CHEERING AND no PoLITENEss.
1t struck me that our colored brother
had Il way Of whooping, and yelling,
and showing against peaceabIe citi-
zens-possibly II the attempt TO bring
mp his heel somewhere near the front
port Of his foot-wnich was, to say the
least =. i; ...:;3rsvatinr. Noticeable
loo. was the facts that there s.as " -
little cheering. That idea that Britofl3
are the only people that can cheer has
long ..GSQ been exploded. I have
heard American ,.,.r.aaa quite as
hearty as English, and your "tiger'' IS
an effective equivalent for our kent
ISL fire Bat it is certain there was
was very little cheering to-day as the
President passed by. and to what there
was he never maize The least respgpse.
Lord Chesterfield lays down the axiom
that it is the duty of gentleman to
raise his hat in reply to IL similar salu-
tation, even though 1t be proffered by
Il bCgGar; but President Grants stove
! pine might have been nailed to his head
ard his i!.;,k WIS rs cheerful and ex-
pressise as The figure he'd of g, old
frigatc. :: ''p '''.'
FIR, III bon plat;'s account in the New Y.a X
Hcrald.i
THE BIG DAY ARRIVED.
NOW CDi1SS Etio Will me
tate of peanut stands, President. .liu
things, and %. the morn i'll scarlet pet
ticoats flares up along the East (And
blue Moses. i.at i is coldY The pat
riotic citizen, With colorei nose and
hat pulled down and Goa. collar turned
up, iil.r.ics hy, while the patriotic
citizens strives i'll vain to hold down
her drapery against the fierce North
I wind that all night has been rock ing
! he huge ballroom like a balloon
! The patriotic hack-drivers, realizing
I so an hour. rush their hat-rackS,
called horses, to and fro, while tho
avenue cars roll wealilv along, re-
sembling bce-ilives about to turn out
! sEa~!ns This is the company that
F.; owns GOnsss-. 80. i,a1heas!s Solons
and smallpox between Heo4Yc tow, 81
/: aristoratic old cemetery, ana the navy
! yard. While the avenue on each side
! OF its track is paved with wood, the
! company impudently retains the old
! cobble stones for their horses to STUN
/ bic ever, R.41 g! attempts at correction
are laughed at, fol, ali the Congress
men who are not stockhoaders aro
deatheaded. 1t is the most edifying
/ sight in the world to see a difnitied
! Senator pull ols bis well-worn, greasy,
free ticket and exhibit It to the crowd
and the conductor Sometimes the
Scion has not this ticket with him, and
| then he falls back on his dignity,
, looks at the conductor seriously, and
Says, 'o1r IL TIC UOlIuuUruI 10 80.
! usually stupid or drunk, the Senator
| sings out his name and makes COM
plant to the company of an insult put
vi. 49,,
PosrAiAs FEh.: cEyGUlt A:o5yfL!FR STOCK
HOLDERS, AND -orHEK 'PA1R1o1s N
LINE 49, =
fine Fifth division, made up, L was
informed by leiisiaie gentleman well
! acquainted with the programme, of t;.e