Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-14
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
GRANT.
PreparafiOua for the Celebration
NETTING OF THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE.

pointed by the executive committee to make
arrangements for the second Inauguration OF
Mr.. y. w. Thompson, chairman, presiding, Mr..
A q. Mills, secretary. A general conversation
a To the best-neayls 10 be adopted in securing
roads took place, and Mr.. Mills suggested send
ing out a circular letter to the managers of all
railroads, urging their cooperation, and he sub
Eittsd draft of such circular letter stating
that the comprehensive programme of the gene
raj committee viii present strong attraction
Ia thousands Of Own people te visit the national
capital TO witness the second Inauguration OF
President Grant, and appealing to the public
spirit and patriotism of railroad men to make n
reduction of one-half from their usual rates i'm
furnishing round trip tickets for thirty days from
February %. the communications to be adj
dressed to all the leading railroad companies in
the United States The letter was adopted and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Clephane moved that an agent be dis
patched to all the railroad companies, and, IL
the president deemed 1t necessary, tnat he send
out a second one; agreed to.
MEETING OF THE BALL COMMITTEE
The Inauguration committee on the ball held
a meeting last night. Mr.. Hallet Kilbourn
called the meeting to order, and Mr.. William
Il. Collins was elected secretary, The chair
stated that the managing committee had not
been able to find any building suitable for the
ball, and thought il would be best to erect a
temporary one in Judiciary square, fronting on
Messrs. Mullett and Cluss had prepared plans.
which were presented to the committee, show
ing that the proposed building would be 325 feet
long By $50 feet wide, with an arched roof OF 81
feet in height in the center. Tie ballroom will
be 800 feet long by 100 feet wide clear of all OBJ
strucfions or supports. with a supper room 800
feet long and Is feet wide on one side, and cloak
and dress' mgr rooms occupying q similar space
on the other side. At the south end will be a
wing, 100 feet long by % feet wde Tor the PresI-
dent and otter invited guests, managers, Sc
Numerous doors will open from the ballroom
into the supper-roOm, to avoid ajam. The es-
timated cost cf the building is sa 600; but the
chair stated that the committee expected to sell
the lumber at half price after the bah is over,
and IL they succeeded the cost of the building
would be reduced to 600. The construction
of the building is to be paid for BY private sub
receipts of the bah. The plan was adopted.
The committee decided to fix the price Of the
tickets at SD, admitting n gentlemen and two
ladies, and as for each additional lady, and it
was agreed to limit the number Of tickets to
100
On motion of Mr.. Mullett each member of the
committee was provided with a subscription
book for the sale of tickets.
THE FOLLOWING sUB-CoNNIrrEEs
on the inauguration ball have been appointed
by Halet kilbOurn, chairman.
On Building and DecoratiOns-Messrs.A A. 3.
Mullett, Adolf Cluss, H. NJ. Hutchinson, ID, s.
Evans, Jno. W. BOteler.
On Tickets and Printing-Messrs. w. F. Mat
tngly, s. III. Kaufman, j. q. Berret, Nathn
Wilson, b. Lewis Blackboard.
On Music and PrOgramme-Messrs. b. Lewis
BlackfOri, EnOch TOtten, s. X. Bond, w. X.
COiilns, Richard Wallach.
On Observation-Disclosures Fl. NJ Hutchinson
5. II. Kaufman, j. H, Brooks, j. F. Ohm
stead, EnOch Totem.
On Police Arrangements, including the custo-
coats, &c.-Messrs.W.J j. Murtagh, j. G. Berret,
Richard Wallach, Samuel Cross, c. j. Hillyer.
Committee to Procure Flags for Decoration
Messrs. EnOch TOtten, Nath1 Wilson, w. r.
Collins, 5. X. Bond, Joshua Riley.
THE WEST POINT CADETS COMING.
Secretary Belknap has written letter to Col.
Thomas *. kuger, superintendent of the United
States Military Academy, telling him that he
can announce to the corps of cadets that il is
the intention to require the presence of the
corps. with its officers and the band, at WASH
ington ON the fourth of March next, on the Oc-
casiOn Of the Inauguration of President Grant.
WANTS Commemorative Star. Let me
complain through he columns of your paper of
an imposition practiced upon the public BY the
Columbia or H street railroad company. This
company have in use the Slaussen box, in which
all passengers are required to deposit their fare,
and change to an amount not exceeding two
dollars is furnished in sealed envelopes by the
drivers. These envelopes, though never known
to contain more than they should, frequently
contain less. This, to the writer's knowledge
happened four times on Saturday last, he being
one Of the victims; "and il was not a specially
good day for such mistakes, either" The
cents. The pettiness of the imposition is all the
more aggravating, and passengers frequently
submit to 1t rather than make it known before
ue Otntr passengers IN the car. 1here Is fault
somewhere--.just where, your correspondent
does not undertake to say. There is no doubt of
the facts, and notice through your paper will
no doubt cure the evil. Respectfully,
NINTH STREET NORTHEAsr.
Auction SALE OF SToCKs AND BONDS
Messrs. Latimer s Cleary sold yesterday after
neon some stock securities at their auction
rooms under the STAR office, the competition
being quite lively: The stock belonged to the
estate Of the late Lewis johnson, and was sold
by the trustee. The following were the sales:
$4,000 Corporation Of Alexandria per cent
coupon bonds, with January coupon on, to
David Walker, at IN cents, s. ,579; SO 900 city
OF st. Louis per cent. coupon bonds, to Samuel
NOrment, at 3Sh cents, IS $40; O., $50 New York.
Alexandria and Georgetown steamship stock to
August Sconborn, at s1.164, s2,91s,75; s1,IOO
National Metropolitan Bank stock, to w. b.
Reed, at S115h 81 $3.50; $500 Bank of Wash
ington stock, to W. F. Mattingly, at s1.1s, $3.50;
800 Washington and Georgetown street railroad
hrst mortgage bonds, to David Walker, at 81
cents, s423.15; S512 Fireman's Insurance stock.
to A. A. Wilson, at S2.67, 81 ,361.N.