New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

IBf TELEGRAPH TO TIKI TMDUERl
WASHINGTON, March S~-If big crowds. hariDg
bunting brass bands squadrons OF cavalry and brgadcs
Of infantry. batteries OF artillery, and cadets gray
and cadets in blue. with thousand auspcous circum-
stances which promise abundantly make the second
Inauguration OF Gen. Grant over the attendant
dissipation known the Inauguration Ball
successful, then 1t will be TO be remembered In
Washington forever. The crowds already here very
large and the evening trains will bring more Tie ho-
tells are already full that accommodations are refused
to applicants. The boardng-houses are fast psiing
down the cards OF Rooms TO Let" common daring
all seasons Of the year.
One car was loaded with noisy young cadets from
West Point. dressed gray suits. asking here and
there for the C0ngressmen who placed them ~ the
school; another contained literary company from
Boston; another brass band and lot Of soldiers from
New-York Here and there sightseers. and over
yonder dozen girls. in fashionable raiment have come
to spread their trails the well waxed floor OF the
great temple OF Inauguration. According
to the official weather prospect tho
sky will be clear tomorrow, but the wind
isexpected to be s metal and nothing but severity
s expected OF the frost Surely nothing else stands IN
the way the Inauguration may be the grandet assembly
Of people ever known in this country. There are Ger
tany people enough for tho hotel fao1es Of Washing
ton are greater in proportion 10 its inhabitants than
those OF any city IN the country and not one OF them but
has more than II can properly accommodate.
The city itself is in holiday trim. The windows In the
shops and stores been rcdressed and decorated
with fabrics OF the brightest cOlors The principal bus
houses have outside decorations, and along the
whole route to be traversed by procession reaching
almost from Georgetown 10 the Capitol rs an almost
Enbrokcn arch Of flags and sreamers Bunting in every
form and Color from the OF St. George and tile
Stars and Stripes to the dinner flag OF manOfwar
meets the in every direction, while crowds surge
and bend ON both sides OF the street all along the avenue
W
practical, Intelligent, wealthy men, who supply tho
means, are carried out with the skill and experience
with which they have been devised, IL well be the most
successful aud enjoyable ceremony ever witnessed IN
tins country. All along the avenue proyised balonies
and platforms have been arranged to give better view
Of the procession, which will be very Imposing and In
order to turn honest penny tiers of seats have been
arranged by peculaters who charge good round price
for each person occupying them.
Windows buildings fronting the have rented
as high $40 each day. Nothing Ike this was known
four years ago. Graded lines of seats have also been
erected IN front Of the platform where the President s
to take his OATH and tickets these have been issued to
members OF Congress.
The building erected by the citizens for the naugra
ton ball is an immense affair." aud comes nearer looking
like the Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City than any
other work OF 1t is oblong in FORM and the roof
arched like that Of the Tabernacle. 1t cannot be much
inferior in size and must therefore hold six eight
built for the purpose. it convenient and suitable
IN every way.
It ID handsomely decorated within. and shows the lib
erality and even extravaganza OF the Committee. A
city paper says the outlay Of the citizens already ex-
ceeds 5000 not half OF which can they hope 70 get
back, Notwithstanding the price set upon The tickets for
the ball. $40 each admitting gentleman and two ladies,
is wholly unprecedented.
The papers to-day very properly the people Of
the city not TO take Advantage OF the occasion to
charge the strangers that within their gates but TO
permit them 70 leave Washington with good opinion Of
the city. Considering that for the privilege OF looking
out of a window for hour two ono is required TO
pay from SIS TO sO that 1t Is necessary TO pay $40 Tor
ball ticket before one be happy, and finally that
the livery stable keepers have combined and set the
price for a days OF a hack staggering up to $40
Considering all these things man will be lucky be
gets out OF with any opinions In his head or any
money IN his pocket.
MILITARY GUESTS on THE WAY TO THE Ma
TIONAL CAPITAL.
For the past two or three days several extra
trains have run from Jersey City, bearing 70 the Ma
tonal Capital military organizations and thronss Of
people who will be present at the Inauguration cerem0-
MES The Boston Lancers, the Albany Burgess Corps,
four companies the West Point Cadets have passed
through the city and the Old Guard numbering 5 mus
kets under the command OF Major George W Mclean.
with a staff OF Ave members, among whom were Lieuts
Gurney and Allen and Adt. TOmpkins, accompanied by
LeutCo stetson OF the 10th ". G., 8 N Y, left the
armory Of the 22d Regiment at 1880 M yesterday and
marched on the sidewalk through Feurteenths Broad
way and Canalst the Desbrossesst. ferry Arrayed
in fine uniforms they presented fine appearance, and
elicited many cheers from spectators Crossing the
river 20 Jersey City they departed via the Pennsylvania
Railroad at 100 p. IN.
The Second Connecticut Regiment N. g.. Col. 8. z.
Smith. numbering 613 men, including officers, left New
Haven at 1880 p. NJ and after being delayed over an
hour on the way by the breaking OF an axle on one OF
the car.whees arrived at Forty secondst. about p
M They were met by the officers Of the list Regiment.
by whom they were escorted TO the regmenal armory
where collation. served. The band or the regi-
ment and the following officers accompanied the party
Simeon Fox Assistant AdjuantGeneral OF the State
Adjt-Gen. Merwn. surgeonGenera Whittemore Of New
Haven, Col. Knowlton OF Bridgeport, and MAJOR
Lewis OF New-Haven The regiment consisted Of
five companies from NewHaven, two from Water
bury and one each from Merden, Wllling
ford and Middetown. This body was first
organized in i7o0 and its members served dur
NOW GEM A. IL Terry. The 2d Regiment proceeded
down Sixthave. and Broadway 10 Unionsquare. rev
blocks below In Broadway they met the oth l%giusht
this city, under The command or Col spencer. Ile
regiments proceeded through broadway and Corandt-
81 TO the Jersey CITY teIry, anu "eto Cou'cJo" " 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot
The Connecticut troops will return tomorrow IN me
70 take the evening boat for NewHaven. The Albany
Burgess Corps viii arrive IN this city AZ 10 a. ~ on
Friday aud Will remain at the metropolitan Hotel until
10 m saturday Upon their arrival they VIII DO met
by the 7th Regiment. The West Point Sldets, Gen.
Upton commanding, will be received by the TN
Regiment at the Battery on Thursday at . a. The
rulos the Military Academy forbid the acceptance OF
cOurtesies other than military and Gen Upton mas
therefore, declined the invitation OF the seventh 10 the
Corps OF Cadets 20 breakfast at one or the prin0al
hotels Col Clark issued order for this parade,
ordering The members OF regiment to assemble ~
730 "a M, Ia full Uniform, prepared WITH OVercoaIs IN
case of incemcnt weather. The line OF march VIII be
from the Battery, through Broadway, FOuriee0th-st,
Fifth-ave, Twenty thlrd-st, and ElgnthHVe, 70 the
Thlrtietht depot. In his order Col clark directs thht
the Howitzer Section, Lieut.. DOmnick commanding,
will assemble at the armOry fOr punlc drIl, lu tu.i
fatigue, artillery cap aud saDer, ON SATURDAY harch -
al d. IN. The voluntary service. wei ls the pro-
actnncu artillnrr llcera ami memlerA