Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-08

TuBY VISIT wAsHINGToN-w1TNgs TIE
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT GRANT,
AND RETURN TO DOVER.

THEY VISIT MOUNTAINEERING TIE
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT GRANT,
AND RETURN To DOVER.
Last Monday night at $50 o'clock,
Secretary Of State Paynter, Manloye Hayes,
Esq, and the members of the Legislature,
except Messrs. Martin, Wilds, Hutchinson
and Wright of the House, and Mossrs.
Mustard, Ellis, and Shakespeare of the
Senate, left Dover in a special car, provided
by Superintendent Kenney, for. Washing
ton, for the purpose Of witnessing the
second Inauguration of President Grant
and seeing the sights in the national
capitol. 1t was jolly, rolieking com-
pany, and few members Of the "third
house." who were present at the invita-
ton Of those composing the honored party,
made everything more lively and agree
able by instantly coinciding with every
b0dy's views regarding any conceivable
question, whether public or private.
The party arrived at Wilmington at 10
o'clock and decided to 60 no further until
Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock. When
this determination was arrived at the COM
pany dispersed until that hour. One
group preferred billiards to any other
Amusement and so put off to Fullmer's
and handled the cue for two hours.
Another party were disposed. to sup at
cocktails, judiciously mixed, while the
others seemed much interested in viewing
the city, Notwithstanding the lateness OF
Of the hour, and the more sedate tried TO
snatch little sleep that they might feel
the brighter on the morrow At 1 o'clock
all the members of the company having
returned To the car, it was attached to a
special train, and a still more Jolly and
rollicking party than before (for H. +.
Pickles, Esq., had Joined i) were each
minute placing a lesser distance betwees
themselves aud the national capital.
Songs were called for, and not In vain
for the genial conductor of ceremonies
took II upon himself to see that those
called on for vocal music, did as the COM
pany desired. Jokes were next called for,
and Representatives Silver aud Davis aud
Geo. V. Massey, Esq told some funny,
sometimes fishy, yarns, all good aud had
the effect of bringing down the house, OF
car, just as you please. Even honest
John Hickman was lively, and the sallits
of wit by the Senator from Milford were
enjoyed hugely. Speakers Burehina
and Leslie thought these proceedings ial
more entertaining than had ever been wit
messed in the bodies over which they pre-
side, and many members agreed that 4
was better to participate In a Presidential
Inauguration excursion than to pass stock
laws and be compelled to listen to lonl
divorce petitions.
At O'Clock the train arrived at Wash
ington and the eXcusionists disembarked
and as soon as the sharp, biting wiu'
struck them they recognized the fact tina
it would interfere with their programme
In due time n good hotel was reached,
better breakfast partaken Of, and the com
pany patiently awaited the coming Of tn
inaugural procession, which was mos
brilliant affair and would have cause
much enthusiasm had II not been 70
the intense cold. When the procession
had passed, some OF the party left for th'
capitol, others viewed the public building
and at IL O'Clock four.ffths of the com
pany agreed that II was too cold an
disagreeable to linger In Washington
longer than 1 O'Clock aud decided to leav
| there, which they did, and reached Dove
at . O'Clock In the evening. The rsmainde
of the company left Washington at
O'Clock and put in an appearance at th
State capitol at O'Clock this morning.
The only disagreeable feature of tn
trip, aside from the Arctic weather, arise
from the fact that the Baltimore and Obi
road failed 10 furnish a single spark OF fir
to heat the cars on the return trip. Whe
spoken to regarding this those having
charge the train were not only lnsultin
but very abusive. The p, W. Il B. road
of course, furnished cars comfortabl
= heated, and the contrast between the tw
, companies In this as we'll as in many otht
! respects was marked.