The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-05
EDMUND YATES.
THE OCCASION BY DON PIATT.

uel0nch1lY Wow from the DOme OF
the'CapitoI.
Now comes the hour big with the fate OF peanut
stands, President and things and To- the morn in
scarlet petticoat flares up along the east land
blue Moses, but 1t is coldD The patriotic citizen
with colored nose and hat pulled down and coat
collar turned up hurries by while the patriotic cit
Zeness strives in vain 10 hold down her drapert
against the fierce north wind, that all night has
been rocking the huge ballroom like balloon.
The patriotic hack drivers, realizing $40 an hour,
rush their hat racks called horses to and
frO while the avenue roll YEARLY
along. resembling beehives about to turn out
swarms. This is the company that owns Con-
gress and deadheads SOlons and smallpox
between Georgetown an aristocratic old cemetery,
and the Navy Yard. While the avenue each
side of Its track is paved with wood, the company
impudently retains the old cobbe stones for their
horses to stumble over and all attempts at correc-
ton are laughed at, Tor all the congressman who
are not stockholders are dead-headed. 1t Is the
most edifying sight in the world TO see dignihed
Senator pull out his well-worn, greasy, free ticket
and exhibit 1t 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, "Sirl" II the con-
ductOr is unusually stupid or drunk the Senator
sings out his name and makes complaint to the
company Of an insult put on him.
THE MAN WHO NOMINATED GRANT.
The crowd was fearfully augmented last night.
Alexandria came over in a body and took posses
sion Of the lager beer saloons and sample rooms,
where it lodged in liquor. Bladensburg is said to
be evacuated and to-day Baltimore is coming in
force. Mr.. Hamilton Stubs, Of Illinois, arrived
on the eleven P. NJ train last night, and took lodg
ing under a lamppost until he could find the house
Of n Ct,,l,t 1r
the ten thousand who was first to nominate
patri0s and had a realizing sense OF Beau Hick-
mans description OF the crowd. He complained
bitterly that although he was the first to put in
nomination the great man who now rules the
country, he has waited in vain for an office; he had
not received any ofilce he had not even q
bit OF "Credit MObillar." as he called that fatal
stock. He said all the time his representatives in
Congress were sitting in luxury on their brocatelle
voting themselves "Credt MObilier'' and increased
pay. He, Stubbs, was not going to stand this. He
would see the President himself after he got COM
fortaby lodged at General LOgan's, and give him
Grant, to understand that the loyal republican
people would not stand this rot much longer. l
left the irate citizens holding Indignation meet
ing under the amp-post, the warmth OF whose
wrath one may Judge when one remembers that
THE CROWD AT wILLARD's
After leaving Stubbs' dropped in at Wizards.
This ancient hotel has been rehabiitated with new
upholstery sthe expense OF $780, 600. and is run by
0 gentleman OF the appropriate name OF Cake, and
illustrates IN its bills the Old adage that one can
not have his cake and eat his cake. 1t seems to
have regained all of its old popularity, for found
1t so crowded that 1t was difficult to make one g
way from the entrance to any point inside This
crowd vibraIed between the hall and the bar
room, and furnished q fair specimen OF the
people who gather to witness the in
auguration Of President. 1t differs some
what from the crowd at the Arlington,
where the heavy swells OF the lobby, the repre-
sentatves of huge corporations and gentlemen
whose names are connected with places in the
Cabinet or first class missions abroad, most do
congregate. At Wizards one finds lesser lights;
but. listening for few moments to any group one
finds that the patriotic impulse is q good deal
mixed with official difficulties in remote districts
that require immediate attention. All these are
to be regulated by personal interviews with the
President, and
GREAT CHUNKS OF FACT AND WISDOM
are to be poured into the Executive ear at once.
~ tell you, gentlemen eff this thing isn't rected
in the Stun Guln district, good-by republican
party. The Presidents got to make a clean sweep
of those fellows who have been in office
until MOSES is CROWN on their legs.
intend TO tell him so before l leave
this town." This was so violently disputed by an
individual joining the group that suspected him
to be one OF the mOss-covered buckets referred
to- but as the entire party adjourned to the bar for
drink together, the difference was after all not
wide or violent The South, represented by the
irrepressbe carpet-bagger. fat, sleek and cheeky,
q XcpeIlnQlV noisy. I
surrounded by quite crowd of admirers; greatly
amused by his humorous comments the Louisi-
ana muddle, and It's connection with Grant. War
moth Is a tall, slender and rather handsome man.
He has. TO certain extent, the old school manner
ism, left us by the venerable pumps OF past gen.
GRAFTON, who were wont to express their opinion
OF the weather as II it were OF great Importance
and rather confidential, and say "sirn every few
seconds in the way Of punctuation. Warmoth is
full OF humor and has a reckless way OF max
ing himself appear worse than he really is. There
is one fact that is well known-he will fight, and is
as careless of his life he is OF his reputation.
The billiard rooms over town are O fair illustra-
ton Of
OUR CROWDED CONDITION.
They have been turned into sleeping apartments;
the cots under the tables being used only up to q
certain hour, so not to interfere with the games.
After that hour beds are placed on the tables and
in the intermediate spaces. The early birds are
exasperated sometimes beyond endurance by the
players, especially where In the exigencies Of the
game. boot comes In contact with sleeping
countenance or makes itself disagreeable by kicks
on more tender parts Of the body. Many man
innocent OF the laws OF billiards, while in the
midst OF successful move. has been called upon
to suspend the game to encounter an indignant
inaugurationist ia shirt and drawers.
THE CIVIC AND MILITARY PROCESSION.
Sustained by my military friends l had the
honor to review the civic and military procession
that swept around the corner OF Fifteenth street
aud the avenue on its way to the Capitol. The
wind was blowing great guns, and the harmony OF
the affair was considerably marred by unseemy
runs alter military hats that would blow on, or
worse, tilt over the warke countenances OF these
heroic men. This was varied by unruly starts OF
officers horses, that had tendency to stand on