The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-04
useful hints Tor the Improvement OF the Internal
regions from this dlabol.cal suggestion.

LAMENTATIONS OF rHs HON. JEREMIAH BLACK.
iciiicd upon the Hon. Jerema an Black at the
Ar ngton. found him In a so-called bath room,
with MT ony a bel tnerein, but cot. The ven-
cradle Jurist was stretched upon the first named,
ana hailed him from the outside. "HHlIol" cried
!. "Do you mean to say that more than pies
this denf" "Only two," he re pended. ~ and
my Fifteenth am nlnent;" meaning thereby his
colored servant, George Washington. "Cllmb over
and speak," he continued. "Why, Judge, this is a
frQwc," said. ayes indeed" he replied. ~
was wakened up last night to know II could not
accommodate Dick Yates l responded that he
could sleep with George. He has done 80
much for the niger the Niger ought
to do something Tor Dick But he did not
respond" From all this you may learn that
fearful crowd Is gathering in tina national capital
No such gathering at an inauguration lives within
the memory OF the Oldest inhabitant; but as his
memory event up" long since the testimony does
organ here, by 1.-The great JOY ielt the
Of tins truly good man, u. s. Grant. 1t is pure
patriotism" Well, let US hope 20. l am pleased to
believe that OF the Bowen House transaction, the
Black Friday, the sale OF French arms, the st. Do
mingo scheme, the Credit M0bilier, the Treas
ury speculatlons in Wall street, the Louisiana
interference and a hundred and one dark transac-
lions the sublime ngure OF the great and good
Ulysses rises like the central goddess OF trans
formation scene OF popular spectacle, amid rose
lights and blue lights rockets and music by the
band. 1t is the biggest crowd, and Beau Hickman
says, the meanest crowd ever collected on like
occasion. He says they
ALL HAVE CARPET BAGS AND NO MONEY.
BY -, SIR. Congress will have to make an appro-
priation to get them away. Poor Beau He lives
nm MAJ q
knows this intelligence Is bad for Washington
The city lives considerably by these attractive dis
plays. The peanut stands on the Avenue are re-
newed every four years IL their stock from inau-
guratiOns. 1t would be terrible were the peanut
stands to go into bankruptcy. If the Beau is
right rum stares us In the face. saw this morn
Ing
DARK CLOUD IN WHITE CHECKERS
moving on the White, House, and made one of q
curious crowd to see what the demonstration
meant learned from one Of the white chokers
that 1t was delegation from the Methodist Con-
ference cOiored), now in session here, going to
pay their respects to the President. Wishing to
see how cclored respects were rendered l en-
tered, with 500 Others and an interview
was improvlsed in the East Room. The President,
sustained by stan OF the seekest looking men
ever saw, slOuched into the room, and tall, solemn
son OF Ihristianized America stepped forward and
addressed His Excellency. The colOred brother
was filled with thankiulness. He thanked God for
everything but especially our Chief Magistrate.
The pious delegation evidently thought our excel
lent President precious b0on-a special prOvi-
dence, as 1t were. His EXcellency has imprinted
on his intellectual countenance perpetual express
sion OF BORE On TINS occasion it deepened into one
intense bore, ana, with his heavy, dead eyes fixed
on the Speaker, he seemed to be gazing
IN
Where unxnown Cabinet officers may be
found. He was too full for utterance,
at least nothing could be understood, although
have no question but that handsome response
viii be gotten up and printed tomorrow. AS We
came out heard one white choker say to another,
II does thank de Lord for His mercy in sparin' to
dis afflicted country dat good and great man, My
soul was bound In humble thanklulness, and said,
"Amen.n
MILITARY PERFORMANCE IN THE FETE.
The demonstration has one peculiar ieature-the
military predOminates. At all other inaugurations
the Philadelphia fremen made the feature. What
connection the Philadelphia 1remen had with inau-
guration always puzzled the will and c0nfounded
the understanding. This time the firemen succumb
to the soldery. We have not only the cadets
from West Point, and are to have the incpent
Jack Tars from Annapolis but all the Independent
The Stanton Guards and the Washington Rinemen
and other local organizations are all the time
welcoming the Bungtown Bugles, the Boston Buck
tails Noodletoosy Sharpshooters, and their gay:
fancy uniforms remind me OF the sunny afternoon
when
ON RIDGE OF BULL RUN
l saw broken lines OF baggy breeches and yellow
pants and swallow-tails disappearing in the dis
lance US II the Devil was after them. And SO he
was, when come to think of it. Some captious
creatures are Directing to Belknap's fetching the
West Point cadets to Washington on this
great occasion. How absurd this is What
graver more important lesson could be
taught these youthful ROSTERS than to exhibit
to them this hero, who was once West Pointer
himself, and then writing home to their loved
fathers over the name Hampden Ulysses gave
eloquent words to his patriotic sentiments near
the monument to Kosciusko, where he lamented
the fall of that patriot while fighting for our lib
critics. There was slight historical inaccuracy in
the statement, but the sentiment was beautiful
Are they not to be taught these little game cocks,
that through slight historical inaccuracies and
noble sentiment each one may yet be PRESIDENT
The rotund Robson has ordered up the inclpient
Jack Tars from Annapolis to inspect the c0mpeti-
tive models for the Farragut monument. This
is all right, and when they see Little
Winnie Ream and little vinnie's model Of
OLD F.'s nose won't they exclam, "Here the wonder
grows how one small head COULD carry all his nose"
And when Winnie shakes her locks at them
won't they be unanimous and enthusiastic for Vim
ME 1t Is said to-day that Chandler, the great war
Senator, will have charge OF the honored sailors.
This is appropriate, as the great Mchigander is all
the time ''half seas over" and therefore very
naughtycal. Tonight
THE NEW BALL ROOM
is to be lighted. It is claimed to be the largest ball
room in the world. built by the citizens with an
eye to commerce, stimulated by the Board Of Pub
lie Works. That Roosevelt, the enemy Of man,
aided BY Crane, Ordway and other villains have
been busy circulating the report that the ball
room insecure and may fall and kill some OF the
patriotic admirers OF the administration. This is
weak invention OF the enemy, and the Board and
citizens have employed pay director Cunningham,