Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-06
Special Correspondence of THE HERALD
The Inauguration.
WASHINGTON, March ?, 1878.

WASHINGTON, March 2, 1878.
Editor Rutland Herald -
By the time this reaches you, especi-
ally if the mails shall not be more
prompt in forwarding matter than they
are in bringing it, the Inauguration day
will probably have passed, and you will
have received, by telegraph, a resume of
! the events connected Herewith, which I
propose to write up for your leaders
more in full afterwards. Bus4 even if
so, it is pleasant to look back d, day or
two upon the preparations ard hustle
which introduced the affair; and when
the subsequent recital of how every
thing came off and was done-how the
! programme was carEsed out at the CAPT
toll and how tho grand ball impressed
your Correspondent-it will be so much
easier both for me and your readers, to
get q perfect understanding and view of
the affair, and arrange the detailed des-
criptions, forming one grand and mag
nificent whole, in plain proper order,
with these few introducing letters. Let
them serve as preface to the account
of the memorable event itself, which, in
few days more, hope to lay before
your readers.
Notwithstanding this being Sunday,
and the snow falling thick and fast, too,
the avenue is gay with promenaders,
mostly strangers who arrived in the late
trains last night, who, determined rot to
lose minute of their stay in the. city,
are out and about, visiting the various
churches, and taking a look at the dec
orations which have already been put up
along our grand thoroughfare, Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Quite number of build
ings have, thus. early, been handsomely
decked with, bunting, shields, and gar
lands and to-mOrrow-the last day be-
fore inauguration-th work will go
bravely on again. Temporary stands,
some of which will comfortably seat
several hundred persons, have been
erected at several points along the line
of march, by enterprising speculate s,
and flaming placards announce that seats
with or without cushions, at you. choice
may be purchased. To-morr NV the fri
umphal arches Which are. to span the
avenue at the intersecti on of the leading
streets, will be comrl leted, and the dec
Grafton of the priT Iate houses and estab-
lishments Will also be finished; so that
when the su.n breaks forth in splendor
on IuesdGy morning Gas is to be devout-
ly hoped she will,) little, if anything,
Will remain 30 be perfected before the
hour of the. ceremonies shall arrive.
Whether it is weakness peculiar to
myself or if other folks are subjected to
1t also, know not but certain it is,
that always did experience a sort of
childish pleasure at seeing a long rail
road train come into the station or a
steamboat approach her wharf and
land her living cargo. / love to see the
locomoti ge, proud and painting with
shining headlight under a canopy OF
smoke. and glittering sparks, come thun.
derirIg in under the arched roof of the
der,ot to hear the rafting and rumbling
4 the cars reyerberating from the walls
and ceiling and many an evening have
{ / gone to the depot about the time the
northern or western train was due, fol-
no other reason than to see the train
) come in and the passengers disembark
: the greeting, Misunderstanding, embracing
ana kissing - incident thereto, with
other ct ceteras, such as sometimes make
a lonely fellow feel double lonely. Ant
so it was, that after having gone through
the Ball Building last night, and dill
gently examined all the arrangements,
brought up at the railroad station which
is at no great distance. The train was
behind time, as it always is; but perhap:
there was an excuse last night, for it was
an enormously long train. 1t was eVi
dent at glance that nine-tenths of the
passengers were 'Inaugurationists
There were bundles and bandboxes in
Vulnerable, but very little heavy bag
, gage, indicating short stay in the city
only And then there were such lots Of
pretty young girls, with ruddy cheeks
and eyes sparkling with anticipated plea
sure out from under worsted hoods an6
wraps. The hackmen did a thriving
business, and so did the man at the en-.
trance to the depot, who peddles about a
"Guide to Washington but that other
enterprising fellow who had set up an
immense telescope, Just outside the exit
door, through whichto peer at the moon
seemed not to be appreciated Ii
Tomorrow look out for sight-seers il
all the public buildings and departments
An effort is being made to obtain for the
government clerks half holidays during
Inauguration week but it is doubtful if
| it will succeed. Inauguration day, how