Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-05

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u. I. Mnnson, Col. s. c. Lyford. .. " Burritt,
l ~. c. Miller; Sixth section-Col. n. u. Cooke.
u, Lieut. Fr,d. Grant, kichd X. Evans, n.
| g. Psarson, Rigid Murphy, John s. Delans,
DIR. Vim. Tindall, Geo. T. Howard.
TIE MUSIC
for dancing was furnished by the L. :. Naval
| Academy band, T. Schoff leader. the prom
| .nsde music BY the bands of the L. y. Marine
| corps, Henry Fries leader, and the L. s. Mill
tary Academy band, Johann Wilhelm and Carl
Benin lea.'ers:
OsAer Entertainments.
BESIDES the grand Inauguration bali there
we're numerous other entertainments given,
which will be noticed under this head.
RECEPTION or THE ONO ASSOCIATION.
Masonic temple was well hlled last evening.
friends by the Ohio State Association. During
me evening, Gen. Sheridan and staff, besides
many OF the visiting military, were present
DuIhg the evening, the Columbus glee club.
Ihirty-four in namber. sang MANY beautifui
songs. General Sherwood. memher-elect from
ohio, and others OF the Congressional dciega-
ton, were present.
BALL OF THE TERRITORIAL GUARDS
The ball given by the National Territorial
Guards, a colored MILITARY organization, az
quite successful. The room was Handsomely
decorated with flags and evergreens, and b0un-
tiful supper was furnished the guests.
BALL AT IRE COLUMBIA LAW BUILDING.
At the Columbia Law building. (the head
quarters OF the Pioneer corpsl a very agreea-
| ole time was spent last nght-mnsic, singing.
and dancing being in order. The festivities
were Kept W until morning. IL j. needless ~
lay that Col Perry Carson was in his glory.
The City Last Night.
+ THE GRAND DISPLAY or FIREWORKS.
Thousands Of persons were out last night, not
outstanding the severity Of the weather. 20
witness the display of fireworks. which took
place between the hours Of and O'Clock. The
points where the largest crowds gathered were
at the Treasury building and the Capitol, the
south side of the former building and the streets
adjacent being densely packed during the exhi-
biton. The display commenced with the explo-
don OF rockets and imitation bombshells from
the open space on the line OF the old canal. and
about the Capitol grounds and White Let.
OTHER BRILLIANT ILLuNINATToNs
followed in rapid succession along the same line.
The exhibition inside the enclosure sonth OF the
Treasury were the tree OF Independence; car
mine illumination; rocket fec de jois; ascension
OF signal balloons, displaying meteors, showers
ocmbshells of various colors; revolving Yankee
WINDMILL. extra large; emerald illumination:
cross of honor OF the Grand Army of the Re-
pubhc; battery and bomhshei display;
STAR or COLUMBIA,
IN its glory; Greek fire illumination. prismatic
Kaleidoscope, jewel fountain, flights of rockets
Nc-: sun OF American glory: scarlet illumna-
ton; bouquet OF rockets, ascension of meteoric
balloons. with cannonades and showers OF ram:
-hell and meteor rocket displays; revolving
airy quadrille: Treasury building ca haLilie
Tor;
YANKEE DOODLE
extra largc) battery and bomb display; Rose
OF washing son;" emerald illum. nation n CHIT
Of rockets, bouquet Of bombshells. cascade and
tountainof pearls, national pyramid prismafic
Illumination, silver fountain, bouquet OF rock
cts, | mon battery, shell and meteor display:
General Grants favorite carmine-illumination
gorgeous yari-colorcd
TEMPLE nF LIBERTY,
covering an area OF 800 square feet. with a
statue OF Washington i'm the center. statues of
Grant and Wilson on either wing. the whole
snrmounted by emblems of commerce aud in
dustry, and the Goddess OF Liberty. with shields
and flags in the center sending out heralds an
nounclng liberty. peace and prosperity to the
revolving spheres ON either side. This ended
the display at this point.
TIRE DISPLAY AT THE CAPITOL
was opened with salute of reporting bomb
shells, rocket display. fairy dance; iilumina-
hon-battery fountains, tree OF liberty, para
chute, rocket ascension, fight Of neteors Sc
revolving windmill, bombshel display, rockets.
%c, green illuminations, Union fountains, jew
eled cross, battery display, cascade of pearls
shell and parachute display, silver shower foun-
tain. revolving Yankee Doodle, Greek fire.
lights Of rockets, sun OF glory, display OF me-
teors. Finsle-Temple of Libery, with General
Grant on horseback, terminating with a tabiesu
OF flights OF rockets. pearl fountain and shells
No accident attended this exhibition, 50 far as
IS known, and at the conclusion the crowds hur-
riediy dispersed, to seek warmer quarters I'm
their respective homes.
THE AyENUE ILLUMINATED
Numbers OF the buildings on the ayenue.
among them L. l. Hume's grocery establish
ment, George W. Goods,lrs gas-fttins e,iah-
lishment, Philip X Solomons' and the First
National Bank were handsomely Illuminated
and the whole avenue was almost a. bright As
day, ii being lighted up by powerful calcium
lights, placed at intervals between the Capitol
and the Treasury building. Owing To the at
fractions on the avenue, and the grand hall
The places OF amusement were not overcrow,led
with spectators.
THE RUSH FOR THE pEPors.
There was great rush last night FOR the
trains leaving for the north and south. anil
sltnoneh the police did what they could. they
could not manage the crowd and a. SION a.
cars were at the platforms a scene of indie
scribable confusion would follow The roads
were unable TO take all the applicants for pas
sage. and both at the Baltimore and Chic and
Baltimore and Potomac dep0ts many re NAMED
all night, and some ON the outskirts of the crowd
suffered from the cold while waiting for ears TO
be backed in. The waiting rooms ami the
halls and offices OF the nelghDorng hotels even
contained standing sleepeTs.
NORTH cAEoLiNIAN ROBBED or $4,000.
In such crowds the lght-fngered gentry had |
a line field for operations. ami some lost nv |
them Judge Cnderdunk, OF Wilmington " C.
IN attempting to get on the Richmond train, at |
ITO last night, was relieved of his wallet CON |
tanning $50, and over 80, 00o of notes &c be-
longing to southern railroad with which he Is
connected.
FAiLED To CONNECT. |
The steamer Lady of the Lake with the reg
ular artillery from Fortress Monroe Vas de- 1
talned down the river 10y head winds; and. from |
the statements OF some of those on board taey
lid not have a very pleasant time-the Lo.t |
being heavily laden, and the waves brcasing |
nov and then over the lower decks.
ALMOST A RUNAWAY.
About II O'Clock last night the horses attached
to the carriage Of Secretary Delano became
frightened at the steam whistle at tine inaugu-
raj ban building, and started TO run, but were
caught by Sergeant Brosnan. During their
hight, two fur robes and the seat cushions were
lost.
HOW THIEVES WERE DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY. |
Yesterday. the detectives picked up some fif-
Teen Professional thieves as fast as they landed |
Tom the trains, and started them of on the |
rains departing from this city. In this good
work they were aided by CHER Crone and De- |
tectiyes Shafer and Mitchell, of Baltimore, and |
he independent hrm OF Smith, Pierson and |
West, Of the same city; Chief Mewiliams and |
Detective Watson, Of Jersey City; Detectives
Sharkey and Davis, of Philadelphia; Chief Fur
ong, Of Oil City, Pa; Detective Montgomery.
Of Pittsburg, Pa; Chief Keron and Detective |
Jenkins, of Elizabeth City; Captain of Police
Seeiy, OF Syracuse, n. "; and Detective Schu-
macker, OF New Orleans. These officers viii |
semain here for few days, and shadow the |
rogues known to them.
SerenaSleS Last EVENING.
SfNAToEs CoNKLING AND FENToN loNPLI- |
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