The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23

ma door and anon receiving e KEYS OF the |
civ from tho on 'rdian OF the Tort proceeueu |
i i,,,,,i Of six men to lork tne city gates.
lis m rmcl with commcndabie ceremony' |
Li. Honor di-flfhutrd his solti'rs to vi ces as
s,,,nea f,r night watches; after which he INIT |
tnIed the King If Yvetot, 10 Growing hlmssiI
with cotton nehican' snu snofeu III az
st,nr,se he resumed his rounds, unlocked the
CIV gates, aud, after restoring the Keys TO the
ofllcer of the for; disbIDded his army. probably
,,ih In innctous similar to those bestowed upon
his heroes by BomOastes on eve Of departure for
the Barley Now
wAsnINoroN's INAUGURATION.
In 100 new CITY Hail was erected NJ the head
OF Broad street. at the corner Of Wall. which
Congress Hail. In which building WAS assembled
the nrst really national Leg stature, and upon
whose balcony, on April go llSS. Gee rye Wash.
iugton was inaugurated President OF the United
States.
some thirty years since there st'll lived n ven
cradle gentlcma ma member OF St. johns Lodge,
40. I. ~ Free Masons. which TO the present d ~
unsscsses the Identical liible upon which our
first President took the IN OF office. "a ad
ministered by Chancellor Iiving-tun. This old
inhubit Mt made II n rule to narrate to every
apnren ice, en- cred In that branch ~ that ira
terutty, "A circumstantial account u the tnauru-
ration III which ne had personally participated
delighted spectator.
Arriving from Elizabeth Town Point In an
ornamental b rye. rowed nv thirteen pilots, ar
rHS ed In white dresses, on the day previous to
was received at the Battery by the State and
municipal dicntares who escorted nm in n
procession. he idel toy the military. and includ
ing the foreign Ministers, the SIT. ana NJ
tunal judiciary. and the CLERGY. The procession
ptucct drd to the mansion prepared tor WASH
ingion's reception. The remainder Of the dsy
WAS spent in mefriment and at night the city
WAS Illuminated.
ON the morrow At nine In tho morning. np-
nrOprate religious services were held In all the
churches. At noon the troops assembled In
front Of the Presidential mansio ant were
there joined by carriages cOntaining Congress
sinnal committees and the heads OF de part-
ments. A procession was formed, precede :, ms
usual toy the soldierv, followed Nv dienltarcs
ana foreign Ministers. In the centre OF which
rode the President IN a coach and six. unaccom-
panied. ana Ia solitary grandeur After TAX
INK the oath Of ofice Washington walked
to ST. paul's chapcl, where bis pew dcsig-
mated bv presence Of the great Sc Of STATE.
enblazoned on A blue banner affixed To the wall
The seal remained there during his term Of
Office PRAYERS read 10y the bishop appropriate
~ closed the inaugural ceremonies, contrasting
quently dis ingui-hing similar II .irs at W ash
ington. The presence Of the national standard,
which this representative 81 the arms ~ the
United states must undeniaoly he consi Tered,
on this occasion was feature borrowed from
tie practises u royalty, the standard INV riablv
nccomuhnylns the uerson 81 the sovereign. IL
Is curious to rcmark mat the diverse ~ our
great seal, simple aad app 'pri tie device. h.d
been pre-en' Ell to our nation by Sir John pres;-
wick, titled foreigner vi whose country we
were at war nj the time Of its adj ptiOn by Con-
gfess in June, u.s.
THE PRESENT CITY HALL
Having determined upon erecting new City
HAL IN the romtnu IN, now knu wn as the y III, the
munici al fathers generously appropriated the
SUN Of City dollars to defray expens- OF Living
the corner stone. The tulding. begun In l,gi.
was finished in lsl2 at an expense OF II a mil
lion OF dollars the work having hcen undertaken
during the prevalence Of an euilemic. ana com-
pleted during period OF foreign war. The
bui ding. as originally designed. was intended to
have been constructed wholly Of native y bite
f,i RI Il, from So .klri1re Mas hut IA rho hi In
ufltc Of tina, material cx ited comment as 20
Useless cxtavagAnce, deviation r. m the plan
mt far Hafp A . "a fla
population would not extend ABOVE Oh nbers
street. the cnpll .ment Il q mrauer material for
served.
In the erection 81 his odince the archi,ec, ~.
sumcd q sipgul privilege IN selecting for It's
decoration various orders IN architecture, the
hf-t story being Ionic. the second Cprlnihi an.
the auto. the fancy. ami the cupula composite.
On the ton Of this cupola looms a colossal statue
II Justice holding a balance in her right hama
resting ~ IN. her forehead. while m her left Ia
swoId pointing to the ground. Unlike diyint
ties OF sluilir nature In Europr. our Justice IS
both wide aw Ike aad with eye unhlrda aged
At present the curlla beneath the lad,'s feet
Is out " due irotortiln to the rem under II the
building, IN cousequetse - It's prolonR itiou
heayenward 20 weld spa,s Tor the Introduction
| u an Illuminated clock. nat conteu plated IN
the original design. Shortly a'ter the tineplcce
! became a permanent fixture, = second cipola
| was added. bene tn whose root hung the city
| hre bell. sounding alarms u IN l<k one Of the
nye districts into which the city wah at the time
! divided while under charge OF the volunteer
fire department. Still. 10 this city nr. bell not
only Jared the ears Of citizens. but threatened
TO shake down the hall IN Its reverberatOus,u vas
| transferred u a tower credited on terri. h-ma
| AZ The rear OF the hall and there hung In clArc-
| ing moodiness until It's voice degener.ted into =
| public nuisance through pressu ce Of a crack IL
| its me tallic Dody.
|
| PAUPE2s, PRISONERS, AND HOGS.
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Nhen tne corner stoh- was ialu, anu lot many
years thereafter, mere wa, q l"hg TOW OF uiic n
pullulnks slHnulne On Sua'hoe, street un', =
! coihpsI"tl.eil IrNtn. uhtc' Hilu ucN'tci !" INC
| Iurppses on ny Jaw Spuits JUN tnt 'unrs ptluh
| oi inc NrW Court mouse unnamed our ; AleT-
Nisors vt ha anu heSess "tvu tile ne,' lu,tlnu
! 81 the ahcie.t edlnces. Iuese 9lleH, ntlei uss
constituted the suburban hvuue OF tue l1ut
| huhdreu 'aHptTs Ger enarut upoh me nunlclpa'
authorities l'r lA"ir uiili o4eau. A. l'T Hedt
our cry almoueF, uIoNluti u NEW nay pre'hil
| Gus u'ply ~ c,hVer'ihg me s2hcs ~ .erNenins
between ne hAll Anu the hlbrnnuss ~ h"H
connScuttd stray porcine Nisr u, captured ny
| "A N'5iidht iohce ne upon ple4 it'T lalus ~
! lhr Ner p"t Yl tle Town A."Na NhH'h ptIs
| rfe't nu-s Mnuua.tn IN ui..s ~ si,,'
| ronrernrely a did tnetr stcc.ssor.. immortal
| Ecu by We mn l.dule u z ~ ms y ,irIlean
No..s' uu, "eloW ane a,is"oude Sa,v icy WEI
| t"nIapauu as te'p So at'u .neit Vai Vas ,
transferred TO the interested attention Of the
| baup-rs, Nno lattelicu t t, ~ u Wy WIS.,
LOWING lloin 'le pi'u,'t t ~ a,i4 @
! tNo .nEahN' "e"- ""4'eu ""''s'"ss n"hAi"k 'Ho
| NiiS Ha MT, ,. - -, , t..
| Inc Deb.ors lTlson survives hs tne hIcuitfc'
luTll p"sls - Tue hal! 81 hsc.ru1' ~ MHs "O'
| cup'ed during revolutionary tunes ~ tue az
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