The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-05

WAsHISeroN, March A-Omcial pre-
partitions Of oil kinds Are completed for
the impressive ceremonies Of tomorrow.
The principal ceremony belonging TO the
occasion, the swearing In ofthe neV Presi-
dent, ID already contaminated. This fact,
which, until to-day was Q profound 90
cret was accomplished at the Executive
Mansion between and 8 r. n. yester-
day. The ceremony was . matter of
consultation between the Ohief Justics
Of the United States, the President
elect the Attorney General aud
. very few prominent friends OF Gov.
ernor Hayes, and the conclusion wss
reached that such course Was absolute
ly necessary, ~ it was anticipated that
an eIigency would arise under which in
case there was an intereguum IN the
Executive office the country would be
imperilled. II WAS therefore
determined by Governor HAYES;
acting under the advice OF
his friends to take the oath Of office yes.
terday, and consequently the obligation
was taken before Chief Justice Waite at
the hour mentioned. The ceremony was
Of very quiet character, the only per-
sons present being the Chief Justice who
administered the oath and the President.
elect who subscribed thereto. Ii Was
taken in the Red Psrlor OF the Execu-
tive Mansion, an apartment IN which
all diplomatic and other important ofii.
cisl ceremonies are conducted.
1t Is understood tonight that in ad-
dition 10 yesterdays proceedings the
oath will be taken tomorrow In the
usual form rs part OF the official ccro.
monies at the capitol.
There were large number Of callers
at the residence Of Senator sherman to-
day, where President Hayes yet stays -
the guest ofthe Senate, and rs the callers
were nearly all intimate personal friends
of the President they were admitted.
During the morning President Hayes
and Mrs. Hayes accompanied Nm.
Sherman 10 the EpiphaniA Episcopal
church, the party walking short dls-
tance from Senator Sherman's residence
10 the church.
There being an impression that the
oath would be administered to-day at
the Executive mansion over 200 persons
assembled on the main portico Of the
building for the purpose Of seeing the
new President. The crowd waited I'LL
near ] o'clock, when there being no
signs of any extraordinary proceedings
in the vicinity they gradually dispersed.
The eX-President and family will
leave the White House tomorrow morn
ing. The mansion has been put in com.
plete order for the reception OF It's new
inmates. The floral contributions for the
conservatory will be placed in tho prl-
vst0 part OF the editice, and every nttrn-
tion has been given to making comforta-
BILE the reception Of the coming Occu.
pants. The library is ornAmented with n
colossal floral Americsl eagle, sent here NJ
accomplishment TO President Hayes by
Boston florist. The retiring President
has been visited by many personal
friends 70. day. lie Is fntigued from the
constant lRbors attending the close al
his official career, and freely expresses
his qualification that ho IL now out ot
office. The hotel corridors and principal
thoroughfsrss of the city are tonight
actually thronged with visitors. Several
military companies and civic nsocis-
tions are psrsding the avenue on
their WAY from the railroad
depots TO their several quarters and great
animation Is noticeable. There are in.
dicstions Of fair day tomorrow. The
decorations along Pennsylvanis avenue,
though not yet completes, will DO by "a
NJ, and this avenue, with all the others
along which tho inaugural procession IL
to come, willlpresent brilliant spectacle.
NAsHisGTos, March 3.-The Louisi.
ana Returning Board has been discharged
from custody.
Intimate, personal and political friends
of Senator Sherman state positively that
Mr. Sherman has been offered and will
accept the nomination Of Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The Prcsiden. and Mrs. Grant gave n
state dinner Saturday evening In honor
of the President elect and Mn. Hsye'