The daily gazette., 1879-01-22
GOVERNOR HALL.
His Inaugur rm tsOn at Dover
The Most lm posing Celebra-
tfOn ever Held There.

Show their skill to the Doper Pub
hc-The Crush IN the Court House
Distinguished Persondges Present
The Inaugural address, dc.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
Wilmington was astir right early, yes
terday morning, and the sight of mem-
bers OF the militia companies hurryiDg
around, arrayed in full uniform, and Of
the various city officials congregating
around the City Hall, bearing bright
colored badges on their coat lappels, be-
tokened that something extremely unus-
ual was in active progress. Such, indeed,
was the case, and the ''stranger within
the gates of the city," on inquiring the
cause Of the commotion, was quickly in
| formed that nelaware's new Governor,
Hon. John w. Hall, was to be inaugura-
ted, and that Wilmington was going to
do her full share towards making the
affair grand success.
| Shortly after eight o'clock the militia
J stacked arms in front of the City Hall.
rhe turnout comprised the American
Rifles, Co. A., under command of Capt.
Sam'l Wood, and Dupont Guards, Co. c,
under command of Capt. John NJ. Cur
tis-Major $. A. Macallister being in
command of the entire battalion. The
city brigade being in readiness, were
formed in line by Councilman VIM. B
Norton, who was Marshal for the occa
sion and filed down to the pavement
The following were present: Mayor
Almond and President of Counci
Lichtenstein Councilmen Huested
( Walton, Taylor, Townsend, McGlinchey
Price, Evans, Adams, Chandler, Norton
i Wood, Rowe, Knight, Lynch and Guth
rie; Clerk Frazer and Baihff Daley
City Treasurer Vincent, City Auditor
Underwood, Registrar Morrow, Auditors
Clerk Curry, Street Commissioner Hoag
land, City Collector Kyne, County As
sessor Hughes, Harbor- Master Enocl
Moore, Jr., Ex-City Solicitor Cummins
and members Of the Press.
The military acted as an escort to th'
city delegation, and the line of marcl
was proceeded with, as follows: Dow
Market to Fourth; to French; to Front
to Walnut; 10 depot. Each company q
, militia was accompanied by band, an
the sidewalks were lined with enthusi
astic spectators all along the line.
At the depot a special train of min
cars was in waiting. The military occu
pied the two rear cars, the city delega
/ ton the one next preceding, while tn
. other six cars were occupied by thes
. who desired to avail themselves of the
reduced rates of fare afforded by the spt
> cal train.
At $50 o'clock the train started. A
New Case, Mayor Gflin and severa
members of the City Council, Count
Treasurer Herbert, Geo. Gray, Esq, an
, a number of others, were taken on, an
r the accessions from the other stations
soon crowded the train to its utmo'
capacity. Dover was reached at ll.3
Io'clock.
Here the Wilmington visitors wer
met by the committee appointed by th
y citizens of Dover for the occasion, whic
1t consisted of Messrs. &. ii. b. Day, Wn
= ID. Fowler, Thomas III. Dtnney, f. NJ
Dunn and John +. salisbury. A pre-
cession was formed with but little nor
n delay than is usual on such occasion:
:, This procession was headed by a carriae
containing the citlzens' reception con
y mittee. Then came the militia, an
y following came four carriages; the fir
T. contained Gov. Cochran; the secon'
r Secretary of State GlllbD the third A
le torney General Pennington and Adjutai
n General Postles and the fourth Mayo
Almond, of Wilmington, Mayor Gifiil
of New Castle, and President of Counc
Lichtenstein.
The members of the Wilmington Gil
Council and other city officers brougl
AZ up the rear, and marched along in goc
of style, preceded by the Dover Corn
as Band. under the leadership of Prof. L
IN lenger, of Wilmington.
The procession proceeded up Lo. ke
'u l man street 10 IOVeTnOTS ANoHuc, uoN
ie Governors Avenye to Division sire
al and along Division street to Slate:
one of the corners formed by the int
section of Division street and Governor
IS Avenue, is situated the residence of Sc
he ator Caleb s. fenneywell.
Governor-elect Hall had been stoppii
III there for a day past and halt was mat
lin front of the house. The military pr
scented arms and Mr.. G. ii. B. Day on u
!. part of the citiZens committee enter'
81 the building and escorted Gov. Hall
the carriage which contained GoNern'
OF Cochran. This prospective Secretary
Id State, James g. Walcott, Esq, also q
companied the Governor. elect to u
oii carraige, and then entered the vehio
al which Secretary of State Grubb occupie
m The procession again started ana passil
- up State street, came TO the Dover gree
X and marched twice around II, drawn
n up in front of the State House. He
again, the military went through IN mIne
ed evolutions and presented arms I'M
* then fell back and the CARRIAGES eontai
p. ing the Governor and Governor-elect al
" their Secretaries drove up to the Sta
he House steps, where the joint lnaugui
,a ton committee of both Houses of .
General Assembly were waiting. II
party alighted from the carriages a.
Mr.. Day presented Governor-elect Ha
Al to the Senate and House committee
lg, the following words: -
lg- "Gentlenen of the Committee OF NE -
a ate and House of ReDresendtiues On I
on part of the State of Delaware, l. ia
wa nleasure in nreseutinp Hon, John