, 1880-11-24

apfetai D.paseh to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsu1N0roa. D. c.. Nov. @l.-prcsIlent.olcct
Garfield, accompanied W Mrs. Garfield anu 4
private secretary, 8lr. ftosc arrived In tho city
ut o'clock this evening over tho Baltimore &
Potomac railroad. At tho direct reqncst Of Mr.
Garfield there WIS no reception Of any sort,
though considerable preparations bud been
made ID that direction by some OF tho Ropnb-
l!can organizations Ut tho city. An announce
mont In tho oyenng papcrs to the eject TINT
thero woul4 be no reception seemed to dull
the odzo of popular curiosity. and tho
result was that there was yery
small crowd OF people ut the depot, uot
II half-dozen Of whom wcre persons Of npto.
Col Rockwell, Ut tho Quartermnstcr Generals
oH!co, was thure to receive Mr.. 0ureid,. md. II
few moments before tho train arrived, Col.
Hohert g, 1ngorsoll cnmc Into thu depot. On
stepping from hEs car, Gun. Gnrtletd'y first
words were, "lIow arc you. nob?" mud then
there was
HEARTY IIANp.uLAsp
Of tho two frlcnls. Col. Rockwell and Mrs.
Garfield hen0ed tho small procession. and tho
Frcsident-elect followed With Col. Inger-
soil. Tho party ut onco entered q
catriago ana wore driven directly to
Cen. Garl!ulds residence, Mt tho corner
OF Thirteenth md streets, Cen. 0arilold's re-
fusal to receive n formal reception ts npplanded,
eyen by tic 9enttenlcn composing tho tllsap-
tho reception becamt undesirable. It Is Con.
uarlelds Intonton to roualn In secluston while
hero. Tonight thcro were no Visitors except
Col. Rockwell. Gen. Garfield Ia In oxccllunt
health, ind Moyor looked stronger or better. Ito
WIS paninly dressed tn u dark suit, mud wore his
customary back stouch hat.
TIE INAUGURATION BALL.
Prot. Dnirl, SeerctMry OF tho Institution, antd
yesterday TINT he thought It probable that thu
Regents w0ull be unwilling to grant tho upplt-
cauon to use the now Museum building for III
inaugural bull Without tho sanction OF Congress.
Even lf tho consent OF Congress shouhl bu OLE
tnned. ho suit, 1t would be necessary for shnt
body Promptly to pass, yory early IN tho session.
u bill to appropriate sufficient sum to fnish
the floor OF tho building. 1t was 1csIgued
that tho main floor Of tho building
should be Of concrete, and II that plun
hAd been carried out tho original
appropriation would hRve euttlced. So luuch
objection to tho conoret0 tloor was ma1n, how
over, especiRl'Y by 1nnny prominent 1neaber8 OF
both branches OF Congress, who xavo Assurances
TINT m additional appropriation would promptly
10 made to lny tile tioor, that tho original plan
was abandoned, and tho uae Of tiles instead Of
concrete determined upon.
E1CErTIN0 THE MAIN FLOOR,
tho building is finished. Already cases aro be-
nR plnco<l In ono Of tho sections, sud II Es ex-
peeted that the articles comprising tho
Ancrtcnn Fish Exhibit 'at Berlin lust sum
lner will 80on be permanently arranged in
tho places which they are designated 10 occupy.
Some other departments Of tho Museum It
ID expected will 20 arranged for exhibition mud
study IN the course Of tho next thrro or four
/ munths. Prof. uuird says that, ovon It the
| building should bs used Tor tho inauguration
ball. tho partial occupation ct It by the Muses11n
at tho saslv t!uo would not greatly lntortero, AZ
thore would stl1 Fenatn ample space aud oon-
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