Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-03-02
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RECEIVING VISITORS.
Numerous Callers on the Presi-
.s e. dent Elect.
A DAY OF CONGRATULATIONS.
Prominent Persohages Paying Their
s Respects.
FlLIBUsTERlNG IN THE HOUSE.
voting ON Amendments to the
Funding Bill.
GENERAL GARFIELD.

At the CAPITALIZATION of the Presiden.
tial Party-Greefed BY Many Promi.
nent Persons-Motenaents OF the Prest.
sdeitf-e1ect - Their Callers Yesterday :
Their Apartments mt the Riggs House.
wAsHNeroN, March 1.-President-ele
Garfield and party reached this city at s
O'Clock this morning, and Immediately pro
ceeded to the Riggs House. Colonel Inger
soil made few remarks at the depot, te
which the President-elect briefly responded
The day has been very busy one with the
President-elect. From the time of his arriv.
al till the close of the day there has been q
constant stream of callers, few, perhaps, with
political ends to serve or schemes to urge but
mostly coming to pay their respects The
hour after arrival at the hotel was given to
breakfast, which was served in the dining hal
attached to the suite of rooms occupied by
the President-elect and party. Breakfast
over the President-elect and wife called at the
er of General Garfield, who had been driven
directly from the depot to the room prepared
for her at the mansion. They were cordially
received by President and Mrs Hayes, and
after half hour spent there the President
elect returned to the hotel. The afternoon
was spent in receiving calls, large number
of distinguished people, both ladies and gen.
tlemen paying their regards to the President
elect and wife. At 5 o'clock dinner was served
in private room, the President elect and
wife, his guests and those of his children who
are at the hotel with him sitting down to the
dinner Of his children only the two young
est sons are here, his daughter, Miss Molie,
having become the guest of Colonel Rock
well, with whom the two elder sons had been
stopping for some time. After dinner the
President-elect took short walk, and return
ing to his hotel spent the evening with his
friends, resting from the labors of the day,
which have been very fatiguing, and receiv-
ing some informal calls from few personal
friends. -
Among the callers upon the President elect
and wife were President Hayes and Mrs.
Hayes and son Webb, Hon. William NJ Evarts,
wife and daughters, Hon. Fl. Maynard, Hon.
James Tyner, Hon. James G. Blaine and
wife, Hon. Roscoe Conkling, Colonel John
Hay, Hon. Carl Schurz, General Hazen. Sen
ator-elect Ben. Harrison, Hon. B. F. Gibbs,
Hon. George Edmunds, wife and daughters,
Mrs. F. w. Lander, Mrs. Charles Nordhoff,
General D. H. Sypher, the Misses Schenck,
Mrs. John K. Know, Mrs Sneed, Colonel
Slade, Mr.. D. Schutsch. Hon. J. D. White
Hon. L. P. Morton, Hon. G. W. Schofeld
Mr. Walker Blaine, Nicholas Callan
Hon. John Hitz, Vice President-e
Arthur, Whitelaw Reid of the New York
Tribune W. H. Clarke of the National Asso-
ciated Press, Walter Phillips of the New York
Associated Press, Hon. e. Schultz, Colonel
J. o. Smith, Mrs. j. G. Carlisle, Mr.. S. S.
Smoot, Mr.. George Kennan, Mr.. s. w.
Johnston and wife, Mrs. N. o. Daring, Hon.
Theodore Gaines, George Beckman, Hon. E.
A. Merritt, Mrs. J. J. jackson, DIR. and Mrs.
G. F. Mcdonald, Mrs. F. F. Mowry, Hon. J.
D. Cameron, Hon. J. A. Logan, Attorney
General Devens, Mrs. G. L. Fort.
Mrs. Garfield during the afternoon recep-
ton wore a heavy black silk dress, plain yet
elegant. The callers were received in their
private parlors, which are located on the G
street front of the Riggs House. They are ele-
gantly fitted up and were in appearance
and surroundings worthy of the occasion.
The principal parlor is large room over
looking G street, with bay windows very
tastefully and beautifully furnished and fra
grant with the presence of flowers in elegant
profusion. On the walls are several hand
some and costly paintings, notable among
which are a set recently purchased by
the proprietor of the house at great
cost, entitled respectively Marriage"
'Christening'' and tIhe First Tooth"
Opening off is the sleeping room of the Presi
dent-elect and Mrs. Garfield. It is furnished
with most beautifully carved set in French
and native walnut, dresser handsomely
mounted in gold and jet and plate. All the
rooms are handsomely frescoed in the highest
style of modern art. The apartments will be
OCCURRED by the President elect and party until
the afternoon of Inauguration day.