Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-05
The Prudential Inauguration.

The Prudential Inauguration.
NUMEROUS MILITARY AND CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS
COMING TO WARRINGTON.
COL Corbin, the corresponding secretary Of
the executive committee OF the Inauguration
ceremonies, has now about as much CORES
pODdence on hand as he and his assistants can
attend TO. He has information that the follow
Ing military organizations will be here: The
National Guard OF Pennsylvania, Major Gen
eral Hartranft commanding; the Palmer
Guards. OF Columbus. Ohio. Captain B. F.
Pay he; Company c, Lowell Mass Mechanic
PhalaDx, a representation OF the Old Sixth
Massachusetts regiment; Pitts Light Guards,
or Medina N. Y; the KOsciuskO Guards of
Milws uSee. Wis the Lynchburg Light Artillery
Brigade OF the National Guards OF Pennsylva-
MIA, General SnOwden commanding. with 1900
men; the Republican Invincibles, of Norristown,
OF Cumberland. Md, the Chicago Union Vete-
ran Club. 2uO, and the Langston Guards, OF
NOrfolk. Va. Among the organizations cor
the foounaE First glssSs
Michigan state Troops; the Gibson Guards,
o. Redwood. Ohio; battery K. National
Guards. State of New York: Eighth
York; the Seyenty-nrst Infantry, National
Guards, State New York; the Sumter (S.C)
Llght Infantry: the De Soto Blues, of Hernado,
Mis-; the Fairibault Guards, Of Minnesota; the
Mauston Light Guards, Of Mauston, Wis., the
Ninth Regiment Infantry, of Muscatine, Iowa;
the Foster Rifles OF Nashua, n a.; the Ninth
Regiment, National Guards, state New York;
Guards, OF Oneida, N. T.; Company F. Third
Iowa Nation al Guard; the Howard Light Guard,
OF Fa! etteviile. N: c.; the American Rifles. OF
Wilmington, Del; the Dupont Guards, OF VIII
nfDgton. Del; the National Guards OF Norfolk,
Va; the Light Guards, OF Menomonee, Wis; the
Light Guards. of W1nOna, Mimi; the Sherman
Guards: OF Neillsvllle, Wis. Comoany A. caval-
~, OF New HAMPSHIRE Nat onai Guard: the Bay
City Light Guards. OF Green Bay, Wis; Col
Colemans Rifles, of Troy, Ohio; the Sixth
regiment Iowa National Guards; the
Carthage Light Guards. of Carthage, Mo.
Notlce has been received from the general
headquarters state OF California, In reply to an
invitation from the executive committee in
charge OF the inauguration to have some of the
National Guard OF California present, that q
competitive drill has been authorized to be held
In San Francisco, to be participated in by all
companies that may desire TO enter for the
honor OF being detailed to make the journey to
Washington. All military organizations which
may arrive will be comfortably quartered In
this city free Of cost The following Phtla-
Gelphia political organizations have Slgnified
their Intention OF coming to the Inauguration
and have engaged quarters as named:-Union
Republican club, 200 men, Riggs house; West
Philadelphia club, 200 men, Wizards hotel Re-
publican lnvincibles 800 men, Odd Fellows
Hall; Young Mems Republican club, Pullman
cars, Baltimore Potomac railroad; Continen-
tai club $50 men, Pullman cars, Baltimore &
Potomac railroad; Harmony Legion. 600 men,
enc uoh D oduCills Hall anu OtlltT places, IQIru
Ward Republican club, 100 men, Imperial hotel;
Fourth Ward club. no quarters: Seventh Ward
club. 100 men, ST. Marc hotel; Ninth Ward club,
c 20 men aoo Pullman cars Fifteenth Ward Glenn
Rey burn club, 200 men, Imperial hotel; Six
tenth Ward club. 100 men, no quarters Be-
sides the above, the Republican club Of Brook
lyn, the Republican Invlncibles. of NOrristoWn.
Pa, 200 men; the Chicago Union Veteran club,
800 men; the LangstOn Guards, of Norfolk, Va:
the Flipper Guards, of Petersburg, Va the In
dian Cadets. OF Carlisle Barracks, with 100 men
and band; the Findlay Light Guard OF Findlay.
Ohio; the Palmer Guard, Of Syracuse N. Y:
Company l, first regiment I. N. g., OF Jessup
Iowa; Separate Troop G. cavalry sixth brigade,
OF Brooklyn, NY; the Garfield Veteran Guards,
OF Wilmington, Del. $50 men, and the Bower
City Rifles, OF GAINESVILLE, Wis, Capt. j. B.
Lagrange. are expected to make satisfactory
arrangements to come here.
ARRANGING RAILROAD RATES.
Last evening There was no quorum OF the
general executive committee present at the
National Metropolitan Bank building but Col
ID. b. Anger called those present to order and
Col Coroin announced that the chairman OF
called to Philadelphia with the chairman of the
committee on transportation to confer with the
committee on the part OF the passenger agents
OF the trunk line railroads on the question of
rates. Mr.. Thompson had asked that the com
mlttee adjourn until the latter part of the week.
when he would be able to furnish them with
the result Of the meeting in Philadelphia The
committee adjourned until Saturday next at
seven p. m.
ACCOMMODATIONS IN ALEXANDRIA
The subcommittee On public comfort this
morning received a letter from Mayor Court
land b. Smith, OF Alexandria, stating that in
case Of pressure for room to accommodate the
visitors expected to attend the inaug-
urat1on, he had no doubt but that
several thousands could be provided for
10 that city, and II desired he would cause
canvass to be made through that city and as
certain the nature and capacity Of spare hal,a
and rooms, and cooperate with the COMMITTEES.
WEDDINGS YEsrERb..c marriage of Mr..
IhOs. j. Collins. of the P. o. department, 10
place at ST. Matthew s church yesterday after
noon, in the presence OF the friends and rela-
ives OF the bride and groom. Rev. Father Boyle
The wedding OF Mr.. Sylvester j.
Bers, OF North Carolina, and Miss Fannie j.
Barton. OF Virginia daughter of Mr. BENJAMIN
J. Barton, took place yesterday afternoon at
he residence OF the brides father, near Alexan.
IRA, Va The ceremony was performed by Rev.
" IN. Dinwiddie The bride and groom left on
the 500 pm. train for Raleigh, NC, their
future home.
DAMAGE BY THE JANUARY THAw.-The light
rains OF yesterday and heavy rain OF last night
have left the streets OF the city In a miserable
condition for pedestrians, the sluSh being over
ankle deep In some places. The sleigning Is
over, unless sudden freeze should succeed the
present thaw. There was slight fall In
EaSC NJ, DUC GQiS morning at
o'clock the mercury stood at one degree above
freezing point and has been rising since. Most
OF the bursted water pipes from the effects of
the late Il eeZe have been service pipes running
from the streets into private premises. About
twenty OF these are reported daily, and In many
cases great inc0nVenience has been caused.
The roof OF Mr.. Birkhead'5 carpenter shop, on
street, near 4th northwest, fell In night before
last from the weight OF snow upon it, and lot
OF furniture stored there was badly damaged
Yesterday forty feet or more OF the sheds
at the y street market tumbled down
from the weight OF SnoW.-The prop
erty owners On the line of water street, George
town, feel apprehensions OF a freshet. The river
Is now vast sheet OF Ice from salt water to IFS
ice shows no sign of giving
away, although 1t is thought TO be sofLening
under the general thaw.-Captain Edward 5.
johnson, who arrived here yesterday from Glib
sons wharf. lower Potomac, states that last
Friday night he and Capt. Nelson had great
difficulty In saving their vessels and cargo of
oysters. Capt. Peter Frances vessel of Alexan-
dria, sank from under him. Capt. Frank Evans,
OF this city, had to throw his cargo overheard.
The roof Of the livery stable on q street
northwest now occupied by Mr.. Thomas j.
Chapman gave way last night, destroying q
number of fine carriages and Duggea-There
are no Indications that much water has accu-
mulated on top OF the Ice In the river by the
rain OF Tuesday night. nor Is there any imme-
diate danger Of flood from the upper river, as
the rain which has thus far fallen Is held by the
large body OF snow. and much more rain would
be necessary to make much impression upon It.
Men engaged in the lumber and fuel business
along the water front in this City feel some ap-