Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-04

crowd. Gen. Hancock waved them down with
ms large military hat. Gen. CresSeN then
stepped forward and said it afforded him tbs
/ utmost pleasure TO Introduce 10 them GEN Win.
| held Scott Hancock. Again there was scene
OF me widest enthusiasm. and when the crowd
| had yelled itself boarSe Gen. Hancock said.
II had notice that would be received by the
military upon my arrival here. but did nor
expect, especially In this Indictment weather, TO
| be met py such a gathering as this-to have a
| crowd follow my carriage from the depot TO the
| hotel My friends. thank you"
The General retired, and the crowd dispersed
The Fire Works.
The contract for the fireworks was given to
| Samuel Jackson OF Philadelphia, who furnished
| the committee with the following description
| Of the display, s'Commenc.ng with a very bril-
| liant and beautiful Illumination OF the south
end OF the Treasury building grounds and the
washington monument, II possible; this 10 De
succeeded oy continues fights OF rockets, para
cnutes, with changing c0lored iliuminati0ns
Oomoshe1ls, &C. forming great Jewel-cloudS in
the heavens Among the set-p pieces Will be pre-
| sented magnificent tree with golden foliage.
superb sun With c0rruScating radiators, the
national coat of-armS-very brilliant: 3 com
| pifrnent TO the army and navy containing an
emblem OF each. with the letters Army and
Navy" around which Will reyolye the national
| ensign; The grand cataract or Niagara. one or
| the laost suoerb efforts OF the pyric arr; the
whole enutng with gorgeous device, IA wl,ca
VIII appear life like portraits OF tie Presit mt
AID Vice resident The beauty OF this picUlre
Is b Jond description, as the portraits open
out IN lines OF silver IRE. The Whole back
grourd VIII present one great mass or streams
OF colored fires OF the most brilliant and varied
hues, which, together with the Spr.nglng o..
mines AID exploding or shells, will FORM
spectacle OF matchleSS SplendOr; and as the
Stars nom the ast shell disappear a ma yRld-
cent bouquet Ike "a huge volcano Will ascend.
uIl1s the heavens with every gem known ID
The art. thus terminating the grandeSt pyro-
lecAuIcil display ever seen in WaSlln ytoa.'
THE CITY LAST NIGHT
was very lively. notwithstanding the storm OF
sleet, snow, rain and q little thunder and
lightning, which prevailed. and the streets
were nlied with people. among them q good
many disconsolate- looking folks with grin
sacks, whose mission seemed to be the tindlug
OF some place 10 get In out OF the wet. Bands
OF music were heard at intervals. as org aniZa-
ton after organization arrived and marched
up the Avenue Ell route 10 quarters.
inauguration Weather.
FOURTEEN BAD INAUGURATION DAYS-PaoPosRp
CHANGE IN TH8 DAY.
Twenty.oDe Presidents have been inaGgu-
rated in this city OF the twenty-four Inaugural
ton days that this country has experienced
Washington was inaugurated first In New York
and the second time In PHILADELPHIA, where
Adams was also inaugurated. In fourteen OF
the inaugurations here bad weather has pre-.
vailed, though different somewhat from that
which was experienced to-day.
TALKING WITH GgN. SHERMAN ABOUT TIE WEATHER
Talking TO Gen. Sherman about It this morn
ing Gen. Turner said: General, have come to
the conclusion that tnaugurations sl0aId be
held In May instead OF March. Tais March
weather is SO unreliable and dangerous that ft
Is not safe. Should the inauguration be held IN
May IL would be better for all hands aud pleas
anter for the new President himself. | doa't
exactly believe in electing man President and
then paying so little attention to him as ID
force him Co Tide down TO the Capitol and back
again La an open carriage exposed TO the
weather. IL looks TO rne that it Is a kind OF
plan TO kill of newly elected Presidents IN
faVOT or Vice Presidents, who you Will notice
are not required To ride Ia open carriages"
Gen. sherman asS9nted TO the proposition
ana said he mad favored a later Inauguration
for years, and would do all ne could 10 pet the
change made at the proper time. Bills 10
CHANGE THE TINE FOR THE INAUGURATION
lave been presented il every Congress for the
past twenty years. Even before that the dues
ton was agitatei, but as Il requires consCltu-
ttonal amendment, many shrink from touching
ft On tie ground thai the less tinkerlng Or
charge maze in the constitution the better
! Though this W III have considerable effect upon
many. TIE STAR reporter heard at least half
Co2en members to the next House who said
they would press bill for q Change. Several
senators. among whom are Senator Jones, OF
Florida, senator's B3yard, PendleJ0l, Beck.
Logan and Morrli favor Nay Inauguration.
MR. HAYES FAvoRS TIE CHANGE.
EX-President Hayes IN talking over the same
matter at his state dinner last night, rem lrked
that he could always be relied upon as wit
ness ia favor OF the change. MY Inauguration,
You VII y II, remember. according to the news2a-
ptfS at least. Was on 'haZeS day. It WAS in
teLsely dlsagreea6la; and though was wrapped
up as warm - couid De,
suffered froTn the Effects OF II Tor several d9T3
after entered toe White House. This unfor-
tunate spell OF weather viii have the effect OF
starting pec9ie 10 thinking over it, and nope
they wfl not have forgotten 1t by the time the
next llaug uration rolls around"
There we're more harsh words used In Wash
tngion to-day, in consequence OF the weather.
than ever oefore in the same space Of time. II
made almost every one feel desperate aud have
d 0tSift 80 90 something terrible 70 get even.
WHAT GEN. HANCOCK SAYS.
Gfn. Hancock had quite a number OF callers
| this morning. Congressman. politicians and army
| ard navy 0fiic9rs. He told them that had he
been elected Gen. Garfield would have been In
| the Clty AID assisted La his Inauguration aud
| he was only doing the same. Gen. carried being
member OF the Senate, IN the place since filed
| by the election Of Mr.. Sherman, he would have,
| or course. been In the city. Talking OF the
weather, Gen. Hancock said Re was extremely
| sorry, both on Gen. Gari1eld'S account as We'll
| as the thousands who had come On TO witness
| the procession and ceremonies. He said wail 2
! he had not picked out any particular time To
| have the Inauguration, he was Ia favor OF
| taking 1t out OF March and putting il Ia some
| month that had conscience aud thai co1ld De
| relied upon 10 do the fair and honorable thing,
VI kiSJaoiSCo vi ono luib5
| else. When asked II he would attend the
| inauguration ball he answered ',,Oh, yes, III be
| there. / fnterd TO go the Whole thing aad.
| beSides that, have received gspeciai iavita-
| ton or Gen. Carried.
| The men who put up the STANDS. many of
| WHOM are OUT on their investments are it Is
| presumed, Ia favor OF change
| GETTING EVEN on RUBBsRs
| 1T is a bad wind that blows no good re-
| marked an avenue merchant TO a STAR reporter
+, as the latter was making dead run for this
/ Office about neon TO- day. ''Walt and VIII ten
| you all about it, he said, catching tue STAR
! man by the collar. you see / am out some
| money on a stand investment, and now do you
| think / saved myself? RubOers, my boy, ruu.
| Der! That's the way TO get even. / sold over
| zoo pair OF ruhDerS today, ard could sell uJJ
, more II happened to have the sizes called for.
| You are young man and need advice. Take
| this: on inauguration days lay IN a stock OIL
| rucbers. They pay better than anything else,
| especially When the weather Comes your way.
| You see what | expected 10 win On the stand
| caught On ruobers. It's the law OF compensa-
| ton exempiifled.'"
| INAUGURATION WEATHER, ACCORDING TO vBSfyoR.
In reply to letter OF Mr. A. 5. Solomons, Of
| this city, asking In relation to the kind OF
weather which might be expected on Inaugural
| tton day, Prof. NennOr or Canada, wrote a
| fOllOws:-"March VIII enter like & lion nearly
| everywhere: and IN the term everywhere
| OF the month. viii. In all probability, bring d
cold dip and stormy weather with snow falls
| over very considerable areas. Heavy rains and
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