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TASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent

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Washington, March 9TH, 1881
"The agony is over, the child is christen
ed" the Inauguration has taken place
We now have a real President and the imi-
tation is relocated to the shades Of private
life. The city has assumed something of lis
accustomed winter appearance though still
the lingering remnant of visiting thousands
is plainly pcrceptible. A number of the
visiting military are still here, and many
more would have remained but for an un-
fortunate misunderstanding between the
Washington Light Infantry and the Nation
al Rifles. 1t seems the Light Infantry had
cot bill through the House granting them
the use Of the new Museum for the purpose
of giving hall in honor Of the visiting
military. Bat when the Rifles heard of 1t
they addressed q letter to Logan in the Son
ate asking asking Linn to have the bill rs It
came from the House so amended IS to make
the granting Of the use of the building not
alone 10 the Light Infantry but to all the
military organizations of the District, stat
ing that their object was TO share in the
pecuniary benefits to be derived from the
ball. If this isn't three cent hospitality
what is it? Truly niger like. At all
events it killed the bill completely and q
number of military companies who would
have otherwise remained, silently folded
their tents and departed. | dare not ask
YOU for space to describe the magnificence
of the display on this occasion, and perhaps
the detail would hardly interest the general
reader Suffice il to say that Washington
has never before seen such crowd OF Visl-
tors (which would have been doubtless much
Il !. tsr.. flts.f.
nor has she ever before 2TrayCd herself IN
such gala attire to receive them. This may
all be well enough, and few can see any
harm in il, Lu, in my humble opinion 1t IS
altogether too CStentatlCus, and but lily
COMFORTS with the yauntCd simplicity Of cur
republican form OF government One OF
the worst features of the occasion was sta
t;oning military in the halls of the Capitol
and one or two members Of the House had
some difficulty in reaching theirseats. Par
ticularlv was this tie case with Mr.. Harri-
son of Sew York, who reported the fact TO
the House. when, after some slight debate,
the Speaker issued an order TO clear the
building of the military.
General Hancock reached here at eight
o'clock on Thursday evening. The train
upon which lie was passenger was duc
here at four o'clock, lut owing to the heavy
fall OF snow and general iucemncy OF the
weather did not arrive till the hour above
stated. Notwithstanding this fact an i'm
mense crowd assembled at the b. " j. depot
to welcome the man so deseryedly admired.
When he arrived the enthusiasm OF the as
scmbled thousands was unbOundcd, and but
fer the energetic interference Of the police
thew would have taken lis horses from the
carriage and dragged it to his hotel Gen.
Hancock has borne himself upon this try
ing occasion with rare good sense and cour-
tesy, and upon every occasion worth noting
enables his friends to glory in the man they
have so ardCntly supported.
Garheld's Inaugural was hut mass OF
platitudcs and careful reading Will show
that the only thing he commits himself to
is the education OF negro children and Sc
curing the right of suflrage. He may de-
velop into a frs.-rate nurse for niger babies
hut notice he didn't take one Of their dad
dies into lis cabinet
One of HAYES last official acts was vetolng
the Funding bill How lie could let his
personal views outweigh the solemn decision
of the assembled wisdom Of the nation IS
more than | can say. There were many
delegates here from rich banks who consid-
cred themselves injured by tie bill and they
may have deemed it wise to indulge in
cheap veto. 49,,
On Thursday last the house passed bill
founded upon the last Census fixing the
number of members to compose the next
House at three hundred and nineteen
Rather too large a body toransact business
with accuracy and celerity-suchis theoPin-
ION of 4 LOCKER On IN VIENNA.