The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-08
WAsmNdroY, March Sd, 1881

3 phaetun, and by other people "herdic,
after the Inventor, and the other lsrgel
omnibus Tn very low wheels, and called ,
chariot, though very different vehicle from
the Char,o, formerly used here and which
sold oft 10 taa street car companies, ms the
others will probably in time. The 'herdic'
holds eight persons, AT five cents n seat, arc
when IL has eight persons ia it, little bosrt
side the door, and no ono else allowed 10 en-
ter. This is u step towards civilization
which those of us who are too poor 10 ride
in carriages hail with supreme delight.
Well, these new vehicles may, M | said
sell out to tho big monopolies, but mean,
while they will all DO taxed to their utmos,
| capacity to carry the thousands Of people
! Hooking into the city from every direction.
No one has ever seen Washington so full
of itrsngors, nor so gay with arches and b,n'
ners md electric lights snd rows of gas tets
nor So bright with uniforms in vivid phal.
Nnyrs ad accompanied oy gaily.drossed
bands paradng tho streets. From morning
I'LL Ent the air is gorgeous with color, and
voea, with martial music. An excitement
which no ono can either comprehend or OF.
plain pervades tho city. \ joyous excite
meut, too, IN tho main, and so healthy | sup
pose.
No American president has ever been IN
stalled into the duties OF hs office wi h such
"pump and circumstance" as General Gar
fl Id will be surrounded by on Fridsy next
AID one naturally wonders whether this ia A
prelude TO the introduction to tho "Hamil.o.
man era in our government So eStolled by
General Garfield in thst famous speech, aud
the close of the Jefferson ora" no depreca-
ted.
A party of vs. visited the new Museum
which was lighted up for the first time last
| Friday and in which the grand inaugural
ball, or deception Concert" AS the tickets
| have il, is to be held. There is no such ball
ro"m in the world. Tho immense halls,
twelve in number, think are separated by
high arches instead of solid walls so that all
| are visible from almost any stand point the
crowns of tho arches ornamented by many
| colored banners surrounding the coats of
arms of tho various states and territories and
the pillars dressed with punches of little flags
while festoons Of green, fceked with flowers,
hang from the lofty ceilings, and myrlads Of
gas iots give foiry-like beauty to tho
whole and form An ensemble positively en-
chanting. Tho Museum is in the form of the
Greek cross, four halls Of gigantic proper
lions forming the arms snd in the centre is
an immenec rotunda with u lofty dome light
Of with painted glass wiuduws aud lrcscocd
IN exquisite designs ard delicate tinls to ia
summit. Uader this dome is q gigantic stat
Nc of . crowned woman holding ia bee hand
u globe filled with electric light America. a.
snort, enlgbtnlug tho world. Thi4 statue.
wh,cu is plaster cast Is the M del of =
| lighthouse on exhibition a the centennial by
q Frenchman, and presented Dy him To no
United States. Tho idea is full of poetry
snd grandeur, whuiher ia its practical sense
Of beacon guiding the mariner through
dangerous rocks and shadows, or in us
grander sonse uf perfect and enlightened
woman guiding humanity through the dan
goc1 of lite's tempestuous ocean.
Asall the world knows, negroes of rosrcc-
liability and good standing aro 10 be admit
ted to this grand bail. Probably there will
10 several hundreds present. Now this /,
proper or not, Just rs We look ut it. II the
ball ia political affair, don't SEQ how |,
could be avoided, but a purely social event,
II, balls ara wont TO DO, confess it is q new
departure which cannot admire, and which
is certainly not warranted by anything in
Gencrsl Gsrhelds social career, whatever bin
political course may have been.
But all this gran ieur aud magniilccnec hiss
no, been attained without much pickering
jealousy and hot dispute among tho variou.
committee, clubs, and organizations con
erned therein.
General sherman, under tho impressions
tha,tno war IA over, selected confederate
general. who adds to that ollcnso the Grim,
OF being head door keeper TO Democrats,
hCutn of representatives, ~ enc Of his assist
ants. My readers know this, and that Gen.
etat sherman, unjismsytd by the resolution,
OF veteran clubs" or tho denunciAtOn oI
bows In blue refused to withdraw Genera
Folus' sppoiutmcnt, and said II no couldn't
appoint his own aids, he wouldn't serve Ut sll
bu my readers perhaps 10 not know. that
on hearing tho hubbub the selection had
| created, Gouera Fields wrote 10 Gcners
sherman mably, noble letter, Offering to
o1cGse himself from accepting tho homo
doGe him, and 50 msking an honorable path
FIR General Sherman out of the officially
Gcaorsl Shor'san answered hi by NJ
| rQnsily noble letter, saying among Othe
tn ,cs, tina, the action OF certain parties WI
AZ insult ~ HIM (Gon,rsl Shcrmsu), and no
,o General fie ds, and M Non,d cortsal,
net withdraw General FisldS namr It h,
would honor him BY sc'inr MS hi- dcputy an,
| hl,lUg command of all tho southern troop
prescott on the 18th OF March ncXL | heart
tals from ono who read tho letter, and who's,
Word IA sufficient proof OF It's vuth.
Now one Of tho blterest Republican club
totu . 10 march along side Of negro com
pauN and another 10 bc put next tho "rcbc
| horde" So, between tho "fchols" aud tn
rtSoos, the "loya" mon are sorr beet.
Lsst Tuesday SAW Arthur. liz was Wis
.oD. the senate, learning how 10 preside
, ppose, aud Coukllng was introducing soma
tors to tho vice. To tho intense di'gust o
Voorhees,, who was trying 10 get hoard on III
library building bill. He said he dilu'l .,
much mind not being lstencd 80, but h,
hated 10 have 10 10 over II all egain, whicl
bo knew would be asked of him by some sen
tcrs. who were not now listening. lilo wa
RIG ), too, for rs soon Ms tina. piece of imper
unoncc ycl,pt Ccnkling got through with hi
iairoductions no coolly asked what tho sen
.tor from Indiana had been saying
Voorhees, refused 10 repeat, 60 tho bill via
read and the contest began. II ended In
lriumph for tho eloquent lndiauisn. VIVA
,ue house will do with the bill, no ono CA
u, but do so wish Democratic congr 9
- Uld ge, tho credit of 50 proper and admirs
h'n a work IS the erection OF suitable build
b for the magnificent collection of bool,
" hidden In tho 'congrcaslonsl library.
nkling and lhgalls both opposed tho pur
| ,hasn nf nav sila an ihn scnra hut raallv A