Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-17
THE WHOLE COUNTRY
Is TO BE PLEASED WITH THE GENERAL
ARRANGEMENTS AT THE INAUGU-
RATION NEXT NONTH.-HOW
THE SOVEREIGN RULERS
ARE TO BE
CARED FOR.
From the Louisville Courier Journal. ]

That the dominant party proposes to
make the Inauguration Of Mr.. Garfield
the most brilliant event, of the charac-
ter, known in the coHntry's history is no
ter of course, it is mainly in the hands
of the members of that party, it is, new
ertheleSS, to be a great national event in
the people of all sections will unite to
do honor, not to the President of one
party, but to the Chief Executive of the
country. A conspicuous feature of the
inaugural ceremonies and parade will
be the participation of quite number
of military organizations from the
South. Thus will the blue and the gray
intermiagle, and the pride of all the
States m the Union be heightened, and
one and all will feel that the Capital is
indeed that of the nation entire. To
further increase this era of good feeling.
the general committee proposes to erect
thirty-eight grand arches on Pennsylva-
mia avenue, one for each and every State
| i'll the Union. These arches will, it is
expected, indicate in some way the dis
tinctive features of the different States.
There will also be grand triumphal arch
es erected at other points throughout the
city, notably at the White House and
the Capitol. Basing their calculations
upon acceptances thus far received, the
committee calculate that the military or
ganizationS in line will aggregate to ex-
ceed twenty thousand men. The ques-
tion of affording ample accommodation
to the great number Of people who will
be present has been most satisfactorily
settled by the course of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company in agreeing
to run fast trains ever half hour be
tween Washington and Baltimore. The
regular schedule time of the Baltimore
and Ohio, it having the only double
track between the two cities, is but one
hour. The Washington depot being
just across the street from the Capitol
grounds, and the Baltimore depot within
a few moments walk of the leading ho-
tells, the chances are that those who stop
in the latter city will be able to reach
the centre of attraction in Washington
in fully as good time as those who make
their headquarters at the capital
There will be no increase in the rates at
the Baltimore hotels. and the railroad
fare from one city to the other will not
exceed sixty cents. Al this nominal fig
ure, and with the exceedingly moderate
rates at the best hotels in Baltimore, tie
probabilities are that those who make
that city their stopping place will have
no larger bills to pay than if they re-
maiued in Wa, hingt,n. The Baltimore
and Ohio, with its only direct line from
Louisville to Washington, and its scheC-
ule, which is no less than seven hours
faster than that of any other road reach
ing Washington, naturally anticipating
very largely increased business next
month, has made every preparation to
handle it most effective. The Daisy
Train" which leaves here in the after
noon and reaches Washington next day
at noon will be run in as many sections
as are requisite to meet the demands
upon it, The elegant new sleepers, built
expressly for the Baltimore and Ohio,
will be attached to all trains, and every
possible care will be taken to insure the
comfort and convenience of all patrons.
The company has just issued very
handsome little circular giving a brief
sketch of the different presidents from
Washington's time to the present, and
also the official programme of the COM
mittee in charge of the inaugural cere-
monies. This circular, which will be
found very handy for reference, can be
had upon application to any of the
agents of the Baltimore and Ohio, or
will be promptly forwarded by return
mail to all who send their address to G.
K. LORD, G. P. A, Baltimore, Md.