The Evening critic., 1885-01-26

Tho meeting Of tho Committee on Illu-
mination last Saturday night decided to
accept the offer of the Siemens Company to
furnish the ballroom with eighty-six of
their lamps, forty to be ready by February
23 and forty-six by February 2S, for 81 900.
There will also be two.inch Pipe around
the balconies Of the FIRST and second floors,
taking out and extending lateral branches
FOR the various outlets. The ton lines of
pipe crossing the court arc to be Of one-inch
pipo and supported by wire cables, which
will DO furnished aud placed in position by
the officer in charge. II is estimated that
tho total cost Of Illuminating tho ballroom
will be about $4,000.
At the meeting of the Transportation
Committee Saturday night it was an
nounced that the Pennsylvania Road had
extended the time for return on its tickets
to March Z; that the Chesapeake e Ohio
Road had arranged for half.rates all along
its lines, and that the Virginia, Tennessee
Il Georgia Air Line had adopted very low
rates.
The CRITIC stated some weeks ago that
the public would bo disappointed in the
general expectation which has been raised
through the newspapers that the majority
Of organizations and other visitors during
Inauguration week would bo from the
South. That prediction is sustained. Not
ohONO h-boi hOIOu apDilJhbiOub ndNO Dtod
received for quarters from the South. The
books of the committee show that moro
Pennsylvanians than people of any other
State will be here, both as TO organizations
and individual and private parties. Most
of the Southern people, IL is assumed, who
have the means TO take q pleasure trip pre-
fer going to the New Orleans exhibition.
The attempt to get list Of quarters for
Inauguration visitors in Alexandria has
proved failure. The people in that city
do not desire to rent their houses and
tables, but with old Southern hospitality
prefer to keep them that they may enter
tain their friends from the surrounding
country aud even remote counties OF the
State of Virginia.
The Public Comfort Committee to-day
received letter from man in Wisconsin.
This man offers to como to Washington and
attend the Inauguration IL the committee
will afford him free transportation TO this
city and back to his home for his wife, him
self and seven children, with board and
lodging while they arc here. He has eight
children, but will, under the circumstances,
leave one Of them at home. He says that
he intended to bring the whole family on,
and would have, at his own expense done
so, "but for the fact that had my money
in bank and the cashier of the bank is
now in Canada"
Notes.
Mr.. j. W. Worden's system for outdoor H.
Illumination was tested last Saturday night aud
pronounced u be a failure by tine Fireworks
and illumination committees.
AT the meeting OF the Committee on Civic
ORGANIZATION notifications were received from
the Jackson Democratic Association, the
Young Mems Democratic Association and the
Jefferson Democratic Association that they
mad appointed committees to confer with the
Civic Committee in regard TO the reception OF
visiting organizations.
The offer OF II. o. Towles to furnish the
ladies' reception. room without charging any
thing has been accepted.
O. q. Schneider, OF this city, offers to put In
electric bells, 80 that the Floor Committee, on
the night or the ball, can tell promptly whon
the acts are made up.
Assistant Secretary Coon has promised to do
nll he can to secure the loan by tho Treasury
Depal tment OF carpets for use on the night OF
the boil.
The following additional contributions have
been received by Mr.. q. o. Glover, treasurer OF
Walter d. Dayidge, $50; Hanna 4 Johnston,
$50; Appleby & Edmonston, $50; John Selden,
$50; Richard Smith, $50; Nathaniel Wilson,
]. j.. Darlington, s25; Jeff Chandler, s25; B..
Beale, S25; Calderon Carlisle, s25; W. b.
Webb, $685. James @. Payne, s25; II. E. Dsvis,
S25; L. G. Hine, s25; Leon TobrIner, s25; Jere
NJ Wilson, S26; Linden Kent, S25; H. o..
Clauehton, $50; O. II. Cragn, tr.. s25; W.
sheliabarger, s25; washington Steamboat
Company, q. W. Ridley, manager, 800; john
II. Gheen, S25; f. NJ. Draney, $685. william Il.
Downey, s25; W. W. Rapiey, for National
Theatre, S25. Total to date, $15,176.
The Union Veteran Corps, Old Guard, has
secured pistorios band for the parade OH the
21st OF February. The band Will also receive
and escort the Fourteenth Regiment National
Guard of Pennsylvania to their headquarters
at Masonic Temple on their arrival here
March 8.
To-day $3.50 each for the nrst fve tickets
issued TO the ball was offered.
Lieutenant Frank Courts, Of the Navy, Is
assisting In the work OF putting on tho canvas
roof OF the Pension building.
The General Committee will meet tonight at
The Arlington.