The Evening critic., 1885-01-22
THE INAUGURATION.
wind Is ReInr Done.


mittee last night IL was decided TO award
the fireworks contract to the Unexcelled
Fireworks Company, of New York, at
$4,000. The day display will consist Of 256
pieces TO BIO set off along the Avenue and
the ascension Of seventy balloons of various
colors. The pieces will include number of
bombs, throwing out pigs fish, elephants
crocodiles, comic human figures, horses, ON.
blems, flags, SC. Alright there will be burst.
ing shells, rockets, floral fountains, batteries
fmany colored lights, mines of saucissons,
number of exhibition pieces, including star
Of America, star of independence, tree of
liberty, cross Of honor, scrpentine wheel
cluster Of diamonds, 5eweled cross, maltese
cross, n large piece representing realistic
scene Of the falls of Niagara, 800 feet long
by 90 high, making an area Of 1880 square
feet of fire; another representing the Capt.
toll with portraits Of Cleveland aud Hen.
bricks on either side, aud others 10 bo
chosen out Of number of designs by the
members Of the committee.
proposition was received from Mr.. ].
w. Worden, Of Brighton Beach, Offering to
illuminate tho exterior of the Pension
building with various colored fires, and
also to suspend similar lights from the trees
around the building and along the Avenue
from Fifteenth street to the Capitol.
IL was decided TO invite Mr. Worden TO
come here for consultation. 1t was an
nounced that tho Navy Department had
turned over all the decorating material In
its possession but that some of il could not
be used for street decoration.
MIR. VIM. Dickson, II. l.. Crawford and
j. l.. Norris were appointed committee TO
see about illuminating the Avenue. The
offer Of the United States Electric Light
Company TO illuminate the White House
grounds was accepted.
At its meeting last night the Illumina-
ton Committee decided to light the ball
room by gas.
The following contributions have been
received:
villa. wormley, $780, Gardner G. Hub
bard, $780, ID. Willis James, New York, SOD;
Captain j. n. Merryman, y. y. y; M. $40; II.
$40; W.. II. Whitening, So; Chas. schlesinger
4 Bon, New York, $l0 Mary Ann Lynn, So;
2; W: Shook, s5; Robert winker, $50 P.
So; John Bartnett, So; william Heimus, $40:
Z. LeMoir, $10i Henry Peterson, $751; Hugh J.
I Iegan, $40; s. AmSn, $40; g. q. gornwell (
So; Louis spanIer, So: Thomas Walsh, So; o.
y. smith, S1Oi T. w. Evans, $40; Jas. Tharp,
80; 9; A; sa1 utter, $5 Henry Iselter 81; r. syl
500; Luiz n Bro, S25; z. d. Hartley, 500;
Armieead Peter, NJ. D., $50; Oropley, Boteler
4 Champion, SO; W. o. Hazel, IS; Weaver,
Kengla Co., $40: Samuel O. Palmer, 500;
Herr Oissel, $50; Gllmor, Meredith 4 Co.,
500 Whestley Bros, s100 J. D.. Mcclure,
500; j. V.N. Huyck, S25. Total, S1,2SS; grand
total to date, $12,S46.
Mayor Grace of New York, has secured
parlor on the avenue from which to view the
procession.
1t proposed that the visiting militia
from Georgia rendezvous at Charleston,
SC.
The Decoration Committee on the Ball
room has decided to have largo triple
star, composed of three stars illuminated
with ruby, white and blue gas cups aud
solid crystal prismatic Star in the centre
The whole piece will be over seven feet in
height.
The chief of the Tuscarora Indians in
Niagara County, N. Y, Expresses desire
to bring on the cornet band of that tribe,
the committee to pay its expenses and
furnish flag. The chief in his letter
says that he thinks the Democratic ad.
ministration will be more liberal than
Republican one in dealing with the wards
OF the Nation
Mr.. f. S. Stokes, of New York, will in
all probability be given the contract for
the supper.
On the suggestion book to-day was sug-
gestion that there should be given annex
balls at reasonable prices in the Eighth
Street Market, OIL. elsewhere, as may be
practicable.