The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
And Continue to Fill Residents with Dis
may and AstOnishment by the Noises
Produced by Their Flies and Drums
The New Cabinet Officers Take Possess
sion of their Several Departments.
The Terror Exhibited by Ex-Secretary Chan
dler on Being Confronted by a Score of
Alabama Generals and C0lOnelS.
THE LATE INAUGURATION.
Visitors Who Still Linger and Make til
Capital Uncomfortable with Noise.

Visitors Who Still Linger and Make the
Capital Uncomfortable with Noise.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March Tt seems that the
echoes from the Inauguration will never die; that
the last of the contingent will not leave, nor the
roar of the fife and drum and the tramp tramp,
tramp Of soldier and civilian ever cease. The
trains have been loaded down almost with men
and women since Thursday morning and one
would think from the outpour that the city
would soon be drained of its people. But not so.
The streets are yet filed, comparatively and
there are animated scenes in every direction.
Most of those who remain, however, are either
residents of States far away, or are awaiting
the turn of the Office wheel.
Hotels and restaurants have not washed their
dishes yet. Everything is topsy -turvy, and
body is demoralized and praying for rest
from the mob. The crowd far exceeded that
ever seen here before. The jams at the national
political conventions are usually large, but they
were not to be compared to the one here on the
4th in either volume or capacity to linger. There
were twice as many strangers here on the 4th as
have ever assembled at national convention it
is said Despite the great hotel, lodging and
feeding capacity Of the city. and the fact that
for months it was increased beyond all reasona-
BILE proportions, it was found to be altogether in
adequate on the night after the Inauguration
1t is said that 600 men paraded the streets
all night because they could get no place to
Sleep
But little complaint has been heard about i'm
positions of any description. The police force
was exceedingly large and was supplemented
with large number Of expert detectives The
roooerles reported strange to say, were from
residents or prominent visitors. There were
none Of the usual tricks attempted, and the un-
sophisticated did not suffer-
1t will require q months hard work by the
employees at the Capitol to put the building in
condition, respectable The floors and every,
thing people could walk upon and touch are
coated with dirt. In some places, to-day, it is
impossible to distinguish at distance of few
feet the tile flooring from that of stone, brick,
or wood
The entertainment given at the inaugural ball
room last night has set the teeth of the people
on edge They want more of it, and there is
disposition to preserve the decorations in the
room and work them for all they are worth.
Beginning with a ball on the 4th, at So admis
sion, then following with promenade concert at
81, it is possible to keep on down the SCALE draw
ing large crowd, until the price goes out at ten
cents, in competition with the dime museums.
The decorations at the ballroom are charming
and extensive beyond description, and it is those
which make up the attraction.
Outrages Upon Colored People by Militia.
Washington Special.
A small colored boy, with green patch on his
trousers walked up the street near Seventh
street, about 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
whistling Climbing up the Golden Stairs" He
was stopped by crowd of soldiers belonging to
the Tenth and Eighteenth Pennsylvania regi-
ments. One of the soldiers secured rope He
tied one end around his waist and made moose
in the other. Then he gave very loud yell,
and wound up by calling: ''Git, niger, git"
The colored boy got, and the troops followed.
The one with the rope got within ten feet of
the boy and then by dextrous throw landed the
rope over the boys head and said, whoa" The
rope encircled the boys neck and he stopped
still and went to the ground. The men gathered
about their victim and some bound his limbs
tightly. while others went for board. on which
bu0y tleO Tie UOv. LILO UFuIu CORPS was sum
moned and mock funeral procession was in
dulged the band playing John Browns Body"
and the boy yelling all the way.
The crowd then returned to their loafing place
and stopned an old negro man. Want p drink
uncle?" asked one. holding q bucket of water
The old man said that he did, and the trooper
threw the water on him. Two colored men were
ridden on rail, and an old colored woman was
stopped and addressed in an insolent manner
One of them attempted to put his arm around
her waist, but she delt him heavy blow and he
let her go.
Three more colored men were tossed in
blanket. and an undersized Chnaman furnished
the next sport He was surrounded, but man
aged to escape and dashed up the street, his
queue standing out at dead level. The crowd
followed but the Mongolian dashed through the
open doorway of Seventh street clothing house
and crouched at the counter. The soldiers at
tempted to follow, but Lieutenant Arnold came
up and ordered them away.
"Watchu got ter do with this, anyway? asked
one of the soldiers well ride you on rail if
yer don't git. Yer ain't wanted"
The Lieutenant refused to ''git," and strug
gle followed, and although there were over 200 of
the soldiers gathered around, the officer arrested
the man. The latter swors out a warrant against
the Lieutenant later in the day for assault and
battery. He says the Lieutenant dubbed his
teeth out. These acts are but specimens of how
the soldiers amused themselves, and several dis
orderly scenes were enacted while they were go
ing to the depot.
ANXIETY OF SILVER MEN.