The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-04
MOVING ON WASHINGTON.
Place Hunters and Sight Seers
Thronging the City.

Thronging the City.
WASHINGTON, March 2-The city is al
ready filing up with Inauguration visi-
tors. The principal streets, public build
ings and other places of interest to sight
seers, have been thronged with them all
day. Large crowds fill the Iobbies of all
the hotels, and the capitol building has
been oyerrun by strangers. The commit
tees which have in charge the several
features of the Inauguration ceremonies
have nearly completed their preliminary
work, and the street decorations are in
an advanced stage of preparation. Penn
sylvania avenue, from the capitol to the
White House, is in blaze of light and
color, the committee OH illumination hav-
ing substituted clusters OF variously col
ored globes for the ordinary streetlamps,
and the citizens having lent their aid in
Frightening the scene by decorating their
houses and stores, and the stands for
spectators, which have been erected at
every point of advantage along the route.
Among the organizations which have
already arrived in this city are the Kan
sas City Democratic Club, the Flambeau
Club of Topeka Kansas, the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Philadelphia,
the Busch Zouaves of st. Louis, and the
Tammany Society of New York. This
last named organization arrived here this
afternoon, about 97O strong, accompan-
led by the Seventh regiment band of New
York, and marched up Pennsylvania
avenue, escorted by the jackson demo-
cratic association, and accompanied by a
large crowd of persons, amid the display
of fireworks.
The spectators cheered the society as it
marched past. The organization marched
by Wizards hotel, and serenaded Hen
bricks, who came to his window and
bowed Acknowledgements. A portion of
the Pennsylvania state militia has ar
rived, and the entire body, 1900 strong,
is expected to reach the city some time
during the night
CoLoRED TROOPS OFF.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 2.--Briga-
der General Claussen and staff, accom-
panied by the South Carolina Volunteers,
a company of colored troops, left here
this afternoon for Washington to take
part in Cleveland's Inauguration. The
expenses of the company are paid by
subscriptions raised among the demo-
Gratis of Charleston.
THE RUSH AT PITTSBURG.
PITTsBURG. March 2.-The rush to
Washington through this city to-day was
unprecedented At the union station the
throng was so great that the passengers
on incoming trains were unable to get
near the restaurant, while sleeping car
accommodations were at a premium.
The Carter Harrison club. from Chicago,
passed through at noon.
PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS BEGIN TO MOVE.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-The rush
from this city to Washington for the in
auguration of Cleveland set in to-day.
The First, Second and Third regiments,
battalion of State Fencibles, the Grey
Invincibles, and Battery A viii leave this
evening. This morning Gen. Snowden
and staff, of the First brigade, left the
city for Washington, to see that all is in
readiness for the reception of the militia
ry. 1t is expected that fully 5000 Penn
sylvania National Guards viii take part
in the Inauguration ceremonies. A de-
tachment of city troops win act as an es-
cort to the Governor. Most of the polit-
ical clubs will leave tomorrow.