The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-05

ngton 10 saying and feellng now.
The streets are covered with bunt- !
ng. The pension office, the most
yaily bedecked of all. 1t is liter
lily covered with eagles, shields,
and angels, arranged in tasteful de-
signs. Aspasia, Mana, and Cora
Pearl were never in all their i'll got
ten wealth arrayed like the great
political harlot, the United States
pension office. And what does this
afectation of inaugural joy mean?
1t means to catch the eye of Mr..
as he rides to the capitol,
and to dazzle him into blindness to
all the sins OF Dudley's mlnions dur
ing the late election. "Behold how
loyal are we powerfully converted,
bran new pension clerks. No build
ing in all Washington is bedecked
with tho taste and gayety of ours"
from your own vile faith,
it shall not save We from death.
Oh generation of political sluggers,
who have warned we to flee from
the wrath TO come? And think not
to say unto yourselves: we have
Abraham Lincoln for a father, etc.
etc. L could go On for half an hour
and quote Byron and the bible
against these pension clerks, for all
the invectiVe hurled against Phari-
sees, Saduces, and hypocrites is
applicable to those upon whom
their mantle has fallen-the four
teen hundred clerks in the U. S.
pension office.
There are other offices filed with
foreboding and gloom. There is a
well founded fear that the wrongs
of quarter Of century will now
be avenged, not in the spirit of ven
gsance, but in vindication of q
cheated and long-suffering public.
Nearly everything is IN readiness
for the great pageant on the fourth
of March. The city is rapidly fill
ing with visitors. 1t is expected
that twenty-five thousand soldiers
will be in line on Inauguration day,
and that the procession will be five
miles in extent. The parade will
not be confined to one street, it
would be too long, but will approach
the capital by different routes.
Pennsylvania avenue is lined on
each side with huge benched plat
ferns, of capacity to seat twenty
Thousand or more spectators.
Fireworks have been planned on
very elaborate scale. The mana
gers promise the finest display ever
seen in this country. The fire dis
play will be in the monument
grounds but can be seen from any
part of the city.
The inaugural ball, however, viii
be the chief entertainment of the
evening. | visited the ball room
this morning, and have never beheld
a more animated scene. Along the
wide stretches of the great wal
were engaged groups of busy ar
tisans, carpenters, upholsterers
gas filters, decorators, etc. 1T re
minded me of the babel of the car
ly days of the centennial exposition
But Cosmos is emerging from
Chaos. Much of the work Of deco
ration is complete. The splendid
columns in the centre of the build
ing have been hung with muslin
and twined with garlands of smilax
Shields, decorations, festoons anC
various designs have been fixed IN
place. The spacious rooms enter
ing the main hall on the first fool
have been assigned to different pur-
poses: One is for the president
and his friends, one for the diple
matte corps, one for the press, 9th
ers for the com mittees. Still other
rooms will be used for cloak rooms
supper rooms, etc. The cloak
and hat rooms are themselves al
large as ordinary ball rooms
There will be commodious toilet
and retiring rooms. The supper
rooms will accommodate 800 people
at a time and it is thought they
will not be crowded. A fire compa-
ny will be placed at each end Of the
hall, and force of police will be in
the building. The chiefs of police
and of the fire department will be
in the galleries, and will have cleo
trio bell communication with theiI
forces. The series of rooms fitted
for the presidents reception have
been filed with $4,000 worth of fur
niture. President elect Cleyeland,
President Arthur and Mr.. Blaine
will ali be at the inaugural ball.
Vice President elect Hendricks
arrived yes. erday and was driven
to Wizards hotel, where he will re-
side for the present. Mr.. Cleve
land Is not expected before Tues
day evening. He will go to the Ar
lington hotel, which is in sight of,
and two squares from, the white
house. On Wednesday, at ten
o'clock, he will receive a call from
the president, who will conduct him
to the mansion which is to be his
residence for the next four years.
Then, after a light luncheon, they
will proceed in the centre of the
procession to the capitol, where
President elect Cleveland will take
the oath Of office, and President
Cleveland will deliver his IN
aEgural address.
James Phelan of Memphis is pre-
pairing ahistory of Tennessee for Hough-
ton, Miffiin q Co. of Boston. This is
to he q volume Of lie commonwealth
series. Among the states in prepara-
ton are Pennsylvania by Wayne Nc
Yeah (of Garfield's cabinet, Michigan
by Judge Cooley, Connecticut by Pro-
fessor Alexander johnson, South Car
DINA by Hon. William II. Trescot, and
New York by Hon. Elias II. Roberts.
Mr.. Phelan's address is given above.
he IS very DESTROYS of getting all posi-
bic data bearing upon the history OF the
state, especially previous to the war.
Any old papers, pamphlets, letters and
authing bearing upon the old state
bank, the building of the first roads, the
old political contests, anecdotes and the
like sent him will be carefully used and