New-York tribune., 1885-03-05
ABOUT THE CAPITAL.
ppArrrREs OF INAUGURATION DAY.
AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS GOSSIP ABOUT
PROMINENT MEN.
,yx rrr vaR A PHI To THE TRTgUSE.l

the air was chill The town ala not get as'l' 'oiS 49,
since most of the paraders had gone to bed lae' Inc
batter hotels kept down the number OF their guests 80
AZ to provide all with places at their tables Inc
eppess was confined to the lower order OF drasnop.
till long after midnight. Pennsylvahla-Ne' was i y
people and there were constantly arri'ihS VI n
with music saw In q side street NUMBER Vi "''
annarentlv chasing negro boy who. they sald' was
nicKnocket but who seemed to me to be Vcun VI no
"a hru,al,v A glee club of Germans at ADhers nan
were singing Turn the rascals OUT ana thlS Is 'N0
sol,tary instance OF bad manners
Ibave noticed during all this Inauguratio on that the
resident southern element in washington-or the re-
spectabe portion of ithas been modified Oy the' anu
one of the leading tradesmen, whose family Nwas Ill 'he
Confederate army predicted yesterday that inc west anu
South would drop old party lines within year OF two'
and as he framed it oppose the mOneyed power OF the
East" Some philosophical people here VINO nave a"ay'
asserted thar victory would cause the dsih
tegraon OF both parties all the more enphauo III
that opinion now The new administration propaoy
differs from predecessors IN having less OF party
surrounding. The persons who asked as wen as 'noSo
who received audience Of Cleveland yesterday were not
,be bo champions of the party powerful workers
A few persons made bold to demand that he put other
Western men than Viias In the Cabinet, but tue
demand seemed without confidence as ts reception was
without concern The Cabinet was apparently well
known, since )st OF its alleged members were calieu
together by President elect at his hotel TO near the
though received usual adulation which Presidents
get
Cleveland is perhaps the first of our Presidents for
wears who has gone to the White House to ask some
practical questions before he entered it, When he called
on Arthur he wanted to know about the domestic
economy of the White House-what were the
hours of labag. the habits of receiving visitors.
the number of dinners and receptions expected, etc.
The man unquestonably has paid little attention to
things of official etiquette and although most OF our
Presidents have rather crude at the beginning they
generally have depended the servants around tue
White House. Arthur sending out his baggage while
Cleveland coming i'll.
"The scene," said Methodist preacher, " reminds me
of my moving in the tinerancy, when there was often
confusion between my boxes and bags and those OF my
successor"
Mr. Cleveland received one momentous visit from
Senator Ransom of North Carolina followed by
Senator John Sherman and Senator Hawley. He was
informed while going the Capitol he must sit on
the right hand of President Arthur and that coming
back President Arthur must sit on his right hand This
seemed to give the Presdentelect concern as he
glanced at his hands identify the right and not make
serious mistake.
This admonlton of etiquette appears to have been the
last sign of respect the outgoing household am told
that of Arthurs sisters, Mrs. McEroy, has left
very pleasant impression in Washington for both her
modesty and her sensibility. The Republicans gen
orally say that Frelnghuysen has been the Jonah OF
the administration He entertains Arthur for time
after his retirement Mr.. Frelinghuysens daughters,
one of whom Davis have left the principal fem
inne impress on the administration The social quality
OF the White House has been about its whole quality
and now even that TO be unregretted,
as 1t Is going. Cleveland brought two sisters
here unmarried, who will presumably take charge
Of affairs. His reverend brothers wife is also in his
party and he niece here besides the wives OF
Nr. Manning aud Mr.. Lamont. He has therefore come
Washington abundantly supplied with domestic back
lug of very responsible and conservative kind.
there being eight ladies in lis party to only four men,
Among the crowd on the streets Inauguration Eve
good many queer things might have been jotted down.
Ash White who in the Interior Department from
time Ewing the elder became the first Score
tary there remarked some oilce-seekers:
"Heyer mind gentlemen l have seen Abraham
Lincoln just anxious as you" How Is
that e. asked one.
sWhy when the Interior Department was created the
new Secretary had the disposal OF the Land Office. aud
braham Lincoln to and filed his papers That
was back in IS4s. His opponent another Illinois
man. named Butterfeld. Butterted was lawyer who
had had defended the prophet Joe Smith, on charge OF
murder. He and Lincoln were pretty jealous OF each
other They went through all the forms of soliciting
friends to sign the applications aud watched their
chances neryously, but Butterleld got away
with Lincoln. Lincoln very much
excited over his failure. and when
no came Office the last time and asked for his In
don sements. he claimed that nearly all his valuable
papers had been stolen. He said that his opponents
friends had committed larceny and therefore stolen
march him"
All this was listened to with considerable interest The
fact Lincoln did get the office seemed to strike
many applicants rather against their chances.
Mr. Blaine at Baltimore burying his sister. Eliza
Blaine was older brother She married of
Mr. fo general
munity Presbyterian forefathers into the kirk
but his sister went the mountain at BrOwnsvlet TO the
stone Catholic church. and made her communion
there that faith she lived and died. and brought up
her children The day which Blaine was TO have
been naugurated he had been successful in the cleo
lion turned into mourning when his sister lay dead
He said her Tuesday, as she was breathing her
last
SISTER You do not know how much love you"
"Yes, do" she whispered with the last Hush Of
interest In this life. AS much love you you love
me-"
before the ambassadors, she will be laid out
In the Cathedral among saints and before the King
Of Kings IL at Mrs. Walkers house that BlainSs
mother spent her closing He had married In dis
tant Maine and she remained In the land OF her child
hood on the head waters Of the Ohio Thus, while tie
missionary sister Cleveland will to his inauguration
the pious sister Of Blaine has passed TO her account
Mr. Blaine had desired it is said to call Cleveland
yesterday afternoon and express his congratulations.
Except In and lizard minds personalities have
ceased at this instant IN our politics Neither po-
htieal party is quite certain Of its future
its present stability The play Of personal influences has
yet to be measured and tried before 1t can be seen
whether either party travelling along in the regular
and ancient channels.
Iarryed at the Senate chamber about o'clock, when
1t was nearly empty. Mr.. Edmunds had been
and waiting for concurrent report from
the House. which finally brought in by
clerk. and he received it, not Senator besides him be-
ing In any seat.
Carpenters calling out TO each other amidst the
public business. Strong wickets of wood had been