Connecticut western news., 1885-03-11

Of the Country.
 The great crowd began to reach Washington on Sunday, and every train which arrived in the city from any direction came crowded with visitors to the capitaS Rv Monday the crowd was immense, and it turned out en masse, filling the streets and avenues as if anxious to lose no time in looking about tue city. The lobbies ot all the principal hotels were over flowing with visitors seeking rooms en gagged by them long ago, and with others foolish enough to suppose that they could find hotel accommodation, while everything oil the way of accommodation in the city seemed taken up weeks before the 4th. The committee ap- peared to have plenty of rooms in their hands Everybody, however, wanted to go to a hotel instead of a boarding house, but this was out of the question; the hotels had closed thelr books days ago.
 The hundreds of military and civic organi- zations from all over the United States which took part in the inauguration parade began to arrive Monday. Many were met by locSll or ganizations who escorted them to their quar- ters. The Pennsylvania militia arrived ues- day morRing, and after them every train brought deputations, either military or civic, each with band of music.
 THE ESCORT.
 Mir. Cleveland and President Arthur were es- corted to the Capitol by She United States troops including the Marine Corps and the brigade composed of the citizen soldiery of the District of Columbia. The other divisions of military formed on streets east of the Capitol and fell into line after the naus sural ceremonies so as to pass across the tast front of the Capi- tol, descending the hill on the north side, pass ing up Pennsylvania avenue via Fifteenth street to the White House grounds, In front of which the reviewing stand was erected. Thence the procession marched to Washington circle and the intersection of K street, along to Connecticut avenue, thence by Farragut square to Rhode Island avenue, down Rhode Island avenue to Scott circle, thence up Massachusetts avenue to Thomas circle, where the parade was dismissed, and from this central point the hun dreds of organizations rapidly dispersed to their quarters and eating places.
 THE PROCESSION.
 General Slocum was the Grand Marshal.
 Major General Ayres, United States Army, was marshal of the First division, composed of the regulars and District militia, who per- formed escort duty.
 Major General John F. Hartranft, Collec or of the Port of Philadelphia, was marshal of the Second division, which was composed ex- clusively of the eight thousand troops of the National Guard of Pennsylvania.
 General FitZhugh Lee was marshal of the Third division, which included the Virginia militia and all the other visiting military com panies. Of these companies there were AT in all from various parts of the country, includ- ing three regiments from Virg gina and one each from Maryland, New York. and Ohio.
 Last came the civic division in charge of Major Thomas J. Luttrel, of Washington. In this New York had the right of the hue, and Tanmany the leading position in the first or New York k-brigade. The second brigade was mostly filled with clubs from the Vest Pennsylvania monopoliaed the third, and made the largest showing of any State in the Union in Aumber of organizations. Maryland had the fourth brigade, and Virginia most of the fifth. The feature of the sixth was troop of cavalry representing the 219 Cleveland electoral votes. Finally there was 8 tine turnout by the exempt or veteran fremen of New York city and the District of Columbia, the former headed by Chief Harry Howard.
 THE CIVIL PROCESSION.
 After the organization of the Senate on Wednesday, those assembled in the Senate Chamber proceeded through the rotunda to the platform on tine central portlco of the Capitol, when the inauguration ceremonies took place, in the following order, viz:
 The Marshal of the District of Columbia and the Marshal of the Supreme Court.
 Ex-Presidents and ex-Vice Presidents.
 The Supreme Court.
 The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate.
 The Committee of Arrangements.
 The President and the Pre-ident-elect.
 The Vice President and the Secretary of the Senate.
 Members of the Senate.
 The Diplomatic Corps.
 Heads of Departments.
 Prominent Army and Navy Officers.
 Members of the House of Representatives and Members-Elect, Governors and ex Cover nors of States, officers of the Senate and officers of the House of Representatives.
 All other persons who had been admitted tc the floor of the Senate Chamber, followed by those who had been admitted to the galleries.
 GENERAL NOTES.
 Everything appeared to be arranged on grand scale. The committee say they provide, for 175, GOO spectators on the broad sidewalk of Pennsylvania avenue, not to speak of tn stands. windows, and roofs. If they did tha they did not provide for too many, for n space was left unoccupied.
 The New York Volunteer Bremen attracted much attention in the line. They wore rec fire shirts, old time fire hats, and black over coats, and took the old Jeffersonian Engine No. 26 with them. It was painted white. The fire laddies and their veteran machine received cheers all along the line.
 The supper for the ball was prepared 1T New York, all but the soup. It consisted ot game pies, pate of game, la Rossini, int -Cuts of tenderloin, and all the deicacies of the 
 and stored in refrigerators. An engine will five freight cars were necessary to take it tt Washington. Two cars were filled with crock cry, two with edibaes, and one with champagne A novel decoration for the supper table con sisted of several ice pyramids frozen in the ic, tanks. Cones, scooped out in the sides O these, were filled with flow, rs, fruits and lob sters in the shell, the whole glistening ant sparkling in many brilliant colors.
 Many merchants, on the line of march erected stands in front of their buildings, ol which seats were sold at from $1 50 up to $5 In some cases the stands extended clear to th roof, with platforms at each story. Some win dows v second floors were rented for $2 each for the day, and those on top floors a low as $6 each. Rooms with two or more win dows rented at from $200 down to $50 or $40
 The gss lamps along Pennsylvania avenu were dismounted and group ot four colore globes substituted, which at night gave car nival aspect to the street and the throngs tha necessarily passed along it.
 The Pennsylvania National Guard attracte much attention as they paraded 5000 strong Their bearing was as fine and soldierly as they were It gulars, and as column after co umn marched with swinging stride up tn flag -burdened avenue they were greeted wit cheer upon cheer.
 The great platform on the east front of th Capitol, where the inaugural ceremonies too place, was elevated 15 or 20 feet above th level of the broad plaza. It held about 300 persons, and they sat in chairs radiating frol the central and slightly elevated stand upo which MT. Cleveland was sworn in and frol which he delivered his inaugural address. A these seats were occupied. There was rool upon this plaza for 30, GOO or 10000 persons stand and have a view of the proceedings, an of course this spot was crowded By far u larger proportion of the people who saw M Cleveland inaugurated found the proceeding only dumb show.
 In the Senate Chamber, at 12 o'clock, M Hendricks was sworn in as Vice-President, tt new Senators took the oath of office, and the the whole august body, including Presiden President-elect, Viee-President diplomat corps, the Supreme Court Justices, Senator Representatives and others took their way the great platform on the East front of u building.
 The Bible upon which the new President VI sworn is small morocco covered, gllt-edge volume, pretty well worn. It is the Bib which MT. Cleveland's mother gave him wht he left home young man, aud at ms sp cial request the Committee of Arrangemen had it in readiness for the ceremony.
 The largest piece of the notable freworl in the evening represented the National Ca itol with excellent portraits of the Preside