The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
The Weekly Collection About the Ma
tiOnal Capital.
AFTER THE INAUGURATION.

Had ceremony that far surpassed anything
which accompanied the induction into Office of
any q. lis predecessors Even the snowy cere-
,noni.. which Washington and Adams had at
Iheir inauguration, aud which brought down
go them the dcnunciatiou of the indignant Re
-. hlicans that they were "apIng the ways OF
ally" and which was rebuked by the sim
Lefty Of ,JcfIersons installation, did not
amount ali told to the display made by
s.ugle division of the grand cOrtc2c which
j. led the superb lenpth of Pennsylvania avenue
tn uniformed and armed men for nearly the
>. hole Of an afternoon. But the magnitude
aud richness of the display afforded no ground
: T Complaint. 1t WAS not like the coronation
e remouies of European monarch. but dis
my made voluntarily by men who gathered
IN all PARTS of the country to honor the high
&c which that day changed hands. The
re il Is considered the more satisfactory and
RECT everything was. The day was All that
I'D be desired. The Indictment and tempest
~ weather which had made the Washington
~ .a:er 80 much Ike that OF cities many de-
/, ces farther North suddenly abated its Iigor
I'D gave us what was simply perfect in
L day. The sun shone brightly; there was
g., IMMIGRATION of ozone in the crisp air.
= aich was not yet too cold even for the spec
I.tors who sat for hours on the boxes erected
ong the Avenue and patiently watched the
>.eeping tide of men pass by thea. And
though there were more than 100000 strangers
gathered In the city. there was minimum OF
disorder and trouble OF all kinds. There were
:, few pickpockets, some burglars, and num-
Ter of DRINKS and disurderlies' on the
? reefs, but they were very few, considering
The vastness of the crowd and the temptations
IN the young and thoughtless. The occasion
-elssed away leaving pleasant memory on
every mind. no matter what the partisan pre-
dilections might be.
GETTING AWAY.
Immediately oE the conclusion of the cere-
aaony those in attendance began 10 depart but
1t was a signal Illustration of the immensity of
the crowd that though all the rolling of
all the roads entering the city was employed
10 its utmost limit IN carrying away the vlsl-
1ors it was not until the last of the week that
The jam at the hotels and private houses had
been so diminished that room was readil y
thtainable Even vet the halls and corridors
of the hotels are uuPleasamty thronged, and it
would seem 10 the casual visitor as if a con-
vcntion WAS in progress at every caravausary.
THE PERSONALITY OF THE CROWD
IS, however sensibly changed. Earlier in the
eek il was largely made up of soldiers and
usual visitors, including tens of thousands of
dies who came TO the city merely 10 see the
inaugural ceremonies. Now the men one
sees are all Of one type. FCll-bleofed. red
faced men who would never he mistaken for
business or professional men, but whose coun-
Ienances have what might be called g. Con-
Vention look" That is it is the face Of the
typical political worker and delegate, and their
business mere Is as manifest as II it was labeled
upon them. They are ofice-seekers The con
Versation overheard III passing by any group is
all about appointments and prospects of APP
pointments, and what such man if appointed
will do for such another man and where some
body else has influence, and so on. This crowd
will probably continue here as long as hope and
money last. for a man who wants office
usually comes with determination TO remain
until he gets it.
THE CROWD OF VISITORS.
The exact figures, which are beginning to be
furnished, show that all estimates OF the crowd
present were much too small. For example,
the Pennsylvania railroad reports that it
brought in and took out of the city from the
north 3S:6 trains. averaging Ii coaches each,
each coach containing 10 people. From the
south it had Isl trains of seven cars each,
averaging % people to the car, making grand
total of pa, 374 people carried both ways. As
many came in and went out over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad which would make in the
neighbcrhood of 10000 visitors.
DYNAMITE CRANKs.
1t will scarcely be believed but there was
great degree of apprehension felt in regard to
attempts upon Presdent-elect Cleveland's life
before his Inauguration. Mr.. Roessle the pro-
prietor OF the Arlington, where Mr.. Cleveland
stayed, received over hundred letters from
various parts Of the country threatening to
blow the President-eleet up before the 4th of
March. In consequence of this the hotel de-
tective was put on guard near Mr.. Cleveland's
door, and REINFORCED by some twenty detectives
from New York. closely scanned everybody
who approached the Presidents quarters.
THE IRONY OF FATE
was illustrated by the attendance of Hon.
James G. Blaine the funeral of beloved
sister On the day that he fondly hoped to see
him inaugurated President. The mutual love
of the Blaine family for each other is well
known among all acquaintance of the distin-
guished candidate Of the Republican party,
but Of all his brothers and sisters the first place
in his affections was held by his elder sister,
the wife of Maj. Il. c. Walker of the Army.
She died in Baltimore last Tuesday, and the
next day, while 100000 people were in Wash
1ngton watching the induction of Mr.. Cleve-
land, Mr.. Blaine-only 40 miles away-was
following the remains of his sister to the train
which was TO carry them to the place of sep
ulture at Brownsville, Pa.
A TINAECIAL SUCCESS.
The Inauguration seems to have been as sue
cessful financially as otherwise, the receipts
being in all over $4,000. while the expenses
will not exceed So, 600. This last is made up
by S25, 900 expended on fitting the Pension
building for ball room, $4,000 for music,
81 500 for lighting the ball ROOM S., 500 for
decorations, ., 800 for fireworks, and 81 900 for
calclcum lights.
THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY.
Last Friday Gen. Sheridan gave a pleasant
little party at his residence, the occasion being
his 54th birthday: EK-President Arthur was
among the guests. The comparative youth Of
the Lieutenant General does does not give a
brilliant prospect for his immediate suberdi-
mates succeeding 10 the command of the Army.
lie will not go on the retired list until 1895,
when every one of the present Major and
Brigadier Generals will be there ahead of him.
except Gen. Schofield, who will have command
of the Army from March 7until Sept %, 1895.
when he will be retired, and be succeeded by
Gen. Miles, who will then command the Army
until August 1S03-that is, supposing every
Ilting flows along in the present even tenor.
OFFICE SEEKING.
The air in the vicinity of the saloons and
hotels is simply suitry with the excitement
over certain and hoped-for changes and pros
poets Of various candidates it is known that
the designations of all heads Of bureaus have
been asked for, and this is held to portend
sweeping removals Ninety nine per cent of
the present population of the hotels are determ-
incd oifce-seekers, who have come here for
position, and are resolved that they shall not
leave the city until they have something
Most of them begin with a secretaryship and
ut no distant date may have 10 be content
with avery ordinary clcrkship, if they get any
thing
very curious fight is going on between the
Senators and Representatives. whose cOnstitu-
have oruplIsv diSTsp,gad with