Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-05


trip to Florida last night, and expects to
administer the oath to Mr.. Cleveland on
March 4. If the weather should be such
as to keep him within doors, then Associate
Justice Miller, the next in seniority on the
Bench, will discharge that duty. SO far
there has been no offer of Presidential relics
for the occasion, such as chairs that Wash
ington, Jefferson, Jackson and others may
have sat upon, and the committee 1t is SAID,
sincerely hope none will be offered. The
fact is that Senator Sherman will have all
the political memories he cares to encounter
in keeping company with President Arthur.
1t will be sad sort of political honor for
Senator Hawley to take charge OF Vice
President Hendricks, while Senator Ran
som, of North Carolina, who is to be Mr..
Cieveland's escort, appears to have all the
distinguished service the event will afford.
The diplomatic corps, in full dress, Will
come in before twelve o'clock and sit on
the right of the chamber just behind the
Supreme Court. Members of the House
who care to abandon their seats can come
in just behind the representatives of the
effete monarchies. Then the officers of
the Army and Navy who by name have re-
ceived the thanks of Congress are entitled
to find standing room in the southeastern
corner of the chamber. Like the veterans
of the wars, they are few in number, not
more than ten of the thirty so honOred be-
ing able to attend.
When Senator Edmunds has told the old
Senate how grateful he is for their forbear-
ance during the two sessions he has been
President pro. tenn, he will swear in Vice
President Hendricks, and, after the new
Senators and those reelected have taken
the usual oath, the PROCESSION will be form
ed and proceed to the platform on the CEN
trail portico of the Capitol, preceded by the
Marshal of the Supreme Court, followed by
the dignitaries assembled in the Senate
Chamber. After the ceremonies the Senate
returns to its chamber and the new Presl-
dent goes to the White House. Should the
weather prove unfavorable the Inauguration
of the President will take place in the Sen
ate Chamber.
Mr.. Cleveland and President Arthur will
be escorted to. the Capitol by the United
States troops, including the Marine corps
and the brigade composed of the citizen
soldiery of the District of Columbia. The
other division Of military will form on
streets east of the Capitol, and fall into line
after the inaugural ceremonies so as to pass
across the east front of the Capitol, descend
ing the hill on the north side, passing up
Pennsylvania avenue via Fifteenth street
to the White House grounds, in front of
which the reviewing stand will be erected.
Thence the procession will march to Wash
ington circle and the intersection of X
thence by Farragut square to Rhode Island
avenue, down Rhode Island avenue to
Scott circle, thence up Massachusetts ave-
nue. to Thomas circle, where the parade
will be dismissed, and from this central
point the hundreds of organizations can
rapidly disperse to their quarters and eat
ing places.
General Slocum has appointed Major Gen
eral Ayers, United States Army, marshal OF
the First division Major General John r.
Hartranft, Collector of the Port of Philadel-
phia, marshal of the Second division, which
will be composed exclusively of the eight
thousand troops of the National Guard OF
Pennsylvania General Fitzhugh Lee, mar
shall of the Third division, which will in
clude the Virginia militia and all other vis-
iting military companies, and Mr. Thomas
J. Luttrell, of Washington, marshal of the
Fourth division, to be composed of the civic
organizations. The first division of the
procession will be composed of twelve COM
panies of United States artillery, one light
battery of United States artillery, six COM
panies United States Marine corps, the
twenty companies of district militia and
the Grand Army of the Republic. General
Hartranft's division will have in line 1856
companies. General Fitzhugh Lee will
have in his division the southern contingent,
besides several northern and western COM
panies
Besides the military organizations, there
will be full esentation-numberIne
eight thousand-of the various civic socie.
ties and organizations intimately connected
with the last campaign.
The Inauguration parade, ball and fire
works are the principal events OF the day;
so the four divisions Of the procession will
embrace nearly everybody prominent in the
city, including the President, President
elect, Vice -President-elect and the mass OF
visiting soldiers and statesmen.