The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-03-05
THE INAUGURATION.

The Demonstrations and the Prepar-
ations for CIeveland's Inaugu-
ration.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-At o'clock
this morning, when the mists of night
still chung around the B. and P. depot
and but few persons were stirring, the
special train bearing the president-elect
and his party drew up on side-track in
the depot The committee of citizens APP
pointed by Chairman Corcoran toreceive
the president elect had been informed by
him that he desired to avoid public re-
ception and would prefer to receive a vis-
it from the committee at his hotel. They
were also informed yesterday evening by
member of the senate designated by
Governor Cleveland as a medium for fur
ther communication, that other than
private arrangements had been made for
his comfortable reception at the station
and conveyance to the hotel, but, never
theless, when the party arrived, only
few train hands and half dozen report
ers were present.
The president-eiect was, accompanied
by his brother, Rev. L. Cleveland, wife
and child, his sisters, Mrs. Hoytand Miss
Cleveland, his niece, Miss Mary Hastings,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Manning and Col
Daniel Lamont, wife ard two children
After delay Of about ten minutes Chair-'
man Berret and Mr.. Gait, of the Inaugu-
ration Committee, put in an appearance
and were introduced to the president
elect. Some twenty minutes were re-
quired to secure carriages, and it was
ten minutes to eight o'clock before the
party disembarked. Meanwhile the news
Of the arrival Of the party had spread,
and q crowd gathered around the Pull
man car Mmanon, and stared hard at
the president-elect, who bore the scru-
tiny with equanimity.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE CALLS.
The b-Committee appointed by the
Inauguration General Reception Conn
mittee to welcome the president-elect
to Washington, called on him by ap-
pointment at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Their chairman, Hon Richard 7. Mer-
rick, after introducing his fellow mem
bers, expressed their welcome in few
we'll chosen words, and Governor Cleve-
land felicitously returned his. aeknowl-
edgements. An informal conversation
ensued for some little time, and the COM
mittee individually took their leave.
At 10 Cleveland retired. He ewill leave
the hotel tomorrow morning at II O'clock
for the White House and from there will
be driven to the capitol. Gov. Hendricks
received a large number of callers at his
room at Wizards Hotel to-day. In the
evening he was serenaded by several of
the visiting organizations and in ac-
lnowledging one of these compliments
rendered him by the Busch society of st.
Louis and the Flambean club, of Kan
sas, he said that he regarded the demon
strations of to-day as endorsements of the
principles of pure and honest govern
ment.
THE STREETS FULL OF VISITORS.
Washington on the eve of the inaugu-
ration presents a scene of extraordinary
activity, excitement and enthusiasm.
The fronts of all the buildings on Penn
sylvania avenue are nearly concealed by
flags, shields and festoons of bunting, so
that the street is almost literally walled
in with tri-coIored drapery. The lam
terms of the street-lamp posts have been
moved and instead of the single white
light four branches are substituted sur-
rounded by colored globes. Electric
lights blaze on every corner, and along
the pavements Of the brilliantly il1umin-
ated streets under duttering sstreamers
and banners move crowds of visitors.
Military organizations in full uniform,
headed by fine bands, and lighted by
locomotive head-lights and fankers gritb
torches, are constantly passing back and
forth through Pennsylvania avenue snd
Fifteenth street, on theixway to or from
the headquarters Of the president-elect,
and are greeted with cheers as they
wheel aro,tnd the corners between the
throngs of spectators. Companies of
state militia, in plain aud serViceable
blue, alternate with picturesque squads
of zouaves in showy red and white, and
the New York political clubs in long
overcoats and silk hats are followed by
the Flambeau Club from Topeka, Kas.,
dressed in spectral uniform of unbroken
white and carrying peculiar Pneumatic
torches into whose hollow shafts they
blow at intervals as to send up high slen
der tongues of naphtha-hke flame.
Bands of all kinds can be heared il
every direction, four or five sometime:
passing the treasury department together
but in different directions. sand rlagine
different airs. The strong rivalry be