The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-13
A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION.



WASHINGTON, March 4-WashinRton to-
day contains 100, 900 strangers and not a few
of them tramped the avenues last night for
want of accommodation and breakfasted
this morning from necessity with coffee aud
sandwich venders on the street corners-
! The morning opened haZy, but with an ex-
cellent promise of fair weather which was
! fulfilled before nine O'Clock. Soldiers, and
/ citizens, singIy and in battaIions, with band
and fife and drum, trOoped all over the city,
! while bunting and festOons everywhere pre-
/ sent most enivening prospect. Every one
| who could get few sticks of scantling
! seems to have erected stand and plastered
/ on IL notice Of seats to rent.
| HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
Among the exceedingly fine decorations
| one is iB front of business house on Penn
! sylvania avenue. 1t is floral ladder reach
I ing from the sidewalk to the roof bearing
| upon its rungs the words, Sheriff. % May
! Or" Governor" president" thus sym-
! bolizing the lite-work of President Cleveland.
! By 10 O'Clock the entire population seemed
| TO have turned out into the streets, and the
| rAtapat of the drums and glare of martial
music blended iu one confused roar The
! vast throng, good natured. seemed to do 1us-
| tice TO the occasion, as was shown by the fun
] and jibes and shouts of laughter ensuing
! when, there being scarcely room for the
! surRiDg mass Of men, women and children
| to elbow their way down Pennsylvania ave-
| nue., happy looking individual came along
/ In shirt sleeves, wheeling a barrow i'm which
| was seated person waving flag with a
! self-satished air.
THB INAUGURAL PARTY AT THE WHITE
| HOUSE.
! President Arthur breakfasted with his
family at the White House at o'clock no
! one being admitted but Senators Sherman
and Rabsom, of the Senate Committee of
| Arrangements. Vice PreSident-elect Hem
! bricks left Wizards hotel in a handsome
! barouche lined with crimson satin and
drawn by four beautiful white horses. He
was heartily cheered on his way to the
| White House. Just as he was entering the
! grounds, President rthur's carriage started
! with Senators Sherman and Ransom fer the
| Arlington House, for the President elect
This carriage was also an open barouche,
| drawn by four spanking bays. Rhe seats
! we're covered with soft, heavy, black and
! white buffalo robes. Mr.. Cleveland accom-.
panied them back to the White House
! where they were met at the poruico by Mar
/ shal McMichael, who escorted the President
| elect INTO the presence Of the President
Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with cheers and
| waving Of handkeTchiefs, as he drove from
! the hotel, and kept his hat raised in recoppi.
| tion OF the compliment.
THE INAUGURAL PROCESSION
! 1t was precisely 1870 O'Clock when the
] Presidential party entered their carriages
| and took position in the line of parade as
! follows The Presidents carriage contain.
/ ing President Arthur, with Mr.. Cleveland on
/ bis left, Senators Sherman and Ransom on
1 the opposite side. The second carriage con-
| tanning Mr.. Hendricks, with Senator Ham
/ lin on his left. As the carriages fell in line
| the distinguished party was greeted with the
! widest enthusiasm, men shouting women
! screaming and waving their handkerchief
! and every one seemed carried away with ex-
citemen:. Cleveland and Hendricks bowed
/ right and left to the throng.
AN INSPIRING SCENE.
| The scene on Pennsylvania avenue, look
! ing over the great see OF upturned faces,
| battles description. Above Ii the stately
! buildings were covered with cloths of goT-
! geOus cOlOrs, arranged in patriotic devices
! The soft, spring like breeze stirred the iDnu-
| merable flags and stresmers Special aids
| in brilliant uniforms, clashed hlther and
! thither, lending animation to the scene
| The police regulations were perfect, aud the
! broad avenue, with its hard, smooth surface
| was completely cleaned of everything that
might Obstruct the pageant
! United States regular troops came first
/ thus departing somewhat from the order of
/ the program, with the object of insurinR Q
| clear marching space. The ranks extended
clear across the avenue and presented a
/ most imposing scene, The United States
| Marine Corps, with its fine band, augment.
/ ed for the occasion, followed the artillery
| battalion. THIS section of the procession
| proceeded "s FAR as the south front of the
| Secretary Depart ~ 1T and then halted and
came back to parade rest in order to afford
| an opportunity for the Presidential party to
| fall in line. when the march was resumed
! 1he Presidents carriage was preceded by
/ General S'ocum, Chief Marshal, and his
/ staff. and A troop of Z. S Cavalry Sur
| rounding the carriage were a dozen mounted
police.
AN OVATION TO THE NEW PRESIDENT
The party received an ovation all along
! the line. Men cheerPd, women waved their
handkerchefs and cIapped their hands. and
the greatest enthusiasm was evinred by the
great thTOng. President Cleveland kept his
| silk hat in bis hand bowed to the right and
! left as the carriages rolled SLOWLY along
! The same reception was accorded the Vice
! PreSident-elect, whose carriage followed -
| Next came the National Democratic Com
| mittee, in carriages, followed bv the Dis
| trict Militia, headed bv the Washington
| Light Infantry. The marching Of this fine
! organization, with its usually long front was
| almost perfect. aud it succeeded in making
! the difficult wheel at the southeast corner
| of the Treasury building without breaking
| feat which even the United States regulars
| did not attempt. A number OF colorpd mi.
| litia formed part OF the First Division, and
| presented hGhly creditabIe appearance =
| The local divisions of the Grand Army of
| the Republic closed the Pscorling divislOn. -
! These movements were executed with the
most commendable promptness. In this
manner the pageant moved on toward the
| Capitol. where another scene of enthusiasm
marked its arrival
THE NEW PENSION CONSrIesTONVT .-(1an