Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-07
The Inauguration Week.

| HOW THE CROW DIS IN THE CITY WERE PROVIDED
! FoR-AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FOOD.
| The crowds on the streets appeared to-day to
| be considerably diminished. The most notable
gatherings were those about the markets, where
| landladies, hotel stewards and others were re-
| plenishing their exhausted supplies. "There
has been no lack of provisions, said one Of the
officials of the Center market to STAR reporter
| that the rush was coming and laid in good sup
| plies. The market was brisk a week be-
fore Inauguration, for hotel men and board
| ing-house keepers were busy buying up
| supplies and cooking them, to
| be ready. In the markets the only dealers
who ran short were those who sold cooked pro-
visions. There was plenty OF raw material, and
| prices were not advanced any. There was some
| little advance made in restaurants, believe.
For instance, in places where the price is, ordi-
| nariy, thirty-five cents meal, it was advanced
| TO fifty cents; but there was nothing amounting
| to extortion, that have heard Of The markets
| have been well supplied. but II the crowd had
remained here two or three days longer don't
know what we would have done"
NO COMPLAINT AS TO ACCOMMODATIONS.
| Major Dye said to::a STAR reporter to-day that
| the rush and extra work Of the police depart
| ment on account of the inauguration was about
over. The police officials were busy to-day set
| thing the accounts of the special officers, and
| discarging them from further service Major
DYE said he considered it wonderful that in
such a vast crowd there was so little disorder.
| He calculates that there were $4,000 people on
| Pennsylvania avenue on the 4th instant. AL
! there was scarcely any complaint made by per-
| sons who were unable to find accommodations.
rived late, and did not know where to go, APP
| piled to the police. and were provided with &C
Communications. One, of the special policemen
employed by the District put Major Dye under
arrest at a fire Wednesday night because be was
| inside the rope. The major called one of the
Officers and the fba matter was soon set
| Detective Edelin, Capt. Vernon, who has been
| connected with the police department eversince
| it was organized, said the crowds this week has
| been twice as great as any he ever had known
here.
Mr. Noble D. Larner, who dropped into Major
| Dyes office while THE STAR reporter was there,
said that friends of his who had been visiting
| here during the week declared that the people
of Washington by the care they had taken of
| the great crowds had covered themselves with
| glory.
A member of a prominent firm Of restau-
| rateurs told a STAR reporter this morning
| that he was able to supply all who filled his
| large establishment during the days when the
he had ample supplies of food Of every kind,
and that he served everything on his bill of
fare. AS far as his establishment was con-
| want of food, and he did not believe that it
could have been possible that visitors were un-
| able to get meals while they were in this city.
He had made ample preparations, and these
| were found to be more than sufficient even for
| the great demand which had been made upon
| the resources of his establishment.
| THE BALLROOM DECORATIONS.
The committee Of which Mr.. E. G. Davis is
| chairman and Mr.. George Emmert, jr., secre.
| tary appointed to supervise the decoration of
| the ballroom, have prepared report to be for.
| warded to the executive committee approving
| of the work and recommending the payment
OF So, 500 to Messrs. Gunsel and Neale.
| MARRIAGE LICENSEs.-The clerk of the court
| has issued marriage licenses to Lewis Jones
and Hattie Burley; Charles Hall and Patsey
| Walls.
| SELLING DRINKS TO INAUGURATION vrsr-
TORS AT UNLAWFUL HoURS-In the Police
Court to-day several on saloon keepers were
| by law. The excuse offered was that there
| were SO many strangers in the city that 1t was
/ impossible to accommodate them during lawful
was. obliged to differ with them, and could not
set aside the law, but would have to impose fines,
| unless the attorney would recommend their
| personal recognizance to be taken. George w.
Gratis, and sold them drinks after midnight on
| the night Of the Sd instant. Ten dollars was
the fine imposed, as 1t was in the case of Chas
G. Godfrey. Esau J.. Johnson was charged with
$50. George Goebell, Julian Loveless and
| John p. Elmer were each fined $40 for keeping
| their bar open on Sunday.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES have been made
in the office of the Third Assistant p NJ Gene
| D.. c., reduced from S1,4OO to- 81 200; E. r.
| York, Pa, promoted from 81 200 to 81 400: Jas
/ II. Williams, Ind, reduced from Oh 400 to
| 81 300, and w. n. Landvoigt. 3. q. pro-
NOTED from 81 200 to 81 400.
| It was runored to-day that some professional
! thieves on Wednesday secured q package OF one
thousand ball tickets and managed to sell a
| deny that such thing was possible.