The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-01-02

The supreme court of the distri,
was represented 10y Judges MacAr
thur, ilagu'r Cox. Mcrrick ant
James. Commissioner webb aud Ma
lpr licdrcckcr represented the dis
trict commissioners
As the Visitors passed through th,
receiving parlors. they congrcgatct
in the east room aud mingled in ami
ma>cd cunN crsation
Senators aud representative then
began To arrive early Amoug the
.cuators were: sherman Logan
tockrcll, llnwlcy. Miller Dulph,
Cameron, Coke. Cullom. Mandcrson
lobin, Brown and George. Among
lac representatives. were speak cr
Carlisle, Randall, kctcham. Far
Iuhar, seymour Willis. Cutchcon.
GROWN, of Pennsylvania. Suublc.
raylor, of Tennessee, Burksdalc.
abel, O'Donncll, Barbour Van
Eat IN, Thompson, Mattoou, Ward.
Morrison. Llicvcrc, Scott, Swanc.
! 'aysou. Fuller, Frcdcricks, Congcr,
stone. Davis stewart. breckenridge.
l;cagau, Townsend, Springer Single
ton. bragg. Weaver, Boutclle, lilanch-
ard, Haynes, Caswcll. Baker, VIII
liams, 4. j. Henderson,, Gcddcs.
steele, Cole, Clements, Gibson, vii
Ion and Delegate Cainc.
Most of the congressman had their
WIvc, or other ladies' with them.
MIR kassou represented the cN-miu-
istcrs.
senator sherman was the only cN-
cabinet officer noticed.
Al a lew minute, to II long line
of army officers wcudcd their way
from the war department across the
way. The line numbered nearly 800,
for though only forty officers are sta-
toned IN this city, Yet between sew
rnty and eighty retired officers reside
IN Washington, aud who were able To
he present were IN line tO.dny. BE-
sides those from the different bureaus
of the war department and the bar
racks nj Fort Meyer, u number came
over from Fort Mcllcnry to pay their
respects: and the force was largely
increased by number on leave who
are stopping here temporarily.
General sheridan, OF fcourse, headed
the line, accompanied 10y his personal
NlNllH tNhlNAWlAA ~ lflNlll lll~
lowed with the officers of the adiu-
nnt- generals department Then, in
order. came the officers of the corps
of engineers. headed hy Colonel Me
Comb retired; the sitnul corps. head
ed by General llnlcn; then the cav
airy, artillery, infantry, medical corps
aud pay corps.
There was no intcrmissiou between
the army aud navy reception. The
line of naval officers, was headed
by Admiral Porter by whose side
walked Admiral Wordcu Following,
came the different chiefs of bureaus of
the navy department and many other
naval oiliccrs of prominence la
fact, like the army, the navy was rep.
resented by nearly every officer who
IS at present in Washington. OF
course both the army aud navy oil
GERS were in iull-drcss uniform aud
they presented very handsome APP
pcaruncc in the East room. whcro
ihcy gathered for II few mumccts at-
ter their reception in the blue par
iur.
The new officials from th" various
deparlmcmls, WcBG ,pHiUlG"all nrcMDi.
EAlt4TIStoim and Eaton, and Pro
frssor Baird, followed by Professor
Powell aud all the heads of the sricn-
,ilir departments, led in this process
sion,
rhun followed ull the heads ol
bureaus IN the departments who are
presidential uppoinlcrs. Assistant
Sccrctnry 'nirchild led the treasury
ullicinls,
The Mexican Veterans nssociation
was woll represented; the members,
numbering sixty, filed in and paid
thcir respects to the president.
Following them came the oldest in
hnbituuts, numbering about ility
Their appearance was venerable aud
Impressive, The GA Il, delegations
followed.
The pleasant weather served 10
bring out one of the largest New
Year representations for many years.
The members were IN line according
to their posts, aud numbered about
1000 in all. They were admitted
through the west gate of the avenue
and before the line ind finished COM
ing up the walk the front portion
was going through the eastern gate
having passed through the White
House.
Many colorcd men, some of them
mnincd aud crippled, were included
in the ranks of this organization. The
gates were not opened to the general
public until alter the g.. a. H. rcccp-
tiOn was completed.
The crowd of waiting citilcns was
immense. II extended from the
eastern gate in solid mas, Tar down
the avenue, ucCvpymg the middle Of
the street Whcn the time arrived
for the general reception, the gates
were opened aud the line passed
through the White House. Notwilh.
standing the immense crowd, the
best of order prevailed aud every
thing passed oil in the smoothest pos
| siblc manner.
During the reception all the par,
| lOr- except the east room were dark.
cncd, aud when the diplomats, the
army and navy, and other officials en-.
| tered the beautiful rooms, the effect
was most brilliant. I The sun shouc
brightly through the southern win.
dows, md the splendid landscape Wis
iblr from them added no little TO Tia,
charming scene.
II Is estimated that over 5000 pco
pie shook hands with the prcsidcn
during the reception. The prcsidrn
lowered the record of hand shnkin,
considerably. In eight minutes h,
shook the hands of "a persons, o.
about thirty. four II minute. Th,
highest number previously grcctc,
by II president on New Years da,
/ was by General Grant, when h,
grHspcd the hands of twcnty-oigh
persons minute Tor thirteen
minutes,
a diplomatic BreaEinst.