Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-04

Der, and otherWestern Pennsylvanians scat
tered themselves all over the city. Various
parties arrived in special cars, and Others
came with the general public.
Inaugural days, like necessity, know nc
laws, and the present Inauguration season il
no exception to the rule. The saloons have
been wide open since yesterday. No pre-
tense has been made of closing the doors on
anything but the weather. Every hotel ha.
been thronged all day long, and bars that
have no hotel attachment have been well
patronized.
Many stores were also open all day fol-
the accommodation of the public who
wanted collars, neckties, etc., and the log
cabin and portrait fakirs did fourishing
business in peddling their wares. Street
stands for the sale of sandwiches and light
beverages were open where they were
sheltered from the rain, and on the streets
and in hotels people paid money for um-
brellas which it would be privilege at
other times to lose.
SPIRITS KEPT UP AND PUT DOWN.
The thousands of people who came here
felt it necessary to do something to keep out
the wet and keep up their spirits, and they
did it very largely by pouring in other
spirits. The minor theaters are in full
blast and there is very little anywhere to
remind anyone that this is day usually de-
voted to rest and worship.
Various political organizations are arriv-
ing tonight and filling the streets with
music, cheering and torches, The arrival
of the Union Club, of Philadelphia, $50
strong, with such men as Disston and Leeds
in its ranks, created more excitement at the
Riggs House than did the arrival of Gov
ernor Beaver, when he came here to estab-
lish his headquarters.
The Riggs House. at which the Governor
and other Pennsylvania officials are located,
is general headquarters for the State, and
all Pennsylvanians find their way to it at
some period or other of the "a hours, Cen
eral Hartranft has his headquarters there.
and General Wiley to-day established the
headquarters of the Second Brigade at the
same place.
NOT ALL WELL LOCATED.
Regimental headquarters of the Second
Brigade are at the various places mentioned
yesterday. The Eighteenth Regiments
headquarters are very pleasantly located on
Seventeenth street, in two adjoining build
ings. The quarters of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment are in the corridors of the Postofice De-
partment, while the Tenth and Fifteenth
Regiments are less pleasant. The mattresses
block up the passageways and the atmos-
phere is decidedly bad,
A pleasant incident occurred as the Eiph-
tsenth Regiment, formerly commanded by
ex-Adjutant General Guthrie, passed the
Riggs House on its way from the depot to
headquarters. General Guthrie stood on
the steps, and as the command moved past,
gave q military salute with his umbrella.
Colonel Smith saluted in return, with his
sword, and the regimental colors were
dipped in honor of the old commander.
The troops that arrived this morning and
during the forenoon Jared much better in
one respect than did those who arrived YES
terday and last night. These latter were mt
of the train on the outskirts of the city, and
had a march of between four and five miles
through mud and rain to their quarters.
AN IMPROVEMENT MADE.
General Hartranft made different arrange
ments to-day, but not until the Ninth Penn
sylvanians had filed vigorous kick. They
arrived very early, and fatty refused to
leave the train at the suburbs.
'These cars are going back to Jersey
City," they were told.
"An right" responded Colonel Keck,
I'VE will go with them"
But the cars did not leave for Jersey CITY
until the gallant Colonel and his men had
been delivered several miles nearer their
quarters.
Military uniforms dot the streets every-
where this evening, and the Keystones on
hats and sleeves betoken the preponderance
oi Fennsylvania soldiers, who are here s, 100
strong, just 200 short of the strength of the
whole National Guard. Second Brigade
headquarters arrived at A. ID. Battery B
came in on the same train q
The commanding officers made the follow