New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28

holders al iDlS view lnouBnt ifiS cuPl'""'' ="
nice and appropriate title and ably contendcd that
while at first it might sound a little queer. ii
would be ali right when you got used 10 it. Wash
ington was not LITTLE provoked at the coniro-
versy. and his position in favor Of Sir and Nlr.
President as the only becoming titles in republic
OF cqunls did much 10 settle the question, or, NJ
least. to cnusr il to be dropped.
The President remained ut Governor Chnton's
house until nearly 10 o'clock on the evening OF
the day Of his arrival The party mt dinner was
emincntly "A distinguished one. consisting OF the
Ministers in office rs creatures Of the old Con-
tiuental Congress, Jay. Knox and Morris, tln Re-
ccption Committee Of Congress, the Mayor ana
the Recorder. and Chancellor Livingston. After
dinner u number OF ladies called. completing
brilliant company and including several New
Workers. among whom were Lady Stirling, Mrs
James Bcekman, Mrs jay and Mrs. Hamilton.
Tic city was handsomely illuminated AT night
and the streets ware in the undisputcd possession
OF cclcbrantS, who made tremendous noise
During the six days TINT passed before Inaugural
ton Day. Washington WAS kept busy rec'iv-
ing dcputatons armed with formidable speeches
The Chamber Of Commerce waited upon nm IN
u body, Among IFS members were John Alsop,
whose dau Qhfcr mnrr.,d Rufus King: Isaac RooSc-
welt. Robert K Watdcli, Daniel Phoenix James
Bcrkman. JacohnS Van Xandt. Gcrardus Dnyc-
kjnl,. Daniel Ludlow Thcophylact Bache, Henry
Rems,n Peter K,tcltlS John Murray, jr., William
Lairht and Oliver Tcmpleton John Broome, the
president of the Chamber. presented them The
mon bcrs Of Congress called with great prompt
ness Madison at once beclmc marked rs the
Presidents chief adviser. greatly to the DISGUST
Of Senator Lee. Gerry, Ellsworth, who was soon
taken from the Senate to become Chlct JhNtcr
and 10 organize the Federal Judiciary system Oh
which he was the author; Hamilton, VINO re-
entered official life rs Secretary Of the treasury :
Knox, who continued at the h'ad - 'hr war
Departments JAY. FIRST Cher justice an" inv"
Ambassador n ENGLAND. Carroll Of Clrrollton,
Boudinot, Sherman Rcad-theSo were WELCOME
visitors The Mayor and Common Council Of
Ncw-York presented him with resolutions VIII
civic societies by the score paid their respects
to him.
The aGtb Of ArriI brought with it = crowd snch
as New-Yorll had never seen before FROM Jer>'H
from Wcstchcster, from Albany ana TIE
river towns. from Connecticut, and even
from PHILADELPHIA and Boston. the people
cane in flock, and drovcS Every householder
in to,yn WAS OVERLOOKED with guests and tn taV-
orrs ,vcrc hacked TO their uttcrmost resources
Everybody seemed TO be on the street at day
hrc,l, and tLc noise of booming cannon. parad-
irr hands and hurrahing citizens began at daWa
ord WAS steadily maintained thereafter. me
fret c,rcmonious discharge Of artillery was ~
,nrie. from tho gnns of old Fort George, ana
,bcv vcrc answered by the mcn-of-war AT anchor
off IN, Battery These SET the church Dolls
oooino. and they pralcd for half an hour. lh'Ir
strain WAS repeated ~ . o'clock in Il more solemn
tome NC they call,d the people to a solemn service
e rravcr preliminary 10 the great exercises OF
tho day Throughout the morning the military
denominations wcr, preparing for the parade,
scheduled TO take place ut noon. Both houses
mot at half past H. but the Senate got into one
of its discussions 70 biting the fOrnalitcs oil the
occasion and had like not TO have got out OF II
hosors thnv were over The Nicr-ireSldent
started the difficulty by proposing TIP connhdrnh'
What .hould the Senate do while Washington de-
livcrcd lis Inaugural Address, SIT or stand 30
sorious n matter as this was OF course, nor 10 po
lirhtlv disposed Of and the experience OF NHa'orS
,,ho had attended Parliament during tlr delivery
Of = spcrch from the thrcnc was rccit"l ami natNd
hrc,ths They were agreed that tie Lords sat
and the Commons stood Some Senators were
disnoecd 10 minimize the matter and pr"voklhgN
commended TINT there were no Lords IN America
bnt that ALL Senators and representatives, alk''
wore commoncrs Others, still less allNH 10 the
Identities Of the station hintCd that the only rra-
! son why the Commons stood WIS because they
had nothing near 10 sit down on. The dHhnt"
WAS still II is lcislt when III" door opened ana
in walked IT, Speaker aud thr House. II was a
dreadful tri,I for ;hc Senators - hc thus inter
rupird. brl they mad" III" best of il.
N,anwhllc. the procession WIS slowly getting
under WAY M Wlshington'S house in FrnHlin
Sonarc. The route ay through Queen and Dock
Sis or through the Pcdrl->t of to-day, to Broad.
and then np Broad 70 Fed raj Hall. On account
| If In. crowd there was much delay i'm moving the
procession. which got of, however shortly after
noon. attended, escorted ani followed hy pr'c-
tically the whole Of Ncw-NorlS No' only WIS
this the first Of this elias, oi professions. bnt II
WIS IN every way novelty 10 TN" people, and
| tl,,v were as thoroughly aroused rs human nature
| could he The cheering WAS maintained in such
continuous storm that, though the band that
! preceded Washington did its worthy best and
played IL, martial Music OF the day with its
utmost viror. scarcely 50 much as a strain Of lis
rhnpsodics could he caught twenty feet away
The President sat in his own co1ch, with Colonel
Humphreys by his side -Four horses drew The
| coach. each of tncm attended by groom. while
civil officers horseback. led b. the sheriff Of the
| county Robert Boyd. rode on either side Colonel
| Morgan Lewis. who lived to be guest of honor at
| the srmi-ccntcnnih celebration fifty years ago
was the Grand marshal, and with his aids. Majors
| Van Horne and Morton. he led the procession. The
first briradc consisted Of a regiment of cavalry and
another Of artillery. and following these came tive
| BATTALION Of grcnHdi rs. Captain lIarsin, de-
scribcd bv an enthusiastic Young woman in "A let
ter 10 her aunt n zig AMI magnificent com
| mandcd the first BRIGADE. which WIS compose
solely of six-footcr>." dressed in blue with wide
red facings and ornament, Of gold In thcil
cooked hats they wore white plnncs Their waist
coats were white and their brrrchcS buf. The
second was Captain Scrba'S German battalion.
which WIS much admired. rs Will for its perfect
marching as for its picturesque uniform Of bln'
upJ rln IyIolf