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" - 1J.JI. - ' ", ' '3 - - wij.ri.iH fc - i - r-"""""" ' "WJ9T : " ' . " -WWW WPWWWPi THF ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1869; ! V THE INACGDRAL ;QonertJ Harrison Takes the Oath of Offloo as President, fad la Escorted to the White Ilousf. .- a CiTio ana juaitary Taffeant Bcmaontlng Every Stat and Tarrltori la the Nation Tho Grand Inaugural . Parade aad Hall Ever Witt., , WasnrNOTCW, March 5. There ' J i itli end battle about the city trom an oarly bout Monday morning. In (act the restless torongs that surired along the street Bun day bardly quleied down during the whole night. By nine o'olock. notwithstanding driving ruin, the b are and beat of bandi wall be heurd in every direction. The alt resounded with mvional a rt. CJrlo and Imlll'ary ormnlxailoiit were marching to their respective rendesvoua, and streams ol people were pushing their way to the line of march of the inaugural procession. 1 About half-past ten o'clock the Congres- , atonal Inaugural committee called at the Ar- . Ilngtou for Ueueral Harrison and sir. Mor ton. Both were ready and did not keep the oommittee waiting. The Pmtdeot-eleei entered a olosed carriage drawn by font handsome greys. With him were Beaeton . Oookrellsnd Hoar.of the Inaugural commit tee. Mr. Morton's carriage contained be sides himself. Senator Cullom and othei .Members of. the committee, and deputy aerieaut-at-arms Lswls. of the Senate .Owing to soma mliarrangemeut, the party era drives to Wlllerd's Hotel where they jaxpeoted to find President Cloralaod in, waiting, but the latter was atUl at the Executive Mansion. FMftTDniT SUBIUSOIV. Tbe party were thon driven to the Whit Bouse and eaoorted to the Blue Room, where so its were taken until the arrival of (be President. A few minutes before isvsa he came Into the room. Be was Bttfred la bis cudomary apparel, a broad- doth rail. The Introductions wore over In few mlautes and about eleven o'clock the (party left the White House by the north, er main door. The President's landaa was drawl us before theentranoe. - Prealdeot Cleveland headed the little pro eeaslon from the door of the Whits Hons to the carriage, leaning on the am of Sen ator Cookrell. The President-elect and Sen tor Hoar came next Toe President and peaarel Harrison took the rear seals In the epsa vehlsl. Qeaeral Harrison wore a se- who were to be admitted to the floor, frieadi of Senators and Representatives, to whom the privileges ef the gallery had been ex tended, members of the press and others. An effort had bees made Or the Inaugural oommlttoe to confine the Issue of tickets to a comparatively small number, so that the capacity of the Senate chamber and ttt galleries should not be overtaxed. At ten o'clock the east doors of the Senate wing ol the Capitol were -thrown open and the visitors began to pour - In. the tickets which they carried were oi various colors, to Indicate the particular plana to wbloh eaoh was entitled to admittance. The galleries filled very quickly. The doors of the Senate chamber bad not boon opened. Couches had been placed In the soml-clroular space in front ot the platform occupied by the presiding offi cer and the clerks. In the enter of this space were placed the seats to be occupied by the President and Presidentelect Be tween the chairs usually occupied by mem bers of the Benata had been placed otbet seats, and directly behind the last of tba Senators' desks had been placed a number sf couches and ohelra. The regular business of the Senate pro ceeded without moon show of Interest. Meantime, the members of tbe diplomatic eorpa had assembled In tbe marble room and at 11:15 the Senate was caned to order oj Senator Ingallt and the Senators rose as the diplomats entered. Shortly after they wen seated, the members of the Cabinet, aooom paaled by tbe retired General of the Army and we Admiral ox tne wary, enwreu. The were received by the Senators stand ing and were shown to seats arranged Is the aeml-oircle la front ana to tne leu w the presiding officer. The members ef the supreme uourt, cise in their black aUk 'robes, and led by Chiet Jaatioa Fuller, took their corresponding seats on the opposite side of the chamber. Tbe veaarable Hannibal Hamlin, tbe onlj liviag ex-Vies President, occupied a seat at tbe right of the presiding officer, and thi committee of arrangements eat on the loft Bhertly before twelve o'clock tbe members of the House of Representatives and mem-bers-elest, led by Speaker Carlisle, entered tbe Senate chamber by the main entrants and took seats on the light of the chair, next to tbe dlplomstlo corps. Mrs. Harrison entered tbe gallery at ll :, leaning on the arm ot General George B. WlMams. She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Levi P. Morton and the Misses Morton. When the President arrived, he wss taken up ths prlvste stairway at the east end of the Senate wtag. Before him walked two polloomen la uniform, then awe poltoemen In plain otothrng. Behind walked a fifth policeman. The PreiiJent leaned oo tbe arm of Snoator Cocfcrotl aad laughed and chatted as he w jlked through the cor ridor between the Benitte chamber and the marble room. He wai taken to the Presi dent's room. General Harrison, oo Ue arm ot benator Hear, at) roared at the door and was sstro- dooed by Captain Burnet as "the President elect of tbe United states," ana ne wuiicea with bla companion to tbe scat provided a) President Cleveland's right, toe auoueaoe again rising to their feet The same oere monywas repeated with Vloe President elect Morton. Before taking bis seat he was sworn Vn by Mr. Iagalla, who walked arm in arm with Senator Cniloas. At 11 A President pre tempers In galls rone and dosed the PlfUetb Congress. Im- med lately UDoa tbe relinoniehment of the chair by Senator Iagalla, Vice President Morton eeoended the forum ana oauea we also! the my-erst Congress teeroet In special session. Chief Justice to the tittle rostrum that bad been erected in front of tbe stand, Preidnnt Harrison began the delivery of his Inaug ural address. The crowd Immediately about the plat form remained with heads, uncovered dur ing the delivery of the entire ad dross and frequently interrupted the President with voolforoas applause. At the oonclusloo of the address they cheered again audagiUo. The President bowed his acknowledge ments. He was then escortod through the cheering crowd on the platform Into tho Capitol. He walked to the door where he had entered tbe building and where bis car riage was waiting for him. Ho and the ex President, with two members of the com mittee on arrangements, took seats In tbe carriage and were driven out la the procession. etttaens that bad followed htm from the Capitol to the Executive Mansion file past the reviewing stand for nearly feur hours. During this time be remained standing and took off bis hat aa each and every color bearer in passing by saluted tbe new Chief Mairistrate. President HafrYsTfc stobpeient of bis rlofS attsAS, He was escorted trom tbe ExasuUvs Mansion by-Chairman Britton, and as the carriage drew up at the curb General MuCammon opened tbe door of tbe vebloie aad. oflerlwr tbe President us arm, quickly eaoorted him to tbe room of the Tbe rain kept on falling steadily, but the commissioner of Pension. Following the THE MABOH TO THE WHITE HOUSE. As the President and ex-President drove out from the carriage entrance of the senate wing of the Capitol, the head ot ths nrocesslon SDDeared In the great open space in front of the east portico and, Joining it at the head of the line, the Presidential party was driven down Pennsylvania avenue and to ths Executive Mansion, Meanwhile the procession began to uncoil from tbe side streets on Capitol H11L It waa of huge proportion. Tbe rain had not Interfered with the eotbuslaim or ths pat riotism of the military and clvlo organiza tions who bad corns to Washington for the narade. ' Pull v forty thousand men marched Id the rain to the muslo ot a thousand bands down ths broad avenue between lines of cheering people. The stands on the ave nun ware not well filled, but there was I dense crowd. The windows were crowded and the oovered balconies were all fulL Occasionally a beai peered over the edge of the roof of some tall building. Halm look, wbtia the President was smiling 4eauLin a Joaiafnood, despite ths faottbat P had only a few hours' sleep aurinf tne stlrht. As ths carriage drove ootf tbe portion, Sra. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsotn, her moth (sr, cam to a window directly over ths door- ever. Mrs. Ctevelsnd wss smiling, but a tsar or two trickled down her cheeks sad ' k frequently bit her lips to hlds her feel- Vs. She waved berbaDd to tbe party as 7 C A carriage drew away and left the win- fkovs-.v The rest ot tbe psrty at the White Mottse entered their carriages In ths follow ing (order t The Vloe Presidentelect end Benf tor Cnllom; Bee rotary Bayard and as aUtant secretary Moore; eecretaries Whit- ay and Eodtoott; Secretary Palrcblld, Beo- i , rotary Vila and Postmaster General Diuk- , Insort, Attorney General Gar' and and Beo ; retnr.y Oolman. Tb survivors of the Seventieth Indians, ' General Harrison's old regimeut, were drawr up in the White House ground - under1, eemxaaad of Colonel Samuel MorrllL Tbey svere divided Into four platoons, two ot wbieh took a position directly in front of Xlrert' behind tbe Vloe President-elect's mm TBI ORAM) PABSP1. At the head of the ooiumn rode the grand marshal, General James A. Beaver, and hi ehief of stall. General Daniel B. Hasting. The first division was under the command of Briaadier General H. G. Gibson. It was composed of a division of regular army troops, a batallion of marines and appren tice seamen under Captain B. W. Meade, and tbe aarv aad militia ot tbe District ot Co lumbia. Tbe second brigade was composed of the National Guard of tbe State of Penn sylvania, under the command of Mujor General John G. Hartranft. The Pennsyl vania troona bad many friends along the Hoe, who greeted them with cheers and waving handkerchiefs. Tbey presented fine appearanoe. The third brigade was composed of militia from Hew York. Ohio sad sovoral othei States, sad Governor Foraker, on a black charger, rode at the head of the line. H waa Erected with cheers wherever his fact was recognized. Major William Warner, ol Mlaenurt, Commander-in-Chief ot tbe G. A. B., commanded Um fourth division with Colonel Cearlan Lincoln a his chief of staff. Tbe division was composed ot members ol the 0. A. B. and the Boos of Veterans la half uniform. Tbe fifth division, which was under the command of Myron M. Parker, of Washing ton, attracted a great deal of attention from tbe unique character ot the ooatnmee and uniforms worn. It was made up of political dubs from the larger cities of the United Btates. They carried umbrellas of red, white aad blue, and a great many of them wore white hats and light overcoats, which were very much bedraggled by the rain and the mud. There ware bands without num ber through the line, and fife and drum corps lo profusion. enthusissm of the multitude massed on the sidewalks and on the huge stands opposite the Presidential reviewing stand was In no wise dampened or diminished by It, and cheer after choer from thousands of throats .-J ' . I lit. dX..tA KM aounuea a mio muiutrj euu mvu? u, gaoisiiUons passed by. ' Aa tbe rear of tbe first division passed the reviewing stand Mrs. Harrison, Mr. McEee, Mrs. Saundors. Mr. McKeeand those who accompanied the Presldont to tho White House, took seats on the stana. Tne appearanoe ot Mrs. Harrison wo the signal tor another great outburst ot applause from tbe multitude. General Alger, numerous Government officials, representative of for eign governments and many other distin guished persons bad seats on ue siaou. A few minutes after President Harrison bad gone on the grand stand, Secretary Kalrcblld called at tbe Executive Mansion for ex-President Cleveland and conveyed him in his carriers to the secretary resi dence, where Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Pol- sons were waiting to reoelvs them. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland remained at the Falrchlia resldenoe last night and to-day, accompanied by Colonel Lamont and Mrs. Lamont, will leave wasblngton lor new xorx. THE INAUGURAL BALI. The climax of the great event of the day was the grand ball at the Pension building. Ia all ita conditions, it wai the moat lm nreesive social gathering In the history ol tbia or perhaps any other country. The mlosaal grandeur of the apartment, the be wildering beauty of the deooratlons, tbe biasing brllltanoy of tbe Illumination, and tbe enormou throng ot superbly dressed men and women, made a scene tbst In turn delighted, d anted and entranced the be holder. Tbe Pension oulldisg oouri. wna Ita acre of danoing fioor was besutllully garlanded with flag and Sowers. In the center stooa a two-siory japanus sngwa. Tha lower Dart of the structure waa grotto built of rocki and fern. The first fioor was occupied oy me itermania ore nos tra of one hundred Philadelphia performer, who staved the dance music Above them. on the second floor, the Marine Band was stationed, under the d reutlon ol Band master Bouy-n, It furnlsuod tbe muslo for tbe promenaders. Tha unique structure was ablaze witn liguis ana peru-ooiorou streamers, and on its top in letters of fire, waa the word "Coustl utlon." The eight rreat central pillars of tho oourt were en twined with laurel ana ounung. ine hup face fronts of tbe galleriie were festooned with tne national co ors, and in the apace be tween were pUoed alternately sUvei-p'atwl armor, mounted In plush, and tba coats of arms of all the Btates and nations. Carved eagles, trimmed with Hags, surmounted tbe coats of arms. Presldeaf carriage were those eentainlag Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. McKee sad Mrs. Hal ford, accompanied by Mr. Russell Harrison, Mr. MoKoe and Mr. Halford. A room adjoining that oocupk-d by the President was reserved for the ladies of ths Presidential party. As soon as the President bad removed bla oott an informal reception waa bold. He shook bands with hundreds ot Intimate friends, meantime Best of All Cough medlclnos, Ayer's Cherry Peo' toral is In greater domand titan ever. . Ho. preparation for Throat and Lung Troubles is so prompt in its effects, so agreeable to ths taste, and so widely known, aa thi. It Is the family medi cine in thousand of households. . "I have uffered for years from a bronchial trouble that, whenevor I take cold or am exposed to Inclement weath er, shows Itself by a very annoying tickling sensation in the throat and by difficulty in Dreaming, a uavo inu alwa; DUUUKNI Ul IIIUiUW , HJUU.I I -J - - . , ths Vies President bad reached the building great many wmelles, Lutnoi ue does so i . r., Mmn M.Parker, well as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral nhlch Mri Morion and three daughters were esoorted by Judge Strong.' Both tha Presidential and Vice rresioen tlal partiea were surrounded by member of the fioor and reception committees. In a few minute tbe two groups met in tbe President's apartment and exohanged greet- In its. Mrs. Harrison wore a superb gown of apricot and pale gray satin, the bodice cut low. The front was of out velvet of tbe aprloot shade, with plaiting ot pale gray on either side Mrs. Morton wore a gold and white brocaded satin. Tbe front was elahoratalv trimmed with Pearl ornaments. The very low bodice was trimmed with pearl ornaments and tbe sleeves wnra eaught together with pearl ornament en the shoulders. The narrow sutrwsy ieaa Ing to the President' gallery waa crowded throughout the evening with men aad women going to the reoeptton or coming from it. The doorway seemed to be the oenter of attraction for the crowd en tba floor. Tbey stood open-mouthed, waiting for tbe Presldont to reappear. From the narrow gallery to the pagoda In the oenter ot the great room there waa an unbroken mass of faces, all turned In tne same aireo-tion. At 10:25 Dr. Ruth, the chairman of tne floor oommittee, appeared on the stair, lead ing a distinrnlshed oartv. Immediately be bind blm was W. P. Cody, "Buffalo Bill." whose leonine head rote tar above those about it. Behind blm came representa tive of tbe pre associations. Then fol lowed the Presldont, on the arm of General MoCatamou, followed by dlstinguianea members of the Presidential party. Then came Vloe President Morton on tbe am of Admiral Jouott The members of the floor committee Joined bands and forced a passsge throngh the donse crowd, through which the Presidential party passed up tha south side of the great hall. Tbe President was greeted with applause and cheers, tie bowed right and left and occasionally stopped to ahake hands, as be oaught sight of familiar figures. As be came down the other side of the ball room, be stopped lor s word with Ocnoral Sherman, who joined the line amid the applause of those im mediately about them. At the end ot tbe hall tho procession turned to the right aad nased along: the i-aliery to the supper room. Tba re the party was Joined by Mr. Harri son, Mrs. Morton and tbe ladle accompany- Ing thorn. Tbe Presidential party remained In tha supper room but a short time. Tbey re turned to tho apartment on tho balcony tier aad for a abort time looked upon the sintering kaleidoscopic scene below. The crush of poople waa very great aad the ball room waa crowded to the very walla. The President and Mr. Harrison were obliged to hold an Informal recaption before tbey Ira the balcony. They loft the building at ' 1 :4B and safely reached the Kxeonti re at a ton before midnight. The Vice President tod Mrs. Morton left tpr the Arltogtoa Hotel a few minute before the President took his departure. Theweaiendou threegs prevented all attempt at dancing natll after midnight. At that hour the aamber of peo ple la the building was estimated at IS 0001 George Boldt at one a. m. served six thou sand supper. -There were twenty-three number en tbe order ot dancing and the clocks chimed three ss Sousa waved his baton for "Hoaae, Bweet Home." ys gives prompt relief in returns of my old oompiaini. r.ruv xloi" Inspector of Publlo Roads, Parish Ter re Bonne, La. I consider Ayer's Cherry Peotoral a most important remedy For Home Use I have tested Its curative power, in my family, many times during the past thirty years, and have never known it to fall. It will relieve the mast serious affections of ths throat and lung, whether in children or adults." Mrs. E. G. Edgerly, Council Bluffs, Iowa. "Twenty years ago I was troubled with a disease ot the lungs. Doctors afforded me no relief and considered my case hopeless. I thea began to use Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and, before I bad finished one bottle, found relief. I continued to take this medicine until a oure was effected. I believe that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved my life." Samuel Griggs, Waukegan, 11L "Six years ago I contracted a severe cold, which settled on my lung aud soon developed all the alarming symn toms of Consumption. I had a oough, night sweats, bleeding ot the lungs, pains in chsit and sides, and waa se prostrated ss to be confined to my bed moat of ths time. After trying various prescriptions, without benefit, my physlclsn finally determined to give me Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I took it, and the effect was magical. I seemed to rally from the first dose of this medicine, and, after using only three bottles, am as well and sound aa ever." Rodney Johnson, Springfield, III. Ayer's Cheny Pectoral, ruraXKD BT Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mtti. Bold by all Druggist. Prlctl; sis koltlss,. TBS rSMSlOX SVTLDIHO. vns mutt raoirv ov cawsol. Mr. Morton thea addressed the Senate In a few well ohooea word. At the coucllslon ef this speech ths new Senators were sworn In. Tbe messace of tbe President conven ing the Senate lo extra session waa then read, and the Benata having completed Its orraaiiation. the Vloe President announced tbat It would proceed te the esst Trent oi the Capitol, where the President or tbe United Htate would be sworn in. i ne pro- qpaslon was then formed. The procession proceeded through the ro tunda of the Capital, through ths main en trance on the east front sod out upon tne s-reet platform which bad bsen erected on the oentral portico. A the President and President-elect appeared, tbey were g roe tod with oheer after cheer from the denae throno-tbatiurroundol tho platform. The steps and tbe porticos st ths north and south end of tbe Capitol were biecsr witn people, while every window of the great building framed a greup oi race. THS KIVIIWl.ie STAND. Tiff rsjisinsirr noarox. snrri?. The carriage containing the member of tbs Cabinet brought up tbe r of tbe flrnt division, directly behind tbe lutrict of Columbia guard. The driullng rain by thi time hid Increased to a steady peur. The uncovered stands contained few persons, but every window in the building looking on Fifteenth street and Pennsyl vania avenue was fairly Jammed with peo ple. Un continual oheer followed General Harrison from tbe White House to tbe Capitol, and be raapondod by tipping bis fciirh stUt bat at Intervale. Tha President bold tbe umbrella over him along the entire route and occasionally nodded to some per son be know. A the party proceeded along the route the enthusiasm deepened, Mr. Morton receiving a large amount of it, M ii hi fi Bt KNOT Of THE HKWATE CHAMBER, It was nearly nine o'clock whan the crowd about the Capitol began to thickon. streams f reetuns humanity bad poured down tha broad walks toward the avanu aad swsllod the greats black river there.- Tbe great terrace on the west front bad been dotted with sight-seers from early morning and tbey had lingered about ths platform that at retched ant from the east front of the building. At tha-an trance of tb House ami Hnaas eorden of police kept bsok the rswds aad rate fa rood tbe door-keeper. i Although ths doers were net to be spsned ntU tan o'olock. ticket balder began te svMcmbl long before that boor. The prla etpnl attraction, of eenrse, wsssttheBsnaM bomber, where the Vloe President waa te be sworn la. Little more thaa 1 JO Uoawts lutd been issued to these who were eatMlod to View tbe ivoosedlngs there. They ta- csuAed the members of tbe Beast eiWraod other dttUneniiebsd vnta TIKI MO TW OATB. The Drocessioa moved te tbe front of the portico, the President and President-elect taking seats reserved for them at the front of the stand, tbs Chief Justice on their right and the Mrgeaot-at-arms of tbe Benata on their left Tbs oommittee oo arrangements occupied seats next them, thea Hannibal Hemlia and the Auoctata Justices of ths Buprems Court, tb Vioe President, secre tary and members of the Senate on the right On the toft sat the members ef thi dtpiometie eorpa, the beads of department aad ethers; lathe rear tne memoers ana abers-eleot of the House snd behind then te persons who had oooupted place ha the galleries, Wasn aH hsd beao settled the rresldsnWelect rose and the Chief Jcwtfos adsiaitard te blm ths oath of efloe. The great crowd on tbe platform reeeand re- wslsisd standing with uncovered seas dur ing this seremoay. A tb President bowed his bead snd kiaaed the open book sheerews I tsata aad aniu. Tarsia fros ths The soenei along the line of march from Oie Capitol to tbo Executive Mamlon and It tho reviewing stood, bepgar doaoriptlou. h surging mass of humanity covered the ildowslk on either sldo of the ttreeta Every window in every hotel, tore and residence on both sides of tbe wide thorough fare waa crowded with people, and on tbe score of stands erected at troet corner and tittle purk along the route, thousands of people stood sheltering themselves with scemiugly acre of umbrella from ths pelt ing rain, and cheering themselves hoarse a the Presidential party and brilliantly caparisoned horsemen Or splendidly uni formed military and clvlo organisations passed by, Tbe march from the Capitol to the Whits House wss one couttnual ovation lo ths new President, and It I safe to sav that a quarter of a million people watched and che red him as he passed sloug. At Fifteenth street the procession was baited and the carriages containing tho President and Vice President made a detour through the treasury grounds and then to the Executive Mansion. A light lunch was swatting ths Presidential party m tb pri vate dlnlnc room. Among those who at down besides th President and the Vice President were Mr. Cleveland, Mrs, HarrV son. Mr. and Mrs. MoKee, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. Saunders ana sev eral others. Tbe party were at luncheon only about fifteen minutes. After bidding Mr. Cleveland good-bye, the President, lean ing oa the arm of his sen, Russell, pro oteded to tbe reviewing stand In front oi tbe mansion, aooompaoled by tbe Vict President, the Congressional committee and the survivors ot the Sevsntieth Indlsue rsvtoisot At the President stopped on tee stand, cheer after cheer- arose from tbe msMHade and the former responded by tip ping W bat Th word to march was asratn soanded and Benlamln Harrises watched tbe great, retinue ef soldiery Tbe face of the galleries and tbe seventy six supporting coriutbian oolnmna were dec orated with great garlands of laurel. Sus pended from tbe gallery wore a sertos of panels, five feet by ton. each made of flow era, and eacA lymbollilng a department of the Government Tho nary wna indicated by a man-of-war; the Interior Department by a log cabin and a newly follod tree; the agricultural by a plow and a sheaf of grain; the post-offioo by a mall big and an envel opeduly stamped, postmarked and ad dresped all In flowers, to "Benlamln Harri son, Washington, D. C." Tho Department of Justice waa symbolized by aa open desk and an open law book, baarlng the inscrip tion "Plat Juitltla" with the emblematical scale. Mounted cannon and ounnoa balls were the Insignia of tbe War Department Tbe Treasury was repreamted by a large safe The Htate Department panel bore a large open book, with the worda ''Constitu tion," "Liberty." Plve thousand yard Of laurel, festooned sli locfaos thick, covered tho celling. From tbe dome in lbs center wss susponded sn Immense ship of state, thirty feat long and with throe mast. Immense portraits In oil of tho President snd Vice President formed a conxDlcoou feature of the decorations. Twenty lime lights sbono dazaliugiy from the ton balcony and ever two thousand eloctric light blazed along thA aides of the ball room. Tbo first oarriage reached in Pension building at 8 JO and by nine o'clock MUM TRM SU, BOOM. the streets leading to the great structure were a mass of cabs, oarriage and pedes- trlana. At 9:90 three thousand peopl war nromenadliig aroand the great court roi the next two hours ths throngs poured Into the building st the rate of one hundred s minute. Many of those who entered early went at once to the balcoulea, o that by midnight there was a dense torraoo of faces above, looking down upon tne ocean or no- inanity below. But while tha throng was enormou the ball waa so admirably vsntl latcU that but few experienced any dlsoom fort' The door of tha supper room on- the north and east side of tbe building were thrown open at tea o'clock. - The cateret wss Mr. George Boldt, of the Hotel Belle- vue. Philadelphia. The bill of rare wis nerfect one, aud Included srery dellcahy from ooosomms In cups to terrapin In Phil adeiphla style. ' But six hundred people were admitted at a time and after these had attended to. a many more were ad- Biased. This prevented a oraah about tbe I nee er wiuor was sous, DR. A; H. ELLIOTT, WILl BE AT i::;;!:: House, WellingtoQ, 0. From lis. m.tsS p.m., The third Thursday of each month, for the I purpose of treating 1 1 Rectal Diseases WITH THI Brinkerhoff System Examination and Consul ta tion FREE. A Core Guaranteed lor every Caiee; FHtESe The Last floor of Congress, WAsmxOTOK, March &, Thecloeing hours of the Fiftieth Coogress were unmarked by any IcirUlation cf importance. In the Ben ata a vote of thanks was ceneerea rmsl-1 dent pro torn. IagaU for his Impartiality and courtesy while in tne cnur, and toe record of Senator RIddlebergors dugraoe ful action en Bund ay night was ordered expua ed from the Journal. In tbe House I Mr. iteed, oi uaine, oneroa rosoiuuons thanking Bucaker Carlisle for his fairness presiding- ooioer, and tne sponger re- I snoudo! In a well-woraea speecn. 'rnoben. ate will convene In extra sossion at noon to-1 day. . Mersll Cm Faatlvltloa. Nsw Orxksks, March ft. The Mardi Ores festivities began Monday afternoon with tho arrival of tbe Motllla bearing King Kr.x. Tho royal party disembarked at tbo foot of I Canal street aad proceeded to the city bull. where Hia Majesty wus presented by Mayor I Hhakespeere with the golden keya ot tbe eitv. The marcb of triumph was then con tinued ta tho Hotal Royal, where tbo poors of ttie realm paid proper homnsro to Hex. To-day' pageant promises to be the most I brilliant evor witnessed in tola city. The weatber la tine and a great uutubor of visitors are In the city. rams Out from Dnd.r Cover. Mbw'Tokk. March ft. The Re publican custom bouse brokers and clork in the ro tunda of tbe building wore In high feather anon as the bands of tbo clock passed tne noon hour yesterday. The pent-up onthu- laam of four years, Kept ootuod up tor policy's auke In the vicinity ot Collector Muconu's apartments, at least, was (riven vcut aud from over too throats arose a great shout of exultation. The Itepubllcnn Clue Club, composed of cnxtom bouxo brokers. ang campaign nng lustily, consigning the retiring President to mo "coia, com grave.- Three Governor lu West Vlrylnla. fiBARLEKTOli. W. Va., March 8. Nathan Ooff. ltopubiloau, snd presldont R. & Carr, of the Htate Bonate, Union I-ubor, took the oath of office of Uovernor ut this htate at noon yesterday and made a formal aomand iinon Uovernor Wilson to vacate, but that gentleman refused and referred the two ne niranu to the courts to decide who shall hold office, pending the contest between fiAff and Fleming. Tbe outcoino is anxious ly looked forward to. Every tblug paod off poaoof ully and no trouble is anticipated. Stranclsd Her Haa. I..TTLB Vaiaiit. N. Y., March (.-Mary Wagnor, of Sheridan, nineteen years old, gave birth to a baby m an outhonse her Hnndav evening. Tying a string about the babe's neck sue choked It to death aad .theo threw it Into a vault Bhe was visiting here from Dunkirk, where she worked In a hotel Coroner Fisher held a post-mortem and is holding aa Inquest' ' r.tl SOO rest to Dosth.'. '. , Plattssum, N. T., March l-Wlillam (Mma. a mlnsr. while working at ths month of aa open mine st lion Mountain yeatsr- day, slipped on tne toe ana leu so we torn of the shaft 300 test below. He was Instantly killed, bis, body being terribly JMMlel 7J-7a- msm Try the Cure Ely's Cream Balm Clonniwe tho Nasal Passa(?o. AI lays Inflammation. Heals toe Sores. Boetoros tho Sonsos of Taste, Smoll and Iloaring. A pafllrl b asipHed lalsonrhaaMrll aad ta arr-allr. Prln, AOr. at Drssalau or ky Mil. KLY BUOTlUilitio WsmnBt Jiew lork. nVhfi The Best and Purest Medicine EVER MADE. Ttwlllilrlvcth lliimnrfromyniir .s. v-uiii. anu .J - . ''- "OSv IKm,,M nd fllot4-he xfcvWhl' bninr your Un.it! M V;. 'X-V likxMl, )'! can ix 'V r'ASv removal Inssliort bloKlpu S.V The Dose W small-ouly a tea ooonful. It 1st) bMt ad rhl-SKTi, e V DowTWarr. Oktitatoscs It ye are enfffrlng froia Kid oTJ SraTa- Hi;l.PI.'B WTIK1W, Ttiey never sou wow. i it u . MAntna to A. I". trtlar A Do BoV awdkalwork pufciutwdr . in V v