GARFIELD’ S INAUGURATION, Notwithstanding a a snow-storm had set in at Washington on the night preceding General Gardeld’s inauguration the whole city was astir at an early hour the next moming, and men, women and children hurried throngh the snow and slush from every direction, every one in tent on reaching 1 ‘onnsyivania avenue to witness the inaugnml procession, or to the capitol, to be pe osent at the cere monies to fake place there. During the entire night tmins laden with military and civilians amived at the two depots, and continued through- out the morning to pour their living freight into the city. Thirty stands with seats had been ‘erected in the pub lic squares fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, and there were numerous other stands in front of stores, ote These studs were capable of seating 25,000 persons and every seat was sold. 1t is estimated that there were 50,000 stran- gers in Washington, At 10.30 a. nm. the shine quite brightly, with a chilly March wind blowing from northwest. Ong hundred thousand persons were on the streets (6 witness the manguration. The sidewalks on Pennsylvania ave nue, along the route of the procession, were literally packed with men, women and children, and the windows of build ings, as well as the stands. were crowded with spectators. All the publie buildings were boun tafully draped, the treasury especially »*making a fine appears, Rach window in the department of | i had two Unite xd Rtates flags dm Pe wd in the form of curtains. Large ag gs were also fes tooned 3 around the pt lars. A trinmphal MNO xd Fifteen nth street, between ran buildin g, the windo ws of which were of the various statues mm Iv decorated with sun commenced to i the stice shields Rates All the city were hh bunting and festoo The census Ris house, hitt house, Wiliand 8, the National Metropolitan the Nationa pelitan bank, the Cig National bank and nearly all the business honses slong Pen wmsylvania avenue t » capi tol to F {teen id Ne we York avenue were at ted with flags, bunt Pre asident dent The f svlvania and nine and ter facing Seventee equestnian . andso E bi and I Metro hotels, th sire 3 y SCAN profu int 3] is 1 Ne Ww York ¢ +} i: 7 a As CMI 5K ween . ; north tile a nant resting on Ti pe % 8 £ * ot. The ecarnages for as }. NE. 3 3 aR il cvend south. v4) by a a 4 troop i: 3. ¥ {/ESOIMOE the ort the eiore 10 the presidential part consisting of Presid Ha 08 President-elect 3 Vice. dent W. A. Vice dent elect J rth 1 {reorve Pendleton, Sen ator 3 'H Anthony, and Senator Thomas F. 1, entered three Sage i in wait ing, and, Cleveland troop, mov od ¢ through Pennsylvania avenn nal gun was then fi of the Dist Het the reas plaved © i present 1 umn by nia ave- ad of the the left, 1 nue, and colum: n al escort tock Hd and the first division x The remainder of t then fell inand move whe re it Was oreele wl by tumultuous applause. laces mn AS : ed the march. OCession avenue, and X ' we 1 at 18 jrolo ged marched the fol down Penn- i “he pr WOISION : order: OWL First Second Third cunsylvania, . Pennsylvania, aa. al Guard, Pennssivania, Guard, Pennsylvania, A. Beaver , { i, nnsyivania, Tenth Regiment, ard, Pe Fourteenth unsylvania, & {anrd, Peansyl ‘sania, Cole ae i Gur. Eighteenth Regiment Nation al yania, O Guard, Penosyl brie Seventeenth Reg nia, 1 Sal mal { Suard, Peansylve Bhs - ¥ E ew York State Guard edina Company, New York Stale Guapd. Malone Company, New York State Gone Elmira Company New York State Guard. Samper Corps, Syracuse, Cewego Company New. York State Guard. {Many organizations from the different States fole owe FOURTH DIVISION. Major-General Charles 4. Field, Bradt. State orgsuirations, FiPH DIVISION, vie Bocieties Colonel Robert Boy a Staff and Local Committee, Department of Marsland Grand Army of the Republic. 1 0. G. T. Grand Lodge, Wisconsin National Trinh Republican lub of New Fe ork. Conneil No, Union a of America, Balti- 2 Repmblican Tnvinoibics, Philadelphia. Young Me 11's Garfield and Arthur igh, Brooklyn. ings County Hep mblican th ampaign Committees, rookiyn John Gill Engineer Corps, Orange, N. Y. Garfield and Arthur Club, New Bn Pa, Garfield and Arthur Club, Mevershurg, Pa Coung Republiean Club, Philadel + og Union Republiean Chub, Philade rs hia. Vest Philadelp shia Club, Contine Stal Chub, Prilade phd » alburn Ciab, Ph fladelphia. hii an Invineibles, No rTistown Pa. os 2 Men's Repmblican Club, Altoona © So Westorn Star Pioneers, No. Washington, D. C. Hovbnra Club, Philadel hia. Third Ward Union Republican Cinh, Combined Catholic and Irish Benefic ial Societies, On aarival at the capitol the proces. sion moved aronnd the building by the south side and formed line on the east front, facing the capitol. The presiden- | tial party then drove to the Se mate én- | trance. The presidential carriage was driven to the lower entrance of the Senate wing, and the President-elect, accompanied by the V ice-President-elect and Senators Pendloton and Thurman, entered the gilding and precseded to the Viee- President’s room, where t they. remained | antl 12 o'clock. As carly as 10 o'clock erowds began to assemble in front of the platform erected over the steps leading to the | main entrance, and at 12 o'clock it | was estimated that 50,000 people were | massed in front of the building. At balfpast 12 o'clock the president 1 reached hE place at the foot of the plat form and took noseat, with Chisf-Fastics - Waite upon his right and ox-Preside Hayes npon his left, with Senators Pen | Depry dleton, Anthony and Bayard, while im | mediately behind him sat his mother, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. Hayes and Viee President Arvthnr. Some delay ensued while a photograph of the scene wa: taken from an elevated stand. At 12:35 Senator Pendleton arose and futraduce d General Garfield, who began his inaugural address The address was delivered coverad head, in a clear voice, distine and calm, and was plainly heard by every one upon the stand and for a long dista: ee on every hand. The delivery of the address took fortv-five minutes t its conclusion the cheavine was lang continued and enthuastastio, Chief