A BOl'T IN A UU R ATIOXR. Iln I hi- I'rraldi'iiln of Hie I iiltril Hlaln llnvw (lour Into OISI-I---I*l-IIIH \Vnhlni|liiii to <• rfli'ld. A Washington letter to tlie New York Cnmmircial Advertiser, gives the follow ing interesting ueeount of the inaugura tions of the Presidents front Washington to Oar field: W'AKIIINuTON'm INAt'OI'HATION. The eonstitutional history of the United States liegins from May 2.'1, 17mn, the treaty of peaee having been signed at Paris, September J, 1783. On the sixth of April, 17h!I, Washington was declared President. The fourth of March, 1780, had been selected as the day on which the inauguration cere monies should take jdace, hut delays carried it far beyond that time. The twenty-seventh of April was at last decided'upon, but here arose another hitch. "What shall our thief Magis trate be called ?" was nsked on all sides. Shall it be " His Grace," " His Excel lency," or "His Honor,"or a more regal title still? Three days were consumed in settling the vexations question. Finally, it was decided to call him simply " The President." On the thirtieth of April, 1780, New York city presented a lively appearance. The streets wore tilled with people. Divine services were held in all the churches. Prayers for the safety of him who was to guide and for the nation to be guided, were nu merous and earnest. At noon the pro cession, a gorgeous turnout for those days, passed before Washington's residence. The procession was composed of the military, a long line of cm riages contain ing the committees,members oft 'engross, and heads of departments, then Wash ington in his coach of state, drawn I>\ six milk-white horses, and all splendidly caparisoned. Foreign ministers and citizens brought up the rear. Washing ton halted a short distance from the city hall, and passed baivhcnd d between the line of troops to the Senal chamber. He was met by John Adam , who had just been inaugurated as Vice-President> and conducted to the chair of state the same chair General Gartleld occupied, ami which has been owned for the jiast fifty years by Mr. W. ('. Waddell, of New York. The oath of office was admin istered by Chancellor Robert I. Living ston, in full view of the thousands who stood in the street below. Washington was very much moved. Near him stood Roger Sherman, Hamilton, Generals Knox, St. Clair, Baron Steuben, James Otis and many other eminent patriots. As soon as the"oath was read Washing ton solemnly said, '• I swear, so help me God," and kneeling, kissed the sacred book that Mr. Otis held in his hand. The chancellor then advanced and cried to the assembled multitude, " I,<>ng live George Washington, President of the United Stall's'" Washington was re elected and served till March 6, 17'.i7. JOHN All AXIS* INAT'OCIUTION. The bitter and acrimonious contest between Thomas Jefferson ami John Adams was decided by the election of the latter. His oath of office was ad ministered by Oliver Ellsworth, chief justice of the United States, on March 5, 1707, in the hall of the House of Representatives, in Philadelphia. Wash ington attended the ceremonies. In a letter to his wife, Adams said: " A sol emn scene it was. indeed; and i. was inaite more affecting to mo by the pres ence of the general, whose countenance ' was as serene ami unclouded as the day." Immediately after tho ceremonies Washington depart* il for Mount Ver non, where, on December 14, 17!K, he succumbed to the disease lie contracted several months In-fore. THOMAS JKKKKRSON'H INAPOI RATION. John Adams left Washington in a buff and was not present when bis successor, who, as everyone well knows, rode into town on horseback alone and unassist ed tied bis horse to the fence. Thomas Jefferson was elected bv the House of Representative and never Isifore and seldom since has party spirit ran so high nuil savagely. The oath of office was administered by tho chief justice, the Vice President, Aaron Burr, having been previously inaugurated. There was no ball in the evening. No parade of mil itia. No great demonstration on the )>art of citizens. The levees were abandoned and the state carriages sold. During Jefferson's second term, however, thanks to the vivacious Mrs. Madison, whose hnsliand was secretary of state, the ex ecutive hail some style infused into him, and a change for the lietter followed. jamim Madison's inai iutiatidulh of j artillery, deafening cheers from the ten . thousand throats and other riotous de | monstrutioiiH of gladnesH rent the air. , His inaugural wore his auditors out. Ihe President started on a Northern tour. During luh term of office the oen- I tcr foundation of the present eapitol was laid; the Missouri compromise was passed; Florida wan ceded by Spuift; the independence of South America was acknowledged and the treaty with Co lombia was ratified. The great Monroe Doctrine will no doubt remain the mo-! enduring monument of his term. .loIIN qt'lNl'V adamh' is W'oi li vi'lov In the tight between General Jackson and John ( t nincv Adami, the election was carried to the House. Henry Clay, then speaker, by his deciding votes placed victory upon Adams' banner. ('lay was taken into the cabinet as see rotary of state. At 12:.'1(), on March I" 1825, Mr. Adams was sworn into office by Chief Justice John Marshall. The ceremonies were impressive, the attendance very large, all the judges of the supreme court in full robes were present, together With both houses of Congress. Forty minutes, wi re con sumed in reading the inaugural address. "Old Hickoiy" was one of the first to congratulate the new President. During Mr. Adams' term, bis father. John Adam . ocoini I'll sidel. . alld Thomas Jefferson, third President, botfti ignore of the ilci -titration I i idopendein died on the f< ■ v; th of July, 1*21!, the fiftieth an niversary o national independence. John c Calhoun was Vice-President during John Quiiuv Adams' mlmitii t ration. WDI.I'W JAt ksiin's IS Al'OtllAlloN When defeated in 1825 Jackson ri - tired to private life, permanently it was thought. lint the entire opposition massed ,olidly against Adams in |s2'., nml he received only eighty-three elec toral votes as against 17* for Jackson. It seemed as if the whole country had gathered at Washington on inauguration day. A disposition was made by a cer tain element to mar the occasion, but the general'* friends were too strong. The crowd that gathered around the eapitol was dense as grasshoppers in a eornpa'i h. about as noisy and as " tfiumltuoiis as an angry sea." When Old Hickory appeared hats, umbrellas and handkerchiefs were thrown up, shaken, and waved respect ively. Chief Justice Marshall adminis tered the oath, for his last time. The inaugural eon Id not be heard. During his administration of eight yi-nrs, the treaty lorts were reo|iened to British commerce, the tariff laws of 1832 were passed ; Jack son's warfare against the United Slates Bank and the jmying off of the national debt in IK'tfi an- two of the most con spicuous acts of bis administration. MARTIN VAN nt HKx's IV At'Ofls ITIoS. Martin Van Buren, the eighth Presi dent of the United States, was inaugu rated on the fourth of March, 1*37 a lautiful day--the oath of office being ad ministered by Chief Justice Taney. The administration Wganwith m lntul hang ing over it. and six months icaroely hail jiasseil I a-fore the cloud burst in all its fury, and the jsuiic of 1*37 brought hundred* to ruin and destruction. There are other {mints of interest in President Van Bttren's administration, such as the Canadian insurrection, burn ing by the British of the American steamship Caroline, and *usp nion of cash payments by tlie lsuiks. WtLuIAM IIINUY HARRISON'S IXAt'orHA TIi IN. General Harrison's inauguration was a lively one. The capital was crowded. |iacked with thousands of visitors. The event had long lieen aiitii ipati d, and thousands had come as many miles to see the great {Migrant that was exjiecteil. The President-elect risle the entire length of Pennsylvania avenue with his hat off, despite the rold ami ldnstery weather. He was escorted by the National Grays of Philadelphia, Un diplomatic corps, and all the high officials and by the veterans of his wars. Chief Justice Tuiiev administered the oath of office, which was received with cheers and ihe roar of artillery. In one mouth's time the nntion mourned. The President bad contracted a cold which proved fatal. His Vice-President, John •Tyler, filled out the term of office, and was succeeded by JAMKH K. I'OI.K. It w as on the fourth of March, 1845, that James K. Polk was sworn into office by Chief Justice Taney, the outgoing and incoming chief magistrates riding to gether in an open carriage. Together they entered the (Senate chamber, where the President delivered a long address. ZA'HAHT TAVIZIR'H INAT'OITIATION. At 12 o'clock on the morning of March 4, 184'J, the members of the Senate met in their chamlier and formed into line, the marshal of the District of Columbia leading, followed by the supreme court of tho United Htates. Tlie President elect leaning on the arm of the Preai- ; dent, the Vice-President and the diplo matic corps formed the procession. General Taylor delivered the shortest inaugural on record. Chief Justice Taney swore him into office. Tlie cere mony is prononnccd as having lieen op pressive. KHANKI.IN I'IKIK K'h INAI'UI IIATIoN. Frank I ir. Pierce, the fourteenth I'resi dent, whh sworn into office March -1, 18f!l. The day was stormy, and is on record us the brat inauguration (lay II|KII : which snow fell. The procefwion was | over u mile in length ; the enthusiasm I intenHo. The incoming President and ; hi* predecessor rode together in it ba j rouehe. The whole hla/.ing in full court dreM, enhanced the lienuties of the dn/./ling scene. The line of inarch was interrupted by a gang of men disguised as beggars, who seriously interfered with the dignity of the occa sion ; but a general tight, in which the beggars w ere roughly handled uml right eously beaten, enlivened the general pris'ccdings, broke the monotony, and restored the dignity that had I tiuil cd in the dust, chief Justice Taney ad ministered the oath of ofliec, this making his fifth time. The inaugural was read ' in a clear, distinct tone. JAXIKS IU CJIASAN'S INAt'OI UATIoS. If the roar of cannon, the cheers of the populace, the attendance of wealth, youth, beauty and intellect, the display of military, could make an administra tion successful and popular, then James Ituchauun's ought to have INS II success ful and as popular as any of his prcde ci shots' or his successors'. The oath of office was administered to J aim Bu chauaii, of Pennsylvania, by ('hicf Jus tice Taney, on March I, l*-". \lillAll Wl UNiol.n'm |\ At 1,1 I: • l he, Ihe Work assisted bv Hiichaiiun was to culniinat- under Lincoln Monday, March I. I* Lin coln at hi* second inauguration. AVIUir.W JOHN**!*'* IN At Ut HATIoV Andrew Johnson took the oath *>f office quietly and privately Ix-fore Chief Justice Chase, at the Kirkwm Phoii**-, April I Ki5, at 10 a. h. 1 l.vsst?! K. OKAKT'h INAC'II IIATION. Ulysses S. f *llllO, the eighteenth President of the United Stat*-*, was sworn into office by Chief Justice Chase **ii March I, lH~*t. The morning was gloomy, w-t and cold, but by n*H*ti the sun came out and shott* brightly. At 11 :.'to the Senate notified the I'r* tdent that all was ready. The galli-ri*-* w.-r*- |*a*-ked. A few millUt' A ls-forn twelve tlie supremo -*iurt. head*-*! by- Chief Justice Chase, all in their official rols-s, ent-T<-*l General Grant's staff consisting of General* Rawlins, Porter, ltalH- n. it A r is*' IN AT'OR NATION. Rutherford It. Hayes, the nineteenth President of the United .States, was sworn into office March 5, 1N77, by Chief Jnatiec Waite, after a struggle flint is too recent to need recalling. The usual military procession, diplomatic corps display, cheers and enthusiasm pre vailed. -- Henator David Darin, says a corre s|Hindent who has known him for nearly thirty-year*, can safely lie said to be the most extensive land owner in Central Illinois, and his total wealth, at a fair estimate, can lie placed at 92,000,000. His taxes amount to alio tit 927,000 yearly. A FAMILY OF LAUGHERS. The Mransr VtiiU.lv Afflicting Thrm-lnrf lerllvr Allnnpl* lo ltrllrr Them. A letter from Frenchtown, N. J., to tho Philadelphia 7Y man, says: Htrnight across the Delaware from here, and bank among the hills which run parallel with the ri\-er for many miles, lives a family concerning whom tho strangest stories are told. The futlier ami sons ore farm ers, and all live in u large substantial house a few yards from tho road to Doyleston. They are all chronic laugh - ers, having an affliction of the muscle of the month ami throat which compel them to give \-ont to apparent rneni ment at stated intervals. The muludv flrst uppearcd in tlie father about ten years ago. If*- was usually u very quiet man, enjoying fun, but manifesting bis enjoyment without much noise. H< was seated at the dinner-table one day in the spring of tho year, eating steadilv and not engaging in any of the conver sation which the other members of the family were carrying on. Suddenly, without any cause, lie burst into a loud fit of laughter, so extremely different from his accustomed laugh that ull were* attracted at once. When n*k<*d what was the reason for his sudden out burst ho made no reply, but continued his merriment. Home of the lmys thought he had hysterics, ami )iounded him on the buck, but it did no good. After a few moment* lie made- motions for pencil an 1 paper, and wrote that he was unable to control his risibles, ami asked tlietu to tend for a doctor. The rural physician came, but conhl give no rene dy that stopj-d the laugh ter. Peal after |*eal of what seemed the heartiest kind of fun caine from liiiu, and nothing would avail to pr<- vent it. Ihe doctor finally came to the conclusion that lie was the victim of a nervous attack, and, leaving u nervine, departed. Tic- father continued laugh ing until about sundown, when be sud denly stopjved and fell on tho floor completely prostrated. He soon grew Is-tter, however, ate a hearty supper, and sjK-nt the evening much as usual. No igns of the old trouble apjs-aring, he went to bed and was soon fast asleep. Along aliout two o'clock in the morn ing, however, his wife was awaken**! by his laughter, and the same symptoms manifested themselves as on the after noon previous. He kept it np until seven o'clock, laughing loud and strong. At seven o'clock the noise suddenly cea**-d and did not return again until dinner-time. Thus it continued, re curring each flay shortly after noon and in the night about two o'clock, and ha* ever since. As the week pasM*l he grew so accustomed to the discs**- that be was caused very little inconvenience by it, 11 •• did not get tired out as at first, and aof.ii was able to go about bis work—sowing seed and planting com, digging vegetabl* * and watering the cattle— while laughing immoderately. He could not talk while under one of the s|*ells, but carried a slate and pen cil around with him, after the fashion of a deaf and dumb |#r on. The trouble waa verv regular in com ing and going, and only occasionally broke forth at unlooked-for seasons. Once the old man was taken in chnrch, ju*t when the mil mtei was exhorting his hearer* in the most solemn strains, and apoflod the eff.-ct of the diMNM l*e-*id* s disturbing the equilibrium of the clergyman. Another time he was found by one of liis neigblHirw along the road, lying beneath a l*ag of flour, laughing at a terrific rate. H<- had been taken while driving home from the mill, and the suddenness of the sounds frightened the horse, causing it to run away ami dump tin* nun atid past of l.ia load out in the road. For eight's n months the father waa the only one of the household alllioted with tho malady. Several of them had complained from time to time of an inclination t*> join tho father in tho laugh, but none of them did ao until nearly two years after he was taken, when Snsio, tho youngest child, suddenly burst into a similar fit dnring one of her fati.er's attacks. Since then she laughs at almnt the same hour her father does. < >ne by one the remaining member* fell victims to tho strange complaint, until three year* ago there was but one left free, and that was Charles, the oldest son. His long exemption I**l him to believe he would escajvo the contagion. Rut he waa mis taken, and it is said he had his first at tack while petitioning for the hand of a Harriahnrg ilamar-l. 8o frightened was the lady at the qneer behavior of her suitor that she ran from the room, and it was weeks before the proper explana tions eon Id induce her to aee him again. She is now one of the family here, and escaping the malady, never minds the hideous chorus of laughter which twice a day resounds through the house or grounds. It ia regarded as lather strange that none of the neighliors should have caught the infection, bnt such ia tho case, although many of them mingle constantly with the family. Everything possible has lieen done to alleviate or remove the malady, but without perceptible effect. Several emi nent physicians from the leading cities have viaited the home and grown inter ested in tho case. They all confess themselves Imfihsl, and want one or two of tho family to go to the city, where they fan receive constant treatment. This they refuse to *lo. Their jieciiliar trouble, so noticeable and odd, has made them very sensitive, and they will not travel where they will la: subjected to public scrutiny and remark. They go to chureh or the store in the village close by, and attend social gatherings occa sionally in the neighborhood in the eve 'lings, bnt only among lifelong friends. People within a radius of a few miles are ho accoatomed to the thing that they never mind ormontion it. Consequently very few people outside of the immedi ate vicinity, ami tho physieians who have attended them, aie cognizant of the circumstances. The years of incessant laughter have told somewhat on too faces of the fam ily but not so as to lie very noticeable. There are scores of lines under the eyes and nliove the cheeks, ratine*] by tie drawing up of the skin. Then their mouths Lave become wider, and they keep them dosed with difficulty. The most marked result of the disease, how ever, is in the voice. Tlie entire family talk in the same tone, lesembling as nearly as anything the voice of an alto singer. Males and females have the same inflection and intonation. Most of them have more or less tioubl. with their eyas, several having become very near-sighted. The pupils have con tracted and the entire eyeball is dimin i*h*-d in size. This is accounted for by the contraction of the eyes while laugh ing and tho effort required in working <>r r* ading while undergoing an utta*-k. Very little physical annoyance is caused the laughers. They read and write, sleep and work without any trouble. I In- only thingthey seem unable to do while attacked is to eat, and that .-an be readily understood. Several grand children have been born, and in all but one instance they were taken soon after birth with stated attacks ut the name hour* a* tlieii parents. Of conr*e they do not laugh as tho older ones do, but they crow and *-xpr< * all the signs of baby glee twice a day, and never rry while in that state. Remarkable Instruments <*f Death. Dr. J. 11. M*T*ean. a |*atent-ni**li< inci manufacturer of St who lias ex |M-nll*l*. The "Aiiuihilator." which w a* intended to fire two eliarg* * in a second, tir**l one in a litt 1<- 1* • a than two seconds. Tin* " laidv Mcla .u, which has thirty-six Inutcls with an estimated eaijiacity of n*-arlv 1 t.ixiu shot* js r minute, with a range of three mil*-*, was w.rk<*l t*. th<- |****l of seventy-two shot* js-r second Tlie other gun* w*-r not in order for trial Among otln-r inventions that Dr. Mi lzwn ex hibite*] i* a magnetic tor]*edo proj* 11**1 by clockwork and guul**l to iron ships to le destroyed by a loadstone. The gun* were pronounced fairly successful by the officers, but the claim that they would bring on a millennium was by no means admitted. An Indian Repartee. ( Home Indians serving under the Brit ish during the American war of inde pendence were invited to a conference with the genera) commanding and after ward asked to jsirtake of refreshments. Among many other, to them, curious tilings upon the table was a cruet stand, and the color of the mustard in one of the bottle* drew the attention of the chief, Mew-hii-she-kaw (White Clond), to it. Anxious to enjoy the luxury be took alar.c spfvonfnl of the contents ami I swallowed it—with what eth*ct may easiiy l>e imagined. Though suffering, tin chief still kept up that ap|Mannee of stoical indiffereniN* so necessary to tin i braves of his nation;(though with all his resolution he conld not prevent tears ' coming into his eyes. Noticing t!u>*c, j the great leader, Be-mon-ty-yah (Blister Feet), spoke, saying: "What causes my brother to shed tearsF* "Alas!" re plied WhiteCloml, " it is this ronqvouiul that lias made rao think of the grave of my father." Blister Feet, thinking to test the | *ower* of the mustard himself then took a larger s]toonfni, swallowed it, and he in turn shed tears. "Why does the great chief weep 7" asked White Cloud, and Blister Feet answer**l, and said: "Oh, brother, my grief is that thou art not with tliy father in his ffravc 1" The hair of a St. Louis merchant, who took a vow not to rut it until he had ac cumulated 9&.000, already hangs tmlow 1 1 his coat collar. .If orphan*. Ob, spirit of ttw drowny g'nl, imc norm, And nink my Ix-iiig i'lto no-rnnnVluid; Hr-*th over ro< the l>lmy breath of June, And ir*t my ilresm* t/y fairy hand* bo |)UiiMr|, '* r from mi t| )( world'* vagui phantom* Hot I w-em U, drif! (I. lUI ( llir-rr-al hoal, W In' h lijjtitl) ini between (be earth nod *Jie, And a- fhmagii. u„ r titdmif J that, I reign o i-r nil ao, newt triumphant king, For nil I||<- ]* *' • thin world can show in mine I My Joy th full; I wnnt not anything, And nil nroon.l rn. j- rfr- t Klrrrlcw nhine. I lim r< nib n world ' all nhow no Joy tn'im ilnoy Than (lint wln< h comes to hlrwi the Jnnt rnan'n HIM-ji. rU.MIKHT I'AKAbHAI'HH, A flerr Htoci The bono radish. Hang the thermometer. What else in it good tor ? The only kind of cake children don't cry after A cake of soap. A household with a bahy iw fonnded u P°n a rock. Sne ii~,vA*r. Wlien in a horse not a home? When ha in turner] itito a stable- I'hilmlelpkUiSurt, The thermometer in one of the few thirty that can fall without hurting itnelf. The man bound to be hanged in trar eling out of the world at a break-neck Jiace. Pi'tii/mir. An inquiring friend ask* ; "When yon fall ujiori thenidewalk, where in the bent place to.strike?" There inn't any. An Eastern pajmr announces that Jay Gould has purchased three dozen of eggs. I here he goen again. Mihtnu lea Sun. Meadville, l'a., has a Sheriff Apple. He in trne to the core. Meadville had quite a Windfall when nhe secured him. Jl'tuh/n TrunjtcripL Domestic anirnaln are supposed to bo dumb, yet we have seen several dogn in Hyraeuse that were remarkable tall cum. Syraotur Sundorsbip of tlio older clulm lias in the meantime con siderably increased, their achievements have grown I tetter, and their life and ac tivity stronger. They have not proved transient groujis; they are permanent organisms. There www no crane about thoir inception, and there is no precwri ousness hlmul their existence. They, like the noble wheel, hare come to re main, and to increase and multiply. Let them lie kept warm during th winter, and they will leap to new life in the spring. — Ptcgcte Warid.