Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-01
WASHINGTON. Dee. IS, 1898.

room was opened for the first time this
season. A large number of gentlemen
and ladies, consisting OF citizens, foreign
ministers and their. suites members of
Congress, sc. assembled at an early
hour. Mr.. Adams and his lady were
unusually cheerful. Their health see N
ed decidedly improved. Dir Adams,
as YOU are aware, talks but little IN mig
| ed society. From some cause or other
he was, however, unusually sffable last
night; and Mrs. Adams mingled among
her guests, exerting herself to render
their time agreeable, 10 the manner Of
mistress OF private mansion. The
East Room, with ali its gorgeous furni-
turs" was opened looked around TO
get sight of Mr. Richie or bis CORES
pondent, but the former vas not pres
ent. The "furniture,' however was
there the same, and resting in the same
places, as when its gorgeous appear
ance FIRST surprised the vision of MIR
| Senator Benton. | have an inventory
| of the furniture, taken last night II
| consisted OF thirteen cid, mahogany,
armed chairs, Representing probably,
| the old thirteen states, most of which
bad bot,omS-iudIcatiug that but few of
! the States would ever be found unsafe
and useless; and ali Of them were des
| titute Of any covering, showing that the
! republican plainness of the revolution
should eve. be preserved. This was,
and for seversl years, has been the only
! furniture of the room-the simple gran
deur O! which, together with ITS sxcel-
! lent moral, struck the imaginative cor
respondent OF Mr.. Richie with so much
awe. It is fair TO state, however, 10 JUS
tice to the hospitality Of the President
| and bis lady, that, for the accommoda
ton of their guests, they caused a few
edditlensi chairs and fettees, and two
| nr three chandeliers 70 be detailed for
| the service Of the evening. There was
thet in the Room, however, the gorge
| BUSINESS" of which might we'll impress
an Imagination less susceptible and
fruitful thar taat of the Missouri Sena-
tor-a display of beauty, grace, and IA.
shion rarely exhibited in this city. The
Marine band was stationed in this room;
| and the dancing was commenced and
continued. TIL ABOUT eleven o'clock. en-.
coursgea by The earnestly expressed
| wishes Of the President and his hospia.
bic and elegant lady. This is the only
occasion Of the kind on which dancing
was ever introduced at The Presidenps
house during the present administration;
! and, in former years there was but one
! instaace Of the sort. MIS- Madison
once gave dancing party, but from
The crowd which it drew together, and
| some disorder and confusion witch took
place, she. was determined never to
have aRother Repor. says-and I de-
sire tbs the information should be con
sidered as strictly confidential, lest The
jackson men should get hold Of the fact
and represent il as proof Of the exist
ence 81 strong arstocratic predictions
on the part of the Presiden, and his IA.
mily; report Gays that, on the day Of this
unwonted cheer in the "palace," the
President and bis lady were presented
with their Grst grandcbjld. The young
''princess', It is said, already exhibits
! much OF the character Of her illussrious
progenitors, -- Comm. DIDO.
On the morning of the 18th ult a
young girl about six wears of age, nam.
ed Catharine Jackson, fifth daughter
of Mr.. Wm. jackson, farmer at Cote,
81 Paul, near Montreal, met with an &C.
cident, whisb terminated in the loss Of
her life. on Thursday last. She had
just riser, and was standing before the
stove, the draught door of which was o.
pen Her cloths caught fre-and in
an instant she was Completely in blaze
tser father who was in bed, and heard
her scream ran instantly to her assis-
lance, and was severely burnt in en-
deavoring to save her. His son, a boy
of ID years old, threw a pail of water
upon both, which extinguished the fire.
The skin, however,was completely stript
from the girls body, with the exception
of her back. From that time until her
death, "a days afterwards she scarcely
partook of any sustenance.
Visiters Mr.. Barring, the Euro.
pean Capitalist, and principal partner OF
| the rich house of" Barring and Co. Lon
don, visited our city last week He was
several days at the Hotel of Mr. Grit.
| fifth We were also honored al the