Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31

DAY.-We are autnOrtxeo d 10 eta'e that at eleven
o'clock q. m. on New Year day, "wednesday.
J January ], 1881 the President viii rseeiv vs the
members OF the Cabinet and Foreign Minis.
ters; the judges OF the Suprsm. court OF the
United States: Senators and Representatives
In Congress; the Judges OF the Supreme Court
Of the District OF Columbia and Of the Court
OF Claims.
At half past eleven O'Clock a. m. the officers
of the Army and Navy aud Marine Corps will
he received.
At eleven O'Clock and forty.fve minutes
a. m, the Associated Soldiers OF the War of
1912, and members Of the Oldest Inhabitants
Association OF the District OF Oolum his, will
be received.
The reception Of citizens will commence at
Twelve M, tat " which hour the ga'es OF ths en-
closure will be opened and will termina'e a.
two O'Clock p. m. Ladies will be received.
Carriages will approach the Executive Mao.
sion by the East gate, and leave oy the Wss
saae.
NEW YEARS DAY REcEPrIoNs.-Theo Official
order for the usual receptions at the White
House appears In the STAR elsewhere.
At one p. m. Secretary Seward will have a
reception levee at his residence, on 10th street.
The members OF the Diplomatic Corps will be
received, as well as all others who may call.
General Grant and lady will receive on
New Years day, at their residence on street,
from ~ until 2 O'Clock.
Secretary Welles and lady, on n, between
l6'h and 18th streets, will receive after IL
O'Clock.
Secretary McCuIIoch and lady on H, be-
tween 16k and 18th streets, will receive from
twelve until three O'Clock.
Secretary Browning at his residence in
Georgetown, will receive from II until three
o'clock.
Postmaster General Randall and lady will
receive on New Years day, At their residence
on L street, corner 1ith, between the hours or
- and 4 O'Clock.
Mr. Colfax, with the ladies Of his family,
Mrs. and Miss Matthews, will also be at home
that DAY from IL a. m. till 4 p. m.
Most OF the Senators and Representatives
having their families here will receive on
New Years day.
Hon Joseph s. Wilson, Commissioner OF the
General Land Once, will receive at his resi-.
dence on Thirteenth street.
Col. Horace Capron. Commissioners of Agri.
culture, will receive at his residence on F
street. near Thirteenth.
His Honor Mayor WalIach will receive his
friends IN the Council Chamber, City Hall, be-
tween the hours OF one and three O'Clock.
General and Mrs. Carrington will receive
their friends on New Years day from 12 TO 4,
No. SIG M street.
The associated soldiers Of the war Of 1912 are
10 meet on the east portico OF the Treas ury
Department, al IL o'clock, on New Years day
for the purpose Of proceeding TO the Execu-
tive Mansion, and paying their respects to the
President.
The memb bers of the Oldest Inhabitants As
sociation Will meet in front of the Treasury
building, al III o'clock, and will proceed TO the
Executive Mansion, where the President will
receive them at a quarter before twelve. Jos
FL. Bradley, esq, the oldest native resident Of
Washington, will address the President on
behalf OF the association.
NAVAL OFFICERS TO VISIT THE PRESIDENT
The folio wing order was this morning issued
by Secretary Weiles:
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December, 1s67.-Oficers of the Navy and
Marine Corps In the city Of Washington, are
notified to assemble At the Navy Department
~ IL O'Clock q. m, on Wednesday, January
LIST, 1865, and thence proceed to pay their re-
speets to the Preside mt OF the United States.
Onicers will appear in full dress uniform
for Official visits on shore
GIDEON wRILRs
Secretary Of the Navy.
ARMY OFFICERS TO VISIT THE PRESIDENT
The following circular was this morning
issued by Gen. Grant:
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, WASHING
TON, December 81, lS67.-Circular: Onicers OF
the army in this city will assemble in uniform
At the War Department tomorrow, at II1
O'Clock .. m, when they will proceed In a
body to pay their respects TO the President Of
the United States. They will form By corps
and regiments in the order designated in the
Army Register. The senior offcer of each
corps and regiment will present his own OFF,
GERS to the President.
BY command Of Gen. Grant
E. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General
TB1 PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT for Decsm.
Der will not be ready before the 5th Of Janua-
~ next. II is learned thar it will show a con.
siderable Increase In the amount OF gold in the
Treasury, which. however. will again be rs-
ducsd in January by the payment Of about
twenty five milliens dollars of interest on our
bonds, and about seven millions Of principal
The statement will also show slight reduc-
tion In the amount Of the total de BIT.
We ARE SURPRISED TO see that an ex- Jour
nalist Of the intelligence of Mr.. Connolly, OF
the City Councils, should aliege that the city
papers would not anord tne Register an oppOr-
tunity to sxculpate himself in their columns
The fact that the reporters Of no less than five
OF the city papers were, at the moment Mr.
Connolly was speaking, engaged IN making
copies OF Mr.. Boswelrs letter OF explanation,
to be published in their respective journals
shows how unfsunded was the charge And
II there was any failure, previously, to give
the Register a showing by the city press it
was certainly due to his own reticence, for as
q mere matter Of news any one OF the papers
would have certainly published anything
from him ''defining his position"
MONSIEUR ToNsoE. AeAIN!-Ancther bill
was introduced in the Council Board last
night, giving Mr.. Severson Job on the canal.
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THE MIHrINe OF THE MARYLAND LRaIs-
LATURB.-The General Assembly Of the State
OF Maryland commences At Annapolis to. NOR.
row. 1t will be an interesting session, a. a
United States Senator and State Treasurer are
to be chosen. Hon. Reverdy Johnson's term
does not expire until March, 1859, but the law
regulating the mode and time Of choosing
Senators requires that they be elected az the
session of the Legislature next preceding the
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