Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-20
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GesslP.

SoCrzTY, ErC The marriage OF Mr.. W. s.
Wyckof ,otherwise kpown a. Che eyaiier
WyCkCn) TO Miss PolbsnIs, of Brooklyn,
came of according to programme lass week,
az d Is dss,rlo+d success in every rsspscr
In these uneer's ain dsye. when 8 pcomissa
wedding comes OF, II is we'll enough TO note
ihs fact. s.
The advantages OF having the run of
Unc'e Sans property are thus sho wn by the
Home JgHradl.
"Th' re are 'wo pretty young ladies in this
i v, The au. b,~rs OF Droni iuv ON ;sl, " no.
II is said, had Uafted Stairs rsvrnus cutter
st fnsir disposal all last summer, 10 which
they steamed about from pIs,e 20 place, sc-
eompanied by pere ana mere. and :" IN Ill aud
seieet' par or frieDd. The captain wts
Iher devo ed sdmiier, ths matt their faithful
Iriend. Ihe crew, one and all, their humble
sJaves, and most enthusiastic worshippers.
They had carte blanche ss reg ards tue daily Dill
cf fare, and ksye delRntfui LILLE d'uners, or a
acJs.rsT a "a tonrehetts daily. As might oe ex-
p ctt o, before the party returned 10 the city,
botb the yonng ladies' were engaged
To whom7 The captain, the mate, or the
erewl
- The most gorgeous affair In the way OF
wedding ever Witnessed in Connecticut vas
tha, OF Mr. Beach, of Philadeiphle, to Miss
Jarvis, ts;ster OF Mrs Col Coit,) as Hartford,
on he 5th inst: The bride wore a robe OF tse
most expensive white uncut velvet. with a
trsia two yards in leng'h, II, mined around the
b. tom with a costly nounce of point lace
Above this was q skirt OF fine tulle. nearly
Tuned and caught mp by clustsrs OF orange
blossoms. The corsaee was cut pEmpire,
very low neck and narrow sleeves, aud
trimmed with rows Of lace simtlsr to those on
the flounce. A small wresth of orange bios
SONS confined the very long And full veil of
white tulie 10 the hair. which was exquisItsly
dressed. and ornamented with diamonds. The
sitt other hus band was q amaeniacent necklace
OF several ows Of costly pearls, confined by
a clasp OF diamonds. which hung In pendants
over the bust. A brooch, earrings ana brace
lets OF the same, completed the set. which cost
S3eOO. Among the dresses Of the guests
" oich attracted the attention Of jenkins, was
tnat Of Mrs. Congressman d. Hubbard, a
heavy brown silk elaborately tr mined, point
lace shawl, diamond brooch, etc.
- Brig. Gen. Chas n. Howard, Assistant
Commissioner Of the freedmen's Bureau for
the District Of Coiumbia and West Virginia.
returned TO the city last evening from his
recent visit to Maine, where he has been since
the LIST instant. Gen H. was married TO a
Raneor lady on the 5th instant, and brought
his bride with him.
-Archbishop Spauidng, now in this city,
is receiving great deal Of attention in society.
Yesterday morning q breakfast party was
gwen 10 him by Mr.. John r. Coyle, at which
the French Minister, Mrs. Senator Dixon and
large umber Of the elite were present
hon. EDMUND COOPER, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, left last evening for his homo
In Tennessee, TO be absent several days.
A LATTER has been written by Senator Will
son, 10 Judge Underwood, taking strong ground
against the proposition 20 disfranchise all per.
sons who cannot read and write in 1871.
AUTHORIZED TO PuaCHAss suBsrsrrsc.
SToEss.-General Howard. Commissioner OF
the freedmen's Bureao, ,shas iss oed q circular
ana the same has been approved by General
Grant. allowing all officers And agents Of the
Stores from the Subs stsnce Department A.
Government rates and on the same terms as
such purchases are made by Officers OF the
army.
NAVAL NKws.-The Navy Department ha.
received information OF the arrival Of the u.
s. steamer q uinnebsug at Porto Grande, Cape
de Verde Islands. on the IIth OF November.
Ofhcers and crew all WELL
TIE CAPITOL FouNDArroNs.-In the debate
in the Senate to-day upon the resolution sus-
pending operations upon the new jail, the
question Of the mad visibility of carrying on
important building operations at this season
of the year WIS raised, ana in this connection
u was stated By Senator Grimes that the foun.
dalton Of the west front Of the nortn (Seuats)
end Of the Capitol had sunk some four inches.
Senator Hendricks said whsn he was in the
House some years ago q committee had re.
ported that The foundations of the Capitol
were insecure, but he was now satisfied that
the idss was groundless, and believed that the
Capitol would stand thousand years
NAVAL ORpBRs.-Eirst Assistant Engineer
II q. McIlvaine, Second As sistant Engineers
b. q. 9owing. Thomas W. Rae, d. N. Graf.
fey, z. NJ. Breess and H. G. Beckvith
On waiting orders. Carpenter Oliver w.
Griffith detached from SaraLac, Carp.ntsr s
N. Whitehouse detached from the Vermont
and ordered 10 the Saranac, Carpenter Theo.
dore II. Bishop dstache ed from the Piscatuoua.
Fleet Psymaster Jno. u. Gibson, OF q uerriere
placed On the retired list.
The WHITE HOUSE The regular meeting of
the Cabinet was held TO. day all the nembars
present. but the session as . short one, end.
ing about Cne O'Clock. This morning the
President was busily engaged In preparing
the veto Of the bill striking out wora ..whits,
from the laws Of this District, and no visitors
were admitted.
THs HorsE BILL TO incorporate the Consre-
cation OF the first Presbyterian Church,
passed the Senate to-day without amendment
THE NEW JAIL.-In the Senate TODAY ,hs
Joint resolution, introduced by Mr.. Patterson.
with reference to the city jail, and passed 70 A
second reading on yesterday, was called nm
and passed. The resolaticn, as amended,
reads ss follows:
"ResOfred by the S-,tdte, de-. That the Sscre
tary OF the Interior be, a. d hereby Is directed
ana rsQuirtd 70 suspend, foP me period of
forty days from the passage Of tnis act All
Work upon the jail 10 be erected in the m,trict
OF Colum bia, under tue act of Congress an
proved Jaly 25th, 1896, and the amandusst
thereto approved March %, rs 81: and that tns
Treasurer Of The United States be oireoted 10
wrhhold, for The period Aforesaid, the paw
ment OF any money appropriated for the cree.
ton Of said jail"
TBD GOVERNMENT or VENEZUELA, by a
decree dated 9Th November last, has added DC
per cent. more on the i'm port du,iss voted by the
Coneress oi tne year, IA contradcuon OF the
express siatemens Of the Law thas the i'm port
Q u'ies should not - increased as any time by
me Executive. Tn carGoes procssdine from
he nited : ates and the West Inoies the
Hoouional daies OF 20 PR cent. shall begin to
te collected a. La @ uayr aud Puerto CabeIlo,
On shs 10th o. december Of tois year, and on
The 18Th of January, ls6e, from vessels coming
rom Eprop.sn port. On all the other ports
" the Repubisc from the 3fst OF Decem bsr of
MS year from the forwer places; and on the
list of Jan nary. 1886, from the latter.