The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-01

- All cemmunicauons, whethcr on business OF
Tor publication, should be addressed 70 VIZ J. hrR.
rAau. Proprietor NArioSAL RErusLicAS, wsshins.
ia. D. 9.
RECEPTIONS.
We are authorized to announce that the ladies
of the Executive Mansion, Mrs. Patterson and
Mrs. Slower, will be home on Monday evenings.
The evening has been fixed in lieu of the after.
noon receptions, as they were last season.
SPEAKER CoLFAx's receptions are 10 be every
Friday evening, from 81 to II p m, commencing
Friday, Jan. II.
The receptions Of the Speakers mother and
sister, Mrs. and Miss Matthews, for ladies, and
gentlemen accompanying them, will be every
Wednesday afternoon, from to p. m. Resi-
dcnce, Lafayette Square, sixtcen-and.e-half
street.
hold her receptions on Wednesday afternoon Of
each week, at No. ao2 l. street, corner Fourteenth
and l..
THE FRIDAY EVENING RECEPTIONS OF SrcRR-
TAnr AND Mns. McCoLLocH arc by card exclu-
sively and not open to the public generally, as
the notice In some OF the papers would lead one
TO suppose.
Mrs. McCulloch will receive her friends on
Wednesdays from 12 m. to Ipm m.
The LADIES Of Secretary Browning's family
will receive their friends, as USUAL, on wcdnes-
days, from IL TO o'clock, p, m. Residence on
Montuomerv .treet acorrcto,vn Ueigb,s
HITCH IN DIPLOMACY.
TWAS stated the other day, in cable tele-
gram, that the correspondence between MT.
seward and Lord STANLEY IN regard 10 tine Ala
pams claims had eeaseu' ana from TINS apparent
ly authentic announcement men came to directly
opposite conclusions. One party assumed that
the Foreign Secretary had yielded TO the fair
ness and logic Of Mr.. Stewards arguments; had
acknowledged the righteousness oil our claims,
anu would soon recommend 10 ms Government
TO 1901 the OH. P~ eon'rd' another party as
sumed That Lord STANLEY had rejected MIR. Sew
ards overtures, refusing to recognize his argu-
ments, and that he. (Stanley) would recommend
That the claims be disallowed, MS they were in
valid
Inc truth oil the matter IS, That there is hitch,
anu there may DC some uelaSi bht the mai de-
termination is still pending Our Secretary has
no idea OF abandoning his positions, every one
OF which Is tenable and will be maintained by
our aovernmenti ana what is true all impartial
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eoneedinst 10 coniederMes az the early DAY she did
oelhserent rights. IL Is claimed mat this en-
eoufagea 'he conicaerates' enabled them 10 nj
out cruisers, anu a"orued these Vessels sheHer
IN oreigh portsj that u was grave ohence on
the part OF Great britain, processing rs she did
10 DO NEUTRAL TO thus streHgfAen CUR
court Of arbitration shall decide this question,
but simply that this view shall be presented to
the court as a part of the argument. Lord Stan
ley Is understood to positively refuse to admit
this point He will not have this conduct OF his
Government alluded to In the court Of arbitra-
tion. Mr.. Stewards proposition Is a fair one. He
does not ask a discussion upon IL ns point in
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