Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-20
Washington News and Gossip.

L ne mat'i55e OF Hon. SCHUYLER Colftx, the
Vie Pre- dent elect, with Miss allie Wade,
niece of Seuaior Wade. took place a: the hons, /,
o. the st p mother Of the Odd. Ms. Taeodore
NHd', near Andoyer, Onio, ~ a. IN, on
Wsdnesday mo ming. November 18Th. The
WedciDg al range menis were simple and un.
p-fi"ndny. in conformity with the quiet go ID
taste OF both Mr. COliax aud tie bride. Tue. -
were present some forty persons m1InIy flmily
conD"ct.ons; and imong the p'riy we.e Ssna-
tor Wrde and wife, Gr. End Mrs. Matthews.
sep-ta'her al d mother of Mr.. ColfIx, Mas
"a Tie Me- tihews, End Mr.. w. ID. Tsdd. the
speakers clerk. There were no bride maids
or eroCmsmen. Miss Wade was dressed i'll
white silk with ornaments of pearl, aud Mr..
Colf1x in fall suit OF black rhs simple msr.
,iage service of the Copgres "a tionaI church. oc.
cupyipg but few minutes time, was per.
io med by Eev. Mr.. Beach, OF Andover, pastor
Of the church At that place attended by Miss
Wnde. Breakfast followed, which together
with warm congratulations and leave-takings-
ior it il difficult to say which of the two, bride
or tIoom. has the warmest friends in that VII
cinage-occ upied the time until it was reQui-
site TO take the train for the Etst. At II m
the bridal party. consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
Colfax, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew'S Miss Carrie
Matthew'S, and MIR. VIM. ID. Todd, left in the
spt cial car OF the President of the Pennsylya.
lila railroad, taking supper at Pittsburg, break.
lasting at Harrisburg and arriving at B iltimore
at ii a. m., where they We're the guests Of Mr.
:. M. Shoemaker until p. m. At almost
every station on the route Mr. Colflx was met
by crowds OF his admirers, who insisted
upon seeing him and taking him by the hand
At4 IN. yesterday the party left Baltimore
in special car for Washington, arriving here
at6 p. m and proceeded Immediately to the
residence OF Mr.. Colfax, No. Sixteen-and-a.
Half street, opposite Lafayette Square.
The house has been thoroughly refitted aud
repovated during the summer, and is now one
of be most comfortable residences in the city.
II will be occupied by Mr.. Colfax ana family
during the coming session.
II is sProbable that Mr. and Mrs. Colfax will
Fare Washington. early next week. for the
NoIth, TO be absent until the meeting Of Con-
gress, in december. Probably no couple ever
before set ont in married life with so immense
parish OF hearty well-wIshers as do the Vice
PRECEDENT elect and his amiabls wife
Tax NATIONAL HONOR TO Ba aMAINTAIyHD-
IL is said that immediately on receiving Min
Ister WashbuTne's report OF The recent traus,c
tions IN Paraguay, decided and effective in
S'rucuons were given 10 our new Minister.
General Mcmahon, and also 10 Rear Admiral
DAVIS, TO piocc ed with an adequate naval force
10 Asunoion 10 vindicate the national honor.
ard redress the wrong said TO have been com
mitted by President Lopez On American Citi.
zens. .
SUPERVISOR FOR ILLINoIs.-The commission
OF John Olney Is Supervisor Of Internal Rave.
nue for the State of Illinois was forwarded To
that gentleman on "wednesday afternoon. As
stated in The STAR; though after il had lef, the
Internal Revenue Department an order wa.
received from the Secretary of the Treasury not
10 forward the same Tor the present. However
the commission was Dot recalled, ana by this
time Sas reached its destination
CHARLES READK, the English novelist Is
Writing a rev story, 'he rig ut to publish which
in England Re has already sold for S2j,g,O in
go'd. 1t is said that several of our maglzire
publishers have been in sharp competition
Tor the advance sheets for publication in
ihis country, aDd that sums heretofore unpre-
cedented have been offered tor it, but so far no
bargain has been made
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs.-There will
be more than twenty contested election cases in
he Ieyt House OF Representatives, and incIud.
ing tbo:e from the South, possibly double that
number Some OF them Will prove difficult aud
labOrious cases. proposition will be IN ,de to
strike of the names of the Louisiana members
IL they are put on the Official record and the.e
is a possibility that they may not be.
SUPERVISOR OF REyENUK-Mr Alexander
Fulton, Supervisor Of Internal Revenue for
ihe Ststes OF Maryland and Delaware aud the
District of Columbia, look the oath OF Office on
esday morning, received bis commissi ion
The same day, aud has entered upon the dis.
charge Of the duties Of the Office.
SECRETARY SKwAED's SPEECH, made at
Auburn Just before the election, has been
handsomely printed in pamphlet form and
revised by himself, with the title, "rhe Issues
of the Hour"
TIE RETRRNChMENr COMMrrrEg-Senafor
Edmunds, chairman of the Joint Retrench
ment Committee, has been engaged a. the
Treasury Department for several days past in
examining the affairs OF the Printing Division
while 1t was under the charge of Mr.. s. NJ
Clark. Several other members Of the commit.
tee are expected 10 arrive here soon, when the
examination will be fully entered into, ana a
thorough investigation made OF all matters
pertaining TO the Printing Bureau since its or.
ganization.
s. M. CLARKK, Esq, late chief of the Print.
ing Division al the Treasury Department. hay.
ibB ucch uoiueU Oi the tnce OF Ma resIg.
nation, is now in New York, aud, 1t is said,
VIII soon go into business in that city, and
ensage In the manufacture Of certain paints
patented by him.
CONGRESSIONAL LBUsiNHss.-Amoug the bills
AMI resolutions prepared and to be pressed a.
An early day OF the next Congress is the meas
urs for postal telegraphIc system; the propo.
sit on for an anne ndment TO the constitution pro.
vidiDg for uniform suffrage in all the States.
appropriation for building q new executive
mansion: bill for increasing the salary OF the
President, and bill repeating the tenure-or.
office act.
REDUCTION OF FoRcB.-Eighteen female en-
ployees In the Printing Division at the Treas.
ury have been dismissed and twelve furloughed
on account Of the decrease Of work In that
division. The decrease in the work is caused
BY the withdrawal Of the printing of tobacco,
cigar and snun stamps; the net revenue law
requiring that the work OF printing the same
should be given to the lowest bidder; hence the
work Of making such stamps is now done by
the Continental Bank Note Company of New
York, under contrsc..
SECRETARY MCOULLoCH has appointed VIM.
II. LAMBERT John A. Graham, Reuben Thorp,
Jsmes TIlghman, L. A. G. Gerry, J. r. b.
MeNIasters, and Robert J. Waller, 0auyers in
the 1st Msryland District.