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

she has no superior.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
house President johnson will receive, at II a,
m, the members Of the Cabinet and Foreign Min.
listers, the Judges Of the supreme Court Of the
United States, Senators and Representatives In
The District Of Columbia and Of the Court Of
At haif.past II o'clock a. m, the officers Of tho
Army and Navy and Marine Corps will be re.
The reception OF citizens will commence at u
~, lat (which hour the gates Of the enclosure will
be opened,l and will terminate at O'Clock p. m.
Carriages will approach the Executive man.
sion by the east gate and leave by the west gate.
Secretary Seward will have reception at his
residence, on Fifteenand.a half street, Madison
Place. The members Of the Diplomatic Corps
Will be received, ms well As all others who may
General Grant and lady will receive on New
Years day, at their residence on street, near
New York avenue, from IL until 3 o'clock.
Secretary Weles and lady, No. 500 II, between
sixteen and Seventeenth streets, will receive
Secretary McCulloch and lady, on II, between
Slxteen,and.ahalf and Seventeenth street, will
Secretary Browning, at his residence in George.
town, will rece i've from ~ until O'Clock.
Postmaster General Randall and lady will re-
eeivc, at their residence on l. street, corner OF
Fourteenth, between the hours off and O clock
Mr. Colfax, with the ladies Of his family. Mrs
and Miss Matthews will also be at home, No. s
Four-and. half street, from II q. m. till y. m.
Most Of the Senators and Representative,
having their families here, will receive on New
Hon. Joseph 8. Wilson, Commissioner of tho
General Land ONCE, will receive at his resi-.
.dence, No. AS Thirteenth street
Col. Horace Capron, Commissioner OF Agri-
culture, will receive Mt his residence on street,
near Thirteenth.
His Honor Mayor Wnllach will receive his
friends In the Council Chamber, City Hall, he.
tween the hours Of one and three o'clock.
Gen: and Mrs va Darlington will receive their
M So M Hangover, chief clerk Fourth Auditors
1ridge st-ect, Georgetown, from to 3p m.
Samuel Normcnt, esq, and lady will sec their
friends al the, rresidehee, No 60 Missouri avenue
oe VIVIAN mog helm. ok Will be at home No. 4oa
street, between SEVENTH and Eighth streets,
Messsts n' Wolf Har,. will be at home from
till y. IN, at No. $50 II Ltrcet
The assoc lated soldiers OF me war OF 1872 are
to meet on the east portico OF the Treasury De-
partment, at II o'clock, on New Years day, for
the purpose of proceeding to the Executive
Mansion, and paying their respects TO the Presi'
The members Of the Oldest Inhabitants Asso.
citation Will meet in front OF the Treasury build
Ing at II clock, and will proceed TO the Execu'
tive Mansion, where the President VIII receive
them at u quarter before twelve: Joseph II.
Bradley, esq, the oldest native resident OF Wash;
ington, win address the President on behalf OF
the association.
New YxAR's DAY.-At - o'clock last night,
the last knell Of the departed year sounded and
gave birth to the arst day q iscs For many
the Old world with games, professions, 6rc-
works, and other festivities, and the practice is
spirit Which once eharseterined its Observance
With the post-biblical Jews the new year
commenced. end stili commsnees, with the su.
brated by them with considerable ceremony. The
Romans made an especial holiday OF IT, Offering
occurred on this day. They appeared in the
streets In festive garments, exchanged kindly
ntat lion and made maas Of great
The besiowaI of these gifts was not peculiar
branches OF the scored p,istletoe as New Yesr,s
gifts among the people Henry I'LL Of I England
auesn GlaSetes %sfroSe and jcweiry wsrs
SsSbAbiy sis.ost wholly supplied from these
annual eontIibStisss d. Drake an Gld hsto.
In 'late and other articles abe always took good
cac hat the balance should bs In her own favor
Z Epg ma OF Of Clutches %s now iSs saiy opsn
S ssnISs,..sn III Pis and othsI iaTFs sltiss
in, ia.ya.,,h . sums arc expended In boD-bons
ann simlSr srtic for presents and the custom
The METROPOLITAN uo,5 rn The polite
ness Of =, Mr. John MilsT ths hotel w We're
WORKING " The store room is ot ntsrior to that
and he system and management In Todnesd byMI
Miller works harm9noasly He 6 in .e X Iaoss
heads Of each department and 70 , H. able
to ascertain Just what every meal at ne h hots,
costs The liquors in his store are q tie hh The
laundry is unique and perfect In all Of ial,paa-
tenances A guest can send his linen to ms av
washed, dried, stsrched, and ironed to his peries'
' The billiard saloon is one of the finest in the
city. No gambling pools, or anything OF the
soft Ia allowed, and ali is quiet and orderly In
this place of natural amusement;
We may say in conclusion that the gcnt!emaniy
proprietors Of this first class hotel understand
their business, and they conduct their house
upon the principle Of making SyerE sSei, iesl
There is certainly no better hotel south Of New
DRoEAsEp ODD FELLows.-,A day or two |
since Mr.. MacWilliams, an old and respected |
resident OF South Washington, and mason by /
sion. Mr. MacWilliams was an honored member
Of the dTsnd Lodge snd p1Sst s sFSS ode 81 VIII
tend lis remains from his late residence, corner
Of ID street south and Third street west, to Con-
gressional Cemetery, at O'Clock p m to-mor'
To-day the funeral OF Mr.. Manning !Isdley's
remains takes place at . o'clock, East Washing,
ton Mr, Hhulcy was u pIOlulucut He"pei " Il
the Order OF Odd Fellows. He was member OF
she Grand Lodge, and Union Lodge, No. u also |
Past High Priest of fSS , EsS'RRp
i, ~1ikbts q Pythias, ali Of which organizations
h, Z accompany the remains OF their beloved
W.T. WI, "ef TO their last resting place. |
RAIsrn The barge Renewn, which sunk 4 fey
,vaeEshn, . at the foot Of Eleventh street wharf,
,sSan with $4,000 bricks from the Richardson |
mSnufactory, has been raised by Harbor Master |
Magee.
ExpmArIos or LIcESsRs.--All licenses for |
bncks ters, insuranc agents, dogs, butchers, and
hiiiposters, expire to.dny and BY law they arc |
yl;SL1r,Sar was T by oacer Hill Of the
HHisth nrecinct, charged with selling on Sunday.
Justice Harper fined him sIoOO
+ PETIT LARoEsy;-oh Waugh. Of tho Eighth
charged with the larceny OF wood. she s'nt
to jail for court by Justice Gull