Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-28

The CLosISo RECEPTION OF SPEAKER COL
1Ax.-The last reception this season Of Speaker
Collar and the ladies Of his household, Mrs.
and Miss Matthews, took place last evening,
and was. in its personel, the most brilliant
ass semblage Of the fashionable season Just closing
in this city. The spacious parlors were denseiy
crcwded during the evening. while a continual
visitors at the door. The great number of emf
nent persons present and the rich and elegant
tcilettes of the ladies were noticeable features
OF this pleasant reunion. Among the many DIS
tinguished persons present during the evening
we noticed Secretary McCulloch and lady; Sem
ator Caftell and lady; Senator Thayer and lady;
Senator Morrill, of Maine, and daughter; Rep
Iesentatiyes Eliot and lady, Sawyer and lady,
Latin, Benton and lady, Ames and lady, Ash
ley, of Nevada; Ashley, of Ohio; Banks and
lady, Ferry, haisey and lady, Hin and lady,
h0p5hins pnh,sr and LADY Inserso., Jsnssss and
Churchill, Clarke, Of Ohio; Stevens, of New
Hampshire, and lady; Taylor. Van Horn, OF
Missouri, and lady; Bashford, of Arisonas Pike
lady, Perham and lady, Ross. and many others;
Judge Swayne, of the U. s. Supreme Court;
Judge Holt. the Judge Advocate treneraI
Judge Fisher, Of Supreme Court, d c.; Pay
master General Bridge, of Navy; Col. Sanders,
OF Montana; Blair. of New Jersey; Bates OF
Michigan, and other delegates elect to the
National Convention; J. A. Briggs, OF Ohio;
J. ID. Defrees, Congressional Printer, and lady;
Ex.Goyernor Reed, Of Utah; w. w. Worden,
Data Of Baltimore Sun; DIR. Bliss and lady,
and many others.
This closed the Speakers popular receptions
for this season, but many said that they ex
pected to meet again at President wade's first
reception at the White House about May day.
PoLIrIcAL.-Rhode Island, which elect.
every year Governor on the first "Wednesday
in April, will afford the next skirmish ground
Of this campaign. This year the first wednes-
day is the first day of April, and accordingly
next week the election will be held. Last wear
the vote for Governor stood Republican, 1872:
Democrat, 3,l7S. In 1864, Presiden tial cleo
ion. the vote brought out was: For Lincoln,
1852; for Mcclellan, S470. As Ma jor General
Burnside again heads the Republican ticket
this year, there is n reason to believe that the
1867.
progress. Carl Schurz addressed a large meet
ing Of Germans at New Haven last night. in
their own language, after which brief speeches
We're made by Generals Sickles and Pleasan
ton. A mass meeting of Republicans was also
held at Fair Haven. which was addressed by
Gen. Garfield, of Ohio, and Gen. Hite, of Mis-
souri,.
- The Georgia Democratic Central Exec.
utive Committee have adopted resolutions urg.
ing their friends throughout the State sternly
10 oppose. by all lawful means, on the hust.
ings, the ratification of the instrument recently
promulgated at Atlanta as constitution for
Georgia, and advising the Democrats and Con-
seryatives of the State to cast their votes as a
unit for the independent candidate now in the
field, for Governor. the Hon. David Irw win.
The Democrats are organizing all over
South Carolina, and a Convention has been
called at Columbia April I'd.