Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-02
Morc ahout thr Ercrpt:on. Ye.lerdar.

More About the Receptions Yesterday.
The calls yesterday were kept up until late
IN the evening. and the visitors handsomely
entertained ID these who received. In addition
70 those mentioned IN tte STAR of Yesterday rs
receiving, W. append the follow iHc Senator
Rsyerdy johnson. at MS residence on Vermont
avenue; :. nator PCmeroy, ON III street; Senator
COnEling, on 18th street: Senator Howe, on =
street: Senator Chandler. on III street: Senator
Dixon, on New York avenue: Senator - rimes,
on L street; Hon. John W. Chandler, on III
street; Hon v. '. Z. PrUyn- on III street, and
other members OF the Senate and HOU So Were
visited during thu day hy Il large number OF
army and navy Officers. members OF Tho DIplO-
matte corps, high Oilcial>. and cltzrns. The
gentlemen Were assisted IN receiving ny their
wives and daughters and the guests were cor
daily received. Several msmber- OF the Dl-
plouatic corps also received during the day.
among whom were BlacgUe Boy, the Turkish
minister, and Baron GerUits the Prusslan Min
ister.
Admirals RldfOrd. Lee, Smith and Shu-
tries: CCmmodQ.e L. and ofhar distinguish
ri navy officers; Gen. DYER OF the Ordnance
Bureau; Gen. II Uuter and other high officers of
the army and tIcn Z"iirn, al ih" Marine Bar
racss, were visited during the day by large
sumbeT Of friends.
At Senator Corirtt'S there was large num-
b.r OF calls. especially of friends from the Pa
Ifc coast. Mr.. CJrh. q was gracefully sup
ported by hsr sister. Miss RUSgi->, and the two
Miss Brown, Daughters or Ross Brown, OF
Hon. f. T. washburnc. Of Illinois. and lady.
AZ their residence on A street assisted by tne
two Misses N,shbUrnr. received many ladies
and gentlemen during he day.
Among the citizens ot Wa hingtOn who kept
open hOuses during the day. IN addition 10
ihOSe We WrutIOIrf vest r6iay. were Job w.
Angus, Esq. on | street; Chaunccy III. Snow.
ESq.. 9Th street: Iuo. W. Botelcr. a F. Hoo
Yer, IZ:h street; Cornelius Weyden, r street;
Owen Thorn. 6th street; r. q. Smith, + street;
Henry Thorn. T. street; =. T. Savage, r street;
n. b. MohUn, 18th street; Hon. VIM. HeImick,
1 ,tTeet; X. Il. MOhun, l. street; Franklin
Philip, street; y. y SOiOmOns, + street:
L. J. O-TcOl-. III street: II. Sioussa. r
street; J. II. Sh-cAeIls. oh street: * y alderman
ThOs l.. Lloyd l3tn stree. Island: George =.
Gideon, eth street; Col WIZ. Wall. l2lh street;
John i. Given. L street; Marshall Brown, /
street; j. c. -. Kennedy. q. A. Henderson 2ith
street; Col. Richard MacAllIst-T, II. L. Greg
CRY, Mar land avenue; J. r. Coyle, Vermont
avenue; Henry POlkinhUrn, r street; W. Il.
Moses, Charles knapp. samuel Norment, Geo
W. Rigs. street: VI. ". Gait, gth street; Ed
ward Clarke. Esq. Architect L. = Capitol: NJ
a.. Emery Alex. Delmar. Chief OF thr Bureau
of Statistics Theo. II SaInO, Chief Engineer
of the AGut duet; Hon. Montgomery Blair, Hon.
W. +. Johnson samuel Niles. Buckner Bay
HSs, l. = GObright- dg"ut \ -SOtIarcd Press
r. street. Prof PIerce. ii the Coast Survey; Jas.
4 Morgan chief clerk Pension Ofice; Alder
man AsbUry IlOyd- on r. street; Thomas File
brown. chief clerk Bureau Provisions and
Clothing; m. Finn on + street; Col :. w.
Owen at the owen House; VIM. T.. SpauldinE.
q street. !. T.. F. HCiln-Id. 4. IL. Evans Capt
San1 Strong Hon. +. r. French, Second Au-
di,Or, l5,n street, entertained their friends du-
rlng the day
hon. :. J. Bowen, city postmaster. and lady.
received their friends at their residence No. IS
~ street. Mr.. and Mr.. Bowen were assisted
by thu Misses BARKER and Mr.. Il. h. Scott. ny
" hOT N thr Ni-ttOT> were handsomely enter
tanned. AT II q. m. thr Il, Fks in the post Office
Numbering about one hundred, called 10 pay
.kslF compiling
Rev. L. h. Hovlr,t. OF he Calvary Rlpt5st
church; DIR q. III. Hall. OF the EPI ph1uy church:
DIR. y. ID. SurIry, Of the New York avenue
Presbyt'r ian church, Re-. VIM. krebs, OF Ne
kendTee Chapel: Rev r. VI. Buers-r. of the
German Evangelical church; Rev. A. ri AE!e-S
of Wesley ChapeI Rev. Il. PeyIun Brown. OF
Foundry church; Rev. j. q. Butter. OF 81 PaHI's
Luths ran church: Rev. j. \. C1oTnh>. OF the
Western Presbyterian church: Rev. Byron sun
oeTland, of the FOur-2nd "A half street PTe~bv-
terrain church. Rev. ID. J. &. Smith. Of the Ninth
street Presbyterian church; and other ministers
Were visited during the day 10y members OF
their congregations.
TIL residence cf clark Mills. on Indiana ave-
nue.. bet IhuUi anu uuT-and-a half tr.ets.
wa> throhg-d With visitors during the afternoon
yesterday Whu were cordially ana Hospitality
entertained by the ladies vi his family.
General \. VI. Stout Chief CLERK OF the Pat
snt Otica- at uIs residence, on II street. received
duTing me daN. With bis v If and daUg hteT, and
a large uUmu,T Of friends called.
Mr.. n Weeks OF the Pension Office, 1T ms
Residence on y street was visited during the
eay by many friends.
Al NJ Jo--ph's Orphan Asylum the children
w're entertained, ana IA Tie afternoon visited
-. Patrick Church.
In Georgetown \. VI. Gangewer, ESD. Chief
Clerk Fourth Auditors Utiice; VI. Y. Buckley,
" m. A. Sherman. Vim. Hunter. Of the Ssatt,
Department; !. =. WEIGH, Cspt. Morris, u. :.
N; Dr.. hIdysr-ll- a. ri. PIckr-il. DIR. Lamb. r..
b. Barrett Col. Jas. A. Magruder. DR.. Riley.
brooke II. Williams. John n. davidson. DR.
Tyler. Captain Bogg-- L. :. N; Peter Wilson,
Francis NGeatley. Samuel CrOpley. George
WatsrS- Colonel Frank Jones. !. y. WOrthing-
ton Colonel TaylOs, Colonel j. Nell. Hoilings-
worth and Dr. CIeorge SOthOron, received many
friends during the evening.