Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-31

cherry colored trimmings and pearl necklace.
Miss Fannie Bogue wore dew-drop muslin,
over cherry silk.
The festivities were kept up until III o'clock,
and were enjoyed nos only by the juvenile
out those OF mature years, ana VIII iopg oe re-
memeered with pleasure by those who partci-
p3ted.
Lieutenant Hurley hsd detachment Of 70
poloenen ON duty at the vsrsous entrances,
and Captain Mcksever, IN command of the
Presidents guard, together with the doorkeep-
ers and messengers, did all in their power to
perfect aud execute all the srrang 'ments satis-
iactoIiiy, and were very successful in doing so
GENERAL GRANT, with his two children,
psssed through Baltimore yesterday about two
O'Clock p. m, in the through train to PhilsdeI-
phia, without attendants. So quiet and un
demonstrative were his movements that only
few Of the railway officials knew of his pres
ence on the tram, he occupying a saloon car.
The General will spend New Years day in
Philadelphia, and on his way to this city will
remain for some days in Baltimore rs the guest
of William ]. Albert, Esq.
THE SURRATT CASE during the past few
days several witnesses for the United States
have been before the Graud Jury, at the in
stance Of the District Attorney, for the purpose
OF giving evidence on which TO base q new in
dictment against John H. Surratt. Among
tho,e examined were Brooke Stabler and tns
GOVERNOR SWAMI of Maryland has been
confined to his house, in Baltimore from a
severe attack of pneumonia, for several day
past. and will not be able to meet his fr ENDS at
the Executive Mansion at Annapolis, as has
been heretofore usuaI with the Governors OF
the Siate, the first of January.
CLOSING or THE DEPARTMENTS The Treas
ury. Interior and War Departments, and vari.
Gus bureaus thereof were closed to-day at one
O'Clock. In the other Departments the clerks
were allowed to leave upon closing up the
business upon their desks. All Of the Depart
meats will be closed tomorrow.
BRRvkT MAJOR GENERAL A. b. EATON,
Commissary General of Subsistence, has been
granted leave of absence for ten days, and
Breyet Major General A. T. Shras has been
assigned to duty as Commissary General of
Subsistence during the absence of General T.
GENERAL FRANK p. BLAIR, Jr.. who has
been spending toe holidays in this city, has lei,
for the line Of the Union Pacific Railroad, to
examine new eec.on eN ending J 100 miles
west OF Omaha.
PATENT ExrENDED.-The Commissioner of
Patents has extended the patent OF Joseph s
Wlnsor for machine tor making weavers' har-
ness, after hearing full arguments both for ana
against the extension.
HORACE WHITE, of the Chicago TriJune, states
that injustice was done to MIR. Dickens by the
Western press in the comments made u pom bis
supposed want of feeling in not visiting the
wife OF his late brother Augustus Dickens, or
contributing TO her support when he was IN
this country. In the light of the recent
developments, il Is easy now TO see why Mr..
Dickens could not visit Chicago. II he had
done so he must either recognize Mrs. Rertba
nm. ,.tn Dxensi ~ 10 ~. .ne fninry OF me other
her to contunely.. 1t Is easy to see also why
be contributed nothing to her support. Mr..
Augustus Dickens was q brilliant scapegracp,
who abandoned his own wife in England anu
ran away TO America with Mrs. Bertha Phil.
lips, the daughter of an insurance agent in
London-a young lady OF many attractions aud
accomplishments. II is reported that after
arriving at an interior town in Illinois, and
having resided there a sufficient length of
time he procured n divorce from his wife and
married Miss Phillips, but OF this Mr. White
says he has no personal knowledge. It's cer-
tain that she was thenceforward treated by her
own parents as Mrs. Dickens, that she received
a small bequest in her fathers will as .Mrs
Bertha Phillips Dickens" Never heless, the
former Mrs Dickens lived, and still lives, IN
London. She is now afflicted with blindness,
and is supported by Charles Dickens.
Mrs. Bertha Philips Dickens bore un-
blemlsh reputation at Chicago. Upon the
decease OF her husband she Was left destitute,
cate. She was faithful TO thoee whom God
committed to her care. Her struggle with
poverty was alleviatsd In a great degeee BY he
klnd-heartsd gentlemen OF the land department
of the Illinois Central Railway, OF which Mr.
Augustus Dickens had h en- employe; and it IS
safe 10 assume that her children will not com
TO want.
THE MISSOURI SENAToRsHIP.-A dispatch
TO the Cincinnati Go.eHe dated ST LOUIS De-
Cember 2S, says:
Senators Henderson and Drake have ar
rived here from Washington, and have been in
close consultation all day, in reference to the
Senatorial question. General Loan, the Rep
rcsentative from the Seventh District, came
with them, but went directly home to ST. Jo-
seph. II is asserted in a letter from n well iu-
formed source in Washington, that these gem
tlemen have formed combination for the de-
feet of General Schurz for the United States
Sente, and that they have come here to work
against his election THIS assertion is borne
out by the maneuyers of Drake and Henderson
since their arrival. As matters stand now,
there will be a desperate struggle LOT the mas.
terry during the coming three weeks. 1t is
stated that Colonel BENJAMIN, Representative
from the Eighth District is in this ring and will
lend his influence against Gen. SchCrZ, but OF
this there is as yet no positive evidence. The
great effort will be to prevent a Radical eau
Gus, and bring the election directly before the
Legislature, but the prospects for this are
quite du bious.
PROMOTIONS IN THE TREAsURY.-Tfe fol-
lowing PROMOTIONS nave Dean mtde In tne 1red-
sury Department since the 18th instant Sec
Ond Comptroller's Ofiee-Jas. +. Miller from
temporary clerk to lst class; VIM. q. Green,
from LIST to I'd class. light House Board
Samuel Stone, from LIST 20 I'd class. Office
Comptroller Of the Curency-J. $. Lang
worthy, from I'd TO sd class; VIM. H. Barton.
from LIST 10 I'd. Third Auditors Ohice-J. M
Nele, .G. Toner, T.. N. Frauciscus, r. T..
Jones, B. r. Gray, John Rcbb, VI. s. Boynton,
from lst TO I'd class. SecreJarys Office-Osear
u. Madge, from Sd TO 4th ciase.
INTERNAL RRvRNUE.-The receipts To-day
from this source were 1898 3J.45.
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GIN. GRANT AND CoNeRKss.-The Phila-
delphia Press says: We are at q loss to know
what purpose can be- subsefved by the repeated
representation that General Grant will not he
in accord mn Congress. With discounted
Democrats The wish Is no doubt father 70 the
thought. Perhaps the whisky ring, some
other equally notorious and dISrepgtable aggio-
m. ration, have speculation on hand. AT any
Iate the " hole thing is ficLion--a base attempt
u IN iuie a man before his time-the perpetrt-
tors OF " hich will be compelled 10 hide their
faces IN shame when their day of dis appoint
meDt comes.
Tt SALLY ANDERSON CASE Sally Ander-
son, who vas released from the execution OF