Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Go ssip.

RECEPTIONS LAST EVENING The second re
ception this season Of Speaker Colfax and Mrs
and Miss Matthews, his mother and sister. took
place last evening at their residence, No. Z
Presidents Square, and was attended 10y as
large and brilliant an assemblage as that which
met there last week. Visitors began to arrive
shortly after eight O'Clock, and from that time
until eleven the parlors were crowded. Mr.
Colfax received his guests in his usual pleas
ant manner, and after a friendly word or two
with each, presented them to the ladies, who
extended a welcome no less cordial.
Among tie many distinguished persons pres
ent last evening were Baron Stoeckl, the Rus
sian Minister; Senor Gutierrez, the Costa
RIean Minister; Mr.. Rangabee, the GIecian
Minister; Jno. Hitz, Swiss Cons al General, and
lady; Postmaster General Randall and lady;
Senators Williams, Corbett Ramsey, Cattell,
and Morrill, of Vermont; Representatives
Butler. lady and daughter, Of Massachusetts;
Niblack, Ross, Allison. Garfield, Seigle, Bout-
well. Ashley, Shanks, Stevens OF New Hamp-
shire, Beck of Kentucky, Getz, Cavanaugh
Coburn, Hill, Julian, Latin, Lincoln, Will
liams of Indiana, Trimble of Kentucky. Van
Wyck, Num-, Mullins, Mckee, Loughridge.
Mccarthy, Flanders of Washington Territory,
and others, and Judge Miller, of the United
States Snpreme Court, Governor Smythe, of
New Hampshire, Gen. Lippincott, ex-Gov.
Ward, CT New Jersey, ex-postmaster General
King General Dent and lady, Admiral Lee and
lady, Prof Hilgard, of the Coast Survey. Hon.
Wm. +. Chandler and lady, Hon. Isaac N. Ar
mold, Hon Peter Parker, Lewis Clephane and
lady, General Leslie Coombs and many other
prominent persons.
Mrs. Matthews wore a rich wine color silk,
with black lace trimmings, white lace collar
and pearl jewelry, eoiffure Of point appliaue
lace and narrow black velvet, white gloves.
Miss Matthews wore white gros grain silk
with trimmings of silk fringe. hair dressed with
narrow blue ribbon and tnsel net, pearl jewell
ry, white gloves, and fan.
Mrs. General Butler wore a biack X satin dress
with low corsage, heavily trimmed with black
lace and bugles, black lace tunic. Her jewelry
consisted of magnificent diamond cross, sus-
pended around her neck by a gold chain, and
diamond ear-drops.
Miss Blanche Butler wore white tarleton
over green silk, trimmed with white lace.
The toilettes of many other ladies were very
rich and becoming. Altogether this reception
was one of the most pleasant of the gay season
Secretary McCulloch received his friends
last evening AZ his mansion. on II street, near
Seventeenth. Lieut.. Gen. Sherman, Gen T.
Kilby Smith and lady, Gen. Pope and lady, Mai
Gen. Eaton, Senator'S Cattell, Morrill,, and Will
hams, Hon. Benjamin Butler and ladies' Hon
John A. Kennedy, Gov. Ward, of New jersey
Judge Olin. Secretaries of the Russian, Aus
trian, and Prussian legations, Mrs Gen J. A.
Logan. and other distinguished personages
were present during the evening, and en- loved
a social hour with the Secretary and his amia-
able lady. After bountiful lunch had been
partaken of, the visitors departed near H. i'd
night, bearing home the remembrance of a
pleasant even ing's entertainment.
CONsCIENCE.-The Secretary of the Treasury
this morning received a letter from a Catholic
priest at Los Angeles, California, enclosing
s2eo. which a party desired TO be placed to the
credit Of the conscience fund.
No MEN WANTED AT THE EARsENAL-Vd.S-
iHst0n ARSENAL, Washington, ID. c., January %
1S..-The STAR will oblige me by announcing
that no more tdborers are required at the Arsenal
he many erroneous statements i'm the papers
have brought TO us hundreds of the needy and
unemployed, only TO be disappointed. NV great
regret is that ii is not i'm my power to give
employment to all. To guard against any fur.
ther misrepresentation, both 10 our personal
and official relations, will cheerfully give any
information touching the affairs OF the Arsenal
OF public interest. Very respectfully.
GEO. ID. RAMSAY.
GEN. b. p. fuNKLE, attached TO the Freed.
mems Bureau in kentucky, this morning had
a long interview with Secretary Stanton during
which he urged the continuance of the Bureau
IN that State.
GOLD va. GREENBACKs.-Among the many
interesting and important cases now before the
Supreme Court is that Of Willard vs. Tayloe
In 1854 Mr.. Tayloe agreed TO convey to Ms.
Willard, at any time during the.coming ten
years, the building known as the "Mansion
House." adjacent TO Willards' Hotel. for a
specified sum. After the breaking out Of the
war, MIR. Willard declared his readiness TO
accept the proffered terms, and rendered his
first payment in greenbacks. Mr.. Tayloe de-
manded gold, and Mr.. Willard now seeks 10
mold him 10 the performance Of his contract, on
the ground that greenbacks are a legal tender.
The case has been prepared, on the part of
Mr.. Willard, by George Howe, Esq, Of Brat
teboro'. and will be argued by Mr.. Curtis and
by Judge Poland. The counsel for Mr. Cayloe
are W. 5. Cox and ]. ID. Mcpherson, Esas.
DESIGNATED DEPosITARY-The Third Ma.
uonal Bank of Nashville, Tenn, having de-
posted the necessary securities with the Treas
urer of the United States, has been designated
as depositary Of public moneys and financial
gent of the United States.
PoLiTIcAL.-The effort to change the time for
the meeting of the National Democratic Com
mittee to an earlier date than previously fixed,
has been abandoned. The I'D of February
there fore, stands as the day for fixing time and
place of the National Democratic Nominating
The following gentlemen of the
Committee have already signIfied their inten-
ton 10 represent their States al the meeting -
John :. MiIlson, of Virginia; Vim. Aiken, of
South Carolina: VIM. l.. Sharkey, Of Mississip-
nj; George G. Houston, Of Alabama; John Han
cock, of Texas; A. H. Chappell. Of Georgia;
] Judge Marvin, of Florida; A. b. Greenwood,
OF Arkansas; Joseph McCorkie, of Nevada;
Thomas Sweeny, of West Virginia and Joseph
Patrick. Of Nebraska. Edwin Cooper, of Ten
nessee, il is thought, will he appointed in the
place Of Col. Campbell, deceased.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Con-
vention is to be held in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday, March IL, seven days after the Demo-
cratic Convention at Harrisburg. This Con-
yention nominatss an Auditor General and a
Surveyor General, and selects four delegates
al large to the National Convention to nominate
a President.
The Democratic majority in the Califor-
MIA Legislature have adopted resolutions for
the appointment Of q committee 70 investigate
charges Of corruption in connection with the
recent election OF Mr.. Casserly, Democrat, as
United States Senator. ssg s.-.s
Hon. William p. Maulsby, OF Frederick,
is spoken OF as the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the fourth Maryland (Hon. Frank