Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-23

Judge hceey, Assistant Attorney General;
son, Sd Auditor; q. M. Walkar 5th Auditor;
Gen. w. M. Bum, Assistant Judge Advocate
General: General BrIce, Paymastsr General;
Judge James, Professor Barnard, OF Bureau of
Education: John u. Defrees, SnperInt, N dent
Government Printing Once; Geoeral Parker,
cf General Grants staff; Frederick Douglas,
General Ekin, Professor Nourse, Mcpherson,
Clerk House; Mcdonald, Chief Clerk Senate;
Judge Paschal, of Texas J. Russell Young
Managing Editor New York Tribuae; l.. A.
GobrIght, New York Associated Press; L. l..
Crounse, New York HBses; Hon. David A.
Wekes, T. Il. Peterson, Esq.,, of Ph,la6elp hia;
General A. J. Myel, Prof. Hilgard, u. s. Coast
Survey; Solicitor Jordon, Paymaster jackson,
and others.
The second card reception this season of Sec
retary and Mrs. McCulloch took place last
evening at the residence of the Secretary, on III
street, and, like the first, was a most brilliant
affair. The Secretary and has lady received
their visitors ple1s tutly, extending to all a
Dearty welcome. ReireShmeuts were served,
ana AZ was late ho0r before tue guests had all
withdrawn.
The party at the residence of Senator Chand-
Ter, on III street, for which cards We're issued
several days ago, took place last evening, and
was one of the most brilliant of the SO son.
The guests were received by Senator and Mrs
and Miss Chandler. The dining hall was con-
verted into b b.li-room, and dancin kept up
until a late hour.
RELEASE OF MEssRs BLISS AND MASTER
MAN.-The Navy Department is In receipt of
desp. in deSa,l. relative to the surrende.
of Mes rs. Bliss and Mastsrman by the Pa y
guayan authoritie5. on the Sd of December
Rear Admiral Davis, in his flagship, anchor
ed under the Paraguayau batteries at Angos-
tura, and Immediately communicated with
j opez, whose he ldquarters We're six or seven
miles in the interior. Lieut.. Com kirkland,
the bearer of the message, returned with an
de- rcd m Wi a
miral In person, and for that purpose would
come down to the river bank. Lopez appeared
at the lower battery, and an interview OF three
hours duration was had with the Admiral
All the points bearing upon the matter were
discussed, and the Admiral reports that
throughout the interview the manners of Lopez
were conciliatory. courteous and frank. while
ne continued to declare from time to time his
intention to accede to the request tor the deliv-
cry or board the United States vessel OF Messrs.
Bliss and Masterman. Some correspondence
ensued on subsequent days, and on the night
or the 10th December, at eleven o'clock Bliss
and Masterman were brought to the flagship in
native canoe.
These persons having been delivered to the
United States, General Mcmahon made prepa-
Tations to land on the subsc uent day and pre-
sent his credentials, but the batt,e of that day
prevented. He, however, landed on the 18th
and was received at the landing by several
officers of President LopeZ's staff, and mount
| ing his horse proceeded directly to Lopez's
Admiral DIvis reports that the number of
| iron-clads in the Brazilian Cet, at present in
| the waters of Paraguay Is sixteen, including
single and double-tuTreted monitors and case
mated vessels, mounting from one to eight
guns. and ADDS -" On this oScasion l was
treated with perfect civilIty by the Brazilian
officers with whom had intercourse. but was
much annoyed by finding myself constantly
IN the line OF fire of the bellgereD ts and would
have ielt more comfortable had been accom-
panied by two of our double -turreted moni-
JOI7.''
CHANGES IN THE PATENT OFFICR-The FOL. =.
lowing changes have been made in the Patent
Once:
RemorGls.-First Assistant Examiner NJ. c.
Mitchell, and Second Assistant Examiner ID.
q. Lawrence.
PrOmofions-From temporary clerks to Sac
ond Assistant ExamineIs-M 7. T.. Chandler,
w. Hodges. g. II. Grigg, J. w. Colamer, d.
Wilson, q. B. Parkhurst, and T. G.. Tlpton. all
to take effect from the 18th of Jan uary.
PROPOSALS have been opened at the Post
Ofhoe department for supplying the Depart.
me mt with Is, 80 reams Of wrapping paper
and I25.0C0 pounds of twine, from February,
1863, 20 February, 1870 About eight bids We're
received. and The same with samples are now
IN The hands of a committee for exami nation. .
The contract will be awarded early next
week.