Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-18

SOCIETY IN WAsHINGroS.-COl.J John W. For
ney gave last night gentlemen's party, and his
spacious, comfortable mansion on Capitol Hill
was crowded for hours with men of note in poll
tics, business, and society. 1t was a deserved
but most handsome compliment to Col. Fornev
personally, and graceful one to the Fourth
Estate incidentally, that the President honored
the affair with his presence; thus setting aside
the senseless etiquette that would prevent the
occupant Of the Presidential chair from taking
any part in the social life OF Washington outside
Of the White House.
President Grant, with Secretary Fish, Secre-
tary Boutwell,, Secretary Belknap, Secretary
Cox, and Postmaster General Creswell arrived
about half-past ten O'Clock. The President
spent some time receiving the greetings OF the
guests, and afterwards took a seat by the side of
Col. Forney and Secretary Fish i'm the reception
room, and listened with much apparent interest
to some fine vocal music by Mr.. F. A. Chase and
Captain q. G. Ever, and to a recitation from
Lowell's "Hosea Biglow," by Mr.. Clinton
Lloyd, Chief Clerk OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes.
About II O'Clock the guests were marshaled
TO the dining room, where bountiful supper in
Wormley's best style was set forth, and duly
enjoyed.
1t would be difficult to enumerate all the
guests of prominence, but among those present
were the Cabinet officers above mentioned, and
Attorney General Hoar, Judge Davis, of the
US. Supreme Court; Judge Casey, of the Court
OF Claims; Senators Cameron, Carpenter, Fen
ton, Drake, Harlan, Howe, Patterson, Ramsey.
horrill Of VT, Thayer, Howard, and Schurz:
Representatives Banks, Benton, Bingham,
Cox, Cullom, Dickey, Donley. Getz, Gilhl-
Ian, Kelley, Lawrence, Mercur, O'Neill,
Myers, MOrrell, Townsend, Palmer, Rog-
ers, Roots, Sargent, Stokes, Negley, Van
wyek, Mccormick, Upson and welker; Com
missioner Capron, Mayor Bowen, Judge
Holt, Admiral Dahlgren, Lieut.. Commander
Chandler, Judge Cartier, John Potts, Esq.
Chief Clerk OF the War Department, Major
Slack and Major Cash, OF the Marine Corps
Mr.. +. 4. Billie, Charge d'Afaires of Denmark;
Rev. j. p. Newman, Rev. DIR. Sunderland, Rev.
Mr.. Rankin, w. j. Mcdonald, Chief Clerk of
the Senate; Hon. w. II. Smith, Solicitor OF In
ternal Revenue; Hon. Caleb Gushing, Hon. j.
NJ. Brodhead, Second Comptroller; +. l.. Tul-
lock, A. X. Shepherd, w. w. Corcoran. Robert
T.Lincoln, W. 8. Huntington, Franklin Philip,
A. 8. Solomons, Ben. F. French, H. Semken,
w. G. Metzerott, +. A. Chase, C. c. Ever, DR..
+. T. Howe, A. b. Mullett, Clinton Lloyd, Mr..
McMullin, Of Va; Edward Clark, Architect
Capitol Extension; Martin Bresch, a prominent
pdnker OI DcfuH, IIuSSld, 1 ". hlCe, Super1n-
tendent of the Treasury Department; f. A. Bos-
well, City Collector; Surveyor Donegan, Hon.
Il. C. Banieid. Solicitor Of the Treasury; John
f. Cook, City Register; DR.. A. T. Augusta, Prof.
George b. vashon, Prof. Benz. Pierce, David
w. Mahon, Simon Wolf, Charles H. Fowler, H.
8. Vanderbilt, 8. p. Brown, Robert Bell. Hon.
A. G. Riddle, General y. o. Howard, Major
Forney, Charles II. Sherrell, G. b. Ringwalt.
III. Smith, Alderman Clarke, Major Geo. Hill,
and others.
Tho press was represented by Meesrs. L. A.
Gobright, Ben Perley Poore, ID. G. Forney, M.
&. Hart, L. B. Connery, c. 8. Noyes, 8. H.
Kaufman, N. w. Barr, j. G. Holland, Jos.
Macfarland, F. A. Richardson, j. b. Stillson,
A. g. Allen, j. G. Forney, jr., W. p. Copeland,
G. A. Townsend, j. b. McCullagh, W. b. Shaw,
j. II. Riley, L. Q. Washington, Porter C. Bliss,
j. =. Myers, Thomas b. Florence, o. X. Harris,
W. p. Seville, +. C. Grey, Mr.. Fitzgerald, OF
Philadelphia, and others.
The party did not break up until after mid