Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-25

being MIR. ThOrntOn's closing reception for the
season. No British Minister at Washington
within our recollection has earned so large a
share of esteem as Mr. Thornton, and the inter
course between him and our people, both in
public and private life, is marked by its cor
d.ality and hearty goodwill.
Among the distinguished assemblage that
filled Mr.. Thornton's pleasant parlors were
Senators Anthony, Buckingham, Cameron and
ladies, Drake and lady, Harlan, Harris, Ham
lin and lady, Howe and lady, TrumbuI,
Mcdonald, Morrill, and lady, Pomeroy and
lady, Sawyer and lady, Schurz and lady, Sher
man and lady, Stockton and lady;
Representatives James G. Blaine, Speaker OF
the House, and Mrs. Blaine, Beck, lady and
daughter, George Brooks and lady, Jane
Brooks and daughter, Gen. Butler and daugh-
ter and Miss Hildreth, Buckley and lady.
Churchill and lady, Coburn and lady, Ingersoll
and lady, Judd and ladies, Potter, Jones and
lady, Scoield and ladies, Stevenson and lady,
Fernando Wood and lady;
Mrs. Mccarthy and daughter, General Marcy
and lady, General Mcclellan, Gen. Badeau, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Belknap, Secretary
Robson, General Zeilen, lady and daughter
Mrs. ricketts,, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Myers
Marshal and Mrs. Sharp, Admiral and Mrs.
GoldsbOrough, General Ramsay, Mayor Bowen
and Mrs. Bowen, Lord Ousely, Colonel and Mrs
Dayton and Mrs. Audenried, Captain CONNER
ell and the officers of the Monarch, x-Mayor
Wallach and Mrs. Wallach, Mrs. F. Kin
ney and Miss Kinney, Colonel and Mrs. Kinney.
Mrs. General Michler, Commodore and Miss
Sands, Miss Alden and Miss jenkins, Judge
Mrs. and Miss LOring, Mr.. and the Misses Riggs
Mr.. and Miss Cults and MIR. Cults, jr.; Mr., Mrs
and Miss Campbell; the Prussian Minister, the
Russian Minister and Nine. Catacazy, the Aus
trian Minister, Mr.. Hunter and ladies, the
Turkish Minister, Mrs. Senator Sprague and
Miss Chase, Mr.. and Nine. Galvey, the Bra
lillian Minister, lady and daughter; the Belgian
Minister, Mrs. and Miss Clymer, Mr.. and Mrs
Montgomery Blair, the Argentine Minister.
the French Minister, Mr.. w. b. Lee and DIR.
Lee, Miss Susie Lee and Miss Jeanni,
Turnbull, the Swedish Charge d'Afiairs.
the Spanish Minister, Sr. Valles, Sr
Rivera, Sr. Carranza, the Portuguese
Charge d'Affairs, Mr. and Mrs. Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlisle, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips and party,
MIR. and Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Dick, Mr.. and Mrs
lie Strange, Mr.. and Miss Kennedy, Mr.. Adams.
Lieutenant Dundas, Goth rifles; Col. Crawley.
Mrs. johnson, DR.. Miller and the Misses Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bodisco, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bodisco.
Mrs. and Miss Delafield, Mr.. Fame, Miss Gas
cOyne, General Woodruff, Mrs. Whitney, and
many others.
The supper was very fine, prepared in the
house by MIR. ThorntOn's French cook; and the
plate upon the table was noticeably handsome.
Conspicuous amongst the pieces was the rich set
of plate presented to Mr.. Thornton by the Brit
ish residents of Buenos Ayres while Minister
there; and in the hall (filled with beautiful flow
ersl was to be seen the superb testimonial pre-
sented to Mr.. Thornton by the British resident.
of Of bis
that point.
LANDS SELECTED IN OREGON FOR WAGON
ROAD DPURPOsEs.-COmmissiOn Wilson of the
General Land Office, is i'm receipt of list No. 4
embracing 30,342 2O-10O acres, selected in the
district of lands subject to sale at Oregon CITY
under the provisions of the act of Congress ar-
proved July 8, 1866, "tO aid i'm the construction
of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Noun
tains Military Road"
The CADETsHIP CAsEs.-"Zeta, writes to tho
San: GAS soon as the Whittemore case was dis
/ osed Of in the House of Representatives TODAY.
the Committee on Military Affairs repaired to
their room and resumed the examination of the
alleged sale Of cadetships. There are three
Representatives whose cases are now imme-
dately under consideration. These are Messrs
II. X. Butler, Republican, of Tennessee: j. 8.
Golladay, Democrat. Of Kentucky, and John T.
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evidence in the case of Mr.. Deweese is not vet
sufficient to give 10 much DEVELOPMENT
In Mr.. Goladays case it seems that he gave
: he appointment to boy in New York, and he
has an affidavit from the boys father that no
consideration Of pecuniary character was
given for it. A witness who was called before
the committee to-day was disposed to be contu-
macious, and refused to testify until he was re-
minded that he might be placed under arrest
He then testified that he came here and got Mr..
Golladay's cadetship by simply asking for it,
Other witnesses are to be summoned on this
case.
The case Of Mr.. Butler stands i'm better atti-
tude than that OF either of the other members
accused. The testimony now before the com
init ee Is to the effect that Mr.. Butler gave his
cadetship to a son of General Tyler of the army
and ONLY after he had exhausted his district and
could not find boy competent to accept the ap-
pOintment. He did appoint one from his dis
trict, but he failed to pass the necessary exami-
nation. Shortly after this Mr.. Butler was at the
War Department OH business cannected with
certain Tennessee bonds. The question Of the
cadetship was discussed incidentally, and Gen
SchOheld, who was then Secretary of War; asked
Mr.. Butler to give the cadetship to a son of Gen.
Tyler. Mr. Butler was doubtful whether he
could do so, as the boy was not q resident of his
district; but Gen. SchOfield dspelled all doubt by
stating that the cases of army off GERS and civil
ans were not analogous; that an army officers
re sidence was everywhere. and that he could as
veil be credited to Tennessee district a, to any
other section. Further conversation Oyercame
Mr.. Buffers scruples, and he made the appoint
ment. But no money passed, nor was ANYTHING
said about it at the time. Subsequently and
long after the appointment was made, fifteen
hundred dollars were sent into Mr.. Buffers dis
Il let for campaign purposes. This money it is
understood, came from General Tyler but it
was an after thought entirely, and had nothing
to do with the original transaction. On the
other hand, it is also in evidence before the COM
mittee that this money was paid over before the
appointment was made. These statements con-
fiict, but Mr.. Buffers friends believe that he
can explain away all apparent discrepancies
he committee Is anxious to report on all the
cases as soon as possible, and thus be rid of the
whole matter.
SHOULDER HITTING To BE REPREssED-Mr.
Wilson to-day introduced in the Senate a bill to
prevent prize fighting, which provides "that
any person being citizen, inhabitant or resi-
dent Of any State or Territory who shall by
previous appointment, arrangement or en-
gagement made thereon, leave said State or
Territory and engage in a fight with another
person within the limits Of another State or
Territory shall, on conviction in any District
or Court Of the United States, be punished by
imprisonment not less than two years or by Q
fine Of not less than three thousand dollars"
A further section enacts that any person present
at such hight as aid, second or surgeon shall be
liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for not
less than one year or tine Of not less than ff-
teen hundred dollars.
CONSCIENTIOUS JURORs.-The New York