Evening star., 1870-02-03

The STATE DINNER at the Executive Mansion
last evening was a brilliant affair, the guests
being the Foreign Ministers residing here and
their ladies, with several Senators and Repre-
sentatives. The President occupied a seat at
the centre of the table, with the Baroness Ge-
rolt upon his right and Madame Blacque, wife
of the Turkish Minister, upon his left. Further
on the right were Blacque Bey, the Turkish
Minister; Sonora Dona Freyre, wife of the Pc
ruvian Minister; Gen. Acosta, Minister OF the
United States OF Colombia; Madame Mazel,
wife of the Netherlands Minister; NJ. de Cata-
caZy, the Russian Minister, and Count Colobi-
ano, Charge dAffairs of Italy. On the left of
the President, beyond Madame Blacque, sat
Secretary Fish, Sonora Dona Mariscal, wife
of the Mexican Minister; Col. Freyre, Peruvian
Minister; Mrs. W. +. Niblack; Senior Don Maris-
cal, Mexican Minister, and Senator Carl Schurz.
Mrs. Grant sat Immediately opposite the Presi-
dent. supported on her right by Baron Gerolt,
the Prussian Minister; Sonora Dona Garcia,
wife of the Argentine Minister; Senior Don de
Magalhaens, the Brazilian Minister; Madame
de CatacaZy, wife Of the Russian Minister;
Senor Don Roberts, the Spanish Minister; Mr..
Mazel, Minister from the Netherlands, and NJ
dc Bile, the Danish Minister. On the left of
Mrs. Grant were NJ. Berthemy, the French
Minister; Mrs. Secretary Fish, Baron Lederer,
the Austrian Minister; Mrs. Senator Schurz,
Senior Don Garcia, Minister from the Argentine
Republic; NJ. Delfosse, the Belgian Minister,
and Mr.. Rangabe, Charge d'Affairs OF Greece.
An one end of the table were Count de Faver-
ney, Secretary Of the French Legation; Hon.
koderick X. Butler and Hon. w. +. Niblack.
At the other end, Mr.. T.. III. Allen, Charge
d'Affairs Of the Hawaiian Islands; Hon. n. p.
M nj Cboro A Aa;r
Of Sweden and Norway. The table was orna-
mented in beautiful manner, and the dinner
served in magnificent style.
The WASHINGTON MARKET CoNPANY.-Mr.
Tanner introduced in the House this morning
bill to incorporate the Washington Market Com
pany, which names as corporators Thos. Berry,
ID. w. Bliss, Henry ID. Cooke, Vim. b. Todd,
Peter Gardner, Henry s. Davis, Geo. w. Riggs,
Stanton, Thomas c. Connolly. s. p. Brown,
John 3. Crocker, A. X. Shepherd, VIM. Clark
Hallett Kilbourn, John r. Elvans, b. F. French,
Z. II. Mitchell, JAS. L. Barbour, j. L. Mitchell,
izes them to locate and construct suitable
building or buildings at the intersection Of the
canal and Seventh street, commencing fifty
feet south from the northern side OF the canal,
and running thence northerly along the west
side of Seventh street to the south side OF Penn
sylvania avenue, thence west along the south
side OF Pennsylvania avenue to the east side
Of 9th street; thence along 9th street to the ca
nal; thence along the canal 20 the place Of be-
ginning, andto use and occupy the same by the
erection OF q suitable building or buildings for q
public market house, also for stores, public
halls, and such other proper purposes as may be
determined by the company. The other pro-
visions Of the bill are similar to that introduced
at the last session. and WEIGH was debated at
occupied by the market is leased TO the COM
pany for 80 years. Referted to the Committee