The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-03

: Mr.. J. P. Blgelow, chief Of the Treasury
Loan Dlyislon, Secretary's office, also re-
eeived nj his resldence on q street. Mrs.
Blgelow was assisted by Mrs. Parker aud
Mp. Lewis d. Moore. The house was lite
rally packed with wen wishsrs, and pre-.
sented q scene Of uninterrupted gaiety during
the reception hours.
Mr.. Alon1o Weeks, assistant chief clerk
OF the Pension office, was visited during the
day By large circle Of friends at his resi-.
dence, No. oio n street. An elegant table
was spread, bat no stronger drink than good
coffee aud chocolate. Mr.. Weeks wore an
elegant green silk, trimmed with point lace
and white satin folds hair tastefully ar
ranged and ornAmented with white flowers
Among others who received were Henry
ID. Cooke, esq, In Georgetown, Mr.. George
Parker and Mrs. Hall, o street, Joseph VIII
son, esq, Commissioner Of the General
Land 0ficej Messrs. VIM. Flynn, Cornelius
Wendell, James @. Mcclure, Richard 7.
Merrick, Franklin Philip, Jonah d. Hoover,
George W, Riggs, H. J. Ramsdell, A. R.
Shepherd, l.. A, Gobright, r.. b. Clarke, G..
o. Graham, Thomas Z. Lloyd, DR.. q. r.
Fenwick, W. 8. Yeatman and X. II. Graham.
A number OF our citizens, whose hospitable
bered, did not receive yesterday on account
Of aftllctlons and illness N their families.
Tho weather this Now Years did not pre-.
vent a number Of ladies from making their
annual calls. At the residence Of the Vice
President, the Cabinet Minlstera and proml.
nent officials the representation Of beauty
and fashion waa perhaps the most noticeable
feature Of tho day. THIS custom has hitherto
been Interrupted BY the exceedingly unpoas-
ant weather on the frst day Of the year.
VINO WE'RE VISITORS.
Among the host Of callers that visited tho
Residences OF those above mentioned may
be named Baron Gerolt, Envoy Extraordi'
nAry aud Minlster Plenipotenllary, Prussia;
lister potentially, Turkey, Baron Loderer,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenlpo.
tentiarJ, Austria; Count Luigi de ColobraIno,
Charge d'AfiAires, Italy, General Santos
Acosta, Envoy Ertraordlnary and Minister
Plenipotentiary OF the United States Of
Colombia, and many attaches OF the DIFF.
ferent Legations, Senators Ramsey, Cole,
williams, sehurE, Rice, Corbett, Patterson,
and others, Representatives Clarke, Schenck,
Wood, Beck, Tate; Major General swayne,
Major General Townsend, Major General
Howard, Major General Delaaeld, Major
General Humphreysi Admlrals Dahlgren,
Bailey, Powelli Commanders Shields and
Simpson, Commodores Ramsey ana Smith;
Professors sands and Henry; Judge sWayne,
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Judge Mott, Judge
Casey, General Este, General Park, Judge
Field, Judge Clifford, Captain Ward, r. N;
Commissioner Delano and Deputy Commls-
sionef Douglass, Hon. Horace Capron, Hon.
Thomas L. Tullock, DR.. Bliss, Judge Hughes,
Hon. Peter Parker, Rev. J, q. Butler, II. d.
Cooke, W. 5. Huntington, Gen1s Porter,
Dyer, Babeock, Vincent, Hon. B. B. French,
Hon. 9. J.. W. Tabor, Hon. John B. Alllson,
A. B. MulIett, II. s. Vanderbilt, Hon. W. A.
Richardson, Admiral Hof, Geo. B. MeCarteo,
aenr z: y; Spinner, Genl \. Mlehler, Hon.
John NJ. Brodhead, Commissioner Capron,
Hon. John D. DefreeS, Uommlssloner ]. w
Wilson, Hon. Nathan Sargent, A. N. Gang
ever, r. P. Stanton, Hon. n. Van Aeruam
W. II. Clark, Henry Polklnhorn, samue
Niles, Gen. Dyer, Mrs. slmms johnson, Mr.
q. II. Lathrop, Mrs. Commodore Bridge
Thomas B. Bryan, VIM. D. Todd, IT,, ant
many others.
How tue nay was Observed Else.
where.
NEW YoRE, January 1.-Buslnsas Is sus
pended, and the city is In holiday attire
Flags are suspended on the public buildings
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The weather 4
mild aud cloudy, and the streets arc crowdeS
with pleasure seekers, though work Is no
generally suspended. The stores general,
are opened tn noon.
BosToH, Jan. 1.--New Years day passet
without general observation iE Boston.
The Congressional Postal Committee, nov
here, Waited the custom-house and th
steamers Ontario and Erie, and were In
Tho committee will commence work o.
MoBaay.
The Alaska sailed to-day, to Join the Eas
India squadron,
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. with beautiful
mild weather, the day is being uniVersall
observed. The Governor received calls a
the Executive Chamber. The JackGo
Corps paraded, making q 1ne appearance
Nearly every house Is entertaining callers
and fsstiyity prevails everywhere.
SYRACUSE, January l.-Agrand barbacu,
was held to-day, for an entertainment To tn
poor Of Syracuse, pro- led BY Mr.. Johl
Greenway. Thousands d persons from th
surrounding country came to town, and tn
Nm ~ all day wore q holiday appearance
The whole community seemed to take grea
interest In the affair.
wILnSoroN, N. c., January l.-Th
principal buSlneSs houses arc closed, and n
business Il doing In naval stores.
RICHMOND, Va, January New Yea
was observed here a. never before, and call
were general.
Gen. Candy, the Governor, and the Mayo
| gave public receptions. The army and nav
officers attended In body, In full uniform
and also . large number Of citlEens.
EI-Goy. Wells gave d reception, whlol
was well attended By ofiieetS aud citizens.
The colored societies celebrated the EmAn
clpatlon Proclamation, and called upon Gov
ernor Walker, who made them a speech
| He saidi ..... 900
"FnLow-otrIzESs: am glad TO sec yol
to-day. He then reverted 70 the occasion
| which they celebrated, aud told them thn
j thay were his peers before tho law, and wer
Il vested with the same rights and privileges
and he would sec that these rights and PRIV
lleges were secured TO them. He woul
stand by and protect them as far as u
power laid with him. He appealed 10 them
show, by their action, that thoy appreciate
these rights, aud what had been called q
experiment In regard 70 the colored peoPl
would prove most successful.o
He was followed by General Imboden, VIII
spoke In tho same manner. ....a
The speakers were received with loud al
plAuse. .. .rraa..
MoBnE, ALA, Jan. I.-There was d
market to-day. Business IL generally gu
pended. ID continued TO rain today. La
evening tho weather was beautiful, and &
Vorable to the different societies, CoNbo
lions, Strikers, &C., which turned out In on
grand procession. There arc many ylsitol
from abroad present. . .ILv ~.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan.l.-To-day 10 q gel
erAl holiday, and there are no markets,
has been raining all the morning, and Il
now cloudy and cold with a gale blown
from the northwest. Ilt-sf ..
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