Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-23

NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President SEN
the following nominations TO the Senate to- day:
Robert W. Healy, y. s. Marshal southern dis
trict of Alabama Thomas Russell, Collsc tor Of
Customs, district of Boston snd Charlestown.
Mass; A. 5. Cuder6Ouk, Of N. Y, Consul at
Santiago, Cape Verde Islands.
THR HIGH CoNNIssIcN.-Earl De Grey,
Professor Montague Bernard and Lerd Tenter-
den, OF the Joint High Commission, and Wis
count Frederick Goderich and Donald Mckay
arrived in New York yesterday en- the Cuba.
Among the passengers on the Cuba was MIR.
Henry Howard, formerly Of the British Embas-
attached to the Commission. The official
despatch from the British Foreign Office regard
ing the appointment of the High Commission
Yesterday. Judging from what 10 said by Earl
Kimberly, the question of the payment of
damages for the Fenian raids will be enforced
upon the notice Of the members representing
the United States III the Commission.
Society.
Washington society is faithful 10 all its duties
and when it has become the thing to exchange
par.ies and receptions for church once and even
twice day, the duty is checrfully' accepted.
Yesterday in all the Catholic churches, from
early morning, there was a large attendance,
and at the II O'Clock service In the Episcopal
churches there was scarcely a vacant seat. Ash
Wednesday and Washington's birthday falling
together this year, and it being holiday, the
gentlemen we're able to unite with the ladies in
oonfessiDg sins and listening to words OF warn
inc and good counsel. The Christmas decora-
tons had all been removed, and the music,was
OF solemn character. The dressing was sombre
and each one, now the fun was over, seemed
intent upon feeling sorry, and We doubt not
there was much fervor and sincerity in the
prayers for amendment.
Lent Is rs much Of Q sanitary benefit as the
molly SABBATH, for the abstinence epjoined 10
wholesome, and the cessation Of the round Of
dissipation gives rest to the weary body. Ii
will cause some to pause in their mad career,
and think of the more serious duties of life; ii
will arouse the dormant conscience, and divert
money from caterers and musicians to the really
poor and needy. Washington society is not
heartess. for We could recall many acts OF
and heartless.
1t was melancholy to pass the corner of 18th
and i streets and recall that this being We'd
nesday, Cabinet reception day. and not a
carriage visible, and then memory reverted to
the many brilliant Wednesdays Of the season,
and we could not repress q feeling of sadness at
these buried memories. There was q little sly
visiting going on, in quiet way, and we re-
membered that call would be proper to some
who by aifiIctisn we have not seen much of
lately, and others who through sickness needed
our attention, and We felt glad that we now
had time to see them.
There are to be more dinners than evening
entertainments for the next six weeks, and we
doubt not it will be an understood thing that
certain persons can be found at home on certain
days, though it must not be said tina. they are
keeping up their receptions. Then there will
be social tea-partiee, too, and friends meet
ing IN the evening, where there will be
many things discussed that have lain dorm ant
the gay season proper is over, and we are in
moro IN an one sense glad OF IL.