The New York herald., 1871-03-10
RECEPTION TO THE STATE COMMITTEE.

Festive Gathering at Surveyor COrnclPs-
The Lions Of tho state Committee Eating
Lobster Salad With the Lambs Of the Gene
rnl Committee.
brilliant reception was held last night at the
elegant mansion of Alonzo B. Cornell, No. IA
West Twenty-frst street. to which the men,
bers OF the Republican State Committee
had been invited, and to meet whom tckes
had been sent to the prominent republicans OF the
city irrespective Of committees" A large ana
truly Mixed in party sense company gathered re.
sponsive TO the call, and filed the wide parlors to
the perspiring point. The State Committee was
present In full force, and the country members
thereof had fine opportunity Of judging the appa-
rent hopelessness Of republican union in the city by
merely listening to the instructive remarks OF the
New Workers. There were, at nine O'Clock about
two hundred In the f0ld and the total number OF
guests possibly passed three hundred. There was
ANY AMOUNT OF HArCHEr BuRYING
and VOWS OF eternal fidelity to the party OF great
ideas, all couched In very elegant language and it
is sad to say taken in each with grain Of SALT
to judge OF the explanations invariably made few
moments AFTER 1t certainly was comlcal to see Col
RoBNoBBING WITH cHAuScY N. DEpEw.
the poor boy Of the MohawS,N Hank Smith; but
they hobnobbed, nevertheless. The Neptune-haired
naval officer, Moses II. Grinnel, passed around the
ranks with the Collector and cast loving smile on
| Tom Stewart whose hair was
PASTED on THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
Marshal sharpe gaZed tendery on The scene and
uttered lew cheery words 10 Alexander in his
deep voice. E. ID. Webster looked and talked as
myserousy as ever to all his friends. There were
some who think all such meetings bore. or such
were the handsome General Arthur, the thoughtful
Mr.. Carpenter, the artist, and the clipperbuilt
General Lawrence. Others, again, seem
DELIGHTED AT BEING PRESENT
at all but feel behted that so few among the dis
tingUished ones recognize them. There were not
certainly many of these and they mostly, as men
WILL flew to find distraction amid the generous fare
provided by the urbane host, wno in company with
his little son. Charley, did the reception honors. 1t
Is sad thing to speak OF fossils; but there were
some political ones who cast
GLOOMY SHADOW
upon each other, and were allowed to do so almost
uninterruptcdly. Ex-Governor Morgan and Gene
raj Hnhouse Tiled these parts to admiration. Gene.
rails Merritt and Palmer, with Major James Haggerty
and Colonel Burns, almost filled up the Custom
House list, and the Irish republican, Michael Scan
Ian, smiled broadly at his American cousins. The
Sage OF Chappaqua was lecturlng and could not
therefore, give the finishing touch TO the picture
which. as social, chatty, interesting party, was
success but whose
PoRTENT FOR UNION
Is small, so said the members OF the General Com.
mlttee VINO were there. General Burnside was
present at the latter part OF the evening" and looked
as hearty as ever The Collector. busy with Custom
House Dreams retired early with Mr.. Grinnell, and
after united effort to demolish the choice fare and
bio the sparkling vintage OF champagne the recep-
tlon gradually thnned out.