Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-26

hOBESON Is expected TO return
from New Jersey this evening.
NoCABINET MEETING was held to- dav There
were very few visitors at the White House dur
ing the morning, and about noon the President
took stroll down the avenue.
THE BILL appropriating 81, 900 900 for pablo
buildings in Chicago has been approved by the
President, and the work of building Will be com
menced as soon as site is fixed upon.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT closed at noon to
day, and will close every day this week at IL m.
except ON Saturday, which will be observed as a
holiday in all of the departments.
TIE SUTRo TUNNEL.-The board of engi-
neers appointed by the President in accordance
with an act of Congress, to examine the Sutro
tunnel project, have completed their work, and
Will report to Congress ON its reassembling after
the holidays.
NAVAL OFFICERS Observation-Disclosures
W. n. Allen, Lieut.. Commander WIN. II. Whit
ng, and First Assis tant Engineer Jas. l.. Van
ain, have been detached from the Swatara and
placed-the first on wait;ag ORDERS the second
on sick leave, and the third on waiting orders.
Mr.. MoRI, japanese Charge d'Afaires, urges
his government to interdict the further teaching
of Chinese, which is the written language OF
Japan, and substitute English. Mr.. Mort be
heves that his people will ultimately adopt moi
only the language but the manners and customs
OF America.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIsrow.
There is no truth in the statement that Assist
ant Attorney General Bristow insists upon the
acceptance of his resignation. Ii is true that
bis resignation was rendered at the same time
that Attorney General Alderman resigned but
he withdrew it to-day at the request OF the
President.
IMPORTANT SALE OF REAL EsTATE-The
fine property on the southeast corner of III and
10Th streets has been purchased by Senator Free
linghuysen and his brothe r-in-law, Mr.. Girls
void, a millionaire of New York. Mr.. Girls
void, who owns one OF the finest places in New
port, Will hereafter spend his winters here, and
Will most likely at some not very distant DAY
erect large and elegant new house on the lot
above described.
II. RAMsDELL, OF the Cincinnati Commercial.
gives to the new Attorney General, Williams.
the credit OF having so engineered the voting
upon the Impeachment articles as to commit the
anti-impeachment Senators tine strong
articles-the eleventh, second and third-and
then, by getting an adjournment Of the Senate
sitting as an Impeachment court sine die, pre-
vented them from securing the moral support of
some OF the impeachment Senators Tho would
have voted against some of the weak articles.
THE NEW MRS SIcKLEs is described as of the
medium height and delicately formed. Her
eyes are black and lustrous, the eyebrows beau
TRULY arched, and the eyelashes long and
curved. The face indicates gentle and lOyable
disposition The hair is of the deepest black.
Mrs. Sickles does not speak English but She
converses in French with ease. Her manner
Is quiet and self-pOssessed, and her voice low
and sweet. She and General Sickles converse
in Spanish.
SENATOR WILSON has left here for his home
III Massachusetts where, it is said, he intends
preparing an elaborate and careful speech, re-
viewing and replying to the charges made
against the present administration. 1t will be
MS endeayor to prove, among other things, by
statements that he claims to have carefully yerf-
ned, that defaulters under Grant are fewer in
number than under any other administration
even taking into consideration the magnitude
OF the business transacted. This opinion he
proposes to verify by giving number of curious
Mr.. Wilson will probably deliver this speech
before the New Hampshire state republ-
can convention soon to be convened. The re-
pnohcan managers are preparing for a deter
mined fight in that state, hoping to regain the
control they lost last winter.
SOCIETY CHIT as a church.
going day and a day for family reunions, was
pretty strictly observed in Washington. OF fam
liy frolics there were many; Of large entertain
ments none at all. According to time-honored
custom there was merry band of masquerad.
ers, who, bringing their music with them, drop
ped in at several of the fashionable houses in
ueofsctoWH last evening. IheSe informal mas
querades are feature of Christmas i'm George
town. About twenty young gentlemen, in full
masquerade costume, call in at some half-dozen
houses successfully. At each preparations art
made for their reception; small company of la
dies and gentlemen invited to meet them and a
substantial supper provided. The night is pretty
equally divided between the several houses Wis
ited the last on the list being reached at an hour
so late that it becomes early. Among those who
received the merry party last evening were Miss
Kitty Cooke and the Misses WEIGH. Tomorrow
evening the Misses WEIGH will again receive
the same gentlemen, and few other friends
besides This evening about thirty ladies and
gentlemen, in masquerade costume, are to meet
at Mr.. Frank Middleton's house, and 90 to mass
the evening at Mrs. NiddietOn's fathers Mr.
Clarke's residence, live miles out of town.
The ladies having the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Orphans Home under their charge gave
Christmas festival to the children on Saturday
evening. A great many pretty toys, books, &c.
mad been provided, anu the children had merry
time. The lady visitors Of the Home are thor
oughly in earnest in their work, and spare no
pains TO make the little ones happy, and to bring
them up to be good citizens.
Solicitor General Bristow goes this evening
to Louisville to spend a few days. He will re-
turn before New Year, and bring with him Miss
Mary Ballard, a Louisville belle and beauty
VINO Will pass few weeks with Mrs. Bristoy,
DRowNED.-A man named George Martin.
supposed to be from Toronto, but enplOyed
for some time past as a quarryman at Manas-
sas, was found dead i'm water eighteen inches
deep in OccOnuan bav at Colehastar oo ~,