Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-17
WAShIN GT0N.

THE DINNER TO STANLEY AFRIcANUs-DEvELop
MENrs IN THE CREDIT MoBILIER-Two COMMIT
TEES AT WORK a BLUE LOOKOUT Fol
oALDwELL-THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE GATHERING
Especial Correspondence of the Commercially
| WASHINGTON, Jan. I6
Tho event Of the season in our literary circles
and especially Of the correspondents OF Newspa.
per Row, by whom it was projected and carried
out. was the Stanley banquet at Willards Hote
on Saturday evening last The hour designated
for the dinner was O'Clock, by which time there
| had assembled from seyenty-fve to eighty per-
sons. All OF the leading journals were repre-
scented, and the list of guests included Secretary
Richardson, Of the Treasury, Asst. Secretary OF
State Ohas. Hale, General Sherman General
Van Buren,, Commissioner to Vienna, General
Porter. formerly confidential Secretary to the
President Speaker Blaine together with quite a
number Of Senator's Representatives and prom
inent citizens. Letters were read from the
President, and Secretaries Fish and Belknap an
nouncing their inability to be present on account
Of previous engagements.
At the hour appointed, the party headed by
MIR. Adams of the N. Y. World, and Mr.. Stanley
entered the dining hall, and the subsequent on
slaught upon the well-tilled table was worthy the
distinguished guests, and mine host Cake
smiled graciousy AZ he observed prac-
tical appreciation Of his efforts. Immedi-
atey following the clearing of the table, the
presiding officer, Mr.. Adams in few appropri-
ate remarks for the occasion, introduced Mr..
Henry NJ. Stanley, the discoverer OF Living
stone. Mr., s. replied with brief description
of his travels and of his receptions abroad and
at home referring in felictous manner to the
doubts expressed by some in England OF the
reality of his discovery The customary toasts
and responses then followed, and the happy
meeting was concluded by all Joining in the
singing Of "Auld Sang Syne,' and a general
hand-shaking and good night all around
The Credit Mobilier is still the important
topic in the political world. 1t drags slowly
along, though it il now promised that we shall
have the last Of it this week. The testimony of
all the witnesses has been pretty much the same
thing, and thus far no Der, excepting Mr..
Brooks OF New York. whose name has been mem
toned in connection with it, had taken any no.
tice OF it, apart from the reading before the
Committee, by Messrs. Blaine, Colfax, Dawes
and Garfield, of their statements In denial.
Mr. Brooks, however, seems to have been
rather too explicit in his denial judging from
later developments, while at.the same time avail
ing himself Of his privilege of the floor OF the
House, as a member, to assail and attempt to
impeach the personal standing and reputation
Of your townsmen Col. McComb.
And Congress-, not content with one committee
at work upon it, last week appointed another
select one, the members of which have already
had before them several Of the witnesses exam
ined by the first with the highly interesting an
nouncement daily that +" SO and SO testified be-
fore the Wilson Committee upon the same points
he had previously testified to before the Po-
land Committee; nothing new elclted.
AT the other end OF the Capitol, the select
mind they are all ''select'-Oommttee OF the
Senate have been pushing the Kansas Senatori-
al investigation towards speedy conclusion
and at the present date things look rather blue
for Mr.. Caldwell, the investigated.
Several witnesses have sworn to having boon
offered money for their votes in the Legislature
or influence by parties who have sworn to hav-
ing received such money from Mr. Caldwell for
that purpose. To begin with it has been testi6 |
ed TO that Senator c. gave his rival, Governor
Carney, $l5, 900, to withdraw from the Senatorial
contest, which he accepted, thereby being that
much III pocket, while Senator Cit is alleged il
90, 600 ''out" and with fair risk OF being out Of
the coveted seat, besides
The annual meeting of the Women's Suffrage
Convention commences at Lincoln Hall, in this |
city, to-day. For several days past, the we'll |
known faces of many of the Oldest advocates of
thel cause have been seeH upon our streets, and |
il determination in the cOuntenance means any
thing, they evidently intend to carry the war In
to Africa as they were pleased to designate the |
Honorable Senators and Representatives at their |
last Convention. 1t il understood that all side |
issues are to be dropped, this time, and Woman |
Suffrage alone, inscribed upon their banner.
But I'll 80 and sec and say more about it in my |
next RENNAr.