Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-03
society, Etc.

quite early in the season, yet the day was a de-
oidedly brilliant Cabinet day. Mrs. Fish's draw
ing room was filed With an elegant company,
s9@p9z:d Of our foreign and native population:
her house on Wednesday, from the time she re-
turns 10 Washington in the autumn until she
leaves in the early summer. The lady her
self is so full of grace and high breeding
hat she is equally cordial in her msnners
to the distinguished, % well rs those OF 10 paJ-
ticular distinction, who call ID pay their re-
specs. Miss Edith Fish was present with her
mother yesterday. She was richly dressed in
six Of two shades, both cOlOrs beng neutral.
>he looked very charming. Among those VITO
called were Sir Edward Thornton, Mr.. Chsrl-
ton, Aristarchi Bey, Admiral Sands, Mrs. San.
4tor sherman, Mrs. Admiral Rogers, Madame
Freye, the Misses FFeye, Madame do Podestad,
Mrs DahlRren and her handsome daughter.
Madame Won Overlook, Mrs. Hooker and her
aunt, Mrs. Wood, sister Of Mrs. Senator
most of this winter with Mrs. Stewart; Mr..
and Mrs. Sturdevant Moore, Mrs. Marshal
Sharp, Mrs. Camp, Judge Richardson, aud
Eany others.
Many called and left cards upon Mrs. Robe
son and Mrs. Bristow. These ladies did not re-
ceive. The Postmaster Generals house was
not open, as his wife has not yet arrived. Oae
daughter returned here with him after Thanks
giving.
The handsome wife OF the Attorney Gene.
raj was 1t home, and appears TO have entirely
recovered her health. Many of those mentioned
Mrs. Williams, = did Mrs. Albert Myer, Mrs.
Fitzgerald Beale, Miss Beale and Madame PAN
pierre nee Miss Holiday and Miss Bradley,
daughter OF Mr.. Justice Bradley.
Mrs. Fitzgerald Beale and her daughters
have commenced their Tuesday receptions.
Mrs. Parsons, the daughter of Mrs. Justice
Swsyne, bas retained u New York, but Will
visit her parents again at Christmas.
MIR. ard Mrs. AlgerrOn SartOris were in
Switzerland when last heard from, They are
expected in Washington next month.
Hon. James Beck and family will be at the
Ebbitt House this winter.
MIR. and Mrs. Il. X. Shepherd have moved
in their new house.
Miss Isabelle, daughter OF Judge RICHARD
son, has been quite Ill for several weeks.
The AMOUNT of national bank notes received
to-day for redemption foOts up s3l6, 500.
MANY PROMINENT REPUBLICANS from the
various counties of Maryland and the cisy Of
Baltimore met here to- day in consultation, and
fully iIdOTsed the series of resolutions presented
10 the Cabinet on Monday last by sub, on
mittee of the state executive committee of the
Union League OF America, a king for the re-
nOval of the collector, naval officer aud ap-
prsiser OF the port OF Baltimore and the post
master of that city. a committee was appointed
% draft resolutions TO be presented to an ad-
jourred meeting to be held at Baltimore TO-
mOrTcW, which resolutions will be presented 10
Much unsnimity OF feeling pervaded the
meeting.
CORRESPONDENT, writing to a California
paper in reply TO paragraph saying that Sena-
tor Morton's i'll health was only plea for shirk-
ing political dutiss, says:-''He came to this
county about month ago unable to walk. He
has been at the Hot Springs here during al that
time, and II you had seen four or five men con-
yeyiDg him TO and from the baths, es / have
ye- erday and too day, you would come t1 the
conclusion that III health was no mere pretext,
a. your article would lead persons unaware OF
IL Q facts to suppose. The Senator is now i'm A
fair way for recoy cry, and in the course OF g
month or so more VIII undoubtedly be able to
return to bis duties at Washington in such a
state OF health as Will be ht subject Of rejOic-
ing TO bis lTieBds."
PEEsoNAL.-D. c. James, Ky; j. E. Thomp-
son, n. Y; r. M. POmeroy, Bcston; H. w. Sal
man, Mo; G. Il. NeSbett, Mo-, L. W. Goss,
Ohio; W. j. Taylor; f. l.. MOckriage and fam
lily, Phil 1eIphia, are st WIIlerds. ''..G General
h. r: Hobalt, Wiz; Hon. I. W. Ferry. Mich,
and Hon. y. G.. Cannon, H., are at the Ma
uonal. ''''Iames NIghtengale, tally clerk of
ne House of Repr esentatives, Frrived in Wash
Ipg On to-day. ,,..Jesse Grant, son Of Presi
ator Cole, of CaI.-bOth OF the Young gentlemen
now being students at Cornell University
passed Thanksgiving day at Buid idett, Schuyler
county, as the guests of s. e.. Colegraye. a
bTotheI-in-law Of ex Senator Cole. Senator
Hamilton (Md.) is in this Gil :, and has taken a
house on l street, near the Avenue, for the
winter, and will bring his family down next
week. '''-Collector Casey. OF New Orleans
and several other leading politicians OF Louisi-
ana, ale here,
SMUGGLING BY NAIL.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has written q letter to the collector of
customs at Bangor, Me-, IN response to q com
municati0n from that officer, stating that under
cover % the recent postal regulations which al
lew packages not exceeding four pounds iu
weight to be carried ia the mails, valuable
packages OF velVets, silks, gloves, and similar
articles, daily arrive at Bangor in the mails
from the province Of New Brunswick and the
transit 10 more interior points, and which arr
conveyed on the f. and n. A. railway. The
customs officer inquiries whether officer OF
the customs, when upon cars Carving mails,
should discover in the mails or postal car packa-
ges which he has reason to believe are being
smugRled, rs authOTizedIby sny law to seize them
The 1Teasufy department informs the collector
that under 10 circumstances is an officer of the
customs authorized TO seize or detain packages
conveyed in mails or postal cars under charge
OF persons empowered to carry mails or watch
over such cars. If, however, a customs officer
discovers packages which be has reason to be-
ueVe contains smuggled goods, aud their desti-
ration to particular post Office In the United
States is known, ii is his duty to notify the
master of such pos office, and request retention
OF the packages until they can be opened in the
presence OF the person 10 whom addressed, in
prCEeuce of the customs officer, in order that
government duties may be paid, or, il there ba
c1use, forfeiture enforced. There has also been
III
Treasury and the Postmaster General on the
subject, in which Secretary BristOw invites sug-
gestions for remedying the evil complained OF
as he may consider most suitable for the pur-
pose.
BILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST on THR House
CALRNDAE.-The House calendar of business
just printed shows $50 bills, petitions, resolu,
tons, &C., not acted upon. Among those Of
Dlstrics interest are the following:
An act to annex certain land to reservation
No. 2, occupied by the Department of Agricul-
ture. lIfis IS land reclaimed by filing the ca
nall A bin to provide for the better ell lcation
of the INDECENT blind in the District of Column
bia; bill supplementary to the act entitled,
can act TO authorize the Washington City and
Point Lookout railroad to extend a railroad IN
to and within the District of Columbia"
A resolution authorizing the Supervising ar
chitect OF the Capitol to convert the space over
the colonnade at the south end of the old Hall
OF Representatives into a room for the extension
Of the House library, and tit up the same with
shelves for books; and he is further authorized
ard directed to TT up with shelves a sufficient
lumber of rooms in the basement.story of the
east wing Of the Capitol building to accommo-
date ali OF the House library books not shelved
after filling the cOiOnnade A. aforasaid. and for