The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-02

were Admirals Porter, Reynolds, Sands
Bailey, Bradford and Poor
Almer. c. R. P. Rogers
Chief Engineer Wood, Naval Construc'
tor Hsnsom, Surgeon General Beal
Captains Davis, Green and Patterson
Commander George Morris, and engi
D GERS Nyoll and Baird. Colonels Nc
Gully and Jones, Majors Nicholson
Cash, Houston and Stack, Lieutenant
Wise, Allen, Manu1 and Porter. o
the army among those prominent were
Generals Sherman. Whipple, Poe
Humphries, Parke. Foster, Townsend
Vincent, Meigs; Coils. Blake. Mccoy
Audenried, Bacon, Edmund, Rlce
W Woodward, Casey and Elliott; Lieut.
VIII eeler the explorer, and Lieutenan
Thornburg. At two o'clock the door
we're closed and the Presidents righ
hapd was left to rest from its tire.
The reception passed off without
Jingle unpleasant incident. The ma
rine band which had discoursed III
% usic during the reception, then pack
ed up their instruments and departed
the President took q seat, the servantI
retired to talk over the events OF tn
day, and the New Years reception o
The President for 1874, became a thini
Of the past.
After the close OF the reception OF tn
President came those Of the member
Of his cabinet. Chief among the latte
was at the residence of Mr.. Fish. Mrs
Fish received the visitors with dignity
and in a manner BETTING her position
as the wife OF the Presidents chief ad
visor. She was assisted by her daugh
ter, Miss Ernest Fish, and one or tw'
friends.
The residence OF The Secretary o
War was rendered genial hy The corda
manner in which vislto,e 1r''rcceWed
At the residence OF Attorney. Genera
Williams visitors were delightfully."- en-
tertained by Mrs. Williams, who lie Just
ly one of the greatest iavorltes o; tn
capital.
The reception at the residence OF See
retary Robson was rendered sttractIv
by the courtly graces OF Mrs. Robeso'
who, assisted by the jolly Secretary
gave all cordial reception.
Mrs. Secretary Richardson was as
sisted BY Miss Richardson and severa
friends, the Secretary ALEC being pres
ent. Here genuine old.fashioned hos
pitality was dispensed in the bapp:es
manner.
Mrs. Delano and Mrs. Crsewell di
not receive. -.
Admra p r'er. assisted by bis viii
and daughter, recv.Yed a large numbe
OF frieude, all of whom seemed highl.
pleased with their cordial reception.
The receptions by the citizens nigh
almost be spoken OF as being genera
throughout the city, Washington
never witnessed a more generous an
uubounded hospitality, and in the hap
piest mood possible the congratulations
of the day were extended and received
The parlors OF our citizens seemed 7
e1hale the very air Of welcome, and
proiuse hospitality loaded oil the ia
bles.
Civil Service Reform.
A member of the House Committc
on Reform OF Civil Service stated TO
day that he doubted whether any &C
ton would be taken this winter. Blu
three of eleven members OF the old com
mittee remain, and the chairman, MI
Kellogg, OF Connecticut, is not yer
enthusiastic on the subject. The pls
prepared by the Commission has nc
been equal to the necessities of the re
form demanded. The Secretary OF tn
Treasury has found the system imprac
ticable as applied to his department
and the whole subject, in it, presen
shape, is fast loeiug ground.
Tho House Appropriation Commi,
tee
Had meeting, yesterday, but trans
acted no business Of importance. Th
subcommittee, composed OF MessrI
Garfield, Hale, of Maine. and Others
stated that they were not as yet read
to report, but that they would submi
their conclusions at the next meeting
which is set for Saturday. At ths
time the various members o! the com
nittee will report the progress on tn
bills assigned to them. Some hav'
made considerable progress. Hale, o
Maine, will have q pretty full report t
make on the naval appropriation bill
The bills to meet present dehclencle
we're not broug ght forward.
Republican DissstisfsctioB Wit
Grant.
A member OF Congress who reache
Washington tonight, after making
visit to New York and Boston, reporte
the bar OF those cities united il deprt
eating the confirmation OF William
Vice President Wilson spoke quit
freely before leaving Washington wit
regard to the manner in which Grant
mapgling affairs. He ia reported
have said that the excitement brougl
on by the Presdeut's course had 6
much to do with his failing health 8
anything else. He declared that Graz
,s breaking up the Republican part.
He was especially severe when con
menting on the nomination of William
His known peculiar reverence for b
party makes it easy to understand tb'
he really has suffered physically on a.
count oi his mental anxieties with n
gard its future.
Grant and Butler Opposed 10 suu
ner's Reelection.
Butler and Grant are overwhelming
ly unanimous in their opposition to Il
return Of Sumner TO the Senate. Bu