Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-02
Society. Etc.

first reception since their charming enter
tainment q week ago.
The ladies' of Judge Sawyer's family also
received. Their popularity always draws
around them pleasant social circle. Mrs
Judge Miller received She always has
most agreeable reception: also. NJ MrS. and
Miss Richardson.
Mrs. Bancroft receives on Monday Aside
from the pleasure of meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
Bancroft, there is quite delight for visitors
in examining their choice collection of fine
paintings ana objects of art, &c.
Mrs. Mckee. assisted by Miss Mary
Dunn. did the hOnOrs of the hospitable home
of General Dunn. Mrs. Dunn is spending the
winter III Florida. where She has accompa-
nicd her father for his health. Miss Dunn's
party last Thursday was one of the most de
lightful of the season. and her reception We -
tcrday one of the largest held.
Mrs Paymaster Carpenter, assisted by
her guests, General, Mrs. ard the Misses
Wallen. had large reception. This house
Is so full Of handsome and brilliant ladies'
that an unusually large number of gentle
men attend their daylight receptions. Mrs
Carpenter Will shortly join her husband ri
Pensacola, and remain there until spring.
when she hopes TO have him return with her
To Washington. General Wallen and family
Will remain in this city until the first OF
March, which will be pleasant news 10 their
many friends and admirers. Mrs. Carpeu-
agreeable hostess and charming lady.
Mrs Kinney, ofLafayette square, gives
reception on Thursday evening.
Mrs. John jay Knox gives a .p,tNcJIc to-
morrow cveuing, and Mrs. JOhu o. Evans
one ON II furSday evening.
Mrs. Br,stow will not receive to morrow.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATTON- The
Congressional committee resumed its inveS-
legation at New Orleans yesterday. M
HOar fixed the number of witnesses to BE- cx-
amined on each side on the subject of intimi-
datiOn at 81 republicans and 35 democrats.
V. y. casey testified: The negroes during
the recent election campaign Were kent in
fear. and did not register as fully n tna
whites: the conservatives rallied fully ID
their utmost vote.
NJ. De LahouSe. jr., testified: Was assist
ant supervisor in ST. Martins parish; was Il
democrat, and excluded 100 republican votes:
the republican party carried The election in
spite of That; before joining the republican
party Wi mess was esteemed by the white
population; the white league forced him to
resign his office; was told frequently that
there was disposition to murder him:
United states marShafS could not make ar
rests without troops. Six or seven murders
have been committed in the parish since
1873; cOlored men were largely intimidatej:
witness did the same thing himself in 1872
toward as many cOlored voters as possible.
Lieutenant Cook testified: Was in st. Mar
tinsville on the I'd OF October; there was a
white league cavalcade. which went to q
church, and two OF the party threatened IN
cut off the ears of the coiored preacher; saw
negroes leaving because they were refused
work on account OF their politics; could not
call the country peiceIul; preferred living
among COmanches TO residing among thai
Ignorant priest-ridaen people; the feeling
among the white population ia Opposition Is
coiored men voting; they regarded the Uni
TED STATES troops as 50 many tools of the
kellogg government; they were noJ republi-
cans, ana they had an idea that. for Iaan
10 be reI ublican, was 10 be radical.
THE War IN CUBA-The Toloa Of Ibaca
captured Ly the IitsUYettS.-The local news
paper of Santi Espiritu, in the Cinco Villas
district, Cuba, has the following report
The Insurgents, commanded by Gomez ant
Sanluili, attacked the settlement of Jibara
at fOui O'Clock on the morning OF the both in
points. The rebels attacked the fort, macheta
in hand. The besieged defended themselves
herOlcally, but the enemy numbers were too
great. The garrison having exhausted their
ammunition and being reduced TO ten eiIec
tive men, surrendered TO the insurgents. The
latter respected the lives Of those who sur
rendered. The fort and all its contents were
destroyed and many houses were burned.
The town OF Jibara-Or Gibara which has
been captured from the Spaniards by the
Cuban insurgents, IS seaport of the island.
situated on an eminence on the north coast o.
the territory. II lies 100 miles east of Puerto
Principe.
THE BALLoTTNG FOR SENATORS IN
THREE STATES y NES-ERDAY.-One ballot for
Initea States Senator was taken in the
Florida legislature yesterday. The vote
Was-tor General Robert Bullock 81. J. J..
Requa y, sam. Walker 5, McLin ;, and the
rest scattering.
a number OF members were absent from
The vi inncSOtd legislature Yesterday when
the vote for Senator i'm iOint convention wa
taken. the vote stood a. follows: Ramsey
Il. Lochren T.. Davis ., PillSbury 10.
The tenth ballot for nitej States Senator
toy the Wisconsin legislature resulted a fol-
lows. carpenter 10, Bragg -, Cole =, Bum,
Price and llazleton each. absent 80.
IN TIE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. yeStcrday.
some progress was made on the cOnStitu-
fioual bills. Al amendment providing that
fte president shall not be cOmmander-in-
CHIEF of the army was rejected, after il had
been stated that President McMahon would
resign if such bill should be adopted. An
amendment giving the president the power
to dissolve the assembly. with the consent of
the senate, was discussed and referred u a
committee. who subsequently reported in
iaFoT ol giving lnc president The power tu
dissolve the assembly without consulting the
senate.
THE POLITICAL POSIrIoN.-The Lewiston
journal makes the following extract from a
private letter from Wendell Phillips To Dr.
da3e 9i o MEn5r9P Ea Me- Rh TePeet to
~ on cannot, in my opinion. eXaggerate tie
gravity Of the future trouble. -
think the wave is shifting, evident reaction is
taking place. and we shall soon see the north
stunned into SObTiety. Two years viii show
such Tebelplans, and such clear conspiracy
on the part of the southern whites, as will
open their eyes here and rally the needed
party TO resist. II seems 10 me we shall have,
inevitably 10 wait Tor that uprising
THE MONUMENT TO Mr.. KEY-Mr. JW
SimontOn, OF New York. writes to the San
Francisco (California) Bulletin description
OF the design which Mr. Larkin g. Mead in
tends TO offer in competition for the monu-
ment to Key, the author of the Star SPAN
gled Banner" which is one of the things pro-
Vided for by the great gift of Mr.. Lick TO the
city of San Francisco. 1t combines a statue
OF Key, bds reiicf representing the lombard
ment of Fort Mcfienry and a group sugges-
tive OF the triumph of freedom. The statue
of Key is to be eleven feet high, and the
whole height OF the monument fifty feet.
BoTH WIVES CoMPLAIN.-John Koch. OF
No I10 Huntington street, Brooklyn. marriet
Miss Emma Schmidt, i'll Allen street, in this
city, on the 9th of June. 1872, and on the 2ith
of last May married Miss Augusta Gunther,
in SchermerhOrn street, Brooklyn. Both
ladies entered complaints against him Il the
Tombs police court and he was held for trial
in default of - 900 bail He is a carpenter.
about fOrty-tve years old, and i'm palliation
of his crime said MY first wife left me- and
/ advertised her. | wanted to live with her.
but she would not have me."-N u Times
3lSf AT.
PLAYING WITH GCN-Joe Harris (cOl-
Orep) and his wife left home ON Wednesday