, 1875-02-07
The SOCIAL WORLD.
Gossip from Washington
Stockwell, the Pacific ].
Mail Man.
Official Slip-Ups---The JeWclls' Re-
ception---Eagerness to
See Mrs. Sartoris.
Our "Lady. President "a Truly Good
Eoman...Shabbiness Of the
Hhite House.
Defects in the Present Sys-
tenn of Entertaining.
Meek Submission to the Rule
Of Mrs. Grundy.
The Prominent Weddings
of the Week.
Meek Submission to the Rule
Of Mrs. Grundy.
Tfse Prominent Weddings
of the Week.
Nntahle Private Parties--Ltems
from the Clubs.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WR5f1tNL YIN IOoo!Fs
soNErHISa ABOUT sTOCKTELL-sLlP-ups IN OF
F1c1A1 IHE-THE JEWELS nEcEPr1oS-1hs.
sARroR1s-MRs GRAaT-THE WHITE HOUSE.
Speaat Correspondence Of The Caicd0" tribune.
WASHINGTON, +. C., Feb. 5.-6tockwel]+ who has
made the Pacific Mail scandal cause ce1ebre,
claims the Buckeye State as his birthplace. He
isremembered is By the citizens OF Parnesville, aud
thereabou:s, az 4 shock-headed, barefooteo
u,chin, not oyer-cleaaly IN his person, Who
earned rather prccariouB livelihood By driving
COVE to and from t;iai1 pastures. His sory1ees,
like those Of the Little Boy Blue" OF Mother
Goose memories, we're scarcely considered in-
valuable, as through the recumbent bars, which
boyls! hands found too troublesome 10 ''put
No." etraycd the rowing cattle into fresh Eelds
aud pastures new; aud sheep, caring nothing for
The lava of equity, grazed in placid content
saent upon the herbage belonging, perchnnce, to
their masters bittcrcst enemy.
SPECULATION IN THOSE YOUTHFUL EYES,
Meantime, boy Dlue' was not ''under thu
haystack fast asleep" but engaged in the excit-
iue game OF ''pitch and toss with other gau1in
Of his i'll, invariably auSmenting the height OF
his individual pile Of coppers, to the extent OF
reducing thoso OF his companions beautifully
less.
Els BASNE2 BOZ. TIE STRANGE DEVICE, IT WIN.
From the calling of cowboy, be embarked in
aono Kind of :rada, and then went into the lum-
ber-busincss in Cleveland Ali his transactions
evinced hin, to be shrewd, ehaIp business
man. With bis ewes and wits employed to his own
ultimate advantage. From Cleveland ha went
tn New York Ci1y, where he sought and won the
hand OF Miss Howc, daughter OF the sewing
machine inventor. On the death OF his
fa,her-in-lav. be used the handsome fortune
Inherited by his wife in Wal!-street and other
Fpeculations, almost always terminating sue
cessfu1ly, The money left him by his wife'a de-
mise wae used in purchasing controlling inter
est in the Pacific 2ail Steamship Company.
He employed the Compauy's means IN Liberal
manner, confidently expecting the subsidy would
be allowed and his personal fortune be thus I'M
nensely augmented by the Increased value OF
the stock lie reaping the benefits Ct the transac-
ton. and the Company footing IT, expenses; e.
Stockweu is now eojou1uiug in Europe he u
amau OF medium STATURE with hair brilliantly
red and coarse complexion inparhally hnsed
With vernihon. His eyes are a li:bt-gray,-
bright, kccn. and cunning in their e1prcsslon,-
forming The only noticeable feature ABOUT Ill.,
Our slippery pavcmeuts, this winter, have
brought many persons to their level breaking
srns and legs with utter disregard to the feelings
Of the individuals injured; one man ie Dtsak taat
ing us opt'e. = =. Fso+,-po b;s er-n hoiov
tbs .,tor .Tl S sacreta1y Bristow feceTsd very
seyase injury to one OF his knees ey ios1as h1s
footing while descending one OF the long hght
o. a!one Steps 45au6 49, ona effoTt tn resnme
his Official duties, but the exe1tion merely re-
r ta1ded his recovery, and com1eHed close connne-
asu. % nn npso. .+tad.nce nnon her s1if1erinr
tematng ~ e, ~ 1,n.hIs n receive Icr fricnds
aospsuo sua. rue - ars ;11,oss closes The doors
t:s ..a,, seas si.a. an that callo,s will be
u s ~ *,r., t,e;, f,ccs in Iereut dircc-
uoneca W %o1A 'no'A N10~0
LIONS. ,u..-,,,. ,x- ,o,,.-rp1,r,,
nAAl n f4n n..,a1 US $500 ,non h;s nnmerous
peo!aom nusae, ,t.f;n- how hast to Get his
ie 1maioTitF*rote pns Measure Measure through ths House,
Ct Gneek s ane " his footstepa and
nonce tne "ay"unes1h h,e ~ .tatn,a nt N thc nave
consequently measured nus M st1su1p u ,,,c uI ~ thc
@en. pelote 'as epu11 .1ia,as nd reioic;no of
conste1oaIloa u nie ts ~ hscthono If Tia
nn en;nes: 1nsle e. aS i.S' ~ nanonc1st "Ar.d
1epnbhcan house, ciaeu Ds s,;d 80 ir,onrcs-
on Ms va! 70 suppoli r - ~ ha walked Of at LIS
o.o.e penlaniin .Soo1A,' -" ~
osua epeea ~. ..-nr .,ou,.rnan
- pa1t,,o.to-.f fsencra1 rave A
nast ft'onf, .ne on s111asts After the mass
toesp.on 70 ~oout oou - cbat and nar1ako
uso "a huse.ea 1a. nsto re-;5ad thav GRADUALLY
" oe ieitea1uens9 1pns.st rrnober If those
] dsposed to % daace an n opportunity to. occupy the
aoof ol inc BALLROOM a Gu g.rfo.is nat arrived
uoss9 ~e.e - ~ ~ ano .d fsr owav Mrs Sartoris
,lom oses tae sen anu 80. - .s,a5,, Enew her
~ ~ Ns,a o1e ae'sa ha- T.ca ia mora sedate and
Nelue uiaat, sno ~ tssso ~ 1,ar roacs aro
saousu1"i - tIe e~p- ' = ,.a 1arro m lool thin
1 sleu an1 eone Auu ~ aro ay;r.n tvne Of ivom-
sntaes LAC ao drasa vas yerv pretty,
AuoHoo ssn!1a'is. - ao,n,aJ siik WITH ranzy
I-ss msely 'a'nt ;SalaJ ~ 1a,1snda If warm
@Ise.uIsesr @ e"oto ~ tonle!su -. 6aaa ~ fwico hut
@sea Aoac1o- jug N14'~S ..-+;.,3v 4 r.
1ssinou - tuo east'5 ~ wv s.s
70 the e1eces of hef !ope Voyage
.1uPn1sNo OF a GREAT PEoPLE -
Ars Grnnss reception 90 ea1ut9ss 40 5asori, ouI
aoe Amsracan crush OF tne mos. tea" a'ae ~