Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-19
Society. Etc.

that OF Mrs. PaymaSter Carpenter. The
many who enjoyed the entertainment of Sat
urday evening called yesterday TO express
their appreciation of the hospitality of Mrs.
Carpenter and admiration for her guests
Mrs. and the Misses Wallen.
Judge and Mrs. Swayne, Mrs. Parsons,
and Mrs. Wager Swayne held a large recep-
ton. The handsome library was a most in
viting place, with the CHEEKY fire. handsome
books. and busts. After taking a seat there
and chatting with one of the family. it re-
quired great effort to leave so pleasant q
place and again encounter the cold. But
when reaching Judge Miller's visitors were
convinced that they would have lost much if
they had not called upon the ladies of his
family. Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Stocking, Mrs.
Irvine. and Mrs. Kitchen are all bright.
agreeable ladies. Mrs. Millers parIor is
beautifully decorated with ferns and autumn
leaves. The effect of these on the walls and
lace curtains, are extremely beautiful. In
addition, there were baskets and bouquets of
choice flowers.
Mrs. Ward Hunt, Mrs. Bradley. and Mrs
Field, We're not receiving Mrs. Waite and
her daughter have as a guest Miss Reed, of
Toledo. These ladies entertained large
number of visitors yesterday.
Mrs. and the Misses Strong held one of
their usual agreeable receptions. Every
Monday this favorite house is thronged with
visitors.
Mrs. General Dunn and her daughter,
MISS Mary Dunn received.
Mrs. ID. X. Mckee alsohad brilliant re-
ceptiOn.
Mrs. Judge Clifford and the ladies' of the
National Hotel had large receptions.
The marriage of Mr.. c. n. Wintersteen
and Miss Ida Main will take place at the
18th street Baptist church at 6 o'clock to-
morrow, Wednesday evening.
THE CONTROLLER of the currency has ap-
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ner for the city of Boston, in the place of Geo.
Ripley, resigned.
NOMINATIONS FOR PRoMoTIoN. - The
President sent to the Senate yesterday the
list of army promotions, (headed by Colonel
Shiras. to be brigadier general and commits
sary genera1.) in the cOmmiSsary and ord
nance departments, heretofore published in
THE STAR; also, the names OF q number of
pOStmaSterS.
NONIN ATIONs.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Joseph II. Lewis to be chief justice of the su-
preIne court. Washington territory; Sam. e.
Wingard, associate Justice supreme court,
Washington territory; Robert II. MilrOy. at
torney of United States, Washington terri
tory; James $. BotSfOrd, attorney United
States. western district Of Missouri: Samuel
X. Harlon, United marshal. eastern district
of New York; Passed Assistant PaymaSter
Rufus $. Mcconnell, paymaster L. S. navy;
Assistant PaNlnaSter samuel *. Calhoun.
passed assistant paymaster u. S. N; Jno. H.
knight, of Wisconsin, register of land Office
at Bayfield,, Wisconsin; Thomas s. Free, of
Iowa, agent for Indians OF Sac and Fox
agency in Iowa; James F.. Galloway. of
Montana, secretary of the territory of Mon
tana.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ApPRoPRIA-
TIONs to-day agreed to insert the following
items in the sundry civil appropriation bill !:
For refunding to states their expenses in rails
ing volunteers, S2y1 900; for construction and
maintenance Of military telegraph lines cs-
peciaily in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona,
5000; for publication of official records of
war of rebellion, SJ0,001 for collection of
bounty, prize money, and other claims OF
colored soldiers (being the continuation of
the work of the late Freelman's bureauD
S45 900; for Freedman's hospital. $1,000. The
committee also, after considerable discussion,
voted to move an amendment to the pending
Indian appropriation bill To insert an item OF
s2g7 600 for interest due the Chickasaw ma
tional fund. Tomorrow the committee will
hear all persons who may desire TO appear
with reference to any Of the various geo
graphical and geological surveys in behalf of
which appropriations are asked.
PERSOSAL.-Senator-elc PinclIback ar
rived in this city from New Orleans yeSter-
day. '''' Professor Spencer +. Baird, of tn
Smithsonian Institution, is going to estab-
lish fishing station for scientific purposes
at Woods Hole, in MaSSa chusettS which he
will make his headquarters during the sum-
mer. go. Gen. III. II. Sibley, of st. Paul has
resigned his position as a member of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, because
finding himself unable to attend the meet
ings OF the board, he was unwilling to be held
responsible for its action. 80. Francis n. .
COckrell, who has been nominated by the
democratic caucus OF the Missouri Legisla-
ture, for United States Senator from that
state, was brigadier general in the confed- -
crate army, was with Gen. Hood in his Ten
beSsee campaign, and was wounded in the
battle of Franklin. '..' Michael G.. Kerr. of
Indiana, was on the floor Of the House this
morning. and received quite an ovation from
his old friends