Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-27

En0A3s Win the receptions bhOruy to be
yiven by Mrs. Fish, Sir Edward Thornton, and
he Russian Minister, arc looked forward TO by
'ur young society folks with considerable plea-
,ure, and Invitations are In great demand by the
'en.s de Ia creme Of upper-tendom.
TALKING OF rHE RUSS An MINISTER
reminds me that he has not yet shaken on the
mystery that seems to surround his presence
among rs. Unlike the other diplomats, lie does
not 60 much in society, but, with his wife. Keeps
quAintanoss and fewer friends. Wonderful sto.
res arc adost Of the oriental splendor Of his man.
sion and the beauty OF his wife, the Countess
Cxckizne Chow do you pronounce that y but
very little OF his domestic establishment In ever
seen by the vulgar outside world except his
chdssetr, who certainly IL one Of the finest spec
lmens (physically) Of humanity that ever cooled
his heols in An anteohambsr. That chasAeur in
the talk (And envy) Of the the town, and his
photograph may vbe had at tho bookstores.
Warrington In too aristocrAtio to have ''shops"
Of any kind; everything 10 . ''store," down to
the peanut ''store" on wheelba-row round the
coner.) Az for the minister, himself, Whenever
he does make his appearance, which Ia sell
dom. he 10 enveloped in half dozen huge fur
coats, and Ii accompanied by pack Of visiting
engraved in copper. plate the legend "The Rus
sian Minister"
DRAMATICALLY OPPOSED TO HIN
in habits and manners 10 the British Minister,
Sir Edward Thornton. II you were to meet Sir
Edward In the street. you would. In all probable
ity, take him TO be collector Of rcnts or insur-
snce agent, always In very much Of hurry. He
10 great pedestrian. dresses very plainly, and
always In black, and IL generally accompanied BY
ono or both Of his young daughters, who can
scarcely keep up with him, he walks no fast. He
is, however, very much liked, aud deservedly 70,
being always AffAbls aud pleasant both in official
and social intercourse. which is more than eau
be said Of some Of the other members Of the
corps dipLomdtiqte, who are in the habit Of
twisting their noses a. II they smeIt something
bAd when they have to do with plebeians
referred in the beginning OF this letter to
THE RANDALL HOAX,
which was one of those insxplicabie canarcs
that come no one knows from where. l WAS
walking down Pennsylvania avenue, late Friday
evening, when > man came rushing out Of the
Metropolitan Hotel, shouting ut the top of his
voice "sam Randall 10 shot |" Having the
pleasure Of Mr.. Randall personal acquaintance,
1 was Mortified, aud went into the lobby Of the
hotel to ascertain the truth fslsity OF the re-
port. There everything waa in confusion, aud
2 dozen tongues we're crying out at the same
time, detailing all the particulars. With diff
Guilty learned that Mr.. Randall had been shot
and dangerously wounded by Senator Bruce, OF
mississippi. and had been carried to his house
Oh Capitol Hill in an unconscious condition.
and two other gentlemen jumped into carriage
place. u fast az the horses could carry us. Upon
our arrival there, We found quite number OF
gentlemen, friends Of the member from PhilA.
delphia, who had come on the same errand u
we did, and, what WAS better, found Mr.. Randall
himself, who looked smiling and happy and
| soon assured his anxious and inguirinR friend.
that there WAS absolutely no truth in the report
THE VISIT OF THE INDIANA EDITORS
to our city was great success, and seemed tc
| be thoroughly enjoyed by them. They were ac
| c0mpanled by their wives and the question nat
| urally suggested itself, Did they bring theil
spouses because they lOued them, or because
they were afraid Of them2 or was it the editor,
who brought their wives, or the wives who
brought their editors? Be this Nh il may they
were cordially received, and had . reception q
| Willard Hall last Friday night, ut which Senator
Mcdonald presided, and speeches were made b,
Senator Morton, Speaker Kerr, MIR. Pratt, and
other distinguished Indianans They will re-
turn to their homes tomorrow morning, bringing
with them, trust, pleasant recollections OF thu
national capital.
THE NosEaAy BUSINESS,
| by which l mean the temporary excitsmep
caused by the discovery that bouquets were fur
| nished to Senators and members of the Hons,
from the Botanical Gardens, has shout blow
over. These gardens, located Immediately wes
OF tho Capitol, are the finest and largest in til,
country, and capable Of supplying ten or twelv,
large bouquets day These have been uni
formly distributed among the senators and mem
| beers but recently applications for the flora
favors have been rather more numerous thar
the conservatory could supply, and it became
necessary to devise some means by which tn
favors could be equally and fairly distributed
Under the new order Of things the House is on
titled to seven and the Senate to three bouquet
u day, which must be applied for beforehand b.
those who desire them This nosegsy business
has been the cause Of much comment but .
long ~ the conservatory is there, maintained a
public expense, the flowers may xs well be util
iZed permitted to fade and rot on the stems
and who would be better entitled to them thai
the representatives OF the people in Congress?
AMONG THK DISTINGUISHED vrrIrons
at present in Washington are Baron Rothscl,id
youngest partner Of the famous banking -hour
of ltothschid and Co. and grandse n OF AuselI
Hotbschild and two real Englrh lords, ii
Robert Abercombie and the Hon. Vim. Hope,
son of Lord Beresford Hope. These three
by Mrs. Dahlgren (widow Of Admiral DahIsren,
, last Saturday evening, and were, of course, til
lions OF the occasion. "live" English lord
always source Of immense satisfaction an
qualification to us Wsshingtonians althong
SINCE we were so badly taken in by the bOgr
Lord" Massey, some two years ago, We hay
become more careful and skeptical Those
however, ARE real ones, for Sir Thornton ha
vouched for them and, rs it were, put his sei
| upon them.
| Aorto'uSy Nhouuu1yJ eNoHluki NAkuhtuo nekel
msn-Lndencrons, wifo OF the Danish minister
better known ~
THE LATE MRS. XouLroN,
whose sweet voice gained for her so many I'D
mirers both on this and on the other side Of til
water, gave q musicale to invited guests Of til
diplomstlc corps. Her voice is AZ charming a
ever. and she AZ well III her husband il . gres
favorite and much sought in society. A Bosto
paper short time ago made the assertion tbs
His Excelleney, MIR. Hagermap, enjoyed connr
bal life hughly and might be seen every morI
ing regularly vending his way home from til
green grocer's with pound Of butter and a la
OF soap. for the use Of his domestic establish
ment, much to the disgust and envy OF his fol
ner bachelor chums. meeting the Minister 9
the Stevenson gallery on Saturday. showed hir
the paragraph, which has been going the round
Of the papers, and asked him II It were true /; bu
he fatty denied the soft impeachment as far a
the butter and soap story goes promised t,
make his denial public, and, cola, have kep
my promise
vho Dover Revival,