Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-01

MeDin, Ainsworth, Tarbox; ex-Congress-
The Court Of Claims was represented by
The Board OF Health Of the District of CO.
IumDla were next ushered in-Drs. Cox, Bliss
and Verdi, Prof Lapgston and Mr.. Marbury
AT L O'CLOCK the army and navy officers
were received. The army officers were headed
Advocate General Mckee Dunn, followed by
General Vincent, Inspector General Mercy,
general sts% saToo Van Vliet, Commissary
Barnes, General Humphries, General Crane
and DIR. Woodward, of the Surgeon Generals
once. General Alvord: of the Pay depart
MAJOR Elliott and Lieutenant Hoxie. of the
Engineer corps, General Berret and Lyford
OF the Ordnance department, General Myers,
H 20, Mallory and Captain Howgate, OF
Following the representatives of the army
came the navy officers, headed by Admiral
Porter, and Rear Admiral John Rogers. In
the line were Commanders Wynian, Patter-
son and Alden, Surgeon General Beale, Pay
master General Watmough. Naval Con-
ant-Colonel McCauley, Major Slack, and
grades.
AT 1870 the Assistant Secretaries OF de-
partments, the Assistant Postmasters Gem
eral, the Solicitor General, Assistant Attor-
neys General, and the heads of bureaus were
retaries Cadwallader and Campbell of the
Department of State; Assistant Secretaries
Burnham and COnant. of the Treasury; LIST
Controller Taylor; H. e. johnson, Commits
sioner Of Customs; John Jay Knox, Com
troller OF the Currency; Commissioner Pratt:
John Allison, Register Of the Treasury; Isl
Auditor Mahan, I'd do. French, 9Th do. Nc
Grew; Prof Henry, of the Smithsonian In.
stitutioD; Assistant Secretary Cowan OF the
inierl0r department; Commissioners Bur-
oette, DUEL, Baker, and Eaton, of the Inte-
rior department.; Assistant POstmasters Gem
eral Tyner, Barber, and Marshall; Commits
s1oner Watts, of the Agricultural depart
others.
At 12:i5 the associated survivors of the war
OF 1872 and the Mexican war were received,
and members of the Oldest Inhabitants as,
sOciatiOn. The latter were marshalIed by
Jenkins Thomas, in the absence of the presf-
dent, DR.. Blake. The members wore badges
on the lappes Of the coat.
From one until two O'Clock the doors were
opened 70 all, and large number of our citi-
zens and visiting strangers took advantage
dent
Cabinet Receptions.
The secretary of State received al his
handsome residence, 1900 L street, assisted
by Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Benjamin. Miss Edith
Fish. Miss Cadwallader, and Miss Duncan.
an OF whose toilets were OF the most elegant
The Secretary of the Treasury rece Ived his
Islends at lil3 X street, assisted by Mrs.
Misses Belle and Hattie Smith, of Ohio.
secretary Belknap's spacious residence,
w " street, was continually filled with
stream OF visitors Mrs. Belknap was as
sisted by Misses Edith Cash and Campbell,
MIS-: Colonel Sweitzer, and Mrs. Senator
The Secretary of the NAVY received at 1917
X street, assisted by Mrs. Robson, Miss
Stout, Miss Minnie Stout, Mrs Minnie Stout
Mrs: Julien James, and Miss Lamson OF
The Postmaster General receivaa his
friends at IS Lafayetse place, and was assist
ed by Mrs; Jewell and her daughter, Miss
Attorney General Pierrepont and Mrs.
TTierrepont received at their. residence, 1893
The Secretary of the Interior, HOS II street,
chandler, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Stanton, Miss
Carr anu Mrs. Col. Freudenburg.
SENATOR sPEN GER, of Alabama. pro-
nounces the charges made against him by
the investigating committee of the Alabama
legislature TO be utterly false, and saws he
can prove that fact to the satisfac ton of the
United States Senate.
PARALYzED. - Assistant Quartermaster
General Thomas ION the retired list since
49,, while walking yesterday afternoon near
the Treasury department., was seized with
paralytic stroke, and fell to the pavement.
A number of gentlemen went to his as
sistance, when q carriage was obtainfj i. and
the venerable officer removed to his resi-
dence.
iHE TREASURY NACANCIES.-Iti is under
stood that Hon. c. c. Carpenter, whose term
OF Office as governor of Iowa expired yester-
day, has been rendered the office of second
SSohlrolier OF the Treasury, to succeed DIR.
BrCdhead. Jesse l.. Williams, of Fort Wayne.
indiana, formerly government inspector OF
racine railroads, is designated as successor
10 Mr.: curtis, as Deputy Second Controller.
ana Mr.. y. II. Ives, of Nebraska Third A udi,
tor, TO succeed General Rutherford.
The WEATHER IN DECENBER-The me-
neurological summary for December at this
station, prepared by Theodore Mosher, ir..
signal service observer, shOws:-Highest ba-
rometer, 30.697 t20thl; lowest barometer.
2.l29 t1th); monthly range, 26s inches; high,
est temperature, II deg. esd; lowest TEN per-
allure, l2.5 deg. 1Sth); monthly range, 5S.5:
prevailing direction of wind, northwest:
greatest velocity of wind, 30 miles per hour.
on the 18th instant; total number Of miles.
1880; number of clear days, 4; number OF
cloudy days, I; number Of days on which
rain or snow fell, 10; number OF fair DAYS, I:
comparative temperatures-1s7O, 29.s deg;
1911, 32; 1872. 81; 1873, iO.9 1874, 397; 1875 3I
comparative precipitation-IS7O. Lie inches:
ISL, l36; 1872, 30; 1873, 81; 1874, 2.59; 1875,
$50. So the month just closed was the wet,
test December in six years.