, 1876-02-27
~ Regent Grand Washington's
Birthday Fete.
q. BENEFITS Matrimonial Aflairs"''
=" His Trip to Canada on a
Special Train.
,,..,n.tbv for Rubenstein, the Murderer
Of Sara Alexander.
xn-:h,,ne" Notes at DISCOUNT
Back Pay from Gas Com
panies.

r.. 1atast stock-Board "Gag"-Married
Her Coaohman.
e,,r;,1 co,1sspondtnee Of The cAteaao 7F'aa'f-
~ YoRx, Feb. 24.-Probabiy the grandest
-. ,,ken all in Ill, that ever occurred in this
.sss+rr .s'' took place on Tuesday evening in the
~. 49, hniIdags united BY bridges and canopies
.'..s. nnroose. the Academy OF Music. Nillson
~ ~, 1-,inr Halls, the occasion being Washing
49,. hirthday and the Affair itself Lady
r..b;prtop tea.pa1ty and reception. It is esti-
,".tad hit II, GOO persons were in attendance,
~ - the crush and Jam afforded any criterion.
"a the most crowded affair OF the kind which
..,,t.me of in this city. It was minglins Of
u, ,,e1ne dc ID creme with the middle-classes
r-,h Is IS rarely met with. and deserves more
,,,n /, passing notice. Such demolition Of
sAto1ets. rendiug Of costly laces, aud pitiful
;.x+rnction of delicate materials, some OF them
..& md venerable, Is occurred on that evening,
!. ,aipful to contemplate. One lady mana
,ar stated to friend yesterday that
y. damage to old and valuable lace suffered by
ha7self slope vas equal to IN outlay of $500:
1hase bellies in powdered hair and the costumes Of
.bsi, Observation-Disclosures we're out in profusion !;
md ono Of the evening papers. in lts account Of
the .tIair, naively states that eentemen's dress
soa,s suffered by reason of the powdered heads,
--vbich is = sor: OF left-handad way Of saying
the ladies' beads came 1nto TOO c1ose CONTACT
nth the gentlemens shoulders, Ine!e was .
ball, euppes' aoo tenc ioon' 81 a. VI Mnlcn HeIe
crowded. st the same tlme- 1ne 1o!z veterans
u mere handfnD were present among the
gentlemen promenading in overcoats and hats
il hand, and LADIES' with c|oaks and bonnets.
1t will be long time before this rare gathering
Will be surpassed.
EDITOR pEssr71s xsaAaEsEST. AND u1s TRIP TO
OTTAWA.
r4. .oo,,ao+ ~ Jonos cor7o, po,ratt In
Ane ensase~eAS - no'oo4 une'. ~
MISS lbs Aas' 1otne14S u baltn1oie' ID no" tne
prominent 1oplc OF society taiA' especially as II
expected 1r. bennett WILL 90 somethlng
eecentnc OF wonderful IN tne way OF "eoo'ns
lets "hep ne 4esos MS naneee 10 the altaf. mr.
Bennett as Determined to 40 everything IN an
uncommon way and On scale Of unprecedent-
ed nsGnlhcence. on Monday it WAS announced
thst he hsd ordered some extraordinarily hand
sone Jewels for the eSpectant bride from Tiaa-
nTaon Union Square, and IN the next Two days not
lessihan fifty persons called at that
asking TO be allowed to see the Bennett jewels.
" " course tueh curiosity was mol statiaeo. me
hnia e. has hr;,,;snt 91s.,. ~ orsa ana Js5i.
wayy hair. with a fair complexion. which ia eaid
to have been this envy of her lady friends for
Years, She ,s connected With sons of the old
Enickerbocker families Of New York. A1r. Rem
ce,t and 5Ues Nav having haen iox;ted with
Can, conceived an idea peculiarly Denp ettish.
So he engaged a train Of palace cars,
I'D Travelled special at IS miles per
hour through TO Montreal. They started on
Monday morning, and made the trip, which usual
|, consumes sixteen. in less than twslve hours
!can journalist can do. He is rely popular with
'hs ladies' but the last Que in the world who
moaia oe cnsseeo VIII .ea's 1ao'es nao Ii Liz
$500 $50. sas
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4's "uele'e1 aian " eu''o "'Sns oe slo"eo
AWAY. de WAS ABOUT 10 give up tne search as
uafsuitful, when crowd Of angry reporters
outside assured him that the reporter of the
ea-r.,,,- ,o,,,oa,a,1 .,,ha.o !, ~ 3.
,.a;.ou:,. ~,
~ue'.'1!an'' Is ne naa gone 1neo tne oa1lulns
knn nad not come out. The sexton resumed hls
punt, and this time, sure enough, he found, to
als surp1'sa and delight. the missing reporter
Sol,ed up inside one OF the FentilatoTs OF the
auditorium, il decidedly uncomfortable place.
out ohe wherein lie could actually hear
e.uuss :. 10 ah 1hat was sald- Inc Anlen1
NJ ths ,oin;s,a "aa aauaeu W. aa ~ .h
building AID told his atyentnrts to lis brother
reporters. the latter unanimously voted them
seises et . mean set for telling the sexton any
.as ~, 1eous u and awarded tue oiscoseleo VIC
a y. oi4HAs iol n4s en4o1p1.eo'
~ o -A tS'@azst ~ aontNo't
pnhsa..a;. .anA'e zoasn 9 nepls", iesasu -
R,ootI.s e. ~ ~" unael cealn sonsense ~
1..o.. :. 4o- W. nuioef ~ oafA AiaAanaE1'
HI. 49, = - s.e4une e1'ensl'e ss"patus auaous
I'm, ..as. ~ nAa1en' plenusu VIII eo"e 4noisna-
,h,., 6 An c'a'ses' eoose1n'os .'o "4s ~
"u"n ne Is being treated IN the Aa5-
@ood Street Jail BY his keepers, On Satur-
5ay last his brother Jacob called
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Buhen.ta tain ssl-eI ~. 49, a" IanI ~
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sent a. Hahra, tnof, rt.,o1 -. ta,t,e. ~
him Tha3,ont ~. ;ntaa1.aa "s u'a ..s ~ @ ent
allowed tn racoi,-a - ~ s 0'u .s,. -, H.
tine in re1;n;ops 80 epenaS nens e. 10