The New York herald., 1876-11-26

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trous man.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. winthrop's address the
crowd dispersed and returned 10 the city.
THE BURNHAM RECEPTION.
BRILLIANT oATHHRINo OF CITIZENS LAST
EVENING" PLEASANT REUNION AT THE
DONORS HOUSE.
The Inauguration of the Webster statue was the oc-
cason OF brilliant reception at the residence of Mr.
Gordon w. Burnham, in Filth avenue, last
night At oight O'Clock the paror windows
were ablaze with hight and carriage after
carriage deposited its freight at the door and
moved OF to give place 10 later coming vehicles From
this the hour announced for the opening Of the
ception, almost continuous stream of guests kept
arriving ard the gathering inside was every moment
augmented by some distinguished visitor Worry sell
dom private reception have many gentlemen OF
emineuce boen brought together and the evening was
very pleasantly passed the cordial exchange civil
tiles and the endoring OF polite acknowledg gmcnts
to the host. The parlors in which the
reception held were elegantly decorated magnin-
bronzes, choice paintings and pieces of
and costly stauary being tasteuly distributed
them and the air was sweetened by the fragrance OF
rare flowers About an hour after tho opening OF the
reception the bulk OF the guests had ar
rived and quite an animated scene was presented
in the spacious apartments. Governors senators,
eminent dlvines prominent practitioners OF law and
medicine, and celebrities In nearly every department
oil art passed and repassed elbowcd other here
and there, and converscd in odd hooks and
Evidently entering into the spirit Of the OCCASION
however, while they exchanged the friendly courteses
OF HE, they bore in mind that they gathered,
too to do honor tho memory of tho patriot and
statesman whose services had during tho day
received recognition due them aud Daniel ebstcr's
llc supplied many oil the elder visitors with theme
TO talk about.
4 nal. nine the supper room was opened and The
guests were conducted into an apartment appropri-
atey decorated with flowers, and with an elegantly
furnished table, On the wall at the extreme end the
room suspended Inc OIL picture oi Daniel Web
ster over and around II was an elegant
frame of white roses intcriacing IN
bed OF smac and violet leaves, and underneath II
enwrought III white nowcrs The motto ~ still
and which stationed 10 the ha played selections
from iavorItc composers and sometimes disconrsod
some low symphonies which were aituncd TO the key
of tho conversation gong on around, and soitcned
without nterruptngL
During The evening Governor Tilden appeared look
ing well and seeming not at all annoyed by ANXIOUS
cares preyed upon by any painful socitude the
settlement or the election muddIe. He mouopo-
ized at once by friends in the gathering, anu after
tcnaoring respects to the host and lady he disap
pcared In maze OF gray ncads and venerable faces.
About eleven O'Clock the reception w~s brougat 70
close and the guests Departed The following ~ list
OF the persons who attended,
Governor ridcn. Governor Hendricks, Dr. William
A.
William A. Beach Judge Charles y. sanford, Angus
ius Schc, Hon. William Wood Seth b. Hunt, stephen
Nash, William A. Brown, Henry A. HurIbut ana lady,
William IL scott and lady. Judge William
L. Curtis and lady, ex-Governcr Hoffman and
lady George 7. Curtis and lady, John K
Marshall aud lady, Colonel Rush 9. Hawkins aud lady,
James s. Thayer and lady. Hon. Chaunccy NJ. Depew
and lady, John Sherwood aud lady, DR.. Austin Flint
and lady, Dr. William IL. White and lady, John u.
Jones and lady Rudolph n. Withaus aud lady,
A. X. Van Nest ana Indy, DR. Edwin y.
Morgan aud lady, William Y. Mortimer and
lady, Hon. Horny H. Davies and lady,
lady Charles Il. Whitehead and lady, James Low,
Ollve Hartman and lady Eiliott u Shepard aud lazy,
DR. William b. Metal and lady Jamos Grant Wilson
and lady, Judge Charles r. kirkland aud lady. Right
Rev Bishop Potter. Richaro Mortimer and
lady, Hon. Josiah Sutherland, James Kent and lady,
Royal Phelps President A. r. Barnard and lady. Rev.
John Z. Tbbetts, Hon. cunning = Bedford, Hon. Ed
win W. stoughton, Griffin Thomas and lazy, Am
brose z. Klng.and ana lady. William kngsland and
lady, Edwurd Mathews Marshal o, ROBERTS and lady,
Eling Townsend and lady, Robert b. Edward and
lady Dr. Walter H. PecKham and lazy, David stuart,
! Townsend Harris and lady, Amos K Emo, Harrison
purkee and lady. William Tracy, William 7. Lee, Will
ham b Dinsmore and lady, Charles ,. Chckerug and
lady, George Opdykc and lady, United states
District Attorney Bliss and lady, Hon. Salem
IL Wales and lady, Hon. Elijah Ward, DR.
H. T. Marcy Josiah NJ. Fisxe, George Law and
LADY, Ex-Governor Edwin d. Morgan aud lady DR..
John n Gray, y l.. NJ. Barlow aud lady, Edwin Par
sons anu lady, Judge Il. J.. Fancher aud lady, Hon.
William H. Dodge aud lady, Or. Fordyce Barker and
| lady, Arthur N. Dodge aud lady, Hon. William ".
! Evarts and lady, William Walter Phelps. Isaac