, 1876-01-19

sA.o e"''''etAou sHak knt1 Aau bnH1Hto IN another
Of those contoBts involving tho destiny Of thu
milton. Deacon pograln and his friends from
Confederate 1sonda, who aro hero hungry aud
thirsty aftcr Office, mero jubilss,t whon Dan Hill
began to otaso, and wept tears Of bite,
anguiah aa ho was forced by Dla!uo
10 admit damaging poin: after polut
Aud whom at last tlle hereditary chiyafry saw
themselves ous-goneraod aud out-1ankcd by tito
NottAofn lfoundLcaja again, they wcro not lap
~. Political matters ate rarely talked about in
eocial l'fo lore, but this 1obate on genera, am
mostly has forced Itself upon tic attention Of aii
thinking tnen and women. Tho Union tas beou
restored, but not The tyratuieal snlc OF thu
southern Democrats who 20 SPECIFICALLY dictated
how tho Nopubc should be novcrlsed.
TIE PRESIDENTS rvrnlyu nEeEr71oS,
on Tuesday, was T. brilliant affair, nud Hoon after
tho clock atrucl 8, hundreds Of carrisges wcro
10 bo sccn hastcuing from nil aectoun Of thu
metropolis towards the spacious portico OF tho
Nhto ltouac, utcro thor occupants alghtcd.
liundrsds Of less pzetanttuua cit.zcus came bY
tic horse-cats, vllile many other. used nature
conveyanccs. After ensortuG tho mini torta,
tho ladies cero ushercd into their dsoss-
'ns-room. willis tue gentlemen gaYo lleie
h:t" and coalB to stryanta in attend.
ance, with bo:es and cherxs Then, joining
tIe 1ae!os ns they emerged IL full glory oi
toilette from their aretarg-foomB, tho gentle.
men fell into Ito. Slowiy tho column moved
onward Though tho vcstibule, into tho Red
1sooE,-Eo nametl from tho color Of i!s paper
nad fur1atusc,-aud ihou, gct.Iug luto tho Dl1e
Roonl, each cnuplo found Itself bcfora tho Prep
tdens. Dr.. shurr. Marsha1 Of luis Distt:ct, who
stood at Get. Grants left baud, foce!vbl tho
names Ut strlngots aud introduced them; but
Gen. Grant neyor forgota auy one whooo uamo
In las knoSn, and III rnost ca.eB no introduction
Was necessary. i hlske Of the hand, = pleasant
wo1a or two, auI tho co1pio moved on few
8topa 10 bs recognized by a1rs. Grant, or prcsent
ed to her BY Col. Frod Grant. Tho ludiea no.
t:eel that Mrs. Graut uora Pink. .and-whta
lnwcrcd satin evenlnS drexa, aul tlas 3frn. F1nd
Glaol. wlo stood a: hce right, wore wliso SILK
dscss, trimmed with pink sa!t,I. 4 graudda1ieh.
ter uf Senator Cameron, who aidea IN sde tecep.
TIM. was dressed in LNca six batl-droas, With
pearl eFnanicnla.
Diplomats, Cab,nc. oGiccsH, anI Cougrcss-
men, attor having lad their respects to tho
behind them. aul lomain iu tho Due Room,
enectatorh OF tho motley crowd that surgos pns..
Eut tlu gtaat mass Of visitors, after lavlng
made their bows to the ladtcs, move OF into tLe
Gsccn Room, and then into
THE GREAT EAST nooN.
There aor1o tanec khcEllsolyca nysluet tho wAl1,
forming i franc fot those hoprotuuuado around
and sroanl. to tho music ot tho Marino Band
III t1o Aa1AEcAk %O1l4u1ts kJIIlll1b WHIRLPOOL OF
silks, Hatlns. black bsoadcloth, jenelry, And
t!oworu, ht the beauty, the saluns. and
the iashio, Of tl,o mctron,olis. ave tho poo:
pls p" arc suera aldo. and the wTiaked but tillca
diamonds, nav b. seen side by aldo with ths
brght-oyed. plump little German girl, who celta
apples nt hnr htnll Oh tho a1cnuo. Ollicors ot
tS hIa, sFny sIa,a ana PAY nnyy who whose voices IL
1eis ,.i bravo co.nmaud; to victory, gro mixed
with Cheyal!crs dludnstro, hotel-wat-
era. and book.nGepsa. Correspondents aso
tho equals OF Congteeamea: complaccnt Office
holders e!oow anxlouA ollca-secAe1s,-in short,
il /. a nat!oual Kaleidoscope producing every
moment 4 trtall combination Of tho varied spctt-
incnn OF humanity Which conEregato here durrng
SESSION Of Congress-. leu o'clock esrikcs! Tho
crowd 1esuulin3 It's wraps. goes hs i. ca,ae. tIrs
arart vii" ho;us her own remarkably we'll on-
toys thpsc receptions, and iu.iats tint all who
coiio shall b. auni:tu1.
AHtAIE DINNER.
as they ate called. Ii uow giren al the Wlto
lioae1 onco fortnight, ar1 tctolo tho season
let expired ale tho more pronsino:t peyaonagcd
viii have been tho lEesilens's guests. TLesu
dInncru ae elaborate alIaiss, eefrcl in coursss.
aud story Ii told Of Iirsinlau in a'.t-1etEun.
dass, who found ht,nsc!f for tho trkt tlno par
ta tah'nE OF que QUO Of !tese slaborato tee.'s. wLea
s9.V sfs souo Tsl aud Il s 09 w uA tha as' ns, ess
coutso ho .naua.ed to he!p himself to supply
Vi tHH HRI!lb, lNE WHICH Na 3eatlaEQ. 4He Gsl4.
ncr progressed shorty, nud hiB chooEa began
to dtstoud vith tho Ai1ll. until ile ln4de boil
for tho door, and luckily found in the ucxt
rooal Hpittoon. whtct1 l0 nans1o prompt usc Of.
aud theu loit for hume asabycratiug AB lo lott
tho WAite Huuso that lo would l'o "Aososua.l
il tie would dine with y Isos.dcnt again for thu
Iust farm III old Virginia"
! METHOD IN IAn:;ESy.
IN eccentric HuAt0uI1.l named UnkeF, who de-
riyos Fllucsiy rurcnue frpm tne royalties IN u
sowing -nachiue ratcnt has country scat uear
"tl'o hub: tho extensive grounds Of which nrs
httcl up In the must nonsenHical mannar ,,ossl-
tue visiting military companies, including the
L,gh: Infantry OF tuis city, WDre Invited
there to ail in laying tho corucr.stous
Of plEser after ,Eeh thsX pa.~
lSnt this dld not contcnt him. and hc lian cotnh
here, with au,all ssatf Of lctantra, to pressut
toktus OF ha cstecm to the coIn1any aud to each
OF te officers mid members. Iho ccronouy
took place Mt tho ina'lal nansou Of cx-6oy.
Shepherd, in tho picture Eaery. Tie company
waa IN full uniform, and tAare waa quits dls-
| tinguisAcd attl!okco ol ladie6 aud EentIoi1ieu.
| Tuo COMPANY received a largo Pllk banuer, 1so-
lesH except as an 0Eunmout 10 tts asnoFy, and
! each member WAS giEon hadgo III the shape Of
sllsnr plt,, bsnoath which waa representation
! OF Bunker 1l.s! monument. Imitation oauary-
bIr.ls with unttocs IN tllolr bo4ks, ioxhAuut,ble
wine. .glaHscs. and tiny cI.rssa OF ten ware noxt
distributed nuluu; o1jce1a and priyates-ex-
pous!ye but 1aelGss siits. supper followed.
| NJ WHICH thorn Tas much Hprnad-eaGle speaking,
| aud the ue1t day .Ir Eakcr Il 10. went TO repuat
| their douAtious tn regiment Ut 1.kti!noro.-to
bo followed by sul!a1 exhibition. OF liberaIisy at
Norfolk. Ncluoud. and Cbarleston. lnkef IL 4
| gniet t.Iooing little gentleman, Hhose object tn
thin and c.llcr e1l'cpHlsc yet uaeletB donations
sis nus Ut taosc thlnga which no teou can mud
| oul.'
CONGRESSIONAL LAT.
Thursday Is set al,art fur tho receptions BY
| wives Ut Senators aud Representatives. WITH TIL,
exception Of Ars. speaker, who ia mt home"
on Wednesdays. Hntne twenty rocoiyeI laa&
IhurBday. and nono1wth more grace thau Mrs.
Senator Logan. whose partors woro urow1cd.
bl. impression hose last hprine, IL not lese tuia
winter. Mis-. Senator 3lo'tou Hsa a!lea by Mrs.
". Il. 6sous Autl Mrs. Hrydou, and AIRS. Senator
Patterson by tho yisacious Mlss Emma Etlor-
ldgo, wlloao fathor was onco d Noted TenneEeea
GunCrchHnian.