The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
....at intelligence from all Points.
y - southern and Atlantic Telegraph
/" Company.
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JOHN u. LAF1TTE. President.
1 fxl5us. Manager
WASHINGTON.

p .ssr being warm, foggy and ex-
1870 damp. notwithstanding the
u ....ss wore a Sunday look, inasmuch
- stores were closed, every one had
- store clothes and seemed TO have
" m.shlro =. but business on his mind.
~ custom OF calling was generally
.,.sryed There was the usual fine
.sssc,e Mt the White House to-day OF
.vss Year reception. by ioo'clock the
..,.s s ushers I'm white vests, gloves and
sscktlcs were on duty.
Sts marine bund, consisting OF forty
...sss 80 vas stationed IN the outer vcsti-
t..ls and gave appropriate music ut
49, .sssrxals during the reception.
~ Cabinet and diplomatic corps
..,,sad first and assembled In the red
- .ss,or ~ II a. m. Tho President md
~ Grant. followed by Marshal and
~ sharp. and Mrs. Don't. entered the
h1,e room The band playing Hail TO
- fhlct." Immediately upon their en-
s..scc the Secretary OF state advanced
"a shook hands with the Presidents
rssty He was accompanied by his wife
"a daughters, Mrs. Webster and Mrs.
asniamin nnd Miss Edith Fish.
TEs(,abinct officers were accompanied
- thelr wives, with tho exception Of
secretary Chandler, who escorted his
Guehter, Mrs. Hale. The toilets OF all
a. ladies' were exceedingly rich. CON-
1er,ng lavorably with any previous re-
sepeion at the White House.
Ex. Grant was assisted In the cere-
nouy os receiving by the wives OF the
fsbinct officers, Mrs. Eugene Hale.
m, Fred Grant, Mrs. Louis Denham
IA Mrs. Marshal Sharpe.
The diplomatic corps was fully repre-
6.ntcd. while the most attractive attire
ftAe sssemblage was that Of the really
henutlf,l wife OF the Chinese minister,
ukooe handsome European toilet was
~ admiration OF the gentlemen and
s ~ envy Of tho ladies'.
AZ l:oo the judges OF the Supreme
Oburt were received. They were led by
~ Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite, then
Allowed Justices Clifford, Swnyne,
Niller, Field, Strong, Bradley and
Hunt. Then came Senators and men,
bex Of the House. represented by SEN
eics Ferry, Conkling, Morton, Frey
tnrhuyscn, Howe, sherman, Connover,
Merrill Of Vermont. Cragin, and Repre-
sontatives Chittenden. Hamilton, Hale,
fIsslcton, Hubbell, McDill. Ainsworth,
1Arbox, Cox, ex-Congressman. Plntt and
others.
Tbs Court Of Claims was represented
by the Judges OF that court, and the
District OF Columbia by tho Board OF
Health doctors, Cox, Bliss, Verdi, Pro-
lsasor Langston and DIR. Marburry.
Atla o'clock the army and navy were
ncelvcd. The army was headed by
AdIutant General Townsend and the
Judge Advocate, General Mckee Dunn.
allowed by General Vincent, Inspector
General Mercy, General Stewart Van
vliet Cumming. General MacFerly,
Surgeon General Barnes, General Hum
pArles, General. Crane and DIR. Wood
vard, OF the Surgeon Generals Office,
+. General Alvord, OF the pay department,
Generals Foster and Parker, Colonel
Casey, Major Elliott and Lieutenant
Hoxie. Of the Engineer Corps, General
Dstneo and Kyfard, Of the Ordinance
Department, General Myers, Col. NAL
! loFy and Col. Hargate Of the Signal
Service 1879
Following tho army came the navy,
heeded by Admiral Porter and Rear Ad.
mlral Rogers. In line were Commodores
Wyman. Patterson, Alden, Sergeant
General Beele, Paymaster General Wat.
mough, Naval Constructor Hanscom
Gen. 1elin, Lieut.. Col. McConlay, MAJOR
Black and others In the full uniform Of
their respective grades.
At 1880 the Assistant Secretarys ol
Tie Department, the Assistant Post
MASTER General, the Solicitor General
Assistant Attorney General and all the
heads Of the Bureaus were received.
Secretaries Cadwallader and Campbell
Si the Department of State; Assistant
6ecretarys Burnham and Corant, OF the
Treasury; Secretary Of the Secont
Comptroller, Taylor and h. c. johnson
Oommissioner Of Customs, John Jay
Knox, Comptroller of the Currency
commissioner Pratt u. Allison, Register
O Treasury; lst Aud. Mahong; Cd Aud
French; Sixth Auditor McGrew; Prof
denry, Of the Smithsonian Institution
Assistant Secretary Cowan, Of the Int
1or Department; Commissioners Bur
octte, Duell, Baker and Eaton, OF tn
aaserior Department; Assistant Post
masters General Tyner, Barber ant
aarshall; Commissioner Watts, OF th'
Aeticultural Department; Solicitor
Nnesney and Robinson, and others. A
AVS the survivors OF the war Of 1Sl
ma the Mexican war were received. ant
members OF the Oldest inhabitant
sssociation. The latter were marshalet
~ Jenkins Thomas in the absence O
me President. Doctor Blake and tn
aembers wore badges on the lappels o
nesr coats. From until 2 O'clock tn
1oofs were opened to all, and larg
number Of our citizens and visitin,
s9angers took advantage Of the oppor
saulty to wait upon the President.
NEW YORK.
Nkw YoRS, Jan. 1.-The great fog @
'ue past few days continues. TIL
esther Is consequently quite disagree