, 1876-01-26

TIC tau6bh1Ia ana lataefA OF these WHO nt6 tetf.
bly, tempted in t1ier impecunious epncl's by vii,
clatrn-agcnss Of tlfthoncst contractors. Junt
now, serious charges arc hoinK brought agapst
an or.Asststant sccrctary Of tho Troasuty, who
Ind beou SENATOR and who was undoubtedly
led into temptation to daffay oxpcnaea ot = ia
mosso establishment iAs hoyoud. bis humbit
means.
1uplc1A1 prNNzn.
At tho Inst "stato dinner" tho gucstB wer.
Cl,tef Justice W.ito. justice md Mira. CllrordH'
Mrs. Miller, Justice and Airs. Hunt Justaca snj
Mrs: Strong, Justtco swnyuo, Justice aud htts,
bradley, Speaker Korr and. wjfo, Benator Howe
and vito. aepssor MCMILLAN. Representative
MIR. Dorio, and Col. Fred Grant md vito. These
nagnatos Of tho Supreme Court aro good
tEcncher.tnep.. and tlolr ltno nledso Of wines u
equal TO thar knowledge OF 4hs laW. Z
DIPLOMATIC AN1pyMHNfB.
Tho amftblo representatives Of other naton,
who exist At thta Capital hsvo Lad hu o1ci!ine
week. IS thoy have had to entoftAtn an Auslriar
Prince. ., Germau Darop, a, ,FrcncA Count. aud
An English noblemau Of unknown grade. Bar.
mum Was. never prondor OF 1 now acquisition ia
h!s RrcAs notat show than wotc olsr attaches in
exhibiting tlIeso "lions" to tho adntripx lndtS
of Washington. Among tho reunions At which
thsytworo tEotted cut wsa rcceptiou BY Dindsns
Miss M.eAIlstsr, philadelphtA belle, aud une
wo0ol and Won by the efuco deceased Dc1gman.
then Of the Diplomatic Corps
On Thursday tho Diplomats, Of high and los
degree, fitted over to Baltimore In m exprcr,
Eiycn BY tho deseonlants of the first families os
" Maryland, my Maryland" 4 theatre h4l btcn
fitted up for tho occasion, and olsbofate1y Deco
rated With Frean-ho,tba plants aud evergrcenb
Of oanvas-baoko, tozrspin, snd tho old MadeiYs
vino Tor which tie monumental city iP. ronowa.
od.. After dancing and feAsting, tho distinguish.
Cd visitora weto brought back here dlssaHcs Of
40 miles, in le7a than an hour charmed With ,hl
attention shown thcm.
THE BpAN1su LEGATION
vas last night tito scone OF thu most brilsnt en-.
tertafn1nent Of the seagon tho Mluister, beno,
Don manstlla do leg 1.tos, having Invited select
party in louor Of tho fcte,lay Of Ills young soyc
rogn. The house ia nell ndspted' for i lsrga
party, and tho rare Wori1 OF nrt with which It Ia
adorned wero supplemented by oxquisita floral
decorations. Tho Sonora Mautilla IL tEue trla
batr. dashing eyss, snd = vell rounded forn &c,
OF by tle Whtta ball-drosB In which sh0 receiycd
hor frtends. Tho other. Diplomats vora thero,
Of course, and Secretary Biah, notwithstanding
a,e'n as ee'neega.s e psDsF . % cabaa a' Tss ev
lod tho way to tho suppor-tAhle escorlinR Lady
Thornton, Who wore a hlus. si1k dress, 30 bcoom.
Ing to hcf "a a blonde. Mra. HeerstAry Do.hnsr,
who wofu . blue.silk Embroidered with s<nal
most beautiful woman present. although many
oppressed theIr praferonce for tho moro pcsits
Mrs. Frcd 0rant, who woro a paln-pnk silk drosa,
The Hnppor Waa excellent, and aome Congress
Irainod bumpara to tho King Of Spain md lii
hobpttablo representative here. It is use!osa tt
talk ahont declaring war nga|nst Spain after such
IN entertainment, with expectations Of another.
EVENING PARTIES.
Prominent nrnoDg Tho evening parties Of the
past week was one eivop bJ Mrs. Wallack,
daughter Of mine host Brown, formerly OF tle
Metropolitan lIo.ol. which hts father uaed 10
keep Ra tho Indian Queen Tavern. or courss
tho supper MAS abundant and excellent, sus.
On Friday night, theto wns grand fsndo al
tho quarters Of tho CommandAnt OF the Navy.
Yard, Commodore Patterson. Tho npacioul
verandas weso lnclosod wlsh canvas and deco.
Dand diseoursod c1eoilont music Many OF lhs
younger nhyAt md marino officers havo boen
ordered to tho squadron now at anchor In Doau.
fort Bay. but enough wore left to plhy tit
agreeable TO tho ladies' prcHout.
Last oveniug Madame Dalllgron, with lie.
daughter, tho Daruoess do Ovorboch, wero s'at
home," md there Was the usual ltterAry and
musical gathering in their parlor. Tho astrae.
ton OF tho evening was singing BY Mrs houl-
always ready to gratlfy her friends with an OK.
hlbilion Ut her vocal talents. Madame Dahl
E1ou Is u daughter at Ha1nnol y. Winter, vic
represented an OHIO district In Congress tW onsy.
lno ycars. sud subsequently resided here uutl
lily loath In 1867. Ier second husband VA
Admiral DahlBren.
coN1nEo11oaA1 srREoNEa.
Tho dlacoyery that tho loug mud dteary essayi
Ehol. appear 10 the co;3rossioaai Record a1s
tors aud REPRESENTATIVES. an d0bAto, may bring
about o needed refurm. Nov, an "nonorables
gets up and gabb'cs for au hour, u,tar,ng per
sonnl'ttos, inscctivc. political oiap-teap, viii
hlaekgnardiHm. llia words slo reported YER
batltn, ut M in1menBs oxpouse, pro bono publico
but on looking for whnt no ea!l, In tho next
naorninRa Record ono 1pus that tho speacll has
bosn "Wishho1d for revision" 10 . few days 40
essay appears. often tho wotk Of some e1pesl.
cncsd scribe. but bearing llttls resemblance to
tho tmAtso and denunolation uttered. When
Congroes orders Its reporters 70 print What il
sad. only correcting grammatical arToro or ushni-
fest alps OF tho tongue. 1t will b1pg nbout a r..
form much 10 be desired.
Meanwhile, the piaaauoy ol aoulo Of tho de-
bates has attrActad the ladqz again to tho Uap!-
tol, slero they signify their appToya! u d!sap.
proval, according to their political faith. Ths
arc pretty we'll northumberland the boutL.
cru poitlclana,-noxt tho Southern clargy,-buk
tho Southern Ladies' still oliog 70 the l!st cause
With devotion. and now hope 10 600 JEFF Dava
pliehiug In Tho Union what bo failed to DO when
hs left tho Union.
TUE WASHINGTON uosuusxr.
Congress, Hilo appropEIatipg millions for the
Contennial Exhibition ~ PhitadaipltA, should
nat, forget tho Joint resolution pasae4 by lts
predecessor in l709, that - marble monument
b. erected by 4o United Htataa 10 the uemory
OF dooFgo Washington" Altar various eubse.
1uent proeaod3nFs, Il granted chsstor in 1859
at onco bogan to solicit contributions from .hs
people, apd IL 1913 laid Tie coraor-atone OF tbs
still unfinished bhstt. Contributions were in.
dust1iously eoiicttoa, but after dodnctlug tic
coalmissloa co allowed the local agent, ind thon