, 1876-01-06

uaut7tkfeat tn the rhnrtruc:juh III tlls Cut,um-
tinuse aud ros,.o'hee building N chi..9r, aud III.
QtoHn. to enter on IN lnvestl9 4on Of such chatgcs
AdoTse4t.
wn4ter1, Iudlrial i1ssii~. iu 1;lIntas.
The Houss at f:io adjourned.
WASHINGTON SOCIAL LIFE.
THE cE.1EHSIAL SEAH-SEw YEARS RECEPTIONS
-oun DIPLOMATIC conrs-rHEslpEST onaar
Ar H0ME-TlfE dRAFD urEE AND TIE GRAND
TunE -ylsiEons OF MissM ASn Inv nEahEg--
WHO uEAE RECEIVED BY TIE LAp1Ea-kEMt-
NIREFNcE4 or THE nEsaiAks--rHoF. SAHA0N
AMI DUE dtos.
!spesai Corr<spond>nee n TIE Cxsraoo T. ibnne.
WAsuts1To.. D. G.. Jan l. tS7S.-What IL
termed aI,o "Centouniat Yeaf" wls noi.lly usIl-
erod In l'sso, With she tluging Of bells. tho fitting
Of tal.ltas, and convlst1t demonAtrstions Of 10.
toicinG. Hut the "Centenuial Year u tho Iu-
dependence ol tho United stateH" really begntl
% tuc Fourth Q: &Iulr, l77C and It will e1pto
on the fourth ot July, 1a7G, wllsn our Federal
Government will be loo years 1t ago. Nimporte
everybody cnjnyed the n.ctnrl.af demonstration
last night, which culupoucod IN churches alid
ended III bathrooms.
THE SEw YEARS nECEr1roSa
hero \: tho national met.opelis consist OF the
KnlcLertoeker system Of calling on Indy friends
adopted when ConEfeaa rst Ut Now York u t1!U,
aud the F'roLch utlicsat receptions Of lhs jour
de raa- ah,cd lars been kept nm u tho pn!ace o3
tho Tuilorics at Iaria fer 310 years, By Bourbon.
Otearist, Republican, ah1 noosparsiHt-kinS,
Emperor, Constitutional Sovereign, Consul, or
Iresideut. No naa!.er WHO may 10 the ruler OF
Frauco Ill tue ollic'als At lagts iIot themselves
out on Now Years D.v to pay their respects.
su' ~ s".a' sIos.eu.u '4S' S"e' 01ue'
th1 t"'es os ne" o'e' ..-
orr h1rloaA1tc confe,
who ,nye nothiug to do anil plenty Of time to
do II in. re.a,a the New rear's fecsp;jous m Il
o.o,, o,.,a1or !. IL .,r,,-ncc ,x;,,r .na ,hov
49," .,'o.1.,l1s, - 80 ...,..."n., '
can ofes7 sneass!'ee III II. 'aelr cuu'' co7samas'
rich with embroidery aid brass buttons, aild d.
sert their ri7hl of 'spreeeieuce." Eac.s dip.o-
rrt,. raos,.r +c,re4 4,rt. nj. s,r,r,;.u prl
80 ,,,> s,uor,t,,', ha,o ~. r,i.t U..,,t..t,
"eie ''H nr.o "es tu,''
wou1d tteht anl WIKI uIBtlasfil'heu cohslaeratioa
a. lsla gtaat aud good fs'cnd and alis." 50 tito
Minister, or wnh.eyes Ills rank may bo, claltt,s
tuat he IL Ia bs nreKep;t,i 10 tho President
ss~s ..s.,.,,n. w v hsrs, .ssi. 1i.,.,.,s.
~ saeS" 1o'Ma' teeel1'o"s oe!o'' ehe'9 iionot7
lilo JndEes Of the suprolno Court, Or even the
Senator's aud llepre 1t was amusing
tn-uay In aeu thet, t..iye n, Ia tho White uM,sc
n, h,,f.naa. IN no,rc vii, ,h,ir bunkita !,
a,,.'s,,s I,re,;as otnc,s u, en-, r,nrcu hired a.
, Rotse'an "'e''eS' o'AesH ~ e@st'asee ot'1' ~
dotar aa hour, AZ tlser Eea3na seaf their
court costumes. :hoy ali hat GU odos of eanphor
,
ana o'nes p1eses'a'tses Ssa'ss. ae'As' H''e' ~
Ee''o1at tulo Tue 1noro INSIGNIFICANT Tue country
Z; the Representative wear. Sir EDWARD fE1r11.a!l
! wa% Arlayed iii the rather plain atLtof'!l ef
/ Knight Co0ulas1its VI ,hc HAta, ~m;e THO
pcrnlclcl "ss EoirenusIy E"tieM up 1T IL suit 10
| csscseI with alutiutesy thai il muu:i ttAud
i aicnu il he took it OF.
| TNs. l1sEstul:sra nEcgertoS.
| AIesnrh.o tho 1tar,ne Land. III saer scarlet
uuiur,,,n tai beon Htas,unel IN tue vaatih Ita u.
| tho Wnur. .tlouAe, aud rr'sa:o SscIcsary Luckcy
! va, uc;in.: w Mastes Of Ce.cs,uuses. Gc,l,
! Graut wule,--as every American Eontiemau ID
uus expected ~ on gEeat occasiouu,-
sote!nu undoTtalerH gaTb Gf black, WIKI wlita
! KID e;oyeH. Airs. Grant, who stuo1 inst behind
| him, wore vury becoming blacA-sIk Lrcas,
with an orangy-coo oil silk oscr.kirs. hut,
trluucd With continuation Of orange aEsd b1n Il.
On ens s,de Of her VAS her s.s3er, Mrs. hharm,