Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-21
Social and Personal.


took place at the White House On Saturday;
every week there appears to be an increase
in the attendance. The President, Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Fred. Grant, and Mrs. Potter
Palmer were the receiving party, Col. Grant
making the int-oductioas. The ladies were
very richly dressed, bat owing TO the crowd
ana Inc aim light IN the blue room the toll
lets could not be seen To a iva age.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, To the regret of all
who have met her, returned home Oh Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Garlic Patterson and Mrs. Albert
Meyer received a number of their friends on
saturday. Mrs. Mey er's parlOrs were filled
with distinguished company, many of the
gentlemen and ladies most prominent in
social or official life, who attended Mrs
Grants reception, concluding the afternOOl
with an agreeable cuat with the chief signal
officer and his attractive wife Mrs Never
will receive again on next Saturday after
afternoon.
A feature of the present social season has
been the unusually large and elaborate lunch
parties. These entertainments have been
very costly, far more so than once was the
case. Mrs. L. IA. Painter gave one on Fri
day, to forty ladies, among whom were Mrs.
Burnsm, Mrs. Payne of Ohio, and Mrs.
PANE OF Wisconsin,, Mrs. Blaine and Miss
Dodge, Mrs. :. $. Cox, Mrs. Judge Jewell
Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. ketcham aud the Misses
Bushnell.
This evening the Paymas ter General and
VIII Mr.. and the Misses Riggs aud The GER
man" club OF Capitol Hin will meet.
On wednesday evening the Misses Free
man will give u german.
This, the last week Of The gay season, viii
be much crowded with entertainments and
the two given for chsrtys sweet sake which
take place on the last TWO evenings Of the
week Will doutleSs be the most interesting
events, The ball for the benefit Of the Clild
Ten's Hospital promises To he in every re-
spect The most nOte worthy field night OF the
season. II is fixed for Friday, and our FASH
lOEables are making preparations which
promise the most brilliant display of toilets
yet observed.
All lovers of good music, and we have
many IN our city, are anticipating much
pleas ure from the concert To be glven ri
Marini' 8 on Saturday evening for the DeneGt
OF the Little Sisters of the Poor under the
patronage of Mrs. Fieh, Mrs RobesoD Mrs
Rathboue, Lady Thornton, and Mrs. Dahl.
gleD. Miss Willing wilt sing, accompanying
heTself on the harp. Mr.. Frank Potter, Mr.
Samuel Young, Mrs. Camp and Mrs. EeagIe
viii lie the vocal quartctte ard Ia RqrO7ae de
Overlook, ChovaliCT Ernest van Tsvera
Miss MaCgTudeT and Professor GloefZ1er
viii use two grand pianos in an arrlqge-
mont for eight hands.
Mrs. Walwcrth, OF Saratoga Is making
visit 20 our city.
AiMoNT BARNrs, cngrossiog clerk or the
House Of Repre- euta'ives. was "bo1ucesi.,
this morning aud succeeded by ThcO. F.
King, of Illinois.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Henry Y. MAJ
ton, and ordered 70 return home and report
auival. Ensign Samuel Seabury from the
Omaha, on her arrival at Panama, aud or
dered 10 return homo ard report arrival.
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Mr.. CHARLES O'CONOR'S RECOVERY
The New York Tribune OF SATURDAY says:
"Cur citizens viii be surprised 10 hear that
o. Thursday evening next they viii have
the pleasure OF welcoming Mr.. Charles
. CCnor back again 10 his active duties IN
the metropolis. For many days Mr.
OCOnoT's life hung upon a thread, and the
value in which that hie was held was strik-
ingly shown by the morning and evening
bulletins OF his condition which were issued
by the daily journals Ot this city for several
'elis. His coming among us gain after
all hope had been abandOrei SENS almost
ike return from the tead."
A MTLLFRITE's sUGCIDE-Bentamin Jsn-
rings. Of WilsOnvIiie, Conn hung himself
in his barn on Sunday afternoon. He ar
ranged scaffold on the barn floor. resting
one end upon prop, and after adjusting me
rope, which was tied 10 the arm overhead,
X ked the prpp away. He was discovered
by his wife short time afterw1rd. and she
eat hlm down; but in her excitement and
fdght she ran for The neighbOTs before SLACK
ing Inc moose, and before assistance arrived
life was extinct. He was about 60 years old
and leaves wife and one son. A few wears
ago he became Millerite and went crazy.
STARVED HIMSELF TO DEATH-A re-
markable Gaze of starvation OccarTeI nea-
r kader. La, a few days ago. ia the death OF
samuel Hess. Some months ago Hess buiig
house on his farm. ard went ia dsbt q few
hurdred dollars for material. a suit was in
sttuted to recover the amount. Since the
commencement OF the action, Hess has re-
fused all food, and a few days ago died, after
going for three weeks without food OF any
kind. IL is thought that, after the suit was
commenced, Hess became dersnged.
VIRGINIA democratic paper having
asked Congress man W. IL. H. StoweI why
frf,r
conference held in Washington, he has writ
ten reply: 81 was not present because not
invited, and was not invited because 1 was
not wanted, and not wanted because was n
republican. No one is more favorable TO
than myself. and no one can
Zee The need of II more than the northern
settler"
SECRET VOTING is gradually "American-
jZinS" the electoral system Of Great Britain.
instead Of Offering himself TO the electors
the candidate in large cities is henceforth
nEely TO be nominated by a convention.
4 MS III appears from cur London letter, was
The case al Manchester, where Jacob Bright
was made the Liberal nominee. His election
last week proves that the Liberals acted
wisely in combining their forces.
A REFORM SCHOOL,. WHICH NEEDS Re-
FORM NC Tie legislative committee winch
has been engaged inVes I gazing the affairs
OF The reform schOO! at PittsOurg. Pa. IL is !
believed regard the charges OF cruelty 70 in
mates, and OF mismanagementa as wei suS-
idlLtly ana Will 1GCOfn menu JlaL no more /
appropriations be made by the state unit |
there is change il the officers and the boa!d !
Effected.
The MARCH OF LUNURY.-Ols OF the |
novelties OF a new hotel in Jacksonville. |
r la. is crystal chandelier in the bridal |
chamber. By touching button il is lighted; |
AT lhe same moment out springs little !
IUpld VINO strikes with q hamn,..r q oI,y,.o I
OF pells, which peal out Ia the sweetest mel
coy, Rest in this Bosom, "'Let Me Kiss |
Kim ior his M0lher." &c.-[Boston Globe.
SELF-DEFEN CE.-Mi chael FInreII who
shot aud killed the pugilist o. BALDWIN in |
New York, has been &cquitted, Judge Bar- |
rett concurred in the veldict, saving: "a
small man shut up IN a room with a stall |
WIFI giant. VINO vas about to strike him,
c umstsaces."
STEAMBOAT BURNED The steamboat
Mary Lowry, from Red river for New Or |
leans, with 800 bales of cotton and other |
freight, was burned at Carrollton, La, yes
terday. small portion of her cargo was
thrown overheard and saved in a damaged |
condition. No lives were lost. Total loss |
about S40,0 eco. |
IcE.-Of the 800 200 tons OF ice annually |