Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
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Special TO The Maryland Independent.I

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Inc President sent several special messages
70 congress on Tuesday. One was a veto of
the Joiht resel luton of Congress, directing the
Secretary Of State 10 communicate to the Ar
gcntine Republic Of Pretoria our high appre-
citation Of thelr Centennial congratulations;
and another was to recommend the appropria-
tion of $4,000 asked by the board for testing
iron and steel to continue their experiments
for the next fscal year
The question concerning the salary of the
next and following Presidents is still in a state
of agitation. The Senate at this session. it
will be remembered did not pass over the
veto Of President Grant restoring the salary to
the old figure. but the House Committee on
appropriations in the legislative and executive
appropriation bill, only provide SIS, 600 for
the Presidents salary, and accompany il with
a provision repealing the section Of the Revised
Statutes which increased the salary to $50, 600
so it is qnte possible, if not likely, that the
next President will receive but $25, 600.
There has been marked change in the ex-
perienee Of the miserable and destitute poor in
our city within the last three weeks. Beside
the establishment Of several soup houses and
an arrangement BY which there is a daily dis
tributon Of ten or fifteen hundred loayes Of
bread Private charity has done wonderful
things Tor their relief and the ball is still roll
"a INT upper OtsiSSNo vi eOLiblA
uesday night witnessed a grand entertain
ment at the Ebbitt House. in the shape of
round party, given by Mrs. Gen. Sherman
ana several Other lady guests. Cards for this
party were Issued week ago and the result
was mar cries were i9efrsd . P9Had
p@Sh"seo " " bread clothing, everything |
orGeIs a1l tact-and cash contributions
to the amount5i nearly seven hundred dollars.
Several large packages, evidently containing
articles Of clothing, were also received from
the White House, and the evening was de-
clared by all an exceptionally pleasant one.
This week is considered the height Of the
season by high society the most select re-
ceptions and Soirees of the winter are occurring,
quite "a number ofladies concluding their series
Of entertainments for the season. Monday
evening was signalzed BY charming recep-
ton at the residence of the Secretary of the
Interior, at which many ladies appeared in the
richest and most elaborate toilets that have
been seen here this season. One of the hand
soonest WAS worn by Miss Minnie Scott niece
Of Admiral Scott, being blue silk with high
corsage and court train trimmed with perpen-
dlcular rows of raised embroidery in white
silk and silver. The Countess Lewenhaupt,
wife of the minister from Sweden, is quite
young and a very graceful lady,-she wore
blush-rose silk garnished with rich white lace.
Mrs. EIale's dress was a combination of the
palest sulphur-green and conch-shell pink with
white lace trimmings corsage low and orna-
ments of pearls and diamonds Mrs Cham
der was an exquisite Parissian toilet of the
deepest shade Of bronze, with green velvet,
court train, white lace sleeves and white silk
petticoat, trimmed with diagonal rows Of how
ers The BaeheloSs Club gave another OF men
,rae ottended YER largely by the upper ten
~ NESTS we're fsce1ved by Lady Thornton
Who appeared her very best in rich robe of
rose pink silk garnished with most beautiful
pointlace She wore t-the-valley in her
hair and her ornaments were pearls and car
buncles. NJ NJ. W