The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-02-01
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one IF the " Ways that ore DARK" %
Society.-1 DiSfingHiShed Jisitor.--
Name as. Massachusetts, The IerdS
Pacific Rdiiyodd.-Ihe Contemplate
Ell BAL at the Department Of State.
-"Reform" ia q Ne,c Place. Etc.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. &c, 1873.
There is class OF people, and their
name is legion, whose greatest delight
and acme OF happiness ii Is to see their
names printed in Il newspaper doubt
if there is single editor who has not
experienced this or IA local reporter in
all newspaperdom who has not been
made painfully aware of the fact. TO
go to one of the fashionable parties here,
such rs that given on Wednesday even
ing last. by the Spanish minister, in
honor OF the marriage of King Alphon-
so, and not have it Only recorded in the
Washington papers the next morning.
is to have lived in vain.
Consequently, the day after that ia
nous fete, which was one of the most
regal and magnificent ever given in
Washington. We were treated To long
lists of names. with most OF which we
were familiar; yet il appeared that
some had been omitted, for oil the next
day corrected" list of those present
was published and aS late ~ Yesterday
II second edition of tho revised and COZ
rcctcd ''lisl" was published by author
lily. So far. 80 good: but here is where
the itin comes in. Some people, and
very nice people too, who felt some
what chagrincd at not receiving invita-
tioms while their ncighbors over the
way did. prevailed on friends who had
been invited, TO deposit their cards in
the baskets and receivers At the minister
reception; and H. the corrected lists
were made from these cards, il will
readily be understood how il came to
pass that Mrs. Pollypop was reported to
have been present Uhis causing envy
and malice among all her dear friends
who were not ihcrc), and even had her
name III the corrected list, published by
authority. when in realit, she was sit
ting quietly in the back basement mend
ing the childrcn's stockings As Mr..
Man,illa. the Spanish minister, and his
wife were not personally acquainted
with more than onr-ihrl Of those pres
ent, this little fraud could easily be per-
pciratcd. This j. one of the phases of
Washington society.
Lord Duflerin, governor-gcneral OF
Canada, is here on visit. accompanied
by Lady Duilerin. Next to the vice
royalty of India, the goyernorship OF
the new Dominion is the most exalted
gift in the hands of Her british Males
"; and the lord and lady, who are
the guests of Sir Edward Thornton, the
British minister, have been the recipients
of numerous official and unofficial evil
denccs OF estecIA. On Tuesday lu-t,
they paid II formal visit 10 president aud
Mrs. Hayes, which was returned Tie
next day. Lord Duficrin is man of
wealth, has travelled extensively, and is
the very picture of British earl OF
modern times; while his wife has some
prcience TO literary ability. One Of her
compositions, 1.-THE Irish Emigrant's La
meni,' has become widely known.
though few know that we are indebted
for those pathetic aud beautiful lines TO
Lady Duflorin. She is also the author
OF II most interesting description ora
voyage IA Iceland, which she made
many ,cars ago with her husband, in
their private yacht. They leave This
evening far New York, accompanied hy
Sir Edward Thornton, whose family is
sill in England.
To write from Washington and not
mention t"nsress, would be like " rit-
ing from Rome and ignoring 81. Peters.
We'll, everything remains in Stotu ora;
bui there are hard feelings between the
senators nom Massachusetts and ,he
senator from, and whose name rh, mes
with. Maine, owing 10 the vigorous on
slanght that senator made the other,lay
on the vnlor Of the men al the Hub.
Whether the guu-blig "EnlerpIi.e"
were enlisted at Portland ar Bosion is
n matter of little consequent now, et
this question was the subject of hanind
and very nncomplimcntary discussion
between senator Dawes, IIoar, and
Blaine, on the occasion of The laiirr's
speech, presenting the King statue as II
contribution from his state tnlhc nation
al gallery in the old Hall of Representa-.
lives. Such disputes are mol calculated
10 elevate the dignity Of the United
States Senate. And Ms III lnck would
have IL, Lord Duilerin was present, and
occupied u seat in the diplomatic gal.
lery on this very ,ln> when, of all 9th.
cr,. il was desirable that The Senate
should present at least an appearance
of dignity.
Tom Scott Is here, and had n hearing
yesterday, before the House committee
on Pacific railroads. lie asks II govern.
ment subsidy of sl1 900 per mile fol
building road from Colorado river
east TO the Rio Grande. Mr.. Hunting
ton, by his counsel, offered to build the
same line simply for the land grant and