Evening star., 1878-01-01


she wore it to the christening and the dinner.
After the Diplomatic Corne mad been re
ceiyed the Chief Justice and Judges of the Su-
prcme Court, Senators and RepTeSen atlyes in
Congress, the Judges of the Court of Claims
the Commissioners of the District 0lCOlumba
the Judges Of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
tict of Columbia, former members # ne
Cabinet and former Ministers of the United
States TO other countries were received.
The supreme Court was represented by
Chief Justice Waite and Ass pciate justices
Miller, strong. Hunt and Bradlay.
The senate was represented By senator Ed-
mundS, Cockerl, lamar. Ma tbewS, Norril
and Thurman.
The House of Representatives by Speaker
Randall. and Representatives Banning. Rra-g.
Brewer, Bright, Burchard, Cain. Chalmers
CigTk uI Iowa. tub,TSOn. Elam. Gibson, II 1lc.
taTtIell, Hooker. Hatcher, Hendee, HubbeU.
j JJNce, heightiy. Kimmen, Loring, Lu rreN,
Mills. MunrCe. Morgan, Nuldrnw, Neal. pa"h-
eco. Page. Phillips. Price. Reagan, SaylPr
Scb.eiker, Singleton. Sm1ls, Springer, Stone
IEOYubufgh, ,ThrOckmorton. Tucker. Williams
OF Mich. Williams Ol Wis, Wood, and others.
At II o'clock the officers oi the army and
navy were received i'm fun uniform. Among
the former We're Gems. Townsend, Marcy.
Meie,. Macfeely, Barnes, Alyord. Humphreys.
EcGct. Mckee, Dunn. Myers. Whpple.
McCOol,, Co.'s Audeureid, Bacon, Poe, ani
others.
The ravy was represented by Admiral,
Hover. CCmmudUreS Ammrn. JefcTS. Wat
mOUgh, Cries Shufedt, FehigeT, Capt. BADGER.
Chief Engineer Sprague. Lieut. Commander
Grow ncnShleld, Meoica! !blectorGunneA. and
others.
At hali-past twelve the Assistant SecTe-
tareS Of Departments, the Assistant P0S.mls-
tcrS General Solicitor General. Assistant At
turnCyS General. Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution. the Commissioner of Agriculture,
the Superintendent of The Coast Survey and
ihe heads OF bureaus OF the several depart
mCntS We're received. The State department
was represented by Assistant Secretaries Sew
ard and Hunter: the Treasury 10y Assistant
Secretaries HaW.cy aud French, Supervising
Architect tiii DR.. Edward Young, Director Of
a. / Mg lit
COmptrGlicrs Upton and Taylrr. Commissioner
of Custom Johnson. Register Allison. Auditors
MahOn. French. Austin. Tabor. Ella and Ne
Grew, Treasurer Gililiian and Assistant Irel-
NUrer Nlman john Jay knoN. Comptroller
of the Currency, Commissioner Rdum ana
others. The Smithsonian Institution Was rep
resented by Prof Jos Henry. Gen. lie Duc
represented the Agricultural department. and
Assistant POStmaSterS General Brady. TNHrr
and IIazcu the Post Office department. The
Interior department was represented by Com
missioner Williamson. of the Land Office:
Eentey. Of the Pension Office; Spear. of the
Patent Office Eaton of the Bureau of Educl-
tiCn. and Prof. HAYDEN. Hon, Jnhn u DcfrrSS
was also among the callers. The District Su-
prcme Court was represented by Judges Cart
Ter ana DIN. Tie Court OF Claims by Chief
Justice Drake and Judge Richardson.
At quarter bct0T' one O'Clock the A~SOci-
atcd Soldiers Of the NaTOf 1872. the Associated
Veterans of 1916 the members OF tha Oldest
Inhabitants Association, aud 4 delegation of
the Grand Army Oi the Republic Wer" re-
ceiNed.
VI one clerN liiH E,'frS. y ere opened D ilN
pUb'lC. and until y. n2. the President Shuth
the hands of the multitude who called Sd P1y
their respects
Receptions by Members OF tic sa"i-
net
The Secretary Of state. assisted by his d5u.siI-
ieTs. received at his residence No In is =
The foreign ministers and other mcmheG, ID
the diplomatic corps. after calling upon the
President between tie hours of II aHd =
o'clock. paid their respects 10 secretary EyaEis
from l. 10 O'Clock. Most of them We're az
tired in their official uniforms. and presented
a very handsome appearance. MANY al them
were accompanied BY ladies. Who spared no
pains or expense in their toilets. which We're
-"' OF to great advantage hy The military dress
Oi their escorts. From o'clock until fh" see
rciaiy OF state received general calls, lna
there WAS constant stream ot carriages ar
llyiuE dnt departing.
The Secretary of he Treasury received from
J. 20 tu'c!ocE al l.f25 II street. Mrs. SHeUm I'll
/ was assisted in receiving the caller Who
. t..tong"d her par!"r, hy her Two nirc",-Mi>S
L Nhr.u.au and Miss Ala NnIltOn. Tncy
Wore very EandSoMr dresses. aud Wee NIu-
abe assistants 10 the dnlJhic hostess.
The SECRETARY oi the Navy was assisted in
receiving lis 2gc>Is Hy Ms Thompson her
! daughter, Miss BAKER OF Tennessee. Miss Lor-
lng ot Massachusetts. Miss Davenport of Bos-
ton Miss Nalen+ine al N"w York. Mrs and
Miss West. ami Miss Stem ot Cincinnati. The
callers were very numerous aud We're all made
tn feel at home 10y the genial Secretary and his
hnSpitable assistants.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. McCrarv re-
ceived al their residence. l2i5 street from /
to O'Clock.
Attorney General Dcycms did not return To
the city until late last might, and held no re
ceptio' to-day.
Postmaster General Key was assisted in re-
ceiving al the Ebbit House by Mrs. Key and
Mrs. 1yner wife of the First Assistant Post
master General.
Secretary Schurz and his two daugh' cr>. both
having handsome Toilets. received u host OF
callers ai their residence IIiH II street.
PROHIBITION N TENNE-~EE.-rhercW was an
election held here last Friday tO take 4 vote 81
the pcopic Oh the question of having the sale
O1 alcOholis liquor prohibited within an area
oi one mile from the court house. instead ot
half 4 mile IL the law stood before. The sal
ujary effects ol prohibition in this community,
we had supposed. would have made the AFFAIR
mere legal ioTmaliiy. but in this We were
I mistaken. Tor the friends of The ARDEN mas
tered all the cullcd troop. who fought brayely
on Tins occasion. - bIaNeiN. indeed. that when
the poll was counted a bare ma ioritl Of one
carried prohibitions Ho"HtHrWe NCrS.
CHoKED To DEATH WITH HIS NECKrIr.-
y AtradCNman named GuidWoTlhy met his death
yesterday evening at DoDWdliS. near LlSkcard.
III Il very singular manner. lie was driving
his cart up a hill: When he attempted tU get
down from ii The end ot his ueckiie caught an
T. hook and became tigiittned and aS the horse
continued 10 move III" unfortunate man was
/ StTangled before help could reach him. An
inquest was held to-day. which resulted in Il
'erdict of accidental dcaih.-l HHHtCUtb SUe-
Ci0t 10 the DtthiiH .HGU.
\ MEETING or COAL DPER ATORS WAS held
IN Philadelphia yesterday to arrange fora tenn
pOrary suspension OF business, for not NOR
than two or three months. however. at the out
side. This action i due principally To the
fact that The retail dealers have all stocked
their yards Ia their full capacity and as the
trade is always dun during the holidays. there
II no probability of demand for several
weeks.
CAUCUS NOMINATIONS, NEW YORK Assem-
caucus. al Albany. last night nominated James
| ". Hustled for speaker, and L. NJ. johnson for
clerk The democrats nominated Erastus
Brooks for speaker. and Hiram Cakins for
clerk. The republican senate caucus nomi-
mated John W. NTo1man for clerk. The dem
Ocratic Senators nominated Lyman Il. Smith
tlp same office