Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-21

Tux AMERICAN SSHieIfCES ANp GOV. MOOR
nIcE-a OBSERVED CONTINENT TO HIN,
THANKSGIVING DINNER roa oUa Rows N sLrE
WREN AID HOW THE ,NEaIc,N EXHIBITS
VIII CONF ROME.
tCoFTesj,ond-fce az The SAL
PARIS, fhcenlb1r 20
After so many months OF aryi1ous and often
irhsoTe labor. il must be very gratifying 70
Gov Mccormick to have his service, recognized
as they have been IN Paris and rs they seem 10
nave been in the United states, according 10
reports received here. The exhibitors In the
tinted states section presented him on the 9Th
UT With TWO superb pieces of bronze anu very
complimentary address. It is never an easy
TASK 10 satisfy exhibitors. and his success In
inns direction must be considered one az the
commissioner generals greatest trinmphS. The
dihner given to him in this city on the a6th UT
was one OF the largest and most impressive de-
monSt STATIONS ever made by the Americans resi-
cent IN Par1S. Nearly one hundred persons SAT
uoWn 10 sumptuorlS dinner in the S0llcdcs
.fstts OF the new Continental hotel. which Is
CONSIDERED the finest hotel dining room In
Europe. General NoyeS presided and made
very happy address OF congratulation. 10 which
the commissioner general made an appropriate
reply; Speecnes Were also made by ex-Gover-
norS Fenton and Bullock; Dr. Lawrence Smah
OF Kentucky: Consul General Failchild Dr
Philbrick, Col. Bridgland our consul at Havre;
Capt. Badger OF the Constitution: Gen RodJy
OF Alabama and Mr.. Canbert. The directors of
the French and foreign sections or the eNpo
Sition also made speeches. in which they eN-
States section and its management.
ON Friday last the L. =. Minister, commits
Sloner general. consular general and Others
went to HaNre TO pay an official visit 10 the l.
>. ships Constitution and Supply. Upon the
evening of their arrival they Were given a din-
ner at the Hotel Frascati by the consul. Col.
Blidgland who has recently returned from
America. On saturday. At noon. they visited
the supply and were afterwards received upon
the constitution with all honoTS and Were
handsomely entertained AZ lunch. Captain and
n 4 he Sh6 do
the visit most agreeable TO their guests. After
lunch complimentary speeches were exchanged
and there Was music and dancing.
SO many of the goods sent 10 the exposition
nave been disposed OF that these TWO ShiDS viii
probably be able tn convey TO the United States
all that are unsold. They viii probably sail
DAY or two after Christmas. TIE Constitution
Will go to Philadelphia and the supply to New
York. Lieutenant Commander Hitchcock is In
command OF the latter.
The marine guards will return on the Consti-
TIL on. In recognition OF their efficient services
Gen. Mccormick gave them "A thanksgiving
Gunner Ihufsday evening, at well-known
tenants buckingham, Russell and Zeilin, Che
latter TWO In command OF the guard came in
early in the evening and the usual compliment
tary speeches were exchanged. Al half-past
nine O'clock they withdrew and left the boys In
blue TO finish the bill OF fare. Including cham
payne. at their leisure. r. X
tE-The trouble in Scotland is showing Itself
in a serious fall in real estate in Edinburgh.
sEA man seldom finds out that the Bible is
not true until he discovers. that his course of
life is condemned by ii. After that the Bible
becomes book that viii not bear the tests of
the scientific method albany Argus.
sF~-Murdered by j. W. Wade and William
Shaffer. was the Inscription placed on George
N0rth'S grayeStOne by bis father. f.. r. NOtth
OF Platte county. Mo. whom they have sued for
libel. Young Worth was placed in their custody
on election day by the Sheriff and killed while
endeayoifng to escape.
1.-The dog or Mr.. William Lennon. a miner
living at Clinton, Ind, ran in front OF moving
locomotive. His master ran to the rescue ana
saved the dog, but lost his leg.
eE"SauSage bees are now the fashion in
Kentucky, young men and maidens gathering to
! grind neighbofS scrap pork into Sallsa se-
meat.
tE Red hair is a positive disadvantage to
women " no work for a living. al least in IoS-
| ton Jennie Collins, who conducts Bof1jn'S
Eower-a BoSton institution for helping women
who are out OF work-Says that housekeeperS
almost invariably decline to employ red-haired
women.
es An examination of the salaries of clergy
men in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Ken
! lucky and North Carolina shows a lower aver
! age in North Carolina than in either OF the
| other states. Georgia supports her ministers
} best, kenNlcky next, Virginia third and South
! Carolina fourth.
ga Pere HyacinJhe has settled down in a
little house in the suburbs of Paris and Will
! support himself by giving religious lectures. if
! the government permits him. Some OF his Eng
/ fish admirers offered TO build him chapel and
| TO provide the funds to start newSnapcr with
but he declined both.