Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08
Society,".

| "A IeW iadleS VIII continue to receive in
formally on their regular days for being at
home to visitors. Others have signified their
intention of seeing their friends on one even
| ing in each week.
General Sherman and a party of friends
Mrs. Plympton and Mr.. Babbitt, of Toledo, o..
| We're among those who called on Mrs. Hayes
| last evening. Miss Patt and Miss Scott as
sisted her in entertaining the company. AS
General Shermans friends We're strangers.
Mrs: Hayes had the conservatories lighted to
| show them through. The effect is very fine
when the large conservatory is lighted, es-
p,eclally now when the azaleas are mass of
bloom. 1t was only last December that gas
| was ntr0duced in this part of the White
House, The burners are placed quite high
above the plants and form the segment of a
| circle. Mrs. Hayes expresses great regret that
violent headache prevented her from enjoy
ing me pleasure she had anticipated in at
teeaame tea n fhe amateHr performance of Mar
White House who were present speak warmly
in praise Of the amateurs, and fittle Fannie
and and Scott Hayes were enthusiasticin in their de-
Great indignation is expressed by all who
had known Mr.. Flores and read the account
! in yesterdays STAR of the persecution he is
undergoing. One of his friends who repre-
| Sents a powerful South American republic
has declared his purpose of calling Secretary
| EvartS' attention to the matter, as he thinks
common humanity demands at least protest
against the cruel injustice being done so esti-
mable gentleman as Mr.. Flores. who for four
| years SO WOrthiy served here as minister from
| knew Mr.. Flores We'll while here, have eX-
! pressed to Nine. de KuZ, the mother of Mr.
Flores late wife, the greatest sympathy for
| News has been received here of the arrival
In Paris of Mr.. and Mrs. Levey and the Misses
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Steele and their fam
lily contemplate trip to Europe during the
| summer.
Mr.. Andrews, the gifted Ohio artist, receives
! uTdayS.
! A dispute has arisen as to whether the full
| length portrait OF General Washington. which
| hangs in the Red ParlOr at the White House is
| or is not an original. Will not some one who
| mas positive information on the subject give it?
WARNING TO WORKINGMEN.-The U. S con-
sui at Buenos AyreS, in his report upon the
| Argentine republic for 1877. says he would not
! advise any WOrkiHgmen to come there with
view to bettering their condition, as they can
not expect 10 lnd employment OF any kind.
THE FIRST SILVER DOLLARs.-The Secretary
| OF the Treasury has determined that the first
silver dollars to be issued will be used only in
exchange. at par. for gold coin, or for the pur-
| chase OF silver bullion at market price. He
| does not 1eel at liberty to use them to pay for
current expenses until the amount coined is
sufficient to furnish all alike, without discrim-
nation; nor does he deem it eXpedient at pres
ent to change them for United States notes, or
TO use th9m IN the payment of interest Oh the
public debt until the amount coined is sufI-
] ~.
Therefore they will at present be used for the
purchase OF silver bullion at market rates. The
silver certificates will soon be ready for issue
and are Of the form of bank notes, engraved
IN the best manner and printed on bank note
Der paper.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.-lnt the Maryland
senate, yesterday. bill was reported to pro
vide for adjustment and settlement of the
nllanclal dl1flcultleS between the state and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Res
0lutl0nS were passed requesting Congress to
! pass the Mexican war soldiers pension bill !;
also the resolutions asking repeal of the fed
eral tax on tobacco. The senate bill providing
arbitration in matters of dispute between en-
ployerS anu employees was passed: Judge
imkney's nrGr2sed amendment to the consti-
| tuition, prohibiting Baltimore city from con-
!ractlng any debt unless by legislative author
lzatlpn. and prohibiting subscriptions to rail
foads i, OF any any internal Improvement, was re-
| ary line between Maryland and West Virginia.
| bill making it a misdemeanOr, and imposing
| penalty therefor. fOf getting intoxicated, ,
| was laid on the table after considerable discus
| sion.
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL BREACH OF PROM
IsE SUIT.-Mrs. Rebecca Dalton, a plucky
! Cleveland widow of forty has begun breach
OF promise suit in the common pleas court in
Cleveland, Ohio, against VIM. Barchard, a
rich Old Widower of Seventy-tive, living near
! ElylIa, Lorraine county. Rebecca claims she
has been damaged $1,000, and states that she
promised dn to become Mrs Barchard on the
cash and his note for a like sum prior to the
wedding This he agreed to do a few days
ago, and was ready to take out the license,
| but had not all the money and was not quite
ready to give the note. Rebecca wants ali the
money and the note. He gave her $500 and
thGm ieit' i TaynHg H he would return in few
tual friends who cooked up the match. Old
| Barchard had now changed his mind and told
her she would not be Mrs B.. that he would
| not have her, and she must fork over the 5000
| She refused: he threatened: she left the room
in a rage. sought a lawyer, and hence the
| suit.
FATAL FALL OF BRIDGE.-A frightful ac-
cident occurred Wednesday at Powells Bend,
During late freShet the bridge of the Cum
berland Valley railroad at that point was
washed away and temporary wooden struc
| ture erected. Wednesday one of the wooden
tressel platforms in use for uphOlding the
| structure OF the iron bridge gave way while
thirteen men were at work there. throwing
the men into the river Three of them were
fatally injured, and the others quite seriously
| hurt
CORNELIUS j. VANDERBILT in Jail in Wash
mgtOn city, and in aSylumS for the insane
| elsewhere. the dupe OF gamblers who swept
| away thousands Oh thousands of dollars that
where between the TWO oceans, and Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the sturdy old Commodore, infat-
uated with Tennie c. Clatlin, and on the point
OF marrying her, but dissuaded by the family.
| Such is the picture that the lawyers have drawn
| thus far in the contest for the deceased rail
road monarch mlllions.-lN. Y. Sun.
, CHARGED WITH EnIBEZZLEMENT- e P.
Bancroft, OF EmpOria, has been arrested on a
charge OF appr0pIiating to his own use from
| School. He had been agent for the sale Of
lands belonging to that institution, and had
| not paid over the money he had received Some
of this money he had collected since his ap,
pOlntment as agent was revoked. He had an
examination Monday, and was held to bail i'm
the sum of $l0,O60 in default of which he was
committed TO Jail The proof is said to be
| overwhelming and that he virtually admits his
| guilt. He says he used the money when hard
| up and hoped to return it.
AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORY is related of
| Marshal Canrobert, who was sent to Rome to
| represent France at the funeral of Victor EN-
manuel and the accession to the throne of
Humpert. For the expenses of himself and
| suite he was given 10000 francs. of which he
spent only l3.OOo; On his return home he went
| to the foreign office and handed to the minis
! ter OF that department the balance amount
| ing to Il 600 francs. The minister refused to
! take the money, saying that there was no pre-,
| cedent for such thing. that the outlay was