Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-11
Correspondence o, the Gold uii Dali, x.v..l
WASHINGTON, March /. 1879.


After the series Of fashionable excite
msnt which. during the past three
months, have followed one upon the
other in such rapid succession ~ to tire
the bodies and pail upon the souls OF
the dsvotses Of fashion in this city. q
halt IL called. The penitential season
Of Lent has arrived. and for the ensuing
si1 weeks instead Of ball, party, recep.
ton and rout. We will ostsnsibly have
fasting and prayer. contrition and pen.
itence. In former days the body was
clothed In sackcloth and ashes and the
most rigorous regime consistent with
health was observed during the season
beginning with Ash Wednesday; but
Christianity has kept pace with Pro.
grsss and to-day the sackcloth garment
IL O myth. and orthodox fasting and
PRAYER, and abstinence from carnal
pleasures, are replaced with short, very
short, devotional exercises daily and tho
substitution Of daintly-prepsred fish OF
all kinds on two days Of the week in
stead OF flesh diet. and this Is
MODERN
The season 10 now observed by the
Roman Catholics. the Greek and Epls-
copal Churches. but In the former II
finds It's most practical followers. At
the imposing services in all the Roman
Catholic Churches, the faithful have
received from the hands Of the priest q
mark Of the cross In ashes upon the
forehead. They are expected 10 attend
service daily during the forty days to
come. and especially upon the closing
days when. with all the aids the liturgy
Of that church and its symbolic service
q give. they typify the passion and
death Of the Saviour. Following this
scene Of sadness, on Easter Sunday.
they demonstrate by the glad peals Of
the hitherto silent bells and the swelling
| chorus Of the "Gloria." the Joy they
feel at commsmorating the Rssurreo-
ton.
arIuKRyoRp's RECEPTION.
There WA an immense jam at the
White House reception Thursday night,
and the spacious public rooms Of tho
mansion were like the Scripture net
full Of nsh every kind. 1t was intended
at the outset that the reception should
be conducted as strictly official affair
Of . high order, but degrees n after
another Of all the lines OF demarcation
that bad been drawn were broken down,
until at last the Assembly was made up
provokingly promiscuous, with all that
the word implies here in Washington.
The chief officials Of every department
Of the Government and OF the foreign
legations were there. but besides them
an unfortunate number who. In various
ways, had been struggled In on false
pretsnses, doubtless, or through want OF
. knowledge Of the character Of those
to whom Invitations had been issued.
There were two distinct classes OF guests
those who were invited to the parlors.
and those who were apmitted by official
card to the vsstibule. To this portion
Of the White House the entire corps OF
journalists OF Washington were con.
signed after full elaboration. As this
is the third official occasion on which
this mark Of distinction has been con-
ferrsd upon this class Of gentlemen.
none Of them attended.
THE SOCIETY CORRESPONDENTS,
Who are ladies'. and whose papers had
signifed q desire 10 receive IN account
OF this crowd. were kindly furnished
with cards like the following: "Admit
bearer to the vestibule OF the Executive
Mansion tonight. Thomas Lincoln
Casey. U. S. A.. Commissioner OF Pub.
lie Bubble Buildings and Grounps."
Other correspondents received the init.
nation that II they would come up to
the White House and slip into II, that
Il would be all right. Several ladies
who had the misfortune to DO connected
with the press, but were attending ct
invitation Of members OF Congress and
their families. were stopped at the door
and the whole party subjected to gen.
eral modification. mluck attended the
distribution Of invitations about the
Departments. The understanding was
thai the line was TO DO drawn
ut some some Of the higher OIL.
Gals, but at the close the invitations
driited down to clerks and copyists. and
so all grades arc dissatisfied. The same
10 true Of the army and navy. and
through various blunders all ranks OF
Washington society are offended. where
none would have thought Of offence II
the affair had really been IN official
gathering instead Of a promiscuous
assembly gathered through formal invi.
tations.
AN EDITOR LICKED.
Don Piatt. editor OF tho Capital. was
knocked down and severely beaten at
the Capitol the other night by Mr.. VIII
liam McGsrrahan, the celebrated claim
ant for property now held by the
New Idria Quicksilver Mining Com.
pany. Don Pistt, who is one
Of the attorneys Of the New Idria
Company. has been abusing McGsrrahsn
most shamsfully in his paper for several
years back. and has otherwise taken an
active part against his claims. The
effort to call up McGarrahan's bill failed
through objection OF Senator Mcdonald,
thus killing the measur for this Con-
press. Piatt met McGarrahan shortly
Afterwards and said. al have beaten you