Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-04
Washington Society.

eiobo "eit 81 lafSely ATTENDED yesterday as the
previous week. The gayest company was at
Admiral Porter's residence, where dancing was
added to the other attractions of the beautiful
house. Mrs and Miss Porter had invited seve-
raj young ladies to receive with them, making a
brilliant group.
The families of most of the Justices of the
supreme Court received, as also did Mrs Mckee
Dunn and her two nieces, Mrs. Jones aud her
sister, MIS-. Lester, and many senatorial faml-
lies who live on Capitol Hill.
Mrs Mary Clemmer's pretty parlOrS always
contain many distinguished people on her rece J.
tion day, Monday.
At Secretary Evarts dinner to the diplomatic
corps on Wednesday there were twenty at the
table, including himself and his wife and two OF
their daughters Sir Edward and Lady rhOrn-
PaysOn. Miss Devens, Miss SchurZ, Mr.. Carrie.
Baron SchlOZer, the Brazilian minister and wife
Mr.. Van den Bossche, of the Belgian legation,
Aristarchi Fey, Mr.. Dalla Costa, Mr.. Yoshi,ia,
OF Japan, and Baron and Baroness Blanc
There viii be second diplomatic dinner given
by the Secretary Of State and Mrs. EyartS on
Monday, at which the foreign ministers and
tEelr wives who were not present on Saturday
Will be entertained. Secretary and Mrs EvartS'
CinIerS are always not only exceptionally eie-
giant In all the appointments of the table, n,snu
ana wines. out are further distinguished by the
play OF wit and humor, of which Mr. Evarts
seems TO have an ineXhaustible supply to enliyen
what Is usually considered the most tedious OF
feaStS, dinner party.
Mis-. Senator Jones received Monday, assisted
ny Mrs. Lester and Miss Sophie Marsh. Miss
Nafsh possesses the happy faculty Of making
Ter guests feel at home and beStOWS hospitality Y
Win refinement that charms all.
BATTLE WITH GEORGIA MOONsHINERS- a
report TO Commissioner Raum, Collector An
crew Clark. at Atlanta, gives an account of a
Whisky raid in Cherokee county. Ga, in which
lhe L. ;. OlllcerS were hred upon by party in
ambush and several including the guides
wounded Mr.. Clark says:-..I deplore the ey-
iSte1ce OF such state Of public sentiment as
reI defS the officers OF the law liable to be a5saJ
mated at any turn CT tie road, hut as matters
CT TACT trey are compelled 10 appear on the
public recCld."
3:Go CERTIFICATES.-The Senate committee on
finance its meeting this morning agreed to
report 10 the Senate with an amendment the
House bill providing for the issue of three Der
cent ceItlficateS, OF denominations of $40 and
mui'lpieS thereon up TO $50, 70 be convertible in
suHlS OF S5O into four per cent bonds. The
committees amendment increases the rate of
interest Cn the certificates from three per cent
10 5-C5 per cent.
TEE WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION in COngre5s 5s
to-day received kilograms advising each OIL
cially OF the fact that the legislature OF the
state has rescinded the resolution requesting
their representatives to vote for the Texas Pa.
cite railroad subsidy.
CONSOLIDATION OF INDIAN 1'KIeEs Home
committee on Indian affairs to-day heard the
views CT Commissioner Hayt on Chairman
Sca-eS, bill providing for the consolidation Of
The Warm Spring, Umatilla. Chippewa Ute
ara certain other tribes. Jnder the consolida-
tl0n proposed by the bill the II reservations
with 26 agents at present employed will be re-
duced to 10 reservations and 10 agents. Tie
commission er favored the bill and advocated
lis passage at the earliest practical moment.
lie also advocated the pending bill authorizing
lie secretary OF the Interior to ailOt lands in
seNeralty 10 Indians residing on various reSer-
Vati0nS within the United States and to Issue
patents therefor
NoMINATIoNs.-The President to-day sent to
TIE Senate the following nominations :-Co!ec-
lectorS of cuStomS-EbeneZer 7. Fox. Bangor
Me-: Jefferson w. Sargent Kennebunk. Me
James A, Hall, Marlborough. Me: Thomas )
HOGSon. for eastern district Of Maryland: ChaS
q. Manning, eastern district OF North Caroliua
surveyors OF cuStoms-kdward r. Moore Pat
chogue. NY; Geo Frazer, burlington Iowa
and number OF poStmaSterS etc.
Mr.. EDWIN j. BROOKS, Of New HamDshir".
has been appointed b. promotion from a four ii
class clerkship to the position nf chief clerk or
The Indian Office, to Till the vacancy caused hy
the resignation OF Mr.. w. NJ. Leeds.
RESTORATION OF THE PATENT OFFICE RUfED-
1NG.-The House committee On pubic buildings
and grounds to-day adopted resolution recon-
merdiDg an appropriation OF s250,O9O, Or 50
much Thereon as may be necessary, for the re-
St0fa1lon or the burned portion Of the Patent
Office building, the same TO be expended under
the supervision Of the commissioner OF public
buildings and grounds, the supervising archl-
tect OF the Treasury, and the architect of the
Capitol. All COMMUNICATIONS and plans sub
mitted by the Secretary OF the Interior were or
de1cd to be seLt to the committee on appropri-
atiCnS.
IHE PAN0CHE GRANDE QUICKSILVER NINE
The subcommittee OF the House committee on
public lands to-day unanimously agreed to re-
pert bill to send the claimants to the Panoche
Grand Quicksilver Mine to the Court of Claims
Inc report VIII be made to the full committee
tomorrow night
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE held
a secret session OF an hours duration this morn
ing to reconstruct the sub committee appointed
10 take testimony in New York. Mr.. Mcmahon
the chairman OF the sub committed expressed
ms inability to leave Washington at present
ana ana cen llunton was appointed In his place
Inc republicans proposed Mr.. Reed as a substi-
tute for Mr.. Cox, who also declines TO serve on
TIE ground OF other engagements, and the
change was agreed 10. When the sub commit
tee Is TO leave Washington will be decided this
Afternoon. In all probability the members of
The subcommittee will start for New York this
evening. The committee will procaed with this
branch OF the investigation this afternoon, and
Maddox will be the first witness.
WHAT MAY BRING ABOUT AN EXTRA SESSION
There is feeling growing that If the democrats
insist upon (as was agreed upon in their joint
caucus last night injecting into the sundry
civil appropriation bill a clause repeating the
test oath for jurors In the southern states that
an extra session OF Congress Is probable. The
1epuDl1canS will refuse to vote for the bill with
such an amendment in it, on the ground that it
Is new legislation and should be brought to the
attention OF Congress on its own merits, with
out the attempt to whip it through In one Of the
most important appropriation bills.
AN ADJOURNED DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS was held
last night in the hall Of the House of Represent
tatives. The principal subject discussed was
the selection and qualification of Jurors I'm the
federal courts. 1t was stated that there was
much ground for complaint In the south, where
too often jurors were not selected tmpartially,
but by reason Of their republican pr0clivities.
Therefore, proposition was made that an
amendment be offered to one Of the general ap-
preparation bills In order to clearly carry out
the clause OF the judiciary act, which provides
mat jurors to serve In the courts OF the United
states In each state respectively, shall have
the same qualifications and be entitled to the
same exemptions as jurors OF the highest court
In any such state might have and be entitled to
aC the time when such jurors for service In the
courts OF the United States are summoned. The
amendment Will also propose the repeal OF the
sections OF the act imposing a test oath on
jurors that they have not without dureSs and
cOrstralnt taken up arms or joined any inSur-
nor voluntarily given aid and comfort TO the
no ri phar