Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-03
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The extreme and unusual coldness of the
weather, and the fatigue most ladies felt after
receiving on New Year, caused many Of the
senatorial families and others who ordinarily
see visitors On Thursdays TO decline receiving
yesterday. For the same reasons there We e
very few who tried to begin their round OF
visits.
Every one is complaining OF the extreme dull
ness with whca tire season Is ODening and pro-
: n0uDce lt unprecedented.
This evening the first of the series Of assem-
blieS TO be given at Marni's Hall by the Wash
in9ton Assembly Club will occur.
Most OF our fashonables have been seen more
than once this week at the opera. Last evening
the crowd was almost unprecedented the ve5ti-
bule being SO crowded that it was difficult even
Tor those who had reserved seats to obtain i'm
mediate admission.
Miss Kellogg, who has long enjoyed great
popularity here, left this morning for New York
as she is rot in the cast for this evenings opera
or tO-m0riOWS matinee.
Miss Cary, whose hearty. honest manner in
private Is Irresistible. has during her stay at the
Arlington received abundant proof that she has
VAIN friends in our city.
Judge and Mrs. Adds have invited their
friends to their new home on Tuesday next
from to PM
Invitations are out for the wedding on the
l4th inst. at Mount Pleasant of Mr.. and Mrs. s
and Mr.. Franklin Barker CongeT, son of the
Representative OF that name. The hour is pm
lie bachelors Club viii give one Of their de-
give series on alternate weeks with the
"WaShingtOnS."
II now appears that the dinners given by the
Cabinet ministers to each other are less of a So
cial than a business character. They occur
once fortnight at the residences of .the Presi-
denl S ADVISERS and are very informal. 1t is 4
stipulation that the gentlemen shall wear their
ordinary morning costumes. No ladies attend
The first of Mr. HOratio Kings Literary Re
unions viii occur tomorrow evening. Dr.
COUeS Will make the opening address Mr. and
Mrs. King have invited their friends for every
saturday evening during the season at half
past
Mrs. Sallie Ward Armstrong and her son. Mr..
HUNT, VIII shortly visit Washington.
Miss GRUMPY
PATENT ATTORNEYS RooM-It has been
decided by the Commissioner of Patents to
designate room 154 on the first floor of the In
terror department building as an attorneys
room Number l5+ was long used as printing
room, but for the last six months il has moi
neen put 10 any particular use.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon al
tie heads of the departments were present ex-
cept Secretary Sherman. Assistant Secretary
lIawley represented the Treasury de partment.
The finances OF the country were talked over
The fact that the Treasury had taken in more
sold On the first day OF resumption than it had
paid out was subject for cOngratul ltIOn. The
funding OF the national debt, which is now the
2im OF the Treasury, was also talked over. The
large increase in the subscriptions to the four
funding Of the debt was considered very en-
couraging evidence Of success in this direction.
The subject OF our relations with the Chinese
government also came up for cOnSid aratiOn and
discussion. 1t was decided that the Depart
ment OF State should open negotiations with
CHINA, through its minister here, concerning
Chinese immigration. The object OF the negO-
tlations will be TO secure a Change in the Bur-
Hngame treaty, by which some limitation to
Chinese immigration to the United States can
be made.
ICE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.-A dispatch was
received at the p. 0. department to-day from
the postmaster at Baltimore stating that the
beat for Norfolk, Va, will not leave Tonight,
and that mails will be sent by way of Washing
ton. 1t appears from this that the ChesaDeake
is closed 10 navigation.
THE MINT BUREAU yesterday turned into the
Treasury about s5I5,0 900. as profits accruing to
the government upon the coinage of the stand
ard silver dollar during the past three months.
When coinage under the silver act was COM
menced the Treasury had to pay pretty hfga
for its silver. Bullion holders put their price
up to such figure that the Treasury wa,
forced to buy in London ard transport to the
Nuts IN tins cou1try This taught the blliior-
far below London'3 rate. The tOta. a.noun
cleared by tie government since coinage was
commenced On the silver dollar is aDou
81 ,6Oe GOO. When the government can put ou
e1ghty-fiye cents worth OF silver for'1Dj cents
and can buy its bullion at d very low rate i
can be readily seen how great its profits are.
MINISTER SEwARD's REFUSAL TO PRoDUcE THE
EooKs.-Tnere is no likelihood that Mr. Seward.
our minister to China, viii be summoned before
tie bar OF the House because OF his refusal to
pTCduce certain books OF the consulate at
shanghai. These books the democratic men,
bers OF the committee allege, would prove Mr.
Seward to have been guilty Of taking excessive
ard Illegal fees. 1t is q new principle of law
Which requires any person to produce evidence
to c1iminate himself. 1t is said that one dem
Gcratlc member OF the committee Will vote with
tie republicans against a motion to bring Mr.
Seward before the House. II this be the case
such motion would be defeated in committee
TEE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted Captain S. C.
Kellogg. 5th cavalry, from Headquarters depart
ment Of the Platte, is extended five months.
IGe leave or absence granted 1St Lieutenant
George s. Wilson, 18th infantry, from hea1duar-
terS military division OF the Pacific and depart
ment OF California, is extended five months
CHANGES OF NAMES OF WESTERN MILITARY
PosTs.-Gen. Sheridan has recommended that
the names OF several military posts in the west
be changed In compliance with his SUI ggestions
Camp Baker viii hereafter be known as Fort
Logan, the new name being given in honor Of
Capt; VIM. logan, of the 9Th Infantry, who was
Killed III an encounter with the IndilnS in Au-
gust, ls.i; Standing Rock will hereafter be
FAMED Fort Yates, after Capt. Geo. W. Yates,
Who was killed In AN engagement with Sioux
Indians June 25. 1876; Fort Cheyenne viii be
changedto Fort Bennett, in honor OF Captain A.
S. Bennett who was killed in the Bannock war
september 4, 1878: the post at Lower Brule
agency will hereafter be known as Fort Hale,
the name being given in honor of Capt owen
Hale, of the lth cavalry, killed in battle with
the NeZ Perces September 80, 1871: the name
Omaha Barracks will be changed to Fort Omaha:
sidney Barracks to Fort Camp b own; Camp
DougiaSS to Fort Douglass, and Ca up Robinson
TO Fort Robinson.
The WEEKLY STAR, now ready contains all
the news of the week, home and foreign: New
Year Receptions; A Brilliant Scene at the White
House; resumption OF Specie Payments; New
Year Fashions by Jennie June; Lively Local
Notes; Agricultural Matters; White House and
department News; Proceedings OF the Courts:
Cfoce stories, Poems and Sketches: Agricui-
tural and Household Matters.
is' ms: 81 per annum, in advance, postage pre-
PAD; single copies cents, in wrappers
District Government Affairs.
commissioner Dent is still quite sick at his
residence IN georgetown, with symptoms of
pieurlsy. Visitors are not permitted by his
physician, Dr. Tyler, to hold intercourse with
him. '
Complaints are frequently made OF a scarcity
OF water, ana inquiries are made OF the Com
h.lssl0herS IL the stand pipe is doing all that il
can co towards furnishing water to water