Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-03
WashinSIOn SOcietS.

sherman, Miss Parsons and Miss Cook received
calls from to p. m. The latter young lady Is
for the past fortnight, and Miss Parsons is
pleasantly remembered as having been one of
MIS-. John Sherman'S trio OF young ladies' last
winter. She is from Cleveland, and is again the
guest OF Secretary and Mrs Sherman. By a
strange coincidence the three matronS, Mrs
Hayes, Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Sherman had
selected dresses OF near the same shade of deep
red wine to wear on Saturday; but they varied
greatly In style OF making and material. That
Wol 6y Mrs. Hayes was velvet, combined with
silk; Mrs. StroDg'S was brocaded satin, with
a train OF lavender silk set in at the back, a
short distance below the waist Mrs. Shermans
was plain silk, combined with the same shade
OF satIn-striped silk. Miss Parsons wore a pale
tint OF Straw-coloTed silk, with striped silk OF
a deeper shade fntermiDgled with it. Miss
COOK wore light cafe az lad cachemire relieved
with bows and loops OF scarlet satin ribbon.
The gas was lighted in the Blue parlOr and not
house plants were placed in all the parlorS and
the long hall. The conservatOries which were
open, were visited by most OF those who at
tended the reception. secretary Evarts called
to pay his respects to the ladies, and remained
a short time. Lady Thornton attended with
Miss Boyle. The wives of many members of
Congress called. but the company was mostly
made up OF strangers.
! Among the entertainments for the coming
: week Tor winch invitations have already been
! Issued are that OF General, Mrs and Miss AlvOrd
! on Tuesday, from 4 to {; that OF Senator and
! Mrs. Matthews on Wednesday evening, and the
"E2Chel0rS' german on the same evening. and
! Il at OF the Italian Minister and the Baroness
/ liIanc who are to be at home on next Friday
aId tie Two following Friday evenings at Q
t'riCck.
II is strange that in commenting on 5he death
! O. AShDu1ton Webster, the son of Fletcher Web
! Sier so many journals should mention him as
/ faFlug been the only living male descendant OF
! Caniej Webster. This is ignoring the family OF
! Sidney webster who married tie daughter of
! eX-SecIetary Fish, and WhO has several children
the eldest Of whom is a SON and ii Is believed
! there are other SUuS.
/ The AIT Club weekly sociab,e for tomorrow
/ night Will have SOn.e Sppciai features OF lnrpr-
7 est, Il Is understood.
a distinguished company at the King literary
/ reunion. saturday night. enjoyed the exceed
: th9D interesting "reminiscences given by Gen
tfai ShIeiQe or his experiences with the Indians
( years ago in the West. Tie evening was filled
! oGt most a9reeabiy with music and TcctationS
! The COBBlN-BUTIER Casa meeting of the
/ Senate committee on privileges and elections
/ has been called for Tomorrow morning when
formal vote viii be taken on the C0rbin- Butler
case. There VIII be Il majority report in favor
/ Cf COrhin by the republic as, and a minority
! report n favor OF Butler by the democrats.
PoSTMAsTERs NOMINATED. The President
! sent the following nominations OF postmasters
! to the Senate to-day: SilaS VI. Norton Bristol.
| Conn; Samuel s. Graham. Turkey City Pa:
| Ghas: Ghas3: II. 0rInsby,, Atlanta. H.: Elnathan X.
| head, MIMI; Vim. J. Smith, Eureka. Ney.
| THE SEWARD INVESTIGATION. The House
! nlent Investigating the charges preferred
! against Minister George +. Seward met this
morning pursuant to adjournment. MI Seward
was asked II lie was now ready to produce the
| pOokS called Tor on the subpoena duceS tecum
ana III reply said he would answer all such in
telToSati0Ds through his counsel Ii was MOI
declded at the meeting this morning whether or
not he should be reported to the House The
prosecution gave notice that they had closed
Their side OF the case.
THE CIGARMAEERS oE Np,y yopy hold - mo-.
meeting yesterday to prevent proposed tur-
lner reduction in wages, as well as prices for
shop-lnade cigars permanent organization
was erected. and a committee OF five aDDOjntpd
10 draw UP plan OF procedure, to be submitted
! at lhe next meeting. Several speakers ad-
dressed the meeting IN English, German and
bohemian. RESOLUTIONS were passed condemn
ing the present tenement-bouse system. and
pledglng the support OF the organization TO all
clgalmakerS who shall oppose the prnnospd re-
duct1on in wages and prices
IN THE RENO INVESTIGATION, ut Chicago. sat
urday, captain Benteen, who was under Matr
Keno at the time OF the Custer massacre asav o
lestlmony very favorable to that ofi!cer. lie
thlnkS II Reno had attempted 10 hold a position
Id the TIMBER, instead OF gaining the neischts
ms Wnoie command, in all probability, woud
nave been slain by the Indians whose fu /
ssIfehgtn sure @ he estimated at at least So0a. Cap
laln Benteen also teStihed to RcnoS co0lness
ana courage, and said he begged him co desiSt
nom reckleSsly exposing himself
THE Son OF A WEALTHY FAMILY As A TRAMP
as tne llalnIlS were discharged from the police
station In I1fIn, Ohio, last Thursday one hag-
gald, pale and emaCiated was met By q gentle
man, former resident OF Baltimore and recor.
hlZed as a son OF one Of the WealthipSt men 0f
tIat CITY; I1e gentleman took him to his
nome, and sent for physician who pronounced
the young man seriously ILL., He refused In
divulge his reason for enduring the hardshins
oi m ramp lie, and seemed anxious 10 get away
1I0m friends.
A HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER = Al Lewis
IA nf HV..1
dOGDle murder was committed last Friday after
noon DF. Jacob Bartholomew shot thirteen
oIchShoI INTO the back OF Chas. j. Ives aged Is,
presumably because the latter broke his win
uow. The father OF the boy Who came 10 the
rescue, vas sbot in the abdomen and killed in-
SANITY. The murderer was brought to Brad.
loiu oS officers 10 prevent iyDching.
AN ANoTHEE TIER Fool KILLS HIMsELF.-At the Wa
uasn uepot at Huntington, Ind. last Friday
evening Charles LacroiX shot al Jessie YounT
a woman OF bad character, who threatened 10
lst Iint nm 5at missed his mark. whereupon he
aLOl himself In the head dying Instantly Roth
parties were from Fort Wayne
AN lNCENDIARY FIRE in the yaul, Of tba
county recorders Office at Columbus. ohio veS-
tefday, resulted in badly damaging f.: volumes
Oh land records. covering transactions for 10
years pl10rto 1920.
A C0L0KED MAN CLUBEED TO DEATU-At
Macon, Ga, yesterday. While arreSting a Colored
man named samuel Franklin, Policeman OCon-
nor used his club freely. -Four hours afterwards
fLahklln was found dead in his cell from the
eHectS OF the blows. Much Indignation pre-
vailed among the cOlored people. O-Connor is
locked up.
y KENTUCKY EXCITEMRNT.-Wm. Barnes has
been sentenced at FrenchbuIg, KY, TO ninety
nine years Imprisonment for the murder of
Thomas stephens. The murder was an afro
ciOuS one, but the friends of the murderer, who
have already twice tried to burn the town. who
say he shall never go to the penitentiary, and
threaten to Kill everybody engaged in his con-
Victi0n.
CHANGED WITH MISAPPROPRIaTiNG TRUST
FCNDS-ThCS. Belknap, jr, has been committed
IN 0e1ault OF 1884, bail TO Ludlow street ial
NeWi1 ork charged with miSappropriating S32, 900
OF some 100000 trust funds In his possession
lie was OF the firm OF Kelcher & Belknap who
iailed last July, and is a son of ThoS. Belknap,
o. HCStor, Who was accused OF miSappropriating
monty.
WRECKED TRAINS.-A collision between pas
senger train and coal train at Dayton. o.. Fri
day, smashed an engine telescOped passenger
car, and seriously injured brakemen Allison and
Gillick.
West-bound train on the Canada Southern
railroad. while standing on a bridge near Wei
land. Ontario, last evening. was run into by
another west t-bOund train. Eighteen ears were
smashed, and one engine, cab0oSe and part OF
tue bridge burned GEO. Tyler. brakeman.
was fatally injured.
ELECTION OFFICERS CONVICTED OF FRAUD.-At