New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-11

SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT GlVlN BY GoNfhNOH
AND MRS. CoRNELIl--GUEsTs FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, Feb 1O.-GOvemOr Cornell gave
the brilliant reception known lOf years III 'o IA
ecutiye Mansion tonight.
Daring Governor Robinsons term these annual re-
eeptiops were OF a rather sOmbre character. noers
of the Legislature only were invited ana auIeN "oio
sterpy excluded. Governor Cornell ana MS WIG ue'
termined TO make the entertainment OF lar polo
social character, and they succeeded admlaoH
In their design They had issued 1000 mVltauohs'
Inviting ladies as well gentlemen not limiting tne
invitations to members OF the Legislature ana Sa'e
officers but extending them to prominent ciViians ana
their wives aud daughters throughout the state Ano'o
invitations were literally accepted, and not alone was
Albany represented but also every other secuoh Vi W
state.
The night was mild wntry one with the sky
overcast and atmosphere indicative OF coming snow
rhe streets are filed with snow and there is eAce'
ent sleighng Most of the Governors guests therefore
vent to the Executive Mansion in sleghs aud the merry
chime of bells ringing i'll every street. apparently
al the hour the reception began
From early the evening nll long after midnight the
mansion was ablaze with light and filled with guests
Constantly throughout the evening guests were coming
and 40 that the attendance could not have been
much less than 1000 persons.
Governor Mrs Cornell received their guests IN the
large parlor of the mansion They assisted IN the
eere,onv by various members of the Governors staff
In full uniform.
Among the guests were the following Bishop Nc
Nierney and Bishop Doane. General and Mrs ffedefcA
Townsend Mr. and Mrs Henry r. PlersOn. Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. Kathbone, Mr. and Mrs Hamilton Harris,
Lieutenant Governor HoSkns and Mrs. HosKlns'
Seeretery of State Carr and Mrs. Carr, Mr..
and Mrs William Kemp Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith,
Staie Engineer Seymour, the Rev Edward Seklrk ana
Mira Selkerk, Controller WadswOltu and MIS-. Mads-
varfh Acknowledgement Ward and Mrs. WARD,
slas Il. Dutcner. superintendent o fnoie NU W.
General and Mrs. Horace Russell Senator ana Mrs.
Mills Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Corning, state treasurer
Wendell and Mrs. Wendell, speaker shaipi' eA-1pcaVI
Hnsfed Neil lilmOuI, Superintendent OF PuDc ihsruc-
ZION senator Robertson and Mrs. Robertson,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis j.. Payp Senator Astor ana
Mrs AstOr. Colonel Jas. NJ. Narnum senator kochWr,
Mira Rockwell and Miss Rockwell, senator Mccarthy
and daughter Assembly lyman Mitchell aud Mrs Mich
ell, Judge BoardInan, Judge WeslbIoOh' hholnaS
Mnrpllv Collector Merritt, John o. Myers ana MIS- Je
sie MYERS Verplanck COlvin, Mr. ana airs'
John II Smvth. Senator WendOver, Mr.. ana MIS-.
Gilbert Tucker, Senator Davenport, Jugge DSIor'n,
Mr. and Mrs Alfred c. Barnes, Judge Va es, senator
WINSTON Mr. and Mrs. B0stwlc , General hglenDurgh'
Mr. and Mrs Charles X Baker Mr.. and Mrs hl.Dnguld'
senator LoOlnis, Albert Daggett S0lon - smith,
Jndre Foiger, Mr.. aud Mrs. Amasa j. Parser,
Mr. ana Mrs r. C. Pruyn, Judge Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. John ;. Perry, Mr. and MR. u
p Williams Mr.. and Mrs Rufus III. King, Mr. ana MIS-:
G p Eest1n, Mr.. and Mrs William Ltusug, MI. ana
Mrs b. < W Clark the Rev. HarwOOd PattisOn ana
wife Mr. and Mrs. George :. Weaver, Mr. ana Mrs
Robert L. Banks, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Naug an'
Louis d. Psbury, Senator PITTS ana wife, senator bl4Oy
aud Miss BlXDY.