Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11

The Invitations OF the Chinese Minister for this
evening are 'to meet the Secretary OF State" The
gentlemen invited are the members Of the Cabi-
net, the justices OF the Supreme Court, the men,
bers of the Foreign Affairs Committees Of the
Senate and OF the House, and the gentlemen OF the
diplomatic corps
The number of Senators In mourning twelve
now since Senator Pendleton's sister died-has
been remarked upon. 1t is also an unfortunate CO..
Incidence that the wives OF so many Senators have
Deen In such 1ll-health as to be unable to go into
society this winter. These ladies are the wives OF
OOth the Senators Cameron, and the wives OF Sena-
tors Allison, Rollins, Beck and Morrill,
tho n please take on your hat" pleaded LADY at
front OF her and enectually INSTRUCTED her views
OF the stage with the mammoth brim OF her hat.
the reply, "but have rat on my head, and It
would show If took my hat Off,"
very pleasant sociable was given at ORION
Han, Mount Pleasant, last evening. under the
auspices or Messrs F. B. Nichols. d. E. McElhinny
and A. B. Nichols. The attendance WAS quite
large, comprising, besides the village young peo-
pie, number or city folks Dancing was the
order OF the evening, which continued until late
Rour; The young ladies' present were: The Misses
freeman; the Misses Nichols; the Misses Harmon,
Nairn, Antisell, Daniels, Wood, Pettis, Mccartney,
Arnold, Evans, Rose Rynex, Bloss, Frlstoe, Lauck,
Brown, AVeightman, Davidson, Hines, Mrs. Lips
comb OF Alexandria: Schenkle, Mrs. Parmenter,
MRS Harmon and many others The gentlemen
were out In full force, and CALAMITY aided in
making the entertainment pleasant and long to-
aforementioned one.
Mr. and Mrs. Cargil have rented the house they
nave occupied, on street, near Goth, to PaymaSter
General Rochester for six months. They left yes
terday for New York, and will live at their hand
some country seat on the Hudson until they return
here next autumn. Their daughter, Mrs Haines.
and Miss Haines are visiting Miss Clark OF Bridge
port, Conn.,, who frequently visited them in WASH
inSton. Mrs. Cargil's widowed daughter, Mrs.
hampton, viii remain here for little WHILE
Commodore UpShur, having been ordered to the
command or the Brooklyn navy yard. will soon
remove there with his famiiy.-Senator voorhees,
has rented the fat at the Portland occupied by
The Conmodores family leaves the city.-Sen-
ator and Mrs. Hale now have her mother, the
late Senator Chambers widow, with them.
FROM THE ORIENT.-There is now on exhibition
at the auction rooms Of Thomas bowling, a collec-
ton OF Turkish Carpets, Rugs and other textiles,
far excelling those heretofore brought here and
embracing a number OF large carpets, antique
lar deeigns- In the collection are a large number
OF saddle bags, such as are used by pilgrims while
crossing the desert. particulars see advertise
ment elsewhere In to-day's paper.
THREATs-James Brown, colored, was before
the Police Court yesterday charge OF threats Of
violence to ChaS. F. Drexel, agent OF the Inland
Seab0ard Coasting company. The testimony OF
Mr.. Drxel and Capt Bradford. OF the steamer
Jane MOSeley, proved that Brown, with others,
VINO had been employed as deck hands on the
Moseley, and We're discharged at Fortress Monroe
and put ashore for mut1nOuS conduct, and were
tOld 10 not come aboard ain, Secreted themselves
On the steamer and came to Washington, and hav-
Ing been discharged and coming to Washington
on The boat they were considered passengers, and
when they applied to the purSer for their pay the
price of their passage was taken out, and they
objected and threatened to kill the plaintiff and
other officers OF the boat. The. court ordered
months or Stand committed for that space of time.
He Was committed in default OF bonds.