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WASHINGTON, Jan. New
YEARS. day was generally OBJ
served, the Executive Mansion, as
usual, being the scene of greatest
interest. The east room and red,
blue and green parlors were eli
thrown open. Linen was etched
upon the carpets OF the three par.
lors, but the rich carpets of the
main hall remained exposed to
view. Palms and other tropical
plants filed the spaces between
the doors and the main hall and
several magnificent floral pieces
adorned the East room and blue
and green parlors. The full Marine
band was stationed in the corridor
between the East room and the
main ante room and played sew
eral marches and overtures during
abe reception. Mrs. Logan. Mrs.
Cameron, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. James,
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs.
Pearson and Mrs. Robeson, the la
dies who were to receive with the
President and members Of the
Cabinet and their wives, assem-
bled in the blue room where they
were soon Joined by President
Arthur aud Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen. The diplomatic corps were
then received. Each Minister was
presented to the President by the
Secretary of State and the Minis.
ter then presented his secretary
ard the Ladies of the legation.
Allan, the Hawaiian Minister,
now Dean of the corps, with
his young daughter, were the first
to be presented. The following
countries were represented: Hayti,
Germany, Turkey, Japan, Sweden
and Norway, France, Mexico,
Portugal, Guatemala and Saliva.
dor, Russia, Bolivia, Chile, Spain,
Belgium. Great Britain, Peru, Ven
ezueIa, Denmark, Austria, Brazil
and China. After the diplomatic
corps had been presented, Chief
Justice Waite and the Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court
were received. They were followed
by the Senators and Representa-.
tives In Congress and other friends
according to programme. The
general reception to private citi.
zens took place between l and 2 p.
NJ, and was largely attended.
Nothing Unususi.
CHICAGO, January 2d.-There is
nothing from any point to indicate
anything unusual in New YEARS.
celebrations.
smallpox TN Keekuk.
KEoKUK, Jan. 2d.-No deaths or
new cases Of smallpox have been
reported. One Of the victims grew
delirious last night and In some
way escaped from the pest house
and came into the city, a distance
Of three miles,very thinly clad.
Buried In IN Av~Ianche.
DENVER, Gel, Jan. 2.-The Re.
public0n's Silverton special says:
Edward F. Ryan, Michael Ryan
and Richard Adkins, employed in
Paradise tunnel, ten miles from
here, ON Saturday were buried one
hundred feet deep In q snow slide.
Parties left Sllverton this morning
to recover the bodies.
B,oWn mp By Dynamite.
SHELBYvILLR, Ind, Jan. 2nd.-
Information reaches here that a
saloon Kept by two Germans at
Palestine, north OF this place, was
blown up by dynamite by un-
known persons. This Is the sec.
ond building lost by these men in
this way in the past three months.
ONO LegisIssure OrEsn,xed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 2ud.-The
Ohio Legislature convened at 10
o'clock this morning and organic I'd
by electiDg the full number OF Re.
publican caucus nominees. Secre.
tsry of State Townsend called the
House to order and Hon. 0. J.
Hoag was elected Speaker and D.
j. Edwards Clerk. The Senate
was called to order by Lieutenant-
Governor Hicksnlooper. Hon. r
A. Hoar was elected President pro
tenn and Capt. J. G. Donaldson
Clerk. The usual message of Gov.
ernor Foster was submitted and
read to both branches.
Fatal Railwsy Accide.s.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. "A
street car at the crossing Of Virgin.
ia avenue and the Union rail way
tracks was run into by train Of
the Wabash railway tLis morning.
Sister Mary Assumption Conroy,
of st. Mary's Catholic Academy,
In attempting to get out of the Car,
was thrown under the train and
instantly killed. One other pas.
senger in the car had bis foot
crushed.