Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-22

General and Mrs Grant arrived In the city yes
terday on the limited express, and were at once
driven to the White House. They will remain In
the city several days Last night they were en-
tertained at dinner given by the Secretary OF
State to ex-Secretary Fish, the other guests
being President Arthur, Hon. David Davis, Mr..
Justice Bradley, Mr.. Justice Gray, Secretary
Folger, MIS- Bigelow Lawrence, Hon. George
=. borlng and Mrs Loring, Miss Chapman, Hon J;
z; B. Davis, General and Mrs: Baale, Admiral and
OF New jersey. Tonight the President Will en-
terrain his distinguished visitors at dinner, to
There has been little visiting done by day during
the rainy weather, but the small evening parties
continue to be wen attended, and at those for
had their usual informal Tuesday reception last
evening, when a pleasant company spent the
Last night was the first night General and Mrs
Grant have spent In the Executive Mansion since
March 4th, 1877. They have, however, dined there
more than once since then when visiting WASH
ington As the 4th OF March fell on Sunday that
General and Grs Grant gave up The White House
On that afternoon.
to be able to take drives in fine weather.-Baron
de Shelter, the new Austrian minister, is like so
many other gentlemen Of high Official rank here
unmarried. -SenatOr and Mrs. Hale expect her
mother, Mrs Chandler, to visit them again on her
return from New York, where she is now with her
sister:-Ex Speaker Winthrop and his wife viii
sail for Europe on the goth, to spend the summer.
Mrs. Sanders Irving and her niece, Miss Pearson,
will go to New York to bid them gOodbye.-Sen-
ator Williams Step-daughter, Miss Hamilton, who
was here last winter and the previous year will
sail for Europe on the Servia. A gentleman re-
ported betrothed to her Is now lying dangerously
Ill at the Ebbitt HOuSe.-The date OF the mar
rage OF Mr. Victor DrummOn1, OF the British Legal
ton, to Miss LamsOn, daughter OF Mr. Charles
Lams0n, OF New York, has been fixed for Satur-
day, April Is.
Ten DOLLARS FOR CANING.-A young man
named Edward c. Mason was fined $40 by Judge
Smell th; morning for aS5aulting Mr.. Blackford F.
Clark, who told the court that the defendant
caned him with loaded cane at the Mt Vernon
house yesterday. The accused denied aSSaulting
Clark and stated that he only shook the cane in
his face, and tapped him on the hat with it. and
told him he would hOrSeWhip him If he did not
stop scandalizing him.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sales OF fish are
reported by X A. Golden. agent, to-day, follows:
LOO shad, from SO to $50 per hundred 1900 her
ring. from $50 to $22 per thOuSand 600 punches
rock and perch, from Is to IS cents per bunch.
THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION
VII! form line in their armOry this evening at 8
O'CLOCK sharp, In dress uniform and fatigue caps,
with OyercOatS carried on the arm, and Will await
the arrival Of the National fies, who will leave
Their arinory at O'Clock similarly clad, and march
% the arinory OF the Infantry. Here column will
be formed, after the exchange of military courte-
sizes, and the march to the fair room the Rifles
eScOrt1ng theinfantry, will be over the following
route: Up Pennsylvania avenue to 18th street,
north TO street, east through G to IA, south to
street, and east through street to Masonic
Temple.