Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-14

Many ladies on Capitol Hin ana at the Navy
Yard received visitors as usual yesterday, also
did some OF those living In other parts Of the city
who always receive On Mondays.
The informal reception held by Senator Harrison
and his wife, son and daughter, and their friends
Captain and Mrs. Hartley, last evening, at their
residence on Vermont avenue, was very enjoyable
Among those who attended were:-The Speaker
and Mrs Keifer; Senator, Mrs. and Miss Saunders;
Representative and Mrs. Steele; Representative
Peelle; Gen Holabird; Miss sturgs; Mrs. and Miss
Myers: Miss Niles; Miss Anna Wilson; Genera
1 Burns s and Pr and Mrs
Beach; Mrs. Budd, with Miss Preston, the Haytian
minister's daughter; the Misses Markoe, Miss
Mrs Baxter, and Miss Stevens, of Ohio. Mrs Har-
rbonS father, a gentleman 82 years OF age, was
present part OF the evening, and his hale appear
favorable comment
The Amaranth reception last evening at the
residence OF Miss Clark 5N street northeast,
gave great pleasure to the guests Of the occasion.
An unusually attractive program was presented,
em9aafng ootn vocal and Instrumental music
titled the 1.-TWO Buzzards' was performed, with the
following casts Mr.. BENJAMIN Buzzard, Capt
John Small, Mr.. Chas. Mflliken; MISS Lcretta
Buzzard, Miss Lar3elere; Sally, the maid, Miss
Maud Reynolds This was followed by recfta-
furnished by Miss lizzie Brewer, Mr. f. N. Gala
her, Miss Lucie Murphy, Miss Mcfarland, and Miss
Hedberg, Mrs J. G. Mis- Miss Prior, Mr.: McF car
LAND, MISS Fanny Clarke, Mr. James P. Collins, and
MI. Trusdell 1t was announced by Mr. E. L.
townsend, the president OF the Amaranth, that
the next play would be 1.-THE Two BOnnycaStIeS,"
to take place in due course. At the next recep-
ton ne expected to exhibit some fine stereopticon
views. Among those present last evening were:
MIS-. Gen. John Eaton, Pros. H. N. Copp, Miss Hall
OF New Hampshire; Miss Freeman Miss Williams,
Howard, Mrs L. A. Bagger, Mr.. John savary, Mr..
John Albee. OF New Hampshire; Miss Alice En-
m srsy: Miss carr1gan, Mr. and MIS- and the Misses
ger and wife, MRS Mcmillan, Miss Louise and
lsas Mcmillan, Mr. Oscar Foote, Mr., and Mr.. Fair
brother, Miss Winnie Houk, Mr. H. W. Eaton, Mr..
J. Lincoln, Miss Van Doren, Mr.. and Mrs f. Il.
Trusdell, Miss Jennie Lofts, Miss Annie Andrews,
OF Concord. Nj and many others
pulling to some OF their Dung friends last evening"
when merry time was enjoyed by the party. Miss
russell Nus has also invited young people for Wednes
When General Grant makes his his visit to Presi-
9enI Arthur ne VIII be accompanied by Mrs Grant
wife is slowly improving in health, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Child. expects to come here this week,
and accompany her as soon as she is strong
ter General Mcclure left yesterday with his wife
Tor Hot Springs, Ark. The trip is taken for the
benefit OF Mrs. McCiure's health, as she is con-
slant sufferer from neuralgia.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Ben5. E. E Hin to Thos Evans, sub 7a So ss;
Geo Mason to E. F. Lewis, pit 1, So. R2; $500 A.
Il. Winter to Martin L. Granville. sub s., 81. 1854;
81 goo: B. H. Warner to Julia S. Brock, sub 20, so.
S72: $3.50 O. L. Wolfsteiner to Jacob Wolf
chapn B Bro PTS Il and H. sa ST. oo q
Chaplin Brown to Mary E. Campbell, same prop
erty: 81 600. Elizabeth Hessler to Andrew burr,
lots 10, IA, Is and II, So 964; $1,000 Elizabeth A.
Force to the Washington Post Publishing Com
pany pit. lot 2, So 37S; 81, 600 Geo. v. Leech ct
al 10 Abner Y. Leech, lot 118, sQ 1871; 8. Eliza,
Deth Z. Stewart to John E. Herrell, lot g. so. 706
$50.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-The following sales
are reported by Mr.. r. A. Golden, fish agent
to-day:-150 shad, sold from $40 to 500 per hun
ared 1000 herrings from so to SIS per thousand;
i,UO punches rock and perch, from Csc. to 6Oc per