Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-24
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A BRILLIANT SCENE r4
 At The President-Elect's
 Reception. THE THEATER cOMIQUE FIRE. Nothing Saved From
 The Ruins. THE TANGLE IN CONGRESS. All At Sea Regarding The
 Recess.
AGAx SCENE AT ALBANY.

Pfesideht.E1ect cleveland Receives
 His Ffi6nds-A Brilliant Array Of
 issahtf Ana iFSsiii6a.
 ALBANY, Dec. 23.-The reception rendered by President-elect Cleveland to the friends who had extended him social courtesies was held at the executive mansion this evening
 The floral decorations throughout the man sion were saest handsomely arranged and the main entrance was closed in order to permit of increased facilities for the display The guests entered from the north porch and exchanged greetings with the President-elect, who in eombany with his sisters, Miss Cleveland and Mrs Hoyt, occupied positions in ths. west parl6f The 6oftipahy assembled at g o'clock and an hour later repaifed. to the daneing hall. The dancing was continued until a late hour. During the evening refreshments were served in the dining rooms.
 The following guests were present: Gen eral and Mrs. Farnsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Corning, Mayor and Mrs. Banks, Bishop McNeirney, Bishop Doane, Colonel and Mrs. Bowditch, Edgar K. Apgar, Mir. and Mrs. Goodwin Browne, Dr. and Mrs Balehe, Mir. James Fennimore Cooper, the Misses Cooper, Mir. and Mrs. Paul F. Cooper, Comptroller Cha pin, Mir and Mrs. Cragin, Mir. E. T. Cham berlain, the Misses GhaBlberlain, Dr. and Mrs beiayau, Miss Fafnsworth, Judge and Mrs. Learned, the. Misses Learned, Mrs. j. H. Eckles; Dr.. Henry Hunt; Dr. Thomas Hunt, Ar and Mrs L. G. Hunt, MT. and Mrs. Matthew Hale, Judge and Miss Miller, Mir and Mrs. James H. Manning MT. and Mrs. M. T. Hunt, Judge Hand, Miss Hand Colonel and Mrs. D. S. Lamont, MI. and Mrs. Peyton F. Mil Ter, General and Mrs. Marvin, Dean and Mrs. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Perry; j: T. Perry, Judge Amasa J. Parker, Colonel A. J. Parker; ir:, Mf: and Mrs. J. D. w. Peetz, Mr. Henry R: Piers6n; Mi. and Mrs. E. D. Palmer and Miss Palmer, Mi: w, Palt1er, Judge and Mrs. R. w. Peckham, General and Mrs Oliver, Atty GeneralO Brien, Mr. Dudley O1cott, MT. Robert Olcott, Mrs. Grace Olcott, MT. and Mrs. James H. Pratt, MT. J. V. Page, MT. Leonard Paine, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Manning, MT. and Mrs. William B. Ruggles, Colonel William G. Rice, MT. and Mrs. Orange Lord, Mrs. Sanders, MT. and Mrs. Bleecker Sanders, Captain and Mrs. Sweeny, Miss Ray, MT. James F. Tracy, Gen eral and Mrs. Charles, Tracy, General Frederick Townsend, Senator and Mrs Thacher, Mir. H. J. Ten Misses Ten Evoke, Mir. and Mrs. William NJ. Whitney, W. NJ. Whitney, jr., MT. and Mrs. George F. Weaver, Miss Weaver, Mrs. Clapp. Mr. and Mrs Philip Ten Evoke. Mir. and Mrs. John McElroy, Miss McElroy, Professor and Mrs O. w. Cole, MT. John Pompel- ly, Mrs, James Kidd, Miss Loder, Mi and Mrs: Rathbone, General and Mrs.: Taleott, the Misses Taleott, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Marsh, Mir. and Mrs. Larabee, MT and Mrs. George B. Steele, Miss Steele, Colonel c. W. Mcclure, Miss Wells, MT. and Mrs. c. B. Andrews, Mir. Norton Chase, Rev. Dr. w. w. Battershall, Judge and Mrs. Clin- ton, Dr. and Mrs. James w. Cox, Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Davies, MT. snd Mrs. John A. Delehanty, Judge and Mrs Earle, Rev and Mrs. James McC. Holmes, State Treasurer and Mrs. Max well, State Superintendent of Insurance John A. Mccall, .jr.; Mrs. Mccall, ex-Senator and Mrs. MeMakin, Df; and Mrs: David Murray, c. J. Peabody, MT. and Mrs. s. w. Rosen- dale, Mir. and Mrs. Joel R. Reed, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Rogers, Rev. J. Livingston Reese, Mir. and Mrs. Deane Sage, Rev. Father Terry, Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Towner, MT. and Mrs. William B. Van Rensselaer,, Miss Van Benthuysen, Rev. and son, MT. H. J. HayneswUrth, all of Albany; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Goodyear, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Sicard, Mrs. Walter Gary, Colonel and Mrs Utley, Mir. and Mrs Edwin F. Evans, Mir and Mrs. Henry HaInlin, Mir. and Mrs. Ainsley Wilcox, Mir. and Mrs. L. Rumsey, MT. and Mrs. D. N. Lockwood, Senator R. c. Titus, Mir and Mrs John M. Horton, MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Williams, Mr and Mrs. George E. Leverick, MT. H. A. Richmond, General Winfield s. Robbins, of Buffalo; Mir. and Mrs. Charles E. Patterson, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Gale, Judge and Mrs. Furs1nan, and Hon. Edward Murphy and wife, of Troy.