Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-03-12
Words from Washington.

| oociai oNehlS uuflDg the past Weei
have been largely ef a farewell char
acter, and conspicuous among the en-
tertainments was the superb dinne
party given by Justice and Mrs. Fielt
to the President and Mrs. McElroy
Twenty-Five persons We're present. thu
Cabinet being represented by Attorne,
General and Mrs. Brewster; the Su
preme Court by Justice and Mrs. Mil
Ter, Justice and Mrs. Blatchford, Justice
Gray and his sister, Miss Gray; the
Senate by Senator and Mrs. Miller o.
California, Senator Jones of Nevada
and Senator and Mrs. Hale; and the
Diplomatic Corps by Mr.. de Strive the
Russian Minister and Madame deStruve
The table was very handsomely dec
Grated with flowers.
The houses OF the four Cabinet of.
ficers whose families received were
crowded with friends who called to take
leave of them. Mrs. Lincoln, on ac-
count of her deep mourning, has had nc
formal receptions during the season,
and made 70 exception on this occa-
sion. Mrs. Secretary Chambers illness
lcompelled her to deny herself to visit
ors, and Mrs. Attorney General Brew
ster, having already sent part of her
furniture to Philadelphia, instead OF
RECEIVING guests. went out to pay visits
herself.
The reception at Secretary Freling-
huysen's was even more numerously at
tended than usual, many of the porma-
nent residents of the city being present
in addition to the representatives of
political and diplomatic circles. Severe
indisposition prevented Mrs. Freling-
hugsen's appearance in her drawing
rooms, but her three daughters, Mrs.
John Davis, Miss Tillie and Miss Lucy
Frelinghuysen welcomed the guests,
and the Secretary was also present for
time.
Mrs. Secretary Teller also held a
thronged reception, assisted by group
of ladies, including her daughter, Miss
Beales, Miss Lewis, Mrs. Major Powell
and Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Teller will
retain her residence here, her husband
having been elected Senator.
Mrs. Postmaster General Hatton, one
of the most charming and popular ladies
in society, expects to 60 west with her
husband as soon as he can make prepa-
rations to leave the city. She was as
sisted at her reception yesterday by
Mrs. William B. Thompson and Mrs.
Odeveal of Oregon. and her house, as
usual, was thronged with guests.
Mrs. Secretary McCulloch's enter
tainments during the winter have been
among the most attractive of the sea-
son, and there was no break in the
steady stream of callers from three
until six o'clock. She was assisted by
her daughter and her niece.
Mrs. McElroy's final reception on
Saturday last may be fifty termed a
''crush." 1t is estimated that ten thou
sand persons were present, many, of
course, strangers who had come to the
city for the Inauguration. Not a few,
at sight of the vast crowd, gave up their
intention of calling and retired.
President Arthur, it is said, will not
leave Washington directly after the in
auguration, but remain here two or
three weeks as the guest of Mr.. Freling-
huysen. In the early summer it is his
intention to 60 on a fishing excursion
to the Restigouche Fishing club near
St. Johns, but he has made no decided
business plans for the future.
Deep anxiety concerning General
Grants health has been aroused by the
recent news from Now York, and much
Indignation is expressed by his friends
at the delay in placing him on the re-
tired list. Few even of his political foes
are ungenerous enough to feel no SYM
pathy for suffering SO bravely and un-
complainingly endured, and the final
passage of the bill was hailed with
pleasure by men of both parties.
The U. S. Supreme Court has re.
assembled after the February recess,
Chief Justice Waite, whose health has
been restored by his Florida trip, pre-
siding. A large number of decisions
were rendered, but very few are of in,
terest to the general public. In the
case of a suit to recover certain internal
revenue taxes illegally collected from
citizens of Tennessee, the court holds
that it is not within the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury, or any court
to determine whether the several sums
specified in the act of Congress pro-
viding for the refunding of these taxes
were or were not the exact sums as
sessed and collected.
News of the death OF Rear Admira
George III. Preble has just been re-
ceived. He was native of Portland,
Maine, was appointed midshipman in
1885, and rendered most gallant service
in the Mexican and civil wars.
| Amusement loving people greatly re
greet the burning for the fourth time
of the National Theatre, which by an
odd coincidence again occurred abou
the time of an Inauguration, the date!
being as follows: 1915, 1857. 1878, anC
1885, and the presidents: Polk, Buchan
an, Grant, and Cleveland. Fortunatel,
the fire occurred some time after the
audience had left the building, so bu
one life was imperilled- Waterman S
The actors, members of a compan,
/ from Wallack's, who were presenting
the recent success at that theatre, '.Vic
tor Durand," lost their wardrobes, val
ued at from 81 600 to $4,000, and wer,
compelled to appear in street dress a
the performances given in Willard
Hall to complete their engagement.
!, Members of the Democratic party
who are advancing the opinion tina
"civil service reform requires a tota
i change in the clerical force of the DE
partments in Washington, NAV finf