Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-22

representative from Maine, as the result OF
newspaper attack upon senator from tue
Pine Tree state by James Watson Webb, OF
the New York Courier and Enquirer.
MIR Jones was connected with another in
cidcnt not so well known. Some
years after the war Joseph Riley,
resident Of Erie county, New York,
and southern sympathMer, overheard
conversation between two gentlemen in New
York in which one told the other that he
possessed the family photograph album OF
JEFF Davis, which he in his capacity as an
officer OF the union army had captured AZ
the residence nj the president of the confed-
eraCy in Mississippi The cXonccr stated
that he then lived in Iowa Riley at once
wrote TO MIR. Davis aud detailed the conver-
saton which he had heard The result was
that correspondence was soon after opened
between Mcssrs. Davis, Riley and ex-senator
Jones, aud through the efforts of the latter
gentleman the album was finally secured and
returned TO its original owner.
MRS. PADDOCK's TEA PARTY,
Mrs, Senator Paddock gave a tea yester.
day afternoon and evening at the Portland
in honor of her daughter, Mrs. o. Janson
Collman, upon which occasion the social
world of Washington was well represented
in all its brahches. The hostess received her
guests in an elegant gown of white satin,
brocadcd in blue aud trimmed with black
iettcd lace. Mrs. Collman wore her we'd
ding gown of white brocade with princesse
tram. A number of ladies assisted in the
reception room, including Mrs. Matthew
son, in black dotted net; Mrs. McAdoo, in a
gown of Persian striped brocade, with
draperies of black lace Mrs. Brown, in Law
ondar crepe; Miss Nordhoff, pink sllk yelled
in white lace, with pink satin ribbon trIm-
mings, and Miss Flint, in white brocade
The large suite of apartments was all thrown
for the accommodation of the throng of
guests. Opening out from the parlor was
the tea room where II long table laden with
delicacies was presided over by Miss
Ethel ingalls, in gown of white
striped tulle, with black velvet bodice with
ribbon band of gold around her throat and
Miss Coppck, in white satin striped tulle.
In one corner a small table was set with
frozen punch, dispensed by Miss Paddock
and Miss Waltham, in pretty tollettes of
white silk and tulle. AT the far end of the
corridor u separate apartment was used as a
punch room, III charge of Miss Tardy, in
garnet velvet and Mrs. Burk, in pink bro
Cade, and Miss French, ip blue point desprit
\ number of other young ladies assisted in
dispensing the hospitalities OF the occasion in
handsome evening tOilettes.
MISCELLANEOUS
Holman has promised not TO antagonlze the
Paddock bill creating two new land offices
in Nebraska, and it is believed that it will be
passed this week. Mr.. Dorsey will ask the
house to consider the bill at the first oppor-
tunity.
Twenty-tirst infantry, has been ordered to
conduct a detachment of recruits from New
York City to the Department of the Platte.
The secretary of the interior to-day modi-
fed the decision of the land commiss toner's
in the case eff Joseph Pickett, to make sec
ond homestead entry in the Valentine dis.
trict. The decision is 50 modified as to per-
of the first entry
PERRY S. HEATH.