Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1875, Page 1

_VOLUME 2. e iivheee v P SILKS. CLOAKS, FURS, &e. Siecial Beroains! 0 FORI Sout CARISTMAS PRESENTS BROCHE SHAWLS At §8, §10, §15. 500 POS LYONS BLACK SILKS, $1.60, $1.75, and $2 per yard, good valuo at §2, §2.25, §2.50. BEAUTIFUL CLOAKS 4 From §5.00 to §25.00. % ALL-SILK LYONS CLOAKING ! VELVET, $7.50, $9.00, and $10.00, GENUINE SEAL SACQUES En the most desirable styles, $00 up. FINE MINK SETS (MUEF & BOA), 810, $12, $15, £30, §00 SETS MISSES' AND CHILD- REN’S FANCY FURS, $1,00 up. A FEW IFIPORTED SILK COSTUMES At half their original cost, 300 STUFF SUITS Of our own manufacturo at 33 per cont loss than cost. 1,000 DOZEN INITIAL HAND- KERCHIEFS At 40 ots oach, worth 60 ots. OUR “JOSEPH” KID GLOVES Q5c o pair ; * evory pair warranted.” INSPECTION SOLIOITED. MANDEL BROTHERS, 121 & 123 State-st, Michigan-av. and Twenty-second: GROCERIES, WINES, &o. IF WOU WANT Grood "Things FOR THE HOLIDAYS, GO T0 TATUM'S. e offern, banide the most complote stock of FAN = 1LY GROCEIR1ES, the only genuine FLOR« IDA OBXANGES and LEYIONS in this market, cliolcs MALAGA and LISBON PURPLE GRAPES, CATAWERA GRAPEY, from llsmmondsport, N, Y.; WINTEIS NELLIS PEARY, from California: sod CHIRASTe MAS o LADY APPLES, PARISIAN NOVELTIES of his own imporlation, ERUITS GLACIES, CHOCULA'LE CRO- QUETTEY, CHHOCOLATE CREAMS, and CROCOLATE MIGNONETTES, in beauti- fully ornamented boxes; ROUEN CANDY, and real NOUGA'T CANDY, made in Paris; COM= POKE DE FRUITS, FILIULTS in BRRAN« BY ad NOYEAU, PATES, POTTED MEATS, FIS d GAME, CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S CIIRISTMAS PLUM 2,3, 8ud 4-1b tins, Itenl Yare Mild Cured, and Pickled also, Golored Uandles. a BLEME FIGS DEHEBA RAISINS NUTNELLE, FRENOH PRUNES, OIIAMPAGNE, CORDIALS, WINES, LIQUGRS, SEGARS, 146 EAST MADISON-ST. CHINA, GLASSWARE, &o. LSS THAN COST. DECORATED DINNER SETS, DECORATED CHAMBER SETS, AT A GHEAT SACRIFICE, AND DALANCE OF OUR RETAIL 8TOOK AT FROM 1090 25 PER CENT LESS THAN COST As wo are dotermined to closo it out entirely by Jan.1. Partieaselecting CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Will bo oanmmng' thelr own interests by oxamin| our stock before purobasing. claoweere. Wo save you from I3 1.3 1o 80 P“ cs. on anything in our line. Call early, whilo stock is complete. will continue our Wholosale buainess as usual, KENT & KEITH, 202 AND 804 WABASIH.AV. WINTER RESORTS: FLORIDA. ST. JAMES HOTEL, Jacksonville, Florida. Tha largest and most comforiabls Holal in Florida, Yinscommodations (e Me Femis | Jabey i o oveun! [aY, e ”?. m"imunzu. M onvill e ol SWRSCHVIN S0 8T. AUGUSTINE HOTEL, 8t. Augustine, Florida, Thix flotel, baving been doublad in size, and entire- Iy refurnished, is now the largest hotel in ¥lorids, A ml:lna-mm seating 300, has beon sdded : G, Elocs un;h th ‘Telsgraph Ofuce. &¢. Scauacluior, Byh Boosst, Tiawmun once. & IWILSON BRU'S | Umbrellag; 8ilk, Cotton, and HOLIDAY GOODS. Holiday Goods! Have unusually attractive goods this season. Hdkf, Glove, Collar, and Cuff Boxes, and Sleeve Buttons of Japanese make, of designs never before shown. Fancy and White Hemstitch - Linen and Silk Hdkfs.; Silkk Scarfs, Ties, and Mufflers; Silk Suspenders; Silk Merino Fancy Hosiery; Gloves, Mittens, &c., &c. A glance at this stock will satisfy you that so large and elegant a display of Furnish-~ ing was never before made. At Popular Prices. 67 and 69 Washington-st. Holiday Gifts! WEST SIDE LIBRARY. Beforo you buy, examino our fine stock of Books, Gold Pons, Pockot Books, &a. 239 West Madison -st. EMERSON & KENNEDY. Meersthanm Goods FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Largeet aasortment and LOWEST PRICES in the city, E., HOFFMAN, 171 Madison-st. FURS, Furs! Furs! CHRISTMAS GIFTLTS! ELEGANT SEAL SACQUES, ELEGANT MINK SACQUES, ELEGANT SEAL MUFFS & BOAS, BLEGANT MINK MUFFS & BOAS. The BEST GOODS in markot at tho LOWEST PRICES. SWEET DEMPSTER & €0, 220 & 222 Madison-st. £ Will remove st January to 218 and 218 Monroe-st, oo OCEAN NAVIGATION, __ __ GUION LINE. FIRST-OLASS TRON STEAMSHIPS, Botween NEW YORK and LIVERFOOL, calling st Quoenstown, Carrying the United States Mail, BAFETY AND COMFORT. £2" Pamengers booksd Lo aud from the principal Ea- T b and Listions of Grodit Laed on lasding Banks and Dakers thronghout Kurops. HENRY GREENEBAUM & CO., FIFTE-AV. UNITED STATES & URAZIL MAIL STEAMBIIPS, Salling regularly every monta from Walson's Whasf, Trookiyn, N. ¥, ¥or Yara, Pernimbuco, Dahis, and Rio Janerto, calling at Bt. Jobus, Porto Rico, NELLIE MA] 3,000 tons, Jan, 23, st 1p, m. JOHN_BRA 3,600 tons, ¥eb, 23, 4t 1 p, m, 3. B, WALKEI 3.%00'tons, M . 5 Wheh the 234 of the mobth falls on Sunday, slesm- ora il the day provious, Thess slesmers sre perfoct- Iy new, with allthe lalest improvements, having st Clase passenger accomm ¥or trelght and paa lone, t rediiced rat CEER & CO, Flmoutt, U. Y. L route fof the Con splendid vessels o ula fof the Coati a, th o eut (blng mote southerly than auy Lot No, 50, orth Miver, a4 fullows: PsREIRK, Dau; FRANGL, Trudell PRIOK OF PASS N Of lacluding wine)y Fiut eabla, 8110 end 8130, sacordlog b sccowmodation #osond cablo, 873 third, #00, Jeturn tickats at reduon. rales. Hisarige §34, with superior mocommonatians, lne eludlog all neceusaiies without extea chiares. Slesiners Taarked thus S donoh Shrrzsia LOU1S DrUkuTAN, & National NEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. to s . Return "‘ly;m:hlfl curisacy. Appiy 1o B LARSON, sod A e Great Western Steamship Line. From New York to Bristol (Eogland) dirsct. Sofillm“‘l‘ Western. OREAT WKSTHRN, Cabla Passsge. Rscunion u o e EDUCATIONAL, . Peunsylvanis Military Acilomy, Chester, Pa. Jan, 5. Tborough {natruction n Civil and Miplug Engineering, e Classica sud English ) ¥or circulare apply Lo T, A, CUSGUOVE, Eaq., No. 46 Clark-at., Chicsgé, ug 0 Col, TILEO, HYATT, Freal- dent , 0L A CIHIC 0, WEDN ESDAY DI SCCEMBER 22, 1875. _ JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, to. PRESENTS ! Comprizing noveltins in Gilvar, such as Fruit Knives, Napkin Rings for $1 upward, sub- stantial pioces of Table Silver,/C. D. PEACOCK’S, Buch ns Ladles, Spoons, Forks, Eporgnes, "Turaens, Castors, Cake,’ ¥ruit, Picklo, an Celery Dishes, Tea and Ooffon’Scts, Butter Knitves, Sugnr, Cream, and Jelly S8poons, at from $2.50 upward. Beautiful Articles in TJEWEILRTY, For childron and adults. Fins Watchos of both Home and Foroign maoufacturs at about one-haif of former prices. Dadica’ Watchenat from $206 upward ; Eigin 8iiver ‘Watches, for boys, $12.60 and upward. FRENCH CLOCKS AND BRONZE ORNAMENTS, Huch ns Btatues, Classical Figures and Busts, Tables, Jowol Cosketa, Handkerchiof and Glove Boxes. SPECIAL BARGAINS. DIAMONDS! Bot {n Finger Rings, Studs, Eor-rings, Crosa- o8, Lockets, &c., $26 and upward. Our light expensos and greatly Incraasod trado, m:rdod to our importing and manufac. turing facilitios, enoble us to ropay our numerous friends and patrons for going u Little out of tho way to visit us. o froudle to show our beantifal stock, GILES, BRO. & CO., 266 and 268 Wabash-a, Chicago. $7- Fino Goods sont to any part of tho Northwoat for solection. DIAMONDS! ‘We will open this morning & very large stock of magnificent Diamonds, in elegant new settings, consisting of Ear Rings, Crosses, Solitaire and COluster Rings, and Studs, We have several pairs of GEM STONES, which cannot be dupli- cated. All intending to purchase Stones should examine our stock, as it is by far the largest line of Fine Diamonds we have shown, and we shall make BARGAIN PRICES. N. MATSN & Co,, State and Monroe-sts, $100,000 WORTEL Watches and Jewelry AT COsST, FOR 10 DAYS. JUHN 6. ASHLEHAN, 138 STATE-ST. FINE JEWELRY FOR TEEB HOLIDAYS! The Most Elegant Solootion to be found in tho city, at Low Pricos. A, H MILLER, Jeweler, 61 Washington-st., near State. ESTABLISHED 1856, WE ARB RETAILING AT COST, For the Next Ten Days, $25,000 Worth of DIAMOND 55 STATE-ST. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, $5.00 Packages FRAGTIONAL GURRENCY IN EXOHANGE FOR Bills of National Corency, AT TRIBUNE OFFICE (HRISTHMAS |Elegant J JEWELRY. ewelry! NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DERIGNS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOILIDA TSI D8 STA TTEI~ET., OPPOSITE FIELD, LEITER & CO. Cpen Elvery IDvening Tihvis WWozli.| DIAMONDS, JEWELFY, ETC. IPHAN'S TONEY LOAN OFFICE, N. W. cor. Monroe and Clark-sts. The Place to Save Your Money! Immense stock of Diamonds, Watches, Chains, Bracelets, Jewelry, &c, &, for sale at half the price regular Jewelers charge, Call, See, Examine, and save your money. All Goods Warranted, LIPMAN, N. Wi._”cpr. Cl»ark and Monroe-sts. . L BUORS. S EPOSIT VATULTS. .CHOICE EDITION = SAFETY! STANDARD DOOKS! b [ e DIAMONDS, DEEDS, CHAPMAN® HOMER—S volr, Treo ealf. BULLION, WILLS, T e i e 9 a1y, BONDS, %% | SITLVERWARE, Mortgages, 0w | JEWELRY,or other Valuables, Tlld by Tadies, Hominees Mon, Professional Men, Mechanies, Toachers, or Laborers, aro secured against Yirn and Burglars by depoeiting them in the SATETY - DEPOSIT VADLTS OF THE STATE SAVINGS LOUDON’S ARBURETUM ET FRUILECETU 8 vols. Half Morocco, Scarcs, Col 80.00 32,50 25.00 5,00 BYLVA—G vo! PICTURESQUE Tocco o 15.00 38.00 N AN ORNITHOLOGY—3 vols, platea~3 vols, Ialf Alotoce: TIHE PORTFOLIO! An sriintic periodizal ehited by Vs G. HAMERTON, Subscription prico, $12 per yesr, Bubseription for 1310 received by W, T, T, Dound yolumea from (ko beginning 1570 : Cloth, $147,half Moroceo, $10 per vol. \BIRDS OFEN EvININGS. W. 1. KEENER, 3 Dearborn-st. Musical @ifts for Christmas! Musical Gifts for Now-Years! (iems of Englist Song | Gems of hnglis Song ! Egfi 3{' Ehflfl%lllé'fi %HE; Wilh legant it binge (s of Engl g s B ™ Tniform in style, price, and_binding with the above eplendid book, we kavo oihor bouks of * Getun,” Ger- map, Beotlial, sad Sacred ; abioof the best Irish elodios, and tho choiceat Operatic Songs. CTIRIATMAS CAROLY, Dy Howard, 33 conts, ANTIEM, Thetowero Shopherde, Millurd, 76 cents, MERRY CHIRISTMAS. Piano plece, Witson, 60 ceats. INSTITUTION, 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST., Which biave Leen bullt to accommodale Chicago snd THE NORTHWEST. Safos for Rent for 5 por Annum Tpward, GEO. C. COOK, Manager, §7~ The FTATE BAVINGS INSTITUTION is tho Oldest and Largest SaTings Bank fu the Wost. © Per Cent Interost on Deposits. oventy-fira of the bert sonps extant, col- lectod §u s handeome volume (of 212 (music £17¢) pages. Ttojolco tho l.\ur:;f-m Old Folks with Centennial Collection for 0ld Folks' Concerts, 40cts, By E. Tourjee, Gladden your Sabbath-School by {ntroducing SHINING RIVER. One of thie swestest of #ong-books. Onder (o above books of auy uf the principal music- dealery, or by mail (inclosing retall jrice) of LYON & HEALY, Chicago. LAST AN THE BEST NTINGS OF THE OLIVER DITS0N &C0, CHAS, I DITSON & CO. Hoaton, 711 Brosdway, Now York A 8! l WILL DF. CIOSED OUT, Positively Without Reserve, BRANDS NEW GALLERY 212 Wabash-av. LEONARD will conduct the aale, Steinway Upright Pianos. Mr., ¥, Thebesr Parlor Planos in the World. BOOKS, Tiie mont durablo o 1) Vinnos. s e Stand | any others. The uufnctured, ewooil, W nflml;llll‘lernul.&'u l - m A | | %’:’:‘nlu ihe nu‘{-n "nlnklnl"uun& ty of tane. ore powpriul than nuy Nounre Llanos, l'lr"-nuly vrights thut havestood the teat of ! ne. 3 v inghlinesayriit) General A[rn“u far tho Nortl Nin omLERY. O iings until Spencer | s B e it - Cutlery. [wum-y S idays. Warranted_very best quality. Prices moderats. AT . Pocket and Pen Kuives, Razors, Bclssors, Ivory and learl-landled Table Knivea, Carvers, Skates, ko 54 Rtate-st., near Randolph, TOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, _ ez ! Tog Werebabls'Savings, Laed and Trust Company, comer of Kadison and Darbora-sts, The sunual meetiug of the stockholders of the Mer. ehanta* Savings, Lan and Trust Company for tha elec- ton of eleven (11 Trustees to wervo during the enau- 1ug year and the transaction of such uther businoss as may comme up before the meeting will be held at the office of the Compsny on Tussday, Jaw. 4, 1876, ho- Awoen tho hours of 108, m. aud 12 ul, ABLES HENROTIN, Coal iopen even- S. H. HARRIS, MANF, OF IMPROVED FIRE and BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES, VAULT DOORS AND BANK WORK, 200 new and necond-hand Bsfea for sala chcap, Bafes Moved, Repaired, and Exchanged. FACTORY AND BALESROOM, 23 & 265 Fast Randolyh-st. FINANCIA! baud, MEAD & COB, 155 Latialle- " GOLLECTION AGENCY WV AEL Clairas of any date or m-p‘uflus\o we are now prejared 10 vush i cunaection with our wmetcantils and nariue collections. ' Our Years of experieuce, eystoins and fa cilitios, have placed us st the bead, oud carry welght i the pushing or prosecuting of deliuyueuts,” No col- loctions uo charges. Beud for clrcular, __WANTED, REAT, ESTATE WANTED, Wanted 1o buy for tuvestment s choice plece of vacan or fmproved reaidence property ; must bo & 3 [ FRASIE'S COLLECTION AGENCY, h‘:r_fil'l)};“mlfllgl ‘-h sud cloar property, Address I O iuromsins Chicans; DIRDS. SINGING BIRDS, TALKING PARKOTS, sod other Fancy _ll_nnu, ?lakl.hfi u{m\ Aquaria ‘anks—all switable for present st FRED KAEUI'!I?B‘H. th e 127 Bouth Clark-sty * wita ARNAUD, of New York, wishea {0 fo- fO e etoimers ani Lo pUblio (at e hae oa patd tho largest assortmout of French Candies in thoclty, No. 373 outh Biate4b Ereeh candics avesy day, & - O STON. > WASH’ Growls Lonr,_gad Deep Over Kerr's ‘Sgimitteo Se- 3.ions, A2 A~ Pennsylvania Democrats Mourn, and Wili Not Be Comforted, Weod Will Be the Modthpiece of the Ways and Means Cor- mittes, Corrent. Talk Concerning Refrenehment amd Early Adjonrnment, The Confederate Raid on the House Offices Temperarily Checkad. Washington Society AMairgs-. Some Questions of istis quette, THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT, MU, KLOW'E COMMITTEY AELECTIONA, Nyecvtl Drateh to 7'he Chicarn Tovmne, WasniNG 1oy, D, (. Dee, 91— The appoiranes of tho Liat of Committecs in print has snabled Democrats to take iu the eituation more elenrly than was poesible in the reading from tha desti. This deliberato coneideration Lira only served to intenify the genoral diszatiafartion which ez- 1ated last night. Eastorn Democrats ara uncone #olablo ox the one haud, whila the Pacifi Nope patriots dnaclare thnt they havo bocn ignored. T'enoeylvsnians ate, perhaps, tne loudent of ol iu fault-findivg. They sre pre- paring a et of thoss who voted for Liandall for tho purposo of ehowing that ail who did oot snpport XKerr have heen put down by him. Mr. Coxis tnore bitter than over, and ospecially sinco he has discovered Lhat, whila Fornuudo Wood i nominsliy kecond cu the Ways and Meaus Coemittee, ho will VIRTUALLY UE LEALER OF TUE Lot for the resnon that Mortison, the Chairman, not being ready in debato or skilled as manager of & measurc on the floor, will not often attempt 10 represent Liy Committec outside of its room. All the leading wmoasutes that his Commutes may briog forward will cousequently be, aan genoral thing. in_chargo of Mr. Wood, who will thus practicslly be leadsr of tho House. Thiw dircovery is paiticularly unpleagant to Mr, Cox, who. although o bag the Charrmansbip of an important Committeo. vet, s it duea not have, likn tho.Ways aud Jeans, thu rght to the floor at any {une. kis chances of sppeariug yrominent on the fAuor un Chairman ars very small, ay his Committes will not be called mory than twice during tho sossion, As tbe contest between Cos and Wool for the Waya aud Meany decided the Speatier to give 1t to netther, Cox's fitenda deciars that virtually tho piace bona been given to Mr. Wood. Raudall by alroudy ealled his Committen nnd begun work. Threc bills wers assigned to-day, uatuely, the Mlinry Acadomy, Peusions, anl Inplomatic, aud it 1 the intention to havo these ready to report carly in January TALK OF EARLY ADJOUENMEXT. Theie i great anxicty among the Demosrats to got awny as soon possitlo, and thers i mach talk of tryiog to adjourn by tbe Iut of M I'ho general diseatisfaction over the armgnme of the Com:mittees has introduced vo many ad. tionnl clomicuts of diecurd a8 to mako tho lea ars of the yarty more anxious for the future thau evor. laudall insists that & ket of anpropri- at1ou Lills cau Lo f1.mwd which, without erippling woy important branch of tho rervice, will seduco the uunual oxpenditures §40. 00, Mo iy 1ooking ta o largo &aving i army aud navy ex- voutes, and he as a bill reduciug thoe zimy to 15,000 mon, aud effecting a saving of 10,011,000 in tho military cstablishment alone. I the House pasees this bill, aid the Henato rejectn it, tho policy ot tho Democraty will Lo to wiko ap- propristions for the army in secordauco with s proposed reduction. ‘Thero ara » uumber of Demociats, however, who do uot regard it a good policy to foreu & reduction ot the uriay. NOTES AND NEWS» COMING TO THEID KENGES, Special Dispateh to The Chteago tribune, Wasminaroy, It C., Dec. 21,—Tho removal of Tnion soldiers to make placo for Confederates bas been chockod, temporanly at least, about ths Houss, by tho quiet protosts of tho more moderalo Demociaty, who have become con- vinced from oxpressions upun ruch changon throughout the North that it 18 wot vet guite ready to concede Confederato claims, Tho chances now aro that suck removals will be sus- pended for the preseat, e RO WASHINGTON CHAT. ITLK—COAKT FUTSHETS—A CAll- —NAYONIO MAT1EN4~THEATKICALS—THE : AR, Speciat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Waguinatox, Dec. 20, Card the othor Hena- ovs!” exclaimed bintt Bon Wadowhea Lie first cume hero 10 1851, and wak receiviug some inatructions a8 to what hw was expocted to do from his old Obiv friend, Eticha Whittlcaoy, who, aftor a long Congressionnl service, bad driftwl uto # Comp- trollralip, aud wan au fait on all questions of Motropalitan aetiquette. **Cend tho other Sen- stmd! Why, I've carded cattle, snd I'vasecn wy mother card wool; but how can X card tho Henators ' Whittiesoy lsughod, and theu ox- plained (o the new-comer that Lo must send & vieiting-card to the other Senators, to thoJudges of the Bupreme Court, sud to tho Spoaker, but on no accouut to & Cabinot otticor. Yet the Cabinet officers have long maintaiced that Benators should pay them tue first visit, oithor in person or by leaving a card, aud often—when important businoss intcrosts Lave Leun suffer- sug for mant of consideration—houry have been ated Lo discussions of this GUEAT QUEBTION OF ETIQUETTE. That testy and pruguatical statesman, John Quiuoy Adams, {s respoueible for tuls. He had boet virtually edncated in the atmosphere of forelgn Courts, aud, when Lo cume biere as Saoro- tary of Siato, ho undertook to traneplant the rules of ** procedence " estublishod at the Court ot thn Graud Ducby of I'uwpernickel aud other littlo Europonn vns-horss Uoveruments, whore they make wore fuss about such watters thun they do at Psris, or Lowdon, or eveu St. Petori- burg. Adsms wus then n caudidato for tho Presidency, rolyiug upon his auceatry, s capr- bility, sud his houesty, but not ou bis utfubiity, for he possesded none. Crawford und Calligun, ulso momboers of tho Cabinal, und also vandi- dutea for the Presldency, woro nioro genial ; aud Adams found tuat thoy and thelc wives woro calling upon Reprosontstives aud their wiv and thus establishing plessant rolations with the 1fouso, which wes certaln to nowiuate the can- didates for the Presidenoy, nnd porkapa to oloct one of them, &a 1t did. TO CHECKMATE IS COLLEAQUES, Adams actually 60 intrigued as to have come pluints made to tho President by Congressmuon that ho woutd not pay tho rab vielt, ecither in person or by card; snd riually thero was & spe- cial Cabinet-meotiog conveued to discuss thig question of **precedonc 1t met fifty-alx years ago fo-day,—Deo. 20, 1819,~as Adsms records in his disry, ** to consider the lmportant question of otiquette fn nmlmk'; but it is evi. dent that ho could uot carry hle poiut, ss ha icane Lailn Teibune. NUMBER 11 snarls ab Crawford, declaring that [t fa « poliey in ali things to cringo v.z Mombera of (‘whrl." Kresr, becanse he Lias o eteady aya on (ha cw- s, te n long Initor on the mubject to tho Premdent ; and ha folwwve | It iy, on tho 20th, by a second opintla: hut aiion :;lr ":llqumu" betwoen tho Kocreta- < and the on ot it ongressmon Lo never been o Nuw-comin Congrossmon, iowever, son caray to lhm!‘ collenzuns, to the Judges of the i Eiema Court. and to the Speaker.” And thn nives { of the Sccrotaries, tha Fastmaster-Guneral, and tho Attornoy-General, drive about the city, Jrav- Inu their cards and their husbands' cards nt thin teridonee of every Scnator, Itepreecutative, and [ X 1'“'}""’ who hnw s * afixed to his namo in tim Congressional Directory, iudicating tha% i Lo s accompaniod by his wife, or & § to sBhow that. o hny o danghiter with him, or w | deois:- uating Liiat tomo *other lady ™ in » member of o, L am happy to say that, fn tha do not find a singlo fnstance in A | withou! nnd tho nssoi- 1 ato Caunon, of Clul, 14 & polyga- in dieproved by hua oaly haviug ona *, in- 2 uf awholo galaxy of siars as somo mighs ‘ uagine, | THE WASHISOTON OBACLE, . That new-counra may ooy suffer from theit ienoiance of the adicts prerinted by faslion. Mea. Vintor-Daiiaren hey tmtlished o dainty litsly voluwe contaimog tho lawe of etiquetts, w9 whe undetstands them. This lady is a dangh- ter of old Ham Vinton, who represonted au Ohio dinct hiero kom0 two-and-twenty years, and the remmiuder of s davs heve. dand'a nans was Goddard ¢ and, death, khe warried Admital Dabigroc, haw a peveoninl elnita for n national re- ) 10¢ s discoveniea m otdoknco. 1oy sening reseptions are e | talments, at which one anthos, caliste, mubiiatly admita sach o - OF BIATE. tho povitlon of Premir, (v Xponditie of ut § 1 Gow, F i Howd of tha Cabine 1 heast £10,000 arv, Ao s of i urthodox Knickerhoo and the earvizes of hue father, Col. Nicolag Fish, give lum a Loreditary miehit to bolong to the Sevinty of the Cioemnaii, over thn central o stion of which be presides as Captain-General. Un i door ol his cavriage, 00 b wilver, aud on Dy daiuty note-paper, ara hin faunly ceestn,—n dolpkin sud u seasgrifin—with tho motto : Dros Dabit, Mei«a rather large. British-look- ing men, I mutton aide-whisios, & stoat ne 1o pirasant exbression of couns tenance, enpecially when ho iy chuckling over his euccens in huubugzing somo vordnut news gather o diplowtic maore Mre. Fisl i & matzonly-looking pereon, vho wWems her gy Latr o the old-faeluoned way, W wda carla, and performe tha sowinl duties exncted of her wih wowderfnl induetrs, slthuiseh there s oftea & shado of weatinois argund ber hizht esur. Oue af Jier dau tere martied Sud Piorco's -Privi 0°F & Rl - | Pl practiionez or Taw in Now Yorks. Auctive danghter marnied Maj. Bunjamin, of tho army, who'inat year got ancliored for life in the pence = ful and ploasunt dutien of the Adjutunt-Ges. oraln Depmitment, M Edith reoinins, a wylpl-like, haughty, dari-oyed girl, who lould marry & Poer of G Brituin_or a German Prince. snd who would grace any Court. Thera 070 180 Rons,—une of thom, Nicolss Fieh, 18 now United States Secrotary of Legation at Lore Jin: und, when the fatior was Governor of the State of New York, sn artist paiuted them all, then childrey, s faucy groap. Wlien L prcturo was oxhibited, an_covions bus sty art- 1+4 said sareastically : * Olil this in s pictire of aardines,—litile naher preserved i oit . It i tho especiul social duty of Secretary Fieh 0 ENTENTALY THE TORTIGN DIFLONATS hero, 1o settle thorr tittio disputes on qacstion of eiquette, awl to mako them rossonable happy. Thie wock be diwed end wined them ; 1 and. “aithough Lis dining-roum in the Morgan Lonso is of goodly eize, he was forced to malko ¢ threo days’ job of it. Ho, on Monday, he had the Envovs Estraerdius: on Tieesduy, tho Minis ters ltestdent : und, on Wednosday, tho Charges a'Affzires, ha fus potsonrl friends to fill ng the gaps, Now, the Scuato and Hlouse Foreige Comtutttoes must next bo votertained at dinner and then the loading members of efttier Honot wild expect to pul thewr Congressional Jegs undoy i the Fulies' mahogany. Then Mre. and Miss Fiek must ** 1o the grand rounds ” to leave theircards on tho wivea an.d dauzbters of Souatorsand Kepe terentutives, and must bo *'at home " evory Weduesday to toceive visits froin them aud tha rost of **wociely,” in returu. Venly, tho De- partment of State, aithough an honorabla *howish," costs money, bospitality, and bard work., JUVENILE FESTIVITIDS. Wedneaday wus e thind wrthday of Slins Tithel Lobeson, the onlv cbild of that “joil dog, Secretars henon, and bis charniog The guests varied in aze from 2to 7 ; and, with the exception of a shgt unplessantness botweon two demoirellos, catzed by & sitnuitaneous do- sire to fomdle tho same dotl, evervthing pasend off with great decorura. Mis. Admiral Dalilgren (before mantioned ) was tho poot-laureato of the ocension, and produced a pocmn whick was read to the nssowbled lovehness,—not ouo of then having a6 yet boen tanght to decipher chirop- raphy. It way called A Trois Tewnpa ;™ and tho threo verses were respectively dedicated to Mliss Ethel at i yeatu of ago, ot §), and at 14, i % BRUNETTE, This much-diseussod-but-naver-decided ques tion is now being rovived hero,—tho rival ropro- soutatives being wives of two foroign Miulsters now hero, Ihe branetinia Scuora Mantilla ds Los Lios, of Spain, who s & perfect typo of ma- ture Andalusian baauty. Sho wore, at Hecretary Fish'a_dinuer, s whito satin ball-dresy, with sweeping tiain of cnmson velvet, both almost eovered with rich point-lace, whilo hor bl hair was arrange:d with pearls and dismonds, aud onch of ber solitairo ear-rings wos o small fortuue, Flasbing bisck eyen, and mannors of majestic graco, ex.iiml general admiration. AL LA BLONDT ! Austrie has veut us, as the wifo of her diplo~ mntic representativo, Madama la Comptesse da lloyos, nea Camptosse do Herberstoin. 1o in desconded from ouo of tho oldest llungarian Jamliva; and she—n nativo of Upper Austria—in atrue type of Tecutonio beauty. ‘Lall, slender, gruceful, andspirtuslle, aho wore a delicatanhadn of pini vilk, claborately mado, aud trimmed with raro oldpolut-1sce, withspraysof diamonds on her brease sud left shoulder, whila a costly cluater in ner auburn hair flasbed tho prismatio colore, in hnrnouy with the diamonds which camposed fior car-rings, neckluce, and bracolots. Sho bas the raro_gift of touguos,—spesking German, Treneh, Euglish, aud Italian,—uod is & rare sce quigition to oclety here, MLITS OF TONQU?S. Were it not a violation of tho eacrod dutios o hospitality, I_could narrato somo curious exam- ples of tho difliculties foreigners experionce in mastering the Lougliah langusge, and in soquir- ing an f ht into our idiows, Home of our people make equally ridiculous mistakes. The wife of o lesding palitician blandly told a visitor, & fow days since, that she didn't mind haviog room on the fourth story of hor hotel, as sha went up and donn in the ventilator, And when Ga A, of Muine, wud hero during the War, ha raplied to an inquiry, ou hid retury, as to wheth- or ho hwd seen a ceitain fady : *Ob, yeu! sho's all vight ! She's appointed” matfress ‘of ouo of tho bggest hospitals. A JOKE ABOUT 0OY. REYNOLDS. Ttight hore I am rewinded of & story told about Gov. lieyualls, whose journoy from Illinois here 1 ulluded to in u provious lettor. Hoon wfter Lis urrivel here, ho wind to o colleaguo; *Of all the plaves [ over saw, Baltiniore i the atrangest, L wont down tothe wharves several times to sen ths vestole; aud there were cnr(nluliv two fresh- ots that day, bnt nir{ wdrop of rain.” 'Tho Gov- eruor had'to bo made acquainted with the tides on the Atlautio coast, which ebb and ow twico i tacnty-four hourd. TUE IFEASANTS' CARNIVAL, The ladies convected with Epiphany Cburch havo given & two-nights' entertainnient to raiso money for the purchase of an organ: and, by way of novelty, eaols table was attended by la- dien dressod ua peasants of some uation, e wero some of highey degree at the Amernican tablo,—among themn Misa 3Maude Gouverneur, who wore the dress sud jowols 1n which her grandmother, Mra, President Monros, was pro- soutel to the press Josophine; the vivacious lady-correspoudont, o Austine Hoead, w8 tho Geoius of Red-Tape; DMisa Julia Ricoardsgn as Maud Muller; and Miss Yaunio Hunt s llosa Btandish. Mrs. Gen. Tickotts, mith hor usual tlow of spirics, was Quoon of a Gypsy-Camp, where sho snd dome younger Ziugafees told tho fortunes of ail who rossud thoir palms mth scrip. Boma $£2,50C waa realized, which was wore than was expected - theso hurd times. TIE MASONIO OBDEM Hlourished bore wince Lrother Goorge . b, with el n& re, and plum 1aid the voruer-stone of the (apitcl, Scoros sug