Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1876, Page 1

—————LL— LL “THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania , Cormer 11th Street, BY The Evening Star Newspaper Company - S aeaeaaee Wore pometntslor niente NING BTAB ts served by carrters to yous ORNTs FER MONTH. Copies as the Cow wo Ounts nace. By maiipostase Gees a month; 212 MORcAS, $3.00; one year, $6.00 WEEKLY STAR—puditshed om Frisey— a year. postaxe prepaid. BF All subscriptions invariably in advance, and we paper sent lonser than paid for, BF Kates of advertising furnished on application 47— 7,108. iening Star. WA HINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JA NUARY 1, 1876. TWO CENTS SPECIAL NOTICES. “EB STREET BAPTIST OHUBOH —Bev. | — ). FLETCHER, of Michigan, will Scorsese isusm crates | 1776-1876. ae UN FJ Churen services, Rev H. A. No'clcek, theme, * ik, theme, EVENING STAR CENTENNIAL NEW YEAR. RECEPTIONS BY THE PRESIDENT. AND MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. Elsewhere will be found an account of how the Centennial New Year was ushered in last night, and we now proceed to give our usual description on New Yearday of the N 0 T 10 £ . ~~ _ receptions at the White Honse, and by mem- ne bers of the Cabinet. The clouds which over- Wares Recsvean’s jhe shadowed the city for a week past haying . December 31,1875. | disappeared, the afternoon was delightfal: rOoTOM2O0 WATER a YOR THE VAR | the air being pure and balmy. fp thin cileas The President’s Reception. SITY Day ee The foul weather that threatened to over- ‘charge of twe acllere’n Me shadow the 100th anniversary of the adoption TI rs made before the me isftarned on. THY LUBRY, of our Star Spangled Banner as the national seal it _Water Registrar. | ensign. produced no visible effect on the bril- HAMILTON BUILDING ASSOUIATION. | jiant assemblage at the White House. Tie Feguiar monthly meeting of the | cheerfuinersof the surroundings within the w be held st the Board of * oti ata PentetToaat, | Walls of the Executive Manston raise! the Spirits of ail, and pleasant New Year greet- ings, compliments and good-tempered badin- age were interchanged. The arrangement and furniture of the red room alone have been ailterel during the recess. There the good taste of the presi: ing lady has suggested several additions which are very handsome and appropriat Gilt chairs vpboistered In Tarkish, embroi ery, in Japanese and Persian patterns, seattered through this handsome apartmen Bronze satin curtains bordered with mate- lasse damask, edged with maroon velvet, drape the windows. Flowers were placed in NUAL MEST OF & | the different rooms, perfuming the air with TAL SOOLETY, D.C, will be held | thelr seductive fragrance. The presenta- Gonesga hall, on MONDAY, | tions, as usual, took place in the blue room. 6, at Sym. bo Cabinet oe entered first, and, A Ly after exchanging the customary compli: <= SSE ee ments with the President and Mrs. Grant, >" UT PAPER PATTIE took their position in different parts of the DS Frese Lesite's cat Parr EBT S BOOK ANDSTATIONER 7th etreet, above New York avenue. de Id at the l i Mc wey sold at the last meeting a’ : BH. WAR JAMES FRA 350. A. PRES Tréeasnrer 'T. Secretary {Tribune St] 936 * SPRERT NORTHWEST ANT having opened the above + trends and the public genera’ The FINEST OYSTERS ST L WISES. Xc.. constantly on band He | Sania at ja room. The diplomatic corps was, as usual, pre- sented to the President by the Secretary of Ss HLN N BUSINESS OOLL State. There were but very few of the diplo- corver 7th L <treets, northwest — New Of those seen of the ladies ar mtg I noe > beg ; ] gervulemen of the corps may be named: Sir aarter tor business course or special brexekee, °' | Edward and Lady Thornton. Captain and bare BH 4 UBB. President. Mrs. Gore jones, and the secretaries and - — = attaches of the British legation; Mr. and METROPOL'S SAVINGS L&NK—The-} Mme. Mariscal, Mr. de Cuellar’ and Mr. owl be payable on oe ahee Faterest, 20 | Romero, of the Mexican fegation; Baron Von tthe rate of Live per cout per aunue omati | Schlozer, of Germany: Mr-and Mme. Bor: ton deposit one or more calendar months | of Brazil; Mr. ane e. Dardon. of Gnate- the balf year ending January 1, 1876. mala; Mr. Preston, of Hayti; Mr. Deifosse, Interest not Cabied for will bear interest like the | of Belgium; Aristarehi Bey. Batrazzi etten- Frincipsl, from Japnary 1 A @i. and Mme. Baltazzi,of Turkey: the Freach | RUPP Rene MORMERT, Presiden Minister, M. Bartholdi; Mr. Daila Costa, of 3A RUFF, Cashier. SSN | Venezuela; Senor and Senora Mantilla, and | FFICE OF FIREMEN'S -INSUBA Mr. Polo dé Bernabe, of Spain; Baron and COMPANY @F WASHINGTON AND | Baroness Sant Anna, of Portugal; the Ja | GEORGETOWN. hoon “V ‘ | 1, Over Bane co | pan ister # ts wife, : Wastins'oa—The Stockholders ‘of the Firemen's dey ct agains: ceeciees mee Insurance Company will meet at their office on - “la: Re MOSDAY, January 3. 1:76, bet ween the hours of 10 | 2nd Countess Hoyos, of Austria; the Russian &.m aud]. m., forthe purpose of electing thir- | Minister and Madame Chichkine: Baron . ‘usaing year Albert Blane and Count Litta, of Italy; the CW. HOWABD, Sec. the Danish Minister and Mr. A.Grip, Caarge = RUG CHER EE GHGTR ESE 1 eA Beira of Repeaen oul Oreee, ING OF THE STO OLD iS ofthe WASHINGTON AND GEORG ‘To 4 G . Ex ~ — b> erase ga of the re; oe z aD COMPANY. for the election | lies, all the ministers and members of the ot Dee en wtih be eld at the office of the Com- | various legations were in court dress. The pany, corter of Ist street west and Pennsylvania ay. | most magnificent uniforms were worn by on W EDNSSDAY, the 12th day of January, 187 the Russian, the Danish, the Italian, the q lt polls will be opened at 12 m., and closed at Brazilian and Js ec0, Gem ne he c 0% ministers. The Tur! egation wore the we eet Ste te | rod tes on their bende. Haron’ Diane. ee tan H. HUBT, President. | ian minister, appears to have the greatest ©. M. KOONES, Secretary dects td Penge s ay sees. Os this = “; : 7 — | alone of ail the days in the year do the toilets Te ee BRET COMPANY — | of the gentleman surpass those of the ladies the Washington et Company will be held at | Fut the beautiful toilets worn by many of the © yon the market grounds, | the latter must now be noted. 1Wi “at 12 o'clock noom on the y = Hint Fchpar wees te The toiletes, as a whoie, surpassed those of any previous % Caen ee ee eee neon or e.e2 | Mr-. Grant wore a superb black silk cash thepiwer Of thecorporeteny “ther subiect whhin | ere finish, with petticoat and aide piessis Bast D. WHITNEY, Secretary. of gold-colored silk. The high corsage was Wael ington, D. ©, Dec. 20, 1876.“ dec2i-tJani = ae ee bane O ope = ‘ er hair was arran; in puffs; opals an YO iy MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOUIA- | Giamonde were the ornaments. PEADING ROOM, CIRCULATING LI ae Saaebe wen black silk, trimmed with SD_ CONVEBSA’ velvi Booms, EVESING cass ‘six 4 Mrs. Colonel Grant wore a crushed stra FRENCH, GRAMMAR, and aR berry tinted silk. with white lace and sn TEEARY SOCIETY: DAILY boquets of violets, ornaments, «llamo 's. VICES in Lincoln Mall. 3:40 p. m., conducted by bg tle Seiten ee oe the Toung men of the Ameccistion; Music, led by | Of Cech mourning was lightened by a ruche 1 prece: a € . sively met MY ece ncaa Mrs. Fish wore a long train of black velvet Vited. With overdress of magnificent ecru lace. Her = PERSONS DESIRING ZO 1 bair was worn in puffs caught with blue feathers and aignette of gold; ornaments, nese, Germanand French i Bi. jander, | diamonds. aes Seth, ac aves earinee bale eof | | Mrs. Bristow appeared in garnet velvet and = ae | ce Loca, at ror by ; WILL HAVE IT! — The} Mre- ‘on, & black 5 embroide: 2 See eeet ANTENSINE MEDAL.” A Le eg herp ree par colors over a black besutfe! little souvenir illustrating the growth and | velvet trained petticoat. re of a free people in & hupdred years. ‘Mrs. Jewell wore rich black velvet train, ca mpesiaiciip eras | rincrsrn pueete Galette om tela: se. rs. jack velvet, wi! YM. 0. A. Bonding, Conde: Seeks pata” | borcerings of black lace over white satin. Mrs. Chandler, lavender-colored silk, with BOILING HOT OB 1CK-OOLD TBA, overdress and corslet of damask silk ihe same shade; diamonds of rose value. COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE, Mrs. Fish was accompaniel by two of ber Pure and Frasrant, daughters. WITH MILBUEN'S UNRIVALLED SODA, Mrs. Bepjamin over violet-colored silk 1439 PaynsYL Vania AVENUR, wore a gauze overdress the same color, with | _eetso-tr near Willard’s. | white pointe lace trimmings. Miss Fish an exquisite toilette of blve silk, Pig Loo for the getectcn of Morcary oF any | _ Mrs. Belknap appeared tn a clin) «wwe of sgonous substance in them. by rf Worthi's. A sleeveless corsage and overdress "4 oot Liw* of @ sheeny eg My ee Gee OO. nd maize, was contrasted with sleeves 2 Bore pat oasis iden bronze silx. The BANESBES, Corner as 10th Sirect and Penns, wanta Avenues, Mrs. Robeson was accompanied by her Desiers tm Government and District Securities | nieces, the Misses Stout, Miss Lamson and Foreign Kxchange and seplt-ly Mrs. Juhian James, of New York. This latter sey —- Indy wore a striped train of black and white wine inininaesies on 7 sulk, With @ damask silk of white and bi > “asd EETS, for corsage and drapery. Contppectte Heacery Deets Miss Lamson wore an evening toilette of BAK OF DEPOSIT, EXCHANGE, &c. rose-colored silk; Miss Stout over blac’ vel- vet wore & sleeveless jacket and overdress of Dea! tn GOLD, Government and District BONDB, |. ery juipure lace, Miss Minnie Stout wore a Forcign EXCHANGE, dc. combination dress of veri d'eau aad black Collections made on all points. — ms bear thane Commitssion- ¥ Mrs. Sharp was accompani er (augh- _ Senet eetates: art | ser, Mins Bessie, her great niece meats ities B.D. COOKE, Ja. & CO, Reese, and a young friend, Miss Warfield, of BS, Laitimore. These young girls all were aap a chs raingly dressed, and loskel like Tose: —— — buds. Mr. Dent Sharp and other young gen- ) [CS seMovaL—wm. F. HOLTZMAN, azior- pees = | ar ee 15d F st. | Aver leaving the White Howes ua eeneees Borth wee: ouse, adjor Pleased tc oot Nie fren ooh tes tbe residence of Marshal Shar, = pe * | the pand held a Sages. eeat businelo solicted, andmeney tateeted, | brilliant reception of thelr own abd Offices for rent in same . 30th Miss Cadwalader, sister of the Assistant URL poerannrat & of State, wore a handsome mauve ‘@ 5 Onae bescie, “OMe Dent and his wife, of Cali are Mr. Dent at ol Ltd wise Stak BUILMNe. | . isiting the President and Mrs Grant. fais ‘ntleman is the eldest of the Dent family. “The ladies of the diplowatie corps were very richly attired, though many of them wore toilets which were very simple in ap. pearance. | C. ¥. DAVIDSON & Co., Lady Thornton wore navy blue silk, com- = Balt bined with velvet of the same shade ana hat UMORE, MD. tomate. — Madame Mariscal wore an exquisite toilet | GLACES. STATUARY, | Of dark blue silk and velvet; Madame. | BERONZES. = attired with her ° IXTURES jadame and a ; }GA8 Fixtunest hat, 4 5. 'P COMP! im WasgisGTUN Paks OF CHARGE. BRAZILIAN PEBB B SPECTACLES. BMA LE eMPoen, PQ Orticias, Gec$tristy 453 Penns. ave., corner 456 street. ke ne CHOICE WINES. ’ @. @ CORNWELL 4 SONS, FINE GROCERS, 1418 PENNA. AVENUB, _ ocd i Opposite Willard Hotel! | A 7,4 EACRIFICR—One LANDAULBT, } Soups hocea H ChBIAGES sod Bt decir = Ho. 319 3th at., MeDill, Ainsworth, 5 - gress- man Plat‘anioaern = Couere | Telegrams to The Star. e Court of Claims was represen’ the Judges of that eourt. = 4 = dle e Board of Health of the District of Co- lumbia were next ushered in—Drs. Cox, Bliss THE CENTENNIAL NEW YEAR, and Verdi, Prof. Langston and Mr. Marbury. were received. The armyofficert were besied ‘ va: by Adjutant General Townsend and Judge | Celebrations in Several Cities, Advocate General McKee Dunn, followed by coer Sigeaat "VEE Whee Cann ateay , Commissar. Genera) MacFeeley, Surgeon Genersi | SOVERNMENT AND THE RAILROADS. nd Dr’ Woodward, of tee Streeen Ouncrats - i ra office, General Alvord. of the Pay depart- HISKY FRAUD EXPOSURES. ments, General Foster Parke, Colonel Carey, weeny ~ pa Elliott yey lo = oy oe Engineer corps, era a 3 % 5 a = > n ofthe Ordnance department. Generat Msers, | SIOUX ON THE WARPATH. Colonel Mallory and Captain Howgaie, of rPollowing the re tatives of olowing the represen ives of the army *orter, an ear mn ira in ers. In 5 : Py ~ the line were Commanders Wynian Patter, | , CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.—The Centennial cele. son and Alden, Surgeon Genera) Beale, Pay- Taster General "Watmough Naval’ Con- | of it* most sanguine projectors, Aan early structor Hanscom, General Zeilin, Lieuten- | and'ag evening progressed illuminations be. Sat-Colonel MeCauley, Major Slack, and | Same more stunrel set tee cee ee oe ee in the fall uniform of their repective streets thicker. As midnight approached the grades. So At 12:30 the Assistant Secretaries of de- | ¢XCitement became Intensified, and | the partments, ine Assistant Postmasters Geu- | Tainded spectators sore at Tary ate chon eral, the Solicitor General, Assistant Attor- | Tid‘winthe cae nian promptly the proces- Fees ved anaes He neads of bureaus were | Sion moved, cgmpleting its tine of mares at taries Cadwaltader and Cannan ets | 1@m. While the procession was moving at Departinent of Bente, a aiecnmbbell, of the | iaianight the firealarm bella struck ‘the Department of State; Assistant Secretaries | Timbers of the Mowe ‘Year, which was the in paige Treasury; st | signal for a salute of 100 guns from the bills anes or Ge John Jay Koos Con. | surrounding thecity, and a genera! ringiag of roller Of thse Cenc eon Jay Knox, Con- | church belis; steam whistles were blown, acd troller of the Currency; Commissioner Pratt: the city was given over to general jubilee. Jonn Alson, Register of the Treasury; ist | ‘The crowds inthe streets Were terme ci Greve bree Gens do. Fregeh. oth do. Me- | the jitumination was general. “The whole siitation; ‘Assistant Secretary Cowan, of the GuniF Passed of without the slightest acci- nterjor department; Commissioners Bar- i dette, Duell, Baker, and Eaton, of the Inte-| j;9,8f0W Hornelisy rior department; Assistant Postmasters Gen- | teruial wae Gchoed in ben ringing of eral Ty Aes paroer, and, Marshall; eran bells and the whistles of fifty locomotives. ment; Solicitors Chesney eural depart: | Large bonfires blazed, and the whole ire de: Se nes, HORLNOR;: Bak partment, with the torches of both political At 12.45 the associated survivors of the war | Parties side by side, and citizens, were on of 1si2 and the Mexican war were received, | ‘he Streets, and buildings tf'm.nated. and members of the Oldest Inhabitants’ a eerwiie —_ po a. rurek Sobete sociation. @ latter were marshalied bp; = pre » oe piel Jenkins Thomas, in the absence of the presi | tiful iehboe ‘Celeek e me balan cuthic apne Seance en EN | tele thes a cenomaicen ‘of one hundred zroen pre until two o'clock the doors were | &08 Were fired. The city buildings were 1!- opencd & all, and a iarge number of onr cit!- inated,and there was a — zens and visiting strangers took advantage es from the new Courier-Journal off > ofthe opportunity to wait upon the Presi- | 20d the whole town was ablaze with tne dent. Spirit of patriotism. Cabinet Receptio: anys Gt oe ae The Sceretary of State received at his BURG, Ja, oti er handsome residence, 1500 I street, assisted | Outre like that tents here eat eee by Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Benjamin, Miss Euith | all was anxiety: ‘or the fate of the wat Fish. Miss Cadwallader, and Miss Duucan, | hungon the result. To-night all is revol: all of whose toilets were of the mosi eiegant ing. Cannon are fring; bonfires buraing; description. bells ringing, bands playing, locomotives The Secretary of the Treasury received his whistling, every house illuminated, and fclends at 1413 K street, assisted by Mrs. | every man, woman and cbiid were on the Bristow, Miss Bass, Miss Dennison; aad | streets. Misses Beile and Hattie Smith, of Unio. Secretary Belknap’s spacious residence, L¥BANO. 2022 G street, was continually filled with a | pnoting, fring o stream of visitors. Mrs. Belknap was as- | ketry ai i cannon, illumination of dwellings, Sie 3 Misses Edith Cash aa! Campbell, | playing of bands, parade of fire compa'iies Mrs. Colonel Sweitzer, and Mrs. Senator ringing of bells, fireworks, cheering, singing, All son. a ,. | bonfires and the sounding of horns, ushered The Secretary of the Navy received at 1937 | in the Centennial year here. Tae streets K street, assisted by Mrs. Robeson, Miss | were crowded ane the entire town was in a Sfovt, Miss Minnie Stout-Mrs. Minnie Stout, | grand uproar. There was @ fine display of Mss. sen James, and Miss Lamson of | fireworks at the residence of Chief Burress x ‘ork, Roedel. The Postmaster General received his 2 friends at 25 Lafayetse place, and was assist. | creysteyerynd Cemtemmates. | = py ae Jewen Sud her daughter, Miss | was inaugurated in this tity last night i lowell, aun Miss oe foston. 1 Mrs, | S#ilant style. The city hall and pubiic opoeT reer ad eemepont, and Mes. | Gnisdings, as well as many private® rest Ve ee at thelr, residence, 1239) dences and business houses, dere 1 i anon’ Svenae, ie nated, huge boni-res of bacrels of petroleum Hsin of ert ae ea H street, | were Summed in the public squaré, at’ mid- Geandier, Mik, Rice ae antoe? ais; | nlght a salute of one hundred gans’ was ered Carr and Mrs. Col. Freudenburg, ’ ““'“* | and immediately nearly all. the bells tu the eae: city commenced ringing and steam w: SENATOR SPENCER, of javama, pro- | LoWing- Bands ot music and milita: nounces the charges made against him by rade the streets, which in the neigh thbod of the public square were deusely thronged the Investigating committee of the Alabama | With enthusiastic citizens. legislature to be utterly false, and says he can prove that fact to the satisfaction of the k, Jan. United States Senate. ered mee Pod we er, are is nhl : ————— pitious for New & dense fog envelopes PARALYZED. — Assistant Quartermaster | the city and rivers, and the peal of fog belis General Thomas (on the retired list since | and scream of fog whistles of the various 73), while walking yesterday afternoon near | Cr@it is loud ss Saran the Treasury department i ontount aushine. boa trerar dew largaeyl Myths severe New YORK, Jan. 1, noon—Tne weather RO itabes Or on Ee yereat: | bas now entirely cleared up for the first time Scartle ee Wan tots 25: | since last Monday. ‘The sin ablmes_ wasnt gistance, when @ carriage was obtained, and | Sid ihe wing a eatin 7 the Venerable officer removed to his 'r ies dence. - Sarat Patriotism. ——__ SARATOGA, N. an. 1.—Tne advent of THE TREASURY V ACANCIES.—It is under- egos Pion! er pe at midnigbi Stood that Hon. C. C. Carpenter, whose term | 10 the most enthusiastic and patriotic mau- ner. The hour of midnight has just been of office as governor of Iowa expired yeater- | Struck from the pone eae tower, elie day, has been tendered the offiee of Second new year was ushered in by theringing of Controlier of the Treasury, to succeed Dr. all the bells in the town, ein, of cannon, Bredhead. Jesse L. Williams, of Fort Wayne, Pyrotechnic displays, parade of the fire de- acide valironds, is denignated as taccercs | Partiient anda keueral/sceqeof unrest sine a a sor bs, i xd to Mr. Curtis, as Deputy Second ‘Controller, or cae: ne population turned ont almost en , discharge of mus- and Mr. 0. H: Ives, of Nebraska, Third Aust: | Zasse, and the general roar and excitement fy ith continuous cheers tor, to succeed General Rutherford. from the assembled multitudes. Saratoga THE WEATHER IN DECEMBER.—The me- | ®USt#ired well her historical record for pa- teorological summary for December at this With excitement” een Wereeneleig ae station, prepared by Theodore Mosher, jr. New York Noises Last Night. signal service observer, shows:—Highest ba- Nzw York, Jan. 1.—Tre ushering inof the rometer, 30.697 th); lowest barometer, | Centennial New r in this city at mid- 29.429 (7th); monthly range, 1.268 inches; higa- night last night was the most demonstrative est temperature, 71 deg. (23d); lowest temper- | in the matter of explosive noise ever known ature, 12.5 deg. (18th); monthly range, here. The chimes of Trinity and of Grace prevailing direction of wind, northwest; | churches rang their peals with Spyerenitiy greatest velocity of wind, 30 miles per hour, | redoubled vigor. Every steam whistle ii on the 15th instant; total number of miles, | the city attached to factories and places 4950; number of clear days, 4; number of | business requiring steam, aud all the steam- cloudy days, 1; number of days on which | ships, steamboats and tugs, was opened and rain or snow fell, 19; number of fatr days, shrieked a good half hour at thefr utmost. tem: ratures—18s0, 29.8 deg.; | The same was donc in Brooklyn and Jerse; 40. 4, 39.7; 1875, 37.1; | City, while bells from King’s Bridge to the 870, 1.16 inches; | battery were made to clang with a heretofore 2, 2.49; 1873, 1874, 2.59; 1875, | unknown vigor. Guns and crackers were month just closed was tue wet: | fred and the whole city and suburbs resound- ecember in six years. ed with acclamations. ———— eee ——— Card from Donn Piatt. CROOKED WHISKY. ; Gentlenen af the ae In yur eee CER aay hicago E; last week, and again in yours o: esd: " ; e last, seen to-day for the first time, Mr. John | naga GAves sing iad cicceneen neaee T. Ford, in response to certain proper aad | pin, yesterday, and they furnished a great Po eager egos Jorgen sualite or | WaDy important facts, which will be used to rusbes in & 8COl of gross persona! ol ce myselt. There is nothing thee on remeni- are further indictments and convic- rin the strictures upon manager in selzur: ‘Foo! ‘hisk: Brook. the one oe eempapean —_ s Ford ve ied a — 7 . man. And what his or my private charac! y Y¥ L—Rev cl has to do with the subject rather bothers the | selveq forte-ave humirel gallon ot ski eri scan affecting hinvsen oiisee Bane an illicitdistiliery in Brookly, yesterda: “abies 9 now, coming from jaltimore, that he could Mes Saye Wants = Totten ter Mor ak reaent 18 Oy ooking jevance ountke | New York, Jan. 1A special from St. . no sach personal grievance can be | y coha says: Mrs. Joye nb gone to Wash- ble decency aghis wretened werreeeos | ington with Ex-Gov. Fleteser to secars a ey public taste. However, Ida not 3 pardon from the President for her husbaud. pose ing in prin’ scolds, and cn! te 3 .—A. fe he can tid me ate Capel oft Marley Minty mile oR Sai ats ee inci in Burned to the ground, with stock of the x The safe was of body of Mr. Reid was found in to acinder. The coroner’s ‘@ verdict that he was murdered —<———— arson and robbery were com: INDICTED FoR FRAUD.—The grand jury | Mitted. Gov. Chamberlain has of the Kings Coun! EI iy Hh ti 8 é yes By Ly 2 5 gf cn gies : i i § 3 ; i Hf ae Hi i i ee i 2 il i | i ft : E 4 i fy | i cf | | if bration last night surpassed the expectations | WASHINGTON — VIA NEW Tite tress separt i; og iday Tollets—The Autique Ma- e ary Preparing to y —! = alos ary ee pon og tel od — of jeoveltion all the railroad compan! jer to ascer- From Our Own Correspondent. tain whether they are indebted to the gov oe Ing the period embraced between Septeciver | Ail the brightness of winter. to very many Ist, 1863, and December 3ist, 1571, when the | in the large cities, clusters around the holli- internal Fccipe oo a upon earnings @nd | days, crowding them with varied and pleas Where ceils of railroad companies ceased. | ant quties, but leaving the months which Fe AS Ee ee ce aOR ATS elie mines SSMLGK GOMNENEY ota Be ho rather unfortunate for the large class whose | be made for payment, the es re- | ported to be #0 indebted being afforded an bref intervals of enjoyment only come to them by @ species of foreordination, that opportunity to show that are not so in- debited. Shon Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and ew Id the com; reported as Year” areset insuch close proximity, for it NEW YORK FASHIONS. = New Year and Its owing taxes decline to make payment when | demand is made, suit will be instituted by | the United States for the amount returned | by the officer, together with the 50 percent. | makes the time and money necessary to do | penalty and one per cent. interest per month | justice to each of them somewhat difficult of | Frescribed by the tnternal revenue law and | achievement; it fills a few weeks with sweets the several amendments thereto. to satisfy, and makes the long winter, and ecwenccmene’- othe prosaic which follows, \in northera | Sioux om the Warpath. tatitude,) harder by contrast. Few would be NEw York, Jan. 1.-A Sioux dispatcd reports four hundred hostile Sioux are eu- | of the joy which is associated with’ the camped at Old Ponca Ageney, and settlers | hotiday season, the Anticipation. the pre | Are fleeing, expecting the agency to be at- | paration, the “coming home,” the gifts tacked. the brilliantly decorated shops, the Curist mas trees, the wonderful stocicings, the bon- | sane Yom set ‘Sianene ci bons which for ence guildren are allowel Ls onk. — 5 to eat unreproved; and, as a finality, the Takio. from Hong Kong for San Prauciaco, eS Teceptions, not mach, and Gow bas arrived at Yokohama with the loss of | ing less every year with ultra fashioamoies two fans of her screw. but still cherished by “old” families, and by . b busy people who do not make calls or attend ae Ie eae eTSig sou | tcepbonm every dy, aid, ie tn hoist on . as | creasing solitude which attends crowds and badiynurte. “lst on Toureday, aud was | tio'maren of modem civilization, @ aly j ” a ling to the beantifal and ho: e custom which binds them to the pas ghout The Country NEW YEAR DaY . | ns Raton dees Peak a in the most unruly families, ts “Mother's night dispatch {rom Pbiladelpi: y Pray The greatest entbusiam prevails throughoat | Day,” the children monopo 2 eee the city, the vicinity of the State House | Plow tin trumpets atdawa, and make earth especially being the scene of intense e jubilant With noise to thelr ineart’s coate Chestnut street is. thronged. by Bat it son the condition that they will, surging crowd of cheering people. ‘The atc is | “00d” at} w Year, allow the lace < | full of the clanging of bells and the firin tains to hang in symmetrical folds, and no! cannon, and the sky is ever and again lit by | clamor for the “nice things” when visitors fireworks. As the bell noted the hour of 12, | &™& present. . @ flag deBigned after the original pattern was | _New Year day is a great possession to | raised by the mayor amid tremendous a. | Women who exchanged the honors of @ smal! clamation, the firing of @ salute, Ac. Foi- | belle-ship, and the admiration of a circl: lowing the raising of the flag Hon. Benj. H. be ny To nen beediohndy Ba eg eon s reas e ass i . e Brewster made an address to the assembled | Str pUts aside care, the anxiety io make ends ing bells, setting | Meet, calls back brightness to her eyes, puts ng of stearnvoai | & touch of coquetry in her dress, and’ wi and locomotive whistles. There were grevt | “ers as she tries the effect of a ribbo: . “ 1 | Used to be becoming, if she is really grow i] ot Deny is, fackdine ieee ae a ida! | old so fast, and ifthe frieuds wines ah ‘The bells of the fire department sounded hardly sees excepting upon this day, wi bumbers of 17 and Trinity church | @l8eover it. chimes rang out many patriotic are, D THE ORDER OF hs eae patebes from ai! parts of the country nm Among those mere Poreie — re similar scenes of enthusiasm; the Centea serve the custom of Bret of Jaouary ca'is. ' year having bee: . , | 1s Dow usual to specify the hours of receiv of bells, i nistles. firing of saintes, | 128. Formerly “open house” was kept ail tonfires, fireworks, &c., at Boston, Harton, | $87. 8nd It wasmot anusual Ser theSemally to Worcester, Providence, Rutiand, Rochester, | ¥€ Surprised breakfast by the Sy oS giibany, Utica, Syracuse, Chicago, Colnm- | Whe bell, and a card trom an early caller, entices Content oes er Core eileen | De ceeah aud went at ae ae ee meee the footing up of his ledger, taking the figures first that came first, and working b agoens Charged Conspiracy —Mr. A way through the jist. Of late years the hours C. Hessing, of Chicago, late of the opposition | for beginning bave grown later, until now, part wndidate for county treasurer at the | as before remarked, many ladies annouace last ‘lion, and manager of the Saaz: | their New Year receptions as a levee, com. Zeitung, was waited upon last evening by x | mencing at 12 m.,2 or 4p. m.. and ending at Deputy | bited States Marshal with a war- | perhaps 10,11 or 12 pm. Tais gives them and taken before United States | Lime to dress, and attend to some of the in- Commissioner Philip Hayne, on a charge 0° | evitable duties whieh precede the special conspiracy to defraud tbe revenue of the | work of the day, and saves waste of time by Willing, however, to relinquish aay part trails composed of tet (linge. masses or brilliant Sctumn leaves, aflame wi | clusters of mountain ash. are seen at all (a) scarts laid y ri flowers. There is no possibility of evact de scription, for the style varies with toe fancy of the dressmaker. To obtain the desired effect the rove upon a lay fcure, and yanis upon plain tulle or tariatane upon it, draped | Upon it, twined about i, io onter to odtain deas of the different effects which can be Produced. Fashion does not now consist of Closely followed copies, but of surprises. | Women of socicty do noi want a dress made like that of some one else, but different from every one else, and it is in these variacions | that'the genius of the modisic comes in. Materials are more varied and more bean- titul this winter than in many seasons pre ceding, and there is more scope, therefore, | for the exercise of skill and taste; but there tude is granted to . afforded in the accumulated ideas of past generations, the possession of j t is quired, as well @s fancy and imagiuation, to prevent anarchy and confusion. The error of the last few years has consis! in taxing too wide A range, ing over too much territory. gleaning all the centurias at oper. and making a hoteb of them. Steal of being content with one period at @ time, and thus preserving some sort of unity, and congruity of ideas. During the comin, year we shall witness less of this license and ind & more restricted tone. Novelties in design will revive the favorite modes of the past century. Already we have the long. Slender waist, buttoned down the back, in stead of being fastened in front. the restora Lon of the sleeve closed at the wrist; and the | Spring will see the reappearance of “boddice waist” of forty years ago, consi ing of @ plain pointed belt in front, and a bust part laid full upon the plain lining, and connected by @ piping across tne front. One of the prettiest features of the present Modes is the contrast of sleeves with whe dress, or tunic. Close velvet sieeves are e i they are more b coming when they fulied length wi scantily) than when plain. THE ANTIQUE MANIA. Of course, there is @ great tendency to an- liqne costumes. Toe approach tennial is bringing to tignt and cred all that characterized soc mestic life a hundred years ag: dress, yellow with age, [x worn w.th greater pride than the most maguificeut new velvet or satin, for it is @ badge of rank, of nobility, and if it does not prove an ancestry of a hu dred earls, affords presumptive evidence having sprang from a family entitled to co: sideration. Earrings fifty years old, brass candlesticks, old andirons, high ’ stift backed cuairs, spindie legged tavie, carved bureaus with brass handles, aucieat tea caddies, and other things whieh t of families have & sony in second-hand farniture, are 1 Weir weight in gold, and ifthe vd home- | steads scattered throughout the country | could b ransported with the ents to the New York auction rooms they would bring more than brown-<tone hoases and Parisian rosewood &od brovatel. This ten- dency is growing stronger all the time, and will greatly influence the fashions in dress of Is6. Already ladies talk of reviving for bouse wear the dresses of white muslin aud dimity, aud for the street the cloth pelisses which covered them. High combs, orn ments which bave bot seen the light for gen- erations, are disentombed and worn w:tty peculiar pride and satisfaction. Persons who have not relics of this kind Want something to look like them. Hence the revival of curious old forms in dress and furniture, and the fasbionable use to whict the damask silks, the figuced velvets, the matelassee or quilied silks,and other fabrics: United States in connection with the whisky | condensing the calls, which would otherwise ring. The cot sioner fixed his bail at | have been scattered over a longer period. 000, Which he furnished. Ex-Police Su The frequent changes of residences in perintendent Jacob Rean was also arrestei, | cities, and the difficulty of remembering and gave bonds In the same amount. H. | many numbers have also made it incumbent Miller, the retiring county treasurer, and | upon ladies who wish to receive all their acob Minthy, former deputy collector, were | friends to send out cards, not special invita - both likewise arrested. and gave boadsin the | tion cards, bat simple Visiting cards, with sum of $26,000 cack. The general allegation | Dame and address engraved upon them, as is couspiracy to defraud the revenue iaws, | @t once a reminder, and evidence of their in- apd violation of the same, The specificaile: | tention to oserve the customary ccremo- gations have not been made known. nial. A quarterofacentury ago there was ———— a@ superstition in rd to wearing anew THE MOULTON MUTUAL CouNcL 4 | dress upon New Yéar's day; it was supposed extended conference was had yesterday be | indicative of good fortune for the coming tween Mr. Shearman, counsel for Beecher, | year. Bul women are gcow ingso wise now and Hon. Joshua Van_Cott, the i advo- | that they pee there are cate retained by Mre. Moulton, at office | few indeed that would acknowledge that any of the former counsel, Nassau streci, New | fear of conseqnences induced them to obtain York. It issaid that a mutual agreement | a newdress for the occasion, or postpone the | was arrived at upon all preliminaries apper- making of one undil close upon the propi- taining to the opposing counsel, except as tious day. the place of meeting. A draft of the letter | The ouservance of New Year day would missive to be upon was sentto Mr. | undoubtediy stand @ chance of longer con Van Cott, in order that he may be enabled | tinnance if little more motive could be put to suggest alterations that may prove satis- | jn it. Something {vesh mgs eo suggested factory to Mrs. Moulton. He will meet-the | for the New Year greeting. “Happy New Piymouth church committee upon the sub- Year.” or ‘compliments of the season,” and to-day. The name of the ministers and | @ remark about the weal churches to com the council will be | monotonous after ume. agreed upon without further delay. and one racks ones brains for something dit answer to the suit brought by Mr. ferent. But there isno time or ity againt Mr. Beecher for malicious Benson for extended conversation; remarks must be tion will be ready next week.—| - Herald, | general, must be common place, until it is a Sst ull. real relief fop some one to come who says he Seme CURIOUS EXPOSURES have been | }§ tied and hun i made in reference to the connections pe- and who does so all unconscious of the vecy tween Jay Cooke & Co. and Mr. Bowen, the pliment he pays his hostess, and Prorat pf the Independent. One of the | Srthe certainty that he will be remembrred trustees of the estate of Jay Cooke & Co when the crowd are fo! gives an account of the agreement between NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS. ioe igh Contracting parties” whieh would | The most delightful method of receiving is be ineredible 1f Bowen's signature were not | j., groups of Loree or four ladies together, one attached to it. The “editors” of the Inde. | or Spohs Qi least, should be young. un- ds, and to ““dinconpeet themselves, teow | married.” An air of rightness and Gewaty lo all other enterprises.” You give the ex- prong eng in this way, ahds.o clusive interest,” the contract goes on tosay, “and influence of your money columns and ae a rte onl ong ee of the Northern Pacifie road.” In return 1 atmosphere loom, and for this, they were to receive six per cent ‘which resists onder’ = to over- cash and ten per cent. stock commissions on ‘are no laws in regard to dress all sales made by their instrumentality. Mr. | Sn New Year day, but black has become so Bowen fulfilled ll soba the contract with nearly the livery of intelligent, refined continued and persistent energy, and it is to | Women of modersie means within’ tne past be presumed received his commissions with , - ten years, that it preponderates in nearly ali Pan ot social assemblies, with the exception of CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES.—Mrs. Lewis | balls. If black must be worn, put died in Bergen cougly, N. J., @ few days since. She was the widowoi a commander in the United States navy who won his rank | Violet or tea-rose—so tha’ be re- from the deck. For many years the oid | !!eved, and not come from the light of day womau had lived alone, only’ emerging oc into dark, unfathomable night. casionully when business required it. Bent | Refreshments ought to be varied, and con double witle age, and making her way pain- | Sist of such articles as gentlemen prefer. fally, she bad the oe organ) among ‘the iz- | Cake and wine only, @re an insult to their norant of being a witch, and she was sLui- pong omeny tee gy) Byer hay Beng = Geter oS Out to makes muniber of calls, tics. out THE Last STEAMSHIP DiSASTER OF THE | find it convenient to lunch somewhere. if YEAR.—The steamship Daute, from Liver- | their lady friends bad their tables farnishet pool for Bombay, was sunk bya coliision | wita materials for launch. Pickled oysters, yesterday in St. George's channel, and twen- | sardines, sandwiches, even @ little bologna ‘Uhree persons were drowned. sausage, and Rechfort cheese will not go _——————— THE EIsHor of Griesen and Posen, con- victed some time since of violating the Ger- man ecclesiastical iaws,has been arrested and sent to prison to serve out his sentence ttt bh ila ao The French assembly adjourned yester- <A &7 Hall's Journal of Health insists that we sLould be healthier if we ate more onions. &7 Weik,a German, proposes to erect one hundred ‘centennial lodging hoases” in Philadel &7-A popular actress who died recently left an unprotected husband without visible means of support. most beautifal girl in Washington £ for nice The is Miss Gwynne. A some pus man toGwynne and win.—Worecster aA 8) Varian which reproduce bye-gone times, are put. This fire is so furious that it will probab: burn itself out very quickly; it represents new caprice to the’ it generation, not permacent change in the order of thin incomes to be careful of adopting, or catting up bandsome materiais into Jastastic styles, for in all probability next year will total change in the spirit of our «4: rection or at least follow our leaders to [resin fields aud pastures new. NOVELTIES. The uses to which the new cashmere lace is pul are pumerous and varied. The iatest is the construction from it of lovely scarfs, Lies and haadkercliefs for the neck. The prre ivory tint of this lace, the large mesh in which the net is woven, gives it Wonderful softness and beauty, and t lace patterns has been juantl: , but is princi- dresses and velvet jack- American laties of y fashion do not take very kind! to god and silver trimmings of any 5 for even when they do not tarnish they look bat tawdry. Taay beset tn it, and eye. ye. ladies which are in ears’day, cousist of with small sliver shells or coins, which form a fringe, @ cross nee Boge the piece pendant iu ee gs to match Uhese, aud i. a silver chatelaine or mpyer-age girdie is Worn with them, the outfit is complete. Candies painted in small delicate floral my ee and =, ra, sre pretty ngs wh! ro new, though raer ebstiyif pat to ase. ENNIE JUNE, —_—_—_—_-2se- A ed Mcrper.—At Hyde Pus, Pa, % shoe! LUragedy took piace Wednesda: ap a in Lioyd, a] om: bis s) in-law, Mrs. Daniel Jones. For the past few days the lad has beer idling about the house, and his sister-in-