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0 T1IE EVENING STAR. FEKLIIIU I1IL1, Iu4?p EX?9U4, AT TDK STAB BUILDINGS, r?iHfitulB ATlkit, cinar 11U Itr.tL, BT Tka Evenisg Star Newspaper Ooxpacy M. a. KAVJTFMA Sir, JWt. TUB ITIVIRO 1ST am u frrmi ?* tmrrimt M Mtimtiri mt Ti.i C?.u< pub wise, 01 fuin focm Ci*t* rn huiir Or*** * :U Aau?> Two C?*t? lici ?? mail?voitM** PVMM-?? ftu nxiTMiki. 93 H; ?*< <6 00 TBI WEEKLY BTAR-r?^UA?4 M ?b oo ? r?ji4u?riM^. r**?rrxp'ttm' imwib:* in i ? Wf mm uum pnidfm. i ?/ m apptumttm Y2E. 46-IS2. 7.097. WASHINGTON, D. C.f FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1875. TWO CENTS, SrECIAL NOTICES. fS?MW JKHISALKM TEM PLK, North r-ap H Byrv' itol str- t, between B sr.! C ? Service Sun day Mil ft. m and TS P m. 8* ts *11 free. Sobj -ct ? rneitS nd* ev-niaf ?"How soold th# Divine B<ni|l)taiatltn tMworlu It* 'Mf.HO HI A L t HURCHTu a s?r?et *ndT? n.oni *i?u>r, I O. P. riBR ?S?r voeof praise Cn?.?.jpiv at? Iroa 7 to II o i-lock iu th??o Bin*. < ) ri<*ioM H*rivon. 8a:urdar Born limit ll.Cntldren * irrtitt it 7 p. ? ChiStm.n Tree Tuesday Bight *.< p m. It* MKRIIBO or THE WBTBOPOLIT aN m.MH or eva.nqkl.ical alli * S('K. for the ''fr Ion or officer*, to arraatefor of Prijfr.' nM otn*-r bn-iii??, wi-1 be h 'dm HONI^I. 2. ili instant, Bt 1 o'clock p in , in it* Parle - o* Y. M. O. A It* r^*i>?nuk <>r piKEMcfl> ibscbanck ?t? (I'M^AHi ?r Washington and *> ?l'ir?T"WN. Koct'i Mo. I, Orrr Bin* "t Wn ktA- .1 -Th? Stcckk >M?ri rt the Fif mrn i l??nr*-c- (? n pjny will uni t Bt their offli-c ob ?OliMI Jmawf 3. W78. twiwMii t'? 9?ano( .0 am ard 1 p irjcthf p^rp n of elc-.tinij thir teen 1 iieeto'a lor i be >n?uir?ttar de?--3 j!*n3 | Eep I C>. HOWAKO, 8f?. ir-j?A MKETING or THE STo?'KHv>LD?RS B*^ of t-ir W\SHINi>TON AND C.EOR'JE Tu?S RA1LKO* I> COM PANT, for the election of D' itciuTf, wil beheld at'beo.'oe cf the Com pany, (on.ni of l?t ?.reet we-t and Pennsylvania bt ? * IPNIsIm Y.tbe 12th day of tannery, 1?^? Th? p-II* will be o^*U'-d at Mm , and closed Bt 3 p Ml. Trai ?fer b' >->ks will berlostU on th>- 10th of J an nar> . 1 -76, atd < pentl Jacnari H U7(. H He ST, P.e-ident C M IiOO>*?9, Secretary d rfl td |Tc?'i HB~PCU'M IN THE NEW AS'IBBSIOM cm RCH will oerented oo MONDAY EVE RING. th- 27th icet., Bt 7 o clock. The Vestry !?? pe all persons desiring to rent w ill be pre*ent Bt tt - resting ow8 dta CHAS C. DCNCANSON, Begister. JTiSai'H RlStail BABKBT.? WBSTK^N l*>-y HM.KKT. k *H?t. between 19th Bra* JWh a'rret* n> rthweat. Market will be iield in thli mar ket all day and evetinc <>n FBIDAT, Pec?m!>er M, i l &ri-tBi.?- t ' onmi-ncini at S o clock a.m., ai-til 11 o clock p m. Bo market will be held tiat *" del^l St* J. W. BOOTH. Msrket Ma?t*r. WASHINGTON M A RKKV COMPANY Toe Annual M- e'mg of tke S'ockhoider* of Wa?tlc|t'd Market Company will be held at tbe Cfflce if tne C> mpany, <>n the market ground-. It the city *f Washington. Bt 12 o'clock boob on th ? FIR>T MONDAY. beicg the Sd day, of Jaaiar/, lr74. for the choice of thirteen Directors for the su ? it v fear. Bed to act on any other subject within Ibe lower of tbe cTBor?tji?B. 1-K.N J . D. WHITNEY. Secretary. WmHucton, 1>. C . Dec. 10, l.i*<. de<il-t.l?ni ?h OTTr K ro pi'1.11 * il '(LIUKB Orrii e ? f th* MrT' al rik* In?. Co ,1 Wi'HiseT'H. December It, IS75. | Policy bolder* ?re hereby noticed to fenew their In-nrBLC* i for l>76 ? at the <>0t e of the company, on ?r tx-lore MoSDAY, Dec 27lh, 1V5 la order t-> i?'e titueatd avoid tke crowd, . ome npyerml ca?i before tbe laat Monday. deem*' J WKStEY BOTELKH. Sec'y. ?HBW HOOKS. DIABIBS. CAMEj, Ar ? IN gr? at variety a- K0B>.BT3T B> <>k aad ota tloaery Bt >r?, 1010 Tth street, abjve Rew York ?*etr ?. decl3 -w ?YOlHa MBN S CHB1STIAB aTsOCIT _ w^ TION. I'oraer >th and D "treeiii rkltB ? K AD I N?: KOVM. C1BCII.&TINO LI BBABY, I' % KLOR AND < ONVEBAATiOS BtK'MH. AVCBINO ( LASStS IN tiEBM \N. (BBbCH UKAMMAK. and a KITHMK TIC. LITER A KY SO< [STY; DAILY PRAY Kit MBKTISGS.at 12 1.%B?i ??. m; SABBATH SBR YH'ES to LiBc- In H?ll 3:3B p. m . coudncted by (be young men of the A??oo?ti'>n, Mualc.ledby organ, c-catt aad prerenfa: Y >ung Men'aieTclo airely *.-^ii j,6p m Yonng men cordiall> in Mted dec? (r WEST'S ALM>J\k 8ECL RIXY PRATT"# ASTRA u, Aad all anrr OIL0 .*n be bad from acyJT lm* GtiiRGB UY. K A L, J a.. ?:19 D ?t. ?ALL PEBSONS DESIRING TO LEAKS PITMAN 3 bHOBT HABD may End An eip<rierce4 tea< her at Boy*'* Academy, Sunder hand * church. 4)? street cortb#eit. Fail course of ? leaaoD*, #HJ. Thorocgh Maatery of the waole aebjeet guarantee-! octSD tf >BOJLlBG HOT OB 1CB OOLD T*a, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATB, Pmrt am i yrntr.tmt, WITH MfLBTr.N S UNRIVALLED 80DA, 1449 Pbsmtlva.nia Avktrz, mJT tr near Wlllard's. t^?3? SEB DIPLOMA of Htlnui' Old Ma* nflht >/. un:: a Lief* Prth at Dr. Geo iM How arc ? Drug store, corner 7m aid I utreeu northwest, s 1,000 f r the detects B of hlertan or an* otber a> taonoaa ?ct?.at.ce la ;hun. Bold by ail Drngjji'-a. oct'g 10 w* LEWIS JOHNSON A CO., B A H M. M A 8, Cr?? t) lau Sitmi nU ftHmtyimcni* At Deaieri In OovaruMBt aad Dtatriot BecorttJap Foreign Biehaage aad Gold eepU-ly ?B. B. OFFLBY A CO . B A S A M A S, Com* FryT*TNTH bsd F 8tk>kt?, Oyye<il? Trtarrry Ihyi'trntM. 1AH or DXP081T, EXCH&IGB, %? Deal la GOLD. Government tad District BOMDB, Foreign EXCHANGE, Ac. Collection! ntad* on all points. IsreetBieat Secnrttlea on Coemlaefon m%r4 tr ("O^H. D. COOKK. J a. ,t CO., ^ BABkBKa. arl?tr 14 i!9 F etreef. ?^S?EVERYBODY WILL HAVB IT f ? The Cm" Statee"CENTENNIAL MEDAL." A beart-fnl little aoaveiiir illuMrating tbe growth aad aroeaerlty of a free people in a hundred yean. Only anthemed agents for tbe Di*tnc4 of Colma vmAjmmM ^HAMILTON A PBAIHiOH, I~B.C.A. Bntiding, tth and D streets. Dealer* in CbaBdelier*. PlnWber*. G^jds, Ac.. Ac ?BBMOYAL ? WM. V. HOLTZMAN, Atier W4? at Lfl?. has removed to Bo. 1341 I r. K>rthwe*t, opposite Bbt it Hobsb, and will be * to see hia friends and business aoqualnt 2d otes for reawg Tfw | "Sll< F RANBLIM * CO., ? ?iPTiCIAXS, Bo. 1C9T Fi*:?*tlvasia Avawr*. g?BQlne Brazilian Tebble Spectacle*. d?c7-lr.l*tp c T. 0AYID9VN E CO., bALTlMOlI A", MO. OLCCK9 BTATLABY. BRONZES. (HAS FtXTl RKSl >',AS FIXTl'RiCei PIT CP COMPLETE IB WASHlNUTuN FBEE OF CHARGE Tbe Largest and Harttf* >me*t Stock 1b tae Cvuntrj . \GOODS BETA ILED AT JWHOLkdALE PRICES. Bo ft N LIBERTY HT , K ALT I M< >RE. MP. dfcM lntlitp Brazilian pkbule spectacles. II. U HEnPLIk, OrviciAH, f dec* trlatp 4ft3 Penna. ate .Corner 4H ?treet. T^T SACBIFICB?Oae Lubt LANDADLBT, thr*ecircolar fr bt ? OCPBLS, ''(h-aBBA i, cpe Rl? KAWAY, all nearly ue? gKSS Large aaa* r.ni- at of Bew and ?e ond Air W ~ aatd CARRIAGE^ and II CUT I KM. on ha ad at P D f4! HMITT A CO.'S, Carriage Rep- sltory. dec IB IT No 31'.* 11th at., bet C aad D n w. Brady'* NATIONAfc rOKTBAIT AALLKJIY. ?Rft rLNMSYLVABIA AYENIE. LET WEBB ?TU AND ?tm STBEBTS. ?r Brady has the pleasare of anaonncing to hia trtesda and the public that he haa returned to Wa?b tagtoa aad re opeaed his Gallery He will be aided by a corpe of tbe best artists, and will avail hiaself m all tae recent la pro* emeu is in the Photographic Art Mr. Brady will g?e personal attentioa to Ma patroae daily from ? a m until 5 p. m df-m.w^Ja rh Druggiit, Cl^O 1113 Pktin. Ave., bet. 11th aad 12th sts. >Bl >BI DBI OP. MBD1C1NES AND OBEBICALS DBL'GGISTB Sl'BDBIBB aad TOILET GOODS "KffiySbir- I001* itOUSKATA FA1CAS 111S Per.riyliauia aveaoe. between Uth aad Uth ACABD TO THE LAD1BB.?ArtiaUc DRBSS ? AK1B0 In all branches Weddiag, EvasUaf, BeceaOoa aad Planer Suits made to order ta tae flvaaia areane. patronage of Laaiee who desire first class iaEF&i'u.v.'rt F.' "BiSSSii.i.w.1 o.. ?1T1* mIa&HiXT J A YL OA ^ Metro^Htar^ Hotel .JjBM^BrewnW^^ 1 bBEBBV AE IK<; IN ALL ITS BBAB0HE3.nl I* MBS S E MATLOCK S. Bo. 1114 MA St., Betweea L aad S. Catting aad fltrt^ijji, BVB. PB BAB BAD TBACBB8 PIANO, BAB *^?OBT7at^ the Cnltlvatloa of theVolas. Al dress at Mr* BEIC REM BACH'S Piano Forte, Be #SJ :US street Bcrtuwesl. deetTh* EVENING STAR1 DOUBLE 8HEET. Washington News and Qossip. OovERjmrsr Receipts To-day Inter nal revenue, ?tcy?89; customs, M4S,4eM Thi amount of national bank note cui ren~y received at Uic Treasury to-day aggre si>ted ?7Tf> 702; total for the week ending to day, f:,?0.i,77*. January Intfrest.?The .Secretary of the Treasury has directed toe payment of the January interest, to commence oq Mon day next, without rebate. The President returned from New York last evening, and amorg those who had In terviews with him to day were Sanator Maxey, and Kepie eut^tive Haacock, of Texr s. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue denies that he has the lega! right to prescribe the quantity of malt that shall be equivalent to a barrel of beer for purposesol taxation, which right has been congested by the Brew ers' Ab&ccialion. Attorwev general. I'ierreponi says there is no truth in reports that have been circulated that the President Is in favor or pardoning Joyce, who was recently couvlct r i at St. lx>uis of complicity in the whisky hands. A Conscience Stricken Britisher The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue has received a *10 note from a conscience stricken individual In London, who says it is due the I'nited States,and requests an ac knowledgement in the personal* of the New York J!< raid, with the signature "P. H." A Decision Wanted.?The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has submitted to the Attorney Genera! the question as to whether dividends due non-rosldent alien stock holders of the Illinois Central railroad sha'l be paid to said stockholders or to the com pany. hs claimed by the latter. The Attor ney General will render a decision on Mon day. The money okder office of the post office In this city will be removed from its present locatiou to room 15, in the weit cor ridor of the general post office building, by ihe 1st of the New \ear. Th?- room, wuich has been appropriately furnished, is much more convenient in point of location, aud is bnter adapted to the transaction of the money order business than the one at present in use. Uedding at the Metropolitan Church?Metropolitan M. E. church wai crowded last evening at n o'clock by the rel atives aud numerous friends of Mr. Clarence H. Met:wen and Miss Bettie Havejuer, on tue occasion of tbemairla*e of the couple name j. The groom Is a highly appreciate! clerk In the Sixth Auditor's office, aud the bride Is the charming and accomplished danjhter of a ranrli respectcd citizen. Mr. John F. Haveni>er. The ceremony was per lormr d by Rev. Dr. Newman, after which a p easant reception was hei.l at the residence of Mr. Havenner, and the w ide! couple t sit the d o clock train for New York. Me: srs. E. G.aves. E. B. Hay, Tnomas K. Rowe, F. J. Tibbitts, F. Rowe and E. Smoot wtre the ushers at the church. Naval Orders ?Lieutenant Commands Edwin T. Woodward, ordered to the Yanda ha as executive, J0th Jauuary next; Ensigns Grin E. Lasher, Frank A. Wilner. Ten Eyck D. W Yecder, and 8. W. B. Dlehl, Passed Assistant Paymaster J. Porter Lo">mis. Gun ner Samuel D. Hines and Acting Carpenter SoIoe 11. Maloon. to the Yandalia, 10th Jan uary next: Lieutenant Commander Jo'in MrGowan. jr.. reports his detachment from the Juniata, European station, on 29th ulL, by Rear Admiral Wordeu, and has ben franted permission to remain in Europe; .leutenant Henry O. Handy, from the coast survey. 50th lmtaut next; Uenteuant Fr^. els M. Barlier.from^p^cial duty and ordered fr^m tbe CoioraJo on tne i!tl i? ? ordered to the Yandalia. thei.avv^ ???wain Jobn Hall, from ?L^y^T,u:.Bo,ton'on3lsl instant, and order jo the \ andalia. loth January. A Fashionable Wedding.?Blooming U-u. Illinois, was excited over a fashionable wedding on Wednesday evening, the con. tracting parties be ing Henry Stuart Swayne, a manufacturer of Toledo. Ohio, son of Jus! tlce Swayne. and Miss Sallie Worthlngtou Davis, daughter of Justice Davis, Judge Swayce's colaborer on the Supreme Court bench. The wedding occurred at Judge Da vis' residence. The bride eutered leaning on the arm of her father, and Mrs. Davis on the aim of Justice Swayne, and the ceremo iy was pei formed by Rev. John McLean, for merly pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Bloomlngton, under whose pasto ral care Miss Davis had worshipped from her childhood. The invited guesLs were from all part, oi the Union, and included many prominent persons. Judge David Davit is a native or Cecil county, Md., and went, at the age of v5, to Illinois, where, after a year spent In Pekin. he settled to practice law at Blcomington. While studying lawat Lenox, Mass., be bad made the acquaintance of Miss sarah, daughter of Judge Walker, of that state, who became his wife. The Philadelphia Methodists and Bishop Haves.-The ministers of the M. E. Church, in Philadelphia, held a meeting ou Tuesday evening, at which Kev. T. Sher man proposed a vote of approval for what is known as the "third term" speech of Bishop Haven, which was objected to by several members of ihe meeting. Dr. Wood ruU stated that it was not intended to have any political signification, but simply the riifetomary complimentary vote. After this explanation tbe meeting unanimously adopt ed the resolution. A Fiendish Act.?Mr. Bergh's agent at Highland Falls. N. Y.. arrested a man named Paul Raurom for cruelty to animals. It appears that the wretch pound a quantity of turpentine over the hind parts of ills horse and deliberately i.et tire to it. Tne poor beast was horribly burned. Rawson was tried be:ore Justice Abby, who sentenced him to the Orange < ounty common jail for one hun dred days and to pay a fine of ?25. Yerdict against the Baltimore and Ghio Railroad Con pant.?The suit of Mrs. Sherman sga.nst the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company was conclude 11n the circuit court of Shenandoah county, Ya on Saturday with a verdict In favor of'the plamtifT for Her husband, Nathaniel Sherman, was run over and killed by a d.* tacued part of a .'reight train In 1874, and the suit was to recover damages for his loss. Railroad Collision?A passenger traiu on the Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern railroad ran into tbe rear end of a freight train, yesterday, near Louisville, Ky. Frank Moore, englneerofthe passenger train, was seriously Injured on the head and had his thigh and knee broken. One fireman was slightly hurt. All the passengers es caped Injury. Tbe engine and a number of freight cars were wrecked. The alixamdu Double Mvrder.? The coroner's jury In the case of Sarah Alexander, tbe murdered Jewess, concluded their irqueat at the Brooklyn (N. Y.) morgue yesterday, with a verdict that the girl came to tier death at the hands of Peaach N. Ru benst? in on or about the L'th or December, and ttat the death or the child was conse quent upon that of its mother. . c??** * tnffl cie.it rise in the Delaware river at and near Port Je? vU, N. Y., to move the loa. A gorge formed at Narrowsburg yesterday,damming the water and causing it to riss rapidly. The gorge and flood at that point last winter proved very disasters. Food During Fever.?it has been found to be a successful method to freeze beef tea and to administer It lu lumps to ehildren or I<atieots to suck. They will take It In thts tor m rather than any other kind of food.? t'trr,)(t/tfr?rn TH^rraph. Good.?Under instructions from Judge hnlgbt. of the circuit court at 8U Louis, the chief of polios of that city has noUfirl the mans gen. of the Missouri state lottsry that no further selling of ticket* or drawings will be permitted. VHarvard has accepted Yales' challenge for an eight-oared coxswain four mile race* UNDERTONES. The absurdity of the Idea entertained by irany Congressmen,?by a majority of them, it may be fcaid,?that first-cla^s works of art ean be got for the adornment of the national capital by advertising for proposals and samples, as they do for fuel, seilinK-wax. etc.. is very forcibly illustrated by the recent experience of the Boston committee charge.l with the duty of erectiuj a memorial statue of the late Mr. Sumner in that city. After carefoly examining and weighing the merits of all the models sent in, they finally rej^trd the be-t three which had be^n accepted for award oi contract lor one of them, in accord ance with the terms of the competitive arrangement, and decided to give a commis sion for the work to Thomas Bill, the fa vorite Boston sculptor, Without any limita tion as to conception, pose or arrangement, but subject to final rejection by the com mittee. This leaves the artist free to do his best work, under the inspiration of his best moc.ls a*id conditions, w.thout the embar rassment of trying to catry out the ideas of other people, who, by the way, are quite likely to know nothing about art. In no other way can first-class pic Lures or sculp ture ever be obtained. Not only this, but as a rule the best artists refuse to enter into competitive exhibitions of this kind, so that the field of selection is generally limited to the efforts of mere tjro*. or those who have not yet obtained a recognition and standing as artists. ?** What does the high-flying sublimated sort of musical criticism so often met with in the big newspapers amount to, any way? The readers doa't understand it; the artists are rare?y satisfied with it; and, as a fact, nobody believes it. Aud little wonder, as to the latter, particularly. It is claimed by friends of Uie former musical critic, lately deceased, of one of the many "lead lug A mer ican newspapers" published in New York, that he brought more than MO.OOO worth of advertisements of musical Instruments, etc.. to its columns,?"and this in addition to the ordinary standard announcements of thit class:" At this rate, a mrslcal critic 1m a truly valuable and probibly a necessary ad junct to a "leading newspaper,"?in a pe cuniary point of view; but the question which will disturb the reader is whether the reviews of the critic were written in the in terest of the public or of the advertising col umns aforesaid. Either way, the revelation is a sieKenng commentary upon the valne of the "intelligent and independent criti cism*' one reads so much about now-a-days. *** A goose died recently in the Garden of Plants, at Paris, which was shown by un questioned documentary evidence to have been two hundred and three years old a: the time of her death. This seems at first read ing to be a ripe old age, even for a goose; but in our city markets one may occasionally bny one,?and not infre<iueiitly a pair of ducks,?if toughness may be taken as evi dence, a good deal older. Inde d, if dryness and resistance count for anything, a couple of centnries would uot seem to be a very great age for a chicken. >*# The plan which was first suggested and urged In this column a long time ago, of put ting a placard or time table on the letter boxes throughout the city to show at what hours the mail matter deposited therein will be removed to the post office for mailing, has at last been adopted by the powers that be. But in pxrt. only; for, while these useful bulletins may be found on many of the boxes in the business parts of the city, they are conspicuously absent from those locat' 1 in the rno.e remote portions of the tow.?, where such information is reaiiy raor$ im portant, or rather more difficult to obtain, than in the central parts of the city near the post office, and where, perhaps, the collec tions are made oftener. The device is so useful, so simple, and costs so little, either in money or trouble, that there Is teilly bo good rea son to be gi ven for not making Its application universal. Will not the proper authorities therefore the necessary in structions to itiis end. Where to much can be Accomplished with bo little, it .eems in excusable not to utilize tint little to the utmost. ** * "Jr.dge not; the working*of bisbra'a Ana ot bit he ?rt tboa c.?n.-i no: see; What Woks to thf dim ?? yee a stain, lb Uod'? yotc llfbt m if only be A icir, bion-;ht irom some wed-won field. Where tboa wonldst only faint and yieH. "Tfce look, tbe sir that fret* tby sight May be a token that below Tbe soul haa clortd in deadly flght With roae infernal fitry foe, Wboee gl*l< e would tcorcb tby smiling grace, And coat thee shuddering on thy face. ' #** The efiorta to convert the Centre Market house into a battlemented castle and tbe old National Hotel into a Venitian palace seem to be earnest enough, but there is danger that they will hardly reach, so to speak, in an architectural sense. ? ** query propounded Above as to the value of musical criticism is by no means limited in its application to music alone. It la, indeed, applicable with equal force to all | branches of art,?to painting and sculpture, as well as to music and the drama, and, in fact, to everything In regard to which no absolute aud visible or tangible standard can be set up, and where much mnst neces sarily be ifett to individual taste and judg ment. And this, too, irrespective ot the , baser elements of pecuniary consideration or personal favoritism or pi-ejudice, which too often enter into tbe case. The theat rical debut of Oakey Hall in New York last Saturday evening affords a most strik- i ing Illustration on this point. The ver- j diet rendered on this interesting event by ihe newspa|?er gentlemen of that city who assume to have all knowledge of things per taining to dramatic art in their special keep ing, is so conflicting iu character as to leave tbe leadli g public entirely at sea as to whether Mr. Hall s effort was a complete success, only tolerably gocd, or a flat failure. Oue of the critics, for example, says he pre sented himself throughout simply as Oakey Hall; that In cot one of the dramatic >ltaa tlo: s of the play "Uld he for a moment suc ceed in getting himself outside of bis own shell;'* that "bis visage is fixed, severe, aud inexpressive; bis voice hard and metallic, his action angular and wooden.'' Another iecords it that the ex.Mayor "Acta like one ? born to the stage," and that "bis success was not only unequivocal, bnt as well de served as It was untKiuivocal." A third says "Mr. Hall's task, which was very difficult, and which demanded the most delicate and carelal treatment, has been successfully ear ned out;" while a fourth curtly dismisses his adoption of a new profession by saying that "the plot of the piece is weak, and the lan guage stilted," but nothing about the actor, except that, "with time he will, no doubt, achieve what All bla friends desire,?suc cess." * * More might be quoted from olher papers; but to- what end? It would only serve to show, as these extracts do, that people who want to know the merits of A play, an actor, A singer, A piece of statuary, or a picture, mast needs go and see lor themselves, and decide for themselves,?if they can. if not, dismiss it from mind alto* Sether, as a thine not worth bothering about, tut above All things, It will not do to rely on whAt the critics ?Ay. **? Tbe book reviewer in Horprr'i Monthly goes for Rev. Dr. Newman's recent volume of travels in the east in a wAy thAt most be as surprising to thAt gentleman as It is re freshing to the reading public. Considering that the book in question was published by the Harpers, thAt they Are Methodists in re ligious profession. And that the Author la a shining light in that denomination, and pav tor of what is familiarly called the church of state, one naturally would not expect a very sharp pointing oat of tbe defects and faults of either book or Author from thAt source; yet, in spite of these snpposable mitigating circumstances, the critical scal pel is used, as stated, without mercy, though not without discrimination And foroe. What will the un-Oodly, like Donn Piatt and fellows of his ilk, tor instance, be thinking And saying ot the reverend doc tor when those so closely allied to the saints pat It uponreoord that he loses no op portunity for romance?thAt he spices his narratives with exaggeration of coloring ?that he reaches points where credulity ceases to be a virtue, and that his readers should not accept too unquestionably his surmises as to traditional sites of sAcred places? Alack and Alas! If the wicked chaps np about the Imperial Hotel set to selling pools on tbe publisher of the travel ing parson's next book, it is clear that tbe Harpers will sell very low down In the list. #?* "Dear, dear, what an age of prograss and high-priced toys this is!" is the way K struck an elderly lady on Pennsylvania ave nue, yesterday. At least that is what she said. HOW KEW8 IS GATHERED. Old-Time JonraslKni sad the New. Thirty years ago, nay, less, Instead of the corps of representatives of the press now es tablished m Washington, tbe best newspa pers of the land were content to await tbe slow process of mails (uo fast ones then) to bring them thenewstrotn this poiitlcalceuter. What Congress did Monday usually reached thtrn Friday. Their writings were as pon derous as their notions. They bad more id^a of didatic flourish than of tne va'ueof cur rent events. In thosedaysof Washington letter-writers, had a President beei assas sinated, the fact would have been found only in the moral which their labored eflort would have revealed. They were not men of facts, and only alluded to them for tbe purpose of tasing a text for studied eflort and tlae writing. As the world moved ou they were pushed to the wall. Tbe active American mind had more to do than read newsp :per sermons. When the telegraph was perfected, the old covies gave way to what they men deem'" I the upstarts. Dignity and essays surcnmr>el to what is now called American cb :?k aud enterprise. WUKRE NEWS IS ORTAISED. The mode of getting news and the hand ling of it is no secret. Kvery newsgather has channels of information which belong to him pretty exclusively. By this is ipeant that one m;iy enjoy facilitie ., of a social na ture, which may pour the article luto his lap. The great point is first to get the crude facts. It Is the talent of the writer which adds the spice and the sauce. Tnose who have meiely the "nose for news," without the faculty ofworkiugit up, must not ex pect to reach the highest round of the profes sional ladder. Now the main spring for all news is in the executive departments. In tne Beven grand divisions which the Constitution creatr I. In cach of them, tco, is found twenty diverging channels. Some of course have deDth; others ate shallow, but likeall small streams the latter at times catch some oi the drift, and a wrecker must watch them all. In the Treasury department the fountain he id is the Secretary. To one who has never applied the newspaper pump to Mr. Bristow, or who puts it in operation for the first time, the conclusion would be jumped at that he is a rather dry fountain. Weil he is. Tnere is no tiouble to get at him. That is to get into his presence. But to draw from him some of the troubles which wear upon him requires tact and ingenuity. He treats all who wait upon him cordially. He listens attentively, but has lew opinions or suggestions to volun teer. Go to him on some deunite subject, arc iilm about it, aud he will give such informa tion as is consistent with his sense of duty and responsibility. Ask him the general question if "he has any news," and his an swer is a shake of the head. Carrying as he does in his head all the grand batch of whis ky information (not whisky) what a fund he has in store if one could only check it on'. There Is only one way to get at Mr. Bristow. If one is in doubt as to tbe truth of some statement which be has caught in the other rivulets, put it tohim at* a fact, and if it is not so his eyes will betray him. .Likewise if it is. He speaks more with his e^es than with his mouth. Mr. Con ant, one of the Assistant Secreta ries, is always willing to give to the press thO information which comes under his ob servation. He deals in the public debtstate ments and makes the cam for the redemp tion of bond*. Judge Bnrnham, the other Assistant, is einite cordial in his welcome to all cuilerw. His class of information is the Interpret* tlon of customs laws and matters affecting the tariff. The New York Bulletin and J ?tr tinl "1 Ctorttwew* representatives find in his office an Elysium; but lo newspapers that don't care about printing the changes of duti'S on codfish balls, lobsters In tin over coats, and the ad valorem on <ute cow's hair, or argolg, any more than print in* often tne Sermon on the Mount, fl.id In that quarter but little to amuse or instruct tbe general reader. The officer in charge of the customs divi sion would rather see a book agent or a wild cat come into his office than a newspaper man. Some of "the boys" call on him every day, more for the purpose of letting him know they are arounu than with any view of being benefited by the call, either socially or intellectually. All the inform Ulon from bis division Is given out through the chief clerk's office. Mr. Pratt, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, is a favorite with newspaper men. He can state a fact with terseness, and has a head as clear as a bell. John .Jay Knox, the Controller of the Cur reucy. rarely has an item. He has a remark able facility also of forgetting whea he has a good thing on band. The Jolliest. aud best liked man bv the guild in the Treasury department is Treas urer New. His heart is as big as his vaults. has a genuine Western totJiommie which makes a visitor feel at home, the minute the door closes one in his office. He can tell a good story, enjoys one with a Keen relish, and is not chary with his information when he has any. But tbe worst todo business with is Archi tect Potter. He may oe all ri^ht when you get at him, but it is the getting at him where the rub comes in; one must go through a round of visiting cards, rfhd the etiquette of the thing is too tedious to create a desire for irequent calls. Once in his presence, how ever, barring a gcad deal of dignity on his part, he usually gives the information so.ight for. In the way of statistics, Prof. Young can overwhelm an ordinary mind in leis lime than any other known qua itlty in the Treas ury department. He has more statistics in him to the square inch than has the multi plication table or a crop report ten times mag nified. What he can'tbold in the way of sta tistics he hands over to his assistant, Prof. Kiliott, who can not only retain out ol the trrrgeur what Young don't want, but in ad dition can find time to write Chrlstraaf stories on the "Karth's Radius Vector.'' In the Department of Justice the only officer usually called upon is the Attorney General. There Is no difficulty in seeing him. If a dozen visitors are in bis office when one calls be will direct that be be at once sbown in. He rather exerts blmself to give information, than conceal it. At times, while he does not give wbat is asked for in a positive way, he leads one to the point by that class of negative information which a little judgment can make positive and prove correct. At the White House .Gen. Babcock usually makes public sncb matters as the President desires should be announced. Tbe appoint ments to office are given out by the clerk in charge of the book in which the/ are record ed. Other than this latter information the White House Is not a good hopper for news. At the War department tbe changes In the stations of army officers are first printed and then give to the press represeu tat 1 ves. Some times a stray bit of serviceable news is oom munlcated by Gen. Vincent. Tbe Secretary hlmtelf is not much troubled with news paper men, and for the reason that they don't know bow to take him. He is variable in bis treatment. At times pleasant, affable and obliging. Again "quite the reverse." Gen. Humphries, the chief of engineers, Is occasionally visited. He is quite nervous when information in his possession is sought after. He believes in army regulations, and usually wants authority bom the head of tbe department before he will divulge. It does not take long to skip through the Navy department. What is gotten from it is a dally budget of naval oraers, and occa sionally the movements of our ships in for eign waters. This class of information is prepared by the chief clerk, and Dr. Mc Nalry. en old salt who has anchored in this harbor ft* over twenty years. No newspaper m?n thinks or going to Secretary Robeson in person. He hatestbe guild, and will pay no ; rr ore attention to a card sent In by one of ! them than would an Egyptian potentate to * molest sub] - the tp'"? of bis humblest subject, Postmaster General Jewell wants ''the boys" to bave everything that 1? worth hav ing in his department, and the heads of bu reaus and divisions, knowing this, give wil lingly to the press all matters of interest which are worth printing. Secretary Chandler Is also a favorite Cabi net officer with the Journalists; he has noth ing to conceal, and is willing that the press should have every facility extended them in their laborious bunt for news. ART \OTE?. It is worthy of aote that Id addition to being a place of popular and elevating re sort, alike tor residents and strangers. the Corcoran Gallery is steadily coming into u >e by art students, who avail themselves of the extensive and valuable mat* rial collected within iu walls, as a means of educating themselves in drawing, color, etc. Daring a brief visit on Monday last we observed not lesp than six enthusiastic workers engaged in cop>ing picture^ in the main and ea-t ' rooms, and we were Informed that several others who were not then in the building are similarly occupied on the - pay days" of each week. Of those we saw, four were ladies, two being engaged In reproducta* ?) 11 rand's tine forest view, ami two at work on Muller's 'Charlotte Corday,* while one gentleman w?i engaged on the 'Talking Well' and the other on James Hart's cattie picce. From such an Inspection ?3 a some what distant and hasty jrlance afforded. th-a ooile^.so far as they" were advance J. bade fair to be creditable, and gave promise of better work in future. It Is to be regretted, however, that more use is not made by be ginners of the grand casta In the lower rooms. Copying favorite and striking pic tures in color is a pleasant amateurish pv time.and shows apparently more gratifying results for the time expended than drawing from the antique: but if students wish to lay a broad and sure foundai ion for after ?uc-ess In art. their best field will be louud for some time among the casts in rhe balls of statu ary,?than which, by the way, for nurpo^s of training, no better collection can b<- Amnd in the country. ?Under a commission from Columbian University, Mr. Ulke Is painting a tnree quarter sitting portrait of Mr. Corcoran, which, so faras the likeness of the subject is concerned, will, we thick, be pronounce J the best that has been painted of him; and this notwithstanding Klliott's iu mauy re spects superb representation of the sane gentleman on (be walls of the gallery that bears bis honored narue. It might also be called Mr. Ulke's best picture.except mat in rtspectof the pose it is not so natural and characteristic as that of the President, paiuUd by him a short time since. As to the mere likeness, in color, features, and ex pression, It seems to be ail that could be de sired by anyone; but its o&erwise good ef fect is womewhat marred by tue prominent introduction of an elaborately carved caalr and a showy - gold-headed cane, which is brought forward iu a stiff obtrusive s>jt of way. Mr. l ike is aUoengazod on a portrait of Professor Henry, which bids fair to be a icost creditable effort, although when we ?aw it the likeness had not reached the same ? Ugree of excellence which marks the por trait of Mr. Corcoran. It is also a three quarter picture, and renresenti the eminent scientist se^t?d in a natural and easy posi tion before a table, his right hand, which holds a pen, resting on the arm of his chair. Upon the table are placed materials lor writ ing, and a few volumes of Smithsonian In stitution Reports and other scientific works. These accesories are subordinated to the cen tral point of interest in the picture, and add to rather than detract from the quality and effect of the composition. The claim of Mr. Ulke's friends that each of bis pictures is better than the last seems to be fully justi fied by these portraits. They both show gratifying progress. ? Sjlnce his return from the Pacific coast, Mr. Ranmgras has been turning to good ac count the large collection of studies made during his long absence, and which includes characteristic scenery and figures found all along the other side, from Panama to Van* comer's Island, and from Han Fraucisco to Omaha. So far, most of the pictures he has painted up to this time since his return have been small In size, and interesting for the almost photographic fidelity with which they represent foliage and geological forma tions, rather than valuable as works of art in the broader sense, but be has now on his easel a view In Humbolt Valley, Nevada, which promises to fill, when completed, all requisite conditions in the latter sense. 11 shows the lake and marshes in the fore ground, with the magnlfioent mountain range, in a strong sunset light iu the dis tance, and combines throughout excellent atmospheric flflbQt, na? color, and great breadth And freedom of treatment. Indeed, we shall be surprised if It be not pronounced when finished and placed on view, the b9St work In landscape that Mr. Baumgras has yet done. ? All Washingtouians interested iu art and artists will learn with pleasure that Mr. Kow/.ee. one of the most promising of our young painters, who had to give up work lor ayearortwoon account of partial loss of sight, has so far recovered the use of his eyes as to be able to again pursue his studies. He dare not undertake as yet anything minute in detail or elaborate in finish, but he is making good the loss in this direction by giving us a series of broad free transcripts of nature,.in which the characteristics or out door life and the breezy freshness of the fields are portrayed with marked fidelity and ten derness. He is at present working on land scapes of this class, for several of which we understand he already has orders. ? Mrs. Fa&selt, a Chicago artist of con siderable repute, who has recently opened a studio here, has made a good beginning in painting a portrait of Mr. Justice Miller, of the U. S. Supreme Court. It Is a three quarter full front view, showing the judge seated, wearing his Judicial robes, and gives great satisfaction to the family and friends pt that gentleman. Mrs. F. is also engaged On a portrait of Vice President Wilson which promises to be a faithful likeness and excellent picture, notwithstanding the tact that she never had the advantage of a sil ting from her subject during bis lifetime. We note with real pleasure the acquisition of new artists here, and trust this accom plished lady may never have occasion to regret having exchanged Chicago for Wash ington. ? At Marketer's, where beautiful things are always to be found, may be seen a nun ber of pleasant landscapes in pastel, by Brewerton. While pictures in this mate rial are not valued by eonnoissears as high ly as those in oil or water colors, they have the positive merit of being almost always soft and poetical in effect, clear and brignt in appearance, and lasting la color. It hap pens, furthermore, that some very hlghty prized pictures are in pastel,?notably, the famous 'Chocolate Girl,1 In the Dresden Gal lery, which has been copied so many hun dred times. We remember also to have seen a few years ago a pair or large figure pieces by a distinguished European artist which were held at *25,000 each. Mr. Markriter has likewise on view several of Max Weyl's landscapes that deserve the notice of those interested in art, together with a number of pictures on porcelain by Dresden artists,? some of which are among the largest and best of their class that we have yet seen. ? Mrs. R. Colburn exhibits at Warren Choate A Co.'s a little picture In oil colors, which, though hardly equal in merit to some other work we have seen from her pencil, Is so thoroughly apropos of the holiday season, and tells its story so prettily, as to disarm criticism and challenge the admiration of all passers by. Whether It is for sals or not we do not know, but If it is It would make a capital 'Christmas gift' for some lovsr of the beautiful, as a reminder of the happy days of childhood, long ago, when presents were fewer and simpler, and also, we sus pect, more highly prised than now. ? Prof. Hillyer is hard at work In his new studio In Colonization Building, but the only important work under way at present Is a striking view on the const of Scotls^ to which be 1s giving some finishing ? The studies that cover bis wa" ' portfolios are, however, no* * to observers than valr_^ Jf. both this country and tnSns^' la a striking way the earnestness of their ownsr. Km most noticeable are the ftfcetehoff a picture inteudid for the Centen nial exhibition and. the first drawings of a troup of three al'.egorlca. pictures intended to repreesnt the Past, the Preeent, and the Future,?the f/*t shown as a dream, the ?Mond asaic.Ailty. tbs third as a mystec/,? about which, mors will deserve to be eaid by lby, Wnen they shall be completed, or nearly srx SOCIAL MATTERS. The Modui for the holidays has pro.iuc?M uoi \iftibie differeui-e |q tbf throng upon Uif ttrwu- T*1? Avena^, eeprnally ,n ar te mo 'QS. ha* presented the animated ap pearance of a large social gaib-ring in iu contempt for anvenUqpallUea, our city ha* I the power of drawing together iu resident and floating population in an informal man ? ner that is usually possible only in comma ? uitifv ,lf unaitrt ,Ue- Wheo OUf ciU-g-J ? sally forUi as in Uie holiday season, having I * common object in \ lev, they rn^et and ? greet eacn olber and laugh and ebat in rmuns ? "P?V oar thoroughfares with a- ItEttm Mralnt. though with as great derorum ? If assembled beneath the hospitable roof of a w ' , string ties or a common humanity Moving In and out among the animate! I groups and lingering pmrnena iei-?. we saw ? 2SS M or tie** ? m * I r ** JO,l Preft'r- saggsstlng an incur I Sion of dry good* or. better mill, that ?Bir |J2L!f!S oame to Bitai."rt I ppme nn pleasure l??nt. and not on hostile ? Ujojuht Intent The Christmas irk^ uiu, I ^lP"g m, le * '"?live appearance in 1m*ny Individual* hastening by I r1Ul. wremth* ??' evergreens and' ? holly, and bearing crosses, stars ant other I ?Srlt** ,ral,ons tMblnad to give an ? exhilarating assurance of the good time a t I afrno, tV\r* ,0 55 was ihe ? air ol mystery assumed by all who ? -er I??? W1U1 r?? P??eK ?d with hap^ I faS?*' P***^ upon their way. etc. I ? . ?i5 *D<1 gentlemen exquisites have I ??* ***?****?* objectlou to carrying bun luiee Hben ( unstraas Is at hand: rather it ? seems a* if tne Indignity consisted in wau I lug the business struts Stolen, \.tw bright in tlie g&v crowd we MwTfcll| ,a. Captain It. ',r Hon, Mr. andMrs.lt. It m.-k'.h I Judae"muT m>*7 KUbourn?* Mrs. f> >ger.T, *,"tto. Mr. Lon^worthy, and man* I Pia1^ favorites oi society. Col. Oo.iu I W?i by bis guests Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, were taklug au airing bv ? mvans o: a drive. "'"is uy ? w2S?!?&?. m'"??t?r,anoble looklo* mm l^inVf'^T0 >??.ng w.fe, the A meri Madame Martecal, the wife of ? the Mexican ml ulster: Mr. Bar'e* the Kr> ? slllian minlsu-r; Mr* mSSSSm! Ia?y I Thornton and the Misses Toornto ? and Bs* l-KX1 Llfeudj, were among the rorjigiers I seemed to enjoy me novelty oi the I 2S& 2 weU M S pleasure of pNlte au llrt ;le y IK-oplcof the ca;>ltal It was ? *^.1 if only the t'aimy wiug ? llke weather continues we will have the I ,D^rr^t Christmas for many years I lx?~ .?l week ?P*?? wiLU many IhlMUn ? Monday evening the Army and Navy Club I give their seco.nl german, and Mrs. K? ifert, lias Invitations out for a german for the ? same evening. Mis^ Mamie IMfrrn. wtin I has been at school in New York, where sh? I uas bon;. on th- first honors, ha* reamed ???,??*? holidays, aud the entertaiu I naent Is given In her honor. During the holidays Miss L*:la R ty g.ves a german. TTiis will be a noveltv, a? there w be only twenty couples, and the 1 ilieT will all wear fancy costumes. I are oulfor U?? wedding of Mr. ? fr.tnkSwayne.son oi Mr. Justice S wayne, to Mis^ \ ouug. of Toledo. Miss Young ifthe 'insno^wPlit* f?Mmer law Partner of Chiei ? Justice Waite. He is now the wealth'e-'t f, ?' *i-?Walte is to ^ one ? cf the bridesmaids. Tue weddiug takes niace Jo^Swavne and family and !_* y11/oftheChief Justice have already left Washington for Toledo. Tue entire state of Illinois was in commo tion over the approaching nuptials ol the daughter of Mr. Justice Da vis to another one of tbe sous of Judge 8wayne. Mr. Harry ?nVK^7.2iehi00fcJ>,?<* BlOJUiiaifjn, I in that state, a few davs Ago. I en2*gement of Dr. Baxter, chief me.M-1 TW/S. ^Ie??r of Uje,army-1? *??? Florence I Trjon Is announced. Miss Tryoa is the niece of the Hon. OtiB Norcross, e\ mayor of Boston. The young lady ts handsome and accomplishedr she was the guest of Mr. aud Mr*. Henry Willard last winter, aad is now on a visit to this city. >fr. and Mrs. T. D. Pattoa returned on Wednesday from their bridal trip, a new and beautliul home awaited their return and the young oonple at once entered unan lh.?vr^SP?n,4blli,les of housekeeping. I On Tuesday Miss Wendell gl vej a iicann in honor of Mr. and Mir Patten. I o^ ?L3lUn,n .^Kbterof tbe Judge Advo-1 cata uereral. Ik spending tlie holiday sea-ou id New York with her mod parents Mr anu Mrs. Lanier. When fiT"D^retuTus she will be accompanied by her youug auat Miss Lanier, who will make her deout Inao ciety this winter. Judge and Mrs. Howell are enjoying the pleaaureofa visit from then son. who is a student at Worcester, Mass. Judge and Mrs. A Idis have likewise welcomed a cadet or their family, who will spend his Chri?U mas vacation with them. The Poatmaster General and Mrs. Jewell will have their agreeable daughter, Mrs. Dodge, with them during Uie holidays. Mrs. Chipman is making all her prepara tions for her removal from the city to Cali fornia. 8he has now gone to visit friends at the north. Oen. Chipman lingers in Wash ington only long enough to bid adieu to his many friends, who deeply regret the loss society will sustain In the absence of this agreeable gentleman and bis popular wife. Mrs. A. R. Shepherd will be at home on Tuesdays after Jan. 1st. Mrs. and Miss Klibourne will receive their friends on f rtdavs, as also will Mr>. Alex ander Bruen and Miss Bruen. Mrs. Secretary Chandler will begiu her re- I ceptlons on the first Wednesday iu January Mrs. F ish and Mrs. Robeson will aluj cou- I tinue th? ir- on the day custom lias sssigned tor the cabinet ladies. The wife of the 1?ewi8? ??e ot those to whom Wednesday beioiigs, and so would be the wl.e of the V ice President if weh>Ja Vice President and If he had a wife. On Monday last Mrs. Bancroft received many of her friends, among them the Count and Countess Hoyos, Senor aud Seuora w * Anna, Mrs. and Miss Fisn.Mr3. aud Miss Lames. Mrs. and the Misses Beaie Mrs and Miss Kilbourue, Mrs. aad ^ wS inough and Oen. aud Mrs. Marcy. The oor tralt of Kaiser Wllhelm received thecustom- I ary tribute of admiration, and many not cv-d as the commanding figure of Oen. Uvcr appeared that it seemed as if tnecan^^m puslte Uie door reflected his face and form iu the uniform of the Emperor of German v M*U?Wv forgets has recommenced' her Sunday evening receptions, which are very informal, and are restricted to her most intimate frauds and members of the dlolo matic corps. Many of the Mends of Mrs. Fish and Mrs Robeson on Wednesday called upon them to exchange the compliments of the season A few of those making calls on that day were Mr. Blaine, Judge Ricbardsou. Captain Gore Jones, Mrs. and Miss Watmough. Mii. Lames, Miss stout, and many of the diplo matic corns. Cox J1*8 ?one to New York for the holidays, as has also \l rs. Field. ^^^2? 525?VsoSi.or 800111 Carolina, will enjoy the recess in Charleston. Paymaster, Mrs. and Miss Watmougb will :?3srss.w2? &?22LX*!m' tmrFort Wash V10 w*ioorae h?r ooasia, ^f M * member "J?0*?*1?*0 this winter. Tn.!-!. Spoflhrd lea Washington on wo? hu assrirsan ?Vrves on Doer Island, in thrMemmac rl Just ontaM* Newbaryport. Mr. 8. this diminutive island and a spadoas and, of ooorse, artistic retidsoce His own mothsr and sister aad the parenu tSbSSSS*?- Spo,"lW evening, expecting to return early in the en* H2iD| week. Mr. Henry Watterson, daring his short stay in this his native city, had abundant opportunity to test the utility and beauty of our improvements by ridinc and drlvtn* aboatoar streets, we hope his gallon m Saturday last by the side ofMies Clara r?s was Improved by his being convince, the substantial progress oar city haa m tar we know .he agreeable eon wee o? lady mpih mr" acrainst his will the CtMcrier-Jt The irrtmfuc of traiuof Mess a tri am ? irate of Jritni forecasting lh? ban*Mf of t'<e Presidential wivm Tbe artist must rarr ,y t?T* caught hiaanb>eru atwisl the rhi pagne and tbe (banry, for el* they wouid ilMnwa lad inert y. ?rj?4f u pnlal (nil Rnmt very ?l<?aol tU1Uii| an J walk tax co*tnm<? bar* bom ootlml at the recant re ception*. Madame Mantilla wears a daik b.ue ailk. garni abed with many >a?<a or narrow rnid braid Madame la bantam dr < 'vrrbeck baa a moat becoming 'i*l and mil of dark Mm Wim. Madame Birpn an 1 Madam* I .indetierooe wear rich ha"* vel vet costumes and Mrt Stewart of a floe *aile <>r garnet ve! ret. Miaa Stewart. tbe \-ery haadson* daugh ter of Mr*. Kltat a Want, when receiving with bei mother on Tiieaiay Wore a black Bilk over a black relrwt pett ~nat. tbe walat ar.d upper ?klrt being relieved with broad bard* of bullion and large button* of toe name. Tbe board of director* of tbeOilldiaa'aUaa pival hope to gl v* a grand ball f ir tbe bane fit of that institution early lu tbe season. la lieu of tbe Kaner ball uaually cl van for tba aame worthy object They wiTl model the entertainment by the fRniws and alw'v aur<f*-.l?i -fbarlti ball of Mew York.." Uu? 01 the theatre* will probably be uaad f.w the occasion, and no name will be spared to mske u i- the leading social event of ibe (ay a? a*on An international UMt part) alao foi the tieneflt of th* Children'a boxpital la In contemplation, which It l? hopod will be no l ? au<ve?*ful titan wr i the P? .t*ait* Cam 1 vft l laat week, the net proceeds of which wen Telegrams to The Star. ? CLEWS & CO. COMPROMISE. FIRES. M1RDFRS IXD UCIBE^M NEWS FROM OVER THE SEA. ? ORM4.K XKk k. K i ulalt laVea by ikr Itrltloh. I.((>i?o*. Itec. :*4 Tbe nw bat a opa-lai te.egram imra FeoaoR to day asying lien. Oolboraa reports th:?tne bR>taken Ktutati without an> lose. Th- Maharajah * l?ma.l aud I,?1h fltd to Palare. trrldeal la aw Oeeaa Steamer. ^rniisTuwa, m??. -i Iuk' tk4mtutp Kt*nllworth, which l> ft Liverpool ou tbe i lk and this port on tbe Mlowiui day for Philadelphia baa returned b? re. having lo<tl her prx?|>eller. Railroad A<<-ld<-nl. Newri'ku. N. Y.. l?ec. .'4?A pa??eugei train ou tbe t onncctlcut Western r.? ..-t i ran into some freight car* on tne m l* of the track mar Mlllerton laat n'ght, the accident occurring throuitb the neglect of a ?witch mar. Tbe baggage mnM^r. narue I Burke, ww fatally hurt,andaeveralother* slightly, ward In charge, and lodged him in jail. Wool ward ?om?' two yeiir* a^o w?v r >unty trustee and al?cotid'd, 1* aviug a deficit oi i bout lie Intimates Hint o nera shared in the erni*'*/ lein ant. and ttiat be will make It warm lor them when ui* pro per time cornea, aa thua tar be la the only one wbo baa suffered. rti _ OtKii a, N. Y., Dec. .'4.? Tne While S|>ring farm building and manaion. owned by Jaj. i>. shfldou. were destroyed ty Are iast uigi.u lxtsa ?V).OiiO. Copncil BLcrrM, Dec. 24?Klre at Re<l Oak, Iowa, yeaterday, destroyed tbe entire cast side of the public square. The building* were all of wood, however, and the lo*a will not. be more than Xe* l ark Bask Msteaasi New 1 ubk lHc.lx.-Tne following lathe weekly bank statement Loan a. decrease, ?l ^_?.oeo, st?cie, decreaae, 0654, Me. legal ten ders. decrease, ?i.ite./Mk); deposits, deeraaee, cin ulation. decrease, *77^eo, re serve, increase. t3Vt,?00. (sailetlss Wilkf. barke. L>ee. 2*?Patrick Ryan wa& u> day convicted of murder in the sec ond degree for killing J. Tooley. and ecn tenc i to 11 jean and 10 months lmpriaoa ML Probable ? New York, I>ec. 21.?lame* Hmitb, while intoxicated la^t nigbl. beat bia wue, Marga ret. inflicting injuriea which will probably prove fatal. 8mlth was arn-ted. The Bam en Libel < aae. N ew York. Dec?The jury in the libel suit of Henry C. Boweu agal.tst the Kntokiyn E<"H< retired laal li ght, but Lave not yet agreed. a Ufa* A (a New York, Dcc. 21 ?Henry CJewi A C* lisve arranged with their crelitora and ob tained a full discharge. e A Fsgttlie Defksller Braagki Bark. Miarms, Dec. 24?snerifl A .demon has arrived from Snn Francisco with A.Wood Charles O't'aasr Better New Yorr, Dec. *i.?Oharles o < jnor ha* .'gain rallied, aud is better. BaLTiMokE. Dae 24 ? Vlrgloia coiis>lidsta4, 71, Waat TirciBlas. t. Murtk Csroiiaa ?'?, oM, M, 0o new 8,4o ?p?ciid tax, Jbidlo da). Bsgar Arni, K)% >Wb. haLTiMOKB, Dec U ?Oottoo UiHr active sad -ready?aiKJJUag, ir?. rinnr dab and sncln W teat ..uim?Ho. 1 waatam rag 1 Stal X>. Pusurl \aula rtd, I tfial J\ Harrlaiid rad, 1 llal ?S do. amber, 1 <7al M. dj wblu .l.lAal H. Cora d' U? oontkarn wblta, aew. UaM ?"atbern yellow, new. Ma6" ??ateni siltad, oM, tSaOli. Ota dull noai mal. By* doll, Main. Ha, jaiat and ataadr? Rarylaad aad Paan?>'Uaola B t0aS4 SS. Pmta loaa <i*iat and ateady. Fork. aaw. 21 JO Balk aaata?abouidara, 8, el?ar rib lO'.ail looaa iMt ked, 8i.all!? Bac a? *i>?nld ra. lualo - clear rib idalUg. Han a. ISV'16. bard dull bat ateady?<rade, laaP ?. teflaed. Bat tar active acl firs -aeatarn estraa. **a*> 4?. ^<.1 Puroleom Doaioallr aachaiig** Oofl-e aoaii nallj ascbanrad Whisky dull aad toea y, 1 14% al.lt. Ksw Vosk, Dar 2* ? Bt -ck? dull aad U>w*r ? >ney. t. O''Id. IS Kxchaagr, ljus,*a-)4, abort, 40 0 y TnateuU dall. Kiw Tokk, Dec >4 ?Flonr ;tilat and r.nrbi Wheat dull aad dropping hox'joM. Dec if ? a m ? U. B b>Bda, 1M. s, I 107. aaw t'?. lot. Ktle.lK Tir? Whisky Fratd Carr*-TSr Pren ? lent mui < \aui<1 Jouct?A apeclal dispatch to the Cincinnati Euqnlrer, from St. lvmls. vays:?"A ma?np a as recelv?*l here on UVdnesday from President Grant, in which be rharacterlxed |as woolly tnalicioua and lalee the rumor that he liad l * w - ingness to consider ar. application for Joyce's pardon, that be had no friends to flavor to the whisky ring prosecution*, and the law >>hail have It* course. Joyo* said to an In t^-viewer to-day that the evidence again*i Babcock would be startling and more dam - aging than either hi* or McDonbld'a eaae. an<l that If the government attorney* pr*ang the matter properly, exposures of others and more important members of the President's household, or to use Joyce's expression, "the ewtire Wintc House will be damned badly score bed, tbe President not excepted.' What Or*, khkrxav Bmtvn [? Oct) Wra.T. 8herman, d re wed in military cosiume. was on th*- point of starting for the New England dinner ,aet evening aa a Sun rr porter Iras ushered into room 90, in the Path A veune httel. The reporter eaked for an expression of otiinion as to whether sec tarian isKues would affect the next presiden Ual election. "Ob, I wouldn't for the world say a word about that," said tbe general with great earnestness. "It Is a thing abon l which people ought not to speak, or even to think. 1 believe In the constitution of the United tstates, and tbe ten commandments. That's enough for me."?A". Y. Nun. ?kt Wester* Methodirts fob |m Tim Term.?The Method la l preachers of Cincin nati and vicinity held a I and sat upon the third U Boa ton brorber, Bishop Bai sion was lively, and lasted tar a The speakers were sorry that I bishop had been so Indian?? a* to i he din. bat the proceedings of ' developed very plainly the net would not be entirely without i third term an Cincinnati? AROBTTOR X* _BAX beth Sinclair, in aasldvUk, with aheth Alley, w, Sallie Strieker by MB clerk and felling to report W if cays he did report It to the and it was UMtr duty to proaeeato.