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WASHINGTON CITY, Monday, Feb 70. 1874.
The grand trumphal entry of the entire Wing
Decoration from Maryland, has been postponed
till next Thursday-the Birthday of the Father
of his Country An appropriate day TO bestow
honors on those who will help to regenerate the
country


Hon. RICHARD PAcKENlIAM arrived here IN the
cars to-day, and proceeded at once to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Fox, the British Minister. The lat
ter has recently been giving away to poor widows
nearly all his furniture. He will return IN the
Vestal


A silly story has been circulated in Newly ork
and here, that the President is about to nominate
S1LAs WRIGHT to the vacant Judgeship. There
is no truth in it.


Messrs. GILMER and WILKINS, took possession
to-day; all the officers Of the Army and Navy
here turned cut to welcome them in full uniform,
at their respective Departments. DAVID HEN
SHAW, or, as he is fanliliary called, ''Old Dollar
a Day. packed up and left in the afternoon cars
for New York


There is to be grand affair on board the Prince
ton. tomorrow all the Members are invited; no
ladies': so am afraid with some, the VINE Will
be in and the wit out.


AS soon as the decision in the Girard Case has
been announced by the Supreme Court, the cler
gvmen of all denominations intend to hold Con-
vention there expressive of their admiration and
views of Mr.. Webster's recent Speech and re-
quest him to give it to them to publish in pemph-
let FORM That is all the Christianity part. An
informal meeting has been held, and Mr. Ilnsley
has been chosen Secretary.


The Herald" makes terrible blunder about
the duel. 1t says that Cechrane was Clerk in
the War Office, and that May was very respec-
table; Cochrane was medical student, and had
lust graduated at Charlotte Hall, Prince Georges
County, Maryland, with honor as to May, if
carousing requenting billiard rooms, liquor shops,
swearing, and quarreling constitute respectable
itv, then he was highly respectable. Poor Coch-
rane's funeral to-day was melancholy sight; Ii
carriages full of mourners. He was taken to the
Congressional burying ground, about noon, and
buried there. The funeral service was very lm-
pressivc and affected many to tears.


A likeness recently published here by Feindrich
of Mr.. Upshur, is decidedly the best lithographc
portrait ever published here. He is getting out a
new one OF Henry Clay.


Our friends here are in high spirits at the sound
of the first gun for 1874 Clear the track for
old Kentucky!


The weather to-day is balmy and sunny, and
the Avenue was thronged with ladies.


JuNIUs JR.