Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-18

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marks upon their clothing caused by
coming in contest with lone OF the
plebeians that elbowed their way
through the crowd. The ceremony
took place a, the prec..s hour appoin.
ted. The br,usl cortege entered the
CatheI rsi, led by The siy br de macs
and their groomsnen. Then came
Capt Bartlett and the brids, followed
by Senior Oveids(the Groom) and Mr..
Bartlett the brides mother. They
| 70 med themselves in semi.circle,
! cr the Church tar. The bride
\. As dressed ~ e lnay'' nc. 1t Nh -
silk, almost concealed beneath lwo
deep nounces OF lace. A lace veil Of
great elegance was fastened to her
head, and aim, st enveloped her per>
SOD. A necklace Of pearls encirclcd
her throat. Ear rings, bracelets and
. brooch of pearls and diamonds
completed the bridal dress. The
brides were dressed richly. Two in
white and blue, and two in white, pink
and red. The bride groom wore .
black coat and white vest, of rich MAJ
terial. The bride approached the
Altar, leaning upon her fathers arm,
while The bridegroom and Mrs. Bart-
lett walked together. ! I, ARCH
bishop woe his white cap, .ud carri>
ed his cros.er in his hand.
After the cerimony the happy pair
and their admirers returned TO the
residence Of tho bride. e.tbe. la l4th
street, when the wy, ,nests hal
peep at the presents o.. which
amounted to thoussnds Of dollars.
A great deal has been written and
saiI about the wealth OF the bride
groom, and the public has been led to
believe that he is a modern Cresus.
Literally rolling in gold. The presents
to his fair one in shape Of jewelry,
dresses DC. have been put down to
various fabulous sums. Instead Of
giving them as reported I have made
Inquiries Of those who had opportu-
mites of knowing the true state Of the
matter. ! find that the immense sum
which he is worth has fallen to at least
ono sixth of the reported sum; the
presents and everything else in a
greater ratio. He is however worth
enough to give foundation to thous-
ands Of rumors nut IT, circulation. 1t
was said that hv could count out any
sum under seven millions, but one
aud half millions is all his friends
claim now. One million of dollars
vas reported as the brides portion,
but that melts away to a meageT sum
under investigation. It is however
. match tor money, the parents giving
up their daughter to foreigner for a
home in fourteenth street. He is
90 ye,rs Of age whilst the bride is
only 20. He may BE- Of high blood,
but il 40 may the Lord deliver us
from that kind Of blood. He is short
er than his bride, dried up wrinkly
looking chap with frizly hair; is said
to be Of spanish birth, but looks as
though he might be two thirds negro.
There 10 II, thing about his appearance
that is attractive, on the contrary,
rather repulsive. She is far from be-
ing tho beauty that has been repre-
seutcd; is slim; thin face and spare
neck, with blue eyes; she is accom-
plished, ~ the bon.ton look upon &C.
COMPLIMENTS, and speaks spanish
fluen,ly. The sister Of the bride is far
The best looking. Az = match for
money it is as good as might have
been expected. 1t 10 . notorious fact
that the God of wealth has lavished
bis gold in New York, upon the
most ungaiuly looking persons in
the City, and in this respect this
Cuban brides groom deserves the
largest pile. If reports are true, he
has not profited much by the max
i'm of the poet
''Let time, which makes you homely,
make you WISE"
POLITICIANS IN this city arc Just now
/ q" ~ -, j.. ne Republicans
ho.d their primary meetings ty-n,c!t
TO nominate candidates fcr the Leg
islature. Last evening there was a
meeting Of some of the wealthy
democrats Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
They passed a resolution endorsing
the entire State Ticket nominated at
Syracuse also one dcnouncing Sena-
tor Seward. They appointed COM
mittee to cell upon their fe low dem
ocrats, and STIR them up in prepare
ton of the Mayors election. 1t was
also evident that all present worl Id
DO every thing in their power to de-
feat the Republican ticket in the
coming State election. The only OBJ
ject of this meeting was to bring out
that class OF democrats who would
not 60 to the Tamany Hall, and thus
secure their cooperation in me State
election, and form q nucleus that
would enable them to control the
city nominations for the Charter
election.
Professor Lowe : .. eng~geo :.
building q high board .e..ce AROUND
the reservoir square, where he in
tends to fill his balloon. The misfor-
times Of LaMountain have not in the
least cooled his ardor for . trip across
the Atlantic, but he vii! 60 as soon
ashis arrangements can becompleted.
had, few days since, a pleasant
interview With one Of the grand faith
-. of American nianna-A. A.