Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-08-18
a Newly Married Wife Suddenly Divorces
Herself

There happened here recently, between
newly married couple from Kentucky, a rather
startling episode, told briefly as follows: A
young gentleman from the county of Madison,
Kentucky, wooed and won the heart of a most
estlmabe and handsome young lady of Fayette
county. After several months courtship, the
ceremony. was duly performed at the First
Presbyterian church in Lexington and the hap
Ply pair, with buoyant hopes, took the after
noon train for this city to spend the honey
moon: The hours. on rosy wings, flew swiftly
by. The bridegroom congratulated himself
upon the prize he had won, and, in blissful ig-
norance Of breakers ahead" arrived at the
Merchants Hotel, where suite of rooms had
been engaged for the happy couple. and awaited
their reception. After their arrival in the
Queen City, and enjoying supper, the bride re-
tired to her chamber, and the groom, spirited
young fellow, thought he would have run
with the boys and see the elephant little while
before retiring to the arms of Morpheus and
his fair bride. The result of this little raid a.
round town can better be imagined than ex
planned; and we are surprised to say, instead
OF the groom, who is jealous Good Temp
lar, returning right side up" he was, to use
mild expression, jolly tight, and his newly
maze wife refused to admit him, and persist
emily vowed that she would return home On the
morrow; and, ringing the bell. alarmed the
clerk, who provided an extra bridal chamber
for one, and the groom was soon sleeping pro-
foundry
On the morrow, after having passed the
night In profound slumber, all unconscious of
having any wife, he was astonished to learn
that she had deserted him. But such was the
fact. She had returned to her parents. in
Fayette county, where she still remains, refu-
sing, thus far, to become reconciled to the man
who could desert her on their first night of
welded life for the society of male friends =
Cincinnati Commercial
A RUNAWAY MATCH AND PAIR OF TRATE
Fathers. = yesterday evening, about s o'clock,
two individuals, one young lady of nineteen.
and the other youth apparently twenty years
OF age, entered the residence of clergyman in
the West Division and producing license de-
sired him to tie the connubial knot The evil
dent youth OF the parties caused him to hest
tate, but the opportunities of the pair pre-
vailed and the ceremony was finished, after
which the affectonate couple entered carriage
at the door and drove rapidly away in south
erly direction. Scarcely half an hour had
elapsed ere second conveyance drove up to
the minister door, and equity, irate old gen.
tleman, in whom could be recognized a Mr..
-, we'll known banker of this city. de-
sired to know if young pair corresponding
In description to those who had just left, had
been married there. The reverend gentleman
responding In the affirmative, storm of in
vectlve and abuse was hurled on his innocent
head, and the indignant father of the Young
lady, for such he seemed to be-, ordered the
coachmen to proceed in the direction which the
indiscrete pair had taken. A third ring at the
bell announced the father of the young man,
and the preceding scene was repeated. Moth
ing has been seen of the parties since. The
account of the clergyman shows them to be of
the highest responsibility, and we'll known in
aristocratic circles. Chicago Post 22d.
A young man named Zephariah Hendrics.
died suddenly in South Bend. Indiana, few
days since from the effects of long continued
bath after violent exercise.
Merrill Pipes, of Newport, VT, recently shot
an enormous eagle on the wing, which measur-
ed seven and half feet from tip, tightly stretch
ed, oh?
An iceberg nearly mile long and from ten
to fifty feet high has been seen in Lake Mich
igan.
The latest physiological question is: How
much sawdust does it take to make a ballet
girl?
Mr.. Pendleton is announced for six speeches
In the State of Illinois during the present month.