Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-25
Washington News and Gossip.

az eight O'Clock, Robert T Lineoln, E.u the
eldest son II the late President Lincoln, was
married 10 Mss Mary Harlan, the only dauyh.
ter of Senator Harlan, of Iowa. The wedding
took place at TIE residence of the Senator, on III
street, and was strictly private, no one being
present except the members OF the families and
few intimate friends. The ceremony was
performed by Bishop Simpson, OF the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, who is an old and init.
mate acquaintance OF .he Senator
Among those present were Senator and Mrs
Harlan, drs. Lincoln and little Thad, Secre.
tary and Mrs. McCulloch. Secretary and Mrs
Welles, Edgar T. Welles ESQ, Eawip Stanton
Esq, son of ex Secretary Stanton, Rev. n
Peyton Brown, Representative Loughbridge
OF Iowa, and lady; Senstor Ramsay, OF Minne
sofa. and Jos. Mscfarland, Esq.
The happy couple received the cengratnla.
tions OF the company, and the evening was
passed IN conversation. A fine wedding sup-
per was spread in the dining room by Worm
ley. the celebrated caterer
AT noon to-day the happy couple left for
New York in a special car, attached to the
l2@0 train, accompanied by Mrs Lincoln and
her son Thad, Edgar T. Welles, Esq, and Ed.
WIN Stanton Jr. Wormley had an excellent
wedding lunch prepared in the car, and Mr.. ].
III Wormley, Jr., accompanied the parry to
new 4 Ork, as caterer.
Ii was intended that the wedding should
take place later in the autumn, but Mrs. Lin
coin being on the eve of her departure for
Europe, (about October lst,) it was decided to
have quiet marriage and issue no cards.
Mr.. Lincoln will settle in Chicago, where he
has lucrative practice in the courts.
WALT. WHITMAN ON GOLD BAsrs.-The
sver.increasing favor the American poet finds
in Europe, oddly contrasts with the treatment
he has received in the past in his own country.
No less striking parallel is afforded between
the offishness of publishers toward his writings
heie and the high pecuniary value set upon
them by the same class abroad For the group
of poems from his pen, entitled ssWhispers of
Heavenly Death, which appeared in the last
number of the English Brodd,cay Magazine,
the proprIetors paid Mr.. Whitman twenty.h
dollars a page ia gold! This amounts to about
seventy i've dollars in currency for the whole
the composition occupying two pages Of the
magazine. 1t is needless to add that no other
poet. except Tenpyson, commands such price
in England.
TIE DELEGATION OF the Alabama Legisla-
ture, headed by Governor Smith, who are
coming here TO request the President to send
troops to preserve order In that State, tele.
graphed from Lynchburg this morning that
they Will arrive in Washington tonight.
GEN. HANCOCK is at Longwood, Mo, suffer.
ing from the re opening OF q wound he received
at Gettysburg.
REvENvR APPoINTNENTs.-Thef following
appointments were made To-day by Secretary
McCulloch:
Guoqers.-J. W: Manley, 2d ~. Y; J.w. Ste-
-rf, NJ II
StoTrls,peTS--W. H. Hilleary, Frederick,
Md; James Corning, Richard Romons, and
John Ruedi. 81. Louis; George H. Walker,
Nilwaukie: T. q. Kendall and w. ID. Hlbbard.
chicago; J. d. Leland, New York; J. II. Kyle,
Ohio.
PosT OFFICE STANPs.-The Postmaster
General will, about the i=t of October award
the contract tor furnishing the Post Office De-
partment with stamps for four years from the
1st of January next. The bids for these stamps,
1t will be remembered, We're opened several
weeks ago, but the consideration Of the same
was postponed until the lst Of October.
THE p. o. MONEY ORDER SYsrEM.-Two
hundred and forty-fi new money order Of
fices go into operation on the 5th proximo
The amount Of money sent through the mails
in This way is steadily Increasing.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-The regular meeting
Of the Cabinet was held to-day, all the men,
bers present except Secretary Browning and
Attorney General Evarts, who are absent from
the city.
PoLITICAL--A week from Monday Connect
icut holds her town elections. They will af.
ford some criterion as TO the present political
status Of the State.
loving to a recent domestic bereavement,
Senator Trumbull, Of Illinois, has hitherto re.
vass. In accordance with a request from the
eItizens of Springfield, Ill, he will, however,
speak in that town early IN October.
- Democratic Ohio nominations tor Congress
w. Strader, Samuel +. Gary,
{ Ind ! L. Vailandigham, John s; Leedom,
John H. Benson, T.. +. Dickinson, Truman H.
HOag, John Sands, Phil. Van Trump, Geo. W.
Morgan, L. X. Critchfeld Martin d. Follett,
Josiah NJ. Estey, Daniel 7. Lawson, +. T.
Backus, James McEwen.
"A private communication from Portland
Is as follows The Official returns from four
hundred and forty-four towns give Governor
Chamberlain a majority of 2O,OO4. The re-
naming plantations cannot reduce this five
The Denver (Colorado) Tribune of Wednes-
day makes Bradford's majority tor Congress
b3, with two precincts TO hear from. He is
The Republican candidate, and Is undoubtedly
elected,
uc Z<ouceNlut (OuiOD CJtDtT sdyS.-
.'Chief Justice Chase has written letter TO a
friend in this city, in which be strongly urges
The claim Of Grant and Colfax, and ayows
himself warmly in favor of their election"
- In speech in favor Of the election of
Genr Grant at Wheeling last Saturday even.
ing, Senator Carlile, Of West Virginia, said
that Grant "always was Democrat, and
voted for Buchanan in I56; and Democrats
may choose between him and Blair, who was
always an Abolitionlst."
- The Boston Post says that the last effort of
the "anxious and aimless'' i'm Iowa rs the es-
ENLISTMENT Of an organization called Grant
Urls" Their motto Is supposed to be "Match
u.s."
Senator Wilson speaks in Philadelphia
tonight.
= The New York Sun announces, on the best
au thority, that Mr.. Jas. T. Brady has declared
himself in favor Of the election Of Grant and
Colfax.
- DR.. Townsend p. Abell, editor OF Our
Country, the Democratic paper in Middletown,
u, and the organ OF the party in Middlesex
county, abandons his old party and will sus-
ain Grant and Colfax.
AT the recent Republican gathering at Ra-
eigh, N. c., Col. Robert NJ. Douglas, son of
stephen A. Douglas, made q spirited speech
He alluded in feeling terms TO his father, re-
peated his dying message 10 his sons, "Teu
country and expressed his determination TO
be ed this advice.
Hon. William Il. Chandler, Secretary OF
The Republican National Executive Commit
zee was upon the floor of both Houses on
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