Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-30

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SAYS NJ, T..
Dr. aud Mr.. King and gooa Mr. and
Mr.. Kala have hosnauxinus o. got au ln-
yitt.au fer me toa Greek wedding ana
last might | SAW Wac,
The couple were married 40 the isn
ri a wealthy friend iar the sake u tha
Room aud other accommodation We
went % the house Of the bride and t lu'
panied the party 10 the house whore VA.
10 bc tho ceremony The bride was dressed
tNW.i,itek in a white mpjn-anuqur
white vel, orange flowers ~.
There were seven ur eight priests, the
Metropolitan uoNt 90 the Patriarch IN
ecclesiastical position and houses, ana
president 81 tie Holy Synod that aeeUar
nr. King OF mortal hor,,ic, AT tho head
lIc j, a benevolent, not malo'7l.n' book
iug0ll nan
When b. entered tho rsm, tho 1t,
an ru,c, aud many same forward aud
Kissed his hand, the Other lnrtr- 1mua
the uumhvr
4 table was .ct in the middle Of Tie
room, the bride and vrrrnt placed tlt'i9s-
selves at one end the priests stood around
it, the Metropolitan opposite the bride and
groom, each had lighted candle, only
one stood by the Metropolitan and held
three tied together for him They read
and chautcd prayers, passing the book
from one 10 another. There were tive
large candles handsomely embossed and
tied with white ribbons that were given
10 the couple who were To- Ice married
On stlvor in tho middle 1T the table
we're two beautiful white wr,aths the
Metropolitan said prayers over them and
blessed them, | suppose, then took the
two together and touched them first 10
the forehead Of the bride, then held them
over the head of the groom, them each
kissed them; this was repeated three
times as was everything Tor the Grcck>
are great Trinitarians. then one wreath
was put on the head Of the groom, and
the other touched and passed back and
forth, and kissed and placed on the head
Of the bride Ii looked strangely To see
a delicate white wreath on man, head
his black eyes and shaggy beard looked
out from under il comically. The wTcuth>
were changed from one head TO the other
three times; wine was given TO the hrid,
and groom which they tasted three times,
and after the ceremony was nearly over,
the finale was put by the priest, and the
couple marching around the table three
times, singing; during this marching,
some young men among the guests threw
sugar-plums at the bride and groom and
the two gentlemen who stood as sponsor,
or something else. and assisted in the Ger
emory, changing the rings, wreaths, etc.
After this the newly married pair received
the congratulations of their friends, and
a salyor of sugar plums was passed, OF
which each guest muststake at least q
handful, and more if they choose: other
refreshments followed. At this time We
took our leave ! was very much inter
estcd as you may suppose; would write
more fully if | had time and were not III
such state of excitement about leaving
Greece.
THE Jury AND THE VERDICT IN rHE
Brown MURDER CAsE.-Thc Albany
Evening journal makes the following
sharp comments on the recent verdict i'll
the case of Brown, the Canaan y. y
murderer, and suggests reform in the
jury system, which is becoming inevita-
bic:
The form OF the verdict is well calcul
ated to excite surprise. The jury con-
sumcd twcnty-one hours in seeking to
unite in a verdict That verdict was one
of guilt but coupled with recommends
tion to mercy. Developments show that
this result was arrived at only because
from the outset eleven of the jurors We're
in favor of rendering an unqualified YER
dict of guilty, while one manifested hest
fancy and reluctance. His conscience
was only appeased by putting the verdict
in the form in which it was finally pre-
scented. If the accused was guilty at ALL
he was guilty of one of the most atrocious
murders ever pcrpctrated in this country.
1t possessed no features whatever to re-
lieye it from the aspect Of unmitiEatcd
atrocity, or to suggest any thought
or sentiment of mercy to the wretch who
had perpetrated it. If guilty, he deserved
the fullest measure Of punishment that
the law has affixed to the crime
And yet under the favor of our system OF
Jury trial, one man out of twelve in the
l.. &c .,,,
sand in the community who possessed
knowledge Of the facts. is permitted of his
own selt-willed obstinacy, to construct Il
verdict that is wholly repugnant to com
mon sense and justice. Happily, in this
instance the peculiar form OF the verdict
works no harm. The law has adiudged
to the crime the punishment of death, and
no attempt OF one or more of the Jury will
defeat it. Had the ono juror been less OF
dolt and a coward than he is, he would
doubtless have SO far persisted in his re-
sistance as to have prevented verdict,
or possibly reduced it to the grade OF
simple manslaughter or felonious assault
The case adds another to the daily swell
ing evidence of the folly and injustice OF
requiring the unanimous assent Of the
whole jury to find the fact Of innocence
or guilt in cases Of crime. Until com
mon sense and a regard for Justice shall
change the character of our system OF
jury trials, we may expect to have con-
tinued the occurrence Of such scenes a,
that enacted at Hudson.
PORTLAND AND RUTLAND RAILROAD
We clip the following relative to The
Portland and Rutland Railroad, from tn,
Portland correspondence Of the Boston
Journal
The meeting OF the cjrporators Of the
Portland and Rutland Railroad takes
place here April Goth. The line original
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