, 1869-08-26
COMMODORE VANDERBILT,


From the Loxdon {C0nada} Free Frcss, -AHeyts. ~
The ARRIVAL At London q Commodore NanIer-
bill, the celebrated New York railway Easnate,
Of quito Gutter Of conjecture a1uongs: the 9ttiI
nunes and GoEslps Of the Forest C:iy. Ills cresy
movement naturally attracted otserr atlon, and
Every coucesrnhle purpose, frum that Of buying
up tie Great Western, body aud hscccaea, to
taking adlr To the modern Pool OF Dttars.l, the
gravity. What did he come here for, AMI wnat A4I
ne want: Haul i angthtns 10 do with Sit Francis
utnckst Doubtful. Nas /. IN aay way counecs-
of tne IonSn vc!nnieeFs So II p1o6aels 1 ana
Indeed. eyery other conjecture seemed at f3nlt es-
peca'ly that Of local con- empo5ay, IN regard to
his pursuit. Of tho HateT-cuEc. The tonIno,lore
pteserTen the mGst yhIasious re;tcence. even his
name did not appear on the hotel register, and he
tept u religious sec!usion IN his rooms, Nj uu-
der strict Eedtc31 INJUNCTION 10 2yoil pelpIciuus
drafts Alt TIC FILL Mort AfCt1l- erects Of Tui-
RRr curiosity, tut Little world went 10 s.erp.
iat'Eued b ne heat Of the weather, and forget
fuI that so great pefsnnase us IN ~, ,s, zap
ltast, With hts stocks aa1 bis Steamers, railroads
AID HEer palaccs, had even paid us . risIt, aud
Still more obllElous of Its puIpoSc.
Early On S1lu1tfar MnFnlns, however, the erelt
question was answered. And the answer WAS that
the ComEodoEc hah merely taken a. temporary
most counshtnc city Of the Dominion TO consuul-
natc marriage NTH = young, beautiful aul c.tl.
tratle lady, and thus escanc all the glare aaA heat,
the fuss ard feathers tue lace, vanity and upptr-
sire stare Of the Ne. York lashionat,s wpr,l.
And so It came ahout that, At O'Clock on SatIr-
Gay Eo1ptpc, IN pr.va:c pa7lor VI iht T~Nu1Dseil
Hotel. Commodore Vanderbilt Vas married 20 Miss
Crawford, daughter Of the late Mr. F. CraMiugd,
cation broker Of Mobile, Ali the 1te: ". Brtx1s
Wesleyan ul!Aister Of this ctsJ. Officiating nj tue
ceremony
The gallant Bridegroom, whose SUBJECTS are 81.
Vas dressed tn PLAIN hlacs, weaT.ng IA h!s sa!rt
value lie is Z uohlelOok Ing sentlesEan, erect fl
ncurr. ecsIye IN NnSeneSt, intelligent Ii cIrre;-
Etont arc almost co1stly Il. bearing. As mar t.e
supposed Yrnrn the fact OF hts year, h.s hair aa.l
whiBAers arc white: hut he IS 80 writ E..1Ser;r,,
esen amid all the CARES and eeltor stites OF t,s
position, tna: he 1uoHs 10 Lc nes lloru 1laL Gi or
being hut - years Of age. She ii uf ne.!lum 1ct
aud 81 nmetrcal ngnre, wearing awass s,:Hl-
larlJ happJ eIprvt srou Of face, which Ia o1e Of
gentle beauty She was drcs.e,i IN lulplc tEave1-
ling COSTUME, arH wofc hue Tet. on her boo7,er
which was not lowered. The Coturlodure an1 his
bride are sccund cousnf-
AIIong the Wttuessen to the Ceremony uerp tho
mother Of the bride, Mrs. Crawford, and Mr.
Crawtur Jr., her hrf,ihvr 1ah t1ls wife: General
hurst, manager Of the Nav fork t'eutra', nf ilul-
talo. and Nr. Anenstus schei1 the we.lsnswa
lAwyer Of New iuTl.
Alter the ceremony had been copc!Edcd, the
happy couple received the congratulations 1f the
American families and otherB etlt H.. Ut the hpsA,l,
which the Commodore acknowledged u,ust enr,lI-
al}y, he looking proud sbA TaaiAAt, md 10th
happy. The adlcux oref aud the morning c1.
pcets cast being redy to sta1y, the party repaired
dore,a special car, bound l'rectly 10 New York
city. As the train nured OF q Eerics OF twens5.
one detonsttnS signals we're G!sen !a EuLc: u
fteIr departure,