The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-29

Tho Anections or an Actress TriHed
with-sho wants ESQ, 900 on that Ac.
count. q
Some time since the item. was floating
around In the papers that hde l.. Webb, the
popular and fascinating facttcss, knd,one Of
the eenbruted "Webb Slsten," WAS about
to be married Later the paragraph was
current that she hid married AID retired
from the stage; and later ptil, was a para
graph denying the last mentioned report.
Amid nil thcsc rundors and counter rpmors,
II seemed altogethsf likely thst the fair Ada
wassot entirply free from matrimonial on
tanglementsof soude SORT Mud sueh seems
to have beeniho Oct, for va flnoA on The
ton was commenced on the 18th iastant by
Ada l. Webb against John sRae, for breach
of promise oimarrlage, and the damages arc
' TIrsc SS eoSSis arc 1t uls fhC ara is, tina,
In tho. city OF Detroit, In Jnnuary, 1868, the
said Ada l.. Webb and Johnskac plghted
thcJtgoth. That Is not exactly the phraseolo-
gy othc legal document, .bht II conveys TO
The popular mind d better Idea Of what was
done by Ada aud John than the verbose
SSS %sS q s: .g SoS Of n lss
saids. In TACT They nia6a a verbal contract
10 DO married. 70 each pthdr withIna yrar, or
in January, 1850. Tde astsrs vsre playing
an engagement In thu rity,ek the former
date, and skae was most nsSduous in his
att sntions as lover, Tho mt coral fur.
ther alleges that Ada made tiis promise OF
marriage. Id good faith, slnccreiy rclying up
on the party Of Tho second pan 70 stand by
his pleA1ss Ike a n,nnt that she thcn cS-
pcctcd 70 fnIaIl hef pfonise, end vas ready
70 DO 50, and has ,, been rss! Ger s,SsS
ncss $50 Of ' sSac, and ssss iSpsh shat whereas
the plaintiff was ready At Ne time egrced
upon TO be married, apd has besh ready
ever since, the defbndant posltivo1I and alb
solutcly refused to marry her. - alleges
that she repeatedly end frequently urged
upon him TO make god 10 hcr his promise
OF marriage, I'M Re has mi her on from
time 10 time, and now utterly refuses 70
marry her, although sho MAS ready and Will
ling during all this time.Sssf
The third and last count sets forth that
upon her engagement with Skae, to be mar.
ried i.,Jonuaty. 1859. II was understood that
she Vas TO retire from the stage, which pro
fcssion she hpd previously followed as q
means of support TO herself and her mother
tlatshc did no retire from the stage on thhi
account, and has since that time been do
priyod of that means Of support. For this
| rcasou and for injuries 10 her feelings by
reason of tho failure of the defendant Il
fulflli his promise, she claims damages u
the amount OF $4,000. The attorneys In
tho case arc Moore e Griffin for the plain
tid, and Dickinson d Dickerson for the dc.
fcndarit. The case is likely TO be . verN
closely contested one, Init IL has not yc
4 bCeusct down for trial.--DafOh IOsf, l0N
! go --
THHCuHAE FAIR--ISAuGURATIoS OF TIL
FAIR AT ArOLLO HALL LAST EVENING n
THE '.JuSTN PATRIoCA. THE grand fni
for the benefit of the sick and wounded o
the patriot army Of Cuba was opened las
evening at Apollo Hall, under the ausplcc
of the Cuban ladies Of the "Junta Patriot
ica." Mayor Hall was 10 have, lnaugumtot
Inc fair, but owing 10 his having been sud
denly called out of town yesterday afternoon
Mr. Richard O'Gorman did the honors in hi
absence. Long before the hour appointed 70
the formal opening, the hall, which was yer!
tnstcfully decorated with Cuban flags AM
banners of various descriptions, was crowded
by very brilliant gathering Of ladies ant
gentlemen, the majority of whom were, o
course, Cubans. Mr.. O'Gorman, afto
prayer by Rev, Or. Gallaudct, was intro
duccd BY Mr.. sherman, we'll known advo
cate OF Cnban rights.
Mr.. O'Gorman, during his address, whc
was a very short one, aud made In his pccr
cinrly happy vein, referred 10 the struggl
which the Cubans were making against th
tyrannical Spanlards. The time had gone by
he said, when any European Power coul
NEEDLE with immunity with the affairs Of an
community on this continent. lie had n
doubt that triumph would finally crown tn
efforts Of tho patriots Of the Sever faithful
ISLE" Even II they were unsuccessful 1
their present unequal fight, their final delly
GRANGE from the CALLING yoke which had 70
so long a time oppressed them was rs ccrtai
as fate. Cubans had before now cssaycd
gain their freedom and failed; but they ha
arisen ut last In their might, and could no
be put down by the assassination of belples
women In the streets of Havana.
Mr.. O'Gorman then referred to the ladit
who had the fair in had, and advised III
"frlcnds Of the good cause" to patroniz
. them In q manner that would accrue to III
benefit Of the soldiers in the lcld-NcT Yor
Hsrdid, 2SM.