Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

N0tWltlst0nulng the alllance nhu
been anticipated some weeks and
has occupied q very considerable
space in the gossip" Of the
friends Of the groom and the col
ored people generally, they were
not fully prepared for the final
denoument on Wednesday night. |
During the afternoon Of Wednes-
day a rumor gained circulation
that
TIE AFFAIR
would be q finallty on that night.
We Of course went to work to
learn the facts, with what success
will be seen.
LIscENsE
was issued by the Clerk Of the
Court late Wednesday afternoon,
the expectant groom informing
that official that the ceremony
would not be performed until
tomorrow" similar statements
we're made to number Of his
friends and associates, 80 that
curiosity was for the time lulled,
recuperating strength for the
events Of the morrow.
"Th ever thus In pleasures hour
We've seen our fondest hope decay"
Nobody suspected that the state.
ment about tomorrow" was q
BLIND,
but so it proved. The night mail
train bound north passes this city
at 2 o'clock. Morgan, accompa-
MED by colored men appeared at
the depot with trunk and desired
q check for the same to Cleveland,
Ohio. Mr.. Walmsley, the bag
gage master was only supplied
with Louisville checks on that line
one of which Morgan accepted
and went away, shortly afterwards
he returned with two trunks (thC
property Of the bride) and re
ceived another check for Louis
vile. AS yet no suspicion was
aroused as the actual intent Of thC
Senator. The whole affair was
MANAGED VERY QUIETLY.
and not until the arrival Of tn
carriage containing the brida
couple, at the station, five minute
prior to the arrival Of the trail
did the facts become known, an
I we're even then received wit
t much allowance, for they we're il
, visible, remaining in the close
. carriage until the train was full
stopped along side the platform
e when they emerged and we're, b
{ their friends, hurried across to
n THE SLEEPING CAR,
which they entered, and were 10
to the view of the curious crow
u who had been collecting for fl
$ minntes. Two or three of the
c colored male friends accompaniC
q them inside the car, and there bat
them farewell.
~ THE CEREMONY
was strictly private and quite =
IS cherche, only two or three prom
h nent negro politicians being Il
v recipients Of the coveted cards
is invitation.
ELDER sTRINGER, (colored,)
Il Of Vicksburg, was to have Gel
l. brated the marriage rite, but
t, did not put in his appearance al
1t his place was supplied by
II REV. J. AARON MOORE, (black, J
II the christian light Of the Repub
IT can party, who from his seat
III the floor of the House, some wee
ago, said, "If Jesus Christ shot
70 oppose the rights Of the color
race" he would vote agail
- him.
III INCIDENTS.
ne One Of the coiored friends
a bidding the bridal party adj
ts remarked, to the groom, al
wasn't done married, sab, y
ie wouldn't got dat gall"
A prominent Republican oflC
of meeting the Rev. j. Aaron MoC
W. the next morning said, "Wcll, J
/. Moore, learn that you last nj!
" married a white man to nel
81 woman" Its so for fact, saI
"a was j. Aaron's reply.
nd THE DESTINATION
OF of the party seems to be Gle
Die land, o., where Morgan's relate
lst reside This mother and othe
no then to the Lakes to join Al
~ and his bride, finally to Sarato
Oh and thence to Long Branch,
're pay their respects to, and rccC
re the congratulations Of Presid
~. Grant, the Great Mogul of the
i. publican party.
THE BRIDEGROOM
is a pure blooded white man
SO native of Ohio and about 80 yC
gro of age. He was in the Fed
to Army during the late war; en-
to ing the service as a private
three months regiment from '
consin, and was severely woun
n at the battle of Bull Run. A
his term of service expired, he
ing appointed lieutenant in a
d. York regiment. He was as
fol- wounded during the seven {