, 1870-07-26
THE LOWELL WEDDING.
s1ianclir baai1lprs~ ~,lnrtiagc-Gercsno- ~
my mt ST. Aslnr'- Csatlrcts-G'IAr strf-
sisaI z'aarsy and sRir 1scrrpttott.


The great event in Which ssnietv OF New
England and Washington lla+ been interested.
Md which It has anticipated fer mnutil-. so.lk
i'isct last Light. floNcyer quietly AMI 1ri-
satel! tho preparations Tor the Wedding mar
have been maIc. the marriage tetwccn \ gen
ti'fnar who has served will, distinction in tll..
Amy. atl VIM. although ['tlt Is wears nf ar.
ot'cuII, seat i'll the Unitr.l States S..nl,s.
and the celebrated dsilEl.srr of Que If ,!,,.
rl'sf famons men in American politics. ran:,,,t
hut cxclteftntcrert 0ntrie of t1r Stale a,,+l b.
rt'lne the .laEr.rrn theme Ut conversation, in
Tie flty where the cercnlnMy was IL take rIa ~
The term ''celehrated' seems to a,s,ly IT,
Miss butler. for she liaH been altuo-t ~ wr,,
''"liiten ur' lty Washington clrtrs;, ,iI,l,n,-
q NJ. I'utIcr himself. Her clam to III. TIL,
of - l:clc Of Washington has been ain, ~.
untlisT,!teti. In Lowell size Ia- vi Ii. ,.;:,.!
III a'niir1t's friends. a,, irr o srlu@lu,r. =
re1h.tni, thcir oil school days with r,.,e-,.r,
t;c1tral A,lrll+rt Asnt- il 4 native 1T R.sk-
land. Me.. at,tl tt-riyttf academic 44tnc,:n,
lefnle entcrluE Vert luint. He gra,lua:..i
fEtJe III 1851. aud "as at pnce commissioned
as Serotnl Lieutenant Of Artillery H.srryn,
throughout tie rebellion. and gained promo.
tiun III each Of the battles of tull Hun alai
vrEn Hill, Gettysburg, aud Fort Fisher. At
the close of tho war lie waA brerrtr,l Nainr
General, and i'll June. lSl;s. he was a1,jHointe.!
Provisional Governor Of Mississippi. In lss
L,n was made commander of tho Feutth Mill
tary iIietrict. and on the recou4truct1or ut
mississippi. lie took lis seat in the United
Stater Senate lie il man of medium height,
straight. hanleome, anil Of EtrM figure,
The bridesmaids "trc foNr in nnmbcr-3tiss
ialbot, daughter of t.. I. Talbot. E-l.. Of
l-u"ell. AMI hete ut tt,e Hon. Tnunlas Talbot
Of iAll.rica: Nlis- Chandler. daughter Of S,.u.
a.or Chandler, If Michigan: Miss Nara
Nesmiih, daughter OF the late lion. John,
Srhinitl. vi Ln~eli. and Mis-. Nillsets,.
daughter Of Fisher iiiiIreth. Es.l.. autI
cousln Of the bride. The bridesmaids. except
Niles Chandler. were at intimate fritt,tls nt
Miss l'tslez. having; kuown her from youth.
s1.d ieiuE old eclloolruates tngether. Niss
Chandler was one Ut Au-s Buffers warmcs;
frielni~ at Nashin.tuii.
! Tho Irooiunmen We're all army friends OF
Sctiatnr Alsh s-4ieNt.!ant tuiuncl lam II II.
Carleton. uf Maine, of the Fourth Cavalry p:
1iainF William F.. Merrill. uf the Corn. Of
Engineers: Iienieuaut William Atwuoi. tor
tntilS Ai:e-dc-taup 10 the General. and Cap
lain \. II. 1'nifi,,etan. of the Ordnance lie
t..ttnlent- Th,r., officers all have 4 higher
sanh l.y 1T. Vet: Colonel Carleton that Of Nh
j. .eueral; MAJ jor l1rrr,li. Col nef I.ie,lteu-
aht Atwood, Alajor: and Captain Burlington,
t'nlutlcl.
Invitations ;zere issi1el witt. al un-pariu:
hasA. alsasos'sl viii care Which woi,ll t.c
mls'reit'le il, larger city ur. Buffers
grounds arc large. anl ''l.,rr ass few cit,kens
"l,t' Lad airy rcas"n to feel rgltei by u,,t r.
rrivihE card DA.c rtisort -aye that !. i1lI in
titasioils were is~ues,. tos.7ilcriu: ,ha; every
member ui tosgre-s anu stverai Ut its o,icets
ner" invited, even il AZ large l.lalAr At that
rhtt1intlca had been l>>tlr,l, the fnnt.,. an!
grounds woul.i mt IL. luc,,u,forta.,Iv
tlluustd. liesnftrt Grant accepted III ,,.l-
ta:ion. hut the unexpected iii.,e-e ot Mrs..
Grant. Together wth public l'us,lic--. DIET 4i,,esi
sn il. Washington. Inc Ir.EiMack Was er-
ca1.d to accommodate fart ui tho united
Ee.i-. AID later all the vacant rt'n.ns 1t lit.
Washington llo':-c were tlkcsl. and sts. I;at-
l.ts Private Sccrc tary Ill person lonkei aft!
tl:r tae'ts a. tty arrived. Many Frisat.. c,i-
1tt ART placed ruonl@ i'll their houses At Mr.
is'1i'rs. aisl~aal. t;oscrun. tlAln. i jju,aslt
LIT 1Hr1l lt1tiits:nanl- AMI Senate. l,,uler,v
were .4laEtetet st ts:s Washington House. A,i-
iAiral earr,Gnt was to have ht..n present. bi,.
"e+ detained by Illness.
j The hour liked lor tlt ceremony was u.
o>iscE. laterc $. tlle carriages began 10 ar
Ave, a,,1 such display OF ,.irsa,, toilets
i'n~.. ! INTO tie old .l4uryl. u, ,.ss.r hcfar., ]
rraced its rrinn. u11Iow-sea.eJ. Eish-baekt,l
lc"s. The II: llcrs. Aic~e:s. john H. kiluhall
Il !: tircenhaisr. inlian Tal1n,. II. II. Nc
llaa:e's. I. Nesm!th, lr.. and ". Fa1sinston-
al young fent1tulrn Of Lowell. sui mor, el
'.n IN CID sehoolmatr:s Of the tri.le-at,rIlci
to their du.irr with as much ready ease and
grace A. if they had spent the week previous
in sailiEenf rehearsal. The COMPANY kent rsy,
ldly hling the church. knowing that tile bridal
party would ee lunctual. III one Of tha boiv
ueWs sp' the t1ofGftlof 1nu Mt. Wendell Phil
Eps. chatting together. Tin trout centre pew
60 the right ~as occupied by Airs. Nu,-
lcrs sisters. NIra. Read a,ll Mrs.
Parker. Tn the left sat Colonel J. il.
lasEelaer- In the second pew Oh the right
rat a!r. and Mr~. l1ildreth and the,r younger
daughter Mr. f1iilrc,h il brn,hcr-iis-law af
Mr. Eut.er. and wat will. him during the New
Orleans administration, The nsHsivc form nf
Senator Chandler loomct up frem pew we'll
IL front on the right. and the Hon Thomas
Ialrot occupied teat little further lack.
Tho ladies were in full dress. as we.e tue ,na-
jrli'y OF the gentlemen present. ,f1s. Carl
tou, lady Of Lowell. had a+ke,l to decorate
the railing and the desk Acreelf. 4 profess
>;ulAl lloii.t .4,uli no. llayo done better. aud
could hardly have arranged the uawcss with
the taste shown br Mn. Carlton. lsaskets Of
isoweEr We're l'l<ccd an the reading lc-ks and
III the font. 70 disposed that the green creep
cts hung graceful: over the edges OF the has
kcts, aul the r1iling WAS wEratilcd viii, green
leaves and lowcrs it beautiful II, m,nasr. Ut
s:ln o'clock tile venerable Or. Edsoa-the ,irst
munster "la ever preached in Lowell. wtao
Ia" n;as1'.t She parents OF the bride, and hai,-
| tlzcd Fer hen tlild-ense1cd. accompanied
a'S four other r!cssyrcsl Of tic dennn,ina:i :ion
who ca!ae ia add dignity to the n,tasion Miss
lntltf Lad asked Mr. Solon Stevens, tie otsal,-
~ aEa composer. 10 Fit At the organ. ana his
| playing shoscd that Miss Butler Waa righ, iu
her choice.