The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Another Silly Girl-Marryhng IN
Haste 10 Repent at LessureTAn
EyouemenI Wednesday. - rs

Another Silly Girl-Marryhng IN
Haste TO Repent at Leisure-An
EIopement Wednesday. :. {.
The dizziness of the local news market
was relieved Wednesday by a nsation IN
The shape of an elopement--a foolish girl
running away from Il happy nome ana
mothers and sisters love TO snare Inc ioi-
tunes of a stranger, who was opJectlonaDle,
we hear, to the lady's friends 1or seVerai
reasons. .,...t
THE PARTIES TO THE ELoPEAENT
were W. II. B. Ketson, clerk IN the war
Department, appointed from New YORK,
somewhat over thirty years OF age, ana
Miss Minnie Rutch, who has been employeo
as clerk in the Internal Revenue bureau,
aged twenty years, good looking anu az
tractive. Miss Rutch's mother ana three
sisters reside OH NJ massachusetts, avenue near
Thirteenth street. Ketson is splrituallst,
and believes in nesmerism and all the
other isms of the day. He was introduced
to Mrs. Rutch's family by Mrs. Edison,
and was received as welcome visitor for q
time, when bad habits were developed anu
he was forbidden the house.
It was evident, however, before this that
an affection had developed between hetSon
and Miss Minnie. Mrs. Rutch and her other
daughters, we understand, eXpostulated
with Miss Minnie OH her conduct, but she
refused to listen to these eXpostulatlonS,
although it was shown that Ketson had
previously ....
BESTOWED HIS AFFECTIONS ELSEWHERE.
It seems that he was engaged to young
lady residing in New York, and he never
informed the latter Of his new flame until
he had Miss Minnic's affections thoroughly
engaged.
Being forbidden the house, as above
stated, he made appointments with and met
Miss Minnie on the street and III the Irca-
sury building.
All this time Ketson was successfully
POISONING THE GIRLS MIND AGAINST HER
OWN FAMILY,
| until she informed her mother and sisters
Oh one occasion that she did not care any
| thing for them, and that she was deter
| mined to marry Kctson. Meanwhile ket-
| son had, upon some preteXt or 0ther, pro-
ken his engagement with his New York
| flame. At least he so stated. Mrs. Rutch,
finding that she could y1t prevail WITH Il her
lad sa. But bis influence was power
I 1dss also. The girl was devoted to kctson,
and have him she would. This course OF
| conduct at last eliminated in an elopement.
| 1t is not yet certain that the parties have
been married, as the record OF the license
has not yet been found. .,
THE LAST INTERVIEW BETWEEN MOTHER AND
| DAUGHTER. 49,.
The last interview between Mrs. Rutch
and her daughter took place on Tuesday
morning, when the two walked together to
the Treasury. The mother saw her daugh-
ter enter the Treasury building, and subse-
Quently returned home. In the evening
Mrs. Hutch received q small package con-
tanning door key and enclosing letter, Of
which the following is copy, and which
it will be perceived is signed by the runa
way us .a g.
MINNIE KETSoN, NOT MINNIE RUTCH.
"The promise meant to give to-day ha:
lust been given. I cannot now take ar
oath that am not married. l shall never
return home. MINNIE KETsoN.
August 8, 1870"
The girl took no clothing with her except
what was upon her back, and upon search
ing her room all her effects were found there
except three bracelets.
| Mrs. Rutch visited the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday, and ascertaincd that Min
ME remained at her desk until the after
noon, when she asked for and obtained
leave of absence for one day, and since ther
none of her friends have seen or heard any
thing Of her; and ketson disappeared from
his desk in the War Department about the
same time.
| Mrs. Rutch's family is naturally much
| grieyed, especially as all tried to make. hel
home happy and pleasant, and the way
ward Minnie had never had occasion tt
complain Of ill-treatment or even unkind
ness. The only matter in which she wa
ever opposed was with reference to her in
Il T. ~
reasons for that opposition, and only TIT
| girls good was sought by it. Washingto,
| Republican. "
I The PRESIDENT AND GEoRGIA.-We reat
with qualification the following paragraph
in the Washington Republican,:
"Some of the papers of Georgia are com
torting themselves and their supporters witt
the assertion that the President is agains
4 an election this fall in that State but il Cal
be affirmed in the most positive terms tina
Il this is not his view. The matter was talke,
over when he was here last Friday, and b
expressed decided opinion that the Law
and public policy alike require an election
in November for members OF the Legisla
i tnre as well as for members of Congress
In this opinion he is sustained by most
NOT ali the members of his Cabinet. Neithe
the President nor the Acknowledgement ha
given the least encouragement to those wh
attempted to enlist them on the side
party intrigue to defeat I'm election, and b
/ and at least majority of the Cabinet II
gard the effort to ignore this election Us
gross outrage. In fact, II cannot be ascei
tanned, on careful inquiry, that any mem
Der dissents from the views expressed b
the President. 1t is not impossible thai. b
NAV give a direct expression to his opinio
when he returns from st. Louis, and imam
/ event it is believed the question at issn
must come before the Attorney-General.'
ecRAr TOBACCO MANurAcEgsH.-Msr. Kim
hall. chief of the tobacco division Of 1nterna
| revenue Office, has just returned from Hey
York, where ie has been spending wee
| In consultation with tobacco manufaetlner
concerning the manufacture of tobacco 1ro2n
screps, and has succeeded In arrangh
things satisfactorily to the revenue once .
well as TO the man ufacturess. iley p.eg;g
themselves not to use any screening OF slit
ing process In nanufa eturing scraps DILL
mack It substantially In the condis don Of OF
binary waste made by plug tobacco faGs0
ries. They are allowed to use o rake 10