Smyrna times., 1871-06-14

ork on Wednesday, of MIR. Arthur Ambrose
Meglnnls, of New Orleans, to Miss Mary
Amelia Tweed, daughter of VIM NJ Tweed the
well known New \ ork politician, Was a notable
affair, as rich as, it not far richer than the
celebrated OvidiO diamond nuptials which ere
ated so much talk some years ago. Trinity
chapel was the scene of the MagInnis Tweed
nuptlals, and the streets for blocks around were
hlled with carriages, while the church was
crowded to excess. Afterward, when the mar
rled couple proceeded to the elegant Fifth Av-
enue mansion of the bride s father, they re-
celved their friends, standing under magnifi-
cent marriage bell of japOnicas at the eEd Of the
reception room. The parors aud stairway and
uppet rooms were all decorated with natural
flowers from Mr.. Tweeds hot-hOuse at Green
wlch The floral decorations were most pro.
fuse and In elegant taste. In an enclosure at
the foot of the stairs, on the reception floor,
was stationed band Of music, which dscours.
Ell promenade music during the first part of
the evening, and afterwards PLAYED danicng
airs The wedding presents, given by large
number OF friends, were displayed in one of the
upper rooms, and must have amounted to the
value OF over 500. 900, and presented an an
pearance of brilllancy which can never have
been equaled in munifcence. They COMPRISED
all sorts of jewelry, with diamonds enough to
stock hall dozen stores; silver sets in profu-
sion, and almost everything that the ingenuity
OF the human mind could suggest in the line
OF presents. The room which contained this
magnificent display was thronged with the
guests, who Toasted their eyes on the brilliant
contents.
The bridal trousseau is described as having
been The richest ever produced in New York,
and fit for a princess" The wedding dress
alone, which was of white grosSgrain, with a
prodigious train and trimmed with point lace.
cost $4,000: 1t took one of the principal
fashion establishments in the city two months to
complete the whole trOusseau
The New Hampshire Legislature met in
JOINT convention on Saturday, after an all night
session OF the House, and proceeded to fill va
cancies in the Senate Captain Marcy. Demo
crat, was elected to fill the vacancy in tbe First
district by two majority, and Alvah Smith, La
Dor KetOrmer, to il the vacancy in the Tenth
by six majority. The committee on votes for
Governor reported that there had been no
choice by the people, whereupOn the Joint con-
ventiOn elected James A. Weston, Democrat.
| by l67 votes James Pike, Republican, re-
celving l59. ClOugh, Democrat, was then
elected to Till the vacancy in the Council from
the First District, and the Legislature adjourn
ed until Tuesday BY the above elections the
! Democrats obtain control of each branch of the
State government. Governor Weston will
probably be lnaugurated on Wednesday.
VALLANDIGHAM's "NEw DEPARTURE. y
The democratic new departure puts the party
In the,way of progress. 1t begins by adopting
the republican measures of the last ten wears.
Ii 1t keeps on in this glorious path of progress
next year it will adopt the ku-kux bill the
year after, anything the republican party has
accomplished. Thus its new departure in pro-
gress will be in the line of safe precedents
And the republican party will have that appen-
d1age which our ancestors had, long tail
Cincinnati Gazette.
A brakeman named Jones fell from a
freight train on the Lake Shore Railroad near
Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday morning, and had
both his legs cut off, besides being badly in
jured in the body. Hearing passenger train
approaching, and dreading least it should run
over him, he attempted t0kill hims If by stab
blng himself in the breast and arm no less than
twenty-five times with pocket knife. The
engineer OF the passenger train saw him how
ever. IN time to stop the train. Jones did not
survive long.
1t is a singular, but not less true remark in
a late work, that Jefferson was born Just eight
years after his predecessor, Adams; Madison
eight years after Jefferson. Another curious
fact to be observed is that Adams was lust &C
years old when he retired Jefferson was &C;
Madison was &c; and John Quincy Adams
had he been elected to a second term, would
have been 66. Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe
all died on the Fourth of July.
Andrew Johnson will lie. At Knoxville he
repeatedly stated that the amount of debt on
which the United States is paying interest is
81, 00,000,000, and the annual interest $I5O,-
coo, 900 in gold. The truth is that the total Of
all descriptions of bonds is but 81 600, 0OO OOO
and the interest now but little more than
$ll0,O0O,0OO.
The Methodist Preachers Association at
Boston, have protested against the intended
parade OF Massachusetts troops on Sunday
next to receive the Ninth New York Regiment,
and have asked the State Government, to dis
countenance military displays on the Sabbath
in time Of peace.
The new departure dwind!es down some
what. The Cincinnati Enquirer again reiter-
ates its position, that the Democracy, accepting
the amendments, propose to dispute the con-
structon which "the Imperialists put on
them. Even this is progress.
The Democrats elected their candidate for
Mayor at Waterbury, Conn, yesterday by a
reduced majority. The Republicans elected IS
out of "A Councilmen, being gain.
| The internal revenue receipts for the first six
days of the present month, show decrease Of
, nearly $5,000000 compared with the receipts
t for the corresponding days of June, 1870.
The Communist prisoners to the number Of
| twenty thousand will be transported to New
. Caledonia, desolate island in the South Pacific
Ocean belonging to France.
, In San Barnardne CO., Cal, there is a mar.
!, ried woman not twelve years of age who is a
mother.
The average yield of corn to the acre through
out the Southern States last year was twenty
six and half bushels