Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-21

MARRIED IN Saturday evening: as
social party was gathering on Ida Hill, young
Indv and gentleman who were betrothed
thought, for the amusement Of the company,
tl,ev would go through the ceremony IN fun
4 sort of rehearsal. \ gentleman present a,
creed to take the part Of the minister, and did
50 in fine STYLE Immediately at the conclusion
of the mock marriage 4 young lady nudged
her partner. and said. Let Us be married IN
fun. All right, replied the gent, and up
they stood. One of the gentlemen present nap
pened to be Il Justice, and it struck HIM that
he could make better job of it than the
Young man who had just personated the minis
Ter. He accordingly offered to marry the cou,
p!e in fun" They acceded, and he performed
thccntire ceremony, concluding ~ decarlng
the couple man and wife: The though!
that the marriage had been legally performed
flashed upon the minds Of the, couple, and
the Justice very coolly explained the matter matt
and said that he was ready tora fee. Ohael
the circumstances nothing could be done but
70 t Wild to CIRCUMSTANCES, and the newly mar
ric,d couple being willing, they accepted the
fmlity of the fun and invited all hands round
to reception -1ioy ff%S
TIE Double MARRIAGE.-The New orS
| papers contain full particulars OF the SAD
story the double marriage affair.": bret ac
count of which we published 4 lew days ago.
The gentleman whu was doubly-wedded was
Mr. Calvin Il. Cross and the bride Miss Laura
\ Luckey. daughter of Nelson Luckey: OF New
| Hamburg. ON the Hudson. The wedding took
place in St. Thomas Church. Fifth avenue and
| Fiftv-third street on November 23d. Since
the :.denouement' there have been no tidlngs
of Mr.. Cross. He may still be in New \ Ork or
its vicinity. but some of his friends think he
has fled to Europe The unhappy Mrs. Cross
No , is said TO he worth SlOO.WW III her own
right.
BERKELEY AND JErrEEsoN-I the Cir
cult court OF the L. s.. in this city Yesterday,
the case Of the United States VS.. John p Brown
of Jefferson county was postponed by Judge
Bond until it shall have been determined by
the Supreme court of the United States wheth-
er Berkeley and Jefferson belong to Virginia or
Yves, Virginia. The history OF this case Is as
follows: Under the law OF the United States
allowing rhc attachment OF the property vi
posllnastcls and their Slrclles in certain cases
ON the 18th Of June one Of Marshal Van Win
kle' deputies attached the property OF the dc,
PENDANT III CharlcstOwn, jefferson county. and
hence the proceedings. Rich HhW
Yesterday Mr. B. i. Blackford, agent Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New DIRK.
Tor the District handed to Gen Peter +. Ba-
con Il check for SO ZOO, being the amount OF L
life policy Which had expired some year or
more since 1t appears that gentleman resi-
dent IF the city in 1868, effected L life policy
for the benefit of his wife. but owing to inabll-
ity 10 keep it paid up. it was forfeited. His
wifi; died about year ago. and the gentleman
died some four months since. leaving uncared
and unprovdel for five orphan children from
eighteen months old upwards. The Insurance
company generously sent him the full amount
Of the policy.
\ STORY. attributed 10 Wendell Phillips, is
told. to the effect that he Went one Sunday to
fashionable church is this city, in company
with coorcl man Several of the pew-hold-
crs wished to eject the melanthrope in spite OF
Phillips assurance that he was gentleman
by BIRTH breeding and association. They were
Ill memorable until the orator declared his com
panon to be worth $IOOO.(D0. when all the
New Workers at once camored for in introduce
ou.-.Nc1r I6,E TfbHnc.
Miss Mary Motley daughter Of the late !. $.
Minister to Great Britain, was married yester-
day at Frampton, England, to Mr.. Algemon