The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-10
Old Love Rek kin. WashIns-;
faaai ton Romance.

fj"1' ton Romance.
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! The wedding vas vas that Of Mr. Con,
ger, member Of Congress from Mich
'igan, with Q Mrs. sibIey, widow OF
Major s'ibley,a United, States army..
She was Miss. ,Humphries, daughter
Of Judge Humphries of the asdpreme'
Court'of the State Of Ohio, and TWEEN.
ty-seven years ago. was aftianced to
MR. eonger, then hen a handsome, bloom.
ing youth. They quarreled and par
ted In six mouths mouths the, quarrel was.
forgotten, and they, were again en-
gagged. Miss, Humphries was pretty,
a belle, and md. g a5 hirt t. Her flirting pro
pensities did not please Mr.. Conger,
and he demonstrated 'er loypsit5ra with her. Be-.
ing high spirited girl, she again
ara finally broke the engagement,
telling him $ she /, would never marry
l'him 49,.
HE left the State, She. married
and he married "a 1s Is d: Major Sibley lived
twelve years ears f There were no chill
dren, and at his death she. went
abroad. MIS-. Conger lived a few,
years and and left atthhhfeee three children, In
October, weary Of European life, Mrs.
Sibley determined to return Ito her
home in Cincinnati Arriving in
New York, it occurred to her to
come to Washington for a few weeks.
Oh, woman, how mysterious are thy ;.
ways! One day, time hanging wear
lilly on her hands, she wandered ~
to'Congress; sofcourse, never dream
ing that in this augustbody sateher
affinity! An hour passed; .thei de-
bates were prosy' aand, tedious. g Sol {
gathering her wraps about. her. she
prepared tosleaVe the gallery, when e
there was. altap ON hernshoulder..i-J,
farming who'did she;behold but the
lover of heryouth !aa ,uisga liasuit
Z. After commonplace greetings in
an agitated voice, she made the in
'quiry,, 81 suppose your family are
with you?''e .''Did you not know that
my wife was dead?' With Tragic
start she .averred she did not. 81 Thew
ehatted some time, and on leaving
she said:IfFI am at tl1esArlington,
Will you GOMEZ and see me?' Hest;
tation on his part, bushes onahers,
and then in Eoicereplied Con-
ger, 81 will come if your take back
what you said to me twenty five
years ago 'a 1 will, she answered,
and She wwiltedojaiu s'blIoH STD gAj
The engagement was very Yer brief,
and the happy twain were united last
Saturday morning dt II o'clock. The.
bride wore a pearl colored satin bro,
cade, with diamond ornaments, and
looked very, well, albeit she could
not look sentimental, for she is not
Very young, and weighs about one ne
h IN dred and ninety-five pounds:
lECihcinnati Commercial" ''h ''"
~ The Little Rock Republi.
can, the principal organ of"the Clay
ton faction in Arkansas, thinks that
the recent opinicn given III the Ba,x:-
terrBrools affair ~ Attorney Gene, :
raj Williams is inconsistent, mas mas, I
much as the Same legalsl hhminartyI adj.
vised til e President 'tfiat Dudrell's dc.
'uisian in the Louisiana case should
be supported by Federal bay. ~
onets, when. that judicial prop of the
Administration was openly }" int iahteerfear- j
ing in a matter Of exclusive State
jurisdiction Il without a Shadow Of a au.9 -
thority, willie in Arkansas the State ;
courts were constituting and acting
upon the plain letter Of a, --posjtiye
lava As the ess Republican papders the
situation. we regret TO say that it;be- :
comes exceedingly disloyal, and ex-.
presses the the opinion 9a that it"inrTiew of,
theepresernt ,. Attorney Generals in
competency to, dead with important
legal questions, it is fortunate indeed,
TOR the country that he was not per-
mitted to degrade the high-seat that
was once adorned by jay and, Mar.
shall:"' 1t certainly is a little difficult
to reconcile the course of the lAttora
ney-Geleral in the Arkansas business
With the position he assumed in the.
louisiana affair; but then the Repub-
lican should Bear in mind that und,e.s
this'Admipistration the business ofan =
Attorney General is to supply legal
' WHICH will please the Presi- r
dent and I'll, that Grant a5qta had DO brother /
ln-iaw'p ,s Arkansas ss,dayery important,
{, 1t was. no doubt ,ae
sore trial To the Prnsilont fo h.o.l.