The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-02
Marriage Of Miss sherman.

! Nara Ewing Snerman, daughter O'
Genera Sherman, took place in st
! Aloysius Roman Catholic Church thi:
morning at II o'clock. The marriage
was solemnized BY the Most Reverend
J. b. Purcell, Archbishop Of Cincinnati
personal friend of Mrs. Sherman. The
! church which seats 1000 was densely
crowded. Among the invitations
Issued among guests, were Presi.
dent Grant and members Of Cabinet,
members Of diplomatic corps, di,,in-
guished army and naval oficer', and
prominent civilians, nearly ell accom-
panied by notables present, exceeding
that on any like occasion that ever a.
sembled in this city. Nuptial mass was
celebrated BY Most Rev. Arch Bishop
Purcell, attended by Rev. Father
Healey, President Of Georgetown Col
lege, Rev. Father Mooney, OF Brooklyn,
pastor Of the church 10 which Fitch. the
groom belongs, Rev. Father Mcguire,
pastor, and Rev. Father Jamison, a5,is-
tant pastor Of st. Aloysius', and n num-
Der Of other clergymen. Music was fur
nished BY the choir Of the church assisted
by double quartctte.
The bridesmaids
were Misses Lizzie and Ella Sherman,
sisters of the bride; Miss Phillips, Of Gin
cinnati; Miss Fanny Marcy, daughter Of
General Marcy, L. 5. A; Miss Alice
BARLEY, of Washington; Miss Marie
Patterson, Of St. Louis; Miss Ella Ewing
and Miss Bessie Smith, of Cincinnati.
The GrOOmsmen
were Chas. Rae. of the engineer corps;
Lieut.. Hunter: payInaster Cochran; Ed
win Wells, engineer corps; Lieut.. Wood.
L. s. n. Lieut.. Russell. Of th" Marine
corps; Thomas f.. Sherman, brother Of
the bride; and Mr. Calvin, cf Boston.
The Proceedings.
The bridal party entered the church in
the following order: Lieutenant Wood
and Miss Ella Sherman; Lieutenant Rus
sci and Miss Bessie Smith; Edwin Wells
and Miss Ella Ewing; Thomas Sherman
and Miss Marie Patterson; Mr. Calvin
and Miss Alice BARLEY; Psyma>t"r
Cochran and Miss Fanny Marcy; Lieu
tensnt Hunter and Miss Phillips; Charles
Rae and Miss Lizzie sherman; the bride
leaning upon the arm Of her father. The
groom stood within the sscri,lv near
the door leading - the sanctuary, ana
rs the bridal party approached the altar
he passed through the sanctuary leaning
upon the arm Of General Hugh Ewing
brother of Mrs. Sherman and met the
bride near the entrance to the sanctury
where he received the bride from her
father. The party then approached the
altar railing and after kneeling a short
time, took the position, AS
signed them. As the procession
marched down the aisle Mendellsohn ).
Wedding March" was rendered upon
the organ. Preceding the bridal party
upon entering the church was Mrs. Gen.
sherman, with her brother Judge 7. B.
Ewing, General T. G. Ewing, Senator
Shcrman, Judge BARLEY and Colonel
Moulton.
All being in readiness, the Most Rev.
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thr sacris,y, and proceeded with the
ceremony The bride and
groom received the holy communion. At
the conclusion of mass "A special blessing
was given and the ceremony ended.
The Dresses.
The bride wore a dre-. Of white ,jlk,
trimmed with white satin. tulle and
orange blossoms, with pearl ijcwelrv. The
bridesmaids wore drc,>c- of whit" silk,
trimmed with white illn-iun
each alternate bridesmaid also
having her dress trimmed with pink s.t
blue flowers, tho-c .w"srjnC pink
passing - the lei. and those wearing
white passing to the righ. rs they enter
ed the ssntuarv. The groom and groomN-
men, with the exception of Thomas Sh,r-
man and Mr.. Calvin. were in full uni
form. Mcesr. sherman and Calvin "'Tr
in full evening dress. As the procession
leN the church triumphant march from
III Phophcta' was performed.
The newly married couple will .cavc
this evening ~ six o'clock for bridal
tour north and west, reaching -. Louis
their uturc place Of rrsidcn"", about the
10Th inst.
In Brooklyn the bridal party will b"
entertained by Mrs. Fitch, the mother Of
the groom, and in Lancaster. Ohio, by
relatives Ct Mrs. Sherman residing III that
place. On the road to- the wedding the
horses attached TO the Presidents car
riagc ran away. The carriage contained
Presiden, and Mrs. Grant and Marshal
Sharpe and wife. None of them were
injured though the carriage was smashed.
The President Immediately hailed
another carriage and his party proceed
ed 10 the church arriving thcr" about
five minute, after the service had begun.
Public Debt statement.
WAsHISoIoS, October l.-SiN per
cent bonds, $l,20,, ,304 600; FIVE per cent
honds. 5l7.625, 200; total, coin bonds,
sl.724,229, SO.
Lawful money debt, $l4,67s,ooo; ma
tu-ed debt, s6,45',7l0.
Legal tenders, no,es, 1882 5,407; GER
tifcates of deposits, s56.35O,Oc0; frac-
tional currency, GAG, ,13l ,0ls; coin certlt-
cstes, s26,&iS COO; total without interest,
ash, ,572 262S. a.,
Total debt, 2,25S,s37,5as. Total in
te.est, s32, SSH
CASH in Treasury-coin, So, 409, ,GT;
currency, slSll5,s+0; special deposits
held for redemption Of certificates Of de-
post as provided by law, s56ll5.oo0
Total in Treasury, sl49.s75,5lS.
Debt, less cash in Treasury, S2l39.-
7i3,sa6. Decrease during September,
S435,il..
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway
Companies, interest payable in lawful
money principal outstanding, S64,62@.-
5l2: interest accrued and not Vet paid.
sa69, S52; interest paid by the tnited
Sts,es, s24. $25.3 1896; interest repaid by
transportation o. mails. &c. So, 96@, ,9,9;
balance Of interest paid by the United
States sls,sjj,4ls.