Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-24

lerfltOTldll OeieS a'C, "nN Wv
the daughter of a Senator, was celeb.a'
ted at the Franklin Street NJ. Z.
Church. on the corner of Franklin and
Cathedral streets, at one o'clock this
afternoon hy Rev. n. Z. Murkland.
The groom was Hon. Stephen b. Elk
ms. of Santa Fe, United States dele
gate from New Mexico, and the bride
Miss Halle Davis daughter of Hon.
Henry G. Davis, United States Senator
from West Virginia.
Mr.. Elkins was born in Ohio in Sep
tember, lS4l, and moved TO Missouri
when very young. He graduated at
the University of that State in July,
1860, and having studied law, earned
bright reputation for himself as a law
yer. In 1868 he went to the Territory
of New Mexico, and was a member OF
the Territorial Legislative Assembly IN
1864 and 1865. He afterwards held
the office of Territorial District Attor-
ney, Attorney General and United
States District Attorney in the Terrific.
nv. He was elected to the Forty-third
Congress by vote of 3,SlS majority
over his opponent. Heis very wealthy
man and a great favorite wherever he
goes.
The father of the bride, Hon. Henry
g. Davis, was born in Howard county,
in this State, in 1923, and received
common school education. He worked
upon farm until 1S43, when he be.
came a conductor ON the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and renamed with the
company for fourteen years. In 1858
he commenced banking aud mining
coal at Piedmont, and is now President
of the Piedmont National Bank, being
also engaged in mining and shipping
coal, manufacturing lumber, DC. lie
has held many honored positions in
Virginia In 1864 he was elected to
the Virginia House Of Delegates,
and in 1868 he was member of the
National Democratic Convention at
New York, and at Baltimore in 1872
In March, 1871, he took his seat in the
United States Senate as Democrat,
succeeding w. 7. Wiley, Republican.
The bride and groom, together with
the family of Senator Davis, have been
sojourning at Barnum's Hotel tor some
days past Mr.. John Pratt, OF Santa
Fe, came on to act as groomsman,
and Miss Kate b. Davis, q younger Sis
Ter of the bride, was the bridesmaid.
Mr.. John b. Davis, OF Richmond, a
brother of the Senator, was also pres
ent at the wedding.
The party left Barnum's Hotel short
" before T.. NJ, for the church, i'll
splendid coaches, furnished by Mr.
John D. Swartz, Lexington street. AT
the church there was brilliant assem-
blaee. comprising many of the most
influential citizens. AS the bridal
party entered the church, and procee-
ded to the alter by the main aisle, 4
beautiful wedding march was brilliant
ly executed by Mr.. Fletch, the organ
list.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
by Mr. Murkland, the happy couple re-
ceivcd the congratulations OF TIER
friends, and were driven to the Presi-
dent street depot, where they took the
2-3O o'clock train for Philadelphia. AT
ter remaining in Philadelphia few
days, they will proceed to New York
and from thence to st. Louis, remain
ing in the latter city until the first OF
May, when they will sail from New
York to Europe, to be absent on
tour until November next.-BaHlmore
Euening Ne,cs.
LoArERs.-"In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread" was the first
great condemnatory law of which we
have knowledge. 1t is written OH the
very title page of that code to which
each and all of us must look tor guild
ance. 1t is the sentence of that Judge
from whose decision there is no appeal,
and upon whose record there appears
no reversal, and though it has descend
cd through the long corridor of ages
and has Witnessed the rise, reign and
fall of generations of m0narchs, still it
stands as unaItered and cOmfortless as
the day on which it was pronounced
against the parents of humanity in the
garden of Eden. The civilization of
the nineteenth century has been unable
to amend or modify it; the onward
strides of intellect have failed to out
strip if, and our boosted enlightenment
has been pcwcrless to strike 1t from
the eternal statutes. Mans ingenuity
has beer taxed to substitute it, but 10
no purpose; philosophy has stliven TO
nullify it, but in vain; science has plead
for its repeal, but it remains the same,
and will remain the same until the
''last syllable of recorded time" and
yet there are those who seem to think
that they can evade it; men who be
lieve that they can defy the laws of
their Creator and go unwhipped of
justice, and who daily parade our
streets arrayed i'll purple and fine linen,
live OH the fat of the land, and have
never done an honest turn in the whole
course Of their aimness existence, thus
challenging, as it were, the economy
of Heaven, and giving the lie to Diyin-
ity itself In the accepted parlance
they are termed ''loaters," and in the
eyes of honest men they are shameless
caricatures on Che image oftheir Maker,
and have no more right or title to
mans estate and privileges than have
the drones in well regulated hive.