Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-17


remain as they are. The National Banks arc =.
curse Instead of blessing, so far as We aye con'
cerned in the South. PoToN.c
Hymencai.
Miss Resale Hunter, Of Virginia, bclrt;:ai
to Captain ktke, oil the British army. !: IL.
youngest daughter Of William G. IIuotcr, ca
formerly Of China, and the granddaughter al
the late Colonel William Talbot lIu1lcr, Of =.
cyandria, Virginia, who served nndcr General
Scott 90 the frontier 10 The war 1912 II, va
twice wounded and mentioned 10 disra,ci..
Her great grandfather, William l!uuttr. 60.
gentleman, was the founder Of the -. An,Tc7, %
Society at AleXandria--thc first, II y believed,
10 the United States about lT15 \ m1numcrt
to bis memory, erected by the soccr7, n2y
stands in the First Presbyterian Church 0.
that city, where he died on the l9,h OF ~.
vember, 1892. Her mother vas daughter ,
Major Richard Pollard, u. S. A., Of N5li,..
and Albemare, a lady whose charms OF MN
aud graces Of person endeared her to all VII.
knew her. On her mother side Miss E},4.
is connected with the Riyrs, the CabbcIs, to.
Mayos, of Virginia. one OF her great auai>
the latter family having married the late Eco
raj Winfield Scott, commander inchef OF IT,.
Uuited States armies; also with the B2i!- 81
North Carolina, one OF whom, her uuctc, i;.,,-
Admiral Bell, was drowned st Olslch. IN j..
pan, while in command Of the United Stat
sQuaron 10 the Chra seas. The future In
band of this young lady is captain IN It.
Third regmcot, Punjlub native Infantry, l;r
ish army, at present in garrison Z, Dia.E2l'
Bengal Presidency. and belongs 10 an a.:
Northumberland family. His graui:A!ht- #.
General kirke. raised regiment Ior the kin
service, the men Of which proved 50 !oIac;s
and ncorrigble. that he alone o! all Ii" OK! II.
being able to reduce them to order. ;E.T !
ouired the name of and arc historically know
as ki1ke's lambs" Ills father, G!H':...
krke, who served nearly ali his lite IN In.!iA
while rctrealug from an overwhelming fore %,
mutioous native lroaps ID the great r,V1:i n.
1856, with but q lev followers. fell deal iran
his horse oil slostrokc, AMI his son. thea g
young eGsgD, bad but time % place the hti
10 speedily improviseI grave than the rt;.. :
we're upon them. lie managed, through Il
haetnesS OF his h0rs!. TO escape, aod III
1u entity passed. through macy desperate atirt,
until the suppression OF the muiiay.- Was.
mton Sunday Herald.
Ooc Of the most fashionable events 81 IT,.
week was the wedding Of ProI. GcoTg2 y >.
Of Richmond. Va. ap! Miss B..ancha. u.usi.
ter Of Hon. II. 0. CIaughtou, .: Ia" -,
which took place on Wednesday ecc:,'ng =: u.
Claughton's residence on II street. Iho Ia.
rage rites we're performed By til: Re-. J..
Bullock, Of Alexandria, in the presence d -
eral hundred guests; after which the bTiiA -:
received the congratulations Of their irlcn> q
babe them "eat, drink and be mtrry.' IL.
bride was eXquisitey attircd ia hcacT via
silk, princess train, with lu:hcs ct slk .trn-.
the front and over the train hlgh cDrslgr, ~
diamond shaped plaits, halt sleeves bcan''n,.E
embroidered, training veil, aud corons 4"
orange blossoms. Dr.. Lee, OF Rchmonl &c.
ed as "bcst maD." The occasion was On a.
bril!iancy and the company, most select -
cultured, gave an air OF dignity and grandeur g.
it. The presents were numerous, useiu. s..
handsome. The evening train bore away a.
newly welded pair for a short tour. alter "H,'H
they will return 10 Richmond, the h3n' o. d.
groom Among those present were Hlr. 49,
Mrs. Kaiser, Miss Huntington aud Nl., Pt!ln
ofPhiladephia; Mr.. and Mg. aul Mr.. Nn.,t,.
Miss Ashby, Mr.. Robert Ice, OF AcSlni'l"
Va; Mr.. Tyler. Of Maryland; Mr. ". y. ~
Hanel, Mr. ClauGhtoo. grandfather .! IL
bride; Miss DuIamcl, Mr.. and Mrs Hirco"
and II. Underwood Washington H"''''
Gu>ttic:
SUDDEN DEATH OF HUGH CApEHToN, I.>".
Hugh Capclton, c:q rromlnrht e'''Z'" "''
we'll known lawyer oil Georgetown, Ii.'i '"'
suddenly, OF paralysis OF the heart, A hi -
dence on 1T street, Friday evening. aHtH'
clock. For The past Two days b. hal ;..u
somewha; unwcl|, tut was only coGined t. %.
room Tor one day. Friday moraiuc he w. b.
almost his usual health, but about i . c!'rs :.
the evening alarming symptoms exhibited th,'
selves. and at o'clock h del. Mr. !r'r''"
was boro 10 lInou Monroe county, Va, 3
1922, ard va; consequently - yvaI3 y! az
His father, Hugh Clpcrton. was prom" ~.
Fircinian, and for several tcrm- rtuccacn'gi '!-
district 10 Congress. Allan Careroa, ia aa;"
Senator from West Virginia. was broh1t
the deceased. \! the ear!r age Of siytc'n ".
Capart0n graduated 1T Georgetown Co.r!'.
going thence to the University Of Virginia
where he graduated ~ law. R:tnrnH@ :
GEORGETOWN he married daughter d }I:'
Mosher, and has practccd law in teoIert'"i
since that time. Previous 10 the war ha IL!
large aud lucrative prao!ic', but since thee b.
has been tut little ia active business. = :
lawyer he stood 10 the front rank OF the probe
sion. For many years be was law rccoi i"f ".
the corporation Of Georgetown. lie al'o SER
with marked ability % the rccan! conmi> ':
appointed by The Supreme Court O. the p,tr',
under an act OF CONGRESS. 10 rcViS? the Il"- D."
the District Of Columbia By his death H""fs.
town loses good citizen and the proIr> ''i "
the law 4 brjpht LIGHT Wash. star.