The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-11-03
Subscribers out Of County, ST.
Our Montreal Letter.
MONTREAL, Oct. 10.

In leading social circles of this city
the busy tongue of scandal has run rife
about s,scandolous affaire de c1ur which
occurred upwards Of year ago, and
which also stirred to its innermost
depths the "uppertendom" OF Boston
society. 1t will be necessary, by way
of prelude, to refer to the events which
eliminated the other day In divorce
being obtained In Chicago, and the
celebration of a marriage ceremony In
Boston on the 18th inst.
When Montreal awoke out of its
slumbers one Sabbath morning the
news spread like wild fire that the wife
of William Mackenzie. Esq. the daugh-
ter of Andrew Allen, ESQ, the well
known millionaire, had taken the eve-
ming train for New York with Freder-
ick Bridges, son Of G. j. Brydges. The
runaway couple put up at leading
hotel in New York, and the press of
that city, the next day, wed with each
other in describing the social standing
of the truants and the furore created in
Montreal society. 1t subsequently
leaked out that Mrs. Mackenzie had
been deeply wr0nged by her dissipated
husband, whose career since their nup~
tiRls had been downward one. 1t ap-
pears that Frederick BTydges was
first love" Of Mrs. Mackenzie, and had
visited her at her residence during her
husbands absence on the most intimate
terms. One evening she accompanied
him to q theatre, where q drama was
enacted that depicted the sufferings of
a wronged wife who as last extremi-
ty determined to run away from her
liege lord.
The play so deeply moved Mrs. Mac.
ken2ie that she resolved to follow the
example of the wronged wife depicted
In the drama, and that night she desert
ed her husband and two children, and
took the midnight train for New York,
in company with Fred. Bridges. The
father of the latter pursued the fugitive
couple In special train, and succeeded
in sitting scandal and arranging mat
ters to the satisfaction of both families.
About week ago Mr.. Mackensie sue
ceeded in obtaining divorce In Chica-
go. The barrier being removed, Mr..
Bridges lost no time In arranging for
his marriage with Mrs. Mackenzie.
which took place on the 18th inst. in
Park street church, Boston.
A melancholy accident occurred on
Saturday night in the st. John, N. B.,
River through collision between the
steamer "Soulanges" and q wood boat
"Gold finder" The first intimation
received by the passengers of the oc-
currepce was terrible crash, which ap-
peared as If it had rent the steamer in
twain. Twenty feet of the "SoulangesI
starboard was carried away by the col
lisiOn. Two gentlemen and two ladies'.
cabin passengers, on deck at the time
were carried overheard. The two
ladies were drowned, while the two
gentlemen were rescued. Thedeceased
ladies were Mrs. Trecanture, leaving
husband and nine children, and a
Mrs. j. Carter, of Long Branch. Mr.,
Carter had hold of his wife, but was
made to let 60 his hold by comine in
contact with fragments OF the debris.
The mammoth Windsor Hotel, situat.
ed at the foot Of Mount Royal, has at
last surmounted all financial difficulties.
and leased to Mr.. James WorthingtOp'
contractor of this city, for term of ten
years. The completion of Mount Roy
al Park, and the erection of the Wind
sOr Hotel, undertaken by Montreal's
"moneyed" men, at cost of half a
million dollars, is an allurement TO se-
cure the immense American patronage
during the tourist season. Heretofore
the "City of Churches" had the reputa.
ton OF being the worst provided, as re-,
regards to hotel accommodation, of any
city on the continent.
The relentless fre-fend visited the
town Of Whitby and destroyed its prim-
eval beauty. The loss is estimated at
100000.
Two fisherman captured huge dew
il-6sh, known as the st. Logic specimen,
in Calcutta HarbOr, New Brunswick,
last month, which measured forty feet
In length. The huge monster, "terrible
even in DEATH" was washed TO shore
during terrific gale, and at the ebb Of
tide expired. At the approach of the
simple fishermen the monster lashed the
water into fury in vain efforts to escape.
They placed the " big squid," as they
termed it, In their craft, and conveyed
it to st. John, where it was exhibited
for three days, until an American cap
tain bought it for exhibition purposes.