National Republican., 1877-09-14
A SENATOR MARRIED.
YUPTIALS OF SENATOR SPENCER
MISS NU.NEI. TIE A oTRESS.

! MISS NtNfI. N r AtlhBNN.
particulars OF the CKKFMoNY-nrrART-
URE OF TREHArrY PAIR FOR TRL BLACK
HILLS oS A BRIDAL TUCR-sKET, II OF THF
! BBipE AND BRinkG ROOM - OTHER SIN
| ArOKIAL MARRIAGES.
New YoRE, SEPT II.
| Yesterday morning At seven O'Clock, three
carriages were stopped IN Fourteenth street. UppC.
site st. Bernardo Roman Catholic cEYfCh, from
one Of which al!ghted brown haired young man
OF the medium size and tall hne.loOkinE lady Of
spanish appearance. They entered the parsonage
| to the cast Of the church, and in a few minutes
various pedestrians also rang the hell ami entered,
Gathered within the rariOrs Of the pastor Rev, NJ
Ryan, there were, In all about thirty persons, AnG
knccng st pyic .i:- IN the ffont pailor resTond.
ing to the a'able prios, IN his roles, were United
States Senator Spencer, OF Alabama, and Miss May
! Nunez, Of New York. They had heen engaged 10
each other some time. About 4 week ago Er.
! Spencer returned from the Back Hills. where he
has been mining for three months past with en-.
| couraGing success. He wished to return N once.
and persuaded Miss EuncI 10 anticipate the nup-
tisls. Nobody was Invited until Monday, and
then only a few intimate friends. mo wedding
| presents received was the emphatic notice. Re
fore the folks Of the city were up even the smell
Of breakfast began 10 ascend from graies Ard
stoops the silent sacrament was finished MI.
| Nures, Of Philadelphia, the brides uncle, was
present so were Thomas Murphy, Gcreml
Patrick n. Jones. Mr.. George Jones and three or
four other reLremen, and Mrs Reed, the c.le
brsted church ohoriSter the brdes ss,eT and about
twenty ladies.
THE BRIDE
wore gray and brown sis waking dress and q
bonnet She Is known 10 artistic circles ~ pleas
ing actress, who began hcr career in fashionable
amateur dramatic receptions aud for some time
past has been member Of the Fun Avenue Thea
ire starring Company. Miss NuECG II tall, grace.
IA. and fine looking and about fifteen years the
| junior OF the groom. NJ spcnCcr's wife died iSn
| years Sgo--s literary lady VI Philadelphia Her
life was sacrificed 10 the mHsm6tC southern eli.
mate.
Mis- Nunez Is q native Of St. Augustine, Fla the
daughter Of Mr Nune2. & planter and q his wife
MS. lnrng Of Virginia. The death Of their
mother and the paralysis Of their father and the
dissipation Of their fortune ! y the war and the in
ye,tmghis Of guardian, made 1t necessary for
MIS- NnrCZ and her sister now Nm Reed. 10 earn
| heir own living. Thcy worc highly educated md
Mrs. Reed sang IN opera for n time while Mis- Nh
nez went upon the stage. The uncle Of the lGd.cs.
Genera. loTng. 'pIncry Of the confederate amy
: the ShiSf q ',an md Ics! commander Of the
| A!cr the wedding the bridr and groom returned
10 the Everett house to breakfast aud last night de
parted Tor the Black Hills. Mr.. Spencer quitC
indifferent about attending the extra session Of
| Congress and ''no very warm suppt rteT Uf the
President and his appointments and policy.
SKETCH OF THE RRIDFGRooY.
Senator spencer u just recommending life In the
mort exposed and distant part uf the country NJ,
/ has the advantage however Ot leaving the Senate
after twelve ycaIs service ia H. at the aye when
most men hEc maDv .'"Ting togct IN. He TGt OILY
'Tty year Oi age when hC took his sC6t and he IL
nc tH!y so-cai"1 Carpet hheIci who has twiCercCu
/ &C. H'rl from southern state and the only South
! ciu Cninn.'t twice e.ected. If we except n,UryG
B lWNis, 90 West virginia. u is believed also thUt
NJ. SPENCER 4 the only Roman Catholic by I'd.
! a. ttOn am"nc he "arCt- harpcrs and, exg crtiup
SENATORS Bngy Lnd Kcrnan the only Catholic In tl,
senate He A NutCFtiNu N y which
pAtly accounts fer the warm interest kDsct EUuk-
ling has tnkcm in him, His hdhct was an army
surgeon az Lundy's lane and assisted TO dress the
wounds of General scott byR pleasant CUinni-
dcnce, Mis- Slnel was niece Of General D0Tng,
who stormed the Ba'ien date Of Mexico under Gen
SCOTS ordCrS. SIyGCCTG father was n cousin Of
Ambrose Spencer. of New York and Of seCr,t taIy
q the Navy Spencer and his aunt married Gurnck
Mallory, Of the Philadelphia bar, who wNs three
times married, one Of his wives having
teen a sister % Judge Strcng, George ;.
the axe of twenty-lhfce he had made Il
fortune In Iowa and was Secretary Of the Iowa
Senate. one Of tie county seats of Iowa is named
Spencer in his honor. He Etterward acquired tho
nucleus OF another fortune in Colorado, and was
secretary Of Territorial Governor Sanders, of Ne,
bEaska now senator IRON that state. While he
was living AT Omaha the wal broke out, and Gen
, Granville Dodge who resided at Council Bun
opposite, invited him to become his chief Of star
He accompanied badge IN this capacity through
, army. An Alabama Union regiment was organ
lied by Spencer and thc command given 10 thC
hiteTwaTd Democratic member of Congress. bcinI
colonel of thls regiment Spencer was ordered 10 |
al the close Of Tie war, and when II was disbaude6
At Huntsville he was appointed register in bank
, ruptcy by President johnson. This put him IN tn
way Of reconstructlng the state and sont him 4
I the Senate. Although not public speaker and al
, ways dirident of display Spencer was the mos
energetic organizer among the carpet. baggcrs NJ
! other man could have carried Alai,amn IN 1872 II
has expended in politics respectable fortune,
. again faces the desert with Il bride upon his aru
0 and u. motto Of CGius Mnrtn, There s worit
elsewhere.
OTHER SENATORIAL MARRIAGES.
0 The marriages Of the southern Senators gene
rally spoken OF as carpct.baggcrs have frequent.
, been as romantic a. the weddings Of some Of on
. generals in the South.
ten. ANEs after laying down a high position
. aud brilliant prospects In the army marric
0 Blanche Butler the beautiful daughter Of one O
the principal authors and supporters Of the recon
Gen. POWELL ClAYToN, the gamest OF the game
. raised III the region Of Wilmington, Del, and a.
= engineer In Kansas at the breaking ont of the wal
a married a native planters daughter ut llclonI
I Ark. n town which he had several times gallant
y defended against MaInaduso Shelby and Price.
! Gov WARAuTH, after an extraordinary CaTeC
: married. a wei! educated and accomplished lad
0 at Newark. n ].
!. Gov CHAMBERLAIN, Of South Carolina, saw III
,r photograph of a beautiful girl the daughter
u Judge ngersVll, Of Maine. She was at the time
9 clerk in the Treasury. He sent word to the lad
that i she was a beautiful as the phuUgraph al
/ was disengaged he would like to pay his addressc
. Three children attest the warmth of his AZ
q, dresses.
u Senator BEN RICE, of Arkansas married IA
q elegant lady OF Kentucky; his successor, D0rsc
"a married u beautiful woman from mis- native Wes
. | Grn reserve Of Ohio.
. Senator FOWLER, Of Tennessee, was ut one tin
alleged to be enamOrcd of II daughter Of Presliei
Johnson, and enyiuus people said that her iniu
cnce secured his vote against her fathers conY
e tiOu under lmTcaC hment
Senator ROBERTSON, of South Carolina married
daughter OF his patron, and business partner, NJ
Caldwell
u Senator SCHUR2, as is well known, married I
J. England tie daughter of IL wealthy tTadesman
the Tree city of Hamburg. she died amer he hu
passed out Of the Senate and one Of their daugh
erS il soon 10 be married.
III Senator HENDERSON, of Missouri married
ID daughter OF Judge FOOtC Of NeTmOnt-uiece
senator FoOte deceased She Is not only beautlfl
but one of the Rllost cooks In this country and h
, written the best American cook book
senator COSOVER. of Florida, married state
o looking PhiludelIhIen The business of reCo
ts stnlCing southern states In person most OF the
gentleman have found trying TO their finances
we'll as their reputation.
at GRUMBLING GAIL HAMILTON.
hs From the Rochester Evening Express:
10 Gail Hamilton declares that 1T is our du
ie to grumble" Hence those long.winded querH
nious eplses to the Tribune. II Cali honest