Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-04

believes will be able to continue her duties
without interruption or annoyanca. me infS.
ish nurses havo agreed to stay. What WI;
feared was disorder in the town, but the Turks
have coro away quietly, ADD there Is not the
slightest panic. noise Ut trouble. The town Viii
be taken without resistance. This colncld;s
with information from the Turkish side about
movements of their ioroas. All the RarrSous
10 exposed positions beyond Sofia have bstn
gradually Withdrawn nnd concentrated at lEhl'
MAI. The icro, at kamsrli seems to have
been surprised and endangered by the Russian
q ,nk movement upon Tashesn, but succeeded
iu escaping 10 Slatitza after a hard light, from
which place it GIN reach 1khtimao by the lnpo'
loilza Valley. Ii is not believed that tho Illus
sian General Gourko has Sufficient ioroe 10
storm the lkhtiman de6e, or that such force
could be supplied in the present state OF the
Russian communications.
BoGOT, JAN The Turks still occupy the
line Of the ksra LON River and carefully guard
its bridges op..the roads to Sbumla. Heavy Ice
continues Iunring 10 the Danube.
ASOclal Sensation In new York.
There is considerable excitement 10 New
York society circles over the marriage OF Nlr.
Thomas Lord, q retired merchant OF that city.
aged eighty four years, and reported to be worth
81 500, 600, aud Mrs. Annette Wilkens Hicks,
dashiug widow who has figured as society
| leader of New York. and has also attracted con-
siderable attention 10 London and Paris, and
| was at one time reported 10 be engaged to Zen.
| Scherck whilst the latter was minister to Fog.
| land. Mrs. Lord is cDly forty three years OF
age. The marriage ceremony was performed by
Cardinal McCloskey, 10 very quiet msnner,
and Mr. Lord's six grown childreo knew moth
| inc of The affair until the marriage was pub
| lished.
It is altogether probable that prolonged c
cal contest will arise from this marriage of MIR.
Lord and Mrs. Hicks. TIE relatives of the
BRIDEGROOM are extremely Indignant at bis
course, and, it is said, they believed him to be
utterly irresponsible. lie gave them no indi
cation of an Affection for Mrs Hicks, and they
we're not apprised of bis marriage until after be
| had left this city with his bride. So closely
did he keep the secret OF his intention to be
married that be did not draw any money Tor
bis wedding expenses, but procured it 90
check feom q member Of one OF the largest dry
goods firms of the city. The first step of Mr..
Lords relatives will probably be to procure. if
possible. the publication Of his marriage. The
ground Of an application for decree TO this Ell.
feet will probably be that MIR. Lord has entered
bis dotage; that for some time he has been 10
capable of sustained thought, and that bis r.
responsibility is proved by inability to converse
iutellgenty for more than few seconds %
Wall street it was said that of late MIR. Lord
! would begin to talk about railroad. and would
then suddenly refer to the immense height OF
the Himalayas. His relatives speak indignant.
ly, it is said, of Mrs. Hicks action and consider
that she must have known that Mr.. Lord was
l., ID nto1o RI he
popriety of his entering the marriage state
The New 7 ork Sun says The lady TO whom
MIR. Lord vas married has been reported as he
heroine of several brilliant matches. She
is about forty years younger than Mr. Lord.
Those who know Mrs Hicks say that she is the
widow of Quaker merchant uamcd Hicks,
who died many years ago. She is originally
from Pouehkeepsie, and her maiden Dame is
said to be WilkeDs She is spoken of as lady
of comma 1ding and snowy appearance, and as
dashing horsewcmen. Her equestrian Skill
hiss won her q great deal Of admiration, She
has often exclted attention along, Fifth avenue,
riding habit, followed by groom in livery.
For the past few years she has lived 10 style in
London, and entertained on grand scale. She
was q frequent attendant at fox hunts given By
the British nobility, and made many friends by
her dsshng way a: one time cit. IT. Te' feposed
Robert G. Schenck, and more recently to sn
English nobleman. While ex.President Grant
as in London she gave costly entertainm ent
in his honor. She returned to this city in the
steamship Scythis about three weeks ago, but
her return was known to only very fsw. Mrs.
Hicks was in Newoor. part Of last summer.
Mrs. Hicks husband failed in his business,
owing large amount of money. Before his
daath he turned over good deal of property to
his wife, AID left her quiet wealth. Her for.
tune is said to have become greatly impaired
by the grand way in which she has liv led here
and abroad. After the desth Of her husband
she became . convert TO Roman Catholicism.
and gave literally in church charities. sbe is
quite we'll acquainted with his Eminence the
Cardinal Mr.. Lord is Protestant.