The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-29
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES.
WASHINGTON, July 28.--For the South At
lantic and Gulf States southeast to south
west winds, partly cloudy weather, with local
rains ID the lower Mississippi valley, and
nearly stationary temperature and barome-
ter.
BRILLIANT MARRIAGE OF "A
MEMBER OF "A HISTORI-
CAL FAMILY.
Notice has been taken In the papers OF the
recent marriage, at st. Petersburg, Russia, u
Miss Won Hoffman, Of New York, to notable
Russian or German nobleman and diplomat,
whereupon the worshipers Of titles and Of
marriages OF the daughters OF America to
scions Of the effete aristocracy Of the old
world are provoked to much unwholesome
exultatlon and references to domestic records
OF American families involved in such matri-
monial relations. The marriage OF Miss Won
Hoffman has been specially seized upon as q
theme for such idle and humiliating gossip.
The lady was daughter Of q respectable
and well-to-do German agent OF some rich
European capitalist who settled In New York
some thirty years ago, and had the good for
tune to marry the second daughter Of an
eminent man In the history Of this State, the
late John r, Grymes, for 80 many years the
pride and ornament OF our bar. Beside, she
was . native Of this city, her mother being 81
daughter may justly claim to have brought
to such matrimonial association far higher
claims to ancestral character than her
spouse, the high-titled German who has won
her hand.
On her mothers side she can proudly point
to the distinction of tho widow of the first
Governor OF Louisiana She was the third
wife Of that great and gallant founder Of this
son selected to organize from di!apidated
Spanish and French into hourishing and
patriotic American State.
Pericles, Lycurgus, and Numa Pompilius
did not accomplish their labor 81 building up
and Rome on flrmer or broader foundations
than did w. e. @. Claiborne In his organization
OF Louisiana as one OF the States OF this
able to trace back to an association with the
achiever Of this great work. Suen association
was enjoyed by the mother OF Miss Won HoH-
man, who became the wife Of Gov. Claiborne
In the midst Of the cares and harassments In
cident to his high mission.
Two other wives had succumbed to the eK-
posture and harrassments or their position,
leaving Governor young wldoWer Of
forty. But the lovely. courageous and lndom-
table Miss Borgne, Of an cid Spanish Creole
family, proved equal and superior to all the
responsibilities and harrassments OF the pO-
sition Of chief lady of Louisiana, and nobly
bore herself In that character down to the
death of the Gov. Claiborne, which occurred
In 1917, and before he had turned his forty
fifth year. He had just been elected the first
Senator from Louisiana to the United States
Congress- as he had been the first Territorial
and State Governor His widow sought
reavement In foreign travel. Returning here
after two years absence with two children Of
the deceased Governor, who now survive
Mr.. Charles Claiborne, late clerk OF the United
Marigny. The Widow Claiborne, In the full
bloom Of her transcendent charms Of power
and manners, was eagerly sought In marriage
by the most distinguished young bachelors
and widowers OF the State and city.
The winner Of this great prize, the captor OF
this rarely gifted and most brilliant represen-
tative of all the beauties and charms Of the
Creole race, proved to be q notable Virginia
lawyer, who had largely shared with her first
husband the responsibilities and gIories OF the
organization OF Louisiana as an American
State, and In the defense Of this city against
conspiracies to transfer Its dominion to for
eign powers and against the British invasion
OF 1914 and 1916. This was John r. Grymes,
emigrated to this State IN 1906, and quickly
assuming prominent position at our bar,
rapidly arose In the public estimation as one
OF the most accomplished advocates and
tanned this character and position for more
than thirty years. His death occurred but
few years before the war. His wife had
many years before removed to Staten island,
ton Of her young children. There were sew
eral OF these by Col Grymes, whose educa-
ton and training we're Of the most complete
character. OF the two daughters, Medora, the
gold snuff-box was his inseparable COM
paniOn, which he was wont to place on the
table before him when addressing the court
In one OF his great arguments. The second
was the mother Of the young bride whose
recent marriage at ST Petersburg has elected
so much gossipin2.
Poor Medora had no such happy fate as her
sister, She yielded to the wit and arts Of that
most accomplished Of courtters, raconteurs
and LOBBYISTS, the renowned Sam Ward. Sam
was then Of the great firm OF Prime, Ward Il
King, and was regarded BY matchmaking
mothers as the most eligible capture to be
won by their beautiful daughters.
It would appear that the lovely Medora In
winning Sam Ward drew White elephant.
The great fortune OF the firm was swept away
by one Of our periodical panics. Sam De,
came an adventurer, speculaIoTe VII ana
diner-out, and, finally, lobbyist IN wash
ington His wife became alieniated y, from
him and repaired to Paris and Nice with her
mother, the Widow Grymes, and her young
son. They had resided many years 10 ~
rope, when, her son dying, left his estate 70
his mother. declaring In his will his entire eng Ie
ignorance of his father. Before many months
had passed, the mother. Mrs. Ward, also died.
and her estate descended to her mother, VINO
now resides, at the good old age Of eighty
two, in Nice, Italy. 4,
Such is the family history OF the brilliant
belle OF Louisiana, in 1906, Miss Borgne, the
blooming third widow of the first Governor
OF Louisiana, and the reiict Of the greatest
lawyer and one OF the most notable and dis
Many who cherish friendly and admiring 7
recollections OF the members of this family
cannot but participate ~ the pride and con
upon the reported good fortune
and brilliant alliance OF daughter o. the
house who has the high title to distinction