The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-07
Marriage Of the Midsets.

1t has been finally arranged. after
many discussions between their tami-
| lies. that the Midgets are to be mar
ried. Lucia Zarate, the prospective
bride, is fifteen years old, and weighs
trifle less than five pounds. Her
face is bright, but not prepossess'ng.
The bracelets she wears cannot be
buckied around the third finger OF
man of ordinary size her shoes tmade
to order) are q inches long; her gloves
measure about one inch from the tip
of the longest finger to the button at
the wrist. Her cap was made origi-
ualIy for doll in Broadway show
window, and is a good ft. In the
matter ofjewelry she is profuse. On
each hand she wears diamond rins.
her brooch is asaiamoHd, and she has
a f0ndness for dangling ornaments on
her cars, such, for instance, as a small
diamond supplemented By Cali ornia
gold quarter of dollar.
Gen. Mite, whose real name is F. j.
Flynn, weighs nine pounds, and is
fourteen yeals old. His face is bright
aud Intelligent, land his conversation
does not belle it.
care you going to marry Lucie2'
the reporter askedshim. e s
Eyes, weare going to be married"
"When?"
nNext Saturday. q week" .Sss
/ "No,," Interrupted tie female dwarf,
"next Sunday. want it ON Sunday"
1t seems that the marriage is one of
convenience as we'll as supposed afiec-
tion.Y The daaFfs, belongiRg to DIFF
ferent families, are liable to Re sepa.
rated ut any moment. 1t is thought
best, therfore.g to bird them b. ties
that cannot be Broken by show mana
gers or disagreeing parents. General
Miteais ieegtbe weight OF his pres
pective bride. q DR. ~ s
TIE preparations. for me wedding
are }gain saeaslily farwartl.i Thsbriae
is to wear white satin dress studded
with seed pearls. Small rs her form
lis, il is estimated that the bridal dress
contains no less than 1000 pearls. The
bridegroom is to wear his full aress
sdfte, excepting that his vest'0f Black
cloth will be replaced, by n white vest.
l. Miss Zaratei l,elangs IT, the, Episco-
Ipal ,Cl.grch,sghile, Gen. Mites family
are Roman Catholics, and it was on the
question of religion that the families
differed. This difference was finally
Settled. I. Sun ~ ~ j
JOHN ADAMS ON AARON BURR
hi aaetter writtea by John, Adams,
/ iual sl5t oaching au appeal he made
Epp behaif Of Aaron Burr, in l795, Ftlie
following passage occurs:
|. Being atVthat time somewhat embar-
rassed in circumstances, and reluctant
to return to the bar, he would have re-
joicesl in al appoiatmsat in Che army.
In this sitaaGons1 propnsed TO Wash
ington, and through him to the trium-
virate Washington, Hamilton and
pinckney to nominate Colonel Burr
for a~Bfigadier. General. Washing
toms answer to me was, SPY all that |
have knowp and heard, Colonel Burr
is 10 brave and able officer; but the
question is whether lie has not equal
talents at intrigue" How1shall de-'l
scribeto you my sensations aud re
fections at that moment. He had
compelled me to promote over the
heads Of Lincoln, Clinton, Gates, Knox
and others, aud even over Pinckney,
one of his own triumvirates, {Haniil-
ilton,) the most restless, impatient,
astfii, iudefatigsble and unprincipled
intriguer in the United States, il not
in the world, to be second III comaiabd
under himself, and now dreaded an in
ttrigaersinras poor Brigadier. He did;
however, propose it, ut least to Hamil-
ton. But was not permitted to nom
mate Burr. III had been, what would
have been the consequences7 Shall I
say that Hamilton SwouldS now have
been alive, and Hamilton and Burr now
at the head of our affairs7 What then?
If ! had nominated Burr without. The
consent ofstlse triansifats, "a negative.
in the Senate Was certain,
A WOMAN Fatally BURNED. Lae1