Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-23
GRANT AND HANCOCK.
Reco,,ections of the Ttro Chieffains la St.
Louis---Their Weddings There.
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Louis---Iheir Weddings There.
ISt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
One of the busiest streets today in st.
Louis is Fourth. Millions of dollars change
hands each day in. the places of business
fronting on its ourbstones. There are many
notable business houses and localities of in
terest upon Fourth street, among which 1t is
only necessary to mention the Gtobe-Demo-
crat Office, the Planters house, and the
court house. 1t is, however, but few years,
comparatively, since this great highway of
traffic was the site of the residences of the
young aristocracy of st. Louis, who in those
days had no thonght of the great and pros
porous city which was soon to spring up,
and, tearing away their homesteads, erect in
the places once occupied by them, business
blocks and grand marts of commerce. If
they had thought of it, they would have
bought moro land.
Fourth street is historical. There lived
in the year gone by the Harneys, the Dents,
the Russells, the Bennetts, and many other
families, members of which have since ar
rived at distinction. Upon that street two
of the most notable men of the country at
present-Grant and Hancock-were mar
ried.
In those days, Grant, the greatest general
of the age, was regarded as of small account,
while General Hanc ok was extremely pop
ular: in fact, the curled darling of st. Louis
society. While old man Dent confidentially
informed his friends that he had the most
singular son in-law in seven States, the Rus
sells were immensely proud of the acqdisi-
ton to their family of Lieutenant Hancock.
The Russells were very high-toned people
in those days; the Dents, while eminentiy
respectable, were not of the class that wore
claw hammer coats every day, and there was
probably no member of the family that was
good judge of extra dry.
reporter of the Globe Democrat drop
ped around yesterday into the Office of John
T. Darby, gentleman who was living in
st. Louis when the children of the forest
we're begging fne-cut Of De Soto, and re-
quested him to refresh his memory in regard
to those two notable marriages.
REooLnEoTIoNR OF GRANT.
81 remember Grants wedding well. ~ said
Mr.. Darby. "Old man Dent met me on
Third street and asked me to come around,
as Julia was going to be married to fellow
named Grant. I knew Grant, and SO when I
got home 1 asked my wife if she wanted to
go to wedding. 'Whose?' she said. Julia
Dent's,' said 1; she's going to marry man
named Grant" Il spose we might as well
co. says she. 1t wasn't much of wedding.
A Methodist preacher performed the cere-
mony."
'sDid they have wedding tourf" asked
the reporter.
well, no; they didn't have any money,
and the walking in those days wasn't very
good, so they just stayed at home"
"Where was the Dent residence?"
"Corner of Fourth and Cerre streets."
ssThe way of it was" continued Mr.. Dar-
by, 'syoung Louis Dent went to West Point
as cadet. He there became acquainted
with Grant, and on one of his vacations
brought the future President home to make
a visit He thus became acquainted with
Julia, and they were shortly nfterward mar
ried."
'Was Julia handsome girll"
'.Well, not particularly" said Mr.. Darby,
stroking his chin refectively, "not particu-
larry"
''Fourth street was not very busy in those
days." remarked the reporter.
''No; all residences. Stay; there were
few shops near the court house."
HANcock's WEDDING.
''You remember Hancock's wedding, also,
do yous''
''I do, distinctly. 1t was notable event
in st. Louis society. The couple were mar
ried by DR.. Eliot. The Russells were Uni
tarians then. Nearly all of that sect were
present"
s;Where was the housef"
son Fourth, between Walnut and Elm"
"The Russells were quite high-toned peo-
pie, then?"
eyes, quite SO; they were very genteel; no
shoddy about the Russells."