Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-23
HANCOCK AND GRANT.


One Of the busiest streets TODAY In
/ st. Louis is Fourth. Millions OF dollars
change hands every day in the places Of
business fronting on It's curbslones. There
are many notable business houses and To-
calitles Of interest on Fourth street among
winch II Is only necessary to mention the
I GiObe-DemOcrdt office. the Planters'
| House and the Court House. Il is. how.
ever, but few years, comparatively. since
this great highway Of traffic was the site
OF the residences Of the young aristocraey
OF st. Louis, who, in those DAYS, had no
thought Of the great aud prosperous city
which was soon to spring up, and, tearing
away the homesteads, erect in the places
once occupied by them, business blocks
and grand marts Of commerce. II they
had thought Of IL they would have bought
more land.
Fourth street is historical. There lived
~ the years gone by the Harneys, the
DehlS, the Russells, the Bennetis, and
many other families, the members Of
wy.hlch nave since arrived At distinction.
Cpoh mat street two OF the most notable
men Of the country at present-Grant and
HancOck-were married.
In those days Grant was regarded ne
OF small account, while General Hancock
was extremely popular; in fact the curled
darling Of St. Louis society. While old
man Dent confidently informed bis friends
that he had the most singular sonin-law
IN seven states, the Russells wtre i'm.
mensely proud Of the acquisition TO their
family Of Lieutenant Hancock. The Rus
sells we're very high toned people in those
days; she Dents, while eminently resuec-
table. were not Of the class that wore
elaw-hammer coats every day, and there
was probably no member Of the family
who was a good judge Of extra dry.
a reporter Of the Gl05e-D Democrat
dropped around yesterday in the office Of
John +. Darby gentleman who was living
IN 81. Louis when the children Of the for
est were begging fine cut Of De Sofa, and
requested him to refresh his memory IN
regard to those two notable marriages.
remember Grants wedding well >"
salI 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. | knew Grant.
and 20 when got home asked nv wife
II she wanted to 20 to a wedding.
Whose? said she. Julia DENTS. said /
she's going to marry man named Grant.
i spose We might as well CO. saws she,
lt wasn't much Of a wedding. A Metho-
ulst preacher performed the ceremony"
"Did they have wedding tour asked
the reporter.
well no, they didn't have any money.
ana the walking in those days wasn't yery
good, so they just stayed at home"
Where was the Dent residenceY"
Corner Of Fourth aud Cerre Streets
''Ihe way Of it was," continued Mr.
Darby, young Lewis Dent went to Kes,
Point asa cadet. He there became ac-
qualnted with Grant, and on ono Of his
vacations brought the future President
home to make visit. lie thus became
acquainted with JElia, and they were
shortly atteTWaFd married"
Was Julia handsome girlY'
"Well, not particularly strokInp his
chln, rehectlyly, mot particularly"
Fourth street was not very busy in
those days" remarked the reporter.
No, all residences. Stay, there were q
few shops near the Court House"
You remember Hancock's wedding.
also' do your
81 do, distinctly. 1t was 3 notable
event in St. Louis society, The couple
were married by DR.. Elliot, The Rus.
sells were Unitarians then. Nearly all Of
that sect were present"
Where was the house?"
"Qn Fourth, between Walnut and
Elm"
"The Russells were quite high toned
people them"
Eyes, quite so; they we're very genteel;
no shoddy about the Russells.'"
Globe Demand.