Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-17

THAr EXTRAORDINARY MARYLAND MARRIAGE.
Speciai correspondence to the Baltimore Gazette
rTWm fIlncess Anne; Somerset county, Md, Feb
ruary 10, says: The feeling against SYDNEY
shores, who married his stepdaughter two
weeks ago, as given In this correspondence at
tne ame; has considerably abated, owing TO the
minded coantryman, scarcely capable OF appre
ctating the enormity OF hts offense Shores and
MT Bowen the m minister who performed the GER
this town on last Thursday, the 18th Instant.
and a hearing was had before Squire Robinson
Shores was committed to fail, where he still rs
mains, to await the action OF the grand iury.
and Bowen, who, it seems from the testimony
had knowingly performed the unlawful mar,
rage, was also committed but has since been
batled by members of the Methodist congre-
CATION, OF which he Is a local preacher
shores made several attempts to obtain the
services of the ministers OF this town 70 per-
form the ceremony, but was told that IL was
very grave offence, for which he Shores, as
well as the minister would be liable TO punish
mlen.; Failing TO obtain clergyman here who
WOULD perform the ceremony, he drove, at
hight, 10 Mount Vernon an adjoining district
10 Inc one in which he lives and seeking out
, une Tesiuence OF the local preacher. Bowen,
VINO is an oid man OF .6 years and now quite In
his dotage, succeeded in carry Ing out the infa-
nous design against which he had been warned
Gusse; VINO Was examined at the hearing be-
fore the squire. gave her testimony In a clear
and audible tone and without embarrassment.
She said she hal entered into the marriage of
her own free will. but 10 one believes that she
is aware OF the nature OF the obligation she has
assumed. Her manner is simple and child like,
but she is known to be bright and intelligent
child Her form is symmetrical and attractive
and her face quite pretty.
The KnEDrvE's DIAMONDS PRESENTED TO GEN.
SHERMANS DAUGHTER.-The Cincinnati En-
qn'rer gives the following account of the dis
position OF the famous diamond necklace pre-
sented TO Gen. Sherman's eldest daughter on
the occasion OF her marriage to Lieut.. Fitch:
Nv hen II was received in this country the duties
demanded amounted to $50 000 as the lowest
estimate OF its value was $500 900. The leuten-
ant was unable TO paw this sum, and an act was
passed admitting the necklace free of duty
Lieutenant Fitch then found that the taxes in
st. Louis would take the whole OF his income
and he once more found the necklace an ele-
plant on his hands. General Sherman then re-
tn rned the necklace with thanks, to the donor
In reply, the Khedive said that 1t was not his
desire that the diamonds should be given to any
one member OF his family, but as he had four
daughters he desired that the diamonds should
. be mounted in sets and divided equally among
them. These daughters are Mrs Fitch nee
Minnie Sherman, Ella Sherman. Lizzie Sherman
and Rachel Sherman. The necklace was then
returned to the Sherman family and mounted
in four magnificent pendants, four pairs OF
splendid solitaire earrings and eight rings
These four ladies are now the happy poSsesSOrS
of four complete suits of diamonds the value of
each suit being at least SIS, 900 This makes
each OF them rich In her own right, through the
generosity of Egypt'S ruler"