The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-15
OLD.TIME MARRIAGES.
The Matrimonial Ventures of Ger
tain Distinguished People.

In former days marriages between
political families, North and South,
were very common. They are so
uncommon now that peopls read
with curiosity how President Arthur's
wife was a Virginia naval officers
daughter. I Tecollect in my boy
hood walking out to see old Colonel
Chew, of Philadelphia, who was a
son of the great Chief Justice, OF
Pennsylvania. and his sister married
James NJ. Mason, the Rebel commits
sioner to Europe. around the Chew
house was fought the battle of Ger
mantowp. Old Colonel Chew looked
like one OF the Apostles of Christ, and
little like crazy man. He had
curious, long rirgleted hair, in the
style of an English cavalier, and, l
think, wore knee breecbes. He had
furious enmity with his brother-in-
law, MaseD, and hailed the breaking
out OF the war, because be thought il
would result in having Mason
hanged.
PhilsdeIphis. when I was boy
there, was filled with Southern wives
and sons-in law. There was Pierce
Butler. He married Fanny KEN BILE,
8 niece of Mrs. 6iddons, anu, / think,
an aunt OF Nellie Grants husband.
Fanny Kemble came to Philadelphia
with her father to play, and this
Philadelphia slave-plantsr sent her
splendid presents and proposed. They
had two children, but she soon found
that his arrogant slave-bred style and
close supervision over her English
exercises on horseback, etc., was
nothing less than slavery. At the
outbreak of the var the mob went to
Buffers house and played a very
threatening serensde, and be jumped
the city. and, think, WAS ruined in
the war.
JAY GOULD AND TOM SCOTT.
Jay Gould has a plain, sensible
family, to which ne gives all the at
tentiou compatible with his vast
schemes and speoulations. He
seemed to have adopted the policy OF
bringing up bis children simply and
naturally. instead OF Haunting their
names as bridesmaids. best men.
party queens. etc., From what |
hear, his son, George Gould, is good
deal OF q gentlemsn-csretul about
the social amenities; and although
Gould is seldom popular in New York
business circles. his family life is
always mentioned with respect.
Colonel Thomas A scott, having
married early in life and become d
widower with children, married con.
siderabIy later the daughter OF re-
spectacle editor in Pittsburgh, who was
very we'll bred, and had, l think.
earned her living for while as an
amateur artist. She kept excellent
company, and was recommended to
Mr.. Scott as q woman who would
raise his social grade, and accompany
him to higher positions il he should
be called to them. Colonel Scott had
the Presidency on bic mind for some
years. Though at one time it looked
as if his estate would turn out less
than nothing, the rise of value fosted
il of, and left Mrs. Scott q rich
widow, and all the family 10 fine cir
cumstances.
JOHN W. FoRNEY.
Colonel Forney, who died the other
day, married while a young printer,
lady in. the town where he sprang
I'D. While he was Clerk OF Congress
and editor of the financial organ OF
Pierce he accumulated some property,
and being at the time intimate with
President Buchanan, the latter be.
came trustee for Mrs. Forney in
nearly block oihouses adjacent to the
Post Office. When. some years after
ward, Forney and Buchanan quar-
relied, the ex President refused to
sign away the property as its trustee.
fearing that Forney meant to use the
money to attack him. Buchanan,
you remember, never married. It ia
related in Lancaster that he Was en-.
gagged to a delightful woman, but
with his cold nature he treated her
once SO disdainfully that she died.
Harriet Lane, Buchsnsn's niece, a
fine looking woman, did not marry
either, through consideration of her
uncle, until he had long been out OF
the Presidency. I deserve that Colo
mel Soott's friend, Governor Curtin,
had q daughter among the brides
maids at the Vanderbilt wedding.
Mr.. Curtin has another daughter
married to the eldest son OF Henry
Sage, one OF two or three wealthy
men in Henry Ward Beecher't
Church, and an endower OF the Cornell
University.
! PRESIDENT MAIDS N.
The marriage'of James Madison
which took place il Philadelphia
while he was Member of Congress,
and already a man of middle age,
is chiefly remarkable for the gayety
and social assumption of his wife,
and for the lamentable sack OF bis
estate by her son by her first mar.
risge. Madison's wife was keeping
a clearinghouse in Philadelphia when
the future President stopped there,
She was a respectable Virginia
Quaker. She was the first wife of q
President to lesd the political circle
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