The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-01-13
DOES BLOOD COUNT.
The Particulars of Some Notable Marriages
1.-THE Genesis of American Fayorites.
Conated from Gath's Special.

CoHated from Gath's Special.
Mrs. Mackay, the Partisan lady whose hus.
band Is an honest miner in Nevada, was an
infaiuating widow.
Stephen Decatur, probably the most high
toned man the American Navy ever knew,
had singular marriage. His wife was lille
climate, though he did not know IL until
after be had married her.
Don Cameron, whose wife Is considered
to be one of the brightest ladies In Wash.
ington, il not the leader of the administers
tion society there, was the poor daughter oi
Judge Sherman, of Cleveland.
Colonel Forney, who died the other day,
married, while = young printer, lady In the
town where he sprang up.
George Riggs, who recently died in Wash.
ton, leaving fortune of about 5000, 900,
had p daughter married in the family of
Arundel, the same lord who married .
daughter of Cecil, Lord Baltimore.
Mr.. Corcoran, the neighbor and partner
of Mr.. Riggs, was the son Of a shoemaker at
Georgetown, born in Ireland, but who be-
came mayor of Georgetown. Corcoran had
the social passion strong, and he pressed TO
marry the daughter of Commodore Morris,
Of the navy.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott, having married
early in lite and become q widower with
children, married considerably later the
daughter of . respectable editor In Pittsburg
who was very we'll bred, but had, think,
earned her living for while as an amateur
artist.
Jay Gould has plain, sensible family, to
which he gives all the attention compatible
with his vast schemes and speculations. He
seems to have adopted the policy of bringing
his children up simply and naturally, in
stead Of Haunting their names in the news
papers as bridesmaids, best men, party
queens, etc.
Stephen Girard-the rich Philadelphia,
who was . curious compound of the miser
and philanthropist, the Infidel and the Qua
ker, married unhappily, and according to
general tradition was very unkind to his
wife. Yet he left the best-handled estate
ever given in this country, or perhaps in any
other, to . charitable need.
Commodore Garrison's marriage in New
York attracted great attention. He was
quite an old man, but . splendid looking
one; and, meeting At Saratoga q young lady
Of ST. Louis who was considerably Younger
than either OF The Commodore's children, he
proposed TO her aud was accepted. Yet, not
withstsnding the disproportion Of age, the
Commodore is In probably - robust health
:. his wife to-day.
OLD Commodore Vanderbilt married his
cousin when he uas ! rough cat-boat sailor
In the crccks and cDves xbouE Mes Tork.
His wife was Iesotedly attached to him, aud
bore him maay children; but hts treatment
of her was very variable. Generally, he
took her with him, and paid attention to her
but he was not man Of much refinement of
feeling, nor particularly chaste.
You may have forgotten that Smthson,
who left half million dollars 10 found the
Institute at Washington bearing his name,
was an illigitimate son, so snuDbed there
about In England that he made the United
States his almoner. Thereupon the Vir-
ginia snobs of that day undertook to have
the legacy rejected by Congress. The mon
ey, however. was taken and lent to the State
Of Arkansas, which kept every cent Of II, and
has never paid 1t back.
Senator Gwin, who is still living, Is said to
have discovered his wife in Kentucky, At
the washtub, as he rode up to the house to
get bis dinner, on his way to Tennessee and
Mississippi. She had spendid pair Of arms
and other bodily charms so exasperating to
Guin that, after lie had ridden whole day
on the road home, he drove back again, In
troduced himself, and proposed to marry her
then and there.