Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-07
CAPITAL NOTES.

Special Dispatches to THE BEE
MARRIAGE OF ALICE BLAINE TO COL.
CoPPINGER.
WASHINGTON, February 6. - Miss
Alice Blaine was day married at her
fathers residence in this city to Bre
vet-Col. John G.. Coppipgor, United
States army. II was witnessed by a
brilliant assemolage of ladies and gen.
tlemen prominent in Washington 30
ciety. Among them were President
Arthur, all the members Of the cabi.
net now in the city, the justices of the
supreme court, large number of sem
ators and members of the house of
representatives., and nearly all man.
bers of the diplomatic corps, together
with the ladies of their respective
families, and many officers Of the army
and navy. Col, Coppinger is now on
Gen. Pope's staff as Inspector general
of the department of the Missouri,
with headquarters at Fort Leaven-
worth. His army position Is major of
the Tenth regiment of infantry.
BREwsTER-KooNs.
Miss Mary Walker Brewster, daugh.
ter of tfe attorney general, was mar
ried tonight at Epiphany Episcopal
church in this city, to Robert j. w.
Koons, of Philadelphia. There were
ten bridesmaids, one of them the
daughter of Senator Miller of Califor.
MIA, ten ushers and best man for the
groom. The large church was filed
with invited guests, including Presi-
dent Arthur and many other per-
sons OF high position In official
and social life in Washington.
The wedding reception was held
soon afterwards at the resider 20
of the bride's parents. A large pro.
portion of the diplomatic corps, and
most of the army and navy officers,
who subsequently attended the presi.
dents special reception, were present
at this wedding, and their official
costun!ss made the scene uncommon.
ly brilliant. The presidents carriage,
while he and his daughter was on their
way to church, was run into by a
carriage in the rear and the
pole of the latter broke through
the panel, but did not strike either of
the occupants, On his return from
church, however, tho wheels of Presi
dent krthur's carriage bscame locked
with those Of several others, and find
Ing that his already damaged vehicle
could hot be extrlcated without long
delay, the president abandoned 1t and
walked homo with his daughter
through the rain. The occurrence
created some excitement, and gave
rise to number of alarming rumors
as to the presidents safety.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
The president gave reception to.
night to the diplomatic corps and the
officers of the army and navy. He
was assisted by Mrs. Frelinghuysen,
Mrs. Chandler. Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Hill,
Mrs. Teller, Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Gam
eron and members of his cabinet
Marshal McMichaels and Colone
Stockwell made the presentations
The attendance was very large, not
withstandingthe disagreeable weather
AIMED AT THE RAIDERS
MIR. Haskell introduced bill In th
house to-day relative to invasion O
Indian territory, proposing an amend
ment to the revised statutes as to pro
vide for imprl sonment for two year
at hard labor Of any peraon convicte'
OF invasion, with provision sgains
Its application to cmigrants probabl
passing through the territory.
TAIN'T TRUE
The state department announce
that the rumor current at the capitc
this morning that the president ha
withdrawn from the senate the Wit
Ia Abra Mexican treaty is not true.
BOUNCING INTRUDERs.
Secretary lincoln has furnished th
secretary Of the interior with copies
kilograms from Gen. Pope iescrIbin
preparations made by the military I
secure the Oklahoma lands from intrl
sion. Gen. Pope says he does NJ
expect forcible resistance, but In an
event he is prepared to enforce til
removal OF the raiders.
kilograms received at the india
bureau indicate that strenuous effor
are being made on the part of Il
military to eject all alien half breed
buffalo hunters and Canadian Iudial
from the Fort Peck M. t. Indi;
reservation.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The house committe on CONNER