The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-30
MURRAY HILL AG0G.
Misery and Millions Go Hand in Hand
Sometimes.
The Nanghtiness of Perry Belmont
Brings on the Inevitable De-
voree SuIt---Attempt 60
Compromise.

New YoaK, Oct. S0-The aristocrats OF
Fiftsi avenue and Murray hill are in state
of feverish anxiety, daily awaiting pubhcity
in divorce case that viii shake American
society from stem to stern. 1t has peen
Iumarea that the son of one of the richest
men on Fifth avenue, lately returned from
Europe. would be compelled. to defend suit
in I'm, ,luren,a court for absolute divorce UNI
less a compromise should be effected soon.
II has been however, learned that the de-
PENDANT in the case was no less notable
than Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, son of
August Belmont, the millionaire banker. and
The coup!sinant was Miss Sara Swan Whit
ing, now Mrs Belmont The story of this
domestic difficulty runs out of the
usual channel On Wednesday, Dec
q. 1852, tho Whiting Belmont wedding
took place at the summer residence Of
the brides mother in Webster street. New
port, Bishop Clark, of Rhode island assisted
by the Rev g. J. Magill, rector of
Trinity church, officiating Congressman
Perry Belmont, brother of the groom, was
best man, and Augustus Whiting, scion of
an old New York family, gave his sister
away. All New Yorks bril- fancy, blue
blood and wealth was present The beau
old mine diamonds, the gift of her
mother August Belmont gave a check
for $500, 0OD, and the other wedding presents
amounted to 100000 in value, sent by New
York nabobs and titled people in France and
England The bridal took place in a blaze
of glory. Then followed bridal tour to Eu-
rope.
In few months came strange sensational
stories regarding the actions of Belmont in
Paris. 1t was said that he had grown wild
and was breaking the heart of the bride. Ru-
mors were followed by grave charges, and the
papers had story that Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont
had parted; that he had gone to Spain in COM
pany With a famous ballet dancer. Aftera while
another story came out BeimJn had re-
turned to raris penitent, only to find that his
wife had returned TO New YORK. For time
all was still in the Belmont family. Then
the husband came to this country and joined
his wife at her mothers Newport home. All
was still for another brief period, when sud
. denly the old sensation broke out and the
New York papers got hold of it, 1t is said
Mr. and Mrs Belmont quarfele1 again, but
just what it was about this time never came
out clearly, but 1t is supposed he sought a
reconciliation ami she refused it ami lie left
her again, returning to Europe
Quite recently Belmont came home, and
scarcely had he reached the steamship dock
when he learned that his wife had determined
upon a parting for good and had actually in
structed her lawyers to begin proceedings
which they are ready TO do. Belmont has
been seen very little since his return home
and could seldom be found at home HI
takes his trouble much to heart, AMI TIN
chances are that peace will be patched VI
if ouly Tor tho sake of escaping publicity
The papers prepared by Belmont.
lawyer are said - resi- more like sensa
tional French novel than the recital of tn,
matrimonial troublesof blae-hlOoded New
Workers, but they are so jcalously gArJel tina
all efforts % get at them have proved unavaii
ing.
Mrs Belmont has said very little about hei
troubles outside OF her immediate family cir
Gle and hence the Eossips are very much in
the dark IL Is impossible to get at the inter
ested parties, and the lawyers in the case arr
as dumb as oysters
Mrs. Belmont is the daughter of the lat
Augustus Whiting and lady having few
peers ia this city. Her sisters are Misse
Charlotte and Milly Whiting, well-known so
ciety bellies, and her most intimate friend
are Miss Carrie Astor, whose rumored Ell
gageinent to Jay Gould's son was made pub
lie, and Miss Tiffany, daughter of tn
famous New York diamond merchant Tn
latest information obtainable is to the effec
that the case will never see daylight in tn
courts, and that a meeting will occur soon
at which the trouble will be amicabl,
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