Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-01
NUPTIAL CHIMES.
a EoYAL aARKiAur IN pAxm,rApr
rriuco Louis OF Battcnburg wed. yIctor,s,.
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The marriage of Princess Victoria. of
Hcsso, to Prince Louis, of Bnttenburp.
took place In Darmstadt, on Wednesday
Tho streets were proiusoly decorated with
flags in honor Ot the event and were
throngcd with sightseers. After tho per-
formaucG Of tho civil marriage tho bride
was led to tho palace chapel by her grand
mother, tho mother of Grand Duko Louis
They were followed by procession com
posed of royal guests, Queen Victoria
leading, followed by the Prince and prin
cess Imperial of Germany, tho Prince and
Princess OF Wales, Princess Beatrice,
Prince William, of Prussia, aud Prince
Alexander, OF Bulgaria, the brother of the
bridegroom.
In the bridal procession tho bride and
the bridegroom walked between the prin-
ccsses Of Battcnburg. When tho bride and
bridegroom exchanged rings at the altar
salute of thirty six guns was fired.
Queen Victoria stood during the choral
portion OF the services. At tho conclusion
OF tho ceremony she embraced tho couple.
Tho bride wore veil Of her moth1r, tho
late Princess Alice.
All tho guests except Queen Victoria
attended the banquet in the evening Tho
only toast drunk WAS 70 the health OF the
newly welded pair. The couple aftorward
started for Jugenhoim amid the plaudits
cf thrOngs of people. Tho streets were
beautifully illuminated in the evening.
y performance of COLUMBIA" was
given at the opera house. The Princess
Victoria and Prince LOUIS, of Battcuburg.
occupied tho front centre places of the
royal box, and grouped around them woro
other royal perSonages. The city was
brilliantly illuminated, aud there were a
torchIght procession and serenalcs,
Princess Victoria was born at Windsor,
England, on the 9Th of April, 1868. She is
the eldest daughter of the Grand Duke
Ludwig ". of Hessc Darmstadt, and the
late Princess Alice, daughter OF Queen
Victoria. The Prince l. Louis of 8attenburg
is comcly, graceful young follow aud a
great tayoritc ia German circles IIo is
the oldest son OF Primes Alexander of
lles5e, the uncle OF the grand duke. This
young prince was born May -, 1854 and
became naval officer by rauk in the British
navy besides being an officer in the Hessiau
royal artillery. lC is OF an ambitious
nature aud took decided position Of
activity ln pushing his brother Alexander
into the place SO well known as that Of
Prince Of Bulgaria. He first met his
athlnced fair princess in DarmS. .adt, and.
Obtaining the aid OF the Prince OF Wales,
pursued his suit and got the sanction Of
the head Of the HesSe house. lIo then
proceeded to Windsor, when the queen OF
England approved tae betTothaI, thus
adding auO!hcr link to tho German chain
tha. cuCircles the British throne
The UriIS In the soudAn.
Sir samuel Baker has written \ lot ter to
the London Times, in which no refers TO
General Gordon appeal to the milli0narcs
Of England and America. He asks
whether there can be moro terrible ex.
ample of faithlessuess on the part Of the
government than this necessity. He pro.
poses that the Sultan supply 1000 nizams,
India 10, 600, and England 5000 troops to
| relieve General Gordon, half Of the force
to converge towards Bcrber from Suakim,
aud thu rest 70 proceed up the Nils TO
Cairo.
Sir Evelyn Barring has advised the gov.
| eTnmenJ 10 abandon the SDudan after
| relieving General Gordon.
An Explosion In Havana.
The effects Of th2 explosion in Havana
on Tuesday were terrible. Up to the
present time the dead number twenty-onC
| and the wounded seventy-ninc. The latter
are scattered all over tho town, having
! been wounded by falling debris. Many
are seriously injured. OF the detachment
| of twenty seven soldiers in the magazine
at the time of the explosion, eight escaped
| uuhurt. The magazine contained one
million cartridges, two hundred thousand
Kilograms Of powder and one barrel OF
| dynamite Tho warehouse Of San Jose
and the Planters warehouse sustained
serious damages, as did also several
churches and many houses. The second
| shock, which was stronger than the first
was not caused by an explosion Of gas, but
by the explosion OF the magazine. The
first shock was less violent, because il
was caused by powder which was drying
in the open air, The gas company is row
able to light the whole city again wtt
gas,