Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-31
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
An Interesting Episode Incident
to the Recent Tour Of Mexican
Editors Through the
United States.
IspecIal to the conrler.Journnl.l

Especial to the COurer-JOurnal.
WASHINGTON, July 22.--By far thC
most interesting episode of the Mexi
can editors tour in the United State,
happened in Maryland. This Incl
dent was the romantic marriage o
one of the editors, Senior NicasiO Dt
Lugo Vina, of the City of Mexico, t
Miss Tilly Handy, a sister of Mrs
Otto Sutro, Of Baltimore. Senor Wins
slipped away from his companions al
New York on the pretext that the
trip by water to New Haven would
be too much for him.
The story begins in 1876, when Sen,
or Vina came from Spain TO the Phil
adelphia Exposition as "a Commits
sioncr appointed by the Spanish Gov.
ernnent to represent it. lie is Of an
old aristocratic family, and returned
to Spain after the Exposition. As he
was Il Colonel IN the Spanish army,
he was sent TO Cuba with the Span
ish forces to suppress an insurrection
there, and distinguished himself by
extraordinary bravery. lie was noted
III Havana as one Of the most dashing
young soldiers, and was much sought
after by the ladies. When the pres
cnt King assembled the Spanish throne
Col. Vina was unwilling TO serve un-
der "a King, so he resigned his COM
mission III the army and came to New
York. lie engaged III different pur-
suits, stock operations and mercan-
tile transactions, and finally dritted
TO the City of Mexico, where he ell.
gagged in literary pursuits, and had II
commission from one of the New Or
leans papers to supply information
from Mexico. On one Of his trips to
New Orleans a year ago, he met at
the house of Col. VIM. II Stewart, Il
wealthy broker of that city, the niece
of Mr.. Stewart, Miss lilly Handy, the
Youngest daughter OF the late Chief
Justice Handy, Of Mississippi.
Miss Handy, beautiful brunette,
a true type Of the Southern girl, and
the dashing young officer at once
formed strong attachment for each
other, which in II few days ripened
into an engagement. The wooing
was done at the country residence Of
Mr.. Stewart at Ocean Springs, near
New Orleans. The young lady soon
left the South with her sister, Miss
Mary Handy, and went to Baltimore
to join another sister, Mrs. Otto Su-
tro. Col. Vina returned to Mexico
with the understanding that he was
to go to Baltimore last Christmas.
This promise he faithfully kept, and
then it was decided to have the we'd
ding take place in June last. When
the Mexican editorial excursion was
planned he was urged to join the par
", which he did, expecting TO reach
Baltimore at the appointed time. 1t
seems, however, that the whole par
ty of editors was unwilling TO let him
leave them, and they retained his bag
gage. He had succeeded in getting
off the train in Chicago, but was cap
tured and taken back by his comrades.
lie could not, therefore, get to Balli-
more as he anticipated, but when the
eXcursionists were all leaving New
York for New Haven last Wednes-
day, he managed to slip off by saying
he would 90 by rail, the water trip
not being good one for him. lie
quickly went to Baltimore and join
ed his intended bride.
On reaching that city it was at once
determined, in view of the absence of
Mrs. Sutro from Baltimore, to join
her and have the wedding take place
at Ocean City, Md. A license was
procured in Baltimore, and Oh the ar
rival of the party at Ocean City on
Sunday clergyman was sought.
Rev. John Miller, of Doylestown, Pa,
was found. The wedding was set for
8 o'clock Monday morning, at Con-
gress Hall. The news spread, and
everybody on Synepuxent beach an
ticipated attending the completion of
the romance, but they were doomed
to disappointment on account of a re-
arrangement which the general in
terest made necessary. When the
Z: 80 o'clock breakfast-bell rang and
the guests assembled in the breakfast
hall, the little wedding party quickly
assembled in the parlors, and the
ceremonies were performed. The
happy pair are now at Ocean City
spending their honeymoon, and Col.
Nina will not rejoin the editorial ex-
cursionists. When he leaves Ocean
City, he and wife will travel North
for six weeks, and will then 60 to the
City of Mexico to reside.