The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-06-16

| fortified himself for his task by going
bed early. R. N. L.
INCIDENTS OF CLEVELANDs WEDDING
The Comments Of Ladies, Reporters an
Officials on the Occasion.
Secretary Bayard, an acknowledge
authority, pronounces the President
bride extremely pretty.
Secretary Whitneys wife says th
bride has dark brown hair, gray eyes ant
a very lovely expression of face.
THE MINISTER'S FEE.
The Rev. DR.. Sunderland received
fee of 500 for performing the Presi
dents marriage ceremony. 1t was
brand-new bill which had never appar
entity been in circulation. Il was handed
to the Doctor by Colonel Lamont, imme
diately after the Presidents departure
The Doctor made his wife present O.
the bill, and she will keep it as me
mento of the occasion.
WHY GARLAND WAS ABSENT
a brief call was made by the Herald
correspondent on Attorney General Gar
land, on Thursday afternoon, to find on
why he had been absent from the wed
ding
"Why, l haven't attended wedding
in twenty years." he answered. 'The
President kindly accepted my excuses,
and my absence had no significance
whatever. My best wishes go with him
and his bride
After some general conversation the
subject of evening dress was approached.
It drew out the following gem:
''There isn't dress coat in the whole
Of Arkansas.
THE PRESENTS.
Dan. Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary, is something of a humorist.
He said to reporter in Washington the
other day: ':Ihe President and Mrs.
Cleveland will return about the middle
of next week, I believe. He has given
orders that he is not to be communicated
with except under extraordinary circrlm-
stances. The congratulations received
from foreign potentates will be sent to
Secretary Bayard, and he will use his
own discretion in making them public.
Queen Victoria writes an excellent hand,
if the telegram be any indication. The
President was much pleased at this act
of Her Majesty"
''Will the presents be opened and the
names of their donors made public?"
asked a reporter of Col. Daniel S. La
mont the other day.
''Ihe names Will not be given out lm-
der any circumstances, was the reply.
Though many presents come from de-
voted friends, very many others have
been sent by people who have no object
save 70 secure notoriety or to curry favor
with the President. He desires no such
gifts. Remembrances from friends are,
of course, delightful, but the President
does not wish to cooperate with the
other class of people in getting before
the public. Likely as not all such gifts
will be returned.
MISS CLEvELAND'S ANATOMY.
When the Presidents bride reached
on Wednesday morning she
was met at the depot by Miss Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland In describing Miss
Cleveland's descent from the bridal car
the naughty reporter of the New York
Times says: ''The reach was long enough
from the lower step Of the car to the
walk to display to the fraction of the
score of spectators gathered about, who
were not all eyes for Miss Folsom, rather
more of the anatomy of the Presidents
sister than is usually to be seen in public
This mistep did not escape the quick eye
of the bride, and with dainty kick she
gathered her skirts about her and jumped
to the walk with only her boot tips pro-
truding.
A BASKET OF STRAWBERRIES.
Late IN the afternoon an old farmer
and his wife drove up to the White
House in dilapidated and ancient one
horse vehicle that looked as if it had
been in use before the war. The farmer
stopped in front of the house and called
out to policeman standing on the
porch. Then his wife held up g big
market basket filed with great blushing
strawberries, each one of which looked
IS large as teacup. The edges of the
basket were wreaths of tastefully ar
anged flowers. ':Give this to President
p" said the farmer. ''I'l call
:ound for the basket some day" And
hen the couple started up the horse and
lrove quietly away.
EAEIEs At TIE WEDDING.
4 singular incident occurred at the
very instant the service began. 1t was
he crying of babe. The little fellow
yelled as if the United States Senate were
going into executive session without a
quorum.
"That'sa happy omen!' cried three
aides and clergyman in chorus.
"Oh. it's one Of Lamont's jobs to
leighten the dramatic effect of the event,
aid another.
In eleven minutes by the brides bean.
iful new watch the ceremony was con-
.luded and the President of the United
States was married man. Most joyous
y the band played; a thousand happy
aces seemed happier. \ dozen babies
Il the throng crowcd while their mothers
aughcd for JOY.
S.ay Nominated for Governor o! tiahamn.
In the Democratic State Convention
It Montgomery, Ala, on Friday on the
hirty-frst ballot Thomas Seay, for Gov
rnor, received large majority over
10Th competitors. The other names
we're withdrawn, and he was nominated
" acc1anation The convention made |