The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-05
Current. Events.

The marriage of President Cleveland to
Miss Frances Folsom was solemlZed In tie
in the blue room of the White House on
Wednesday evening at seven O'Clock, the
Rev. Byron Sunderland a Presbyterian di-
vine of Washington and pastor OF the
church which the President attends, oHlci.
ating. The whole oifar was conducted
without any signs Of ostentations display.
There were but twenty-five persons present
to witness the cermony, including the cab
met and their wives. Mrs Folsom, mother
of the bride, Col. and Mrs. Lamont, Miss
Nelson, a friend of Miss Cleveland, and MIR.
Wilson s. Bisslll of Buffalo, the former
law partner Of the President. The cere-
mony was very simple and very brief. The
only display make was in the decoration OF
the rooms with tropical plants and the most
exquisite flowers The collation. which
was served Immediately after the perform
ance of the ceremony was very sumptlous,
the bridal cake having come from New
York. The presents given were those by
the mem bers of the cabinet. Immediately
after the serving of the wedding supper,
the President and his bride started on
their bridal visit They were given spec
ial train on the Baltimore and Ohio road by
President Garrett which took them to
Deer Park, Maryland, where their honey
moon Is to be spent. Mrs Cleveland was
Miss Folsom of Buffalo daughter OF the
former law partner OF the President, who
died some years since, leaving his daughter
the ward of her now husband. She is a
young woman of but %, while the Presi
dent is 40. A year since she graduated a,
Wells Female College, New York. The
past six months she has Travelled in Europe.
She is women of exceptional beauty and
rare good sense, and though without an eX
tended experience In fashionable society
there is no reason to doubt but that she will
bear herself with all the dignity that de-
wolves upon the first lady of the land"
The marriage now having been perform
ed it is to be hoped the silly gossip that
has filed the newspapers for the past mon
tbs will come to an end.
The most notable death of the week was
that of Hon John Kelly who died at his
residence in New York on Tuesday after
noon after an illness of years duration,
Mr.. Kelly at the time of his death was "a
years OF age having been born in New
York City in 1922 of poor, hard working
Irish parents. At the age OF eight he com
menced learning the trade of rope maker
but gave it up to learn the printers trade In
the office of the New York Herd!d but
soon left this to follow the employment of
mason and CRATE filter. He gave some of
his spare time 10 amateur acting, appearing
ia the role of Othello and Macbeth.
Through his general versatility OF ability
and his personal popularity he soon became
tie leader of the young men OF the IAN
ward of the city and entered upon the
the career of a politician. Ills first move
towards securing Office was ~ Il candidate
for ward assessor and then rs assistant
against the regular Tammany candidate but
he WAS defeated in bath contests. In 1893
he was elected alderman In spite OF the
opposition of Fernando Wood and August
us Schell the Tsmmany leaders. In 1884 he
was elected to congress against Nike Walsh
and in 1856 was reelected 1t was during
his secOn1 term that he made very eIab
crate speech on "ReligiOn Intolerance
which was widely circulated and was pro
nOunced by Alexander Stephens, who was
an intimate friend Of Kelly AZ really great
effect. AS a member OF congress he was
very industrious serving with distinction
upon the committee on Ways and Means.
In 1853 he returned from congress to be
titCleu Sutflu vi NEW lOih' iic was
again elected in 1854 In 1869 after the
death of his wife he went abroad remaining
two years 10 restore his health and study,
making of himself a proficient German
and French scholar II was while he was
aboard that the exposure OF the Tweed ras
calaties were made and Tammany as u pol.
itical owner disorganzed. Upon his re-
turn home he obtained hold of and main
taihed complete control Of its acts and move
ments until the day Of his death. In 1876
he became comptroller of the city of New
York and rs such reduced the debt Of the
CITY for the first time in It's history From
1860 to 1876 it had gradually increased until
IL had reached the sum Of $ll2OOe 600.
AT the end of his term of office, II was but
100OO0OO0. Mr. Kelly was always active
In state and national conventions from 1860
TO 1884. In 1879 he ran Us candidate for
governor of New York against Lucien Rob.
inson and polled over 10, 200 votes. In 1876
at 81 Louis he antagonized the nomination
Of Tilden and In 1884 he was bitterly hos
tile to Cleveland at Chicago. He was at
one time and another newspaper writer,
owning the New York Star and Express.
Throughout his whole career he was a de
wont and faithful member Of the Catholic
Church and Just before his death he receiv-
ed the holy sacIaments. His second, wife
who survives him, t0getherwith two child
an was the niece Of Cardinal McCloskey
He often lectured In behalf Of various
charitable inssutiops Of his church and hi ;