Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15
BLAINE, JR.s. Runaway MATCH.
The Bride Cosxed o Dispeusation
from Are hbtshop COrrigan- rw0
AsfOnisned Families.
New York Sun.

The Bride CGaXed o DispeusottOn
from Are hbishop COrrigsn-rwo
Astonished Families.
New York SUM-
A week ago yesterday James G.
Blaine, Jr., youngest son OF the Hon.
James G.. Blaine, of Maine, was mar.
ried at st. Leo's rectory by the Rev.
Thomas j. Ducey to Marie, daughter
of Colonel Richard Nevins, Of Colum-
bus, o. The marriage was private,
only the necessary witnesses being
present, and the parents Of tho young
people knew nothing about it.
Young Mr.. Blaine is still a student
at Wesley an University, and is captain Of
the college football team, which played
here twice last fall. This fall he met
Miss Nevins in Augusta, where she
was visiting her eldest brother, who is
settled in Maine. On Friday, Septem-
Der Sd, the Nevinses came to this city
from Bar Harbor, and took rooms at
the New York Hotel. Mr.. Blaine fol-
lowed within q few hours, and after
procuring q dispensation from Arch
bishop Corrigsn, made necessary be-
cause Miss Nevins is Catholic, they
were married on September 9th, three
days after they had reached the city.
They left the city for Boston imms.
distely after the ceremony.
General Martin I. Mcmahon, coun-
sci for Colonel Neyins, said last evening
that the report that the Nevins and
Blaine families were angry at the mar
riage was false.
"The young people are very young"
said the General. "snd their marriage
has surprised every one. Whatever
feeling there is, is Of surprise, mingled,
perhaps, with little temporary disgust
at their disregard or, perhaps, evasion
of the advice their elders would have
I given them. There is no anger in eithel
family against them. Mr.. Walker
Blaine, the groom's eldest brother, wa
coming to this city on business last
week, and made it point to see his
new sister.in-law. She is very beau
tiful girl, really beautiful, and | don''
think that he disapproyed Of his
brothers. choice.
1.-THE young people fell in love and
arranged matters before they came to
this city," continued the General.
"They knew that if they asked their
parents advice they would be told that
they were too young, and must wait
awhile. But they also knew they
didn't want to wait; so they took mat
ters into their own hands. On Satur.
day the 4th they called on Father
Ducey, Of st. Leo's. He refused tc
marry them, and said they must get q
dispensation from Archbishop Corri'
gan. They asked him to get it fol
them, and he told them to come again or
Monday. On Monday, when they came
again, Father Ducey told them he had
seen the Archbishop, who was unwill
ing to grant the dispensation, as he
thought they were too young. Tht
two young people prevailed on Father
Ducey to 90 up to the Archbishop's re
sidence with them. There Miss Nevinf
told the Archbishop that she was Z
Catholic, and desired to be married il
her own church, but that if he would
not give her dispensation, she would
90 elsewhere. The Archbishop laughed
: You are a true woman he said, ant
he gave them the dispensation. Sc
they were married in the afternoon.
"Then they went on to Boston, anC
the next day young Mrs. Blaine cam'
back here to break the news to be-
parents and young Blaine went on t
Bar Harbor to tell his family. Thel
have not seen one another since. Mean
time Mr.. Walker Blaine has been here
as | said, and James G. Blaine, Jr.
will come on here tomorrow morning
and rejoin his wife. Both families hay'
got over the temporary displeasure th'
marriage caused"
General" said the Sun reporter
"Dr. Mcdonnell, Archbishop Corri
gan's private secretary, who is acting
as chancellor of the archdiocese, tell
me be knows Of no dispensation having
been issued"
"The Archbishop granted one per
sonally," answered General Mcmahon
sand the documentary dispensation Cal
be filed in the chancery later. There j
no doubt that the dispensation wa
granted"
Mrs. James G.. Blaine, Jr., is nine
teen years old. She was educated a
the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a
Cincinnati, and has been q leader anon
the young women in Washington socie
ty. Her mother and herself are tn
only Roman Catholics of her family
Young Mr.. Blaine should be q Metho
dist, to Judge from the college he Sc
lected, but one Of his sisters is Catho
lie, and both his grandparents were con
yerted to the Catholic faith late in life
Young Mrs. Blaine is the grand
daughter OF the late Samuel Medsry
editor Of the Ohio Statesman, an
Democratic Governor of tho Territorie
Of Minnesota and Kansas. Colsne
Nevins succeeded Mr.. Medary as edito
of the Statesman. was for time Pao
lie Printer at Washington, and is
prominent Democrat.
Both Colonel Nevins and Fathe
Ducey, of st. Leo's, were out Of tn
city last evening. Archbishop Corriga
was also away from home.
No record Of the marriage had bee
made at the Bureau Of Vital Statistic
up to the time Of closing yesterday
Ten days is the time allowed by la'
for making such record, but the 10,