Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
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.,,.r,,uonial Connections of WASH
~ ;irtor. adams and jefferson

,,..r,,,,oniaI Connections Oh
MAJ 'ntor adams and jefferson
,.o,r ,b1 cincinnati F"quirs".
,..n onr Presidents have poor luck
.hoir MARRIAGES. Washington mar
N''H Ne odonted daughter, who was MS
n;fo,s yrandchild, to bis own nephew, anu
'ta,est I heard of them was the sale ~
novernment of some OF W ashihe,ohs
lne sTrniture by the posterlty. ooun
~ Jams had daughter naheu az az O.
abo married young reEoiu &c IF
nanpd Smith. In Taxing oaIc VI
smith who was OuC Ln0"iN'
Si'i.red many enmities. ,;
ladies' may be further lntereeteu III
lu'h;ect of the marriages OF Important
the SUI H. Jetievson had very interest
peog'o,,, ,bters. and they married Virginia
lhg iitinjons around him, to very niue sat
orocfIou in at leaet one case MARIA, e eue
HoT Iooking OF these girls, oleo IN loot'
Or husband had been spoIt.n9 n
hei hnrsemau. and 1t appears lhat ooIh
ana noi Law of Jefferson required IN
tnesornents, ETC., which brought the ola
u olo raw hairs down to mendlcancy, IN
tai.ion t0 mis- own financial errors
suu nnon Rurr. on the other hand, had one
A ai srd she made a brilliant mar
oaus s ~ II was her father who involved
tord her husband in his unscrupulous
snanciaI and political trlcks' rulneu neI
hnsband. and when she EN- parked lrom
Sonth Carolina with her chl!d 10 seer n9i
father, she met somewhere III lulS 80
l@'nG ro,,,izing death. 1t is legend that
an took the vessel and made TINS
iIJont vounQ woman aud her chlld Walk
.tanIant No evidence. however, exists
tne pl"r suhiect. except hearsay; at that
inns there were privateers ana plrates.
Tho most brilliant marriage ever maze
=, 10 noIIticaI circles of the country In
Tho times of W Washington was that OF Ann
Wiling TO William Bingham. Iney mar
rod early in those days, especiaily "hete
thore was money, and Ann willing mar
ed ~ IA Her husband was descended
trom a Quaker blacksmith, but his FAMILY
nod for four generations made prosperous
marriages. and during our revolutionary
NOR tho husband got out OF the counSry
and held a position OF half BRUSH, nan
american Consul in one ofthe West India
isiands TO which privateers resorted. lie
came home very rich, and received
as well the Bingham moneys. ana
he chose the daughter OF Wlllln8,
who was President Of the Unlted StaIes
Rank and business partner OF RoDert
Norris The vikings were the finest
neoDle in Philadelphia. The present Sec
rotary Bavard is descended from one oil
them. Freshly married in her bloom, the
bride and husband went to Europe and
remained away five years. They were
introduced at the Court of the French
King by Minister Adams, and the young
man was greatly admired as the nrst
American ever seen abroad. W men ne
returned. at the commencement of Wash
ingtOn's administration, they built the
finest house ever seen in Philadelphia up
10 that time, and not excelled perhaps
in the present day. 1t was hlied
with the best furniture to be bought
II I'm France and the best pictures from
Italy. Along came young Barring, the
English banker, and saw the daughter OF
this pair so superbly brought up, with q
town house and country house, and ne
married her; and the larger portion OF
the Bingham property, which amounted
n tO$1, 200, 900, in money, went to swell the
capital of the Barings. The young
mother, however, having lost herself In
society, caught cold in an imperfect dress
Fl one night, and was seized with cOnsump-
/ ton, and she died I'm the West Indies at
h an early age. She had a sister of whom
/ great things were expected, but
along came a dissOlute French no.
bleman without any standing or pro-
priety, and he tempted this girl to so out
with him one night, and he kept her out
all night to the horror and wonder of the
town, and then made compromise with
her parents whereby they gave him money
10 send her home; she was divorced by
the Legislature, her father having become
United States Senator, and so little was
made of the matter by the Barring family
that she was solicited in marriage by her
brother-in-law Barring, and after living
with him until his decease she married
another French nObleman and passed out
OF notice.
President TaylOr's daughter ran away
win Jefferson Davis. President Monroe's
daughter married her cousin, and they
nave lett some descendants at Washing
TON and some in the State of MARYLAND.
Nellie Grant is the last Presidents daueh-
yer 10 draw attention. She saw a Young.
orlgntiaced Englshman on steamship
ana iell IN love with him without much
reason or inquest, aud be turned out to
Oe apparently sort of boys companion.
uardly ever looking up to the dignity of
acquaintance with grown men. He there
,uFe seeks MS pleasure up in London when
ne mas any money to spend, and she stays
al home with her baby.
lne marriage or Blaine's son Ia n testi
inony 10 The beauty, mOdestv, and sweet
ness OF MRS. NeVns, the mother of the
oLlue, VINO Das been too much esteemed
on az these points Tor her daughter 10
pess INTO nothingness. In this case we
Aho" what the poet means when be saws.
a 'hng OF beauty il JOY forever:
10 Io'eIlness increases; IL will never
'N'o no<h ngness; but still win keep.