The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-15
p1A1NE.NEYINs MARRIAGE.


Both Families A,tonishcd-Tho Granting of
the DiSpenSatlOn.
New YoRK, Sept. 14.-The Tribune has
the following special from Augusta, Me-:
James G. Blaine, Jr., left Augusta to-day
for New York. After the wedding, which
was unknown to any other member fths
family, he returned to Augusta, leaving
his-wIfe in New York. He accompanied
hiB father to tome Of his meetings last
week. The family were greatly astonlsh.
cd TO learn Of the wedding. The young
man Is only IS years old and ho was ex.
ppcled to return to college this month
The bride is q young lady whom he met
in Augusta this summer while the family
were vt Bar Harbor. 1t is not known
what the future plans Of the couple are.
Few persons in Augusta yet know Of the
wedding
Inc following is taken from to.day's
Sun:
General Martin T. McMahon, counsel
for Colonel Nevins, said last evening that
the report that the Nevins and Blaine
families were angry at the marriage ol
James g. Blaine, IT,, Ond Miss Maria
Nevins, was false. "rhe young people
are very youny," said the General, "and
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 given them. There is no anger In
either family against thOm. Mr.. Walker
Blaine, the groom's eldest brother, was
coming to this city on business last week,
and made II a point to see his now sister.
in.law. She is a very beautiful girl, really
beautiful, and don't think that he disap.
proved oi his brothers. choice.
"rhe young people fell In love and ar.
ranged matters before they came to this
city" continued the General. "They
knew that II they asked the parents ad.
vice 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 matters into their own hands
On Saturday, tue 4th, they called on
Father Ducsy, Of st. Lso's. He refused
10 marry them, and said they must get q
dispensation from Archbishop Corrlgan.
They asked him to get II for them, and he
told them to come again on Monday. On
Monday, when they came again, Father
Ducey told them he had seen the Arch.
bishop, who was unwilling to grant the
dispenSalion, as he thought they we're too
young. The young people prevailed on
Father DuCey TO 20 up to the Archbishop'S
residenCe with them. There Miss Nevfns
told the Archbishop thai she was Gath.
olic, and desired to DO married ID her
own church, but that II he would not
give her dlspensAtion, Bhe would 20
elsewhere.
The Archbishop laughed: "You are a
true woman" he said, and he gave them
the dispenaation. So they were married
In the afternoon.
"The couple then went on to Boston,
and the next day young Mro. Blaine Catne
back here TO break the news to her par.
ents and young Blaine went on 10 Bar
Harbor 10 tell hts family. They have not
seen one another since. Meantime Mr..
Walker Blaine has been here, as said,
and James g. Blaine, jr., will come on
here tomorrow morning and rtjoin his
wife. Both families have got over the
temporary diSpleaSufe the marriage
6General,o said The reporter, ''Dr. Nc.
Donnell, Archbishop CorriHan's private
secretary, who is acting 10 Chancellor Of
tha Archdiocese, tells me he knows Of no
diBpsnBation having been issued"
"Ehe Archbishop granted one person.
ally" answered. General MCMahon, ''and
the documentary dispensation can be iilBd
Ia the OhAnCery later. There 10 no doubt
that the dispenSatlon was granted"