Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-09

engaged or not, is now happily and pleas
antly settled. Mrs. Endicott sent letters
and notes Tuesday announcing to her friends
in this city and Boston the engagement OF
her daughter, and she also called upon Mrs.
Cleveland, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs Don Dickin.
son and Mrs Villas, to ncquaint them Of that
fact
Mr.. William c. Endicott Jr., the brother
OF the bride.elect, returned recently from
spending the summer in England. and Mr..
Chamberlain Is now on his way across the
Atlantic to claim his promised bride. The
courtship was conducted in this city last
winter while Mr.. Chamberlain as the first
royal commissioner Of her majesty's govern
ment In the fisheries commission, was the
lion of Washington society.
Mr.. Chamberlain met Miss Endicott at q
small dance given at the British legation,
and Miss West says that he proposed to Miss
Endicott under the protection Of the British
flag Miss Mary Endicott is the only daughter
of Secretary Endicott, and Is descended by
both sides Of the house from che finest old
families in Massachusetts,. She is beauty
of the English type, has clear red and
white completion, large full eyes, an elegant
figure and a reserved manner bordering upon
hnuteur
Mr.. Chamberlain is a wealthy manufac-
turer, in his fifty second year. He has an
income Of a30, 900 year, and a prospect of
being q peer Of the realm. His country
house at Birmingham is palace, and his
town honse is in Princess garden, London
The day for the marriage will not be
named till the arrival Of Mr.. Chamberlain
in this city. It is 10 be house wedding,
and very quiet event. The bride will wear
travelling gown, and will be married in the
presence of few relatives from Boston, the
families Of the cabinet ministers and the
president and Mrs Cleveland.
A special to the New York World from
Birmingham, England, says: Here in Mr..
Chamberlain's native town there is the most
widespread establishment expressed ON all
sides at the way in which he has taken the
departure for the United States. It was
generally known that he did not propose IN
remain here during the Liberal invasion of
the city. For three days the people have
been trying in vain to' find out where he had
gone. Finally his son Austin called at the
Office of the Birmingham Post, which is Mr..
Chamberlain's organ here, and said that bis
father had gone to America to marry Miss
Endicott
The willy politician led the Culs,rd com.
pany to believe that he was going on some
secret business in connection with the Sack
vile affair, and they reserved him cabin
on board the Aurania, in a very mysterious
manner, without adding his name to the
passenger list During the run down to
Queenstown he never left his bin and did
not appear in the dining saloon. A steward
was assigned to bis exclusive service, and
brought all his meals to his private cabin.
The World correspondent, who boarded
the Aurania at Queenstown, and who asked
the officers if Mr.. Chamberlain was on board
was answered in the negative.
The marriage will take place within ten
days after Mr.. Chamberlain's arrival in New
York. He proposes to travel in the states
for short time and will return home again
two days before Christmas Arrangements
are being made to give him public recep-
ton on his arrival here.