Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23


Miss Cameron, his betrothed, twenty years Of
age. They will spend their honeymoon in
Europe, and upon their return Mr. Clark will
build palatial residence at Newark, and will
pass PORTION Of the season in Washington.
The arrangements for the wedding are still
in an inchoate state. The bride-elect has not
yet made her plans known in detail. The mar
rage will take place at Harrisburg from the
former residence Of her father, now the home
of her brother James. Il il not improbable
that the wedding. while brilliant in the dis
tinguished personages assembled and elegance
In the array and value Of bridal gifts, will be
simple in the spectacular details of the sacra-
mental ceremony. 1t is understood that there
will be no bridesmaids and probably only a
best man. Senator and Mrs. Cameron will 90
to Harrisburg Immediately after the inaugura-
ton of President-elect Harrison to give their
attention to the coming nuptial ceremonial and
celebration.
The history of the Camerons for one hum
dred and fifty years is filed with the thrilling
interest of episodes of war and peace. Their
heroism was displayed upon the CORY fields of
Culloden Moor, the plains of Abraham Heights
and Bull Run. and in the stubborn contests of
American politics they have shown boldness,
courage, and deteSmi nation, the elements Of
successful and disting Iished leadership.
SIMON cAMERoN's BIRTHDAY.
In about two weeks. March 8. 1889, ex-Sena-
tor Simon Cameron, the present head of the
having been born on that day in 1799 It is
remarkable fact that Donal Cameron. the great
grandfather; Simon Cameron, the grandfather,
and Charles Cameron. the father of Simon Cam
eron, or three generations came to America at
the same time, in about l747, and settled in
Donegal township, Lancaster county, Pa, 142
years ago, where the present venerable pos
SCISSOR OF the patrimonial estate of Donegal was
born hfty-two years after. Although the
fourth in descent from the hero
OF Culloden, he is the first Cameron
born on American SOIL and his son,
James Donald Cameron, the serior Senator
from Pennsylvania, born in 1888, or when his
father was forty-four years Of age, Is the Sec
ond, and his son James. about twenty-five years
of age, who resides in the paternal mansion at
Harrisburg, is the third in the male line of
the American Camerons and sixth from the
soldier in the army of the Scotch pretender.
The Cameron clan dwelt in Invernesshire, where
the Moray and Beauty Firths and the
Gienmore-nan-albin, the great glen of Gale
donna meet. 1t was in this rugged region, five
miles southeast OF the present town Of Inver-
ness, that the Highland army of the gallant
Prince Charles Edward Stuart. starving and
Jaded after a frlitless invasion of England. was
overtaken by the English under William the
duke OF Cumberland on April 16, 1746, at Col
luden Moor, and met its final defeat which ex-
tlnguished the hopes of the house OF Stuart
Two or three green trenches to this day mark
the scene Of the heat of battle, where the slain
were buried. In the Highland army of 5000
men OF the prince was the regiment of Locheil
commanded by Cameron. younger, of
Lochiel." Among the incidents OF this fateful
conflict the ancient chronicles record that the
intelligence of the advance OF the duke of
Cumberlands army was first brought to Cullo-
den House. where the prince had taken
position in the morning by q Cameron, a
lieutenant in the regiment Of Lochiei The
army having made halt he and party of the
princes hungry and exhausted soldiers having
captured some provisions after devOuring them.
took some rest. Cameron having oversight
himself, was left behind When he awoke the
advance of the English army was upon him.
de made his escape. ana conveying the infor-
nation OF the enemys, approach the Highland
army was drawn up in three lines for imme-
date battle. instead of Withdrawing to the fast
nesSes until recruited after their long and de-
moralizing pursuit The Athol brigade and
the Camerons held the right of the first line.
The Hlghlanders contested the advance of the
English and were swept away by the
heavy fire of matchlocks. The Athols
and Camerons, sword in hand, rushed
upon the British. breaking their line,
but, unsupported, were overwhelmed and
driven back with great slaughter. The
butcheries by the English made the name of
the duke of Cumberland infamous The
routed prince wandered among the Scottish
wilds with reward of 100000 for his capture,
but finally, with few followers, escaped to
Molaix, and years afterward died in Rome.
The Clan Cameron, the special object of the
sanguinary dukes cruelty, was broken up,
and the elder and younger Cameron
and their families, after the battle, sought
refuge in Pennsylvania. The warlike spirit of
the Camerons was again ascendant The hero
OF Culloden served in the army of Wolfe in
1859. participating in the storming of the
heights of Abraham. when Montcalm, the
French commander. fell, and was in the party
when Wolfe, the English commander, was slain
at the moment of victory, which resulted in the
surrender of Quebec. The venerable Senator's
grandfather on his mothers side was a German
Huguenot, who sought an asylum from the