The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-12-04
ABouT PEOPLE,

Miss Mildred Fuller, daughter Of Chief JUS
tice Fuller, will he married 10 Mr.. Hugo Wal
lace at st. Johns Church in Washington, on
the 9th OF January. 1891, and \ large number
Of invitations will be sent out for the event
A family reception viii follow at the residence
Of the Chief Justice.
Another daughter Of the Chief Justice,
Grace, will be married after Easter to Mr.
Brown, Of Chicago. Mr.. Brown is a partner Of
bis father ~ the insurance business. Miss
Fuller is talented musician, and previous 10
her fathers elevation to the Supreme Bench
/ taught the piano
Miss Marie Adele Blaine, daughter Of Mr.
Robert Blaine and niece Of Secretary Of State
Blaine, was married in Washington, Weducs-
day, Nov. % TO DIR. Thomas Z. Mallon, Of Lynch
burg, Va. Cardinal Gibbons performed the
ceremony and blessed the nuptials which took
place at st. Peters Roman Catholic Church.
Gen. Cadmus NJ. Wilcox, late of the Con-
fedcrato Army, who resigned his commission rs
Captain in the Regular Army early in 1861 10
take the COlonelcy of provisional rebel regi-
ment and rose 20 the command Of n division
IN Lees army, was dangerously and perhaps
fatally hurt by fall Oh Wednesday, Nov. %, i'm
Washington, where he is employed as a clerk
IN the Mar Department. Gen. Wilcox was on
las way home IN the evening, when he stepped
into an excavation and fell, his head striking
the sharp edge Of the open trench, rendering
him unconscious. lie was taken to his rooms,
and now lies in a critical condition, having
been unconscious nearly the entire time since
the accident.
While hunting in company with his son
McDutie, at his plantation in Mississippi, on
Wednesday, Nov. 26, Senator Wade Hampton,
Of South Carolina, received severe aud danger
Gus wounds. The Senator was mounting his
horse 10 20 % another part Of the field, when
has son flushed cOvey Of birds and fired at
them. The shot struck the Senator in the
head, one Of them entering one Of his eyes.
Fortunately they were small bird -shot, and il
is thought the eye can be saved and that the
other wounds will not prove fatal The Sena-
tor is prcgl arly subject 70 accidents. having
lost leg by having 70 crushed by refractory
mule while out hunting in South Carolina sew
eral years ago.
The report that Mrs Senator Stanford has
been converted TO Catholicism Is denied. 1t
was stated that this was brought about through
the influence Of the wife of the Senator's PTi-
waite Secretary, who is a firm Catholic, and
much with Mrs Stanford, and seemingly con-
brmod by her liberal contribution 90 q mOnu-
mcut 10 the Father Junipero Ferra. who
founded the franciscan Missions on the Pacific
Coast. But Ars. Stanford is not at all scctarian
ia her religious affiliations. She gives literally
10 the charities Of all denominations. aud has
pew5 IN several churches at home Ifshe mani
TESTS any Partially at all, il is for the Prcsby-
ttilah ana Eplscopa4 thufchcsl but the funeral
sermon Of her son was preached by distin-
guished Methodist divine-the Rev. DR.. New
man.
Senator Morrill, has come back to Washing
ton full of new plans for the improvement and
identifying Of the Capitol which has 80 long
been the pride Of his heart Ia spite Of the
weight Of four-scorc years the Senator is as act
i've and enthusiastic on this subject as men Of
half his age.
EraaEav V.oE Tcg1.g ,ra l., IL. -.
Of health. He appears full OF intellectual vim,
too, and talks as if the Opposition wonld find
him an even harder row to hoe than he was
last session.