Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-16
SEWARD MCRACKEN
A BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE CEREMONY
,N1He cOCKADe CITY.
A Iouis,ann sugar-Pianter weds Lovely
virginia Ladv--A Tramp's strange
story-Young Train-wrcckers'

fCorrcspondence OF the Richmond Dspatch.l
PETERspunu, Va, September ia beau.
tiful marriage ceremony wns periorinc"
n. o'clock this afternoon at the residence
of Mr. Simon Seward, on Market street,
the contracting parties being Miss Luia
Seward and Mr. william McCracKen' vi
New Orleans. The parlofs were tasteiu"y
and elegantly decorated with pains anu
Towering plants and brilliantly iiiu'ii'-
mated by gas-iets. Rev. DIR. Ii. H. acre
nss,or Of the First Baptist church. ON,
GATED in tine presence Of fashionaDle an'i
distinguished assemblage, the guests M
appearing in full evening dress. .ho
The bride entered on the arm VI
groom. TO the wedding march ii.ni IL,
delssohn (played bv DR.. Herbert lhiIeF'
Tho orcanist Of tho First Baptist church :
looking very lovely in her dress OF rich
aud heavy white satin. On tram, urnpcu
with Duchesse lace, veil and orange dos
soms ornaments. diamond earrings: the
off IL the rroom, and breast-pin or dia-
monds. the gift of the groom = mo'ner.
The bride is the daughter OF MI: oiliioI
Seward. of this city. She Is granHaao W
Iollins Institute, blonde Oh stiIh' "r
nearance. and most accomplished anu
ioyablc young lady.
A sUGAR-PLANTER
The groom, Mr.. William McCracKen, II
a wealthy voung sugar.planter OF i!ou';i-
ana and a gentleman Of hlen sianuins !"
the society of his State. of fine lnteIH-
gence and manners. .bo
Among the guests present were ,he
Misses Boran, OF Dallas. Texas. ana Mss
Mcrtie McCrackeD, OF New Orleans slstc.
of ,Lc groom. There were also pfeseni
number of guests from Norfolk hch-
mond. and Petersburg. ..,io
Alter period allowed for congra,uia-
tions. MIR. and Mrs. McCracken LETT on I've
$50 train for New York. whence altei
spending few DAYS they VIII 60 10 n, Nm
cinnati and thence to hentuchy;o .i 80
expec. to reach their home III New orleans ,ai
about the 9TH or 9th OF Octoher. my
bridal presents were many and some OF
them very beautiful. In the marriage Oh
MIS- seward Petersburg loses on" OF us
most charming and popular young iauieS'
SENTENCED FOR LARCENY.
Thomas Jones. the Baltimore tramp VINO
WA ARRESTED Yesterday for r0DDlhe lu'
pump.house of the Norfolk and western
railroad In this city, wa to-day conYcicu
and sentenced TO sixty DAYS lmpTlsohihch'
IN the city Jail. He declined 10 say any
thing further about the melnentoes 81
the ttrIlDlt lallTOhil Nlt'N .'~'''
VILE. y. G.. winch were found upon ny
pcrson. other than to declare that they
were gwen 10 him. 1t Is understood. now
ever. that investigation Will be mace 10 ~
certain whether or not his story be true
jones Is about twenty-one wears ola anu
very meek looking individual.
THE cBgs.EIFIELD T2AiS-wREcKERs.
In the matter If the three boy tramps
who were indicted by the grand Jury 81
Chesterfield county YESTERDAY TOT ATTEMPT
I'M To wreck passenger tram on thc
Richmond and Petersburg railroad an ~,
trrest ~ question arise. They We're tire
for tins offence by Justice Perkins ana
sentenced Oh account OF their youth :"
three months imprisonment IN lall. BN
the action Of the grand jury they ar again
t. be tried for the same offence. 1t Is ir'
sumed that the first trial VIII be declared
null and VOID for want of jurisdiction.
GENERAL SKNs.
-Four more warrants were brought mere
from Prince George county TIN, nornii%
for execution on parties charged with tres
passing in hunting sora On tile posted
marshes III the river.
The aggregate age OF respected mar
ried couple residing IL the Fourth Ward j.
1863 wears. Inc husband Is eighty-thrce
years old and the wife eighty.
The public schools Of tbs cry opeheI
Yesterday with 2,544 pupils.