The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1875, Page 7

| —— ———— GERMANY. CUB PRUSSIAN POLICE AT FAULT IN THE MATTER OF A POLITICAL ARREST, Lonpon, June 4—5:80 A. M. The Datly Telegraph's Berlin despatch says’ the German government possesses proofs that the charges of conspfracy made against Dunin are un- founded. . Dunin's arrest was due tothe excessive zeal of ® Prussian police agent, and the prisoner will soon be released, BELGIUM, GERMAN CABINET REMONSTRANCE RELATIVE TO CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS PROCESSIONS. Panis, June 3, 1875, La République Prancatee reports that the Count von Perponcher, the German Ambassador ast Brus- sels, bas made fresh representations to the Bel- wi government im regard to Catholic proces- sions, & BELIGIOUS PROCESSION TENDING TOWAED A BioT. BRUSSELS, June 3, 1875, Forty persons have been arrested at St, Nicho- las, near this city, jor taking part im an afray growing out of interference with a religious pro- cession, SIXTY PERSONS DROWNED. A GAD ACCIDENT AMONG TRAVELLERS ON THE TAGUS. Ltszon, June 3, 1875. Sixty persons have been drowned by the cay sizing of a lighter in the Tagus, near this city. BRITAIN AND BURMAH. & WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THR ASIATIO ROYALTY IMMINENT. Lonpon, June 8, 1875. The condition of affairs between the British gov- brnment and Burmah is critical, A peaceable settlement of the diMoulty 1s, prob- ably, impossib! A CYCLONE IN CHINA. Lonpon, June 8, 1875. The Oriental Telegram Agency poblish a de- spatch reporting that a heavy cyclene has oc- curred on the Chinese coast, causing the wreck of | several vessels. | MEXICO. | AN AMERICAN REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE REPUBLIC. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 3, 1875, _ & special despatch from New Orleans to the ‘@azette says advices from the city of Mexico to May 27 represent that the Mexican Congresa has unanimously approved the contract made by the government with David Boyle Blair for the con- Btruction of a railroad and telegraph line from Guaymas to the frontier, between the State of Sonora and the American Territory of Arizona, with branches to Ures and Alamos, The obligations o1 the company formed by Mr. Blair are to construct flity kilometres of the road within twenty months from June 1, and every foi- lowing year 100 kilometres until the completion of she main line, which is to be finished in five years, the option of establishing the Mr. Blair or the company will be required to give a bond of $50,000 witnin four months, The government grants to the company, In aid of such construction, 22,400 acres of land for every mile of road constructed, and also agrees to pay $40,000 for each year said road and branches | are Anished within the five years as agreed to. ANOTHER CONTRACT CONCLUDED. On the 24 ult. the Committee on Industry pre- wented to the Mexican Congress a report recom. | mending their approval, with some modifications, | of the contract concluded between the Executive | and Edward Lee Piumb, for the constraction ofa raiiroad from the city of Leon to a point on the northern frontier on the Rio Bravo. A PARTY AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. The Mexican Congress was resolved into a Grand Jury on the same date to consider the impeach- | ment of the President upon charges made by Vin- | eentio Riva Palaco, The discussion was excited, but resulted in an acquittal by @ vote of 128 to 10, The galleries, whicn Were crowded, applauded | the fading. TROUBLE ON THE FRONTIER. | Depredations continue on the frontier, and as yet no deiermined effort has been made by the Mexican government to stop them. THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE. QAPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CON- | STITUTION SUBMITTED—RAILROAD LEGIS- LATION. Hartronp, June 3, 1875. | Several important smeuaments to the State constitution passed the House and will, w doubtediy, be favorably acted upon in the Senate, | om Friday, as they were wnmediately trans- mitted to that body under a suspension of rules. These amendments provide tor bienntal elections for State officers, the same to be held in November instead of im April, as is the present custom. By this amendment the session of the Legisiature wili be held im the future in the winter months instead of in the sumnfer a8 at present. Apotier amendment provides ior bhe election of State Senators fur a term of two years instead Of one, one-bali of the entire body to be choven every year. An amendment to ve acted upon next Wednesday provides for the in- crease O/ (bls bouy {rom twenty-one, the present number, to forty-nine. A joint resolution was aiso unanimously passed proviuing jor an amendment | to the constitution; authorizing the ral As- | sembly to restore the privileges of an elector to | who may have forielted the same & conyviciion of crime, Under tne present law if a man is convicted of a petty thet OF any crime cailing jor incarceration in any of | the diate penal iustsutions he is forever debarred | the privilege of Yotlog, though he may | Bubsequentiy become an exemplary citi- | gen. ‘these amendments will wave to 0 Lo the people, alter their passage by the Legis- ture, and be accepted by toe popular vote; but, ging irom the unanimity of feeling im tavor of er passage in the Logisiature, there is little | a noel dnd thas they will be accepted vy alarge | jority. | notier important bit of work done by the | Was the passage of a resoiution incorporat- @ first mortgage vonahoiders of the New Middietown and fio ing Bav vompi Ratiroad = Company. the request of the voted and for the constraction tne failroad, and the resolution wipes out a debt of bver a miliiion dollars, contracted by such votes, snd Which Was secured to the towns by a second mortgage on the property, Which, in point of fact, Hot Worth & “contimental.” It 1s thought that under the mauagemeat of Bew corporation, who will take possession of the road at once, it can be made a paying Institation, as they will make extensive improve- t# in the track, add to the rolling stock and pveniually extend the road as was orlnaily in- tenaed, from New Haven to ‘ork, and irom Willimantic to Boston, making a through route to rompete With the present route between the two | Cities by Way of New York, New Haven aad HMart- Jord and Boston aud Albany roads. at had THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE. Coxconp, June 3, 1875. The House met at ten A. M., nearly every mem- ber being in at and the floor in the rear of the railing and tne galleries packed with specta- | tors, Mr. Moore, of Nashua, at once called up the | Unfinished business and moved the previous questien, being a resolution to refer the disputed | Senatorial mutter to the Supreme Court. This at | once provoked an excited devate. | Mr. Wate (dem.), pronounced it an effort to | 1d he ate and deprive the democrats of a air showing of their side of the question, wach, If persisted in, would force them either to with- Graw in a body or take positive steps to secure lairness. The debate was continaed on both sides with frequent «dilatory motions, in ali of Waich the repuviicans showed » working majority of avout adozen. They seemed determined in | their policy, and the passage of the resulauon is but a question of time. | Alter considerable skirmishing the resolution to | reier the Senatorial mater to the Supreme Court | decision pressed to a vote and passed— hays 153, Notice of a motivn to recon T Was given, and at vbr La the /louse ad- Fouraed fill ten A, M. to-n90rreW, | Inoted through va! | ment, these were omitted In the present instance, ‘NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. SERIDAN'S WEDDING. Sketch of the Bride and the Bride’s Family. THE ROMANTIC COURTSHIP, —- + Consolation Found Amid the Frowns of the Banditti. THE SLRGANT AND VALUABLE PRESENTS. Why the Simplest Service of the Church Was Adopted. THE WEDDING DRESS AND OUTFIT. The Marriage Service and the Reception at the General’s Residence, Curcago, June 3, 1875. The marriage of Lieutenant Genera! Philip a. Sheridan to Miss Irene Rucker, of this clty, was celebrated this evening according to the ritual of the Roman Cathollc Church. Of the many wed- dings with whicn the elite of Chicago have been regaled, this event will bear of the prize for sim- plicity, Considering the position of the contract ing parties, its privacy is deemed quite unusual, Society had figured it out to society’s own satis- faction that there must be a Cardinal to bless the ring and tie the nuptial knot. Phil, however, went ahead in his quiet way; put nis foot on everything that savored of sensationalism and beat soclety at its own game. He wooed his bride and wed her without indulging in anything like eccen- tricity, except It be the eccentricity of having everything his own way. Atall events there is to-night one less bachelor oMcer in the United Staves Army and the Lieutenant General has secured @ consort for life. It 1s scarcely necessary to sketch the life of such @ man as General Phil. H, Sheridan; partic- ularly in a country where nis deeds are so well known, He tins been for so many years promi- nently before the public as one of the servants of the people, and has, by a combination of good luck and some genius, climbea so nigh upon the ladder of fame as a military commander, that it ems like & work of supererogation to enter Into @ Getalled description of the man or a minate analysis of his achievements, He does not come of a family that can trace its lineage back to the Conqueror or dewn tothe Pilgrims, Phil is the creature of his own make; his parentage was obscure, and he hasn’t either his father or mother to thank for his elevation socially or preferment ofmictally. The army record of the mans before the world. MISS IRENE RUCKER, now Mrs, P. H. Sheridan, is twenty-one years of age, of medium height, passably regular features, and has a distingwe air. Sne is the second daugh- ter of General D. H. Rucker, Assistant Quarter- master General United States Army and Chief Quartermaster of the Department of the Missouri. She first gained prominence tn the social"worid at large by oMclating as bridesmaid at the wedding of Fred Grant ia Chicago last fall. To speak of her facial beauty and charming figure would not be mere adulation, nor yet to dwell upon her | Varioug accomplishments prove fulsome praise. Modesty, with that faithful ally, piety, has been a prominent trait in her character. Sae bas long been noted among ber iriends for her ready wit, and pos- sesses toa marked degree a wondrous command ofthe English language. Miss Rucker was educated at St. Frances Mary Xavier's Catholic Convent in Philadelphia; was ever a favorite with her teacher and classmates, and graduated with academic honors, She was early (rained toa strict onsérv- ance of her religious duties, and ber simple prep- arations for the ceremony have been conducted in this spirit, She is devotional to that degree | that it is noticeable when in attendance upon religious exercises, and bas sucn @ thorough knowledge of the ‘Key ot Heaven" with its Peni. tential Psalms and the Fifteen Meditations, that these, aside from a consistent life, must certainly guarantee her admission to the holy realms when the great day of dissolution comes, The disparity between the ages of the bride. groom and his wile bas been the principal topic of conversation since the betrotbal was announced, But i! hearts are of the same age what matters it how Father Time makes his arbitrary caic ulations, THE BRIDE'S FAMILY. General Daniel Henry Rucker, the father of the bride, was born in New Jersey ana lived tor many years in New York, and previous to coming to Chicago was @ resident of Detroit, where his family is held in high esteem. He bas been pro- us grades to bis present post- tion on account of valuabie services readered the country in the Quartermaster’s Department. He had the provisioning of the whole army during the War and won constant recognition from his | His own tastes are very simple, | superior officers, and he lives ina plain, onpretending way at his home, No. 504 Michigan avenue, an excellent lady, much liked by all who know her. are three daughters—Louise, the eldest and daugater of his first wife, and Irene and Sallie, by the present wie. General Racker has two sons, ope a lieutenant in the army, and the otner a | Rucker and the children are all | schoolboy, Mrs. devout Catholics, but the General is a Protestant. The HeRaLp has already made papiic THE ROMANTIC INCIDENTS of General Sheridan's courtship. Like some of his Other promotions, this was the fortune of war, for it was during the late threatened siege at New | Orieans that be found time to fall in love. General Rucker and his daughter were then with him, and suffered all the insuits and contumely with whica the smarting Southerners welcomed them. It was there that Phil was thrown in daily contact with irene, On the streets and in the corridors of the hotels epithets far from complimentary saluted his ears. The Soutbern ladies turned their backs upon him and elevated their noses, while the chivalry made manifest to him that his presence was tolerated only through compuision, It was then he turned to his tnamorata tor consolation and comfort. During these stormy days the atmosphere surrounding this Nortn- ern belle proved* very congenial to the General, and friendship soon mergea into love. He Veclai his passion, offered his heart and hand, Dis title, residence on the avenue, diamonds from Tiffany's, a now hat every season, and other things which iemales like. Suca warmth of Affection would nave melted an ice. berg, and, placing ber Geitcate fingers in nttle Pbil’s tat hand, she consented to marry him. A. ter reaching home they were CEREMONIOUSLY BETROTHED, All their friends were pleased, for they hoped this would be the result of their lone a quaintance, dating from ante-school days, and the public has only to accept the facts and give its blessing. ‘The desire of both parties was that there should be no display whatever. Gonerai Sheridan's | father died ooly three weeks ago, and out of | respect to his memory, and in Keeping with the Dainral disinciigation of those interested to induige in any juss, tt was decided to make it as quiet as possible, While it 1s eastomary to cele- brate marriage m the Catholic Charen with the | nuptial mass and the adininistration of the sacra- | | Sheridan, who was born a Catholic and brought ap in that Church, being unprepared to go to the con- fessional, and thns meet the sacramental require- ment. Thas it was that only the brielest cere- mony of the Church was employed. Everything | Mrs. Rocker is | Ske is the second wife of the General and | the daughter of Captain Curtis, of Michigan. There | pertaining to the wedding was of the simplest character imaginable. The invitations, which Were sent to but very few persons and were writ- | ten on tinted note paper, read as follows :— THE INVITATION, ALLEOL ELLE DEDEDE OE OO LEOOTE OO 16: vite you to neegere ce. ae neneneee eral and Mra, Rucker ip pre 6 daughter Irene and Lieut dan, which wtil take place at their residence; | on Thursday, June 38, at hall-past eight o'clock: | in the evening. | 504 Michigan avenne, | LODE RELE LTTE SEDI EDIE DEES RODE LOOEDEODOO SEDI DOOE DOPE THE RECEPTION CARDS were engraved on cream-white board, They were two in number, inelosed in an envelope with the General’s military crest on the leaf and containing the following :— Qeeveeceere ee se TRENE RU ennnoe se nent. ISS IRENE RUOKER, POLO LODE OLE LE REI POOOEETE TEDL LEE nencerovonseortenont noes tee htt eect) {CREAT Gene RAL and Mits SHERIDAN. AOCOLETELCOLOODT TELL EEICOL TE DE REDE EDEL DODD THR WEDDING PRESENTS, There seems to be no end to the wedaing pres- ents which mave been showere¢ upon the fair bride, The HunaLp representative visited whe residence of General Rucke? this afternoon lor the purpose of examining them and making as com- Plete a list as would be needed to give the public an idea of their magnificence, He was most courteously received, notwithstanding the fact that the house had been besteged for the past | turee days by anxious local reporters, who were | positively, yet courteou: denied admission, The name of the HERALD at once secured an audl- ence with Mrs, Rucker, who very obiigingly dis- played the wealth of gifts which had already been | received,’ The presents were arrayed upon tables | in one of t upper chambers, and were most | carefully guaraed, The foliowing are ‘THE PRINCIPAL GIFTS :— Aseea pearl set, pin and earrings, from Presi dent and Mrs. Grant. Elegant white satin fan, overlaid with point lace, mother-of-pearl sticks and handle; from Colonel Fred Grant. A bijou watch, beautifully enamelled in all the delicate shades, a network of running vines and tiny rosebuds wandering over a pale blue back- ground, together with a delicate chain, with balls of the same exquisite workmanship at intervals, Acrossbar (a perfect wonder of vines and rose- buds) completed this masterpiece of beauty—one of the most beautiful gifts sent. It was the present of General Kapp. : A French card recelver—gold box encircled by @ painted wreath—the close fitted cover of the rarest diamond crystal, with ‘Irene’? graven 1a; from Miss Wadsworth, ” avery neat gold chatelaine, with attachments, from Colonel Michael V. Sheridan, brother of the General. A Catholic prayer book, flluminated text, gold clasps, bine and pearl cover, (rom Mrs, Colonel M. ¥. Sheridan. A neat bronze inkstand, from Mr, Fullerton, of St. Louis, Amagnificent set of bronze candelabrum and inkstand, griffins designs; Major Jones. Coral necklace and rose pink beads and fall | and pendant earrings to match; General Sheri- dan’s mother. A very elegant wrought lace hapdkerchtief; Miss Anna Wilson, A point lace handkerchief, very valuable, and of abeauulul Grecian pattern, to be worn on the | bridal occasion; A. T. Stewart, Point lace fan, with carved motherof-peari handle ; General and Mra, Dunt, A thread lace carriage sunshade, with lavender silk lining; Colonel and Mrs, Gillespie, A white silk parasol, with ivory stick and thread lace cover, irom General and Mrs. Fry. A gold locket, set with turquoise, from General and Mrs, Baird. A beautiful poimt lace fam, from General and i Mrs, Babcock, Agold necklace and pendant ornament, from | Samuel Jonnson. An amber rosary, from Mr. Lawler. An ivory missal, from Dr, and Mrs, N. F, Cooke, Besides the above are the following from various donors:— | An elegant bronze tabie. One deep point lace flounce, Point lace collur and sleeves, Point lace ficna. Peari cross. Solitaire finger and earrings, Diamond bracelet. Full set of Etruscan gold, Set necklace and earrings, Large coral cross. Set Roman jewelry. Gold verry vowl and speon, Blue enamelied watch, set with pearis, Magnificent bronze clock, witn ornaments to match. | Fail set gold-lined salt cups ana spoons, Two enamelled vases, very elegant, Two silver dianer coffee sets. One solid gold Osh knife and fork. One exquisite book rack. A variety of bouquet holders of silver, and a thousand and one other articles, The following are GENERAL SHERIDAN'S PRESENTS, | | A very handsome coupe, elegantly fnishea, | brown satin linings, silver mountings, Goid and rubbsr harness. A pair of sorrel thoroughbred horsea, | Roman Catholic ritual no marriage can be solem- A pair of first water diamond solitaire earrin, to match the engagement ring. | A silver jewei case, | In acharming pale pink satin o: aneckiace | of gold beads, alternately oblong, filagree and | round cur, attached to a gold pendant, witha eur de Uis'n large diamonas. A bijou watch and girdle chain and favors for | the wedaiug fan. Une set of pearl earrings and pin, | One set dead gold jewelry. A superb set of solid silver, in six pteces, It is | Of embossed satin-iinished stiver, with gold trim- mings and linings. it is all exquisitely wrought, | and consists of asugar bowl tea urn with stand: | ard, creamer, siop bow! and saiver, The set is a present trom fourteen gentiemen tn this city, per. sonal (riends of the General. it waa presented to the General on the occasion of nts recent bachelor | farewell dinner, wien was tenderea mim by the same ciuo of friends, HoW THE MIDE WAS DRESSED, Miss Rucker was clad ina bridal reve of thick, | creamy while Corded silk. It was cut with a | Princess train, immensely lone and daring, the front and side breadths gored to ft the figure closely. At the lower edge of the skirt it was cut in Grecian squares six inches deep, eignt inches apart at each Opening, one corner folded back, disclosing a V shaped plaiting of white lisse. This Was continu ‘ound the skirt. Just above this & pine-inch piaiting of the lisse, headed with a band of sik, bordered with a wreath of orange buds, a Spiral of platted tulle up the back breadtas and a tablier of the lisse festooned oack with orange sprays. The Waist was made high and the sleeves demi-long, finished with plaitings of lisse, @ plain bodice which was cut with long, soft points over the bosom and with are-siuped neck. ‘The crowning touch to this supremely beantiul dress was the bridal ve nse sheet of soft y, White tulie, oh ped the bride like a Wreath of mist, hunz k to the edge of the courtly train, and fell over her head and to tie waist, covering ner face during the ceremony. A corone. of orange blossoms and buds kept It in place withouwen- ti nearn. bow ly concealine the elegance of the colifure be- A neckl of orange bods, corsave set, shoulder knots and long trating wreaths of the same flowers, and @ dainty Chatelaine pocket fimished the ‘toijet, with white silk side | Jaces boots, and #1X-buttoned Paris gloves headed with tulle and orange blossoms. ‘The flowers are the finest ever worn in Amer factured in Paris expressiy jor . and were manu- Sheridan's brid: ‘They were of cream wotie, just budding into bloom, with thy most deliciously greea leaves apd vines, In regard to her BRIDAL OUFIT, Miss Rucker is & pattern to American young ladies, there not being one unnecessary article. | As there is to be no tour, at least ior the present, it has not been thought necessary to have an un- limited supply of dresses, but at least one for each important occasion In society is provided. an elegant ei) EVENING TOILET | is of giacé silk, a delicate fesn tint, shading into | rose, The skirt ts cut in buigare piait at back and trained with fan-shaped plaiting maae by | Itself and joined 10 the skirt about a yard in depth; plaits laid to fee cach other, Ave each ay, and iued with sti white matertai and faced with pink silk. This dress 1s really the per- | fection of toliets. | A DINNER AND RECKPTION DRESS of bine ts made tn combin«tion styie, dress of navy bloe, with three ounces; overdressof light | shade; long overskiri, witn wrinkled tablie wih navy bine sashes; basque Of tae dark sil wita light, pulled sleeves, finished at the wrist with alternate plaiting of the dark bine and rows of Varencienues lace of a very haudsome texture. | A Persian silk demi-toilet 18 Of Frenca gray and | whi » large check skiry demt-trota wish two flounces shirred od. @ long, shawi-suaped over: | | blue velvet and 7 skirt, forming a potnt in front and looped high on | ane side, bordered with black amd white silk iringe; Waisr, witn oasqne and sash, which was — edyed with fringes and tied in large, elegant bow | to Oll up Space ar the back oft puflag around the front of basque and up the centre of back; coat sleeve, with piain cam through a knife | plaited one, THE TRAVELLING DRESS isofreal brown gros grain silk; three founces bound with the same; camels’ ‘hnair overdresa, with brown sashes looping it in points, real brown siveves ana collaret, There are also silk ond grenadine tollets and black silks. THE MOSIERY : 1s the newest style of fancy colored and platn tints, embroidered on the insteps, and includes ali va- Tiety Of stripes, and there pretty embroiderea slippers to be worn with them. +18 presumable that the wife of General Sheri- dan Wii seldom have occasion to walk, yet she has | Sgn herself with several pairs of stout Eng- ish Walking boots, with broad soles and flat hee and it may be she will ioliow the example of Lady Dufferin, and take ten-mile-belore-break{ast walks | THE CEREMONY. Under the Church iaws of papal countries the ecclesiastical day ends with twelve o’clock at Noon, aod no marrtages are solemnized after that hour. In America, however, it matters little wien the knot is tied, so that it ts done securely. Tae hour fixed upon for the wedding was bale past eight o’clock in the evening, There was no naptual mass, nor administration of the euchartst, two things which are customary and which the Chureh rather imperatively demands of her chil- dren. Itis conditioned, however, upom the full communion of the parties who receive it aud their trequent attendance apon the confessional. While tn this instance Miss Rucker may have met all the requirements of the Onurch, the General Was @ “littic off’? on confessional. ‘The house where the serencny was parrentiad was the residence of General |. Rucker, the father of the bride, No. 504 Michigan avenue. It 1s an unpretentious edifice, three stories high, with marble front, one of a row of Jour houses, Similar to many others which are foun Upon that thoroughiare, It is handsomely yet very unpretentiously farnished, there | being nothing Whatever in its interior to denote | extravagance on (he part ol the occupants. The | arlor Is carpeted with Brussels and not over- | rnisnes With the exception of one or two | crayon sketches the walis are entirely bare of pic- tures, Opening from ‘she rear is an archea door- way hung with Jace curtains, through wiich en- trance is effected into the sitting room. Two Other doorways offered access from the hall on | be side, It wasin this large drawing room that e i MARRIAGE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE, Arranged here and there, upon the mantel and | elsewhere, were several baskets of beautiful | fNowers, which haa been arranged with all the | skill that the forist can voas! [heir choice per- | fume tung heavy on the air, and under the bril- liant gas jets their many colors lent great beauty | to the scene. Between the front windows and abont two feet irom the wall was placed a black Walnut prie dieu, cushioned with garnet velvet. It was here that tie marriage rite was performed. General Sheridan made his toilet at his rest- dence, being assisted therein by several of his bachelor iriends, who wanted to do all they could to give their old com; jon A GOOD “*SEND-OFF."” Shortly after elgut o'clock he arrived at the residence of his bride’s father and was ushered into the reception room, He was at tired in the fu) unilorm of a Lieutenant Gen- eraj, and presented a very imposing and martial appearance. The guests had meanwhile been arriving, and the parlour was filled with army ofl. | cers and their wives, who had come, many of them, a great distance to witness the ceremony. | At hall-pasteignt THE BRIDAL PARTY descended from the chamber and made their way at once to the parior, where the reveren‘ gentle- men were waiting thetr entrance, Right Rev. ‘Thomas Foley, D.D., Bishop of the diocese of Chicago, officiated, assisted by Rev. D. Riordan, Chancellor of the diocese. ‘According to the nized except in the presence o! two or more wit- nesses, Usually the bridesmaids and groomsmen, | who are required to stand close enough to the | contracting parties to hear tne quesiions and re- | Sponses. In this case the entfre company, wero | the witnesses, | THR SERVICE. General Sheridan and Miss Rucker having taken their places before the Bishop, the tollowing iater- Trogatories Were put and answered :— i} QUESTION—Philip, wilt thou take Irene, here | present, to be thy Jawful wile, according to the | Tite of our Holy Mother, the Church? | ANSWER—! Will. Qvestiox—lrene, wilt thou take Philip, here | present, to be thy lawiul husband, according to the rite of our Holy Mother, the Caurch? ANSWeER—I will. ra then joined hands, and the Bishop said, in atin — “Luntte you in marriage in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. | Amen.’ Then General Sheridan placed the ring in the dis in which tt was to be blessed, and the bishop, | sprinkling 1s with holy water, said, in Lati | «Biexs, U Lord, this ring, which we ble: name, that she Who will carry it, holding un- broken saith to her husband, may rewain in Thy | yeace and dweil forever ia mutual love, througa hnrist our Lord. Amen.” ‘The Bishop then sprinkled the ring in the form of & cross, and baving returaed it to General Sheridan, the iatter piaced it on the bridal fluger of Miss irene Racker, tne Bishop saying, ‘in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of tae Holy Ghost. Amen !?? | The Generali and nis wife then knelt, the Bishop | repeated several versicles, then tne “Our Favner;” | and the ceremony finished by a prayer | in Latin, that the Lord would deign to | biess these His servants, and the rite which He had instituted tor the comiinuation of man- kina, that those woo had been united by His an- | tnority migot, by His help, serve and love Him. | The celebrant, Bishop Foley, then addressed tne | newly-wedded couple upon the state into which they had just eniered, and conciuaad vy giving | them his bessing. The ceremony over, General | Sheridan ana nis bride were the | RECIPIENTS OF CONGRATULATIONS and well Wisbes upon the part of ali present, A collation was then served, THE WkDDING JOURNEY of the Lieutenant General aod wife was e¢n- urely unlike the customary expedition which newly wedded people mase. Alter partaking of | the collation General and Mrs. Sheridan spent a | brief time in an inspection oi their presents, when they stepped into their carriage, accompanied by Colonel and Mrs, M. F. Sheridan, and were driven to THEIR RESIDENCE, No, 708 Michigan avenue, where everything was in readiness to Welcome tue oridal pair, waite floral favors being in every room. ‘he nouse1sasquare | brick, two stories and basement, and stands alone. | It 18 handsomely iuraished in military style. Pic- tures of generals adorn the wails; Frenen sketches in water colors. portraits of the General, land- scapes and bits of sky, tenderly expres sive of nature. The carpets are rose color, biack and yeliow. The hall Is, like the parivr, bung with pictures of Sheridan's ride tiius- trated and various portraits and army scenes. L stuirs are the guest room and the bridal chamber, the iatter—the iront room—iurnished in gola aud blue, @ pale drab carpet with biue vine border, rep iurniture, lace bangings at three windows, witn biue and gold iam- brequins, and, im @ small aicove, a biae draped bed with lace trimmings, the Jout draped with silk flags, ana the famous | sword from which tite diamond was stolen hangs | above it. Over tne mantel are a group of pictu | portraits and fancy sketches, a sketch in water colors of the head and shoulders of Napoleon Li me pretty French cvlored lithographs, ti- ve of the seasons. On tne jace draped taple ls @ tollet set im crimson and gold: on tne mautel, various large medals, commemorative of the Gomerai’s victories, and a stone god exuumed from the ruins of Pomwpett. THE ATTENDANCE | at this noted wedding was not as great asone | would naturally suopose tt mignt have been, when the prominence of the dridegroom officially is taken into cousideration. It was expected ve- fore the plans were fully made pubiic thatthe ceremony would take place tn*the charch, as is customary im Catholic circles, and that it would be witnessed by hundreds who consider themselves fortunate in raving the acquaintance of the two contracting parties, But it seems.to have been tne express Wish of dota that there be nothing connected with the afair watch could im any manger savor of ostentation or Unusual display. A iew of the ost comrades of Phil, who had served with nim upon tre tented field, ana shared the discomforts aad depriva- tions of army Ife, who had jollowed iim into wh*im ninent and deadly breach” of battic, who had been companions and known him under all she changes which their changing lite brings, came up to this, nis jast encounter, in which he r sighal eapitniation, Prominent am ers Whu houored the occasion were the following :-— ARMY ¢ OFRICERS PRESENT. } General W. T. Sherman ana wile, St. Lout | erai George Crook and wife; General A. H, commanding tae Department of Dakot | Perry, of the Quartermaster’s Departineut, parttent of the Piatte; Genera! BE. 0. v. Ord, com. anding the Department of we Piatte, oma! General Auger, New Orleans; Geoeral John Pope and wile, Fort Leavenworth; General Van Viet, of General Pope's stuf, Fort Leavenwort General Audenried, of General Sherman’s sia General Whipple, of Sherman's stam, and wil General R. MacFeely, Commissary General of Su tence, Washington, and ali the.members of General Sheridan’s persunal stat who are at present in the city. ‘There were several invited who could not pos- sibiy be present, among them President G and Secretary of Wor Beiknap. Some of th who were at the wedding east were not for- maliy invited, but came knowing they would ve as welcome 48 though they were going into their own family. From Unicago there were very iew nt, thé Invitations being limited to oarcly a dozen people in civilian life. Others who are on the most intimate terms with the family sent presents of jeweis an’l forai tokens, A REORPTION peda Peony character, and which was attend ehte: oy the guests av the wedding, a iew ¢ » Was held at Generali Sberi- ence late in the evening. With good cheer, much merriment and # continued round of congratw@ations and wisies of long and ha lives, the nuptial ot America’s Lienten. General Was ended and the quesia retired | | the | Justice Blackstone says “is @ most important | IS THE COUNTRY SAFE? Reverdy Johnson’s Criticism of the President’s Letter, General Grant’s Conduct Sub- ject to Correction. THE UNWRITTEN LAW. “Idle Conceit” Based Upon “Egregious Vanity.” Give Him a Retiring Pension and a Haven of Rest. BaLtTmorg, Ma., JungZ, ‘1875, Ta THe Eprron oF THE HERALD:— My DgaR Srx—One of your correspondents in- forms me that you wish me to say to you what I think of the President’s letter of last Saturday, the 29th ult., known as “the third term letter,” This I | proceed todo. There are several matters con- tained in the letter that have no direct and a very | slight indirect bearing upon the question.’ What | sacrifices, If any, the President may have made in accepting his first nomination or bis second have nothing to do with bis election fora third term, And whatever abuse he may have been subjectea to during the time that he has held the Presi- dency is equally Irrelevant, Although it 1s no | doubt true that his conduct has been sabjected in | some Instances to harsh and unjust criticism, yet, as he admits “in the light of subsequent events,” his conduct on some occasions “was subject to fair criticism,” he has not always been unjustly i dealt with. What those occasions were he omits tosay, Were they in his recommendation for the passage of the ‘Force bill” and the suspension of | the habeas corpus, his approval of the conduct of the military at New Orleans | in expelling a portion of the Legislature of that State, andinthe yet more flagrant wrong, if one | more flagrant could be committed, in the recom. | mendation made to Congress in his Message rela- tive to Arkansas, 8 recommendation tn principle absolutely destructive of the right of the people of every State to change their constitution ? But these wrongs are not pertinent at all to the general question of the election of a President for third term, except as they bear upon his fitness for that office. What the President says is this, that there is nothing im the constitution to- pronibit it, and that tt can only come before the people by a pro- position to amend the constitution, The prece- dents, no matter how long established, and no matter what may have been the character of the men by whom they were established, as patriots and as statesmen of unsurpassed ability, and no matter how universal nas been thelr sanction by the people, these precedents should, in President’s view, have no influence upon the people now or hereafter or upon | the determination of him who may have occupied the office for two terms, For he tells us that “4 may happen in the future history of the country | (ana this may be the case during the balance of his present term) that to change an Executive | because he nas been eight years iu office will prove unfortunate, if not disastrous.” It is cer- tainly true that the people are at liberty to elect | toa third term: but untilthe time of President Grant not only did no one of his predecessors, who had held the office for two terms, give the most distant hint that he wished or Would accept the office again, but, as far as lam advised, no individual citizen or journalist ever proposed or suggested it. That a constitational probibition does not exist is no proof that the usage of prohibition 1s not and should not be considered as conclusive, It is idieto say that ina government like ours long and unin- terrupted asage can safely be disregarded. The power of the veto on the part ot the Crown exists in England, but it has not been exercised since 1602, And yet i 18 @ power which Mr. and, indeed, indispensable part of the royal pre- rogative,” It may with truth pe said that now, | when it has been so long disused, that its exer- | cise by the Crown would produce a fearful fer- | ment in the kingdom. Such, in that law-abiding country, is the conclusive force and effect of usage. The idea of the President that the safety of the country may demand tne re-election of & Presi- | dent for @ third term, im my opinion, is an idle | conceit, having no other support put the most egregious vanity. Of this vanity he himself seoms to partake, since he says that he “would not accept @ nomination if it were tendered, un- less it should come under such circumstances as to make it an imperative duty.” Who is to judge whether the duty to accept 1s an imperative one? It can only be the man himself, May be not well | concinde that @ nomination by a convention is | conciusive as to the duty? The safety of the country he may really think requires his continu- | ance in Office, and that his own opinion upon the | point, If he has one, is established by the action of the convention, and by this process of reasoning he may be re-elected for as many terms as life is | spared him, Ithink it may, with perfect justice, be said that {f the Convention which framed the constitution had anticipated the enormous extent of the ofMicial patronage which in time woula | necessarily be vested in the President, that they would bave iimited the oMfciaiterm to six or eight years and havo rendered the incumbent in- eligible. The question which Is now agitating the public mind is whether President Grant shali be | elected to a third term, Docs his letter soive it? It may do so practically, because | I belteve that he will not be renominated, or if he 1s that he will hardly receive the vote of a singie State, The voice of Pennsylvania, as spoken by her recent Conventioa, which has forced tne | President to write this letter, ts, judging by alt the signs of the times, concurred im by an im- mense majority of the republican party in every | State in the Union. The President, indeed, so far as he is personally concerned, seems to re- gard it a# & mere matter of dollars and cents; and it may perhaps be legiti- mately injetrea that if the salary which he now receives should be secured to him a8 & | mdependent of the lureliectual enjoyment. | ment of good Boots and Sioxs in the c retiring pension he would glatiy leave the office at the end of his present term and return to that home “where the balance of his days might be spent im peace and the enjoyment of domestic quiet,’ and without any apprenension that the peace aad safety of the country are not as safe in rhe bands of bis successor as they had been in bis own, and this belief I have no douot the publie will fully share. Irethain, witn regard, your obedient servant, REVERDY JOHNSON. AMUSEMENTS. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN—THOMAS’ CLASSICAX NIGHT. Thursday evening has been selected this season, as during previous seasons, at Central Park Gar den as a particular evening of the week on which the programme will contain certain works of a higher order than on other nights, and has become familar to the many thousand habitués of the den as “tne classical might of Thomas.” The programme last evening began with Ukerubini’s Qme overture, “Abenceragen,” @ gem from the hands of one of the sw tand most charming ot Italian writers, Brahm’s orchestral variations tm one of Haydn’s themes followed and had an at tractive successor in a very interesting work by the talented French composer, Saint Saens, 9 symphonic poem on the subject of that Dauiab ot Hercules, Omphale. The extremely noisy “Kat ser Mareb,” of Wagner, conciuded the first part. Raf’s highly descriptive symphony, founded on Burger's poem o! “Lenore,” was the atiractive fea ture 01 the second part of the vill, Altpougn there is an evident departure from trae symphonic form in this work, the many deligntiul passages Scattered through it-and its lutense dramatic character must always claim the attention ol the public and make it @ desirable number on an orcnestrai bill. It was played by Thomas’ orcnes= tra with that wonderful power, vivid expression and effect that would make even a work of lesser merit a succe: Liszt's “First Hungarian Knap- Sodie," not by any means a good representative of that erratic mister’s style, was succeeded by the idyllic meditation of Gounod, in which toe solo part was played by sixteem Violins, and the Englisn born obligato was intrusted to Mr. J. Euler, Strauss’ “Telegram” waltz closed the con- cert. The orchestra has gained considerably in power, promptness in ovedience to the conductor and breadth of expression since last summer. Mr. ‘Thomas’ unremitting labors have been constantly productive of good im regard to his orchestra. ‘there are many additional delicate nuances in expression, @ jurther march into the realms of Musical voesy. It is now, par lence, the first orchestra im America, and it is douotiul i its compeer can be found even among our transatlantic cousins, Or- chestra and conductor are alike wortoy of the support and respect of all Americans. Simply to SiLin this agreeable garden, With tne cool wind biowing from tne Park, and to listen to the music, is apleasure. For in hen as’ orchestra it is not only the bigh quality of t music that pleases, but the delicious tone of the Instruments that gives a rich, Sensuous delight to the ear, Nga is ven the mind untrained in classical music leels this influence of the pervading spirit o! sounds and | Rumbers, by which, a8 the ancleat pollusophers argued, all things are control A completely equipped orchestra, with all the instruments per- fect, from “the boisterous kettle arum to the iar heard clarionet,” 18 so rare in America that we =. well be grateful to Theodore Thomas [or giv- ing it. LYCEUM THEATRE. The performance given at this house last night by the Soldene troupe for the benefit of the ar- tachés proved an immense success. Every seat in the house was filled and hundreds of people were oompelied to witm the performance Standing. “Mme. Angow” was selected for the occasion, and Miss Soldene never a eared 'o better advantage in her admirable impersonation of Mii ne . b’nd- Jicvares, Messrs, Finan Kingsiand, reaped a substantial reward for their unuorm courteousness to the haditucs of the theatre, The beneut tendered to these gentlemen ias¢ night ‘was one of the most successiul of the season and wags @ flattering recognition of their popularity and worth, This evening the last performance of the Soldene troupe will be given previous to their departure for Kurope. The occasion will be the benefit tendeted to Miss Soldene, who will appear in her charming tmpersonation of Marietta im “Mme. l’Archiduc,” BOOTH’S THEATRE Mr. Tilletson, the popular Treasurer of this house, took a benefit yesterday, which proved successful, notwithstanding the heat of tne day. Mr. Rignoid appeared as William in “Black Eyed Susan,” and was very well received. 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