Alexandria Gazette

All's Well That Ends Well.—Yesterday morning Mr. Peyton Smith, of Haywood, Madison county, went to the Washington police headquarters and asked the aid of the police in finding George W. Melton, a carpenter of that place, and Georgie Smith, his daughter, a girl of seventeen years. Leaving a description of them. He stated that Melton had been paying attentions to his daughter and asked to marry her, but they refused on account of her age; that the couple left home Thursday morning in a buggy and drove to Culpeper, and there left the buggy, saying that they would be back the next evening. Mr. Smith on arriving in Washington yesterday morning, immediately went to the court house, but failing to find that a license had been issued, became more apprehensive for his daughter's safety, and therefore called on the police. Some of the officers took the case in hand, but in a short time Mr. Smith returning to the court house met Mr. Melton on his way for a license. The lady had been left at Justice O'Neal's office, and the parties at once reconciled all differences, the girl having Thursday night stopped with a lady friend in the western part of the city, and soon afterward the party took a street car for the minister's to have the marriage ceremony performed, which was soon done.