Watertown Republican

Marriage of Miss Ida Greeley.

The parlors of Mr. John F. Cleveland's home, in Twenty-second street, were filled yesterday morning to their utmost capacity by the many friends who came to offer congratulations and utter farewells to the eldest daughter of the late Horace Greeley, who was married in the morning to Col. Nicholas Smith, of Kentucky, and who sailed in the afternoon, in the Abyssinia, for England. The parlors were profusely adorned with flowers, and a number of beautiful floral ornaments were added by the friends of the bride. No display of bridal gifts was made. At 10 o'clock Father Farrell took his stand in the front parlor, and the bridal party descended from the floor above. First came the bridesmaids and groomsmen, two couples, then the groom, escorting Mrs. Cleveland's arm. She was dressed in white silk trimmed with orange blossoms, and wore a lace veil. The bridesmaids, Misses Greeley and Cleveland, wore pearl-colored silk trimmed with lace, and white flowers for ornaments. After a brief address, Father Farrell pronounced the marriage service according to the Romish ritual, and the numerous company thronged forward to speak the few words for which there was time. Then the bride retired to don her traveling costume, and the party rode away to the steamer. Among the company were Gen. Cochrane, and Bayard Taylor. James Parton, Dr. Frothingham, Dr. Bellows, and a number of well-known literati. An evening paper says: "It is understood that Miss Greeley made it a special condition of her acceptance of Col. Smith as a husband that he should embrace the Roman Catholic faith. This he consented to do. It was desired that the ceremony should be performed by Cardinal McCloskey, but as one of the parties was a convert there were canonical obstructions to this which could only be removed by a dispensation from the Pope. This has been applied for, and is probably now on its way to America, but as all the arrangements had been made for the wedding in view of a trip to Europe on the Abyssinia, and the dispensation had not arrived, the ceremony had to be performed as described."-The New York Times, May 2.