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Show TELEGRAPHIC J 'r I ITl H SIIEKM 1- Brilliunt Wedding in Wash-Ington-Full Ielail of I be Oioutony Tiie Bride's " Dress. Klc. f WisbiuptoE, 1'. The marriage of Tho. W. Fitch, of the Engineer Corps of the V. S. Navy, to Miss Maria Ewing Sherman, daughter of General .Sherman, took pi1 ce in St. Aloysius Koniau Crttholic Church Lhifi mom-ing mom-ing at 11 o clock. The inarriaue waa solemnized by the Moat Keverccd J. B. Pu rcell, archbishop of Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, a pertonal friend of General Siierman. The church, which seats nearly two tLvjunund pcron5, was densely crowded, that number of invitations having been issued. Among the gneL3 were President' Grant and t ie members of the cabi-; net, meml a -3 of the diplomatic corps, diiLinnMiahud army and navy officers, prominent civilians, ncBrly ail.-nc-cOnipnn:cl by-idies:- -The Dumber of notables preont exceed that on any like occasion ever assembled in this city. Xhe nuptial mass was celebrated by Archbishop Purcell, assisted by Rev. Father Ileriey, President of Georgetown College, Rev. Father Moouey, of Brooklyn, p;istor of the-church to-which Mr. Fitch, IliO groom, belongs, Reverend Father Jamison, assistant pistor to the church, of St. Aloysjus, and f number of other clergymen. The music was a gorgeous mass in C, sung 'by the choir of the church, assisted by a double guartette.; Tlie bridesmaids were Mifaea Liwic and Ella She rman, aisters of tho bride, Miss Philips, of Cincinnati. Mia Fanny Marcy, daughter of General Marcy, U. S. A., Miss Alice Bartloy, of Washington, Miss Marie Patter son of St. Louie, Miss Ella Ewing, and Miss Bessio Smith of Cincinnati. The groomsmen were Charlee Rac, of the Engineer corps, Lieut. Hunter, Paymaster Cochrane, Edwin Ed-win H aWi, of the Engineer Corps, Lieut. Wood; U. S.X., Lieut. Rtisell; of Marine Corps, 'Thomas E. Sherman, Sher-man, brother to the bride, aud Mi Galviu ofBoston. -; : - , The bridal party" entered the church iu the following onluri. Lieut. Wood and M:bj Elln Stiermau, Lieut.. Russell and Miss Bessie' SmiLii,. Edwin Wells and Miss Ella Ewing, Thomas E. Sherman - and Miss Marie, Patterson, Mr. Ualvin and. Miss Alico Bartley, Paymaster Cochran Co-chran and Miss Fanny Marcy, Lieut., Hunter and Miss Phillips.- Charlee Roe and Miss Lizzie Sherman. The bride, leaning upon the arm- of her father. The groom stood in the sacristy near the doer leading to the sanctuary and as the bridal party approached the altar he passed through 'the sanctuary leaning upon the arm of General Hugh Etving, brother of Mrs. Sherman, and met the bride near the entrance to the sanctuary, where he received her from her father. The entire, party then approached the altar ratling, and after kneeling a short time, took positions assigned them as tho procession proces-sion marched down the isle. Mendelssohn's Men-delssohn's wedding march was rendered ren-dered upoa tho organ. Preceeding the bridal paity upon entering the church was Mrs. General Sheiman with her brother, Judge P. B. Ewing, General J. C. Ewing, Senator Sherman. Sher-man. Judge Bartley-aud Colonel Moulton. All being m readiness the Archbishop entered the Biotury from the sacristy and proceeded with the marriage ceremony, the bride and groom receiving the holy communion. At tho: conclusion ot the mass a special blessing was given and the ceremony ended. ..'''' The bride wore a" drcis of white silk, trimmed with white satin tulle, and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were dressed in white silks, trimmed with illusion, each alternate one baving "hor dress also trimmed with white or blue flowers, flow-ers, those wearing tha pink passing to the left and those wearing the blue passing the right as thoy entered the aa actuary room; and the groomsmen, grooms-men, with tlie exception of Thomas Sherman and Mr. Galvin, were in full uniform. Messrs. Sherman and Galvin were in fulr evening dress. As th? procession left tho . church aj triumphant march from "II Phro-pcta" Phro-pcta" was periormed. The newly-married couple leave this evening at six o'clock for a bridal tour m the Xorth and West, reaching St. Louis, their future residence, resi-dence, about the 15th instant. In Brooklyn tho bridal party will be entertained by Mrs. Fitch, mother of the trooiu, and in Lancaster, Ohio, by the relatives of Mrs. Sherman , residing re-siding at that place. On the road to thewediing the hoFsea attached to the President's carriage ran away. The carriage contained the President and Mis. Grant and Marshal Sharpe and wile. Xone of them injured, though the carriage was smashed."" The President immediately hailed another and his party proceeded to church, arriving about five minutes after tho service begun. |