Show A NOVEL INCIDENT A CHINAMAN MARRIES A CAUCASIAN AVIRL IRL A peculiar wedding has been celebrated in this city the contracting parties bp being lg a chinaman and a white woman the ceremony was performed by the rev mr thrall of the congregational gat ional church last friday evening the bride is a native of england and came to utah with her parents in tile the fall of 1878 her maiden name was nettle NeMe adlard her father being jabez adfard at present resident in this city she bhe is now in her twenty third year is a bru brunette liette of slight build and just under medium height and has a rather pleasing appearance she appears to have conceived a strong attachment for her husband and seems perfectly satisfied with her choice the bridegroom is hong hop the wel chinese merchant proprietor e 0 0 of f the he japanese bazar on east fe temple I 1 ae 8 street r et near the corner of third h d south ac according feord e ing to his own statement he be is a full blooded cantonese his bis birthplace being the city of canton china me he makes a distinction between chinese and Mou golib uns us cai claiming ming that while the tee reigning dynasty in china as well as all government officials are of the latter race race the former constitute the original chinese nation to whom he belongs and who hope at some f future time to regain their national independence hong hop came to america thirteen years ago being then only fifteen his present age being twenty eight years though his early training was iu ia the religion of his race he be has become a christian chinaman Ch laaman abid and asserts llis bis belief in the bible as his rule of faith he came to utah seven years ago and after a short time opened up a business which has brought him a rich harvest he declines to make any statement as to how much he is worth in cash but as all the goods in the store are paid for and he carries on this stock an insurance of 1000 it if can be surmised that his property equals at least twice tice that sum in in appearance he isa is a typical chinaman and is possessed of considerable intelligence he is about five feet four inches high weighs about pounds and dresses inthe american kushion fashion he is devoted to his wife whom he has been courting for foi about two years vears but when spoken sookil n to of the matrimonial alliance evades conversation on that topic the reside residence of the newly wedded pair is in the apartments at the tear rear of the store which have been fitted up in the style stale of an american home the matrimonial incident is a novelty in utah and it is to be hoped that it will permanently remain an isolated occurrence of ef its kind |