Show r BLOODY CHASM I 1 wedlock will build the he bridge e which span it D OF THE THE the groom IS n ili the lindl descendant of one af if the Fath tr of or the he abolition of or fittry I 1 1 1 new YORK april 15 the crowning in g event of the great rebellion la Is at hand the engagement is announced of misa miss vinnie winnio davis the eldest daughter of Jef jefferson fetson davia davis late p president resident of the southern Soul hern confederacy to alfred ft wilkinson of syracuse grandion grandson of samuel may the great abolitionist leader the event is is of more than ordinary s significance 0 owing to its nearing nean ngon on t the e birth I 1 an and d fall fail of the rebellion tins this marriage when accomplished will unite two families who mho have been heretofore most implacable imp lacabe political foes and to whose efforts the tile fierceness and flavor of rebellion are largely due the lne lile of mw miss davis pai sa is too well known to be repealed repeated here but the tory story t of Wilkin illi iDhona bons parentage is is 0 comparatively unknown he ile is is the bon eon ct cl john and the grand randson of kev rey samuel J slay alay tho the name of the rev mr fr slay may in is one of the gems getus in in the abolition iky sky for lie N was as m with ith garrison add and phillips ili in ill thi great work ork for the tile freedom of the slaves not only in the united states but in europe also did he fight for the abolition abt aue cause i in great B britain ep especially may lectured upon slavery to large large audiences I 1 after his bis removal to S macuse may continued to be very active and prominent in in promoting antislavery anti slavery rea re form Ilund hundreds rede of men women and children fleeing from bondage and I 1 bound for canada came to him for 1 protection and help and they never nover came in vain vain he lie assisted many to escape adiong abood them being the celebrated jerry McI mcclenny lenny whose liberation I 1 created such a sensation the anniversary of which was celebrated fur several years it this maae mans grandin on who ia Is to I 1 wed the clani daughter fliter of 0 the confederacy 11 the story 0 of the courtship is 11 most in 08 t romantic mia miss winnie davis taine orth north bone solve four years ago to I 1 dr thomas emory of syracuse byra cuse at oco ove of the receptions given given in in her honor she was ft as introduced to alfred I 1 wilkinson 1 it will be remembered that siira miss I 1 winnie received a very ery cool reception in in one or two houses here liere and this treatment of the daughter of the I 1 I 1 confederacy ili la said to have brought her and ft wilkinson into very close relations he ile re repented rented the coolness cool Desa shown her and gallantly championed I 1 her cause the friendship thus engendered between them blossomed into love in due time miss winnie later on went k to europe with a coasin of hers here and ia Is a till there wilkinson borne some two months ago crowed the ocen ocean to see Z mira davis he ile spent federal weeks 11 wi wl it her i ight seink on the contin nt pressing hi hl fuit ruit when he returned 0 J bey were mere betrothed I 1 I 1 wilkinson is a I 1 right and prom I 1 g young lawyer about twant twenty rier eight ight 11 years of age ile aleis is not nth but moves in in the best society the actual time for the wedding lias has not been set sets 1 but it is understood the date will be in the near future I 1 |