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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 22 March 1884, Page 2

A wedding took place near Platte Oily in the United States, on the 27th December, that exoited more than usual interest owing to the presence at the ceremony of fifty wen as witnesses. all armed with shot guns. The bridegroom was Mr William Montgomery, the soncf a wealthy farmer ill the district, and Iho bride was Miss Alice Coopor, an orphan young lady of considerable personal attractions. Tho courtship had to all appearance gone on swimmingly'for some months, but tho other day Mr Montgomery, for some unknown reason, announced his intention of breaking the engagement, He was subsequently avrcstod, gavo bonds, and was released. On the following eveniug fifty of the neighbors, including Justice Day and Miss Cooper's uncle armed lliemwives with shot guns, and got a marriage license, They then proceeded lo Montgomery's father's farm and surrounded the house. After a few minute 3 delay the door was opened by the young man who in a tone of snmo surprise and annoyance requested lo bo informed " wlint wan matter, In reply ho was given iiie option of occupying a lot in a neighboring graveyard, or of at once marrying Miss Cooper. He chose tho latter alternative, and Justice Day immediately tied the knot at the same time delivering an address lo tllo young people of so touching a character that there was hardly a dry eye among those present on the occasion, Suggestions having beori made in Auckland for tho erection of an Anglican cathedral, a correspondent sends" the Hevald tho following quotation from tho letter of a friend inOhristchunhTho Cathedral does not pay its way, Offertories amount to something like £6OO or ayoar, and its expenditure is something like £IBOO. In Synod It was admitted that there was a deficit ut something like a year, The Sunday servicps t*re well attended, but at the expense of the town and suburban parishes, whioh in more oases than ono Have suffered a loss of from £l6O to J175 in Iheir offertories; and somo of the suburban parishes have suffered extremely. J < :\ Tho musio is good, but it is costly, costing I over £IOOO a year, if the coat of the Cathedral school is inoludod, Tho spiritual work of tho Cathedral is, in the judgment of many, a failure. But those who think a high class musical service everything regard the Cathedral as a flreat success. Tho general feeling among the clergy is that it is 60 years too soon, and that something simple? would be more helpful,"

The War Ory, the official gaaotte of General Booth's Salvation Army, is .published in English, French, Swedish, and several other different languages. They sent out last year 250,000,000 copies, and .817,000 worth of musical instruments, uniforms, and badges, The grand army comprises. 630 corps, 130 of which are abroad.

Mrs Mackay and a Russian princess ■desired the same box at the Italian opera, Paris, for the season, and the latter, although.said to have resorted to the diplomatic facilities of the Russian Embassy, was disappointed in securing