The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-27
Ere m the New York Tribune.

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| From the New York Tribune
! Mental as well as physical disease appears to
be infectious. There are periods of poisoning
and months of murder. Of this Summer of
1858, the prophet of the Almanac must have
predicted about this time expect trouble for
papas." Certainly, papas have been experience
ing rather squally season. Mobile is not the
only spot where an injured parent mourns.-
The disease has deseerated even the capital of
the country, and love makes the world of Wash.
ngton 60 round at a more eccentric rate than
usual. This affair of Washington, 1t is true,
has not yet reached the zenith of romance to
which its rival OF Mobile has attained. But the
hero displays an importantly which bids fair to
oyershadow not only the pertinacity of Riviere,
but, to use stronger illustration, even the per.
sesering passion of Wikoff. And to such OBJ
stinate affection, Wikoff Notwithstanding. on
portunity ever comes. Hitherto the history of
this courtshp has been dropped at intervals ia
small and scattered fragments. They deserve
to be collected, and daintily and delcately sery.
ed up on one dish. Such romantic matters
cannot be cribbed and co1ined; once ventilated
they had far better be frankly and fairly told
than lett to the whispers of scandal, WHICH gives
sinister significance to every smile, and con-
IL,
In mansion OF rather palatial pretension ON
President Square, combining to a great degree
city splendor with suburban beauty, lives Mr.
Corcoran, retired banker of hat modest
Irish extraction, but much wealth. In his time
he has played to many Presidents the part of
Pereire or a Rothschild, and is curious as being
the only specimen Of the Irish genus in history
successful in the loan line 1t is generally un
derstood that in the borrowing business Irish
intellect has found its finest field Be this as it
may, the Hotel Corcoran is one of the wonders
of Washington, and, after a " shake with
Buchanan, is usually taken by travellers. Its
chief attraction is gallery of high priced pic.
lures, chiefly by modern Italian masters and
some antique family portraits in warrior attire,
doubtless representing the earlier Corcorans in
that magnificent but somewhat misty period of
Irish history in which every Irishman was a
King or first cousin thereto. For the rest the
mansion is reputed to contain an admirable
French cook, large cellar, and small library.
exquisitely bound. The proprietor himself is
by no means personally popular On the prin-
cipie, we presume, OF onaae igitotunt promagai-
jfco, he preserves a kind OF Dombey dreariness,
which elfmade men, aspiring to position, often
mistake for dignity, and mars his natural
courtesy by an sffected condescension. For the
rest he is gentleman of handsome presence,
and OF liberal charity where there is no chance
OF his concealment. To his personal unpopu-
larity and the sympathy which ever befriends
the heart of youth against the head of age,
through every danger and distress, is doubtless
owing the partial and imperfect colored ac-
counts of this affair which correspondents of
the press, aided even by the great and mighty
Union in its yesterdays impression have scat
tered over the land.
As all song from time immemoriaI has told
and the beautiful ballad of Villkens and his
Dinah more recently reconnts, the rich banker
had OF course an only daughter
t. fair to beheld
And she had large fortune in silver and cold~
Whether attracted by her fairness or her for.
tune, MIR. Muruaga, who possesses at all events
the advantage OF not being Count, and who is
Secretary TO the Spanish Legation at Washing
ton, commenced the career of attentions which
has created this romantic row. Mr.. Muruqga
and Miss Corcoran met, it appears, at several of
those charming chops" by which the Wash
ington season is SO gayly got over, and on the
spendors OF whose crinoline and ice cream the
Jenkinses OF some of our contemporaries so de.
light to dwell. With each succeeding "bonn
their love hoped on. 1t is no disparagemen.
to the attractions OF the lady to say that in a
field in which she had to encounter the June
like richness of Mrs. Douglas beauty, and the
sptrituette and iawn-like fascination of Mrs.
Thompson, not to- mention the lesser lights by
which these two great stars of Washington So
ciety are surrounded, and at an age at which |
even the prettiest women begin to grow lit |
lie ,remnlous and uneasy, the devotion of the |
say and gallant Spaniard was not uuwecome
Dr. unprized. Forgetiul of the favorite iniunc- |
lon OF the great master OF his art, Taleyrand, |
: Above all things, avoid too much zcal,n Mr. |
RI St,n1 E,tt L.
lity to press his suit. In the lady's rides. in |
Ter visits, to friends or church. the shadow of |
Ter lover was ever across her path, and the |
work went lovingly on until in evil hour came
o Mr.. Corcoran one of those kind friends who |
eem destined by perYerse fate to raise up those
Instructions, without which love would lose.
With half its difficulties, all its charms.
Unsoitened by The memory of some similar
'assage in his own early career, the old mans
niger rose. Accompanied by a trusty friend.
he gallant and dauntless Senator Bright. OF
indiana, he sailed forth, and meeting the
Dung Spaniard pacing in front of a church in
'hich the lady was at prayer, accosted him in
arsh and hasty language. Mr. Muruaga. in.
tead OF regarding lightly any words which
light fall from an angry and dIsanedien, father
nder such circumstances, foolishy demanded
n explanation or retractioD, which was fatty
efused, and nothing remained but to fight. II
but justice to Mr.. Muruaga to state that he
agerly courted PROXY, and solicited Mr. Cor.
oran to transfer his right Of battle to some
Dung foe; but with spirit inherent to bis
escent, Mr. Corcoran declined to reinquish the
easures of the pistol to any other hand The
.conds were chosen and all the arrangements
ade for the mornings meet. In the mean
me, however, the fair cause Of all this tumult
'ailed herself Of her fathers absence. at din.
sr at the distinguished Senator Sdelrs 10
sspatch by her Abigail note to her liver
,seeching him to meet her at her fatber,s I
,use, and threatening in the event of refusal =
take "cald pizen," and other things Of that
ass. The laws OF honor forbade, but love J
and what law can control love !,
pom the interview of the lovers it would not
our wish to speak, but unfortunately Mr..
,rcoran had no such scruple. Warned by a a
thful plush whom he had posted as sentinel 81
his absence, he forsook his salmi at Slidelrs.
d, returning to his house, ordered every light :,
be laid on. Crouchng beneath piano. the :,
Dlomatist was discovered and some what rude. :.
elected from the house. To express i. with
licacy, Mr.. Corc0ran proceeded to extremi.
8. =
By this parting present, Mr.. Ccrcorans
inds deemed.h his honor satisfied, and Mr..
lruaga was declared disentited to an ex-
ange of shots. The diplomatic corps espous- j.
however, the cause OF this order Nightly p
ancils we're summoned, at which the pet pu-
OF Nesselrode and Tallyrand and Palmers,on vi
mbined their cunning TO overthrow q plain q,
sh-Amsraean gentleman, who had wounded 4