The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-16
NORTH EAST BEAT


From Washington letter In the New
York T-itme we find the following:
According to the most Trustworthy ac-
counts il would seem that Mr.. Key was not
thought To be a libcrtine. a- he ha~ been
charged. hy those who knew him best.
Ills health was such aS. in their opinion.
would preclude such q life His nerves
were shattered partially. it was then he
lioyed, in consequence Of grief for the
loss of his wife. two years since lie
never studied very hard and OF late re-
lied mainly upon hiS natural talents for
success az the bar. lie was what some may
call a first rate fellow. ready az Joke
or irolic and an excellent ~torv-tcller
And what would be singular am sorry 10
say. In the case of any man, and is cs-
pecialy singular in his case. his stories
rarely # ever. I0gdarcl on the obscene.
Ny informant says that in all hi, inter
course hcuevor heard him tell one of that
description. lie affected ccceutricity in
manner and costume: was mcooth in
speech and rough i'm address purpo-elv.
He would come to dinner with a riding
whip under his arm. and was sometimes
seen I'm the street wearing top-bOOtS and
leather legcjnuS. Notwithstanding these
peculiaritic~ he was intimate with gentle
men who stood well IN our resident So-
cIety.
That the intimacy between Mrs Sick
To-, and Mr.. Key was brought to her nus
band, notice q wear ago. T. known. 4
Mr.. T.. of New York. whose name II +
unnecessary 10 give ia fun. being rather
q susceptible Young man. last session. fell
i'm love with Mrs. ~icklD~ who was ALWAYS
free I'm manners. and BATTERED by dryo-
ton. a- what woman Is not, lie soon be-
came Jealous Of Di-tr.at Attorney Kew.
and watched him. At length hc found
what seemed 10 him a sufficient basis for
his -u,piciou- Itcame To- his knowledge
that the guilty pair were locked together
in Il private room in one of our hotels.
believe for two hours. He communicated
this fact TO Mr. Sickles. who. to hi~ kind
iuioumut's surprise. as-ailed him with
abusive language and forbade him his
house thcnceiorward. Mr. B.. rctmncdto
N,w York cresttallon. and Mr. Key re-
manned master of the field, continuing to
Doe intimate with both man and wife. a~
heretofore.
4 Washington letter to The Press .
SAYS.
Mrs. Sickle insists upon seeing Mr..
/ Sicl,le-. and it i the impression that -ho
will do injury to herself unless she is per-
mittcd to do 30.
Mr.. Pcndlc,on. the sister Of Mr.. Key /.
now in this city. She Is % very clesantand
| accomplished lady. wife Of Hon Geo. II.
pendlcton. and is most iucou~olablc for
| the loss of her brother. Poor Key accom-
panied her frequently on reception dav~.
or visits 10 her friends.
The mother Of Mr.. Siri,lc~ Is seriously
III from grief
Since the .5d occurrences Of last SUNDAY.
much has been said Of the friendship
which existed between Mr.. Sicklc- and
| the late Mr.. Key up to within a short
period of the fatal day. Ii Is well known
| that when Mr.. Key became an applicant
| for the office of district attorney. he found
| in Nr. Sickle- q warm and -tcadia,t
| friend. His exertions to secure that pos
| ition for Nr. Key We're OF the most zeal
Gus and untiring character: and this.
/ together with other evidence of mutual
/ good feeling. has gwen rise. in connec-
| tion with the unhappy affair. to no incon-
/ siderable amount OF discussion.
The Washington correspondent Of the
| New York TINES says:
Mrs. Sickle- Is still here. She was Ia
| have left town to-day, but seems unable
| to tear herself from her late happy home
| She has written Mr.. 5. several letters,
/ full of devoted expressions, of eratidudC
/ for his uniform kinduc-- towards her,
and Of hras.-gcniiug declarations of re.
pcutancc for having plunged him into
I 80 much sorrow His only fault, She
AYERS. Is that lac was too kind and over
,ndulccnt. Had he been less 50, and
guarded her more carefully by the eNer
else of a husbands authority. she declare,
that her present lamentable position
would have been avoided. Mr.. Sickle,
/ has addressed several letters to his littl,
girl. which are doubtless intended as res
ponscs 10 the cpistles from his wife.
THE SPEAKER's FAREWELL.-At u NJ.
on Friday, 4th inst. the House adjourned
after the following valedictory of Mr.
! Speaker Orr:
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representatives.
/ The hour has arrived when our relations
personal and political, are to be severed
congratulate YOU on the contamination O
much of the legislation necessary to adj
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