Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-06


4 sickle. has aiuavs been a pfominshtmember.
| NJ IA 4 fluent speaker and an acute debater.
Anpsrently OF a nervous and excitable temper
amsnt. he il sdn distinguished for his imPer-
iurbiHtv and eoclhess under the most trying
c,revm.taness. He triumphed over difficulties
whieb would discoursge any ordinary man, and
has won his way, literally, "out OF the hre.'
h il distinguished for an agreeable and pleas
AM social manner, and Is 10 all outward seem
ing a gentleman born and bred. Such, also,
were his surroundings. Last year, In the me-
t~ropolis. he occupied a pleasant cottage at the
I foot Of Ninedsth street, overlooking the Hud-
son. where the h5spitalities common 10 society
yvere elegantly dispensed BY himself and Mrs.
I sickIes. There we're an the surroundings Of
wealth. taste and faahiouY joined with ne
thousand nameless attractions that nake up
the charm Of the home circle. Mrs. siches
/ really wanted for none Of the elegancies in
which Iad,es 90 much delight, and seemed per-
fectly hapuv, surrounded By her family and her
/ friends. IL was said that Mr.. Sickles idolized
his wife. and dotted uron his daughter, a beau
tiful little girl Of six wears. Their town house
was a1wavaf full Of friends, who never failed 70
I repeat their visits. In Washington, Mr.. Sickles
rented a -commodious mansion IN the most aris-
~tocratic part Of he capital, No. q President
Square. Here, on TUESDAY OF Airs-
/ Sekleshad her morning receptions, always al
tended BY The most pressutable people in town.
| On Thursday, Mr.. Siekles gave a formal din
ner. at which there was always brilliant par
~. His future promised to be most prosperous
but Fhomme propose, It le Dieu dfsPott.
/ Prom the Albany s~ztesmanl
The career Of the individual who so pcmp-
| ouslv enaets the character Of the =" injured hus-
band- in this domestic turmoil, is familiar to
| our citizens. as indeed It is known 10 the peo-
ple Of the entire state. He has a reputation
for everything but integrity, honor, morality
and manhood. If there is a moral vice with
which he is net coHversant-pracuraily Ia
miiar-wc think il must indeed Be modern.
Those who are familiar with the hbertine "a
reer which first gave him possession Of The N
/ fortunate woman whom he calls wife, viii bot
be surprised al the den0usmeuf Of his married
life. How she could 90 long preserve her W-
rity through such an example is matter for coz
/ lecture. In a misfortune which ordinarily
commands for a man so injured, the sympathy
Of ererv human creature, be seems less euti
! tied 10 The consolation TO be derived from ne
! condolences Of his fellow-citiZens than any min
we ever knew. We can r~ecolect no one act II
his life that should bring him even the well
wishes Of any mortal
some vesrs ago-ve think about six-he
married his wife, then a young, volatile, way
ward girl. but already, II common rummor De
true, hiding her shame in ataTdY marriage.
The pary to which aliusion is made in the
report. and al the breaking up Of which MI.
4 Sickles received the anonymous eommunica-
Son which led 10 this exposure and murder
ws a dinner given BY Mr.. and Mrs. Sekies to
Mn. Bennett, at which President Buchanan
assisted. So brilliant a combination Of hrst-
class slars should have secured from the gods
a more suspicious u~pbTeaking. An anony-
NOUS lette-the exposure Of awanton wlte-a
dishonored husband, and a cold, deliberate
murder, could hardly have been anticipated O.
be so nearly impending over such a host and
hostess and such guests. But the world moves
more rspidly han Of old, and they frequently
compress the incidents Of a tragedy IN a week.
existence in Washington.