Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-29

Bozson Cor. New ! crk EkpfeSs, ort' II
A public man sometimes becomes 50 puls
lie that his private affairs command put
licity which it would be an afiectasion II
the press not to notice. Hence | send you
the following
Not two years ago the long known hsohe-
lcr, Charles Sumner, became Benedict
a highly educated, and in many RESPECTS
an accomplished man, Of good manner and
better appearance, naturally enough he
stood high among the i4dies Of Boston, and
lie had 10 difficulty in winning the hand Of
q widow Iron one of the f. 4. Of Boston,
who sacrificed no inc3nsideraole jointure in
marrying hiia. The honeymoon had all the
apparent charm that homogeneous usually
have, when Mrs. sumner went with her
husband to Washington, ard new scenes
ensued. Among the accomplished men
composing the Diplomatic Corps in WISH
ington WAS Baron Holsteia, Of Prussia,
~hom the Prussian King had attached to
the Prussisn Legation there, ITO spy out
the land" Naturally enough. be courted
the acquaintance of Charles Sumner, the
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs in the Senate who at . dinner party,
introduced his wife 20 the Baron, and who
Vas placed beside her at dinner. An &C.
quaintance ensued, and q friendship fol-
lowed, such a. naturally and honorably
springs up between the sexes with kindred
tastes and aspirations The Baron attended
the lady in matinees and sorees. and in
other pubic places, and occasionally es-
cortcd her from the Senate, where both had
been 10 hear the Senator speak. Mr. Sum
ner becoming displeesed with this tcqualnt-
anceship--it cannot be properly called AZ
intimacy letter TO Baron ilois EN-,
IN winch. while complaining of it, report
SAYS he insinuatei something dishonorable
TO his wife The Baron wrote bick letter,
n which. in substance, he said there was
no cause Of oGense whatever-he had been
polite to mad ne, as he was to other ladies'
Of similar accomplishments. and nothing
had ever happened which propriesy or good
taste forbade. But il the Senator was not
satisfied with that, he wes ready 10 give
him any such satisfaction as q man Of hon.
Or demanded.
The correspondence was the beginning
and end OF part first, but Mr.. Sumner, re-
port says, then became cool TO his wife, and
he lady end the Baron became more re-
served in their intercourse. Then Mr.
SIMMER, as Chairman Of our Committee on
Foreign Affairs, wrote TO the Prussian Mn
'stes OF Foreign Affairs, the distinguished
that il he (Bismark) would recall
The Baron, he (Sumnes) would be obliged.
The sdroit Bisrnark yielded to the po,en-
Iial petition Of the American Chairman OF
Foreign Affairs, and the Baron was recalled
10 Berlin.
Mrs. s inner next became acquainted
With this correspondence, and, naturally
was indignant beyond oil power of
description. Her indignation naturally
rested upon tha: part Of the correspondence
which, It was alleged, touched hor honor.
The end Of all this ia, that Mrs Sumner has
gone her way TO Europe-their common es.
in Washington being given up.
and another IL taken BY the Senator for the
winter.
There 10 some scandal anoas beyond al
this. relating bnth TO the Senator and the
lady-such as may be expected from early
dsnouements in such . marriage affair
but the basis Of the reports in Boston is
such a. send you. What have written
you Is in every body's mouth, and it may
possibly be erroneous in some OF the do
tails, but in substance probably correct |
send il 70 you for publication because what,
II aay thing. IS wrong here had better at
once be set right to stop the tongues OF the
thousands that are making more ont few
fac,s.