The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-22
The Senator Summer, Baron HOIsteIn

Correspondence of The NelO York Express
A public man sometimes becomes so public |
that his private taffairs command a publicity |
which it would be an afTeotation of the press
not to notice. Hence l send you the following: |
NoL MOI tWo years ago the long-known bachelor,
educated, and, in many respects, an accom-
plished man, of good manners, and better ap-
pearance, naturally enough, stood high among
the ladies of Boston. And ne had no difficulty
in winning the hand of widow Qrom one Of
the +. +. Y. IS of Boston), who sacrihced:no :in-
considerable jointure in marrying him The
honeymoon had all the apparent charm that
honeymoons usually have when Mrs. Sumner
went with her husband TO Washington and
new scenes ensued.
Among the men composing the Diplomatic
Corps in Washington was Baron Holstein, of
Prussia, whom the Prussian King had attached
to the Prussian legation there, ITO spy out the
quaintance Of Charles Sumner, the Chairman
of the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the
wife to the Baron, and who was placed beside
her at dinner. An acquaintance ensued, and
and honorably springs up between the
sexes, with kindred tastes and aspirations,
The Baron attended to the lady in nlatinees
occasionally escorted her from the Senate
where both had been TO hear the Senator speak
Mr.. Sumner becoming displeased with this ac-
quain ntanceship-it cannot be properly called
intimacy-wrote letter to Baron Holstein, in
which, while complaining of it, report says he
insinuated something not honorable TO the
wife. The Baron wrote back letter. which, in
substance he said, there was no c cause OF ofTense
whatever-he had been polite to Madame, as he
was to other ladies of similar accomplish
ments, and nothing had ever happened which
propriety, good taste forbade, but II the Sena-
tor was notsatished with that, he was ready to
give him any such satisfaction as a man of
honor demanded.
This correspondence was the beginning and
end of part first,-but Mr.. Sumner, report says,
then became cool to his Wife,-and the lady aud
the Baron became more reserved in their inter-
course Then Mr.. Sumner, as Chairman of our
Committee OF Foreign Affairs, wrote to the
Prusslan Minister of Foreign Affairs, the dis
tlnguished Bismark that If he (B.l would recall
the Baron, he (S.) would be obliged. The adrOlt
BIsmark yielded to the potential positions of
the American Chairman of Foreign Affairs,
and the Baron was recalled to Berlin.
Mrs Sumner next became acquainted with
this correspondence, and naturally enough was
indignant beyond all power OF descrlpti n. Her
indignation naturally rested upon that part OF
the correspondence which, IL was alleged,
touched her honor. The end OF all TINS IS thaJ
Mrs. Sumner has gone her way to Europe-their
common establishment In Washington being
given up, and another is taken by the Senator
for the winter. - -
There is some scandal afloat beyond all this,
relating both TO the Senator and the lady, such
as may be expected from early denottementS in
Euch a marriage affair, but thet basis of the re-
mort in Boston is such as send you. What l
have written Is in eVerybody's mouth, and IL
4 NAV possibly be erroneous In some OF the
details but In substance probably correct /
/ send it to you for publication, because what IL
ANYTHING, is wrong here, had better at once be
set right TO stop the tongues OF the thousands
that are making more out of few facts