, 1869-04-27
THE SPRAGUE EXCITEMENT.

The GEeat Sensation In Washington
and Abbott-sprNgue Expecting II
Comm unfcntion from Mr. Abbott
SprnEuc Must Apologize or Eight.
Washington Correspondence II ths .Sttr York Herald,
tlpfI 80.
The ext1ar11fnary session Of the Senate expired
g. g. hel Tay lei 5omes lie seeed
to forget the contests over Sanford and Pile aud
Cazllie, and 70 think only Of spFaRue aud Abbott:
settling the "little onpleasantness' which had
sprung up between the Senator from the otd Sortn
State and the Senator ftpm aL!ttse RhodS."
or would he challenge him to mortal comoai, after
the good old ehiva1zlc fashion: were the questions
asked and gRsn ns pusf Of e ~
aytdity By grave Senators as Il they were
professional pugtlists aud ths expected mtu vas
to come OF tomorrow. When the sensation
the senate Chamber besides the CLERKS aud door
keepers and the newspapers correspondents Like
ne tns t d .as s opinions sd s0d
What might follow. Each Of the parties to the
atalz had, Of course, thcfr friends and some went
% es1 ,a1 mass m ~ thc neone xeSe entir,T rnnt nf
Whist had occurred until they opened the newspa-
pers this morning. The news, however, spread
ss o ;he as se essa oat na
ct collision having occurred between the bclltg-
ercnta Some had It that Abbott ha4l met Sprayue
IN the street and had cowh1ded him: otheEs that
otherwise heaped tndignities upon him; an'l
others still that arrangements were Ia progress for
Spragues admirers circulated stories precisely the
opposite, giving alI the rroHess TO "Llttle Rh0dy,
and an9'hstins Aeeott the Eotnna aa' massn,
prosetl gTonndess. and the sun went down WIKI
ont my blOorisheu-
IS1ERy1Ew WITH srRAGCE-
HfpFC C1F9r 9ryI1h IN
the afternoon. to ascertain how he took the nat
ter, aut whether thest were any Preparations on
himself and Nr. .ao,,ott Tne.senator rsmanel u
message that tue Senator from North Carol!na
raie any, but II it he did not want to be ah-
| sent Laying LETT The Senate h.forc Mr. Abbott
made ny m ss!e spsesn spasns Knew nosn.ag Of iss
The only thing in It that he TOOK exception to Was
the charge that he had t.sEulked oat Of the cham
| her, lie says he had no intention to run away
nom whatever danger there might ee IN either
Abbott OF his ffteu's. BEFORE leaving the Senate
Chamber Mr. Abbott had asked Ill executive ses-
sion TO nave the doors opened for the purpose Of
allowing him TO make personal explanation.
| Sprague had inquired whether II rclltel IL him
aid he was assured that It dl'i not. Thinking thai
possibly 1t might he fresh panegsrlc On General
burnside, In Which he was NOT particularly inter-
cste1. lie LETT the chamber an! vent home.
tNhnt would you have done, Mr. SeMltor, had
! you been PRESENT. ne Inquired
"Nell, he replied, stretching himself at full
! length on the sofa, :.s II he were thinking mp a
Int coup1e any seaater:s sd aae Wild tie tirsse @
| .'puppS dog when used 1t but there arr any
here whom the skin dts they eau put it On anu
| my only explanation
! Mi. srKAGCE r,ikrAHEn TO RENDER SATISFACTION.
"suppose, 1T: Sarasue, Senator tshot h:s,l not
said he sou!a, satisfaction outside the sesaate
Chamber"
| rom IN II hnf EnS}
either ,ns.,le or outside the Council cnalnser.'
Leaving this sttett temporarily Senator spelgue
ci1ns IN the senate aul the1 attempt to ruin ths
business Of the country.
| "What .,o you think, - l inquired, OF ANTHONY
lshaw." be exclaimed win Il contemplation
toss Of his head aud snap OF HIS rn.ers. " An
thony stands NO more chance Of getting bacs Il
! the Senate from Rhode Island Than yoa t.., a!tel
bis term Is out Wh5, 90 you slow that 1t tool
nil thai his owners and hackers. Bsown anu Ives,
eoaa o ana a tha5 eoq'a a. to e; an esst
Of Hhodc island, ~ ''"' -. @'@'~ Nr~'' >-'~ s'et'>
Turning suddenly around, after 2 BRIEF parse,
ons >g Is &c trathfu., honest ion ct man M 'N '' Ss'
replied that knew nothing to the contc1ry
hut that probably he knew more about Cameron
:" l used to meet him good deal some time ago
lie would come anu take NE down to his Agrtcu!
tural Committee room, md SGT ont cna,npasus
crou, you arc VICIOUS OH fellow. + aln d yuu..t
man and you arr IN old sinner, and yoq arc alway
putting temptation In my wny. Now / dont ia
lend coming to your committee room any more.
Since TINT time hare had little to do with Cam
cron- don't know Nhns fle Intended to say yes
1 terdas, but suppose he would have Joined N IN
general aitaek upon me had he proceeded when
arose to speak-'
Having Finished Cameron, he next inquired ID
opinion OF Senator Ross, and failing to get sati$
factory answer be proceeded to SAY: - 1 THU
somebody runs Ros-solne outside parties Tn,
ls the way with several Senators For all tna:
think Ross IS pretty ciever fetioN, but he IL no
plucky, or else he would have made better iigh
upon Grant the othsr day When be asceFta'ues
fl.at AL hs friends were being stfned CUT
Win view 70 bringing him hace to the mai.