Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-04
ACKLEN AND R0SSER.
THE T0PIC or THE WASHINGTON
G0SSIPS.
The Louisiana Congressman Return
ing to the Capital.
[Corrcsp ondenco Philadelphia Times

[Corrcsp ondenco Philadelphia Times.
WASHINGTON, June ~.
The \cklcn excitement, which was De-
ginning to die cut. promises to be revived
again by the presence here Of the gentle
man himself. Just what he intends doing
here can scarcely be surnnscd. He cannot
want 10 find General Rosstr, for that loud
talking gentleman is in another part of
the country, which could he reached nc It
easily irom New Orleans than from Wash
ington. He cannot want TO SEC the lady
in the case, for she, too has left town
Mrs. Wcicker can scarcely he said to have
brought Acklcn back 10 the scene Of Il S
disgrace for she has done all she could to
throw dlscrcdit upon the Whole story 10y
publishing a card denying that such Il
scene ever occurred in her house. and also
asserting that there were no ladies IN her
house OH The evening in question. The
n inlcS of Senator amt Mrs. G rlOn nave
To- rn mentioned N come elton with the If
Jar. hui all lher kEow OF 1t Is from illrd
ami fourth ;.aliIcs, and ii:c UL Y cunlrc
,un thry had with it Is rdlcnIous
Tnev merely intended 10 join Gcnelal
l,us, ut the restaurant late III The even
lng purpose that was interrupted 10y the
airg-u Acklen transaction. The whole
aif.lr Is Very strans- and inexpl,c,L!c. but
il it has not Two sides 1t VIII ui!ier l:onI
anything Of Ink" nature HAT lr.s ever &C.
currrd. Thu, l,g the publlc has been m
lu;lurd that Acklen, ucrJinpanlet hT' Il
Very beautiful lady. standing nigh IN social
centres and the sister-inlaw oi IL member
ut Congress, went 10 Il fashionable rcstuu
rant. called iur aud obtain. Il private
room and subsequently ordered refresh
lnents that later in ilir evening lml.clled
bv tie cries Of The lady, Gcncal l;osSer
broke into the room aiId 7, scnrd her from
.Ackirus Insults. There are circumstances
whrh 20 10 show thai l;n. ser w:ls TN IN
lrud,r IN the room and that his course was
unwarrantrd 1T Is SAID, and grl,c!;,iiy
believed here, that Mr. Ack;rn and The
lauy werc subsequently seen IN Il carriage
together and mat The lady Two days
afterwards went 10 the station TO Gld
Acklen goodbye on his quitting Tie city
Had Ko,ser borne hnse.I properly thee
POPULATIONS %ouId have been saved that
ate HOW more or less shattered, NAMELY,
tue handsome young widows, MIR. .lck
lens ard his own. The subsequent con.
duct Ct the lady would suggest The belief
that i. was no. Il case for interference on
Eosscrs part or anybodys.
AcKLEN AS y MAN.
Acklen is 4 dashing fellow. but NOBODY
accuses him Of having The ability Of Wet
stcr, Clay or Calhoun. Indeed, am
rather inclined to believe that he Is by no
means strong III the upper story. lie Is
too fri toUus and ST.! cun >cou|. Accord
lng To his LiosrunIy. written by himself.
he was born III 1870. and he Is, therefore,
The Youngest man in Gurgce<s. Tnr
sketch OF his lie IS rather preicnllouS. 1t
says he was educated partly 10y private
tutor at Belmont, the summer home tf |
his parents, at Nashville; then at Bur-
llnglun College and, finally, graduated
;uccessvc!y ut two foreign universities.
R-tr!ninG to America, he graduated II
the law department OF CunJe rland Un.
versi,y, at Lebanon, Tennessee, and la:cr
at Memphis, Tennessse, and abandoned
she rractice Of the law TO supcrnIend hs
sugar plantat!1nsin Louisiana A istin-
guIsIlcd resident of Louisiana glv-s I'm
points about Acklcn. II Says
the young Congressman IS Tic most prl-
Ils.lc Of spcndlhniis that he inher e,I
several very large aid very valuable plan
laiions irunly his father who was II very
rich man, at one lInic owning nine hun
drcd slaves Young Ac'ilcn ran through
this immense property with the RAJ illy
Of a locomotive, spending ms mon y in Il
most foolish min icr. II Is said he mar
rIcI lady worth morc than half a million
Of dollars, and that lie ran through w!ih
that in Il short time. Ills +: died some
limeHgo, and the CHI drcn were $ II; TO
Tie home of their mother The ceaI Ile-
man r.cm whom thos. ieLs Con says he
hes not think The stores ae ir: o about
Acklcns great w,alcl. lie DOES not
hink !Acken lls aryihirg III Il e Wy Ct
property except his pclsoAa effects and
he big diamond he wears in his shirt
ront.