Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-07-02
RosSER-ACKLBN SENSATION.


fashionable restaurant in Washington city
The first account published stated that Gem
eral Rosser, while at the restaurant with
lady on Tuesday night week, was attracted
by cries from an adjoining room, and, pro-
ceeding there, found Representative Acklen
of Louisiana, attempting to assault very
beautiful lady who had accompanied him
there, and that Rosser dashed him against
the wall, rescued the lady, &c. A dispatch
to the New York San says that the founda>
ton for this sensational story is supposed to
have been the following incident:
Tho night before that of the reported as,
sault three different parties occupied adjacent
rooms in Welcker's restaurant. Rosser with
a lady the first, Acklen and compaoion the
second, and party of convivial Congressman
the third. The exclusively Congressional
party was e1hiarated and noisy to such an
extent, in fact, as to annoy Gen. Rosser, who,
arising to find out where the noise was,
passed the door of Acklen's apartment, which
was partially open. Rosser, bowling to Ack-
len, asked him whether he knew where the
noise was made. Acklen informed him.
Then Rosser returned to his companion, and
shortly afterward went away, Acklen soon
following. Gen. Rosser passed him at the
foot of the steps, and there the ordinary civil
salutations of parting were exchanged.
The same dispatch says that Acklen's
friends consider the story as published base
SANDER to iDjure his political aspirations
one manufactured by certain persons inti>
mately connected with tho Interior Depart
ment of the Administration, whose hostility
he has incurred, or as emanating from the
Republican campaign headquarters to ipjure
his reputation in doubtful Congressional
district As Acklen has determined to probe
the story to the bottom, duel is not improb>
able. He is one of the most expert shots
aud skilled swordsmen in the country. Duck
hunting in season is favorite pastime with
him. The peculiar feature of his sport is
that, in following it, he uses the revolver ex-
clusively, and is uniformly successful. His
marvellous skill with the pistol was displayed
in a pigeon match in Tennessee in 1870,
where, after winning the match, on a wager,
he killed with pistol two successive pigeons
sprung from the traps at an eighteen>yards
rise.
The daily papers of Saturday contain q
card from Mr.. Ack len, issued from Washing
ton, in which he denounces the entire affair
as an unmitigatcd and wilful lie, and fab
rica.ion from beginning to end, and ezcul-
pates Gen. Rosscr from being the author OF
it. lie says he knew nothing of the Islander
until he reached Louisiana, but, on seeing it,
returned at once to Washington, aud though,
as yet, unable to trace its source, has proved
and shown it to be vile calumny, without
any foundation in fact.
Tho following additional statement by Mr.
Ack len is also published:
" Washington, June 2S.-In view of the
fact that some false impressions bavo been
created By certain newspaper articles respect
ing my attentions to the lady Immediately
affected by the late SANDER so widely pub,
lshed. | feel it my duty to state that my
intentions we're strictly honorable, nnd tina.
previous to and after the pretended occur
rences had the honor of asking her to be my
wife, which offer she declined, and that my
intentions were continued at my request.
j. II. ACKLEN.
A BOLD RnBBERY IN WEST vIEGrNA.-Har.
ptr's Ferry. W. Va., June 81, 1878 "A bold rob-
berry wa, committed here Yesterday by three
men. apparently trampS. While Patrick Daugh-
ertv, a pedler, formerly from Baltimore, was
walking on tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad
track, mile east of this place. three I'M
known men sprang on him and in an instant
had him in corner, when they prcsen ted pis-
toll Mt each side Of his head and demanded his
money. He made no resistance whatever, and
on closely searching his person his assailants
secured i'll all $31.25. good MANY such rob-
berries have been committed around the Ferry,
and if the county and town authorities don't
look 3 little sharper it will be out of the ques-
ton for 4 stranger to ger alone in the neigh
borhood.-Cor. Bali. Sun.
The closing sentence in the above commu>
nication is gratuitous Islander upon tho PEG
pie of Harper's Ferry, and especially so if il
be true, as it states, that the robbery was
committed one mile East of that place, as il
must then have been in Maryland, and
beyond the con troll or responsibility Of any
one in that town or this county.
Tho Richmond Dispatch expresses great
surprise at rumor that movement has been
made against the reelection of Col. Cutshaw
as City Engineer for that city. The Dis
patch says:
eve are surprised at it, because We have
looked upon that Cficcr as the most capable
engineer the city ever had. Moreover, he is
irreproachable in his character as a man of
exalted integrity. No voice has ever been
heard to hint suspicion against that. He is
a man Incapable of bias from unworthy
causes and he has proved in his official con-
duct that he has endeavored with steadfast>
ness to advance and to protect the public in
terests, irrespective of those considerations
which should never stand in the way of the
public welfare and tho public convonience.-
Such an officer is a jewel in any community"
FOURTH OF July EXCURsIoN-Thcre
will be an Old Virginia Celebration and
Grand Military Display, at Ednburg, Shen-