, 1879-08-19

a. $fWUQU. Mrs. bnrAEuc ueclares sue mas
reason Il, bo grateful that no 0ne WaA murdered
in tho outbreak at tho Pior
AT CANONCHET.
FACTS AND CoMMESTa
Dtspn.cA ta St,o Tark T1wts
NAnnAGASsgrr PER- Aug. 15.-Whtle Mrs.
Spraguc was Mt Providence she cons1lltcd with
legal nilytScra md with her political friends.
It WIS decided 10 publish her statement, which
nppeared in Providence pnper, anh which had
n marked effect upon public opinion. The de-
s'gn Of tho statement was supposed to be to CT
cite sympathy for Mrs. Spragua. II TINT was
mt been altogether ponuhr with Providence
snclcty, anu what little sympathy sl,o lad an
pears TO havo lecn lost. Providence people re-
mcmhcr 10 we'll the peculiar circumstances under
which the marriage OF Mr.. nnd Mrs. Sprague
tnpk placo Tint they nro not disposed to either
side very warmly. nt,i persons Wliu have never
associated much with cx.nov. sprugue arc de-
ciac1 IN their opinion that II he has erred, h0
has also been greatly provoked.
Gnv. SpraguO half iHrltel, and certainly al
lowed. Mrs. Spragila 10 return 10 CanOnchet,
but lle took full charge Of the establishments
tance. md some callers had the modification Of
being declined permission to leave their cards.
How long this etntc OF things will lust no oIie
md egotisttcal advisers, be has also some sober
ami prudent friends, ami With tic mlvice nu.l
consent Of these he has decided to make no nm
swer to Mrs. spraEls's statement. Ho consid-
ers himself In law entitled TO his children. and
l,s believes that Mrs. sprnHue's proper pace Ia
at Canonc!,ot. lie has promised her prot cc:io,l,
comfort, aud peace, md unlcss Mrs. spraeue
ducdcs to return to her previous advisers, from
| whom shn is nnW cut oil tn certain extent, It
is probable that peace will continue 1T Canon.
chat. This fact I llava from one Of Mr..
| Bprngue's nost ntlmata friends.
The urIsarury rumor5 about Mrs Hpraguc cAt1-
1hnA$ $fN
iist her inroccnce. Tho Governor Is sail to be
III p,lt In this matter, hut t.e talks nnt acts rs
II he believed Ills wife entirely undeAervng OF
t1lc dreadful jnnucndocs published III Il Wash
ingtou md Chleago paper. Tic evidence Of her
in,occnce, ~ fi1r as It ACCESSIBLE is considered
by her friends to bo much stronger than tid
merc inferc1lccs Of quilt tllut hays been ecizcd
nnI nccrpt ed "a conclusive ty tlluac who do nut
| know hcr, Persons who Know Mrs, Suraruo,
mud who do not Improve Of her doportulcnt, be-
| licyp tar plirc woman, f3nv. Spsacuu himself
trary ''o'''''-''o''o e''~
| III hns conf1del In a frtont that bIs w;fo ,rns
unwilling to follow lin into his POVERTY, rs It
would inyotve total withdrawal from, public
abe, s ~" Tosc I VIC who iayc known % lin trpm boy-
i,oud sav lint he Wns m fntnnperntu man bcforo
pcarcd m II, 1uc in a an T intoxlcatuu condftno, bit
his friends maintain tbnt p is not 9,l hnblt,,ul
drunkard. In rruyi,loncc anl Newport Io doss
not have tho reputation OF being Il seloIur
lIo has, utterly, tlcutltlcd himself with tie
GrcenDactt uoyeIIcnt nm, With yrrnr,h,Is1n,
Thr German trnchcr, Herr I.nck, is nav ut
the In.e Stle, i little boarding house near here
timt @ he wantod M no % strangers whatever al Ills
hong, Mrs, Spraruc having generally more cum
many than fcr husband liked, Mr. sprngue
aiEo obicr.cd to w1at o considered needless ex-
tirnr IN nccolnt Of ,hrir,lellcato heaIth lie i-
fnrancu I'm man IN ynrl,s VIVA lint .,o VIVA MT