, 1879-08-13
Very Little Of tho n1usfc-Tcachor
Left In Current j,
1sccitals.
The Whols Fuss Made By tho Inour-
sion Of tho New York
Senator,
Spraguc YnrionsIy Considered to Hare
Deen Very Drunk and Par
fcclly Sober. ~,
Ths Musio-Teaoher Dispatch Furnished
to the Press by Senator
Conk1ing.


PROVIDENCE. ; j.
LOCAL VIEW or TIE AFFAIR.
Sp'cfai Dtspdfch to The Tftaan&
pnoytpgxcs, X. l., Aug. 12-lt has been Vi
ustyr !mpossibiiity for correspondents at hau,o
or from abroad to obtuin Interviews with either
Mrs Senator apraguo or her husband ro!nttyc
to Lie wdelE-neraldcu alteration al tllu Pier,
In which Senators Conkny md spraeuo
and Prof. George Lnck have Gaored
in ercater or less prominence. Mrs.
spraEso has occupied rooms at tho
Hotet NarraEansctt, although d reference
to the Register xUull result IN faflusu to Ind
hcr nntne. 1l!e ex-senator hsa hccn surrounded.
By Intimate friends, who haYo cxerked sssoug
pressure, ard will compel. him to rnatntan
silence. MrB. Spraguu will not make d stats-
n,eut unless her husband Or seuator ConkIa'g
should puullRl their little s,orics, u.d tic trio
will IN NIL probability hold talriF peace.
rtor. 1.1yoI
felt 1t incumbent Ut lim to mako q tWo.columo
statement iu one Of tho city papers, Which was
Gully remarkable for It's length and bad 9rau-
1uar, aud for which tile nuch-abusel Touton
WIS handsomely rewarded, II reports from re-
1Iatlo Gourres uTa to 10 believed. There is not
the slightest doubt lu tic minds OF Influential
and respected residents nt the ltcr
astl iu this city but. that SpruGuo
drovc Con9lns from the house. With threats ot
shooting, or that the former followed Conklly
to saloon and engaged tta Violent a!aE0guo
With him. From ucrsuas Intimately acquainted
with the ex-senator it Is Iearueu tat nts ,neanB
are very llmItod at the present time. and Ills
wife readily asscutcd to thu removal to The Pier,
with yicw 10 an ecouomica! nisd quiet
life for the summer. but sho sf0hed for
cotnpaniousbIp, illlcd the house. with guests,
anu eseaEcd Prof Ltuck Us instructor fur tho
children, despite thu e1postula.ions OF hcr hus-
baud. Illcu
SENATOR coSKLtNa
took quarters u u ncighboziuy hotel, and. paln~
fully aware Of hs certuin revival ot the scandal
| wnIyh would inevitably link tho name Of
Mrs. Sprugue with the distinguished arri7al.
| senator SpraCuo was bclidu himself with
excitement u1itl ncutal depression. He consult
v,luntecr.d 10 s,ratphtou the matter, sut
| uopk,tlw hul sudden!y departed on tho day
tn.y decided to consult viii hln,, aud a great
| b,lr1.n wus lifted from tic cx-Seuator's mlud,
| lie took a business ,our to New York, expert-
| lnu to bc atsrut thrce Or four days. Couklug
| appcared at Corouchct soon after his departure
uud pitched his teue ut the mansion. Ex-
Senator Sprugue returned Tic day before he
expected to, un1 found the handsome Senator
established beneatA hls roof. Then follows thu
ls,ua,l1 for Ats retirement, tEe presentation Of
/ TIE loApEp SHOTGUN
| and Copklug's rp.rent- lie mansion wns
closed t,e tlrxt DAY, ull1 the husband ntd wlfo
arc loratcd in opposite sections of lhe city. No
legal separation will result lrou the difficulty,
III Mrs. spsaguc would not willingly rellnquish
her third VI tho valuable catate BY
right Ut dover, aud he might And 1t
extremely difficult to obtain legal proofs VI her