The daily gazette., 1879-08-13
The Peace Of Senator COmkinn8~s .
T HOus SekOld UnbrOken. ..

From the N. Y. Sun. .iIl gi.fi.
UTICA, Aug, TO- The publication
here. this morning, Of the Associated
Press dispatch relative to the trouble in
Spragne's household, at
Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, on
Friday afternoon, again revived the re-
ports current here last June. 1t was then
asserted that Mrs. COnkling was TO in
stitute divorce proceedings against her
husband that separation had aiready
taken place, and that the Senator would
not again return to Utica. The suns
denial of these stories early in July was
given editorial prominence in the Utlca
Observer, and for the time being 1t Killed
the scandal, particularly as it was follow
ed almost Immediately by the Senator's
return to this city. 1t may be again stat
ed that Mrs. Conkling will institute no
divorce proceedings. All stories to the
effect that there is rupture in the Sena-
tors home relations are unfOunded. The
scandals or ISLANDERS from the outside
have not broken the peace OF his house
hold. This is authentic.
GOSSIP In WASHINGTON.
The washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette has the following pub
listei in that paper to-day.
Senator Conkling cannot feel incensed
or outraged if the newspapers are now
engaged in giving the public all the In
teresting gossip concerning him ana
very distinguished lady in Washington.
He has been leniently dealt with by the
correspondents at this point, who DO not
care, as a rule, to invade Senator'S pri-
vate affairs SO long as he seems to en-
deavOr to keep them private. He did
deal to whet the edge of curiosity during
preceding sessions of Congress, but tne
press observed silence. 1t was not TIL
bis admiration of Mrs Sprague and her
very evident interest in him became so
palpably public thai silence ceased to be
| virtue that any notice whatever was
taken of the affair. By degrees these two
prominent personages, equally well
known and conspicuous in society threw
| off the reserve which discretion gener-
ally imposed, ana from a strong remark
became frequent and oft-repeated
| Whose fault this as remains one of the
mysteries.
| When the Senator was Chairman oi
| the Committee on Commerce it was an
| occasional thing to see Mrs. Spragut
heing escorted there by Conkhngs
faithful negro servant Howard, whose
remaining duty seemed to consist II
| bowling the lady to her carriage, running
errands for Roscoe and keeping his cur
supplied with tea, while he was perpe.
trating some one of the greatest efforts
| of his life. One year ago 1T was only
seldom that the lady in question COMO
be seen publicly in his company or In the
Senate gallery on state occasions. Re-
| Gently the practice has been growing
quite steadily until 1t was next &c
| ;t,t. ohnu1d n0t hf
drawn to the pair. On the last night o
the session Mrs. Sprague, feeling th'
fatigue apparently much less than IN
Senators on the floor, remained a'ientl
through the weary filibustering until
o'clock in the morning, and when tn
alteration came tbetween the Senate
and Lamar she leaned over the rall, ne
face white with excitement, and lost n
time in sending down a note and receiv
ing reply. ..-.
The lynx.eyed Senators and the pres
in the gallery could not help noting thi
circumstance and commenting upon !,
1t was not done In any unfriendly sp1rl
especially is this true of his Senatoria :
associates), but rather more with feei
ing ofsincere regret. In PROOF OF Uni
may be mentioned private conversa
tioc your correspondent had with one
the most prominent Democratic Sena
tors and a great personal friend of MI
Conkling. When asked what he though
|. of The taste displayed in aIluding IN prin
, to these circumst ances, he replied that ~
was sorry any occasion should arse to
, remarks, but "COnkling played the gam
50 wide open that he nad no reason u
, feel surprised or iDcensed II commen
, was made" The late affair at Nara
/ gansett Pier, of course, has revived a
, this gossip and people are doing nothin
, here now but relieve the dog days bv e1
! changing stories.
, The reports about the lady heIng drive
: to and from the Capitol in the Senator
"elegant" private equipage are all mol
serse. He owns nothing, or at lea'
, keeps nothing in Washington but pla'
a buggy and a spirited sorrel horse.-
, | When seen on the road-an1 he Is pa
i sionately fond of drivipg-he is gene
+ rally alone or accompanied by his ma
! Howard. He seems to have no boo
I friends whose society he enjoys or care
/ for, and his retiracy and ill-humor nav
> decidedly grown on him of late month
! Mrs. Sprague has a carriage of her owl
/ and is decidedly we'll fixed in life hnat
! | cially. When the courts decreeu tn:
|, | her dowry could not be taken to satisi
her husbands debts, it left her with
home at Edgewood, town residenc
and a comfortable income "They al
/, wrong" said one Senator with SON
, warmth, "but the infatuation is huma
aud no doubt mutual. Both are ham
! some and gifted. Suppose we gall 1t I'll
, modern Pericles and Aspasia love.