The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-14
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The ,e,.tgibly Related.

nh, following Is aH iotet''Seot s'',eh'ehs
i ~ 'NSarrasansstt-P correspondent OF
,sn New York i"aeS ,.,,>,
NV y,rom number OF sources the loiioW!ns
Nv has been obtained: Mrs. Sprasne was
se'1,yn,jov last Mt Canonchet, with her
IN .hiJdrcn and four yisi,ors--namcly.
M'" ,8 Mrs. Martin, Miss Martin, and Miss
N'..,rlrr. The honse was not open Tor
hn ,,nr visitors. but these friends were
,nn ona. i, is said, they were TO remain Tor
.',,, DAYS. According to the statement
AZ, hr Morris. ovcrseer OF the place,
H'." ".nr ronkr;nc arrived at the house on
,r,,,SI,v evening last, where he was wei
.,>o1 ~ lie drove up under The porte CO.
.t"..+ N;, Snra2ue was III Portland. whittier
hoa zone the first part OF the week, aud
~, ~ ' S"rva2l> did not expect him to return
''n saturday. Senator Copkling. it is
GA. ';I rnn4ircfl 1t the honse on Wednesday
> ' Tfnrsiay. Late on Thursday night
> a. s,ror,,c returned. He did not hear OF
~ .rri,,ol nf Senator Conkling. il is said,
~, ,'m,I he had visited the Pier on Friday
"r,irrr for he expressed much astonish-
',,, When ne was told the fact by trades
.'o" with whom he conycrScd. lie was
..,, rrtnruinc to Canonchet. and when
,,.,t ob>cYyed he was riding into the place
~ rursuit of Professor George Linck, a
German tutor. who had been engaged by
vr. Snraruc 10 instruct her son Willie.
u.yinc driven in very excited manner III
,o,rcA OF The man. he went back to Canon
chr; What followed is gathered only from
,%o s,o,emcnt< OF persons about the house.
made with iEjuncionS rs to secrecy.
on his arrival nj the house Mr.. Sprague,
:, i said. immediately sought Senator Conk-
Inc. and 4 canvcrsation with him followed,
,r,rts OF which were overheard by people
IN IN, hoN>c. One Of the servants declares
,11i in The ball Mr.. Spracuc loudly ordered
senator ConkIing TO leave the house, saying
10 would give him twenty minutes TO get
n,,t Of siwl,,. and that il he did not 20 he
,.op'd shoot him. There were other loud
rnmarkS, bat The servants either did not
lfar them or would not repeat the words.
Morris. the oycrSecr, stood 1t the side or
The door soon after ana saw Senator Conk-
In. walk out Of The entrance and down
,n,. roadway toward The Pier. This road
an hr seen from the house for nearly
;sE tue distance 10 The town, and Senator
CoDklinr walked slowly, carrying his UNI
Nr,la AID ,ickin@ his steps carefully
through The deep sand. He probably
v.tkcd over this sandy and SUn-bcaten
,r,cl; - far ~ the hathing- houses. and then
rlyoHgh ,l, poorest III oi street in Nlrra-
.an>r,i Pfcr towards HIlingion's cafe. This
,.siE j. 4 tie foot Of 4 street in the centre OF
the town. II is 4 plain little building,
Standing jul over tn" rocks, upon which
,hc surf breaks continually. To this res
,alrani, presided over bv William Billing.
ton. 4 ycrv iat and Jolly host. come all the
rropic in Narra"an>ctt who want to eat
clans, and il i 4 cons picuous as well as 4
familiar place. IS il stands al Il turn III the
road running hy MI tlic principal hotels.
When hc reached Eilin"ton'S. Senator
Cnnkne. according TO the story Of bright
har who waited on him. went inside the
door and stood there for 4 few moments
While he stood there Mr.. SpragGc had
igm,cd into an old open wagon and was
driving turiouSly down the road over which
Senator Conkiing had just passed. \ trades
nan who saw him aS he turned into The
street leading Ia Bi!in.ton'S said be looked
very excited and WAS driving furiou>ly AND
rIrfcSsIv. ur drew up directly in front OF
the cutt, and senator Conkl!ng ut that time
stood on the covered Stoop in front OF it,
IS he refined 10, according to one account,
10 shook hiS hand in Il threatening manner
a senator CoukIing, and talked and gesticu.
lated cxci,cdly. Then Mr.. Conkling crossed
part way over 10 the opposite corner, as il
TO 20 away. Mr.. Splr"nc quickly followed,
whcrlin" his horse suddenly and jumping
ola, by NJ. Conkliu- : side so impctuousiy
that he carried The sea; OF the wagon out
with him.
Nr. \. II. Wood, superintendent OF the
c7ie. was doZiu@ in an upper room OF the
building CT The time Spra@ue drove up. He
was aroused bv the sound of voices, and,
Getting up. locked out and listened. As he
Tul lis head out Of the window he heard
a
10 get cut Of this place. Ii You don't go
I'll shoot YOU. Don't cross my path again,
q Il YOU Dc | want you to be armed, for
TT sNoot YOU a. sure is meet YOU" TO
iii, Nr. Conklin~ made some reply, and
then Nr. Spracuc was heard to respond:
No, II! accept no apologies. [ want
rju IL get out Of this place in
>aniIy.' Nj Spra"uc then drove away,
&&i Mr.. tCnklng, who had started off to-
ward the railroad depot. returned to Billing
toh :. and sat down just inside the door.
The CONVEX >aiicn alluded TO was heard in
distinctly 10y several persons, and each Of
In" REALTORS give q slightly different version
III The encounter. although all agree that
Mr.. Spra-ue WAS very much excited. The
boy who waits upon the guests OF the Cate
says that Nr. C0nklins was not excited, and
that he ordered and ate lunch OF milk and
crackers. After awhile y team that was
said TO have come from Governor Spraguc's
drove UP. and a lady Of medium height,
rather stout. ana vcry-wcll dressed, con.
vrr>cd with Mr.. Conkliug as he stood on the
lurcn This carriage came back second
time Ia give The occupant IN opportunity to
taik with Mr.. Corkhng.
The conversation between McsSrs. Spraguc
aud Couking occurred between 3 and 4
o'clock. Senator Conklmg left Ellington 5
about ; o'clock aud vert to the railroad DE-
lot When he arrived on Tuesday he
brought. it j. said, trunk and yaliSe. and
these articles were at the depot when he
reached i. During Mr.. Sprague'S absence
1t The Pier. and while he was talking with
senator ConkIin@, Mrs. Spr@ue's visitors
hastily left, and Mrs. Sprasue, with Der
daughters, went 10 the Lower Hill house,
about bali Il mile from Caponchct. The son
remained At home, and is now ut the house
with his father. Mrs. Spraguc left next day
iar Providence, and is now staying at the
NarTugan>ctt House. in that city.
The first dispatch that was sent out was
4 Very brief enc, relating how Mr.. Spraguc
tad gone hOac very angry because the ttl-
Tor wa, in the house, and hat Mr.. Conkling
Aad cndeavOrcd 10 tl>e his influence TO quiet
-lr. spragEc. This dispatch was, | am
rIrdlbly Informed, prepared by or with tie
approval Cf Senator ConklIng's friends in
Providence. He certainly visited some OF
i:trm, and talked on The subject, and finally
Hey agreed with him, upon his solemn as.
>c|crauon that there had been no
@Ilcrca'ion between himself and Mr..
>brH"up. Scn1 account