, 1879-08-18

GOSSIP AND MALICIOUS lNau1SArIos' |
infm.,. ,,u,,
[EcFc Is very Qonciai lEnota"eo as ~ eo''h
liu:'s llfo a,na habits. lla dues not 90 about
much atponr mcn, being scli-pbsoshed, md tie
state n, yry York. which he is now represent
s'ato ~ ~" n' .as, s,,,,a,'r ,or,r
lf'H III Sehatc IoF l''' t"'El 'e''''' P'o' Ae
contained senator vi wl'om 50 'stsc was
n,,,hcuttcalIy found out. Between his attention
',.l,'.. .,''",'a', ,,r,S,,t,, III. tott,r could
"ho'i' aos"'oeo' h4o,ao'1 A.s .,,,.,,.
DC interviewed Botno inner fnl"Fmnth'l 'l'0"'
he gained Of this majestic man: f"r us dress,
s,',,.,..rt, n,I ,n,r n,r.on,1 rnnfcreucra w,th
s.''te'1".. =, s''o ''"" p'''""1'
uIc'r ectter'ap' .,.....,.---
youth va, passed lu Utica. a,ul l,o said:
.Whun f,opntt,,, w.ns n afnt,to man. betoro l,o
,,..'a,' % ,,sss 1 s,nr,,,r In w.. a rr,snuco IN
maFflsu '"'ss scs"oas' Nv w., .u'a1"so ~
uuitc safe In wifc or datahtcr. 1t therefore
srieycd the scymours whca he was accepted by
modest M go9 wOnn sanse ke hes.f a,cr 1Js hs
eoiIla years Ionkil'lg nchaGetl n'nstit n'te3 MS
marriage. Ills wife Is particularly domestic
md swret-natarcd woman. without q particle Of
h's arrogant and rescntti! sllt't" ,,,,,,,.,.,,
Jay. aiterwaru w. r., + a1stlnS,''snSu 'a as
truth III tic rumor TINT Mrs. CpnkliH. llaa np-
piled tur divorce.
Not II wnrt Of truth In ft.f sniJ this gentle
man. Our conversation was l.cI some days
icforo the Spragnc SC t1nlnl ea,no out. Mrs.
Coukltl.E." he atlurtl, 'woul1 he the Inst worn1r
to rush into court artl submit to public seus'
sion uf .llrr injuries. Shc las i'o disposition Tor
nuhlic life VI display, anil prefers to five III
Utica at her llnr!c. meeting her frtnfs, bEtlthtr.
a,,d the associates II her ch'hood. Public
nrln!on IN Utica has long been exercised abnnt
Mr.. Conk!ny's nlarltl! behavior, hut hs vile
Keeps her own COUNSEL a1.,l tr!yacy. lave no
doubt she Il very mich pa!ncd. He Is selfish,
hard nnu careless about weunsl's'. the feelings
Of ,a,,yltolr. Gn not brlevc tl,at he has sia-
ccIc fricud M the world. hc naras1tes =; Wo sst
of course, that Interest the creature always has
tn thc crrntor; but almost cvesYh"ly Is slncnsy
IN bis eolnnany. Ho sre'Nls hts time among ll!s
llckspittlcs. Few people E0 t" sec lin, cxcett
the Chief GatiEcr. the Revenue Assessor, the
| Collector, usnl the Postmaster. llc sits nmnhg
these, cuntrnt with the business OF politics.
.iurinsica|ly weak nn easily battered man, Il
only needed brilliant, tlNc woman 10 tempt
| Conklnt. to carry him of his feet. Mark An.
| tonv never dropped quicker betore the ilattcry
OF CLEOPATRA
| appscl!cnd that Mr. Conkling has NOW f1lly
! tried the temper Of the State 1T NGw York Oh
| which he has Epn for FIVE yrar5 more. II lie
had done no other Injury lc has long h-!n
brnught tho name Of Mrs SarnIuc !nto or|l
mcnton ~ every harroo9' ~ 5aae,,
| CITY. The regular attendants IN the gallery of
The Senate, such AZ reporters, aoor-kcepcrs, mil
ttllu women, l.ayc been noticing for ycnr past
.iut slrs: Spsagnc was regular attendant On
s[uns, auA even ut all-l'l5ht sessions, they Have
scetEcl tnscnarnblc to each ofhrr. 1he upni'h
entertained by stlct observers has beGN that bo-
| tween the TWO exists either Htdtly appreciation
| or Il passitn involving oil the trrcsssiblc III
| u!no md female nature. Timely wnrn!nCA
which might have be9H takeh knuIy by u0lh u
il.cse persona were thrown unt tn the PRESS gei-
esalIy by fu1nn'eS; YET tsiey lasl.hra ~ anptaf.
nuccs. At ihe CLOSE OF tic last regular session
nj Congress-, In the sprilg, askel fellow.
Senator why Mr. Conl!iinE l,ntl beeh 50 sful
during tt,o winter: lilo has hall Botno great op'
uortunitics, said. ..,
"Cauls!hI.," replied this senato., who "hs
IN intislato friend of the New York leader
has bccn III kin.t Of dazu fur ncariy year
past; think llo Ia III love-"
neutionud n uatno now M cvtrsbot!Y's ltps,
null the Scna.nr said, "That Is It. lie seems To
thtuIs about nobody e!se." And hu utlae.l what
would not print here, but 1t amounted to Ill
upintstn tliai ConkltiE WIS not flt heIullct, nor
s lauy Ii question new Mt capturing .rcat ,ne,'.
Its n d,srprlse to people III this State ,lntt Mr.
conkl!nE slluu!a ha at NartasalIsett m IT. l1tr; ~ T.
was nut in !l.s won't to 20 out ot .ln state III
tiou, sucl, ns Is Il, occllr tts fal The ltcpbc:
an Convention will meet IN Saratoga ou tie A of
September, an.l everybody IL oi tile gu-ssru IL
know whu Nr. Conkl'ng intc'l'ss to imnoso on
whoau patronage will be only sccnnu TO lint OF
.l,e PRESIDENT III tlle United Suites. Suddenly,
| Atl not TIRES weeks hafnre tile Canventt0l IL tu
ucrt tile wl!ulo vuuusty IT,. called utl with lslu
sccup ut tl.e Su1.uc llotse vi Snsra. ansett rIer
wheru sIr. Conklny hull Konu with Ills traps AMI
taken possession, very much IN thu u,aIlllur oi
JeE Davis On the ESTATE III lllc DaAlErcni. TllG
Dahlgrens tell mu that crlnl.' ton. WIS iu tlle
Davis scandal.
| Tie peuplu nav rs .Tull understand tllat, as
fnr Us utility III tina wurltl Is rollcerlel Goy.
sprague Is inl,ucasusaby ltpscou ConillnS's
superior. lie vas lilu pcrfeet master Of tit
greatest r0ttuLl-,lIanufnctllr,r business IN thts
ca,utry. lie knew tho largest ntd t!!e least dc
tutls OF tlut business, frnEn buying cu.tNn III
enormous quantities a1,d hauIlIug tho 1llancct
Of t,is nae gonrurn, down to tI,e smallest mat
ter utxlusf.u 4ntf euoriIg. and getting tho styl
on lilo I,,arkct Mr. Cunkling las lcyer pro
duceI nnythIE except lot Ut rhetoric atIt
" tuYI[uue, Ln!, although always declared tu bt
VI, ti,u cyp Of tho gTcatcst rirurt Ut his lfu III
. does nut appcur to iulye masls It itut! now
I | when ts las shown lhu inside Df ll.a enrAetr
tu the AI.clI lean peopie with uil lAc yen,eaur,
Of Ills hnturc.
! Sprlvue y,l4 also soldier, ntlti EopA one
! while AIr, Cuukling speut mora than four yuar
, | uf tlu wnr pructir1ng with buxiny-EloYu
at MI fuayjuary atultcu cnemy III III
. | Inv ull1cr At Utie,I Spfuslu Apl brcu
| Ii,,,nrr,t unI wns mi ,unnusr,t IL Il