Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-12
Ehc SDgacue.CouISIin Scandal.

Elorolng there IVES a. ucusIal Stir in tho hotels,
for it had been sE3ourcad that Sunday paper
which would arrive haze from Newport would
couten full aud complete account of The
Spragus versus Copkcg sensation. The trou.
bic arose not hst8een any professor Of German
AMI TX Governor sprague, but between ex.
Governor S1rasu, and Senator Corkling. The
affair occurred 90 Friday evening. Either on
wednesday right or Thursday morning Sene-
ter Co5kiicg arrived st Nsrragansett Pier.
With bin OF sf;er him camo 6 truck and
large vslisa
These articles Ct baggage were tax Il TO lie
Sp:aEus MANSION ty the direction Of Senator
CoGk!Iug. lie remained there as visitor The
nex: De? and Was CO hotel piszzI during the
next rYei!cE eOa7ersiDs with scmo lsdiee Dur
leg Eridy aitcrnoaH Gov. Str4gus wa3 OBJ
served dr!siog about Nasrseansa;t Pier, bsviog
tcoo st hcDle entertaining his guess the night
previous, though he had beco absent for day
OF tSo before. lie bad gu2 9Th him which
il is believed that he loadad carrier il liz ,ar
Finally be drove to tho rear CT lis hcusa. which
is sbcut uIlo and q half from tic pI:r, and
c4nla through the house in somewhat excited
c,sditicr.
He cot cut TO tie pi:zz, where he found
| Serecr C0rk;iog ctnVersius with Mrs Sprpgnc
who was Ct vindoR. Governor Sprapue, then
SAIL addressing Senator Coukiiog, Are you
armed, 2" and Co1kIiog replied, mo, am
| not "ihep,' said ex Governor Srregue, II
| give you five minutes TO get of these premises.
II YOU are not away, will fire at ycu." tx
| Governor Sprs&ue is said then to have made
use ct some further eXssperaiug language.
Senate. Conkllng, scanning much surprised, but
Remembering that BIO vas uOder ex Governor
Spraeua's Ioof, rose eOd walked few steps
away. While hlr7. Sprseue came out Of the
house eud stood Between them. Ex-Governor
Spragus stood locking at Senator Copkiug,
while carriage drove up which had been or
6cred to take Mrs. Sprtgu for drive.
When Mrs. Sprsgus found tina, Tx Governor
SDrsguo was apparently determined on 90 utl
pleasant sca1e, she called for her bat and shawl
which Mrs. Martin, guest and friend 10 the
house, brought her. 10 tho mousse ct the time
as guests Helo Mr., and Mrs. Martir, and
| Miss Martin, and Mrs. Alexander, as we'll as
Senator Corklipg. A story which has been
circulated hsre that Senator Cooking carried
an luVaid out OF tic house is ponsenee. He
went away entirely alone. After & Governor
Spraeue repeated hls peremptory cider 10 MIR.
|
| hcsitaccy 90 the part Of the New York Senator
ss to what should DO done; but seeing no hone
ct ra:ioral solution, he hoalIy took bis bat,
aGd entering the carriage, vent down 10 the
| per. st0pplag oa the way ct Billiuatoh's res.
| taurant.
Scarcely lad ho arrived there and get out
| OF the conveyance than ex Gov Spralu, wac
had followed came Up ard it is therefore Ger.
tain that tho latter must have kept his hos,
htc5ed Up ready Tor use 10 follow Senator
| C!uk,lug. "a the arrival of * Governor
! S2fGgue Ct Bllilogton's another exchange OF
Wurds to,k place. but their is net the sli2htest
| testimony tc show that at ETY. time hand to
Eard clC:untCr, such Is has been spoken IF
freely here 10 cay, took place. But it is certain
that there was az excited aud threatening cJl
| ltquy between the t%o outside Of tho most Tub
liz spot il tie wSola place. and thus it came to
Lass that The most exaggerated rumori were
SGT 10 motion.
Alter he orc3uater Mrs Sp-sgus went to
| Mr.. Pefry'S near by AID subsequently to the
ToHts House, where it is understood she re-
maIned ever u;sht. Yesterday she gave orders
10 lave her tluaks packed ct the cx Govsroor's
| house and IN; Gu the train for Providence. She
sent her children eud maid 10 the depot ncsres,
| the Hover Iii! Hors, AID Sid shn would take
the caEs 6: the Nlrragsuse,t Pier Depot, which
| she seSstquen!s cid, aud met her family higher
| up he line. B:f9r1 her departure for Pfovi
teoca. however, Mrs. Sprspue went 10 tho
lrkH Side House, near Silver L,ke. She drove
tacEe aud csi;ed Gu. Professor L;nck, who is
! tie Germao sss0hcr toward whom Senator
0pra~uc IS SAID 10 feel such q pronounced anti.
pstEy. She exchanged few words with him,
| when may nave lIcVen rise to the io,rJducion
| OF els name in the story. Soon sfterssrd Mrs.
SaraSua Went to the Per Depot for Prcvidorc,.
EX-Go7clDoT SDraGuo went to Providence
yts:trday, tu5 he cid not see bis wife, going
ca ci!ircnt trim. That Mr.. sud Mrs.
eprAgnc have been oc most unhappy terms for
s2nc TINE Is j matter Ct general potoricty
| hira.
GoTlracr cpr3gua refuses 10 give aay iec:s
10 tic case ard IN epswir to enquiries sad it
vas snse'y family mater, 10 which tho public
cou.d have 90 possible iutercet.
UTICA, Aug l0-The publication here. this
mo:o!uS, OF tho Associated Press dispatch re-
!alVc 10 the trouble 10 tx-Gnveruor Spraeus's
| HOUSEHOLD, OF NarrsgsDsctt Pier, r. l., on Fri
dsy siternoor, ssrlu revived the reports current
! her lsst June. 1t was then asserted that Mrs.
Ccnkllng was to institute Gi7orc, proceedings
| egslnst her husband; that q separation lad al
ready taken place, and that tho Senator would
not again return to Ucs. The Suo's denial
| o! these stories early 10 j oily was given editorial
rrlmlaetc' Ia The Utica Observer, and for
ito t!le Uslag il killed the scandal particular.
j. IS It was followed nlmoet Immediately BY The
Seaa,cf s return 10 this city. 1t may be again
stated hat Hlrs. Cotkiiug will institute 30 d.
vofcc proceedings. AL stories to tho effect
that thc.o is rupture IL Lbe Senator's homo
relations are u5fcunded. The scandals or sau
dsls irom h, outside have not broken tho peace
Of ks hcu?ehold. This is aulheuli,.
The Ne| York News Of yesterday evening
Gays:
"Secatcr Roscoe Corkii1 arrived 10 this civ
yestcrisy 90 The Providctc, boat, and was
takea 10 carriage to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
where be vas assigned suit of rcons on tn,
third h9cr. liz did not register. and few of his
l'lends kue!' Of lis str'va here until this morn.
Ing. The Senator went to chursh a. q. NJ,
returning 10 the hotel afterwsrd, and went out
V!sllog ia the evening". He up bright aud