The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-15

was addressing senator C0nkilng,S WHOM
Wood knew by sight perfectly we'll. The
Senator said something 10 q low tone which
Mr.. Wood says he did not hear, but the
answer that came back with the utmost We
hemence he die. 1t was:
aIwill accept no apology for what you
aYou will think better OF this to-mor-
row. Mr.. Wood says he heard the Senator
aNo, sir: no, sir. want this distinctly
understood. Go away from here at once.
You say YOU are not armed. Then 60, for.
by God, ii you don't Til blow your brains
out: and, further, never cross my path
again. n you do, be armed. shall be
armed, and II you cross my way shall Kill
you.'
Mr. Wood feared that there would be
an encounter at once, for some OF the lam
guagc that he ascribed to the Governor
were epithets unft to publish, and SUCH as
one seldom uses without blows resulting;
but just then Senator Conkling vents across
the street. followed by the Governor, and
what was there said Mr.. Wood did not hear.
AZ length the Governor got into, his car
rage and drove away. Senator Conkling
turned and entered the cate. He was very
pale, but in manner very quiet. He asked
the trembling boy who had expected every
instant to see blows to bring him some
crackers and milk, and these he ate and
drank without the slightest appearance OF
emotion. There were still two hours be-
fore the train left. The Senator strolled to
the beach and stood there a long time,
poking his umbrella into the sand. Then he
returned to the cafe. The waiter says that
lady, handsome, but neither young nor
old, drove up TO the door OF the
cafe in great haste and called to the Sena-
tor. He was quickly by her side. She spoke
hurriedly to him and drove, away. Then
she returned and again called him to the.
carriage. The boy does not know Mrs.
Sprague by sight, and did not know VINO
this lady was. The Senator remained at
the cafe until within q few minutes OF the
time OF the departure OF the train Tor Pro
violence. Then he walked to the depot.
His trunk and valise were there, having
been sent from Canoncher, which is the
name given to the Sprague country-place.
HOW THE FIRST DISPATCHES WERE FIXED.
The Associated Press statement, which
denied that anything more than the affair
between Sprague and Linck had occurred,
it is stated, was furnished from the office OF
the Providence journal, the proprietor OF
which is Senator Anthony, whom Mr..
-
dence. The correspondent, in con clusion,
says:
SIN view OF the attempt to mislead the
public in regard to the trouble by sending
a dispach that Senator Conkling practically
dictated, and connecting bis name with
comparatively trivial domestic disagreement
with a tutor, and in Il manner which the tu-
tor does not even mention in bis very de-
tailed statement, it is commonly believed in
Providence that Senator Conkling was
involved in 4 most serious dlthcultY
at Canonchet with Governor Sprague,
which the Senator and his friends have their
| reasons for wishing 10 suppress. Ii the
statements OF different persons that agree
in many details are true. all that Is
known of the difficulty is that Governor
Sprague, returning unexpectedly to Canon
chet by carriage late at night, and unknown
to any one but the servants, went TO the VII
I lage the next morning and learned acct
dentally that Senator Conk'ing had been a
guest at his house for two days. lie re.
turned TO Canonchet at once, and happened
Just as he returned to stumble upon the
German tutor, to whom he bad before init
mated that he was not wanted. The affair
with the tutor then occurred, and after that
was over he went into the house and search
ed for and found the Senator"
! On z FlUay evening GIUltSSOI LliSh, so
the proprietor OF the hotel where he boarded
says, received dispatch from Senator Conk-
| ling requesting him to come at once to Pro-
violence. and the Professor did so OH Satur-
day. On the evening Of that day lie took
! to the Providence journal the statement OF
| the difficulty lie had with Governor Sprague
| 1t is believed to be substantially true. but as
he was away when the difficulty with Scna-
tor Conkling began it only tells part OF the
story.
| 1t is certain that Governor SpITSuo has
| been somewhat disposed TO make state
ment over his own name, bat has now de-
cided not to do so. He was visited, now
ever. yesterday by a friend-Mr Watson,
OF Wakefield who talked with him some
time. MIR. Watson says Governor Sprague,
! without wishing the statement to appear as
specially authoritative, Said that he objected
| TO the German because he was too poor TO
pay for such services, and that such eX-
| travagances greatly hampered him III his
financial difficulties. Mr.. Watson says that
! he asked him about the connection Senator
| Conkling had with the matter, and that tae
| Governor replied He has tried to do here
| for my home what he did ip Washington" !;
and when pressed for further explanation
simply said 1Maye you not read the Wash.
ingtea papers?" This was all the public
statement he desired 10 make, and he did
not desire even this to appear in the form
Of statement directly from him.