The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-25
New YORK. November 5.-Senator

Conkling is said to be in high feather His
revenge on SIR. Hayes IS complete. The
Collector of the Port. whom that man in
the White House turned ou: for IN ,lfeas
ance in Off &c, is oow Wee President elect
Arthur Is known IS good fellow, gener
ally, and il he can be induced 70 avoid the
flowing bowl (which is weakness that
ha. grown upon him Of late years he viii
pc an ornament 10 Washington society lie
is widower His wife. who was terri
ole dipsominiac, died las. winter Among
all the bellies who congregate at the capital
the rather fine looking Vice President ought
have no trouble in picking out suitable
bride
There is fly in Conklng's ointment,
tx Senator Sprague IS on tue wlrpath and
threatens to tell the whole story of his wife's
alleged infidelity and Conkling's wlcs and
temptations. His friends in this city say
that be has proof positive of crimnality ex-
tending over many years at Washington
and reaching 20 the recent Presidential can
Vass, when Roscoe and Kite Travelled 70
Buffalo together and were IN company NJ
the Palace Hotel That Conkling broke up
Sprague's household apd compromised his
wife nobody doubts, bat that it will hurt
him in the estimation of the Republican
party and its leaders is not SO certain. He
broke up the Howe family in this city aud
the Hayden household in Albany, but II has
made no difference. George Jones, publisher
Of the Times, knows the story of Colouel
Howe, and the World came very near get
ing into its possession the letters 10 the
HAYDEN cast-Ietters which reveal the Semi
torial Apolloin a very gushing Character.
The World intended to publish the letters
the day he spoke here. bat failed TO make
the connection Just now the New YORK
public feel much more interested IN learning
about the Spr,gae trouble. Two families
are agonizng over it. Senator Sprague
feels the disgrace OF his wife very keenly,
and Mrs. Conklng and her daughter are so
overwh helmed by it that they rarely go into
society, and live as secluded as possible.
Mrs. Conkling is PROUD and self contained
woman but telltale illness on her face,
which were not there three years ago, be.
trav the fact that she is heart broken.
/ Next to the election news the name OF the
| Bernhardt is oftenest IN men ; mouths. \
great many droll stories are going the
rounds about her, and curiosity is piqucd
to sec her just once The other evening.
when the crowds were surging around hei
! hotel and watching the election returns, by
a sudden inspiration they began shouting
Sarah The fragile actress stepped upon
the balcony and kissed her haud to the
multitude Immediately each mans digit
finger pointed to the region Of his heart and
and he cried out. interrogatively, Me-
''Me?' To which the lady responded by a
dozen more kisses-bardly enough to 90
around A few moments later visiting
gentleman stepped out upon the balcony.
and wac in the crowd thereupOn shouted
'.Sarah's man. and the throng took up the
cry and sent it echoing up and down the
avenue, Sarah man until the abashcd
individual beat hasty retreat. The Bern
harGt will draw crowd for while; but
there is not as much interest manifested IN
per career as an artist as might have been
expected. The public are inclined Just now
to treat her as a joke-rather broad-than
otherwise. She is a godsend TO the carica-
turists and humorsts: whether she Will
prove so to her managers IS quite another
affair She Will make money, Of course; Z;
out the profit is likely to begin and end with
her.
One of the personal points of The recent
canvass is the defeat of William w. Astor,
the Young millionaire, by a comparatively
unknown man as tn, Republican candidate
1 for Congress in the Seventh district. Young
Astnr has heretofore been extremely sue
ccessful as a politician, having been success
sively elected TO the Assembly aud State
Senate bv the politicians. His luck had
been so great and his means were SO large
that it was difficult to find anybody 70 run
against him. especially as the district is now
represented bya Republican. At last Mr..
/ Dugro. a business man, consented to run
! and to his surprise he finds himself elected.
/ [ think that a savage attack made upon.
I Young Astor as being the descendant OF one
/ Of the Hessian soldiers in the Revolution
did the business, Henry Astor came to this
country as a Hessian soldier in British pay,
md settled as butcher in this city. He
made some money and then sent for his
Younger brother John Jacob Astor, whom
be set up in business as an Indian trader,
+ furnishing bin with pack Of beads and
cloths to exchange for pcltrie5 On this
slender founlatiun the wealth Of the AstOrs
was built. Henry Astor was married, but
lied hdless. leaving $500 00J 70 William
r. Astor (s0n of John .jacDb Astor, Sr., J
who died three wears ago leaving a fortune
estimated at from so, 900 900 TO so. 900,
OOD which is increasing every day.
Relentless warfare wages between the Er-
press and HeraH. Mr. Bennett has given
orders that an editorial attack is t. be
made upon Mr.. John Kelly daily, without
exception. SO long as he holds office, If it i
for tep years. Mr. kelly's term as Comp
trolcr expires December 81, 1880, but ht
will Of course be renomiGated by Mayor
Greene and will be confirmed for the nexI
three wears. In that event Mr.. Kelly viii
probably get the worst of the newspaper
warfare. though it is likely the readers o
the Herald may experience more or less dis
gust at being made parties to SO ignobIe {
strife.