Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-03-25
Scandal In High Places.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANcY's SALE or OFFICE
AND HIS DOMESTIC TROUBLES.

SENATOR CHRISTIANcY's SALE or oFPICE
AND his DOMESTIC. TROUBLES.
From Washington Dispatch to New York Times
The story of domestic unhappiness re-
lated by Mrs. Christancy IL exceptional In
some particulars. One could hardly imag-
inc an ex-Supreme Court Judge, an ex-
Senator of the United States and ut present
u member of the American Diplomatic
Corps in the role of wife. beater, yet Mrs.
Christiancg AYERS that he has upon several
occasions, actually knocked her down, and
| that upon other interesting occasions Mr..
| Christiancy varied the programme by
choking, pinching and slappiDg her. This
difficulty between man and wife grew after
the knowledge upon the part of the latter
of the intrigue by which Mr.. Christialcy
resigned his place in the Senate to make
way for the late Zacbariah Chandler.
The particulars, as related by Mrs. Chris
! tiancy, are substantially as follows: 1t
was in the fall of 1873 that Zachariah
! Chandler went to Mr.. Chrstiancy's house
in Lansing, and there made the arrange
ment for the latter's withdrawal from the
Senate. Mrs Christancy says that this
interview occurred in the month of Octo-
bcr She WAS not present at the interview,
but DIR. Victor Christiancy, II son. of the
Senator, now residing in Leavenworth,
Kansas, was in the next room and heard
the greater part of the conversation. Vic
tor repeated the conversation 10 her. On
the same day he gave her graphic de-
scription of Messrs. Chandler and Chris
tiancy walking up and down, haggling
over the terms. Mr.. Chandler began the
conversation by saying that he had been
to Washington and had seen President
| Hayes, and that the matter pending be-
tween them was all right. This remark
showed that there had been other conver.
sation between them upon the same sub
| jcct. Mr.. Chandler then went on to say
that Mr.. Christancy could have either the
mission 10 Peru or Central America. The
administration had placed these two places
at his iMr. Chandler's) disposal. Mr.
| Chandler also thought that the japanese
mission might be had, as Minister Bing-
ham was talking of coming home, but the
! Peruvian and Central American missions
were absolutely at his disposal. Mr.
| Chandler advised the acceptance of the
| Central American mission; there Mr.
| Chrstiancy would find life so quiet that he
could save nearly all of his salary. Then
| followed a long talk about routes, the
mode of travel, etc, when the converse
tion finally closed with talk about sum
Of money that was 10 be paid Mr.. Chris
tlancy by Mr.. Chandler as bonus for bis
! retirement. The exact amount of this
sum was not mentioned, because from the
conversation that followed it was plainly
| shown that it had been previously arrang-
/ ed. Finally Mr.. Chandler said "Who
! shall give the money to 2" Mr.. Chris-
tiancy answered Henry send 1t to
/ him" Henry is Mr. Christiancy's favorite
/ trh. raafAna in TI.f r,ts . Ia aatI
that Mr.. Christiancy has made will in
| his favor. After this Mr.. Christiancy said
/ ''Thcn we will call this "a settlement" Mr..
! Chandler laughed as he said, with the
-atrical air of n man in good spirits over
/ bargain to his advantage: ayes, We will
call this settlement" Then" said Mr.
| Christiancy, "plcdge me that no other
1 human soul shall know of this" "No,"
/ replied Mr.. Chandler, show can they ?"
+ This ended the conversation. 1t was that
| same day that DR.. Victor acquainted his
/ stopmother with the particulars of what
/ he called his fathers degradation.
/ IL was not until they arrived In Peru
/ that Mr.. Christinncy learned of his wife's
| knowledge of this affair. He found an
/ allusion 10 il in "a letter TO Mrs. Christiancy
| from DIR. Victor. His rage at this was
| extreme. He threatened her, and even
/ went so far rs 10 strike her. After he
/ knew Of her share in this secret there
was never any peace between them. Mr..
/ Christancy watched her constantly and
never missed an opportunity TO show his
/ displcasure. Mrs, Christiancy says that
! he il confirmed opium eater, and that in
addition TO this ho uses liquid stimulants
/ tn such degree as to be in continual
state Of morbid irritation. Finally, the
! quarrel in Peru eliminated BY the Minis
/ ter knocking his wife down in the parlors
+ Of the Legation in the presence of Mr..
/ George L. Haight, an American resident
| in Peru. Mr.. Christiancy objected TO Mr.
| Haight's presence in the Legation, a. he
| had accused him of meddllng in some Of
| his affairs and paying too much attention
/ TO his wife. After this scandalous scene
| Mrs. Christiancy left her husband. He
/ threatened her with ruin if she should
| leave him. He said he had money aud
| position, and could ruin her character,
| while she could not hurt him. She asked
| for money to return home 1t was refused.
/ She told her story 10 some Of her Ameri-
can friends in Lima, and they lent her
money to pay her passage home. The
money has since been repaid out of her
earnings here, as she has not received any
support from Mr.. Christiancy since that
| day. She is now living with her mother,
| Mrs. Lugenbeel, sister of Colonel Luren.
| beel, Of the army. Her mother keeps
small boarding house, and the daughter
gains moderate income bS coloring pho
tographs.