The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-11

stated land it was the only clew given to the
exact nature of the trouble) that two young
ladies in Washington met, and in Their con-
versation it transpil ed that Senator Ferry
had engaged himself to both of them, and
each supposed, up to that time, that they
would shortly become the wife Of the Sena-
tor from Michigan. The Captains wife and
daughter had accompanied him home from
Washington, and are now with Mrs. Cooper's
brother, Mr.. Charles Martin, of Cass street.
Miss Cooper is one Of the most beautiful
and accomplished young ladies of lis city,
and is only Is years Of age. She is the only
child, and is evidently the idol of her father
Capt. Cooper is u remarkably iine-looklng
and fine appearing man, and an interesting
coEversationaist but his recent trouble mas
greatly unnerved him. In the course OF the
interview he said, to illustrate the kind OF
man he believed Senator r. rry to be, that
Ferry once told him, while abiding to the
fact that it WAS within the possibilities that
he would be nom mated for President, that in
that event he Cooper should have his pick
of the foreign missions. AT another time
Ferry said to him. "Cooper, if Window is
nominated Tor President, and elected, | shall
have my pick of any position in his gift;
for me shall be given to you" The affair is
certain to create profound impression in this
city, where the great wealth of the family and
family relations makes them especially proml-
nent. When the first hint was given in the
Times, twas notsupposed that it could in any
way refer to Captain Cooper's family, for
many supposed that they were in Europe.
The conversation of Mr. Cooper was contin
ually broken by explosions Of wrath against
Senator Ferry and by his agitation; yet his
words implied that the affair was in reality
broken engagement-the fault of the Sena-
tor between Ferry and Miss q oper. The
Captain several times asserted that no posi-
BILE denunciation in words could describe
how thoroughly rascally Senator Ferry Isl and
has been for years; but he hopes soon to
, be able to show TO the country the full extent
of Ferry's transactions with young ladies
| during his career as a favorite and petted So
ciety Senator. The Captain asserted that he
knew the Senator had seduced young indies
| to whom he had engaged himself, and had
| ruined the peace and happiness of many
others. With referenceto the attack upon
the Senator, Captain Cooper could only ex-
plain that he had given him sound thrash
ing. 1t is altogether probable that Captain
Cooper will make full statement of the par
ticulars in u short time.
A dispatch dated Washington, June lst, to
the Baltimore Gazette, says:
Miss Cooper's pretty ways and youthful
charms attracted the attention of tho Michi-
gan Senator, who is II bachelor; and her
mother, it is said, was favorable to II match.
One trouble, no yever, stood in the way.
Miss Cooper had bean the son of q p omi-
nent officer of the house. This young mans
attentions we're interdcted by the mother, but
the Senator caught the young couple togeth-
er and informed Mrs. Cooper, which action
aroused the anger of the spirited young lady,
ana she proceeded ON last "Wednesday tc
avenge what she thought to be the wounded
honor of her fathers house. She is u plucky
little miss, and was rather disappointed tina,
she did not find Mr., Ferry in his room, tc
which she had repaired armed with stout
cowhide whip. She had better luck, how
ever, when she returned to the family apart
ments. Here she found tn object of bel
search conversing with her mother The
Senator was polite, Miss Cooper wa' mad
and, before Mr. Ferry could escape from the
room he was compelled to receive one or TIVE
blows of the whip across his face and n sharl
p in the eye--an evidence of which hi
bears now in black and ugly bruise.