Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 20, 1880.
About four years ago there was . brief
courtship in Washington, terminating
in q marriage. which was the OCCASION
Of much comment and gossip. The
groom was q widowsr. . ssIagsnarian
and . Senator; the bride was . beautiful
Treasury girl Of twsnty. It has proved
to be the old story Of December and May.
Ex-senator Christiancy, Of Michigan,
now U. 8. Minister to Peru. Is expected
homo in . few days to institute q suit
for divorce; and the young wife has
rushed into print and accuses the sup
posed ~irreproachablo old man Of drunk.
snnsss, opium eating and cruelty. She
says they bad been married scarcely two
months when he choked her and locked
her in her room. Her knowledge Of her
husbands alleged bargain with Senator
Chandler, deceased, and her threatened
exposure Of "its terms, according to her
statement, greatly snraged her husband.
Who, she says. knocked her down on
one occasion In Peru. in the presence Of
an American named Haight, Of whom
she says the Minister was jealous.
The story Of the domestic troubles is
one which has often been repeated in
this world. There could have been
nothing attractive to rosy young beauty
in Q feeble old Senator, except his re-
putsd wealth and social position. The
Senator, however, Was not 20 dazzled by
his dream Of love. and the prospect Of
cheering his declining years with .
bonnie young bride. - to lose his wits
entirely. Before his marriage be trans.
ferrsd all his property. consisting OF
real estate In Michigan and Kansas and
mill property in Indiana. to his daughter.
The only thing left was . life insurance
policy for $50. 200. Of which, in case Of
his death. the widow will get ons.third.
When the bride. after the delightful
honeymoon was over, discovered that
the property had bssn disposed Of. 1t 10
not improbable that she declared that
the old man was . fraud. A gentleman
who was acquainted with Miss Lugen-
bsel relates that she announced her in
tention OF marrying . man "as rioh 90
butter" some time before she caught
the Senator. After the marriage he met
her again. and she reminded him OF her
declaration. adding that she had kept
her word. Another cause OF trouble in
the Christiancy family is the existence
OF grown.up children-oldsr than the
young wifs-who took . great interest
in the old mans connubial affairs.
The way in which the marriage was
brought about according to q story pub
lished at the time, was unique. The
Senator boarded at the same house with
Miss Lugsnbeel. One day Miss Lugsn.
bsel, IL 10 stated. glided dowA the stair.
way. rushed into the parlor whore the
| old man was seated. and astoundsd him
by throwing her arms about his neck
and kissing him in . vigorous manner.
She quickly drew back, however. and
explained that she had mistaken him
for one OF her relatives. The old gen.
| tlsman liked Il, however, and immedi-
atsly began proceedings to put himself
in . position where hs could be As
tonndsd again.
Mrs. Chris,isnsy is now living with
her mother on d street, near Fourth.
Her mother keeps q boarding house.
Mrs. Christiaucy has found employment
in soloring photographs. She has. she
says. taken steps to procure q divorce,
but il advised by her lawyer that she
cannot obtain m here. having surren-
dersd her residence in this city. As
long ~ the case is tried In the nswsps-
psrs Mrs. Cbristiancy has tho advan-
tage. being on the spot. where shs can
talk to the reporters. A.