The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-25

HOW Sc .ator COnISIing VIII BIO Mnde
80 Figaro inIt.
Washins Correspondence Chicago Times.
The particulars in the divorce proceed
ines brought by Mrs. SpraEue werO priEtod
here to-day, and have bron ht to the surface
oil Of the goS'ips that have been in circuIa-
tioR during tho last four o. five years 4 0
divorce proceedings have awakened Is much
hsnsation in Washington as al the CenoAS
Chef agar Of LIS. year. This divorce trial
will probably bo one Of the host sensational
ever lsaown, unless it should be compremis.
cd ldvaace Of the taking Of testimony.
The fact that Gen. Butler is counsel tor
MIR. que, shows that developments will
be m more thln mere surface ones. Ii
can Aa.ay ba possible tina. Mr.. Coukling Is
responsible Tor Mrs. Spagua'5 briagisg the
divorce suit. bio certainlg has nothing 70
gain BY making war upon alr. SnrRgue. Lac
notorious fact Of tho intrigue betudeN him
and Mrs. Sprfgue parAdai in court would
have the 0fIec.of impiiGg for sons time
very seriously Mr. CohkiUga political ia.
huenco. 1t is sad that eE-5cual0P 5uregue
has in hiG possession number Of ettars
written b. Mt C0nkling to Mrs, S1ragu
Mr.. Conking is sensitive enough to he gro
tesque aud ridiculous possibilities OF his ap-
pearing in the case 10 desire TO ayod itna8rly
IN the ssms way tANt be would death. The
CanonchaJ alfMr very neGily killed him. His
friends in the senate ssid that his low spirits,
his lack Of vitality and the inward fever that
consumtd him vt that Jimc, rendering MIN
almost "a physical wreck, dated ortirely from
the humiliation and modification Of the Ga
nonchet AtlAir Doubtless be hss desired 10
revenge hlAsalf upes ex-senator Hlraguo,
but he could hatdiy s5OlI Vengeance in tho
courts. This is for the reason tnai h9 IA
msnt the case begins th9ro, Mr. C5uklile
must step forward Us ono OF the principal &c
tors No ena crodls Mrs Sprague ritu th0
midness of Temperament that viii make
him cit quietly under the charges that hayo
been made against him without mlllAg
counter chatgss The real truth OF Mrs.
Sprsgue's forcing tbs fight is probably based
upon the fac. OF sheer necessity Mrs
Sprague las b,sn virtually an outcllt from
polite society Ia Washington during The
last yea. lhen har means OF support
failed her. She is sa.yiiy IN dobt Diriuc
her last wits TO Washington
her dress has oy6n indiea-
ted poverty. She has been
SO embiltgTed against her husband that she
could not possibly seek to taN0 any stops for
Reconciliation. With hor social relations
swept away from hera. Washington, she hss
had certainly nothing 10 lose in making
fight against her husband. No possible fu-
ture situstion could be worse than the one
she now endures. OF course now taat tho
fight has begun, Mr.. Conkling will have to
support Mrs. Sprague's side with means and
coohsel, but no one here behaves that he
could have originated tho suit, ia
volving him in such disagree
able way ct q TINE When he
has such fight on his hands in New York.
IL is barely possible that Senator OonkliHg
will have his hands so full Of keeping his
amatory correspondence out Of print That he
Will have little time to attend to his do rr.
with Senator Bsyard. Push the SpH. {.
vorcn case TO trial, and Immediately tlg,,.
will DO apcrfcct procession CT all tao d.s.
tingnished people in the cour try through
the witnessbox. The Conkling- Spratuo
amour has besA carried on in In
face and eyes of tho leading officials and
society people Of the country. Taere is
hardly n senator Of the Uai,cd States who
has not witnessed the sly passage Of notes
between senator Conkiing and Mrs. Sprsgue,
when the two foudy supposed that their
Secret, wos not the properly Of overy lt.le
page IN The senate Carl Schu and OK
post-maslor.aaneral Key, spout tho sumner
once at Mrs. SprSguds place. near Washing,
ton, and tou testify to Mr.. Conidinss
visits at that time lf all OF the lesdiug
society ladies could ba mado 10 give chair
ressoss for gradually dropping Mira. Sprsguo's
acquaintance, no courtroom would be large