The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-01
HOW OLD ZACH. CHANDLER GOT
BACK INTO THE SENATE.

BACK INTO THE SENATE.
The wife of ex-senator Christiancy,
angry at the announcement that her
husband is to bring divorce proceedings
against her, gives the following account
of the origin of the principal trouble be.
tween them, which is printed in the N
Y. Tribune:
It was in the autumn of 1873 that Mr..
Chandler went to Mr.. ChristianCy's
house in Lansing, Mich, and there made
the arrangement for the latter's with
drawal from the Senate. Mrs. Christi
anCy says she was not present at the in
terview, but DR.. Victor Christiancy,a son
of the Senator, now living in Leaven'
worth, Kan, was in the next room and
heard most of the conversation. Victor
repeated the conversation to her. The
next day he gave her graphic desCrip-
ton of Messrs. Chandler and Christiancy
walking up and down, haggling over the
terms. Mr.. Chandler began the Conver
sation by saying he had been to Wash.
ington and had seen President Hayes;
that the matter pending between them
was all right. This remark showed that
there had been other conversations be-
tween them upon the same subject. Mr.,
Chandler then said Mr.. ChristianCy could
have either the mission to Peru or Cen
trail America. The administration had
placed these two at his (Chandler's) dis.
posal. Mr.. Chandler also thought the
Japanese mission might be had, as Min.
lister Bingham was talking of coming
home, but the Peruvian and Central
American missions we're absolutely at
his disposal. Mr.. Chandler advised the
acceptance of the Central American
mission, as Mr.. ChristianCy would find
it 80 quiet that he could save nearly all
his salary. Then followed a conversa.
tion about routes, mode OF travel, &C.,
when the conversation finally closed
with talk about sum of money to be
paid Mr.. Christiancy by Mr.. Chandler as
bonus for his retirement. The exact
sum was not mentioned, as from the con.
versation that followed it was shown it
had been previously arranged. Finally
Mr.. Chandler said: Whom shall give
the money to2" Mr. ChristianCy said:
"Henry, send it to him." Henry is Mr.,
ChristianCy's favorite son, who was in
Detroit. Il is said Mr.. Christlaney had
made will in his favor. After tkis Mr..
Christiancy said: "Then we will call this
settlement" Mr.. Chandler laughed
with a satiriCsl air Of man in good spir-
it's over bargain to his advantage: Yes,
we will call this settlement "Then,"
said Mr., Christiancy, "pledge me that no
human soul shall know of this" NO."
said Chandler, chow can they2" This
ended the conversation. 1t was that
same day that DR., Victor acquainted his
stepmother with the particulars of what
he called his fathers degradation,
Mrs. ChrishanCy said when her hus-
band learned that she knew of this con-
versation he abused her, once knocking
her down in the parlors of the Legation
in the presence of Mr.. Geo. f. Haight,
an American resident in Peru Mr.
Christiancy objected to Mr., Haight's
presence in the Legation, as he had ac'
cused him of meddling in some of his
affairs and paying too much attention to
his wife. Mrs ChrstianCy is now living
with her mother, Mrs. Lugenbeel, in
Washington. Her mother keeps small
boarding house, and the daughter gains
moderate income by Coloring photo.
graphs.