Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-30
THE sPnAaUE SCANDAL.
Gossip Revived In WashiDGton-A
Reported Fight Between Senators

VA HINaT N Dc. 27.--Ihe anticipated
sprasue- . onkaug scandal, which is b.
neved o be impending upon the family
difficulties of Governor Sprague, excitee
much interest here, wDere all the parties
aud sonie Of the circumstances are 80 ill.,
imately known. Much OF the friendly
relations between the Nov York Senator
aud Mrs Spraeus has lorg been the
property of Washington gossip. Now that
the male SpraRue has indicated an inten-
tiou Of making case against his wife for
the avowsd purpose OF running Mr.. Conk-
mug, the whole subject IL freshly
revived. The recent difficulty with
senator BiyaTd, and the rumorcd
political aInapce of Hayes and Garfield
sgaihHt Conkling have contributed to bring
the latter into more than usual prominence
or late. L. is not believed that any case
made by Governor Sprague viii affect
UonklER'A social standing or political
mhdenee even with those who personally
dislike HIM. There is au indstinct idea
however, that Sprsgue Will gary tbs
matter to eNttemes Ia support OF this
comes the Intelligence thai ne has been
tracking his wife aud GonklinB with de-
teetives III other cities, bnd the
additional fact that Two wel-kuuwU
detectives Oh this city are now
believed 10 be engaged in liking the
relations between the Senator And MIS-
Spragne here. There are many rumors IN
this connection too indehnite for puoilca-
ton. Certain 1t seems TO be that tne
foundation Of the newspaper gossip at the
capital Is privately investigate /. presuma-
bly, in furtheranee of the Rhode Island
ex-Senators reported Intentions. TINS
tvlvai OF the scandal ID much commented
upon aud deprecated. A Washington
dett ctlye says all the evidence that Sprague
wants from this point may be easily fur
nished; VIII ther or not they were at work
up.n the case he refused of course TO say.
To illustrate the pub ic seusltiveness
of the sui Ct Of Cohkling the eif fleet of II
rumored personal cuLil ct between Ssus
tors last hight may DO mentioned. 1t WAS
reported ut au early hour this morning
that two prominent Senators had met bS
accident aud assaulted each other, one
smoking the other down with a heavy
cane. Although il was after O'Clock il
'be morning, when the story got out, il
spread like yellow fever the reporters Of
prominent Western newspapers secured
the city, banging the doors of every dS
WHO might possibly have Known some
thIug about II, in the attempt to hunt the
'tem down. Suspicion at once attached
10 AIR. Oonkllug, with whose name were
hnked that Of the Delaware Senator ana
several others with wuom III. former is d
outs. For fear of beng beaten some OF
IheNe enterprislpg journalists sent al
account of the affair to theic papers t.
day. The rumur Resolves ltself intO Il Oi
ut pleasantly on the part of IA brother
scribe.
Ine friends Of Uonkling state that ht
vii take no further nouce of Mr.. B4,ard
N Ire PAeip-, d Idse 81 %. moiety ,su
They say II NJ. 3 ~ ard can lot the matter
rest where 1t Is MIR. Uohknng eau. |: IL,
'o'm should afJrd the opportunity OF
"a, 4 ur of the Senate Mr.. uuuknug Will
! most certainly rep,y