, 1881-05-20
A. KILLING FROST.
Which Nipped a Great Mans
Root Just as He Was
a Ripening.
Tho Legislative Reception Of
His Letter Unfortunate
for Conkling.
Had the Screed Gone to the State Sen-
ate, It Would Have Been
Thrown Out,
New FORK Nearly NJ Sick Of Arrogant
Oils and Curls az tic Rest =
Of thu Land.
Robertson viii Not Take Possession OF
His Office TIL He Beats Conk-
ling All Round.
Tho Sprague Scandal n Silent
but Powerful Factor in
Conkting's lsuin.
ten. Grant Not the Man to Desert q
Friend Even in His Moments
Of Folly.
Nevertheless 's0ld Appomattox" Has
Madc Bad Dlnndor by Writing
u Letter.
Many Of the Unsavory Incidents Of the
Grant Regime Thus Called in
View.
ten. Grant Not the Man to Desert a
Friend Even in His Moments
Of Folly.
Nevertheless sold Appomattox" Has
Madc Bad Blnnder by Writing
Letter.


Special Dhpateh to 7hs chteas" Tribune
WAsIllNGToS, d. c., May 10.-A gentle
man friendly to the Administration who has
just arrived from Albany says: Mr.. Conk-
ling certainly ca,lnot be confirmed without
Democratic votes, and 1t IL very doubtful
whether he can even be nominated, unless
he shnll take the Held In person. lie catnot
certainly be nominated bylnalntafnfn9 state
" isolation In Washington. The Admins
tratfon Republicans will not go Into caucus
unless they cal, control It. They will stick
10 tllo pledge which they hive signed. They
arc very enthusiastic. but perhaps not skill
fully organized. They arc little dis
posed to demand too much OF
the Administration, anti Will not
be pleased with tlle denominations OF a por-
t1on Of tile Conkling-Grant Now York men
made to-day. 'rAcsc men, however, are
they stnto that they will support tho Admin
istration.
TOM rLArr
will not como back, and lie docs not want to.
lie sald to friend yesterday, In New York,
thnt lie was between two fires all the time In
Washington, and TINT lifa was lntolerable for
him. Tlle. Senntnra1Ilp wnH not worth hay-
tng on st!cl. conditions. lie was greatly
arnuyed by persistent oit,ccseckcrs from
New York, md he was nlsu embarrassed aid
Ilarassed BY Co,,kltngs inlperIous demands.
Why, the very day that k06ertsn.l was tl0nl-
mated Conkllng sent fur Platt and sud:
THOMAS,
arc you quite sure That this IS not part Of
tlle price 1T your seat In tue Senator" His
tory does not record A1r. rIatt's reply. There
IL said to have bcen m echo of Conkiiug's res!g-
nauon In tho Rccrcl session of the Senate.
THIS STONY DOES ltECO1D
Mr:rlntt'B reply. There IL said to have been
af,1)n i fnnkIlkiH'N reclamation In tho
tho namo q Osborne,. Minister e Brazil,
said that be Ind not been consulted as 10 tho
resignation of ChrIsttanoy. from Peru. and thnt
staias WILL 9sr q ha
made Without consultation, a1so tn mock car
ncstness, said that thoy should resign. Gonk-
llnKs AutLou was treated with universal rlt.lcule.
lilo has already become the butt or tho Sonate.
coSKLISd IS STILL IN TIE CITY.
lIe Is In receipt OF d great amount OF mall and
| tetuErnuhe nlattor. Messages Hrc eo'lstAutly
fave f received u raqusst from hls managers ire.
!!.T ht,n IT, 70 conn TO Abans eut ~ In ~ nnt
wh0 fs reported to hAve boon In conference With
h!n since bis resignation, snys It Is 1;nt true
via ceSEtin4 SSf III i'n" aSrn'ns M' 'ssH saSs:
lio Il calm. collected. and soat!dnnt.. The
ie Is doing atl iultne.,ss amount OF writing aid
.Ifctntton With hs usuMl unse aud dispatch, mid
ho IL confident OF hu,,ry pursunnl Issue otlt Ut
tho whole nIair." Ihora Is report thtt Mr..
CUtlkltng, II hp secs thAt his own REELECTION II
UNCERTAIN. will recommend TO his followers to
choose Gui,. Grant IT. succeed him: Tho latter,
/ Il 10 said, CHI clntHt y Ecsl1cnco In New York.
| wt, !. ~ mn. Aosoc,Arrn pnpss NAV ro,1cn
""AA A' ni"tr @@'" '*@A'' @o"'A'
wAsHixoroS. D. C., May l9-sonator Conk-
R ~ @ !esw .v ~ 't.at ~" Nv baa var.
ttn "f,nut a n,a M md t,,irm,sss vxrent Il, liz
innst c',niIinEt3sI irauls. TIIs c0nyersations
Sit,ulSy hui Tuoetluy With tFts,,is VIII cujtesl
| "ut ad mi nn,t n,",jn hin nuru tr,,ar.iriI. ii"
saSs Hetnpa mi ni,nIit thn critiuism 81 hi,nself ly
tb, pruss. HIld dues NIT seen, 70 Nnlce it. Tnlk
inS to-iay 10 Il friend whu sorvutl ycurs WITH
hin iu tlIu Sennte hp said h. did not intend il
turn 1.ls hand over to obtain rcttuotlon: That
| he had submitted the isauu tu tho Republican
party Ut New fork, an1 would abIto by lts 1n'lg
| uent. wtth1ut Any attempt t9 tH!l!uHct
| IT.; that II tho New i0rk Republican,
| choose to scnl another mum hero HI Sunnttir
o man who woull tatMr. strlso. sudbury, and sui
iha .,thnr r % hsn II tne party ectlss tt sotec
hin, hu will rosl4Ine Ills SeHAtnrtal os'lce, hui