Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-30
ARTHUR's CHANCES.
/ Chapter Of incredible Gossip.


Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
WasHne poa, D. G.. December II.
A most Interesting bit Of gossip
has baen. engebdeEed IN q certain cir
Gle here over the alleged discovery
That the Hon. Lionel S;ackville- West
has come to tbs country specially
charged by his royal sovereign with
mission no less delicate than the
choosing Of An American husband
for her only remaining unmarried
daughter, the Princess Beatrice.
That her Majesty is holding back
Beatrice for some undiscoverable
purpose is plain that her Majesty
has studiously cultivated q friendly,
we may say warm, relationship be,
tween the Republic and her Empire
is happily one of the crowning
gioriesof her reign. What grander
F expression OF the nearness of
inis wish to her royal heart could she
glee than the death OF ellr President
afforded opp0rtunity fols Hence it
IS perfectly natural this wise Queen
should desire TO see some signal and
lasting bond of union between the
two great countries, and what weuld
be more suggestive 10 her lnotherly
heart. for such q .eoEstHnpation. than
the bestowal of the latest pledge OF
her love for Prince Albert upon son
Of the Republic? It was this. spirit
which gave to Scot9aud-s Argylls tie
Princess Louige And IN this con
ncction we are reminded OF the very
friendly sentiment created in both
countries. VIXEN he Englishman
Sartoris carried of the daughter of
the then first citizen Of the Republic.
-A Most persistent effort failed to
reach the origin Of this rumor, nor
could it be traced to any officially re-
liable source whatever, but that it
should be cut out Of whole cloth
seems scarcely probable at this tine,
when there is by no means Il deartll
Of gossip, and very spicy gossip, too,
and, I may add, III the very direction
Of the honorable MinisteT zs
THE sTRANeEsT r'EATuIsE OF THE talk
Is that the British Minister. has de-
cidcd oyosFFhelsning@ N fa&aGof
President Arthur as the. lucky man,
and that the subject has already been
broached TO the President. Presi-
dent Arthur, it will be remembered,
lost has wife in January, 1880, and
has, therefore, been a widoWer
nearly two years. His wife was Il
daughter OF Lieut.. Herndon, of the
navy, and by this marriage son Ill
his 18th and a daughter in her 10th
year are living, sThus it is not likely
-ir. Sackville-West has decided the
Princess Beatrice shall become
steplnofher as web as a wife. This
would be 100 much condescension.
BgATRIcE MARY vIcToKIk FFoDoRE
IS the full name of this youngest OF
Queen Victoria nine children. She
was born April Il, 1857, and is
therefore III her 25th year. Pres,
ident Arthur was born October
5, 1880, and was 80 years old last
birthday. Be this as 1t may, Mr.
Arthur will pass the world overaiora
much younger man, and it is said
her Majesty's minister has declared
him to be the finest specimen Of
manhood that ever came under his
diplomatic eye ; likewistsM no ruler
on the earth can hold candle to
him for beauty OF manner and per
son in fact, the Minister is said to
have declared ( 'The President is
every inch-a King 6 Now, AIr.
Sackville West ought toknow for tbs
said Of him he is very familiar
figure in every court in Europe, and
that before now he has performed
tender errands of the heart for his
gracious Aueen. The gentleman has
been long enough in this country,
however, to know that many a
younger, and perhaps fairer, lassie
than the Princess Beatrice would
fsin to be wooed by our handsome
President.
But does Mr.. Sackville West be-
Eeve that=he shasohut to lay his hand
on the man to settle the whole bust
7nessa Here gossip fails correspond.
And though Nj. Arthur should de-
clare himself willing to we'd into the
royal family of England, does Mr..
Sackville- West believe the matter
lies with him aloner fes-y ItE
so FAR AS THE REPUBLIC IS CONCERNED ?
Here gossip again failed to respond.
And further, does n OF Ir.eSackville-
West know that the bare announce
ment of the marriage of the Presi-