The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05
THEY MET HY GRANGE,


Meeting Eetween Mr. and Mrs. Christi.
nnry. and the RnmoIs Con>equcut.
WASHINGTON, July i.-Yes.erday ex.Sen.
ator Christiancy met bis wife by accident.
There are several versions OF this affair,
anu much talk about them. The Critic
gives them rs follows:
Friends OF ex-senator Christiancy a. the
Capitol were somewhat surprised aud
AMUSED to-day when a rumor reached there
That the ex-senator had become reconciled
With his wife. The story as told at the
Capitol was TO this effect: This morning
the ex. Senator was walking down D street,
and when near the house in which bis wife
resides lessened his pace aud looked anxi-
ously toward the house which contained
what he once termed the pearl OF his
heart" Suddenly the door opened, q
female figure in a cool, loose wrapper, her
hair flowing loosely, rushed out, aud throw.
Ing herself into the venerable eentleman's
arms, cried out in burst Of tears, "Oh, my
God, my God, forgive, forgive, and take
me back again ~
The ex' Senator pulled up suddenly and
holding his fair burden in his arms took
OIL his bat, and looking around, amazed
like, said: "Why, God bless me, this is
sudden! and began tanning himself a,
the rate OF twenty laps a minute. In the
meantime, Mrs Christiancy clung 10 her
husband closer, as it were. ard finally he
led her into the house. The door closed.
and there the scene ended as far rs the
public was concerned. 1t was added to
this rumor t:s. reconciliation was effect
cd between The parties, but .his YVES de.
nieti later, Mr.. Ch.;stiancy, it is said, re-
.lsing 10 compromise
Another account is Is follows This
morning about 8 O'Clock, ex-senator Chris
tiancr was walking up Third street, and
crossing the intersection ofIndiana avenue,
he and others saw his wife standing at the
front parlor window OF her residence waiy.
ing a paper in her hand. The ex-senator
halted ID the street, uncertain that the call
MS intended 70. him, but becoming salts
he'd thst such was the fact. paused few
seconds longer, evidently debating in his
mind whether TO respond or not. lie
mus: have decided to answer, Tor he
started toward the house, stepped to the
coor. entered the ves:ibGle. and then stop.
ped. Mrs. Chris,iancy was seen 10 leave the
window soon after the ex-senator walked
toward the house, and she was at the inner
door OF the hall almost as saou az Eer nus.
band, bearing in her hand the letter. In
the exclieiEeEt of the moment she neglect
cd TO give it 10 him, but ATTEMPTED TO
throw her arms about him. He quickly.
but gently dIsencaged himself, and few
words appesred to pass between them,
after which he withdrew. The entire time
G! the meeting could scarcely have occu-
pied over two minutes.
The reporter Of the Critic afterwards found
Mr.. Chris;iancy and attempted 10 obtain
statement cf the circumstances from him.
but which he declined TO give, in,imating
that it was matter OF no public interest
and without significance, and that his pres
eacc there WAS merely accidental.
4 reporter OF the Critic called at the resi-.
dence OF Mrs. Chrisliancy this morning to
ascertain II there was any truth in the re.
Port that reconciliation had been effected
between Nr. Christiancy and herself. Mr..
l.nr=nbeel, the father OF Mrs. Chris,iapcy.
WAS seen, and asked il the report was true.
lie said: u don't believe myself that there
is ANYTHING in the report that my daughter
and AIR. .Chris!iancy have made up. II is
possible, however, that such is The case.
but as yet The facts have not come under
my observation"
In an interview with reporter o; the
Associated Press las, night, Mr.. Chris,iancy
said he must decline positively to give any
particulars in regard 10 his brief converse.
ton With Mrs. Christiancy, or 10 the con.
tents OF her letter; that the interview was
purely an accidental one and had no sjr.
niiicance whatever, and that he reaartied
his wife only with pity and sorrow. "You
may say, however" he added, THAT this
will be onr last interview, and that the
pending suit Tor divorce will 20 on 10 dc.
cree. Mrs- Caristiancy and shali never
live together aeain." As additional eyi.
dence that To reconciliation is con,empla.
ted, AIr. Cbrisl!ahcy's counsel, with Der.
mission oi the chancellor has Just filed
supplemental! bill, charsin. Mrs Christian.
cy with desertion, i'll addition TO the mis-.
conduct previously alleged. This bill sets
forth that when Mrs. Christiaacy lef, her
husband at Lins, in November, 1879, and
came 10 this city, she wrote him a letter,
asking him to provide for her. He replied
,ha! he was perfectly willing to support
her, but that he must insist that as condi.
ton TO such support that she give up the
society OF certain OF her male acquaintances
and return ct once to him. To this letter
he received no reply. and he dates her
desertion from Janusry !, 1851. Testimony
to support the supplemental bill will BE-
heard in few days: and it is thought
tecision in the case will be reached within
4 month. l. 50 :,