Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-03-08
MIR. BLAINE KICKED.
Scenes in the Life of LOthario -7Er.
Blaine's Distaste to the Match wen
Founded-The sad Story of xsr. and
Mrs. Thomas IN. Cash.
TChicago Herald Cor.

lChlcago Herald Cor.
The Blaine -Coppinger nuptials. which
were celebrated yesterday, though at
tended with gorgeous ceremonies and
honored with the presence of the Pre-
sldent, Cabinet and Supreme Court
Judges, have yet given rise to no end
of omment, and tonight the busy
tongue OF gossip is hung in the middle.
There are several incongruities in the
match which alone excite. The idea
that the accomplished daughter of SO
great and rich man as Mr.. Blaine
should want to marry penniless and
gray-headed army-oficer, with but a
stained social position at best, a person
of obscure birth, of opposite religion,
and man who had been publicly pro
claimed as the destroyer of one house
hold at least, is what puzzles society.
1t is but just for Mr.. Blaine to say that
he opposed the match from the outset.
He did 1t not only on the account of
disparity IN years and social position,
but Coppinger's record was not un-
known to him. Coppinger is not q
West Pointer. He was appointed to
the army through the power of an ul,
TIA Irish influence in New York, which
was no guarantee or recognition of anya
thing but votes. Twelve or fifteen years
ago he was known as kind OF wild
Irishman in the saloons and gallant
lrlshman among the ladies. He was
ordered to California in 1868, and it
was there and then that the dashing
Colonel the was q captain in those
days., achieved his great feat of storm
ing household and compelling q sur
render of its citadel.
Mr.. Thomas M. Cash was then re-
preventative in San Francisco of the
New York Herald. He had q young
pretty fascinating wife. Cash and his
wife osad Copri-e5e- I:--ed - 4l>.~-.-,.->-
house. Cash's newspaper duties kept
him out nights. Captin Coppinger's
military duties were such that he
could stay in nights. The resolt was
that one gallant Captain and the lady
were thrown together much, and it
soon got SO that while Cash was send
ing off Herald specials his wife and
the Captain were doing special work at
the theatres and restaurants. There is
no need to indicate the results. One
day Cash found some letters, put 8
watch on his spouse, went himself
home suddenly one evening and found
the gallant Captain in unmilitary at
tire and his wife untitled for appear
ance on the street. Instead of making
cold meat of Coppinger or starting a
lead mine with him, Cash pocketed his
wrong. Once discovered, the lady and
the Captain fled east, and Cash perpe-
trated diabolical revenge by publish
ing pamphlet giving full particulars
of his esclaudaire, and copies Of let
ters that had passed between the guilty
pair. Mr.. Cash, with true news in
stinct, made several columns of the
matter and wound up with pathetic
appeal for the public's sympathy.
Coppinger and the lady went to ST.
Louis. Cash reported his wife's lover
to the War Department, and the cap
tain would no doubt have been tried
for conduct unbecOming an officer
and a gentleman" if Cash bad not
made such an ass of himself. The
War Department could hardly afford
to redress the wrongs of q man who adj
vertised himselfbro&dcast as cuckOld.
The only thing the army people did
was to give Coppinger a hint to drop
the lady and assign him other duties.
Poor Cash broken hearted, and ruined,
not to say jeered at, and losing his
place on the Herald because Of it, got
into the employ of the Central Pacific
Railway Company, and when last
heard Of was ticket agent down in Ar
iona.
The facts are all known, and in spite
of the brilliant wedding yesterday,
there are many who believe that the
gallant Colonel Coppinger hardly dared
lift his eyes yesterday lest the vision of
the ruined Mrs. Cash should present
itself. 1t is No wonder that Mr.. Blaine
kicked at the match. he ought to have
kicked bard enough to break it.