The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-01
A sCANDALOUs STORY.
President Arthur's Name In the
Mouths Of Gosslps = The
Story as 1t Grew from
Newspaper Cor
respondent.
special dispatch to the Globe.pemocr,t !

Especial dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-This CITY
IS alive just now with one of the
biggest scandals which has ever found
Its way into public print. Every
drawing room, bar room, hotel and
boarding house teens with it now.
The name of the president of the
United States is involved in the
stories, the details of which are unit
for print, and which shock the most
callous ear at every repetition. The
following review of the matter APP
pears in an evening paper, the perusal
OF which will give better idea of the
nature and extent of the scandal than
could be otherwise conveyed:
AN INJURED HUSBAND THREATENS
TO LICK THE PRESIDENT.
From Saturdays Pittsburg Leader.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-There has
been for some time good deal of dis
agreeable gossip of a scandalous ma
ture, in which the name of the presi-
dent of the United States has been
COUPLED with that of distinguished
lady. There is no apparent ground
for these stories further than can be
round In the lndiscreet conduct of the
lady herself, who is as beautiful as
distinguished, and who has habitually
thrown herself in Mr.. Arihur's way,
to the scandal of her husband and the
Soiling of her own honor. Yet these
stories have thickened and grown
since last summer until now they are
in the mouths of every male gossip
monger and on the tongue of every
society woman in the capital. 1t is
whispered about to-day that the
husband of the lady, who has
protested in vain against his
wife's reckless exposure of her
character to those scandalouS in
situations and attacks, has gone
higher with his complaint, and has
personally threatened to hold Mr..
Arthur accountable. If but a small
part of what is talked about is true
there is a tempest brewing in the
neighbOrhood of the white house
which will raise the hair of the whole
country.
1.-THE foregoing special originally
appeared in Saturday mornings
Pittsburg Dispatch, under the head
ing, storm Signals Hoisted Over the
Presidential Mansion by an Irate
Husband" The dispatch below APP
peared, so far as we know now, only
in the Spatch.-Ed. Critic
THEIR LAST-RESORT-sTAR REUTERS
CIRCULATE AN IMPROBABLE STORY
ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT.
lFrom Sundays Pittsburg Dispatch.J
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE fol-
lowing story about President Arthur
is pretty freely circulated around
town to-day: The star route folks
Brady, Dorsey ct al-knowing
the desperate straits they are
in, put a private detective
on the track of the presi-
dent. They discovered (or claim to)
that on three separate occasions he
left the white house alone and met on
the corner of Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania Avenue, just above,
lady of high social standing. (No
one seems to know her name, or if
they do it has been suppressed.) After
meeting, they proceeded on foot, and
Swallowed by the detective, to a we'll
known though private house of assig-
nation in the West End. Now the
star route people say that unless
President Arthur mitigates or entire.
ly suspends the prosecution against
them they will disclose the whole
matter. Gen. Arthur is a man like
other men, and doubtless enjoys life.
but that he proceeded to a public as
signation house on foot is ridiculous.
Then came correspondence sent to
this paper the next dayl:
The scandal about the president was
FaGf. rl,.rv
the arrival of the Pittsburg paper
which contained it. But one opinion
was held in regard to the sending of
such matter to be published,
even if true, and that was
condemnation, and that it was
an unpatriOtic thing to do all admit
ted. The story was sent to the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, the Philadel-
phia Times and the Pittsburg Dis
patch, the latter of which published it,
but the two former papers did not use
it. No one believes the story, and it
rumored that the husband of the lady
"a high state department official
whose fair name is thus brought into
dishonor and i'll repute, means to pro-
coed against the paper that has injured
him so foully. There is but one
opinion among the better class of cor
respondents here, among whom the
gossip has been known for several
weeks, and that is that it is a reproach |
to the profession to deal in such ma
terial. The subject was the talk OF |
the city all day yesterday, and still |
continues this morning. and every one |
unites IN condemning the correspond |
ent and paper alike, and express
hopes that both sender and publisher |
may receive punishment. "a"
To this the Critic adds:
THE PRESIDENTIAL SCAN. MAG.-THE |
AIR FULL OF RUMORS-HOwEVER, |
THERE'S BEEN NO KNOCKOUT. |
1t was rumored on the streets last
hight, and again to-day. that the al
legged trouble between President Ar
thur and the injured husband had
in an assault upon the |
president. The rumor, however,
could not be traced to any definite
source. The president was, as usual,
in" to visitors to-day, and did not |
appear to he, as has been represented
Oy certain special correspondents, in
"sea of trouble" On the contrary,
hose who saw him say that he was
cheerful and in good spirits. Neither
,he president nor the department
official whose name has been men,
Toned In this connection has a single
mark upon his face suggestive Of a
and if they engaged in
/ fight at all the blows must have
been delivered below the belt,
which is contrary to the rules OF
he prize ring, and the battle was
therefore declared draw. There are
III sorts of stories going the rounds
O-day concerning the president and
he aggrieved official. The last story
5 to the effect that the aggrieved hus-
and has already placed in the hands
# Secretary Frelinghuysen his resig-
Iation, to take effect Immediately.
The correspondent of the Pittsburg
has furnished !,
mother version of the presidential ,
candal, in which the whole matter is )
ttributed to the jealousy of certain :
leaders in society,"" who are included
i the elegant generalization Of
ANCIENT LADIES'"
Especial to the Commercial-Gazette.1
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 1S.-Eyery {
ublic man in Washington is pur- {
ned by scores of gossips. The high '
r the position the more these society i
ests enjoy lying about them. L
he most absurd rumor is magnified Il
eyond recognition. Having no re- C
l.