The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-08
WHY BLAINE KICKED.
The Social Scandal that Follows Col. Cop
Pinger into the Honeymoon.

I WASHINGTON, Feb I7-There is eonsiderab bic stir
in social circles. and something Of 4 sensation in
army circles over the charges Of bachelor ndiscrc
ton made against Col Coppinger. the bridegroom
/ elect Of James G.. BlGine's daughter. and these
charges said to be the of NJ. Baines scri-
Gus objections to the match. The Washington cor
respondent of the Chicag Herald caused the trouble,
by sending an article to the Herald which reads as
follows;
with gorgeous ceremonies. and hOnored with the
presence of the President, Cabinet and Supreme
Court Judges have yet given rise to no end of cuu-
ment. and the busy tongue Of gossip is hung in the
middle. There several ineOngruities in the
match. which alone excite talk The idea that the
accomplished daughter of so great and rich
rs Mr.. Blaine should want TO marry penRiiess and
gray-headed army officer, with but a stained social
position at best, person of obscure birth Of oppO
site religion. and man who has been publicly pro
claimed rs the destroyer of one household, at least,
is what puzzles society II is but Justice to Mr..
Blaine to say that he opPo-ed the match from the
outset. lie did il only on account of disparity
in years and social position bat Coppinscrs record
was not unknown to him. CopPinscr was not q
WestPointer He was appointed TO the army
through the power of an ultraIrish influence in New
York. which was no guarantee recognition Of any
thing but votes Twelve or fifteen years ago lie
was known as a kind of wild lrishman in the ST
looms. and gallant lrishman among the ladies' He
ordered TO California in 1868 and il was there
and then that the Gashing Colonel The Cap
tain in those daysl achieved his great feat of storm
Ing household and compelling a surrender of its
citadel
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Cash was then representative in
San Francisco OF the New York Herald. He had
young. pretty and fascinating wife. Cash and his
wife and Coppinger lived in the same house. CGshs
newspaper duties kept him out nights. Captain
Coppinsers military duties were sueh that he could
stay in nights The result WAS, that the gallant
Captain and the lady were thrown together much.
and it soon got so that while Cash sending of
Herald specials, his wife and the Captain doing
special work at the theatres and restaurants There
is no need to Indicate the result. One day. Cash
found some letters, put a watch his spouse, went
himself home suddenly one evening. and found the
gallant Captain in unmilitary attire. and his wife
untitled for appearance on the street. Instead of
making cold meat of COppinger or starting n lead
mine with him, Cash pOcketcd his wrong. Once
discovered. the lady and the Captain He'd East and
Cash perpetrated diabOlical revenge by publishing
pamphlet giving full particulars OF the esciednaire.
and copies of letters that passed between the guilty
pair Mr.. Cash. with a true news instinct. made
several columns al the matter and wound up with
pathetic appeal for the public's sympathy.
''C9ppinger and the lady went to St Louis Cash
reported his wife's lover To the War Department
and the Captain would. doubt. have heen tried
for conduct unbeeODng officer and a gentle :
man, If Cash had not made such of himself :
The War Department could hardly afford to redress /
the wrongs Of n man who advertised himself broad .
cast a cuckold. The only thing the army people I
did was TO give Coppinser hint TO drop the lady Z
and assign him to other duty. Poor Cash. broser I
hearted and ruined. not to say i.ered at and losing
his place the Herald because of il, got into the
Employ OF the Central Pacific Railroad Company, /
md when Last heard of was ticket agent down in 4
Arizona.
brilliant wedding yesterday. there are MANY who /
believe that the gallant Colonel COPpinser hardly
lare lift his eyes yesterday lest the vision Of the
uined Mrs. Cash should present itself IL i no
sonder that Mr.. Blaine Kicked at the match he
'ught to have kicked hard enough to break it"