Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-02
MR.. BLAINE KICKED.
Scenes i'm the Life or n Lothari0 MI.
Blaine's Distaste TO the Match Well
Founded-The sad story OF MI. and
Mrs Thomas m. Cash.
TChicago Herald Cor.I

Mrs. Thomas n. Cash.
[Chicago Herald Cor.I
The BlIine-Coppinger nuptials, which
were celebrated yesterday, though at
tended with gorgeous ceremonies and
honored with the presence of the Pre-
sident, Cabinet and Supreme Court
Judges, have yet given rise to no end
of comment, and tonight the busy
tongue of gossip is hung In the middle.
There are several incongruities ID the
match which alone excite. The idea
that the accomplished daughter of so
great and rich q man as MIR. Blame
should want to marry a pennies and
gray-headed army-officer, with but q
stained socisl position at best, person
of obscure birth, of opposite religion,
and man who had been publicly pro-
claimed as the destroyer OF one house
holi at last, is what puzzles society.
1t is but just for Mr.. Blaine to say that
he opposed the match from the outset.
He did it not only on the account OF
disparity in years and social position,
but Coppinger's record was not IN
known to him. Coppinger is not a
West Pointer. He was appointed to
the army through the power OF an uI'
TIA Irish influence in New York, which
was no guarantee or recognition OF any
thing but votes. Twelve or fifteen ears
ago he was known as q kind OF wild
Irishman in the saloons and gallant
Irishman among the ladies. He was
ordered to California In 1858, aud 1t
was there and then that the dashing
Colonel (he was 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 a young
pretty fascinating wife. Cash and his
wife and Coppinger lived in the same
house. Cash's newspaper duties kept
him out nights. Captin Coppinger's
military duties were such that he
coulu stay in nights. The result 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 a
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 aiabolicsl revenge by publish
ing pamphlet giving tu particulars
of his csc lsudaire, and copies of let
tiers 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 sffJrd
to redress the wrongs of man who adj
vertised himse If broadcast as cuckold.
The only thing the army people did
was to give Coppinger hint to drop
the lady and assign him other duties.
Poor Cash broken hearted, and ruined,
not to say jeered at. and losing his
Lace 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.