Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-10
M1NNkouA spR1Nos, PA, July 9

ETC, ETC
MINNEouA SDRINGS, PA, July 8, 1885.
It is half days ride from the perspiring city
of Washington to this cool retreat among the
hills, and q decidedly pleasant change 10 10,
dearly as one may love the national capitsl In
this, its lovely season. 1t Is needless TO describe
the familiar route Of the Northern Central rail-
way, rs 1t passes through the romantic valley
OF the Susquehanna, unless to say that the
copious rains have had the effect Of preserving
the freshness OF spring well into the summer.
The waving fields of grain, the deep emerald
grass. the lighter green Of the foliage are all
extraordinarily vivid and dustless, and happy
relief to the eye weary Of brick walls and glar-
ing asphalt.
THE CoRKHILL-GUIrEAU cANARD.
On the train your correspondent met Q distin-
guished Journalist who has spent over twenty
years in Washington, and has been the CORES
country, though OF late he has retired from the
active pursuit Of letters. His relations with
the late Col Geo. B. COrkhill were certainly as
close and intimate rs those OF any other living
person, before. during and since the period Of
the Gulteau trial, aud he was fully aware OF all
eventual time. The recent alleged "revela-
tons" made by Col. Cork hill to the representa-
tive OF New York paper shortly before his
ueatn naturally came up for discussion. While
unwilling to be quoted by name or to submit to
the professional operation of an interview, this
gentleman had no hesitation la pronouncins
the statements attributed TO his deceased friend
IN the .reyelation' as fabrications, made out
OF the whole cloth. II such facts existed rs are
now limited at he would certainly have known
| OF them. He saw all the papers left by Guiteau,
and was Col Cork Mills confidant throughout
the affair. He declined to make any further
statement OF what Col. Corkhill had said TO
MIN, but freely expressed the opinion that the
| conduct OF President Arthur in refusing to re-
appoint Col. Corkhill rs District attorney, 10
recognize his services in any way, was migrate
iuI In the extreme. But the gen tleman referred
10 SAID that the suggestion that Guiteau was a
hired assassin was cruel and brutal lie, and
that Corkhil could not have intImated such q
ihing. 1T is, said the gentleman quoted,
easy TO malign a dead man, VINO cannot deny
"a statement. Il Is easy 10 say That ne said this
and that, tor IL cannot be disproven. The
papers which Col. CorkhlI had in his hands,
Stken from the person of Guileau, will probably
never see the light. Mr.. Corknil did not pro-
duce them at the trial of Guiteau, but not one
OF them showed that he was acting for Others,
or That he had a contidant In the shocking
crime. Ii would thus appear that the New
York Herald story was Shabby sensation.
ARRIVING AT MINNEouA,
the stranger is apt TO be surprised at finding
instead of primitive rudeness IA hrst-ciass and
substantial brick hotel, five stories high, with
veraudaS completely encircii pg il Oh every floor
and ali the modern appliances uf elevator, eiec-
trc bells gas, etc. 1t i, new structure. erected
nearly opposite the former hotel, burned u few
years ago.
Among the guests well known in Washing.
ton may he mentioned the family of Register
Oh wills RtmsdeiI. Mr.. James X. Young. the ex-
ecutlVe clerk oi the Senate, mas engaged rooms,
ana Mayor MaslnnI>, eX-Deegate rom Nom
lana, Il registered here. Col. a. h. Mcclure, OF
the Philadelphia Tunes, and Mrs. Mcclure,
nave beeu visitors here Tor many summers.
hr. Peter Herdlc whose name is very famli-
lar now IN Washing ton ana other cities, is mere
win his wife, an accomplished lady. who has
many irienuS; also Mrs. Cara Parker, VINO
nolis an assured place in New York ssciety
Rev Arthur Brooks, whose church on Madison
avenue Is almost noted that OF his
brotuer, Rev. Philips Brooks, iii Boston, has a
quaint ANA pretty cottage perched Oh the nigh
CT cnrincnce near the motel, where he comes
with his wife TO ru>tlcate during uis vacation,
There are many ways OF
PASSING THE TINE DELIGHTFULLY."-
such as facilities for lawn tennis and GRO
quet, beautiful walks through the woods and
visits TO the medicinal springs for Which the
place has long been famous, and which are GER
taIniy very beneIlcisi in their effects. About q
quarter OF Il mile from Inc MOTEL Is An interest
ln7 settlement of people whose name, and lea
Lure, are widely known to the public. Aa
ornate gateway With Crockett Lodge" worked
in tue iron vi one gate ana the monogram vi
the home .! the impersonatOr OIL Nordeck and
other SUCCESS I'll roles. A wonderful shaver
lawn, rlv.,IlinS the turf OF Old England, where
they allow thirty years to maze a lawn and
three hundred 10 make gentleman, surrounds
sic picturesque abode of Fanny Davenport
tArs. Price. IL is Il beautiful home, fiIled with
Valuable possessions, PICTURES of her houored
father (thUusl she has Il queer dislike OF hav-
with Il romplng assortment OF big and little
dogs-grey hounds, skye>, blacks and tans, st.
Bcrnard>, puss, Newloundiands-a dozen or
more III ALL and splrEuid specimens oI their
respective species. Her mother, MRS. +. l.. Da-
Ven pOri, resides near her.
Altogether, it must De evident that MinneQua
among the summer waterins-paces Of the
country.