Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-03

irs about the corners Of his mcuih Re
i Pennsylvania. 50 years or y, q 2
graduate Of Jeff-r3on College. A = o.
adventure has slways msrksd hi= carer,
ard soon after b graduated b, with
an cd college frisrd, made
psrt1er5hip 20 eve mario Lantern sxbibi-
tons, which they cid with considerable
srccsss until ttsy came into competition
with a Tehg Gus revival. Tte1 they hsd 20
sop. lie wandered eff down into Lccisi-
anna and tried 70 start weekly paper,
but the enter rise fsiied !or Bsnt If money,
sLd youur Qlay walked down into Texas
and taught a country school. Just teen
lie ctoleraeam sl3ug and he went back
into Penn s7ivanis. where he he's sicce
STAYED. 10 the army lie rcs=ito the rank Of
C1'o-e,, md it IS said that st 0ae time
Thsn be vSs pa7uaster ne fought through
battle vi.h $50 600 il his hayersseS
Until 80 adoption q ire new Cona;iiu-
Z On Of Pennsylvania il 1874, the L'gsls-
tlre Of the State lad power 10 grant de-
c-esF. Q1sy's career ss 8 Statesman began
n 1865, ahsn hs WAS siCc-ed n the lower
aolse Of tie Pennsylvania Legislature.
Eis frs: g. C.. s. g legislator was 70 cffsr
rssolu ion having 70, SIS object the grant
lug q divorce. OSing 20 the high connsc-
tioas Of oo7 Of the parties 70 the desired
legislation, i. WIS particularly important
that 10 publicity should be given Il, and
in maueging TIE proceedings necessary 70
secure the desired aruulment Of the mar
riage, and ct the same time accomplish
the object without spreading upon the rec
olds any Of the details Of the affair, QuaT's
genius in legislative manipulation ttua
manifested itself
Andrew G.. Clrtin was then Governor Of
the State. The Lsgjslaiure was Republi
car. Q1sy was \ trusted follower OF Cur
tn. and il wss at the request OF the Gov
amor that he offered the di7oree resolu-
ticn. The parties % The separation askeo
for were Henry Lloyd Mcconnell and
Mary Wilson Mcconnell. The latter was
tbs daughter OF Gov Curtin, and ere vas
then but l. sears old. In 1855, abCu. the
clcee Of the war, Ms Curtin mat hand
some ard dsshing yo1ng volunteer srDy
officer nsmed Henry Lloyd Mcconnell.
he vas . Captain stationed al Pennsylvs-
mas capital. Nothing wa1 known Of his
sntecedsnts, and his social position vas
ret high il Harrisburg Ths G-veTnor's
daughter, sill z school girl, fell il love
wilh Capt. Mcconnell, ana he induced her
ore afternoon 10 . 20 the cfi'e Of a jos
tice OF the Pescs and marry hin. After
tie ceremony tie b. de went home to the
Executive Marsion TO inform her fa.ner o.
wbat she had dope, aad = make p-ace'
with him for herself snd husband.
Bat Gov. C1rtia did not choose to pr
nit bis daughter 20 throw herssif sway On
an unsaown adve1tUreT, and she never
saw her husband sgain. TIE Governors
power and irfueuce wss great then. rot
only in tie S ate, hut with tie national
authorities. He at oace brought them 70
/ bsar in the case OF Capt. Mcconnell, ard
/ that praeumptuous soldier did not remain
long 10 HaTrishu rg after his Clsdeitiue
marrisge with Gov. Curtin's daughter,
who herself soon regretted the foolish step
she hsd taken. The fact OF her marriage
to the yourg officer was kept so quiet that
il was never known in HarribuTg social
circles When Representative Quay Of
feced the resolution 70 divorce Harry
LLOYD Mcconnell and Mary Wilson
Mcconnell there were not 8 half
dozen legislators, besides himself
ard Senator Morrow B Lowry
Of the Erie district, who knew that Mrs
Mcconnell wss the daughter Of Gov. Car
tin. The resolution was never printed on
the records. the committee 70 which il was
referred in the House vas dischsrsd from
considering it, it passed tie House under