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MR. CHRISTI ANCY AND
christiancy.
Washington Co/. Chicago Times
The old gentleman has gone on
working his wav through the devious
courses of a divorce court, struggling
hard to secure legal separation, A
few days ago bis .principal, .counsel
became insaitr.- The CbftstlattSTcase
was too much for him. A few days
later Mrs. Christiancy withdrew her
cross bill containing the charges of
cruelty which she had heaped up
against this good old tnan. It is'now
known hat this withdrawal upon the
part of Christiancy was in itself a
cunning sbq) to again capture the
ancient Christiancy an l win a sub-
btantial victory, ith the withdrawal
of the cross bill the ancient Chris-
tiancy congratulated himsdf upon the
fact that now a divorce was possible,
and that he might be able to resume
his position as a gallant single Tnan
in gay Washington society. He has
walked around tee corridors in the
capitol with his friends, chu kling
over liia approaching freedom from
thu expenses and annoyances of his
d voice^uit, until he has become one
of t e stock characters of the capitol.
Mil Lin the last three or four days it
is said that Mrs Christiancy has been
writ ng notes to the old gentleman
as/ring him to condone Iter several
hundred offenses, and to re unite
with her, to begin their conjugal life
over again. 7’lie old gentleman has
been immensely flattered by the
touching appeals sent to him by the
contrite Lilian, He has probably
thought it all over, and realizing what
a prize he is and bow broken-hearted
Mrs. Christiancy will be to lose him.
lie has probably made up his mind
to do what is called the magnanimous
act. For the last t hree or four days
he has been s en hovering about in
front of the house where his auburn-
haired wife £eeps herself concealed
h is said that the old gentleman has
oven walked up and down in trout of
the house of evenings, gazing at her
shadow as it was reflected upon the
closely drawn curtain 0 . It is
not believed, however, that he lias at
any time attempted to thrum the
guitar under her window, after the
Spanish fashion, Tu is morning,
however, the whole affair culminated.
Jt was a touching picture. Ihe wea-
ry, worn stutesmau, the dilapidated
diplomatist, the ancient ex suprenn
Justice, was seen walking his daily
beat across Indiana avenue, opposite
the Lugenbeel house, When he
arrived opposite he stopped, aud.
slouching bis soft gray hat over his
dark eyes, he glared with the fierce
look of a hungry manat the closed
frontdoor. His ardent gaae appeared
to have its effect on the door. It
flew open, and Lilian Christiancy
stood revealed. Everything pro
needed then as it does on the stage,
fcdic waved her white hand, holding a
letter toward her estranged husband,
nn j beckon M The ancient shook
his head ; he wouldn't have it. '-gain
she b ckoncd. ysterious attraction
made the old gentleman s feet move
in the direction of the house, lie
walked slowly, keeping time to the
measure of her eager beckoning As
h ' approached the house he began t •
go faster, and by the time the bro*vn
st<u e porch was reached this wronged
husband was out of breath and
panting.
‘JFon't you come in?* said Mrs.
Christiancy. ‘1 have a letter which
I was just going to send you. It will
be so much nicer if you come in and
read it.’
The leather colored face of the
ancient suffused with a dark flush.
y\ hether it was with indignation or
pleasure it was hard to tell, ' -e tried
to look stern. He tried to say,
•yvoiuau, wuut will you have of tne?’
J/rs. Christiancy put one soft hand
upon bis, and ha melted. He went
into the house. The door was closed
What followed is not known. The
gossiping neighbors said that the
contrite wife put her auburn head
upon the shirt front of the cx-judg?
and wept and sobbed, declaring that
she would not leave that place until
he forgave her, and it is further said
by the same veracious neighbors that
he did then and there forgive her
At least he remained in the house
some time, and when he came out he
looked smiling and happy for the first
time since his troubles in Lima, Peru.
wasaUlTe ^*nalf’ window!^kissing tuniino^bacA- ^His^ife be/
Jiand
rOCCOA NEWS
By Edw--SCHAEFER- j.
VOL. I.
to him fondly. The old gentleman
tiied to look stern in the ptesence of
IvouVd s'teal* up through "The^loolTof
gravity he had assumed, so that even
the street boys who were standing
about interested in this dramatic
development, were not deceived. It
is .nut} safe to sa} that t ie Curb
Cbrtst»ancy W a»!d 1 notby 6 the Courts.'
The old gentleman has made the
mistake of resuming the acquaintance
of his interesting wife and it is prob-
able that fighting will be postponed
for at leant the next six weeks,
Senator Christiancy this evening said
to a reporter who called on him to
a-k about the dramatic interview
m-h hisI Wife this morning, that the
report that they were reconciled was
untrue. His wife did call him over
to the house. She made appeals to
him for reconciliation, but be has
declined to accept the offer, and will
to morrow morning file another bill
asking for a divorce on the ground of
desertion It appears that some of
Oiiristianey's friends got after him
this evening, and suggested to him
that lie was making himself ridicu¬
lous by allowing himself to be hood¬
winked into resuming his old relations
with his wife, and the result of it is
that lie is braced up for another
campaign in the courts.
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MRS. SCOVILLE’S OFFER.
READY TO SELL QUITEAU S BODY TO
T1IE HIGHEST bidder for cash.
Chicago Special to Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Scoville has sent the following
letter to Washington :
Sheldon House, Chicago, Tidy 8 .
Rev. Dr. Hicks:
Dear Sir —/hear horrible reports
as to the disposal of my poor brother’s
holy. I understand it was to be left
quietly where it was buried until it
should be thought safe for us to
remove it to a suitable place for
interment. Tlie paper which 1 signed
said that wc should have the privilege
removing the body whenever wi
j Js i re d to do so. That contract has
been violated by the le.noval of the
body to the museum without ruy per
mission. I for one, care mostdteid
as to everything connected with
j )() q Vj pis life, and his memory. I
. arc nothing for the doctors* quarrel
- t ; rtopgy. Dr. Lamb’s is
n le ;U report
conclusive evidence of his insanity,
but aside from that I can if neces-
sary, call a witness who saw the
autopsy and will tell the truth, and
who says there is not the shadow of a
doubt of Guiteau’s insanity, as proved
bv what he saw at the autopsy.
Of course such e idence destroys
the will, the donation of the body, the
boo£, copyright and all. I think 1
understood why the copyright was
wanted? Why notes of his last hours
and sayings were wanted? Why the
story of the poisoned pellets and the
poisoned bouquet were started
Some people wiU.think the Guiteau
business is ended, but as the shout
went up from the crowd as the signal
announced that Charles Guiteau wa-
hanging in mid air, J said ttieGuit-
cau business had
The stalwarts have put their foot
in it. Why? Because many people
believe that every official from the
president down Anew lie was as crazy
as a ioon. It would have been cheap-
er for the stalwarts to have taken care
of Guiteau. Their purpose, as l
understand it, was to allay suspicion
o{ - unv complicity anywhere in the
ulur der of oarfield. How have they
succeeded? The Gourse they have
taken has been the very one to arouse
SUS pi c iou.
]$ OVV! Dr. Hicks, I appeal to you to
take such a course as will protect the
President, and through him the
stalwarts from any suspicion in the
f ulu re. I should be very sorry to
p ave the Republican party wrecked
by a suspicion. My poor crazy
brother was just crazy enough to take
a ni n t conveyed to him by artful
politicians and to carry it out sue
cess f u py ; just crazy enough to impart
his secret to one who would never be
suspected of being Ms confident and
Devoted to News* Politics-. Agriculture and General progress-
TOCCOA, GA., JULY *>9 1882.
who did not himself realize the
inripoita’ CM>f what Jue was told, but
who conve V e l lt to the revelation
especially when taken in conjunction
with several letters conveded secretly
1 , 3 - this same person for the poor
craz y man from his cell to his sister,
jj e t 00 k this way of posting her.
Murder will out, and this came
after the poor fellow was in glory. 1
have some letters which 1 shall very
goon have published. I have a
mortgage ot *o 00 now overdue , an mj
household goods, and I am neg itiating
with a clothing firm to buy Charles'
hat, etc., for enough to meet the
Starvation and want stares
tne in the face unless I can realize
something from his effects. The most
important parts ol his estate are t 0
copyright of Ins book and the market
value Of his poor body. Nothing; but
dire necessity induces me to think ol
my brother’s body as an article of
traffic, but as it has already
desecrated 1 now offer what remains
of his mutilated body to the highest
bidder for cash.
My feelings have already , been
shocked and lacerated beyond resto¬
ration. JYow I desire to have you
sursendef to my legal representative
in Washington my brother’s remains,
copyrights and everything left by him.
Yours respectfully,
[Signed] Frances M. Scoville.
MALLEY—CRAMER.
WIIAT BOTH FAMILIES SAY OF THE
RESULT OF THE TRIAL.
New Haven July 1.—I learn from
other sources that James Malley
contemplates a trip to Saratoga for
a week or two, and thence to \\ ilkes-
barre, to visit I)r. O'Malley, who
stood by him with encouragement
and money. James, it should be
remembered, is only a cousin ol
Walter, and has loss means. Mr.
Edward dial Icy pan! the bills for both
the boys, as the father of James
lacked the ability.
MRS. CRAMER SPEAKS.
Mrs Cramer, mother of the unfor-
tun ate girl, was interviewed this
morning. She expressed no surprise
at the result of the trial, and assert-
ed that it had all through been her
belief that the prosecution would fail
through lack of evidence,
insisted that Blanche Douglass knew
the secret of Jennie’s last hours, and
derided the idea of suicide, ‘ V\ hy
kuowing my daughter as 1 did, 1
know if she intended to take her life
she would do it at home among her
friends, and not go off down there to
Savin Rock * Mrs. Cramer was very
angry with Lawyer Jones for his
criticism on her, that she unwisely
allowed Jennie to run at large, and
to dress so as to attract the attention
of young men. ‘AZr. Jones was very
wrong when he said I allowed her to
go that way. If I was a man I
wouldn't let Mr. Jones get out of town
before 1 horsewhipped him.’
BLANCHE DOUGLASS MOVEMENTS.
Blanche Douglass has left town.
She remained at the jail until noon
and refused to see parties who had
interested themselves to find a re¬
sponsible home for her. This after-
noon she drove to West Haven,
obtained some articles belonging to
her, and, it is ascertained, left for
New Y'or/r on the afternoon train
The report is that she will find a
temporary home with friends living
on a small place some distance outside
of New York, Has she relatives?
Yes ; two. ller step father picks up
a precarious living selling peanuts
in the streets of New Yore. Her
husband, Zimmerman, she has not
heard from since before the trial,
Then he came to New Haven,
borrowed some money from her, and
was next seen peddling her photo-
graphs on a New Haven corner. The
borrowed money has not been return-
ed. One of Blanche's counsel said
to the Herald represantative yester-
day: ‘Ifever there was a woman
absolutely homeless and friend-
less in the world, it is Blanche Doug-
lass. It would be Christian charity
for soma good people to take her in
She is a kind hearted girl
is fitted for a better life than the
streets of Aew York. Return to her
ways ! Never, sir, unless after
the hardest struggle for an honest
living.’
ROSCOE CONKLING.
First Appearance in Public Since
I lls Resignation from the Sen¬
ate - Response to a Serenade in
Utica.
UticAi July 12 .—Mr.. Fjncke and
Gentlemen : An act of courtesy so
kin( , am , flatteri M this would be
teflll indee(1 at any time . It is
doubly grateful now, because wholly
unexpected . Coming home af.er
months of absence , j feU sure
of a friendly grasp from man}’ hands,
but nothing could have been more
unlooked for than proof so great and
so ^ U)at yon gtm keep for
me a place on the roll of kindly
remembered names, [Applause.]
Twenty two years ago Oneida county
trusted to me the honor of repre-
seating her ui the , councils .. of . the ,
Nation. For years afterward some
humble part fell to me m public and
political a Pairs.. In any oi k lose
years had this visit . been paid, had 14
been explained in words so eloquent
so cordial as those wo me
heard, still it would have signified
but little personally. It would have
been rather the expression of potiti-
cal of-party sentiment. Now you
come with greeting to one wholly
unconnected with public or official
transactions. You come with a warm
welcome to a private citizen, having
no claim to your regard, except in
warm and abiding attachment to
your interests and your
[applause,] except his attachment to
our beautiful city and to the neighbors
and friends to whom for long, long
years he has owed so much. Under
^ cg2 circumstances } T ou will let me
jj^ieve, without other thought, that
y OUl . presence here means the person-
^ kindness of valued neighbors and
va j ue q friends, [Applause.] It
could mean nothing which would be
pr j zef i so mv. eh, nothing which could
bo held in memory so long and so
pleasantly. For 36 years some of
those i see around me, both by my
side and in front, have found, as
during all those years I have found,
in Utica a home; and remembering
all those years, there has been, and
still there is, “noplace like home.”
[Applause.] But those 35 years
have seen saddening changes. Time,
with his fros’.y fingers, has silvered
many a brow and the turf and the
snows have hidden all but the mem-
ory of many a friend who once
bravely and gayly trod with us the
pathway of life* Thriving of those
who are gone makes me feel that it is
well for those who are left that we
gather together sometimes without
party, as was said by my friend,
without faction, without acrimony,
but in unity to draw one near to
another and strengthen and brighten
the links of that chain which binds us
together.
Indeed there is much in the present
condition of the country to make men
think together, act together, feel
together as to general and public
matters, to bring men toward each
other who have thought apart in the
years and the days that are gone-
The old party issues have largely
passed away - passed away, at least,
as dividing party lines We are in
a period of peace and great prosperi-
ty, but let us not forget that pro 3 -
perity often tests and trie3 tae wis-
dom of nations and of men more
than adversity. The tendency is
spending largely, the tendency
Governmant is to profuse,
{ TEEMS—$1 50 A YEAE,
NO.
lavish, appropriations of the public
money. In the affairs of Government
and in the affairs of business, unless
1 greatly mis' ake the lesson, the need,
and the admonition of the hour is
frugality, foresight, and care- We
have more need of the brake than of
steam in a good many ways just now.
[Applause.]
CAUSES OF THE WAR-
Cartcrsvillc American.
It may be of interest to recount
briefly the events leading to the im¬
pending Egyptian war. In 1876 the
Egyptian government was in an
alarming condition financially, and
the then Khedive, Jamail Pasha, was
ruling the country with a high hand
and squandering money in the most
reckless fashion. The interests of
bond holders were seriously threat¬
ened, and England and France had
reasou to believe that their suprema.
cy over the Suez Canal was in peril
Those two powers decided upon in
tervention. They informed Ismail
Pasha in very positive terms that he
must reform his government. Ho
promised to do so, but his promise
proved to be empty words. He con¬
tinued to manage affairs in the old
despotic way. Finally, in 1879, the
KUe(Jive wa3 force<1 to abdicate in
^ of hu nephew> Tewflk Pasha,
vvtlo llas administered the government
under the supervision of England
and France, with Germany, Austria
d behin( , them . In tbu
ra nnement England and France are
represented each by a Minister, in¬
vested with full authority to inquire
into the public service, including the
public debt* They prepare the
Budget. There is also a Commission
of Liquidation, to look after the
national finances. One result of
English and French rule is that
thousands of foreigners have been
appointed to office, and are drawing
annually an enormous sum in the
way of salaries, estimated at about
$2,500,000.
This is the ‘status quo’ which
/Raoi Bey has been seeking to dis¬
turb. Arabi Bey, the .Minister of
War, is in favor of a constitutional
government. He lias of iate organ
ized what is called the National
party, which includes the Egyptian
army and a considerable portion of
the population. This party would
rid the government of all foreigners
and foreign influences. ‘Egypt for
the Egyptians’ is the cry of Arabi
and his followers. The first act ol
the Ministry (which came in a few
months ago), with Arabi Bey as
minister of War, was to place the
budget in the hands of the Chamber
of Notables, a body nominated by
local officers and chosen from the
prominent native Egyptians. This
body is wholly subservient to Arab
Bey, and will do his bidding. With
the budget and the army under his
control, he is in the position of a
dictator. The Khedive has protested
against these proceedings, but he is
powerless' England and France*
having much at stake, cannot affprd
to let the national party take the
effairs of Egypt into its own hands
bv usurpation and military force,
especially when their control of the
Suez Canal, the great artery of east-
ern commerce is threatened. Hence,
they have determined to crush Arabi
and his army and maintain the ‘status
quo.’
A MISSINgTpRINCE,
Philadelphia Record.
Quite a flutter has been caused in
the circles of high society by the
welding of Miss Allie Bouvier with
the Prince Vallerie. The lady is
known, and comes from an
Philadelphia ' * family. 'a Her sister
wife . of Lanker i j Fred ? Drexel, ta As a o the
story goes, while Mis 3 Bouvier was
traveling abroad a short time since,
she met the Prince, who was
ing in his manners, and is said to be
of the Italian branch-of the Legiti¬
mists, liis mother being" a Bourbon.
The Prince and Miss Bouvier met
each other frequently, and finally it
was decided they should get married.
Then the trouble began. The Prince
did not desire to get married ia
France because of the troubles with
the law’, but was willing to come to
America for the wedding, so it was
decided that the ceremony should
take place in this eity. The fact that
the wedding was to occur in this city
caused considerable talk in society
circles, aud the young lady was con¬
gratulated upon all hands for her
good fortune in having captured a
real live Prince. The most elaborate
preparations were made for the event,
and the invitations were prepared.
The Prince promised when he left his
inamorata in Paris to follow her to the
United States as soon as he settled
up some small business matters. .ds
the day for his arrival approached
there was considerable of a sensation
in high society because of the anxiety
of the young ladies to catch a glimpse
of the Prince. A relative went to
New York, hut the Prince failed to
arrive on the steamer. Letters and
telegrams failed to reach him, and
nothing has been learned of the
whereabouts of the Bourbon since.
The wedding has been consequently
postponed until the Prince is found,
and Me. Dickson, a relative of the
young lady, has been dispatched to
Paris to clear up the my 3 tery, and, if
possible, find the Prince. The family
and friends of the lady believe that
some accident has happened to the
fiance, and until apprised otherwise
they will be loth to believe anything
else.
HOW A QUAKER PUNISHED A
THIEF.
A Quaker, having been disturbed
by footsteps around his dwelling one
night, arose from his bed and cau-
tiousl}’ opened the bac& door to
reconnoitcr. Close by was an out¬
house, and under it a cellar, near a
window of which was a man busily
engaged in receiving the contents of
his pork barrel from another in the
cellar.
The Quaker approached, and the
man on the outside fled. He stepped
up to the cellar window and received
the pork from the thief within, who
after a little time, asked his supposed
accomplice in a whisper :
‘Shall we take it all?* The owner
of the pork said softly.
‘Yes, take it alland the thief
handed up the balance through the
window and then came up himself.
Imagine his consternation when*
instead of greeting his companion iu
crime, he confronted the Quaker.
Both were astonished, for the thief
proved to be a near neighbor, of
whom none would have suspected
such conduct. He pleaded for mercy,
begged him not to expose him, spoke
of the necessities of poverty, and
promised faithfully pot to steal
again.
‘if thou hadsfc asked me for meat,
jt would have been given thee. I
pity thy poverty and thy weakness
an d esteem thy family. Thou art
forgiven.’
The thief was greatly rejoiced, and
was about to depart, when the Quaker
sa id,
‘Take the pork, neighbor.*
‘No, no,’ said the thief. ‘I don’t
want the porA:.’
‘Thy necessity was so great that it
led thee to steal. One half of the
porA: thou must take with thee.’
The thief insisted that he could
neV er eat a morsel of it. The thought
0 f the crime would make it choke him.
jq e begged the privilege of letting it
a ionc. But the Quaker was inflexi-
ble, an d furnished the man with a
bag, p U t half the porA: therein and
laying it upon his back, sent him,
borne with it.
He met his neighbor daily for
several years afterward, their families
visited together, but the matter was
kept a secret, and though in after
years the circumstance was mentioned
the name of the delinquent was never
made A:nown. The punishment was
severe and effectual, It probably
was his first—it certainly was hi3
last—attempt to steal.
Had the man been arraigned before
a court of justice aud imprisoned for
the petty theft, how different might
liaye been the result: His family
disgraced, their peace destroyed, the
man s character ruined and bis spirit
broken.