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-- ,,, ,," m'n'im^mm***atmmM*mwtmn^ BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1879. VOL YV-NO a A TALK WITH SENATOR BUTLER. Thc I-tc :~!Hul in Congress ana tne Pres ent Situation-The Financial yuestlon tVUh!u the Democratic Banks-Tb? ltvul Ir.suo of th? Coming Campalipi to be a Choice between a Constitutional Kepub 11c und a Conbolldated Kinylrc. Corrcrpondence News and Courier. EPGEFIKLP, S. C., Aug. 6, 1879. According to i intrudions I have inter viewed Senator M. C. Butler, and have succeeded io obtaining bi? views on some of the moro important subjects now bo fore the country. I called on him at his resideuce, and after tho usual exchange of courtesies stated the purport of my visit, aud, with a little preliminary skirmishing, the interview proceeded as foL'ows : "After the smoke of battle bas cleared away, what is yoor opinion of thc result of the political conflict at the extra ses sion of Congress ?" "It is about what I supposed it would be when the controversy opened. The Radicals sounded their gongs, raised a great hue and cry, and frightened tho timid throughout the country ; but, as it progressed, tho Democrats gained on their adversaries and coded in a substan tial victory. The Radicals have, for some years, concealed their real princi ples under attacks upon tho South, and this great debate bas compelled them to throw off the mask and show their disre gard for the Constitutional limitations which attach to our Republic, distin guising it from any other that bas ever existed, and boldly avow their purposes to make the Government what they choose to call a 'strong government,' which in reality means nothing less than a consolidated Empire-built upon the destruction of the States. Of course the leaders deny having any such purpose, but it is the inevitable logic of their po sition. They cannot escape it, and tho Democrats ought not to allow them to escape it." "Do you think that that will bo tho issue in the next Presidential campaign?" "Unquestionably it ought to be, for if the Radical party succeed in establishing thc doctrines announced- in debate, as the settled policy of the General Govern ment, an entire change of our system of government will follow. A constitution al government of limited powers, opera tiug upon the individual citizen through the States, except as to those powers specifically granted in the Constitution, or such aa are necessary to carry out spe cific grants, will bo converted into a con solidated centralism-if I may uso the term-responsible only to the leaders of the dominant faction, who wield the su premo power for the aggrandizement of their party and for the distribution of the spoils of office; and this change will fol low much more spoedily than you sup pose. The exercise of national author ity, in their view, means tho destruction of State authority, except as far as the State governments may be convenient in BtTumentalities for enforcing the national will. The form of government is much more elfe :tually changed by HUH means than by a absolution of the Union, or separation of tue States, for ii tho latter case Republican institutions may be pre served, but in the former they will be entirely and hopelessly destroyed." "Do you think that Mr. Hayes sympa thizes with the extreme doctrines of bis party leaders, and is it your opinion that the rank and file of the Pepublican party concur in them?" "I will reverse the order of your ques tion. I do not believe the rank and file o? the Republican party in the North do concur in Buch doctrines or principles as a general thing. The rank and file of tho Republican party in the South have no opinions of their own, and consequent ly can scarcely be held responsible. I believe that a great many of the more conservative Republicans of the North are really devoted to correct principles of constitutional government, but their leaders are ablr., aggressive, and, in many instances, unscrupulous men, who love power for tho sake of power and tho emoluments and importance that it gives them, and not for the geed that they may do to their fellow-man, and, under the cry of party necessity and party suprem acy, many of these men will bo borne along and committed to a policy of gov ernment which in their hearts they do noNapprove. The battle-ground will be at thc North, and everything depends upon tho pluck and energy of the North ern Democracy. If they do not permit the Radicals to raise falso issues and flight ou the people by false alarms, they can win. But they will have to press home tbe real danger to liberty with un tiring pertinacity and tact. The pendu lum bas been swung back in the South as it was when Mr. Jefferson went into power iu 1801 and upon similar issues. As to Mr. Hayes, I have no doubt he is in full accord and sympathy with the ex treme men of his party on these ques tions. If you will read his veto messages to the late appropriation bills of Con gress, you will discover that be pushed the right of Federal interference with the aflaira of the States further than any mau bas ever ventured in this country. No President, not even Grant, with all his reckless disregard of civil instru mentalities in the administration of gov ernment, and reliance upon force and tho strong hand of central power, has ovor dared to claim for the executive arm of the governmout tho power which Mr. Hayes insists upon. Read his veto mes sages carefully, and see if I exaggerate their Bcopo and meaning." "Well, General, the impression got abroad in the country, in the earlier Btages of the debate, that tho Republi cans outgeneraled the Democrats and put thom at a disadvantage. How do you account for that?" "It is due to neveral causes. As I havo said, the Radicals sounded their gongs and made the most noiso at first, and frightened the timid minded of both par ties. They talked about 'revolution' and 'rebellion' and 'secession' and 'slavery' and 'treason' and 'Confederate brigadiers' mid almost everything else, except the real issues under discussion. But tho country got accustomed to tbist and as soon as it was discovered that inc revo lution did not begin, and that tho 'Con federate brigadiers' were the mest con servative and prudent men in Congress, tho people began to look at the facts, tho scare wore off, and the Radicals weaken ed. Another cause for the impression to which you refer is tobo found, I think, in tho coloring which was given to the debates in the Associated Press dispatch es from Washington. When I carno homo sick in June I was struck with tho character of tbeso dispatches.' In them the Radicals were almost always made to appear to better advantage than tho Democrats, whether designedly or not I cannot say. But having a pretty correct idea of the * ift cf the debate, I could see that theio was a partiality shown to the Radical speakers, and the people naturally formed erroneous conclusions from those dispatches. AB to the Dem ocratic management, of course there wer o mistakes, b?t ?u l?e main the contra- | veray was managed with great skill and tact and ability by the Democratic lead ers." "I judge from what you havo said that tho financial question will not occupy so important a position in tho approaching campaign na tho polities! qucation? to which you have referred ?" "I do not think 60. In my judgment tho Radicals committed a great party bluuder in not forcing the financial ques tion upon the Democrats, instead of per mitting the DetnocMts to compel them to meet issues which they (the Demo crats) made on 'the uso of troops at the polls,' and the 'deputy marshals,' 'super visors,' 'test oath,' ?c.. ?fcc. True, the Republicans were divided on financial questions an well as the Democrat**, but not so much FO, and if they had forced the fight on that issue at the beginning of the extra session, and kept it up, the I Democrats of thc East and West might j have been divided ; but they did not do so. and the opportunity bas passed. I think tho differences of opinion among Democrats, on the silver question (for that ?H now about tho only financial mat ter upon which there is n difference of opinion) is more apparent than real, and I hope and believe that before the Presi dential canvass opens all difference? will disappear and tho Democrats will be solid to go ?uto the fight on tho consoli dation doctrines of the Radicals. I do not understand either wing of tho Dem ocratic party to be opposed to silver nor to its equalization with gold." "What then ia the point of difference in tho Democratic party on the silver question ?" "As I said awhile ago I think the dif ference is moro apparent than real. No body objects to ??Iver as a currency, and to its being made equal with gold, but the question is how this is to be accom plished. Ono set of Democrats, more notably those who favored the 'Wartier Silver Bill,' as it was originally intro duced, think that tho unlimited free coinage of silver by the Government is the best way to bring about the equality -that is to say, if you have $20,000 worth of silver bullion, * hich is worth in reality but eighty-five cc !s in tho dollar of 412i grains, you nhall be allowed to carry the bullion to a United States mint and have it coined into standard silver dollars, BO that the moment the Govern ment stamp is put upon it that which was intrinsically worth but eighty-five cents becomes by this artificial appliance worth one hnndred cents. On the other band, there aro those who think that sil ver having been fully remonetized and invested with unlimited legal teuder power, it is best to limit ita coinage for thc present, at least, and gradually re store its equality to gold. They think that thvi two metals if let alone, in their present reiations, will readjust them iclves to each other, and to the business of the country with, perhaps, such modi fications as trade and commercial interest and time will dictate and justify. Thia is the leading difference, only aa to the means to accomplish the same result, and I agree with those who hold the lattei opinions. It is a very difficult, compli cated subject, one of tho most difficult ir governmental science, is this question ol finance, and very few men in the ?vorld understand it, at least, in the application of its principles to government. Ant yet you boar men talk about it as gliblj and confidently na if it were os simple a* 'The Rule of Three.' I confess, verj fraoklv, that there are many branches o the subject that I do not fully compre hend and grasp, but I prefer in this, a upon all other questions, to take a con servative position, and in the meantinn give the subject caudid consideration am the exercise of my best judgment." "In what respect do the advocates o the unlimited free coinage of silver clain that it will be beneficial *c the people?' "Why, they say it will make mone; more abundant, stimulate business, en hance prices, employ labor, and in tba way relieve tho pressure ol the times." "Ia it your opinion that it would hav that effect?" "No, not to any appreciable degree, believo that business will revive mor surely, perhaps somewhat moro slowlj and reach a normal condition more cei tainly-that prosperity will be restore in all parts of tho country upon a moi substantial and healthful and normand basis if the finances should be let aloin (save one change in tho system which could suggest,) than by incessant tinke ing, and the preparation of financial no trums at each session of Congres Money is the most timid and conservi ti ve of all tho elements and instrumei talities of business, and requires to I placed upon a firm and certaiu basis, ar then to discharge its proper fuuetion Thosn who aro demanding moro mono an inflation of the currency by the u limited free coinage of silver, tue issue more greenbacks and such t?mpora: make-shifts, will not accomplish wh they desire, until one, and only one, ve important chango shall have been mai in our financial system. In the silv war both parties are fighting at a shado and I should bo tempted to read t! 'Comedy of Errora' to some of my pol ical friends, who have gone daft on t silver question, if I were not afraid giving offenco." "What is tho change which you wou suggest ?" Abolish the national banks, and rep< the ten per cent, tax on the issues of ?sd banls, and the financial problem will solved, in my judgment." "In what way would that benefit t country ?" "In more ways than I shall be able indicate at present. One thing, I thit is clearly demonstrable, that tho utili ited free coinago of silver will benefit class of people other than tho bulli speculators. They would make fiflc cents on the dollar at the present va' of bullion on every dollar coined, a men like you and I would have that teen cents to pay, and in an operation two or three hundred millions it woi amount to something. Silver bull from all parts of the world would fie tho mints. Every government witt surplus would unload on ns, drive i gold, derange business, and where wo tt go when coined? Into yours and .-?ocketsir Not at all, but into natio banks in the commercial centres. A how are we to get it out? No oai readily if there were two thousand r. lions of silver coined in tho next months. Abolish the national banks, that money cnn be more properly < tributed for tho bene?t of the whole p plc, and then the loosening of the flo ?rates of silver coin would not doso mi aamage. But turning in an increa rol?me into the old currents would benefit the people at largo. You rn first eradicate the evils of the system, fore attempting to bnild it un ti healthy, vigorous growth, by ad tn in is ing stimulants." "Who in Congress is responsible Lhe agitation of thc silver question ?" "Tho Western men, in great me^s They aro more largely in debt, I b? i than we are, and tho shrinkage of va ?nd reduced price of their products result which succeeds tho feverish, ?; illative character of values after a g ivar such as ours, os inevitably as follov., night-we have felt it keenl; tho South,) has diminished their capa to pay, and they naturally clamor ?omething for relief. Thoro is great f in their appeals, but, in my humblo o ion, they aro not pursuing tho effective < course lo ?vurcome the difficulties which ' environ us. You see, it is so plausible * to say, as most of the free coinage men ' do say, 'that silver b.? becu degraded, and ought to bo restored to thc position it occupied before thc war,' 'that it is tho . people s money and they want it,' 'that it was the dollar of our daddies,' &c, &c. : Now this all seems very fair and reason- ; able and proper, but those who claim this | for silver, forget or overlook thc changed i condition in the commercial world. In ! the ten years intervening between tho ^ years 1852 and 18G2, the annual average ' i production of silver throughout the world i was estimated to be only from forty to 1 I forty-five millions of dollars, and very , ? little of this from American mines, i Whereas in 1875 tho aggregate products , ' throughout tho world is estimated to havo j t been seventy-five millions of dollars. | ? Silver has depreciated much more than j ? degraded in value, owing to the large ad ditional supply produced by tho Ameri can mines in recent years. Tho entire revenues of India aro now collected in silver, and I commend to tho extreme Bilver men the experienco of tho Indian Government of late years by reason of it. She lost in exchange" in one year ?15, [)00,000, because of her having nothing but silver. Besides Germany has de monetized silver. Tho Latin Union has suspended its coinage. England, the ? t great financial centre of the world, adop ted the gold standard years ago. and BIIC is to-day the richest nation in tuc world, with all countries paying tribute to her .agacity and superior financial foresight. Moreover inter-commnnication in '.lie commercial world required weeks and mouths, when only minutes and hours are now required since tho adoption of the submarine telegraph. The balauce of trade in ou: favor for tho last fiscal year amounted to some two hundred aud il fly odd millions. I speak from memo ry. Suppose this amount could be paid in silver at eighty-five cents in the dollar instead of gold-and you will have some idea of our immense losses. If theso bnlanccs should be paid in silver, at its present value, instead of gold, our losses ivould be more than thirty million dol lars. So that we have not tho same con litions as when silver was the 'Dollar of mr Daddies,' and it is much easier to ;alk about restoring it to its former rela ion to gold and to the business world, han to accomplish it. For the life of ne, I do not comprehend how any man who has a pound of cotton to sell can do uro any other than a gold standard. The price of cotton in this country is regulated by tho price, tn gold, in Liver pool. Why then should I bo required to :nko for my cotton a currency which is icpreciatca in England as well as Amor ?a, when I ought to get tho best price in ho best currency? Let us see how it ifTects thc chief market crop of the south. Tho value of unmanufactured :otton exported by us for the ten months mding April 30, 1879, was ono hundred ind fifty million eight hundred and sev mty-nino thousand three hundred and brty-five dollars ($150,?79,345.) Hun iftcen cents iu the dollar through that tum, (and I merely adopt that to repre icnt the depreciation of silver, by way of llustration-it may be more or less,) and he measure of loss to the cotton producer nay be app ximatcd. This, of course, would not happen if wo could control the price ol' silver in England, France, Ger nany and other countries with which wo javo commercial transactions, but wc :nnnot make eighty-five cents' worth of diver worth one hundred cents in Eng and by placing tho government stamp >n it as we can at home, for when it gets o England it rates simply as bullion, and lasses there only at its bullion value." ''Do I understand you, then, to favor a tingle standard of coin currency?" "No, not absolutely. I think that it vas wise and proper to remonetize silver md to limit its coinage, as I believe, vith proper limitations upon tho coinage >f silver, to be regulated by cireum itances, the two coins might be made to upplement each other, end operate har noniously. Whereas the unlimited free ?oinage of silver, as matter* now stand, voulu havo the efi?ct of driving gold out >f tho country and entailing great losses jnon our people, as I havo endeavored to Il?strate liy the losses on cotton alone." "Recurring to your suggestions about ho National P-.nks, would not their diolition tend to unsettle business and iroduce confusion in monetary circles?" "I think not. Tho repeal of tho pro .isiou of the National Bank act, which inposes a tax of 10 per cent, on State ssues, would settle the troubles, at least io far as we in the South arc concerned. Tho comparatively small amount of cap tai invested in So*'th Carolina in Na ional banks would uo transferred, no loubt, to institutions organized under State authority as banks of issue, and he l?me much more satisfactory to investors n bank stock. Wo should then havo a mrrency answering all the purposes of mr people in their bu unes? operations, is under State banks before the war, and would be all the better by being kept at mme if such should be its fate. Our ncrchants and business men would have io difficulty in arranging their exchanges vith New York, Baltimore, or even with Europe, as they had nono beforo the war. Thc government issues cf greenbacks vould remain in circulation. I have no loubt of the nbility of the government o maintain resumption upon the present tmount in circulation, or perhaps on a arger amount, in tho progress of the dc -elopment of our increasod specie nay ng capacity. T io re-opening of State lanka would aid resumption and supply he demand for more currcnoy. becauso t would bo moro generally and equitably listributcd than is the case with tho Na ional bank currency." "Consistency thou art a Jewel." Somo have refused to use "put up" ncdicineB, simply because they do not enow just how thoy are made. Do you efuae to accept the deductions and con tusions of tho astronomer simply be auae you aro unacquainted with his ?ethod? of calculation ? You do not re use to cat, and yet tho exact process by vhlch the food in assimilated into tho tructure of thc body is unknown. Are rou always ablo to translate tho latin -rescriptions obtained from your family diysician, and understand tho effect of ach remedy named, and the chemical hange each may undergo when combin d with another? Then why let such soundless objections debar you from us ng a remedy that has cured your neigh lor? Take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical discovery. Thousands besr testimony bat it has spyi-dily and nurmancntly ured them ol coughs, colas, incipient onsumption, and, almost all forms of crofulous diseases. Can you doubt that t is a pore, potent, and valuable inedi ble? Are the parties whose names aro iiiblished false witnesses? Bead Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book, given way by druggists. 8 tl 8 li 8i li n t ii it b a e s ii ti SI b n n c tl Bl tl d M ll \ j< 0 tl tl tl S ti E h I ii - Soak a sheet of paper in whisky and et tho flies get at it. In ten minutes ou can pick any ono of them up by tho dnd legs, and their wise looks will as ou i ti h you. COCKLING A!ii> ?PitAUUE. 1 Fracas that bring? to Light u l.imi; Sup pressed 8candal-KK-Govemor Npruguo OD tho Hampago ?t it Wuterlng Flue? Senator Counting Ordered Out of tho llouso and Shot At-DlfTerent Version? of thc Story. Wn.^hiiiijion I^st of Monday. "Ex-Senator Sprague attacked a Ger nan teacher of bia children with a pistol, jut Seuator Conkling iuterposed and pre sented murder," ls substantially thc story tent by an Associated Presa telegram "rom Providence to the Sunday papers ? jut the most general exclamation of al! veil posted people of the City of Wash ngton on reading it was, "Too thin.' 'Conkling and Spraguo were not brough ogether on account of tm inconsiderabh i person as a German teacher," said t senator. "There has bceu plenty o'' material fo in nblo-bodied scandal in that quarter.' laid another well posted gentleman, "am he result of it has been un attempt 01 be part ol' ex-Scnator Spraguo to rc rengo himself. It was the noble form o Lord Roscoe himself that Spraguo wa eeking to make a target of." It will certainly not surprise man; ntelligent persons, who spent tho pas vinter in this city, to learn that a much ulked of affair lias culminated in at empted violence, and possible diagrnc o nil thc parties concerned. Tho intimate relations existing bc ween Senator Conkling and the v ife c ?x-Senntor and cx-Govcmor Sprngu who was the daughter of Chief-Justic Jhase) have been talked over in undei ones in Washington society and politic! :irclcs for upwards of threeyeara. It lu leen hinted at darkly in newspaper coi cspondenco quite frequently, buta fee ng of regard or pity for "the woman i ho case" has induced the press general! OBupprcss, instead of parading, nccessih nfortnation. Last Spring, when Sen) or Conkling so energetically advocate he Bill to rolicve Mrs. Sorague's estai rom taxation, ?jverybody was set to tall Mrs. Spraugo wanted tho assessment < ter country estate, known ns Edgewoo educed, and the penalties that had a rued because of non-payment of tax emitted. It required an act of Congre o effect this, and Conkling was a rn: if power in tho then Rudical Senat Ie very readily accented the commisait ?iven him by the lady and worked wi ucb diligence as to pass the bill throu| ho Senate. Tho House, however, d mt accept it so readily, and the rest ras a compromise in tho conf?rent 'hr, high contracting parties met fi ucntly at the Capitol, as was natural, b t was not longbeforo employees of t Senate Btatcd "in confidence" to one a mother that Mrs. Spraguo waa in t labit of meeting Mr. Conkling in 1 ommittco room (he was then chairm if the committee on commerce) and tl hey were Bomctimes locked in there I ether. This reached the ears of some ho reporters, who, upon investigate ound the statement to be true. Cor lug's trusted agent waa a clerk uni iecretary Gorham, named Griffith, j wuld bring Hrs. Sprague to the Ci lol in a carriage and escort ber to t ommiltee room, and then notify Coi iug, and while the couple were toget' iaiffith would stand ou tho outside t irevent intrusion. During lost winter and spring bi lartiea Keemcd to grow more regardl f public opinion. Mrs. Sprague bol ?splayed her partially for the distingu? d senator, and her conduct at the Cap ecame a Bubject of comment even ami rave and reverend senators. She " lien to be seen in the Senate gaile nd generally occupied a front seat, ras rare that abo fuiled tu bo on ht ,hen Conkling was advertised foi peech, and was often, on such occasi emouatrative in her expressions of roval. During the closing days i lights of thc extra aession Mrs. Spra ,-as u regular attendant upon the Sen ibo was invariably accompanied by lithful Grillith, and on ono occasion lill view of tho reporters' gallery, w otes to tho Senator, which her attend rould deliver to him at his seat. T he lordly senator, smiling accepts nd approval to his fuir corrcsponc ii tho gallery, would indite rep mich Griffith would promptly deli ?cenes of this character have amused eportera Boveral times and caused t! o loso sight entirely of the business oro the Senate. The night of the difficulty betv ienator Lamar and Conkliug ?prague betrayed her deep iuteresi ho latter to the most careless specta he occupied her usual seat in the ?ry during all the weary hours of CBsiou. When Mr. Lamar gavo G mg thc lio and the latter advance oply, abo aroso in her Beat, leaned ho balcony, with a blanched face ?tense; interest. She suddenly dro] ri her scat and it was whispered thai ad fainted, but this was not true, larm was apparent to everybody, ] ver, and tho moment Conkling cc peaking she sent Griffith to rith a message. Mr. Conkling f imo to send work back to her by ame messenger, which seemed torea er. All this occurred in full vie ?any scrutinizing eyes, and from ight the relations between the twai ame a common topic of cou versink he floor of the Senate. It was run Don after that Mr. Spraguo had hes be night eceno at tho Senate, and eclared his intention to bring the j au issue. Apparently luis rumoi ot reach Conkling, for he rcmnim Voshington for some time after th jurnmcnt, and spent thu larger pc f it nt Edgewood. It was a con hing for frequenters of tho road to hem driving after tho Senator's sam, and about tho time of prague's arrival at Long Brand ?legraph gave notice of Mr. Conk resenco there. He seems, howev ave gono too far, when he followc idy to her husband's residence, 'rovidenco. Tho matter it is no< oved wiii go to the courts, and nol landing tho efforts of tho AESOI 'ress to cover un tho afTair at Garr ptt Pier, tho whole truth concern i likely to bo made public. Tho Iteal Fait J of tho Kow. Special to the New York World. NARRAGANSETT PIER, Aug. Early thia morning t lu re was an nal stir in tho hotels, for it hat nnounced that a Sunday paper, 'ould arrive here from Newport, [jntain a full and complete acco lie Spraguo versus Conkling som ?nfortu?ately for all the parties crned thc truth has not yet ful cared nero, but I give it you nov, source as to which thcro can ueation. Thc trouble arose not b< ny professor of German and ex-G r Sprague, but between ex-Go 8rugue and Senator Conkling, air occurred on Friday e\ dither on Wednesday nipdit or Th lorning Senator Conkling a ir h ? arraganactt Pier. "'Uh him c ?rn carno a trunk an -\ largo 'hese articles of baggage wero ta 1 tho Sprnguo mansion hy tho direction of ?Senator Conkling. Ho remained there { as a visitor ?.he next day, and was on a ; hotel piazza during thc next evening conversing with some ladies. During Friday afternoou Governor Sprnguo was observed driving about ?Sarragansett pier, having been at home entertaining his guests the uiglit previous, though ho had been absout for a day or two before. He bad a guu with him, which it is be lieved that ho loaded earlier in tho day. Finally ho drove to thc rear of his house, which is about a milo and a half from tho pier, and carno through the IIOIIHO in a somewhat excited condition. Ho got out to tho piazza, where ho found Sena tor O nikling conversing with Mrs. Spraguo, who was nt a window. Governor Spraguo then said, uddressiug Senator Conkling, "Are you armed, sir?" and Conkling replied: "No, I nm not." "Then," said ex-Governor Spraguo, "I give you five minutes get oil* these premises. If you arc not away I will liro ut you." Ex-Governor Spraguo is said to have mado uso cf somo further exas perating language. Senator Conkling seeming much surprised but remember ing that ho was undc- cx-Govcrnor Sprngue's roof, rose and walked a few steps away while Mr?. Sprague cania out of tho house and stood between them. Ex-Governor Sprnguo stood looking at Senator Conkling while a carriage drove up which had been ordered to take Mn?, j Sprague for a drive. When Mrs. Sprague found that ex-Governor Spraguo was apparently determined on an unpleasant scene she called for her bat ana shawl, which Mrs. Mnrtiu, a friend and a guest in tho house, brought her. In the house at thc time ns guests were Mr. and Mrs. Martin aud Miss Martin and Mrs. Alex ander, as well us Senator Conkling. A story which has been circulated hero that Senator Conkling carried an invalid out of the houso is nonsense. Ho went away entirely alone. After cx-Govcrnor Sprnguo repeated bis peremptory order to Mr. Conkling to quit his house there was some hesitancy on thc part of the New York Senator us to what should I? done, but seeing no hope of a rational solution he finally took his hat and en tering the carriage went down to tho pier stopping on tho way at Billington's res taurant. Scarcely had ho nrrived there and got out of the conveyanco than ex Governor Sprague, who had followed, came up, mid it is therefore certain that the latter must havo kept his horse hitched up ready for usc to follow Sena tor Conkling. On tho arrival of ex Govcrnor Sprague at Billington's another exchange of words took place, but there is not tho slightest testimony to show that at any timo a hand-to-hand encoun ter, such as has been spoken of freely here to-day, took place. But it is certain that thero was un excited and threaten ing colloquy between the two outside of tho most public spot in the who lo place, and thus it came to pass thut the most exaggerated rumors were set in motion. Sifted down tho foregoing are tho prin cipal facts in the case, so far as Mr. Conkling and Mr. Sprague aro concerned. As to tho n'!eged cause of the hostility of Mr. Sprague to Mr. Conkling it is only certain that tho German teacher so indiscreetly and foolishly brought into tho matter had nothing whatever to do with it. Ou Thursday night, according to ex-Governor Spraguo himself, he could not sleep. He said to a tradesman here tho next day that his mind was troubled, that ho could uot got no rest, and that some ono had to bo cleared out of his houso that Friday night. His move ments during Friday morning were no ticed by a good many people as being very strange, but no ono thought that he contemplated personal injury to uuy in dividual. MRS. SPRAGUE LEAVES llElt HUSBAND1!* HOUSE. After thc encounter Mrs. Sprague went to a Mr. Ferry's near by and subsequent ly to tho Tower House, where it is un derstood she remained over night. Yes terday she gavo orders to have her trunks packed at the ex-Governor's house and put on the train for Providence. She sent her children pnd maid to the depot nearest the Tower Hill House and said abe would take the cara at tho Narragan sett Pier Depot, which BIIO subsequently did, and met her family higher up the lino. Before her departure Av Provi dence, however, Mrs. Spr&gre wont to the Lake Side House, near S Iver Lake Sho drove thero and called oui Professor Linck, who is the German teacher to wards whom Senator Sprague is said to feel such a pronounced antipathy. She exchanged a few words with nim, which may have given riso to the introduction of Iiis name into the story. Soon after wards Mn?. Spraguo wont to tho Pier depot for Providence. Ex-Governo; Spraguo went to Providence yesterday, but ho did not sec hi? wife, going on a different train. That ex-Senator and Mrs. Spraguo have been on most unhap py terms for some time ?H matter of gen eral notoriety here. A few weeks ngo a fentlemuu whoso family aro staying nt larragansett Pier called on Mrs Spraguo, and, sending in hi? card, saw her. Ho had known her many years, bu had nqyer met her husband. He sug gestcd to Mrs. Spraguo that he would like to leave a card for tue ex-Senator person ally, as he desired to havo tho pleasure of meeting him. Mrs. Spraguo in reply said that she was quite unable to answer for anything that Mr. Sprague might think or do. Sho bad taken no responsi bility for his conduct for a longtime, and it was not likely that she could long re main in thc same house with him. It bas been known here for some time that ex-Governor Spraguo has contemplated selling tho house in which this unpleas ant incident took place. A great deal of unnecessary scandal has been created by tho injudicious story of a squabble over the German professor, which has not lost anything during tho day by tho com mentaries of thc people at the hotels. A telegram from Utica, August 10, says : Tho publication hero this morning of the Associated Press telegram relative to tho trouble in ex-Governor Sprague'a household, at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, on Friday afternoon, again re vived tho reports current hero last June. lt was then asserted that Mrs. Conkling waa to institute divorce proceedings against her husband ; that a separation had already taken place, and that tho Senator would not again return to Utica. Tho Sun'8 denial of these ?tories early in July was given editorial prominenco in tho Utica Observer, and for tho limo be ing it killed the scandal, particularly an it was followed almost immediately by thc Senator's return to this city. It mny bo again stated that Mrs. Conkling will institute no divorce proceedings. AU stories to the effect that there is a rup tura in tho Senator's home relations are unfounded. Tho scandals or ?landor? from tho outside havo not broken tho peace of his household. This is anthon tic. Farther Gonslp About tho Conkling Kprag-ue Rumpus. Washington /Vii VJ Tuatluy. There are now iu Washington many who will remember tho firat appearance of Kate Chase in social circles here. She was young, vivacious and beautiful; thoroughly educated and brilliant. Sho had been the intimate companion of ber father ever since his entrance upon the political arenn, and more than ouco had lie relied on her tact and beauty to pull >iim through i 'harp political contests. In 18G4, when nt the zenith of ber social power, sho lent a powerful band towards making her father, the then Chief Jus tice, tlio candidate of tho Rep?bli ca party for President. Slio bad 'jeen for several years tho cou dant associate and chief confidant jf her father, and had become acquainted ivith his ambitions, his friends and his strength. She studied politics with the '.eal of a newly dodged orator, and de moted her whole mind and energies to .ho one object of placing ber father in ho Presidential chair. It was a part of mr ambition also to reign as tho first la ly of the land. She often talked with 1er friends on thia subject, and her mar inge with Senator Sprague was general? y believed to bo one that had only this ?nd in view. Spraguo at that time was mmcusely wealthy, and tho Chaso party ?eeded money. Sprague also imperiotis y controlled tho politics of Rhode Is and, and his money and influence were vortli having in behalf of a Presidential ?nndidnte. Tho scheme failed, howovcr. Lincoln was renominated, und Judgo 3hase became detached from his pnrty. n 18G8, however, ho was prominently ncntioncd ns a possible Presidential can lidnte beforo tue Democratic Conveu ion, and his daughter, who had at that imo become Mr?. Sprague, ngaiu took an ictivo part in his behalf. Sho was then ecognized in Washington as one of thc irigntcst, wittiest and most fascinating romeo as tho National capital. Her lassion, ns well as her aptness for politics ind political intrigues, seemed to in Tcase with her social power. She culti .nted public men until she knew a large tumber quito intimately, and even so ato as 1S7G, though known but to few, ixerciscd an influence upon tho last 'residential election, which kept one nan's mouth shut and possibly changed he result altogether. Her acquaintance villi Senator Conkling hod ripened into elations of tho most confidential nature, 't is believed that she exercised over lim n powerful influence. It is oven de bared by many who had frequently op lortunitics to know Conkling's opinions luring tiie electoral struggle that ho wa? withheld by Mrs. Sprnguo's influence rom publicly declaring his conviction hat Tilden was tho rightfully elected 'resident, and thal his hitherto unac ?omited for vacillation was attributable 0 this cause. At ono timo bo boldly do lared that tho frauds practiced in Lou siana and Florida furnished ail thobnsii iccessary for nn overthrow of the pro ext that Hayes was elected, and for th? wearing in of Tilden. Ho made no so :rcl ot* his disgust at tho efforts of Jobi merman nnd others lo count in Hayes md, it is asserted, agreed to make i pooch denouncing tho fraud, but noth ng carno of it. Mrs. Spraguo occupie? 1 front scat in tho members' gallery o he Senate every dav during thc excitini :ount, although nobody thought of he is anything but a spectator. Tho da; hat Senator Conkling was to rise in hi eat and demolish tho fraud arrived, nm hose familiar with tho programme wer n their seat*. Senators Alcorn, Spencei Conover and several other Republican vero to voto with him against tho ap iroval of tho partisan decision of th 'electoral commission. Enough Rcpul ?cnn voters bad been secured to raak lis victory certain. Col. Pelton, M Iewitt, of Now York, and many otht irominer.i, Tilden managers, bad seats i ho gallery for the purpose of hearin Conkling's speech. To their utter ama? neni, however, he did not appopr at al ,nd it was also observed by some brig! .copie that Mrs. Sprague was absent fi he first time. Senator Alcorn, in ful fi nent of his word, first voled to reject tl lecision of tho commission, but after 1 liscovcred that something bad got rrong, changed his voto so ns to make ccord with his party. It was subsi uently discovereci that tho shrewd Ra? cal managers of the Zach Chaudl tripe had overcome Conkling by wii ling Mrs. Spraguo over to their sid i'hey bad persuaded ber to take an ii erest in Hayes' success, and, it is sai ho kept tho New York Senator, i idiom so much depended, from appen ng at the Senate chamber that day. Now that the scandal is mado publi . thousand incidents of tho relations Irs. Sprague and Senator Conkling a old. That they frequently rode out t ether until very lato hours, is pr?t ..ell known to many. A family drivii ownrds Edgewood, just after tho ext ession, stopped a runaway horse hitch o a coupe. Within a short time Senat 'o!.kling appeared on tho road ai laimed tho horse and vehicle. It h lready been recognized aa thc propel f Mr3. Sprague, and the family disco, red that the horso had broken aw rom its tether while unattended. Telegraphic information received li? [ist night stated that Mrs. Spraguo hi ti view of the lato behavior of her lu and, left him for nil timo, and the op rm is freely hazarded that ono and p ibly two suits for divorce will grow ? f last Friday's erneute. THE LEOAOY TO ME. DAVIS.-T ccounts of the value and extent of 1 state of the late Mrs. Sarah A. Dors rhich she bequeathed to Mr. Davis, tl ave recently appeared in the Norlin nd Western papers aro absurdly extr; Kint. Wo aro assured, on tho best p le authority, that the vnluo of tho ato will not exceed $2f>,000. Bes Beauvoir," Mississippi City, valued 5,f)0U, Mrs. Dorsey owned three pla ii Tensas Parish, ono assessed at$ll,? hree-liflhs of another valued at $5,C nd another, which is lying idle nm abject to overflew, nt $1,500. Twc hese places are rented to Mr. Isnacs, his city, for $2,250, which constitu he wholo of Mr?. Dorsey's income, his property sho paid, according to eceipts shown UH, $492 in taxes. ] cbts, at the time of her deith, r.mot d to over $5,000. Last spring sho m bona fiile sale of tho Beauvoir plact Ir. Davis for $0,000. for which no a is notes running for one, two and tl ears. These notes arc now in thc hn f Mr. J. U. Payne, ono of our ol nd most respectable merchants, who long time was tho malinger of J )orsey's business affairs. Mr. Pa' 'ho had been tho warm personal fri f her late husband, was uer near no ?or, and wai made by ber tho custo? f her will and her private papers, nich-talked-of lands owned by ] )orscy in Arkansas and Texas havo ir a long timo past been deemed w aying taxes on. Tho above facts ave received from Mr. Payne, I rhom no moro honest and verne entleman can bo found.-New On democrat. _ _ No DOUBTS.-Judging from the un al satisfaction that Dr. Prico's Un 'erfumca have already given, there I oubt but that as high a reputatioi harming perfumes will soon bo acqi y tho firm of Steele & Price as avo already gained for their cali reparations. Tho dclfcate .". -gram >r. Prico's Perfumes make thom opular. TUE MORMONS IN GEORGIA. Malory of tho Riso of th? Feud-Proselyte* Scattered Through the Upper Fortlou of tho State. The killing of Joseph Standing, the young Mormon older, in North Georgia, liuB created discussion all over the coun try. Tho interest that has been drawn to the section in which he was killed bas brought out Borne interesting facts con cerning the progress made by tho Mor mons there. Let us permiso what we have to say by remarking that no ono can tell why tho Mormons have devoted so much time to tho counties of Cherokee Georgia, in which they have been work ing so long. They aro not to bo found elsewhere, but they seem to be determin ed upon captivating the section spoken of. Tho Mormons sent their emissary into Georgia about sovon years ugo. 'ibis man was named Morgan, and is described ns an extraordinary person. Ho was brave, aggressive, shifty and elo quent. He begged no quarter and made no concessions, but went ahead preaching his faith as ona inspired. Nothing could daunt him and very few men could argue with him. He was thoroughly prepared upon ali points of his faith, and he argued it everywhere. As might be expected, ho made converts. At first there woro only one or two, but he gradunlly brought more over, until ho had thom scattered over Walker and tho adjoining counties pretty freely. Then ho summoned new elders, who came out to aid him. Since then fully ono dozen have been sent into this Bection. They were all under the direction of Eldor Morgan, who was after a while made "Superintendent of Missons in the South." Tho ground most closely occupied by these proselyting oidora was Chattooga county (tho half this sido of the moun tains,) Walker county. Cattoosa, Whit field. They have established a post or two in Floyd county and in Murray and Dado, and have gone into PickenB and Fannie. They drifted on toward Ten nessee and North Carolina, appearing to shun tho railroad and stick to tho moun tainous districts. They have made many converts in these counties, and have es tablished what they call flocks in many neighborhoods. Their policy is not, as has been supposed, to take nil their con verts to Utah. The truth is they take only n mindi portion of them. At one I time they took over forty converts on one train, tho crowd being gathered from peverill counties. At various other times they have sent batches of ten or twovle. It is probable that 160 or 200 will cover all that they have sent out from uorth Georgia. These people wore mostly poor and shiftless folks, mid generally past middle age. One or two pretty girls aro known to hnvo gone, but the moat of the women were old and ugly and not liable to bo pressed into polygamie relations. Many husbands and wives went, the wives insisting thnt as the Mormons based their polygamie theory upon the fact that Rachael selected new wives for Ja cob, they would be allowed to select new wives for their husbands, whenever, if Bver, like Rachael, they deemed it neces sary. But tho elders made many converts that still live in Georgia. These are persons who are Mormons in everything, save that they do not attempt to practice under Georgia laws tho polygamie part of their creed. They believe in the book nf Mormon-in tho divine inspiration of Joo Smith-and in all thoory and teach ing of the Mormon Church. They have been bnbtized by the ciders and are koo**" as "?a?ntH," Their houses ard uud ns headquarters. Theso native Mor mons aro scattered throughout the vari ous counties, in what exact number it is liard to tell. They aro usually quiet, il literate people of small meane, but thcro ire somo few families of property and intelligence, which have embraced this faith. When they once become convert id they are never reclaimed. Tho elders ro through the circuit und preach to diem, pray with them, and attend to .heir spiritual wants, jU5t as cluer proacu jra do with their churches. They have sven organized a conference of tho sev eral congregations of native converts. Joseph Standing was the presiding elder >f this conference, sud was on his woy to [tomo to attend a conference meeting when ho was killed. In a talk with Sen ltors Hawkins, of Chattooga, and Clem mts, of Walker, they both expressed the* telief that the cause was proggressing ind growing stronger. "They aro gradu tlly getting new vonvorts," raid Mr. Hawkins, "and I hear they nover loose a tingle one." A most excellent preacher 'rom Whitfield told us that ho occasion illy heard of somo member of his own or )ther churches who waa turned to Mor monism. Wo learn that thcro has nover been iny trouble from mob law throughout ,hc circuit generally. The elders bavo trenched in tho Court House of probably ?very county, have had good audiences md have never been disturbed. They -?reached, wo believe, once or twice in tho shy ball or Court House at Rome. They lave never been annoyed or threatened hat we can hear of, except at Varnolls i tat ion. They have had fair and courte >us treatment. At first they attracted srowda through curiosity, and at last milt up regular congregations. The leoplo have become used to them aud uko no notice of them. These elders have been singularly cir :uinspect and careful. They have not --reached licentious doctrines at ail, but javo kept the polygamie feature of their eligion in the background. Even when isked if polygamy is allowed in Utah, hey reply: "Wo have our marriago :u8toms and you havo your?. We shall ?ot iuterfere with yours, and you ought jot to interioro with oura." Of course hero has been a great deal of general tcandal about tho morality of these oi lers, but we could find no man who be loved it. Said one gentleman : I do sot know of a single case where they lave been guilty of immoral practices, ; von among tho families of their'saints.' " They seem to be oeut upon their work of iroseiyiing und upou uulhi'?g e'r?. TO his they devoted all their energies and .heir lives. It appears that there bas hecn consid erable trouble at the littlo station of Parnells. Somo of the people thero, it earns, were determined not to submit to iee Christians led astray and families irokon up by these elders. So they have lever given them any encouragement. Standing was a young man of twenty bree veras of age, but ned great courage md ability. If he bad lived be would lave risen to great prominence in his '.burch. Ho was burled iu Salt Lake Uity on Sunday with impressive ceremo ilos. We learn that the field in north Geor gia will not be ?dandoned, but will be anvassod with greater vigor than ever. Sider Morgan himself is coining out, and .be blood of Standing will but excito bese monstrous fanatics to still greater exertions. Efforts aro being made to capturo tho nurderers, aud if caught they will be pros ecuted vigorously. Wo learn tbac th oro vero personal reasons that led many of the it tacking mob to try and drivo Standing out of Varnella. Ile bad endangered the pence and integrity of many home J.-At tanta Constitution. Military Mon In tho Civil war. Longstreet is not far wrong in his coo elusions about Federal Generals. Grant, unquestionably, while not a military Senilis, such as Napoleon or Stonewall ackson, capable of great and brilliant strategy, was the most complete master in the art of war produced by the Union army. HU ability consisted of accurate calculation of forces and their applier. tion, just as one would disposo mechani cal forces to accomplish u result. Lee. with equal forces would have destroyed him by rapid and brilliant strateg/, as he did with an inferior for?a keep him at bay. No other Federal General could havo used tho Federel army like Grant did, persistent, always holding them down to a chosen lino of operations, and wearing out his opponent with continued pressure. Tho operations of Hooker, Burnside and others, were a se ries of battles in which they wore defeat ed by a far inferior force ; Grant's opera tions wore n continual pressure?, every day, never relaxed, and finaliy success ful, as a mathematical resu'i, of given powers. _ But Longstreet does McClellan injus tice. His wonderful work of organiza tion contributed very largely to tho ulti mate result, and it was a work dono which lasted, and of which subsequent commanders bad tho benefit. There is no evidence, however, that McClellan was a great strategist. On tho contrary, his only great battles, tho seven days conflict, showed bim to be in ferior to bis opponent. Whilo, taking into consideration the superiority of his force, its organization, commissariat and disciplino, Grant's operations equally de monstrated his inferiority to Lee as a strategist and a leader of armies. Lee baffled and held him in check with a much inferior forco of starving, worn out, ragged men, and finally forced to aban don bis chosen lino of advance. A greater General would havo worked out the result in ono or two battles by mas terly strategy. Grant worked it out by an accurate calculation of tbs powers in hand and keeping thom alwayB pressed upon his enemy, who was ablo to do nothing moro than defend and await a certain result. As to Sherman, Long street is unquestionably correct. What ever genius ho may possess, it is certain that ho never displayed it. His march to the Bea was merely a spacious nothing, a big raid on foot. Hin operations dowr. to Atlanta wera Uko those of Grant in Virginia, a continual pressure of superi or forco on an inferior, but his forces wore continually increased in numbers, organization and efficiency, buoyed up by continual success in dealing severo blows upon a superior enemy. At that point, Atlanta, Sherman's fortuno was bright ened by the sudden removal of Johnston, and tho movement of Hood gave him an unopposed march to the Bec. Long street's estimate of Johnston also needs qualification. His talents as a military, commander were displayed in organisa tion, in perfecting bis machinery,In bril liant defense. His disposition in retreat on Atlanta have never been excelled, but they were almost purely defense against an advancing foe, dispositions in chock of a positive movement. This is, how ever, no evidence that Johnston was tho equal of Lee, or of Jackson in brilliant, effective strategy-the working out of large positive results with a small forco by superior skill. The results of a re treat on Atlanta showed great military ' skill in handling forces, but it was rath er tactical than strategic, and if there was subtle strategic, it was on a nar row field, where all of bis forces were under bis own immediate personal direc tion. The difference between such oper ations, and thoso conducted over a wide j territory, ia apparent. While Lee dis played the same power in the retreat be fore Grant, or rather in the defenso of Richmond, that Johnston displayed in bis retreat bofore Sherman, he has also demonstrated in bis'camnaigns a superior military genius which Johnston may have possessed, but which ho certainly no ver displayed, lt may bo believed that be mander when bo was removed, but it can was just about to dem?nstralo this pos session of all the genius of a great corn only bo bolioved and not know.n A RAID ON A YOUNG "REBEL."-Tho Washington correspondent of the News and Courier saya that Mr. Charles Thomp son, a son of tho secretary of the navy, has created a little breeze of excitement by bis endeavors to stop the appointment of Mr. Leighton Finely, of Aiken, South Carolina, to one of the second lletenant cies in the army. Thompson has really no moro influence than a strange cat in the department excep?twhere, for parti* Ban purposes, his imagination can be used against a Southern man. It seems that when Thompson was an applicant for tho position, ho swore a mighty oath that no "damned rebel" should have cno of the thirty-Bsven vacancies, and repeated it so often between drinks that Mr. Finely heard of lt. After receiving his notifi cation to appear bofore a board for exam ination Mr. Finely waa mot by Thompson, j who asked him what his chances wore Ho replied, I have secured the appoint ment despite the fact that I am a d-d rebol as I bear some peoplo have been calling me." Thompson forthwith dis torted the remark at the war "department so as to convey the impression to the sec .olary of war that Mr. Finely was an ir reconcilable and unrepentant rebel; and unless the sss***? can be ex?!*!sod ?sfactorily, Mr. Finely is in dnngcv of losing his position. Considering that he waa but seven years old when tho war ended, this, ls pretty hard case. CrmiNO DRUNKENNESS.-Dr. d'Unger Bays: "I take a pound Of the fresh quill red Peruvian bark, and soak it In a pint of diluted alcohol. Then I strain it and evaporate it down to haifa pint. I givo the drunken man a teaspoonful every three hours, and occasionally moisten his tongue between the doses tho first and ecconds days. Ic acta like quinine. The patient can tell if tho is gcl?ug too much. The third day I generally re duce tho dose to haifa teaspoonful, then to a quarter teaspoonful, then down to fifteen drope, ten and five drops. The medicino is continued from five to fifteen days; in extreme cases thirty days. (Seven ia about the average." Tho bark ia known among druggists aa Cinchona Fuira. The discoverer or the remedy saya that of tho many hundred casca treated by him, he has not known an entire failure. He considers that form of drunkenness which results from an insatiable appe tite, a disease, and treats it aa such. When the appetite has been wholly de stroyed ho considers that tho pp tion t is radically cured. Ho will not drink if ho has no acaire, or if ho has a strong re pugnance to liquor.-?Sha JFrancisco Hid If functional Jorper ofjkhe Liver ex ists, the elements ot th? Bile nil! ?es?sis in the blood, vitiating that fluid end In ducing many 8kin Diseases. D<. Boll s Baltimoro Pills aro a most rel labio JAtot Regulator. Sold everywhere. Prit?? cents.