The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-10-20
More Developments of a Startling
- Character.
[From the N. O. Picayune.

[From the N. O. Picayune.
There are startling rumors about the
completely of the President and hi:
brother In law, Mr.. A. R. Corbin, in
the gold operations. We find the
main statements in the Cincinnati
Commercial of October 2. Its New
York correspondent, of October l,
says:
New YORK, Oct. 1.-James Fisk, Jr.,
declares that Gen. Grant was in the
gold ring and was an active partici-
pant. He declares that he has three
autograph letters from the President in
his possession proving the fact. These
letters, he says, shall be printed. One
thousand dollars was offered for them
by an editor tonight, but they were
not forthcoming. A half-dozen prom
inent men declare they have seen the
letters.
In confederation of this, the N. Y.
Sun contains the report of the. CONVEX
sation of its reporter with Mr.. Corbin.
There were two interviews, In tho
first one Mr.. Corbin denied that Fisk
had been at his house except once last
Summer, when he called to enquire
when the President would be in the
city, added: " I do not associate with
such men as Fisk. He is fast man of
the city, while, am 81 staid,s careful
Methodist. have nothing to do with
any such a man as Fisk" The pub
lished report reaching Mr.. Fisk, he sent
this note to the Sun:
ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY
% Comptrollers Office,
New York, October }, 1863.
To the Editor of the Sun:
Dear Sir Mr.. A. K. Corhin has VIZ l.
ten letter, in which he states that ;he
remarks imputed to him by your re-
porter, in an interview which you
published to-day, so far as regay as the
writer, are utterly false. | DIES re YOU
to send one of the managers of the Sun
to me at once, as the course &c Your pa
per in the matter is inexcus .ble.
Yours Truly JAS. FISK, Jr-
This promptly brought the reporter
to the luxurious apartments of the
great railroad manager. Mr.. Corbin
had denied the accuracy Of the report
ed conversation in letter to Mr.. Fisk.
Then this dialogue follows:
Mr.. Fisk-"You see what Mr.. Cor
bin says about your reported inter-
view Mr. Dana informs me by tele-
graph, that you are the gentleman who
saw Mr.. Coibin yesterday"
Reporter-"I have only to say that
the interview was correctly reported
and is perfectly accurate"
Mr.. Fisk-sThen you tell me thai
MIR. Corbin spoke of ME i'll such dis.
paraging terms as you report 2"
RepDrter-'.The terms published art
the same as we rnentioned.n
Mr.. Fisk-"Well, then it is a ques
ton of veracity between you and MI
Corbin.n
.Reporter-"Ther is NO. question Of
veracity; i carefully reported what
Mr.. sCorbin said, and he viii not deny
it to me. I will have to go and see
him about it."
Mr.. Fisk-.'Will You return and see
me after you call on Mr.. Corbin 81
Reporter-"I will.n
Mr.. Fisk-"By the way, do YOU
know that | was in Mr.. Corbin's house
when you were there q"
"Rep0rter-'sNo, sir, did not know
1T; but I suspfcio11ed it when entered
here just now, for see that the coach
outside is the same that was before the
door when l called on him at p. Nj
MI. Fisk-'T was there. When your
card came in, Mr.. Corbin mentioned
thas the Sun reporter desired to see
nm. told him to beware, for these
sun people were wide-awake men,"
sos at thejvery time Mr.. Corbin de-
MED that Fisk had been at his house,
Fisk says he was there when the Sun
reporter had the first conversation
Inc question of veracity, then, in this
case, is against MI. Corbin. So the
reporter again called on Mr.. Corbin
taxing a witness with him. We give
only the material points of the second
in.e''i eA tiIa eIlIst4 a-yl1 y1
Reporter-"Mr. Corbin, You viii re-
member that, when L called on Won
yesterday, it was to authoritativelv
correct the rpmor that you and Presi.
Dent Grant We're implicated in maxim,
the great panic. So. I told -ysu. when
came, and ! listened to your asser-
aons OF nonleamplicity, and reporte,l
them accurately.
MT Cerbin ssYe s sir. and Ifmns,
thank you and the Sun for yoTlr high
Expression ,p Of Prospect you make of nse
Inns morning a gentleman came from
MI. Fisk, and said that he .fE;sLl ma !
Iassonished that should sDeak Sof I'm
IN saen terms, while his life WAS al.
ready IN jeopardy !; for it only added
q 20 ms danger. I then sent him him a note.
saying ! did not mean to saw anvts;n >
oerogatory Of him. Z did nnf mas
yesterday that I said Nj, Fisk was 81, :
ss man, but that was the reputation
ne pore in the city, '' ''' '
,,, hheporter-"Then what the sun n,,,,
iisaea was not false, as one wo,,IdP mn
derstand you meant to saw fr"m a tha
eeaor OF your note to Mr.. Fisk ~ ~ pe