, 1869-10-08
TIE F1sK-coRRlN DISPUTE.
Another Affidavit to Sustniu Mr..
E'tsksK Statement.

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EtsksK StAtcmcnt. !
From The .ye1r York Sun, Oh. E.
A NIGHT RIDE N SEARCH OF GENERAL GRANT
STATEMENT CT Nh. coRBINs AEasESGEE-
state ef -Sets Turk City and County n Ven forf,
-: Un Ino!saay, September 10 lsS9 I met III:
T.ens5 third street md EiRbth zvenae, New
York city, mud waa instructed BY them
T. Sro,neToaw h ., he rrezidens of the 1ssaa
states, At %. OF the following lnotu1ng, III h,a
residence, s. West Tweoty.aeyeuth street, where
dent Grant At Wsshtngtou, rs aud laks saca iei-
te,s and proceed hr orst train 10 said Washington
II the President *h4 not there upon ny arrival,
Eorb.n.
on Friday mo.ntne. Sept II, called at MI. Aae,
pea1ed and brought Two letters from Nj. Corbln,
wGlen hs natded 9'e, An1 wh.e was canseEs4aE
q s as nd ~ stm s ri
Ne psRs'. taas ,s resut vas z
lie replied, & Yoa VM md hin IN Wassiag1on.,'
d- ! told ,n him ! supposcd I @ bad @ better Dc
H ssu. liz lie tald % he S,snea Vi ID o. e t. Do u 80, ss
asked Lin whether, II the President khoad 6e co.
gagged, should aeud car! to him, telling him
/ brother.in-lar. lie approved Of my suggestion,
r,a ienns Jirana con,rai IlailFosl toF rii.9ulgn,
and Id O'Clock. found the President stopping 1t
the noEse d iii. smt.h, aoon: half mIls ous 81
nso haA letter IRON Nr. Abel z Cortln. GcEenal
Porter shortly a'terxard spptared, and presented
dep, Grant, winch wished 10 deliver 10 him Ia
| person The President sU0n came up nni hau,l-
ed blE his letter, telling hn had been requested
| presence, read 1t. relurnet Into the house, and
eoou alter n1h appeared naain With letter in nis
hand. shortly u1tcrwarL t!roSa buck into the
| village nf Washington, ffon whence teexraphed
Mr.. Jay Gould, President Erie 1sa1lHaT C5tn2any:
~LS.!t1 Delivered al right ! taen q returned s TO
SVEN 10, on The 9Th Guy ii oe:oSet. lsso. ssio.c
| Ec- M6krtNEK SAlru,
| Fosary Public. New York.
| skEfcn CT NR- CnkBlH'a LIFE-AN EptTuK AND
1 ZEAL ES7A7E 6llcEiATJk-Hia Personal.
Mr. Aee! Il. corbln, t,o,aer.u law Of ,hc rres,-
dent o. the United States, aud at present resulting
nt 81 West Twenty. seventh street, ts Ee4 Eng.
lander By birth, tut went West cary IN life. Dur-
us the laxs quarter q century, previous TO the
tnsiin rettdesl In st. Lous, Mo. lie ~ns lnw5er
By profession, but abandoned It for The career Of
logical, and uiitntimes brilliant He MAS always
Den. .ocia', aid acted with the Democracy OF the
lie was personal anil intimate frtcnt. Of Mr..
ilueun. Anl delights In nsr1ztr1 the sarloug ai1-
teio'cs aud wItIcis1ns or the Htnerlcd President.
When the Wat lroAe ont N1. Corbiu caMe to this
soon after arriving here Mr.. Co.bin, then n,od-
trately wealthy, Grxan making investments IN
up d LuluLcr VI klyye fpa.ls in whlcn bn brcame
fntcyesEc0 ard In lengthy co1ppuulcatt0n, DItI,.
| iI.hfd.,u New York jtirpsl laxf yenr HnId.
.Mr Jot Gould Is fnIIrCal tr.nti Of con
abliiIy aud Iallrrsl mnnngrrs would do well to
! Lpcn tGtls Rtss4gx jtAi wxy't
Mr, Corbib r4fchaAt.l i large tract Of land 1t
J Wtst EnJ n. j. lie ihcp jptelratcJ hI,useif In .he
TnyUpt1, L,ug Dock. i Wttt End Kslvay whIch
pas.c1 through III rroprr.J. 1t was 10 ,ustncr
! rDn,t,,c tic sJoek htlefs III Mt I;onitISs t,rcst
"f,titi.s t,,uf Nr (.nytin wrnt. thn or,,cfn srn
mn ei ahnse ~ '~ "-~"
4 trsr aan Inst Ami M,. Corbtn toxt bls ,x.fe. a
upst h!xt;1 necomrlishe,] mi aEnlap.c sjr no.e
rirrlr Of nenna,ufaDcta extruesi ii hfnurGGpr ~,
i1nion' lie remsinctt wjttSTrf until fIst Mnr'
wnep ne msII,.,1 bllss Jcnolc Grant stsic: ii: ia
IrsshieuE n,ier d brief courtsbin. tts sns nr.t
!e,soanced 70 her 'ast !n.nguzs,toa day. MI Cur.
the gslr Of Tia house on strset Wa.hr1ton CIV.
i he sotd 10 the PARTIES Who rrc5crteI il 10 thc
rresdeut
Mr. Cothiu II hbous Is years old. very tail. sorne.
light brown eyes He u told !o hls speeuatona
| hut westeps before great r1sSs liz pTetnt4 10 lu
vest thle1J bot generally manages to buy property
which rspElly Hses IN value. As his properly "a
proceeds 30 ns to MAKE higher tatc Of Interest
| ihAn ! per cert. Ills hrc.6tcrJ, high
| stooP. brown stone unrt1ou On Wc1t
| TEcntI.atTenth street IL va1u1ble plect
uade. Elegance hut not sump!uouanesa, marx.
the 3hteItor Of his home. Hts wealth Il rart01stv
estimated bJ relative at from r. 5o. 900 10 f. OOo
cen. q yrry large share Of Thtch has been Rccumt
th.. s.oS wv 'tsaf.rs ~ .tonHx xnaI 80, az
| lie II a deyosed member Of the Methodls
Chutch. In conversation Hr. Corbta Is not I'm
pre.eive. Hs tone and manner arc often childish
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