New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-08
THE FISK-CORBIN LMBROGLIO.

The Corbin complications are becoming more
and moro involved. Doubt and contradiction mark
everything that the subject One person CON
lectures that certain statement Is the truth OF the
whole matter and another infers that the same state
ment ia an unembeshed lie. Somebody says that Mr.
Corbin Is very ILL., while another says that his appetite
for hearty dish good Somebody says that Corbn is
rich and another says that he has little landed prop
erty In NewJersey, and that's all. confident state
ment reference to anything pertaining to him Is az
confidently contradcted Yesterday reporter sought
the house of the dubious COrbin, and ascending the
front stoOp rang the bell and awaited an answer.
After lapse OF five minutes an arighted manservant
came at the basement door. aGd inquired what was
wanted AS the reporter descended to the little court
yard where the servant Stood the door was shut
leaving the reporter the outside OF the lattice iron
work, and the servant within. The servant said Mr..
COrbn very i'll, and could not be seen by any one
and that all his business affairs were under
stood by Mr.. Evarts, his attorney. From gentleman
whose visits to Mr.. Corbin daily and professional
our reporter learned that Mr.. Corbn was very
much distressed in body, and that his
mental anxiety was intense. Iie Is not
so much disturbed on his own account but that the Ad
mnisraon should be attacked through him Is the cause
OF his greatest trouble. our reporter called on DR.
Evarts and learned that there intention on the
part of Mr.. Corbu to institute suits against Fisk or any
journal in this city for beous charges 1t confidently
asserted by Mr. COrbln that he prove cOncusivey
that he has had nothing to do with Fisk and that he
ever RECEIVERS he will afford evidence OF the
same. Mr. Corbn said to friend yesterday That
what was SAID Of him in the papers could
not hurt him in the esteem OF those VINO
knew him well. But he is restless under tho
publicity which is given to all his movements The con-
dences of his sick violated and the converse
ton which ne had with the minister was even parauod
by paper In this city, much to his discomfort and tho
dspeasure OF his pastor Mr. Evarts left for Washing
ton yesterday and his reurnsuch proceedings as are
deemedlproper will be commenced.
corps of reporters from several newspapers, were
busy yesterday in inquirlng Who was Mr.. Corbin's
banker 2" What brokers carried his operations T.
What amount OF money has no lately used " and other
matters "toO numerous TO mention" They secured
Walst they pestered the busy bees Of Broadst; they
gored the bulls Newest they Rugged the bears OF Ex-
| ing-or so declared about the matter. Having
exhausted that territory, they went TO the upper part
Of the metropolis They secured the streets In quest OF
butchers bakers grocers shoemakers, alors and other
| industrial characters who might have enjoyed tho
patronage Of Mr. Corbn, and received his check upon
some bank in payment therefor. But 1t appeared in
every instance that he paid promptly In geeenbacks
Consequently nqurers up tho task dis
consulate The strongest the street was that
Mr. Corbn had transacted his banking business at the
Tenth National Bank. The officials OF that institution
| however declined TO be catechized in the matter