The Placer herald., 1870-02-12

Gone where the Woodbine Twineth.

The testimony of the celebrated James
Fisk Jr, relating to the gold speculation in
New York, last Fall, has been published
This evidence irrefutably demonstrates the
completely Of leading Government officials
in the speculation which brought ruin to
thousands. We have room for only few
short extracts
Fisk tesifies that a connection was es-
tabished with Corbin, the Presidents broth,
er-in-law, and that through him correspon-
dence was opened with General Grant. Cha,
pin, Gould's confidential clerk, was sent with
letter to the President then 10 Pennsyva--
MIA. He says:
Chapin came out and drove to the New
Jersey Central depot, where he took the
train for Pittsburg. Then it YVES 8 O'Clock
He travelled night and day, and never stop
ped till be delivered the letter to General
Grant at Washington, Pa. When he ar
rived, it was early 10 the morning, about
o'clock. lie rung them up, and sent his
card, "Wm. 0. Chaplin, from Mr.. Corbin
He went into the parlor, and soon the Cen
eraI came down. General Grant opened the
letter and read it part through. and then
went out evidently as if he was going TO
show 1t TO Mrs. Grant, or some one else.
He was gone fifteen minutes, and when be
came back be said to Mr.. Cbapiu "AIl
right" and bade him good morning. Mr..
Chapiu hurried to the telegraph cstation, and
about Il o'clock we received his dispatch.
delivered. All right was all the dispatch
said
On Thursday night was around to see
0rhi nd a.
working all right and that the letter which
had gone forward had cipched the matter.
He said that the interest, both of the nation,
and the interest 10 the matter all around,
was SO great that there could be no sIip-up
whatever; that we were safe 10 getting
everything to ourselves, and that we would
also get everything belonging TO everybody
else. That was the substance Of what be
conveyed to me on Thursday afternoon. We
had not been to Wall street before we went
into Beden's Office to give au order for
gold. Gold was 1875 5-s when we struck
the street, and when we left the street on
that night it had closed at l4l. There was
good deal of excitement. There was
bull who was heard to say be knew the
Government was interested There we're
rumors Of that kind which got out. There
was sharp, quick corner iu gold.
In the midst Of this excitement note of
warning was beard
During that time there appeared in the
New York Times an article charging the
Administration with being 10 direct league
with those who were putting up gold,l and
saying that it was shameful, etc. We read
that article going down town, and knew
at once that it would be teegrapbed to
Grant and Boutwell, 1t wss one Of those
curious articles which, when you read it,
make you feel weak 10 the knees. II was
an article which, when you read it, you
would dwell on. We made the remark that
II it made US feel little weak 10 the knees
at that time, when we read it, what would
be its effect when it reached Washington,
upon the Hon. George Fl. Boutwell, aud the
honorable Executive of the United States,
who probably had never speculated before
this time. If we felt weak, how much
weaker would they feel.
AS we afterward learned, Mr.. Boutwell,.
after half past ten, went over to the Execu-
tive mansion, and not exceeding ten or 6f-
teen minutes after be came back there was a
tbunder-cap struck US. in the shape of 10
formation that the Sub,Treasurer had re-
ceived an order to sell 100000 Of live
gold, while our sales had been short"
Fisk relates the particulars Of bis iuteu.
ton. Gold bas gone down from one hun
dred and forty three, and general consteru.