, 1870-03-02

that nave seeo na, satisfied me- ths. he i, ys,1
h'sh msndtd. puEe nan.
ep. p.Culs'ious7 A. ! do not thing he had any
nowleeRe utleas tn!s letter / have menuoaeI,
Would 1hdtcate II
CoRBIN ON THE STAND,
BIT or AUTOBIOGRAPHY,
Abel Rsthpone Gurpln, sworn aud examined:
oeeupsuen1 4. Ib.se resided these s's isss sesea @
years N New Yo:k, have cen ont OF bnsuessa a
g!eat natJ ysafs. aod noK simply uauaga ny |
q. Axe Iou iaa''ssr Nth sae coarss Of gold
so1s st ns srdI aoqn nnx Of ,o
i've parposes nssirs ben A sivsss w. al spse se,ve
ca % ned ~ n, % %tuoskdis q IT, ias. va. xane ss 10 st.
Ioa,s, beIe ! VS. persuaded BY Cooue, Benton
an s. se Is sa a,f to e a s
ny stttntlon !. yer directed tozaId.. inen; AID
The summer. u ade me pay considerable attention
70 Rolo. .Id the enect tn:t y. pree wa likely 70
hayc on the prooucis ot this country.
| C0xBN's DEA1AIa.
Cotbln proceeds 10 deny that III. J. FIX, Jr,,
vas ever 10 bis aouic to hia knowledge before the
gath September. glEes the ntisory Of his sequsint.
aece with Gould, and declares that "hafing
Latural des!re for rbe saccesa, the nrst year, OF
,nr brother Of nJ vile, improved every opaor.
| tuntS 10 lnpress upon Gould What"-In short, the
Gtu1d theory Of ga:d-tnos claiming !ls Invention
! LOT himself.
An un,nse1eatinR detailed account OF the Presl.
ce1l's visit 10 corbin. dated with tho n.d OF q
POCKET d'aly toloWF- An extraofdparf lsck
| OF emory With reference to the particulars Of
Mr. Gonlds conversatlo1a With RE Preadent At
Dir. coihins house. Is displayed, the wttaeas,
hozeyer, req euhers Granta rettcenre. whenever
the con7eraaslan was dttcted 70 the policy Of xne
eoyefnment,aEd bis OF ce At the msu eerv4ats
lett pg Gould IN, expressed IN q "peev,sh" remark
10 Patricf. and In an ejaculation 10 hM vile to the
tftet "that Gould was always trying 10 IND
tonetblu1 out Of him."
Co1bln admltq, after much cIcuulocution tnss he
nsce q zeEalE 10 Gould IN the ralure Of an invi.
tat:on'o call CD h!fn White the President VAS Mt hts
horHe, hut his memory again tsls hlu. when
1sktd the particulars of the conversatio'.
Co1h:u proceeds 10 give ar account Of
HIS LETTER TO GRANT.
Q. DID you write 1et.er to be sent to the Pfesi-
cent while At Washington, Pennsylsauia a. Tes,
nesteEgera OF Ms. Gould. lie sent . man up.
apa wIose letter 10 Genera! Porter asyinS that
II was Messenger oestirE q message t9r tue
lt:s MIN Rave al lntetsls~ At an early c-n7en'snt
O. What was his name7 A. Ido nos kuoR, be
J O. I'D III. Gonld zee that letter before It ~aa
ttl.s A. n, II pf.sss,on Is that resd l: to him,
: Q. IN yoo wrtss I'M. letter on Mr. Gou.d's
suggestion a. fes, s'r
;en. State 1t as lul,y and eoncltely a. yoa can
ntst nn1s 10 1na'p,a,n The Price Of gold" and
t.Eeslng rha: = you'd be carried over 70 Corat.
. uss aad that h,s roaa woa!1 be neneased 10 and
,.p1ettnted b, oil hstsdiIR friends IN The city .:
: lrlE DISPOSED 10 crush oown Tue market, II
s,ox s9s soc{ {.s OF seSu, sss sot
aae sis a1a AZ 20. nDe .na sOsl
y .,!eLte cauten 1t 10 ne teneved By lhe OPERATOR
y that tht,e 10 10 be great thrust o. eold oa ln
= ms1ter, He desired .nat sno1ld v1,,e 70 tn
= 1pat change ID the policy Of the goyelnneu
I. <ss asons 70 ssse place. .st down snd N5os.
s1S FEE SsS a.
le Hat IL, The effect rha: charge OF .potcy wol
:. hste: tlns II wuu!a adtct 1oe e}ecf'ons yel
% ueit, IT sns go County,. ] Tepresen1ed tnat III Il
% rovtr1 meLt bhouid not 1eveTte lis policy al
1ste,es o nas aoE the pfss Ct
!. is= araeted. Tn!a was aeou: the tstn OF 1stn
= ssp:enter. tald that al desired 70 see gol
fal., =, ttax u would tall, Il the Eosesnnens VI
sn lles and sne interest on tbs pua'c det
II q. WIS ii. Ii IL III sne ,e:tsr7 A. This was tn sol
stance ~ .he lssei Ai.e' that M rs woG @ sc3s nn
:. with certainty reduce fae pItee Of gold
re @. At the TINE 5oa sent that leHes, Aid o. d
II .o1 IO: kcow mat Mr. Gould was enRaaea
nc ia cu,atit 10 gods a. kuea that he vas bo
n. iip god Thai u ~ near as recoiect III. scnl
ea aid tubstaIce Ct ne istsel: Eep' no copy o.
II WA Written LASTLY at Eight, IN my oHn
O. WAS Mr. Gould rhere : A I an not cersa
he,bes he a present h!le ~as WILING Il
~ q. What tic Ct night xas ~ T. vas
;lsasht Of tic 18Th Of IN ., sap.en,hes, and
nm nlotaby got through with the letter at saoous9
o:n cosBr.s THEORY.
G What dtd yoa say ia - atdl1'on? II o. a. Taa ~
ait nelsvsd cneop gold !se des..e o. tne &c gosefnm T.
WI .er TIE crops were uatEettd a. neote that eve
u. assumed that !ast year balance Of trade agar
ys II the price OF gold wst low, tue oa!acce Of tra
nt4it 1t ra Eould be increased; that H. on rho C.
,or ,ssy god ~ hsa ne eatssse SC asau5s g. ~ 70
en rater, ard tina: II tasDcts against us we're less
soa 70 Eold ould be cheaper. II the crops were
= :, cebt, noih al home snd a5road. Tna. WAS rne
,tne gunent ana therefore expressed oope that
Sa sould a.e % pses vsSods m5at esIs,al
,sed q. nov n,uy cages did that letter COZ
+ a. A. Ido 70. fDo*. i1oE4e1 whether used
eheets or roL
Ye. Thcc asled row much gold Gould carried,
bin ALEWesrd, /" Ha never told the; he e n
A. nan 70 neet!e<s'J communicate his aassr1.'
There YVES no menfiau o, Gou'd in the lei
1td 1o expression OF personal interest,""
d By 1utran eye did, IN tact see the lettes."
NO A8swER-
r. s5sm- Q. pa you receive any answe1 70 that let
and =. ~; n1, = Io, recarao o,r ma,,sye vnn,aoor
ron sn o ' 1e:e1ssce 10 tss tet
eA' a. No, sir: and that Was toe cause Of ny
no,. t.rea'top- II received 10 more no-lee than
pua- | nAd net been Hf:lten.
ut @ 10 g. Did .ne met.enre. never eend any wor
ltote Yea. 4. No; Mf. Gou,a himself rtmasSe tha
~ meaEtuget had te1ef1aphed tlat he mad sol Il
' MRS. 0Rlfrs LETTER.
\ Tha examination With reference 70 a Ittte
'se. cetred by Mrs. Corbin from Mfa Grant CO
my nneh arace, Co1btn lostpg, OF preseratn1 10
A III. nts rreterce OF miI1, declaring htmseit Il
Ie. I "asttatei,"'. excited" "veTJ veal"
ID he rcz1ous," "pesfectly broken down. b
wick lefs-'' The letter WA signed tn
1oa s.,". 1ce WAY II which," says Corh,u, j"
# nv Wsstem tadits uri,e.' II contained this
ecala- renee: The President 10 greatly diatrosae
caa." TIE rurors th4t yeur husband = speculate
% ali. Wall street. aid hopes be viii instantly disco
s.inrs a,npels with srythlng OF the sort" Tbs
me- asrated Mr.. CoIblr greatly. aud lne tnsis.ed
u the ter nusbatd d sncnld " ge. out Instantly"
!, tE1 conB1Hv AccoCNr OF 11ls sfEcEIA71ofs
San,a After havtrg s.ated, st the ou.se. OF f,s
ur:ar corx. that he as never erRaRet ia Ro!d 3rs
eisp Geu;d Ct Of Jaly Il he eoosh', on his vi
- - M roupt, AIT dt pp&Ittd "a the Dans Of Am
iop 70 e'ts a. doad a1Sa: nsss .se
o,,er. tr god. and Will s' Jou hare ut csan
1a a,s ei'hon coaE'ra !n1 M an, . adTape M ma. AZ,
rEylng AZ nnderx1aI ,,1r Ta.fhas ehe TOOK Iae Eod
thou. ,i,f. sr.rcr.h,it,r rhat ehn III ,ld in MS
l10us - ~ ~ 1nnt 1.s r1nrsFr 81 Toe idea OF
10 the ~ ne re,t.r ann tnyin1 rold WAS tou
shA!es- | .ta1 rNrer erfarft tnto M nn'ni Tbs nj
I they | srnSr fninf VAS 1Ha nr 133 forget
,p tnAt Ee sitr,Esrds IA. isa ,nst snpu'l rase
noala ucre, ard did go on the lame conditions
rs eold Goc1pn "NENoRASntA or HONOR :"
ne my He tpen cen: me tnts pen~r. 1aesIcl n
Eoua .hcle matter sho1ld, tnsoIshoof. be TIRE. .te
Ut o1 ncen'silF. Hold him It vooId hurt me- Il I
~ naA cut ,hst Vas Ia atty way connected with
se 9m ard cid 60. want II 10 Ifs GU. In order
J! l1st ,horld net, he responded hJ Eehd!tR u
q tos paper, tn which Le puts toEn irana4cs!o
ecS 70. js arm acd b!abk party. TINS making the
~ not action Informal. col6sep'lh, and Dep
- t1e; pFon the honor Of Iae TWO parties. Ioe n
sa &naS Is follows:
1v,cc Of Sv;1;i i;oi;In MasI1S % Bsnfe
1pt Of II TronF ttr1e III New Ypfk, Sen; 4 1SG!
h.: has "ngAn stR: We h.se bought for you
EuoNls .cocnfaud nsx, :.
.nrh!n's too Krld-
Il, ,ooo, Goa go'd-....-..-..-.-.,....... ~
:ancn We vii carry on dem1nd, ain the
} wAsu- .totue Smith, GocLp, NARF1S
per S1Nr
,emeata .'.'.'...'.
y 10 o. Did you Keep no note OF It as pftvat
uuded sciiou. No. l DO not Keep BOOKS MI
It vas | texcc lept anI enorat dun 10 regard 70
s1inR OF no XAR6!S-ONLf HONOR
oood 70 @. Did you deposit my money ~ Nasa
led very | M. nor 6nY vile
and Ma q D,d he a.k YOU to deposit any: A.
Ia order rxet md such transaction eetofe ID my
NNnA , ~ Mans n