New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ORYIL GRANT,s INSANITY.


uoPFs ENTERTAINED OF HIS RECovERY-A CON
vERsATIoN WITH Mr.. CoRBIN-REAsoN UNDER
MINED BY A SERIES or BUSINESS MIsFOR-
TUNES.
Orvi L. Grants conduct at the New-Jersey
Insane Asylum at Morris Plains yesterday, was such as
10 encourage the physicians there in the hope that he
will soon regain his reason. lie submitted qmeuy 70
the restraints imposed upon him, hut he stii declareu
that he was perfectly rational, and that his absence
from the scenes Of his specuations would cause him 10
lose large sums OF money The superintendent declines
10 give any opinion as TO his probable recovery
Mr.. Grant e. allowed TO see very few persons
HIS surroundings have been made as pleasant as inc
resources OF the asylum will permit HIS son Henry re-
turned yesterday TO Elizabeth ~ j. whore he resides
with his mother ana younger brothers The family i've
I'm neat new dwelling on North Broadst, directly OPP
posite the mansion Of A. r. Corbin Mr. Grants brother
in-law They have lived in inexpensive style Tor sew
eral years.
TRIBUNE reporter called at the Corbin man
sion yesterday, and received by Mr. Grants
mother, who Is with her daughter MIS-
Corbin. She is pleasant old lady WIN
delicate features and abundant gray hair She called
Mr. Corbin who had returned nom Morris Plains late
on Wednesday evening" after seeing his brOtherhia"
wei provided for at the asylum lie TOOK seat Oh
veranda facing the street and conversed freely about
"Cod has struck him very hard" he said land his
misfortune Is blow to all Of u.s. There is no doubt IN
nv, mind that his insanity was caused by series Of
Inisfortunes and by the influence OF spectators;
When General Grant elected President OfNl
was doing a prosperous business IN the West he Wasa
generous, free-hearted man who believed lmpHclly
what MS friends told him. His brothers success III
pubc affairs brought Mr.. Grant in contact WIN many
politicians These men persuaded him that WIN tne
political influence he possessed ne might reap
by engaging in certain specuatons Iaey lea nun 10
engage in various schemes and then TOOK ADVANTAGE u
his cfeduhy 10 cheat him. He lost much OF DIS prop
erty i'm this way The last OF his fortune was sWept
away by the Chicago fire Two three years ateiWau
be came here with his family to live. one Iou,
bic alter another overlook him. He was lOhu
Of his family, and strOve hard TO support
them in comfort hut failure seemed TO attend
him lie was a proud man naturally, and ms Dr9lhers
success i'm life made him feel keenly the conditions
of pOyerty. He sometimes drank to excess. 80.
About four years ago." Mr.. COrDtn continued Mr'
Grant was taken in in Washington and for time IL was
believed that he would lose his reason He recOYerGd
Ills physical health, but his mind renamed seriously
Unmarried The mania for speculation grew upon MN,
aud his habits became and more irregular Much OF
what he has said done during these past rev years
has caused little trouble TO his family ana mas I9I-
nished grounds abuse rdicule 70 other pc0le'
Those Who knew the secret Of his conduct ped his
mIsiortunes and will sympathize with him now"