Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-27
EASTERN NEWS.


A the Eisby Letters.
4 ~ Nav 8.-Reporters are
NSE lo sny authorized statement
/ .,sbie 70 sC,snt or his counsel regard
90 60 sIlegstious made 9S r.sn. % t sue
.itoss Bank, that he had ie 81, nr 1son
prlnee Gan. assuring him OF Govern 1
o. u,n,rscts for Grant & Ward. No
pSi " Gen. Grant assert that he
I nsnds % !, a day or two Flsh's state
/ ~ snoS - sitber entirely false or SO
4 psD's 70 .n.si and distorted from the
/ ss'lsssts % to be worthless.
1 80 Released on Bail.
..,,pdsmen of James d. Fish ap-
Il ne oS.sore Commissioners Shields
| ssrsd o and qualified in the fol-
1 be si'enaOnn,s James E Ward d Co,
1 ssSg2 francis g. Reid, lawyer, $500:
1 sIsM ut;,.ch. tobacco manufacturer,
1 bisid e. e. then took his departure,
/ fiSD. "a by his friends. Before he
1 scCnp n,Idipo be WAS shown a state
| eBIhe sv.uing PAGER purpor,ing t0
4 sal ,a !. BY Gen Grant concerning
es .su,borship of the letters which Fish
d. s5 Grant had written alm. Fish
ala aid not believe THAT ush. Grant
aid y Savipo written any of the letters
issleo Nc "a he FISH now had them
sqae'ssssuon. He would, however,
hes q, the present to make them
rus -. "a to the general scope,
gaoIe ~ had already disclosed.
-. About the Fsh-cran' Letters
W. consultative of the Associated
ri,sd today on counsel for Gen.
1 Pre-. 20 90 Isarn If they knew what let
G'ap1' Fish REFER d To IN his pub
vs. ',.tsm-nt, wheH ha said he bad
SEQ 80 from the General referring
ros,nment contracts, and the p otits
se He went first t. Sir. Conk-
and at his suggestion TO Mr.. Sew
sesard said he bad no intimation
~ vi,h had BEEN given such letters
"a taken steps to run them down
~ - comics. Ii WAS learned that prior
" 49, I0 1882. Fish had sent a pape"
ss,,,snt d Ward to. the Lincoln 'lus
h.S note. asking that the . epsg b.-
ssnl...ont,d. Mr.. James beng oaliea
N, seward sai Ha -uswa 80 tae
e. % Fisb AZ .ue.s Will sub-
bc~ .o,, far a... lard o. direct r.
~ u.xr N.l Y-g Aiudiv
:, -urt.. ".F as- % 8 neral
.- -ra.a o. Geaut
-.. 4=s .8g.a-- said Lisd
-.seeys4 l,- above nB.-, b1t
-re..- rs l-d .ta H1~w+F. he
-.-- ...r-. t viz rts.t..la.iy
900. -rr,. NV Dear e.r-ia an
.... -....rv have ID say lugt
II -s. .,..a. aLl myself arc nov
60. ..--~.r- % tho firm yf Giant
SD. rso sore originally spsciAl
-,..-- es.r. aE iecal-. arrange
.st r,ye .s5sr .8oyra" s-uer-i part
80 p- 81. .5l - Jolly tl.l wrote
-- .a q. .~rai 'r.-f-t ID ta"se words:
Isr 10, % frFtte i--ay Dear
Ls.s.f' H.f Hut do La. often
IS u Ee vv.r our trsI
e-#.g. Dr for any other p8r
.. .rrsE son axe Eei aware
sf e- t...... 90 Ga go is u3t ~ any
at a. -..y.st. esteem 1r friendship
al .,- Ye ate 9TH pretty we'll
sr1e;ea efa which explains it,
ct,t H.- a, It would not be amiss
t | to counsel a little
ay in regard to the
aa.ss Of Grant d. Ward, as
conservative influence. il
90. beneficial, would do them no harm,
A. thew are so much younger than our
selves. | have been often asked by
frisnds and business men whether /
vas general or special partner. We
vere for q long time advertised as
special, bat think We are virtually and
actually general partners, and I think
legally We would find that
20 bs our status. The en-
closed letter TO me from President
James, Of the Lincoln National Bank,
V whom sent Grant a Ward note -
% discounted, Was resolved by me, and
J send you copy OF my reply to his let
YER. lou may De aware that l am on
notes OF GRANT ware, "hlcn were gu
aofsed, ana which l nave discounted
nyseii anu nave ntd 70 get negotiated
snc slnouht Oh S1oo'VCo IN tns a9Rre-
gave ~ tue same time ana NJ once,wnicn
hhosa tfinlhg amount Tor me. III Is
necessary 'nas tue credit OF Grant q
msid should oeserVediy stand very
asn. lnsse notes, as understood u,
Ms RiVeh Tor no other purpose than 10
lalse money IoF inc payment Oh gram
ao, purchased 10 MI government con
aaessc onuer Tue oircu'useanoes. nv
ueas oohe'ai VIII eee 'has IL Is or tue
ms ,nh importance 10 me particu'
ANY, lnat the ereu't Oh tue nr'n ahali
assays % untarhisned, L VIII DO happy
W mcet you NJ hlnost any time you
tnn ma NJ, prsa;dent Janas'. 100, q,
your eonvsnisncs With ans sr,nas,;ous
,op ma, nave ~ UaLa w,,h 49,,
ind ss,ssm. I an, sincera,v vonrs
Is n Fan
IT. 49,.
Io sue auo'e letter oeh' 1rant an
" sIeS ~ ,oi'o n ~
n. 'aay wv 'oo-As DeaF -hr. r ish'
y. NY nI'Val III tue CITY tniS morning
~ .V 1e YOU ,e''sr OF Yesterday win
~ psse' o' 1 - James, PRESIDENT oi
's s LINCOLN Nationai sank, aud copy
" your reply TO the latter. Your un-
~ ,sa amy Va 'eearu 20 ,ne liabilities
$50. sae uim Vi I.ah' "ara are the
sa.;..' 10 m n',,' you desire u ! aLl
40 49, "e 'ua' tne aoVertisemcas
a. -, MN snaii 90 SO oaanReo
-. epsoss snis. NOT having
/. - 'ne CITY ior more than
,,sn - na'e hrRe accsmuia-
has,nsa. ma'' 70 iook over, ana sone
Tus'hess appointment s to meet, 30 that
van ,oa. no' Ue a9le 70 ger down 10 see
,s,.s 10y, ou' II l Gan VIII go before
VIVA very truly YOURS.
u o okANT'
Ihis was the Generals reponse, and
vas In bis own han. writing throughout.
Aset 'hs letter OF Mr.. Fish marked
F,a'e had been answered, and the