Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-28
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.I
A Bnf ber buicides and a Young
Tkief Falls In an Attempt at
0uIelde.

a As.4 0oA VoHeh9O5 anu ~ JUNK
Thief Falls In an Attempt at
suicide.
BAN FRANcIsco. May 27.-William
Frost, q barber by trade, committed
suicide by taking dose of morphia. He
left note stating his hard luck caused
him TO commit the deed.
Frank Patched, sixteen years Of age,
forged an order ON druggist for some
stryohnine and as soon asst il was handed
him BY the drug clerk, swallowed IL.
The clerk seized the would.be suicide
aud after short struggle forced him to
swallow IN emetic which relieved him Of
the poisonous dose. Before taking the
poison he had written q note addressed
to his father, stating that he had at
tempted to commit robbery and was
caught in the act, and did not want to
live to be disgraced or sent to the peni-
tentiary.
Another Gas vietim-Aetisn OF
the Democratic CIub.
San FRAScrsco, May 27.-Fred Brink,
. barkeeper who was found unconscious
In bis room, together with the dead body
OF VIM. II. M0rgenstein. from the effects
Of asphyxiation BY gas, on last Friday.
died at the receiving hospital last night.
At the o.ab meetings last night for the
election Of delegates 10 the Stockton
Convention, resolutions were adopted
pledging the delegates TO support Tildsn.
Another resolution was adopted stating
the sense Of the meeting IL that Stephen
j. Field 10 not aud never could be their
choice for President.
AIaneda County paid Her Rail.
read Taxes.
SAN Francisco, May 27.-F. w. Mar.
shal, son Of Attorney General Marshal,
paid the Alameda county Treasurer
e53, 757, collected from the Central Pa.
cific Railroad for State and county taxes
for the years 1880. 1881 aud 1882, being
the full amount sued for by Alameda
county. This does not include the PEN
alties nor interest.
President fish Quallnes His Re-
marks Aheat Grant.
NEW YoRK. May 27.--President Fish
now says he did not mean to chsrgs Gen. |
Grant had any guilty knowledge Of
frauds in the government contracts, but
ossYty hhscuucu W Soy suot thC lcttcE1
received from General Grant were not Of
such tenor - to warrant any one having |
confidence in the representations made |
by Ward. John d. Fish says his ia her |
regards General Grants position as simi. |
lar TO his own. Both Of them were mis-
lead a. TO the extent OF trusting entirely |
to what was said by Ward.
Grsss's ExpIasstisn or FIsh's
Letter.
NEw YoRK, May ga representa-.
tive Of the Associated Press called Oh the |
they knew what letter j. d. Fish re- |
fsrrsd to, In his Published statement
when he said he had two letters from
the General referring to government |
contracts and the profits thereon.
Il WIS learned that prior to July H..
1882, Fish hal sent . paper Of Grant L
Ward 10 the Lincoln Bank with note |
asking that the paper BE- discounted. Mr.. |
james, being called ON by seward. said he |
answered the note Of Fish as follows:
l will submit your favor to the Board Of
Directors on Wednesday next. Will
your inform me whether you are gem
cral partner in the house Of Grant 4 |
Ward" Fish--In answer TO your in
quiry l have 10 say that General
Grant and myself are now general part |
ners Of the firm Of Grant l. Ward. We
were originally special partners only, |
but by q recent arrangement we have |
both become general partners President
Fish then addressed q letter to General |
Grant stating that in his opinion both |
General Grant aud himself were actually |
general partnes in the firm Of Grant 4 |
Ward, and not special partners as
had been advertised. General Grant
replied that such also was his |
opinion and suggested that the adver.
tissment be so changed as to express
that. The following additional letter
has also been produced: New York,
July 9Th. 1882. = My Dear Mr..
Fish - Ia relation to the mat
ter Of discounts kindly made !
by you for account Of Grant 4 Ward,
would say that think the investments
are safe and am willing thar Mr.. Ward
should derive what proiil he Can for the |
firm that the use of my name and influ- |
snce may bring. Yours very traly.
U. 8. GRANT.
This letter with the foregoing state
ments comprise everything known to
General Grant and his counsel, to which
STATE msnts Of Mr.. Fish can relate.
Freddie Grants Layout.
NEW YogK, May 27.-Individual
schedules in the assignment Of Frederick
ID. Grant and Jesse Grant to James Nc
Nance were filed In court to-day. The
schedule Of Frederick d. Grant shows
the following debts and liabilities,
which amount to 81. 2l5, ,O66. made up as
follows: Creditors, other than pre-
ferrsd. $s2O,3O0; creditors preferred,