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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
GRANT, FISH AND WARD
The Ex-President Declines to An
swer Fish's Charges.
A Statement by His Counsel
Those Mysterious Letters.
Tho Result of the ssank Examiners
luycsiignIiuns.

New York, May 90 The arrest of
james u. Fish, late president of the Marine
bank, was reported shortly after midnight,
upon warrant issued by the United
States Commissioner. Fish wus arrest
dat Mystic Flats where it is said
he has been conccaling himself. He
was not taken before magistrate aud is
still In custody of deputy marshal. The
warrant was issued upon an affidavit made
Yesterday b fore the commissioner by Bank
Examiner Serbia, who dcposed that n
careful examination Of the books of
The Marine bank showed that PRIEST
dent Fish had misappropriated funds
BELONGING to the bank 10 the amount Of
81, 14l 600. The affidavit sets forth thai
lh'7 was do between March aud May g.
1854 bv s'rics of credits to the firm Of
Grant " Ward of monies in sums from S2j,-
900 I" slGO 600, which were entered on the
hooks of the bank as loans to imaginary per
sons and secured by imaginary cDlla'er zig.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

Ben Butler the iuepressiblh accepts Inc
Anti Monopoly nomination for the Presi-
dency. or course he does, Aud it will be
q nlp-and-'uck contest between linn and ,hc
candidate Of the Anti-Masoric party
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

Two old college chums met after sepi-
ration of thirty years, and began talking over
old times and men.
"Ha, ha" laughed one. 90 YOU re-
member Domby H,w thin and stiff his
yellow hair nsei 10 Prnw-just like burnt
out ga 4, pit lIN j. rs Old head, now,
anyway
"Been ui,ly so.i-d over these five
year," replied the Other, sob,rIy and mus
ingly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

nltlpn, and | sh u,i not be surprised II
II mdiy were naaly the canidt'e Of the
CO lvenuon, anl il he could run in Ohio in
"a as well as he ran in 's3, he would stand Il
very good chance Of getting elected"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
How Tappau Was Ruped and Dc
frauded by "Fcrd, nnd Fish

The suit in which Ferdinand Ward is I'm
| Ter arrest, SAYS New York despatch
is brought by j. Nelson Tappan against U
Grant, Jr,, Ulysses S. Grant, Ferdinand
Ward, w. C. Smith and James d. Fish FIJI
$500, 600 The firm is said to owe Mr.
counsel for the city chamb, rlan, said mir
Ward said in his testimony before Ref RE
Cole that Mr.. Tappan had drawn out 81,
ltO goo, md much unfavorable comment
against Mr.. Tappan has been has d upon
that statement The fact is that Mr.. Ward
gave only one side Of lhe story. III. did not
rll how much Tappan and his friends
ONT in. which was 100000 in
cash" Mr.. Tapran went INTO lhese
transactions on the faith If the Grants
and of Mr. James ID. Fish. lie had
known MIR Fish Tor IL great many years. 1t
was after that that he heard that the transact
Iluns were 10 BE- conducted by Grant d
Ward, whom he regarded as incapable Of the
stupenduUs swiudle which has been deve-
op,d. Mr. Tappan supposed that these
claims, which Grant Il Ward were engaged
in, or claimed to be engaged in, were TIE
purchase of va id claims against the govern
melt, whose payment had been d, ltyed, and
whose owners were willing to make II sacri-
tlce for ready money. II the business had
been Of that character, it would have been a
perfectly legitimate business enterprise, in
which ANY reputable banker might properly
engage. 1t was assumed that Gen. Grants
influence with the government would ex-
peule the settlement OF these claims.
MIR. Tappan's affidavit, upon which the
order was granted, alleges that, in the latter
part of 1888, Ward came to HIM aud repre-
seutcd that the firm Of Grant & Ward had
an opportunity of making large amount
OF money by purchasing contracts made by
the G lvernment of the United States or al
vancing money to persons who had made
such cIntracls, and taking orders or assign
ments for money due on these contracts.
Ward represented that, through certain inhu-
ynccs which The firm possessed, they would
be enabled to get prompt settlement from the
q vernmeut that the contracts could be
purchased At n large discount, and that there
would be absolutely no risk. MIR. Tappan
sNcars that Ward asserted to him that Grant
4 Ward had plenty OF money, but, as
they were gong into the business OF
advancing monty TO these contractors pretty
aX ensively, in view Of the certainty of get |
Ing hair money back, and as there was no
isk in the transaction, they had determined |
o give one or two Of their intimate friends |
IN opportunity of dividing part OF the
Profits, and that, If Mr.. rappan would ad-
vance certain money, by the use OF which
Grant 4 Ward could buy contracts, or ad-
'anca u oncy to contractors and take assign
nenis of claims against the government,
UGH advances would be used for no other
purpose, and Mr.. Tappan would run no risk,
IS the money advanced would be as safe as
government bond Mr. Tappan swears that
hese statements were repeated frequently to
lin in several subsequent conversations by
ames d. Fish and Ferdinand Ward, !
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
i dmunds, Arihur's Sccord Choice.

washington Cor. Springfield Republican
Henry Cabot L dye and Theodore Rose
welt have, it is understood, had one or tut
informal conferences with some Of Mr.. Ed
munds's friends. The Senator himself ha,
lot given them anv great encouragement. for
he has frankly said that he d lcs not now So
how II is possible for his friends to succeed
Mr.. Roosevelt, however. seems TO he ~
the opinion that Mr.. E1murds's nomna
tion is not only a possibility bnt OK
remelv probable The fnct that ~
strength IF Blaine has been vcr,
greatly overesiimqted. which Blaine
friends now admit in private. ard that u
seems very unlikely that Arthur'S friend
can get votes enouGh FIR him. m, Ike i. it
Mr. Rcosrvelt's opinion. quite lik.lv ih"
Mr. Edmunds nav get ultimately most %
the votes that will he cat on tbs first an,
second ballots for Arthur. Thcrc is nov
little doubt that Arthur himself would h,
glad to see Edmunds nominated if his owr
nomination is impossible. The southern anC
Southwestern delegates have agreed to nee
in Chicago privately and. if possible, fxupci
some plan bv which they can act together
Ex-senator Clayton and cx s, na'or X log
have made this little arrangement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

1t is, unfortunately, civil AMI not q
criminal suit on which Ferdinand Ward the
Ilnancier has been arrested. j. Nrson Tan.
IAN, chamberlain of New York city, charges
Ward with swindling him and in this suit
The young man has been held to bal in
$500, 900. As the bondsmen are required to
justify in double the amouot, this amoun,s
practically to being held to bail in 5000 900.
Or course Ward can't furnish it. A few
weeks ago he would have considered 5000,
COO mere bagalele, and doubtless he re-
CARDS it as great pity that "those good old
times had wings to fly away" But his re.
cent 'estimony would seem to strongly in
dicate that criminal suit is in order and
that j. d. Fish ought to be Joined with
Ward in it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

George Bliss charges Mr.. Blaine with my.
ing Southern delegates TO the Chicag con
vention. H. says: Mr. Blaine is usin,
moa~y literally, payi' for their Transports.
lion to Chicago and consigning them there f.
The care OF tIu'teh men. He may find him.
self fooled in the end. have kn ,wn q,
Similar Instances wi ere the money invesre
was loJ. Blaine will not, in IN judgment
get the nomination; and his creates,
siren 9Th VIII he on The frs ballot and if ne
does o win then lie W Il he out OF the race y
a Washington correspondent says: at
only oHe-half the stories told here are true.
the scheme TO purchase votes for Blaine is
ne of the most fragrant instances of political
corruption known to our history"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

month as profits instead of 20 rer cent a
month. but said Warner refused to do So.
ihienOCiiug 70 draw out the entire amount
.CltiuCd to be due him unless further similar
lransactlOns were carried on, on the basis Of
profits of 20 per cent month" Ward
frankly admits that there were no contracts.
and there were no methods of Investment.
lie says that Warner never inquired what
the contracts were, or made any attempt to
ascertain anything about them, and had his
contracts drawn so as not to show the
amount OF profits drawn. He gives the fol-
lowing account of the memorable midnight
transfer wrung from him by Warner &
Work on the night of May 8, after the fnil.
IRE was publicly known; civilian s. War
ncr and j. Henry Work came to my resi-.
dence in Brook Ign and offered to me to trans
fer to Warner all my individual property in
part payment of Warmers pretended claim of
more than $4,000 900. | was at the time IN a
condition OF extreme mental and nervous
prostitution. Work is an attorney. at law,
and his firm for years have been counsel for
Grant & Warl. Warner and Work re.
manned with me several hours on that even
ing, urging me to make the transfer.
They said if l would make such
transfer they would protect me, aud
If | would not make the transfer they
could not prevent the parties whom they
represented from instituting proceedings
against me, and that James d. Fish, one of
the members of said firm, had made an as
Segment, in which he had taken care of the
persons holding the notes he had ndorsed,
and If | would take care Of the Warner in
lebedness settlement with the other C ed
ttors would be easily arranged. | finally
consented To the arrangement" Ward es.
lmalCs the property conveyed to Warner
ny this assignment as worth $3.50, 0OO
ana declares thai the only consideration he
!ot for it was Warmers surrender of the
fictitious contracts. not .matured, showing an
aggregate of pretended Indebtedness to
Warner of S518, $50. Ward SAYS that among
he property conveyed was the Plerreplnt
street house, which was the properly of his
wife, transferred to her several months he
fore, when he knew he WAS nsovent. George
h Spencer, clerk to the receiver, makes
affidavit OF an examination of the books OF
Grant d Ward. He finds that Warner had
paid So, 03O, 935 to GRAFT and Word in checks
and received from them S7,S66 504 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
Gen. Grant all Right and Fish all
Wrong.

New York, May 2G.-Connsrl for General
Grant said to-day that James d. Fish had
two letters from General Grant referring to
Government contracts aud profits thereon.
Nr Clarence A. Seward. General Grants
lawyer, who took steps to run these letters
down and get'copies Of them, ascprtained
that prior 10 july Isl. 1889, Fish had sent
rpcr Of Grant e Ward 10 the Lincoln bank
with note asking that the paner he dis
counted. President James Of the Linror
Tank hing called on by Seward. sad hC
wrote Fish saving he would submit thu
matter to the hoard At The next meeting anr
skiing Fish Whether or not he was was
'onrrnl partner In the house Of Grant &
Ward. james said Fish repicr
substantially that both he ant
General Grant were general nart
"crs IN the firm Of Grant & Ward. The,
rern originally special partners. hnt hac
NO'h by recent Hr'arg, mrute become genera
Nsrincrs. On july 3. 1882 Fish wro',
General Grant setting forth that they die
not often meet, hut suIr' sIing that they
1honld do 50. to counsel 'i'tle regarding III.
uSincse Of Grant & W,ri as thri,
'oneerva'v" infrrrccif not bon fetal woulr
10 the finn no harm. Ilcinrlosed janet
otter, askins if Grant is general partner
and . copy of hrs reply ~ Jmes. II,
urthcr s1vs he is end rscr on the notes o.
Grant & Ward 10 the extent of 50 600, 600 am
| -'ot"s III" nrccs~l'v Of having The credit OF
he firm s'anl high. Thre" notes, he CON
Inu"s, rs hr understands it were given ro
10 other nNrnOs" than to raise money for tn
payment e grain, etc. purchased to fl
Il VprnvrpOt Cnptrlpfg opI npIar ia, nj
| cume'anccs he considers il Of vital imp1r'
'rcc III 4 the credit Of the firm shall Away
re nr'arriSh"h aud uoinpaircd To thi
letter Gen. Grant REPLIED:
New YORK CRY, July 6, 1882.
My Dear Nr. Fish On my arrival il
city this a. m. | find vour letter from Thos
L. james, president Of the Lincoln Nnticna
bank, and - copy If your reply to the latter
Your understanding in regard to our lahil
tics in the firm of Grant Il Ward is tn
| same rs mine. If vNn desire il am cutrcl,
willing that the Advertisement of the firm
shall b. so charged as to express this NJ
having been in the Ctv for more than
week have a large accumulated mail t,
look over and some business appointment
| 10 meet, so that | may not he able TO ge
| Town to see vOn to-day, but if can ] vii
90 before three o'clock
Very truly yours.
L. 5. GRANT.
This was General Grants sole respOns
| and WAS in his own handwriting throughout
AItcrward Ward prepared a draft of a lrIte
which Spencer then in The employ of tn,
firm. pied, Ward taking the copy 10 Gen
| raj Grant ard obtaining his signature there
10 This Letter ard signature were wholly
| disconnected with the preceding correspond
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30

l. mH contractor crazy to see his
adv,rt r.' for 'tcnlch prom sails" an
pear os 'suil,d parasols N, Y Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
Tht Trre prt5s,
BURLINGTON. FRIDAY. MAY 30, 1854
PUBLISHED ny
TIE Free Press fiOn.
q. q. BENEO;CT. Edi,or,

Term,-sa.ooayca r,"iw in advance
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19

A statue Of Commodore Perry adorns the
public square in Cleveland, The Leader
says; Some wag in Detroit sent despatch
the other day to o. II. Perry, marble man,
public square, Cleveland, o. Manager Mil
ton, of the Western Union, sent tho des-
patch out BY q messenger, but he returned
1t with word that the man could not be
found. The boy was reprimanded for Ills
carelessness, and another ono started out,
with like success. The manager sasE that
he had heard the name somewhere, tad he
could find him If Perry was in business in
the city, but after searching, Mr.. Wright
the superintendent, was appealed to, to see
If no knew of any such person Tho genial
superintendent had heard of such o man,
and had certainly seen the sign somewhere,
but couldn't place him just then, but he
could find tho place. After searching for
some time, Mr. Wright almost run over tho
statue of Arnold Hazard in the square,
and Of tho same time on idea struck him.
II is said now that no more messages win
be received FROM Detroit as long as Perry's
statue Is in the square. M 4 rr
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19
THE ECONOMY IN ELopEMENrs.

"That's all bosh |" remarked we'll
known American physician to journalist
The other day, as he threw down o paper
containing an account of runaway In
which tho daughter of local politician fig
ured .as heroine .ss e zssA
What's bosh, doctor ?" asked the repor-
ter on the lookout for a possible item.
why, this runaway match which you
nave just published That girls father is o
sharp man, but this is one of the sharpest
tricks he has ever played since knew him
That elopement was all sham It's as SIM
pie as can be. The girls father is one OF
the best known men in this section of the
town and is politician besides. He has,
necessarily, q large acquaintance with the
element who are always expecting him 10
stand treat upon the slightest pretext, and,
what with this and the wedding festivities,
supper and other ctceteras, his daughters
marriage, if solemnized in the ordinary
manner, would have cost him great deal
of money. An elopement saved oil this, SO
he just opposed his daughters wishes strong
ly enough to give pretext for the two to
run over to Jefferson, where the expenses Of
tho wedding, all told, didn't amount to
more than five or ten dollars. "--Housohod
Words.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19

Husbands and Wives In Travelling Theas-
rical Companies.
Are there not many husbands and wives
travelling in the same companiesp"
Unfortunately, not very many. Mama
gers have prejudice against engaging hus-
bands and wives. The reason is, if either
has any little dispute with member of the
company, or disagreement with the
manager, the other is sure TO espouse the
quarrel. Then, If one has to be discharged,
both will go; or if one decides to resign, Of
course, the other follows. Now, while
manager can generally get along for while
with one person less by doubling parts or
changing them round, to lose two means
great deal of inconvenience, loss, and un.
pleasantness. As the profession is OF pres
emit 1t is poor life for married man or
woman. Husband and wife and children
meet only in the summer, or possibly for a
week or two during the season. Can you
wonder that, under these circumstances,
scandals often arise 2 The private lives Of
actors and actresses seem, moreover, to be
Of much greater interest to the public than
those of the members of any other walk in
life. I don't believe the profession is worse
than any other, but its sins are made moro
public
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19
The Science of Carving,

In this lazy mans century the delightful
occupation of carving is almost forgotten
art. 1t used to be such o pleasure for gang
Of hungry children to sit up and watch ''pa"
sharpen the carving knife, give II that pre-
liminary flourish, and then insert its deli
cate point under the wing of the brown
odorous turkey. To see pinions and second
Joints, slices of white meat, brown drum
sticks, the popo's nose, all showering in
symmetrical proportions the bird aud
to wonder why turkeys didn't have four legs
and double row of wingsi A good car
yer seems to give away all the turkey and
10 without any himself. But when every.
body is helped he picks out bits of tender,
loin, morsels of brown and juicy meat, odds
and ends, that, as everybody knows, are the
idbits of the feast. 1t would be as danger
Gus an experiment. to ask young man
of the present time to carve turkey as IL
would be to require him to ask blessing
on the food. He would either srrain his
wrist or fire the turkey through the win
dow in an attempt to cut il in two. IA tbaay
Argus. aEe JsfEylAsAe affn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19
munterdon Co. surrogate once.

ORDER TO LIMIT CREpIroRs.--Upan tho appli-.
cation OF Charles A. Skillmau, Administrator OF
the estate Of Joanna Foley. deceased,
w. II. JOHNSON, Surrogate OF the said County
Of Hunterdon, by virtue of the power and author
ity vested In me by law, do hereby order on this
twenty-seyenth day OF October, IN the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three, that the said administrator as aforesaid,
give public notice to the creditors of said Joanna
Foley, deceased to bring In their Debts claims nd
demands against said estate under oath or aft rma-
ton, within nine months from the date of this
order, by setting up a copy of the same In fye of
the most public places In the County Of Hunter
don, for the space of two months and also by al
vertising the same for the like space of time, in
THE LAMIERTvILLr RECORD, a newspaper OF the
State of New Jersey. And it is further ordered.
that such notice shall be given and advertised
within. twenty days after the date of this order
and If any creditor shall neglect to bring In and
exhibit his or her debt, demand or claim within
the time therein limited, after public notice given
as aforesaid, such creditor shall be forever barred
mipistrator rs aforesaid.
True Copy from the Minufesl s
w. II, JOHNSON, Surrogate
Dated Surrogate Office Oct %, a. d. 1883 "
Oct. 31.-2m.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-19
RARE CHANCE FOR A BUSI-
NESS LOCATION.

The lot and stores on the south
east corner of Union and Church
Sts., Lambertville, N. j., are now Of
fered for sale. The lot is % feet
front on Union st. and l02 feet on
Church ST., clear of the street, and
is one of the most eligible and de-
sirable sites for business now in the
market.
The dwelling adjoining will be
sold if so desired. Terms moderate
and possession accommodating.
A Good Brick Dwelling House on
the south side of York street, east of
Main, and contains 6 rooms and ot-
tic, all in good repair. Well of good
water and cistern at the door.
No. 1. Is nice three story brick
dwelling house, on Union
ST., between York and Dele
van, containing 8 rooms.
No. 4. A large brick dwelling house
with stable, on Bridge ST.,
near the depot. A good
business location, and IN
position to grow in value.
No. 5. A brick house with vacant
lot, with barn, situated on
Washington and Coryell
SITS, very cheap.
No. 6. A large lot on the Delaware
and Raritan Canal, North
of Moorc's Spoke Factory.
Lot is ga #. on the canal,
and has three tenement
houses renting for a good
income, and the property
is also approaching in
value. a
No. Z. Is a frame dwelling and store
room with bakery at
tached, situated ON Della
ware avenue, one of the
best streets in the city. A
good location for the bak-
ing business, and can be
bought cheap.
Several other desirable properties
now in hand and for sale not includ-
cd in the above list.
Sept. 10, 1882. 88 $3.50
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THE DECLINE OF WINNIPEG.
The Once Remarkable City Losing Its Az.
frQetious.


This is not very jolly British city to
visit Just now, although bed and board were
III such demand year or eighteen months
ago that the owner of canvass tent twenty
by sixty feet could retire to the Lake Of
Como for the remainder of his life after
months rental from it. But now all is
changed. City lots that sold as high 81, 400
front foot are held for an offer, and there
is none to make it. The city has had its boom
and high foyer and relapse, collapse in
fact, is upon the capital of the Province of
Manitoba, the first city Of the great North
west. Within two years the rush was SO
great from Upper Canada there was not room
in the cars nor in the hotels of Winnipeg
for the crowds. Demand for anything soon
begets supply, of course, and so frame build
ings quickly went up for hotels and ther
more leisurely brick buildings followed, and
now it is said the hotels in this city are as
numerous as churches in Rome where the
learned reader of g Hare" and other guide
books will remember, there are churches
or more accurately speaking, a church-for
every day in the year. Be the number as il
may, they are numerous and varied in style
from The Queens, which is very English in
its musty atmosphere and in its solid silver
or plated service ON the tables, to the lodg-
ing houses, limitation of the English,
where for twopenee one can get musty, if
not nasty, shakedown 'sYoa can live on o
crust day in Europe" says Bayard
Taylor, "but below four cents for q bed
you can't 60" But Winnipeg save in the
name and air of its principal hotel, is not
in any manner an English city. You don't
SEQ q red-coat," and the " bob''-the learn
I'd traveller will remember that q London
policeman is called bob" and also that an
English shilling is called bob-the "bob'
in the huge buffalo coat will tell you that
Iie came here from Wisconsin The people
in the streets are American and the wares in
the shops are Yankee. But the heavy swell
with the glass disc in his left eye, tetbered
by string to bis coat, is of course Brit
isher., The city is American, and in the
character of the houses one could imagine
himself in Kansas o. Minnesota. The col
lapse has been q serious one, but bottom
has not been touched. From tho mutter.
ings one hears, it is not difficult to imagine
that the mother country may have refrac-
tory South Carolina on her hands in the
future, that in fact there may be seeding
state from the Dominion of Canada. Then
tho precedents of aid and comfort and rebel
rams will arise to disturb the Britishers.