South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-01-02

HELP Fox GENERAL GRASr.-Jus.
before The collapse OF the f,aadulsat
concern kno.n as GRANT & WAsD Mr.
F'EaDISAsD WARD. the partner who is
HOW in Ludlow street jail, induced Gea.
GRANT 70 SO to Mr.vAsDznBrLr and so
licit pecnaiary assistance. Tue crcum-
stances Of this irsn ssction wcrc reeitea
las! Saturday GA the witness stand 6y
Gen. GRAMS sou ULYsEs. Father
borrowed $4,000 OF Mr. YAxDERBiLr,'
ssys young Ir. GRANT, agreeing 10
pay it back next morning. We cave
Mr. Vanderbilt ctsck Zoe tie amount
on the HariRs Bank TGis was on Sun
day evening, A,,y 4 The pext mora.
ing the check on tho Marine B,aa prov.
ed 10 be worthless. Not long ago Mr.
!ANDgSBfLr brought suit .again, Gen.
Grant foe tho amount OF tho losn wish
interest. The debtor confessed j3dg-
men'. Under this Judgment, it is said,
executions have Eow been issued agains,
cot only the reai estate owned 10y Gen.
Giaut bu, also q large amount of per-
sonal property highly prizod BY Tie
owner & consisting ofyaluable pictures
aud bric-a lrac, war trophies. .elics, me-
dals and gifts f'om distinguished per-
sonages both In IBIS couu,ry and
abroad.
Two explanations are possible of Mr..
Vanderb.irs prompt enforcement Of the
judgment which be holds against Gen.
Grant. Sucl action might oe inspired
by friendly disposition to- protec, his
unfortunate debtor against clsins ike
ly tc be pressed By people less consider
ats OF Gen. Grants feeiiug. and present
circumstances. Or Ne. Vanherbilt's
motive maY be the common and natural
desfe Of creditor TO Se the first in
tie field and 10 recover as much as pos.
sibls of de bt honestly due, without re.
gard 10 personal relations Or 10 any sem
timeninl consideration whatever. II the
latter is SIR. Vanderbiits motive, he is
simply standing GA his legal rights
and the fact that he is supposed Ia be
Z very rich man who could easily afford
TO forgive Gen, Grant the entire deb,
Goes not in the least degree effect the
merits Of the case. People must form
their own conclusions AS TO MIR Wander
bits reasons Tor moving to sell gu,
Gen, Grants belongings under ~rits OF
execution. Sir Cyrus w: Field is re-
ported rs saying that AIR. Vanderbilt
told him that 10 would cancel the debt
on The receipt !,om Gen. Grants friends
OF 100000 in cash, II this is true. it
supports the tteorv that Mr. Vanderbilt
wants the money
Fortunately, GEN. GRANT is guaran-
tsed against actual want by the exis>
tence OF ths annuity fund provided for
! his benefit teU years ago by Sir.
! GEORGE JONES, Mr. JAY GOULD, and
! other gen lenen. The tuUd rs we under
stand yields yearly income Of 81 600.
F., This iacome however, is neither sufil
Gent nsr available for the pnrpose OF
| prev euting the sacrifice Of the pofsoI.sl
effects which GaN. GRANT values SO
highly, and which ought TO lie secured
| 70 bin against all the possible c,Htin-
| 9cncies OF the future Mr. CYRUS ".
| FIELD IL sITea y hard at work iryiag 10
make ~ bir.FANDEEBILT's $500 O0o b.
subscriptions, and in philadelphia III.
| GBILDs and Dir. DHExEL arc said % be
interesting themselves in the case.
" hs'ever may he the result Of this par
iicUar movement to tighten Gen.
GRAET's burjea OF anxiety, IL is not al
all pyobaG!e that the people Of tue Uni
tej states ri!i suffer him 10 experience
what is one OF The last and bitt res,
p2nGs Of pecuniary distress the forced
sale Of possessions cherished for other
reasons than their money value.
o. one thing there can be no doubt.
the present condition OF Gen. GEANT' :
an4iis is such as 20 hin for him the ply
and sywp 'thy of hundreds Of thousands
Of peop.e who viii not stop - aaslJ Il
The csuses OF bis present mslortuues.
tie is broken in health aud oppressed Ii
. spirJts, and sadly harassed by the dAik
complications that have resulted ftOn
his deploIabie adventure in Weli sJfoe
speculation. When \ inan Of Gen
GRANTS fame is in position Ike thia
kind human nslsre docs not wal, fa
! the cross-exan.iners TO fiHisL their Uolh
. IL asks no sharp question os 1t come
forward With sympathy aui relief
New y ork Sun.