Show BY bk TELE TELEGRAPH ren pen westaw UNION arh ArU LINEN AMERICAN E it I 1 C A N new YORK 25 james 1 I fish ex president of the marine bank was arrested tonight to night on a warrant issued by united states commissioner Sn shields Ields leids fish was arrested at mystic flats broadway and street where it is said he has been hiding biding lle ile he tie was not taken before a magistrate and is still in the custody of the tre deputy marshal marshai the warrant was issued upon an affidavit made before commissioner shields by augustus scriba national bank examiner lie deposed than that after a careful ex examination he found dent fish had mis appropriated funds belonging to the bank to the amount of 1141 ome owe this was between march and bay ray may max ath 1881 there would be a series of credits to the firm of grant ward of money in sums from 23 0 to o at various dates and they trey were entered in the books of the bank as loans to imaginary persons and secured by imaginary collaterals collate rals in stocks and bonds none of which loans had ever been made and the transactions were stated to be entirely fictitious the affidavit asserts jain james es 1 D fish as president caused to be paid out money balowin belonging p to the national banking Association to or upon written orders op of grant ward and for the benefit of him himself s ea f and said ferdl ferdi nand lland ward further sums ruins in excess of all credits to said firm amounting to at the time of said overdrafts overdraw ts lie he james delsh D fish well knowing the firm of grant ward was then unable to repay the sums so overdrawn and the firm being then indebted to said bank to an amount exceeding 1634 1634 the total indebtedness thus augmented being six times the capital stock of said banking association the bondsmen of J james ames V fish appeared before commissioner shields this lills afternoon and qualified in the following amounts james E ward warda ward companas Comp anys havana steamship company francis C reed heed 1 lawyer 7 daniel hersch tobacco manuEc manufacturer fish then took liis his departure accompanied by his friends before he left the building was shown a statement in an evening taper purporting to gye gyc e a denial dental by general grant concerning the authorship of letters which fish said general grant had written him hirn fish said he did not believe gen grant had denied dented haring having written any of the letters in guestion question ue stion as he fish now had them in I 1 liis ills s possession Epo po session he would however for tor the present to make them public except as tod tor their general scope which he had already disclosed new york 25 26 A representative of the associated press called today to day on counsel for general grant to learn if they knew what lettel betteis let iet teis sj J D fish referred to in his hlis published statement when he sad sald he had two letters from the general referring to government contracts and profits the thereon leon feon he lie went first to mr conkling and at his suggestion to mr nir SP seward ward seward had eard heard intimations that had been given on such letters and had taken steps to tun run them down it was learned that prior to july lith 1882 1884 fish had sent taper aper of grant grante ward to the lincoln lanu gank bank with a note asking askina that the paper be discounted mr ja james nes being called on by mr seward said he answered the ahe note of fish as follows 1 I will submit su amit your favor to the board of di wednesday next will you inform me whether you are a general partner artner il in the house of grant vv ward arel arol james f said answered the above note but that he was unable to find the answer ile he however stated it was substantially in these words my dear sir in ih answer to your inquiry I 1 have to say both general grant and myself are now liow general partners in the firm of grant ward we were originally special partners only but by recent arrangement ran gement we both became general partners on july oth fish wrote a letter to gen grant in these words Priva private tei teJ j july ath 1882 my lly dear Re general general you and I 1 do not often meet to talk over our business matters or for any other purpose but I 1 trust you are well aware that the failure to do so Is not for any want of respect esteem or friendship on my part we are both pretty well occupied generally which explains dx plains it I 1 think however jt it would not be amiss for you and me to counsel a little occasionally in regard to the business of grant ward as our conservative influence if not beneficial would do them no harm as they are so much younger than our selves I 1 have often been asked by friends and business men whether you and I 1 were general or special partners we aye were for a long lone time advertised as special but I 1 think we are virtually virtu virtually all ail and actually general partners arthers art ners and I 1 think legally legall vve we would nind find that to b be our status the enclosed letter to me from president james of the lincoln national bank to whom I 1 sent a G W note to be discounted was received by me and I 1 sent zou you vou you a copy of my reply to his letter you nay be aware that I 1 am on notes of G W as endorser which I 1 have discounted myself and had to get negotiated ne 50 t to the th e amount of in aggregate atthe at the same time and at once which is not a trifling amount tor for me it is necessary lecessi iry that the credit of G W should deservedly be edly stand very verr ver high thIgh these thebe notes a I 1 understand it are given for no other purpose than to raise money for the payment of grain etc purchased to till nill government contracts under tile llie be circumstances my dear deuz general YOU rou will see seb that thiet it is of the most moat vital importance mp ortance particularly that the credit of the nirm firm shall always be nish nigh ad I 1 will be ha happy p py to meet you at a timo limo stany any time you may name to talk these matters over please return ine me mr president james letter at your an any suggestions you may have to make iku with respect and esteem I 1 am sincerely yours signed Ig nea JAs D elsh eish to the above letter gen grant answered as f follows NEW YORK july 6 1882 uy my dear mr fish on iny my arrival in the city this morning in I 1 lound found your letter of wath with a letter of thomas fes zes L jlmes james president of the lincoln national bank and also a copy of your re reply I 1 to the latter your understanding ity liy in regard a uto ato to our liabilities in tho firm nirm of grint giant grant ward is the same as mine if you desire it I 1 am willing that the advertisement verti of the firm shall be so changed as to express this not having been in the city for more than a week I 1 have a large accumulated mail to look over oser and some business appointments point ments to meet so that I 1 may not be e able to get down to see sec you today to day but if I 1 can I 1 will go before three very truly yours U S G GRANT T this was the generals sole response and it was in his own handwriting throughout after the above letter of wf mr F fish sh marked private had been wear answered d and the correspondence had been closed ward prepared a draft of a letter and handed it to mr spencer who was in the she employ of the rin to copy mr spencer says he lie did copy it and gel gei delivered evered a copy to Ward who went to general grant and obtained his signature to it this letter ietter and the signature was wholly disconnected with the preceding and closed the correspondence pon dence so tar as gen grant knew and nothing was said to him from which lie he could suspect that the two things had any relation to each other nor did the general scrutinize the letter but signed it on the assurance that I 1 it t was a only onix 1 an ordinary letter in the course of tu business siness the incident made no impression and the following copy of the letter lis jis is all the evide evidence nce the contents the general has new york jork july oth 1582 my dear mr fishi eishi in relation to th the matter of discounts kindly made b by you for the account of grant wady wany ward f would say that I 1 think the investments are safe and I 1 am willing that mr ward should dennse denise what profit he can for the firm that the use ase of my name nanie and influence may bring yours very truly signed C U S GRANT the foregoing copy of the letter and facts mentioned comprise everything known to general grant or his counsel to which the statement of mr fish can relate erie pa ag president Bra brabender bender beader of the defunct erie county savings bank has returned to erie Ile he admits he and cashier pettit lost in grain and oil speculations brabender also admits he took money of the bank paid it to friends and left and cheated the cashler cashier he Is now in jail for safety but executions will be issued to keep him there there is great feeling against him the paper in the bank Is turning ning out worthless brabender has assigned his private property valued ed at to his creditors but it will not pay and stockholders will probably lose from to V many will be ruined new 20 reporters Reporter sare are unable to get any authorized statement from gen grantor grant or from his counsel regard ing the allegations ladeby made by fish of the marine bank lie he had letters from gen grant assuring him that the cov eov contracts of grant ward waid were genuine friends of gen grant assert he will show in a day or two that fishs fichs statements are entirely false or so misrepresent or distort the actual facts as to be worthless new york 0 26 6 the west side bank claim they will shortly resume nothing Is known of the whereabouts of the till defaulting teller hinckley the firm of reed smith merchants made an assignment today to day preferences given falls county bank of texas and several persons amounts not stated norwalk conn 26 A stupid local caper paper published a long article last friday ay stating that there was a steady run tun on one of the oldest banks of the city excited depositors started a run which took from the norwalk savings bank before the alleged joker explained that he referred to a gravel bank SAN FRANCISCO FR Il cisco 26 the california delegation to the national republican convention at chicago left on a special train this afternoon via the central union pacific and chicago northwestern the delegates delegat 6 and party number 35 the nevada nev llda lida delegation will be taken aboard en route two hundred excursionists accompany the delegations receptions will be held at points along aloag the line east of the missouri river and at chicago where they are timed to arrive at 8 saturday morning the california and nevada delag delegations a eions will make their headquarters at the palmer house their sleeping coaches are handsomely decorated and ind bear the legend blaine and victory chicago 26 preparations are being rapidly made for the national republican convention which commences next monday ron non hon john 0 new and john A martin of the national coni conn mitte have b bem bew edn eor busy busy sinco their ar rival giving instructions for completing arrangements for the press and telegraph companies space for tor the preb press S bein belu being provisions can only be made fo for dally daliy newspapers and suca newspapers should be sure to come a credentials from the home office the associated press is prepared to make a verbatim report of the tho proceedings and liberal descriptive matter the press pres will swill be thoroughly supplied iu in the regul regular arway way headquarters of the subcommittee sub committee of the national committee palmer house augusta me 20 the kennebec journal authoritatively denies that senators hale and fry are opposed to blaines plaines nomination new orleans 26 times democrat Newl new beria iberia special A crisis is here berets is fast approaching the outlook Is ominous numbers of adherents are marching about the streets nights shouting for their leader sing ing ingwell weli weil well hang judge gates on a sour apple tree 11 and flang firing pistols women and children are terrorized the only subject discussed is the imminent peril of conflict adherents maintain an armed garrison at night in the court house during the day there Is a large crowd of his hi s supporters in the immediate neighborhood judge gates is supported by v the merchants and educated people c opi opt 6 who are also prepared prep for the struggle gl e they have established their aara arsenal sen ben ai about two squares from the court house and have an organized body of men well armed A militia company has also been formed ready at a moments notice judge Fontel lieu stated today to daythan day that thal no matter what might come judge gates would never preside over this court ile he said even it if the militia were sent here that would not alter the condition of things judge gates would never preside sheriff elect veaze veazey presented his bond to the deputy alert clerk clere of the court tile the clerk being absent the deputy said he could not certify to the bonds that it might take one hour two hours cr two months to do it judge gates friends then determined to telegram telegraph ph the governor the situation that every step might be in the law troop are asked for now that they might reach each i here wednesday picayune Pica gunes yunes 1 s new iberia faction are in possession of the court house bouse the officers olli cers elect presented to the actual clerk of the court their boe bol bonds ads signed by the best citizens the same were practically refused we are now waiting for tor action by general percy of the militia trouble is expected tonight to night or tomorrow to morrow the struggle from indications will be a hot one as the excitement is very great and bad blood shows on both sides sizes washington 26 the ten mlle mile bicycle bic c c le race for professionals took place this Ms afternoon the riders were J S prince H IV highrain win woodside and J IV morgan ajor prince rince won by thirty two feet an fn an fn woodside second morgan gave up the contest on the second mile and higham broke a spoke and was compelled to stop on the tenth mile FALL RIVER riven 26 the spinners in the union mills returned to work at reduced wages this morning some of the border city mill strikers also returned one mill is running full fuli the others nearly ull full f at the chace and the slade mills strikers offered to return if taken back in a body manufacturers ref refused used to turn out competent workers at Knob sticks only adew a few more spinners are needed in the three mills washington i 26 senator ingalls reported to the senate today to day from the on a for i a the joint resolution introduced by senator jackson proposing amendment to the constitution relating to the terms of office of president and vice president dent the amendment to the constitution provided for in ingalls installs substitute Is as follows article 2 the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united states of america the Prest president lent and vice president hereafter elected shall hold their offices f for sor or the term of six years year s but the president shall not be ree re e eligi ilg I 1 ble nor shall the vice president be eligible to the office of president if he ha shall shail have exercised the same is case of a vacancy therein the department of state having been informed wormed that the chinese government proposed to enter a silk loom in operation as its exhibit at the new orleans exposition the question arose whether the chinese restriction act did not prohibit the landing of the operatives on the ground that they were laborers the question was referred to the treasury department and secretary folger today to day informed the secretary of state that the chinese operatives could be admitted without |