...aid out to tradesmen a few days before the failure were dishonored. He was penniless in the house that was crowded with his trophies. But four days after the 6th of May, an unknown countryman, Mr. Charles Wood , of Lansingburg, New York, wrote to General Grant and offered to lend him $1,000 on his note for twelve months, without interest, with the option of renewal at the same rate. He inclosed a cheque f...