The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1877, Page 3

~ AN ARMY SCANDAL The Trial and Sentence of Major Reno. A STORY OF GARRISON LIFE. Insult and Persecution of a Brother Officer's Wife. TESTIMONY OF THE LADY. Religious Services Made the Base of Petty Meanness. A FINDING FOR DISMISSAL. Mitigation by the President for Faithful Services in the Past. —_——— [B¥ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Wasuixoton, May 8, 1877, Unusual tf not an excited feeling provails to- might in army circles here over tho finding of the court martial. and fina! sentence in the case of Major Reno, the comrade of General Custer ana oearly sharer of his tate in the Big Horn massacre of last summer. Major Reno, M will be remembered, was court martialled a low months ago on charges of aliegod improper ana insult- Ing advances to the wife of a brother ofiicer of his regi- ment—viz., Captain James Beli—during the tume that a detachment of tue regiment was in winter quarters at Fort Abercrombie, of which post Major Reno, as senior officer, was commandant. Captain Bell was absent trom Fort Abercrombie at the time the offence of Major Reno is said to have taken place, The finding of the court aud sentence were kept a secret and sent under seat to General Sheridan at Chicago, who approved them and for- warded them to General Sherman, who also added his approval and transmitted the papers to Secretary McCrary, who also approved them and Iaid them be- fore the President. The court tound the accused uilty, and sentenced him to dismissal from the ser- Vice, MITIGATION OF THE SENTEXCE. This fact only came out to-day when the President laid the matter before the Cabinet, whore it was the subject of a protracted discussion, the result being that the President decided to mitigate tho sentence to suspension from rank and pay for the term of two yours, This modification of the original severe sentence is made out of regard for the gullant and heretofore honorable record of Major Reno. But the sentence, even in its modified form, 1s far from satislying to the numerous friends of Major Reno here in Washington, who were taken utterly by surprise on learning its original harsh terms, According to the laws of court martial the accused cannot testify in his own be- halt, and the circumstances In this case were obviously such as to make his testimony all-important to bimeclf, His friends say that it was noth- 4pg but o gurrison quarrel between a proud woman and a proud man, and that the Jatter in bis efforts to resont an affront which she had pat upon him pursued a policy of miajudged tyranny which bas been falsely interpreted inat «him, They say that in all the testimony there js not oa) =6line §=6to)=«hwhow = that_—S ss Major Reno uttered an improper word in connection ‘with the alleged familiarities, the nature of which they are willing to admit was simply misunderstood by the Jady. Hence the surprise they manifest at the orig- tnal sentence of dismissal {rom the service, The leading witness in the case alter Mrs. Bell is a mussiouary, the Rev. Mr. Wainwright, whose evan- gelical efforts in the garrison wero warmly seconacd by the lady and became at tho samo time distasteful to Major Reno vecauso of some alleged extravagant features in the shape of psalm singing and melodeon playing. The Major even went so far as to write to the clergyman asking him to desist from holding service in the garrison in, as he wrote, the interests of peaco and harmony. This precipitated ‘war between the lady and the Major, bus she tolls the whole story in her own testimony, which was given as follows:— TRSTIMONY OF MRS, BELL. Mrs. Emily N. Bell testified as tollows:— My name is Emily N. Bell; I reside at Fort Aber- trombie, D. T., and have resided the: i# past winter ; my husband is Captain Joseph M. Bell, of the Seventh cavalry; have resided ut Fort Abercrombie since November 21, 1 think, about that dute; 1 was thero during the month o1 December just; Major M. A. Reno, of the Seventh cavalry is commander of tne post; this officer (looking at accused) is bere preseut; he arrived as commandant December 17—on Sunday, I think; shortly alter his arrival he cailed at our bouse; he cumo to our house on several occasions, Q. On oF about the 18th of Gecomber? A. Yes, sir, ho did; it was Tuesday evening, the 19th; Monday was the 18th, Q. State what occurred at that interview—anything of w striking cl A. When Colonel Reno got up to go that evening, he siood up; 1 rose when he rose to go, and be took both my hands io his und attempted to pull me toward him; I took both my hands away; be then sald, ‘Good night, Mra, Beli,” and took my hand and slipped nis Hogers up toward my arm; | said, “Colonel Reno, is that the Masonic grip?” he said, Yes, I have a book at home that tells all about it; would you like to read ww?” LT said, ‘Yes, if it ts about Masonry | should hke to read it.” Q. That was as he was leaving? A, Yes; he then left the house and said good night; he again visited ‘me at our quarter: think he came in on Wednesday; gn fact, L know ho did; nothing of an important nature occurred that Wednesday; be again visited me on Thursday, about dusk; when Colonel Keno came 4n that time, | was preparing to go to,make a call on Mrs. Richardson; she was going away, and I wanted to bid her gooaby; I did not ask Colonel Reno to down, but asked him to accompany me; he sud yes, and we made our cail 3a company with Captain and Mrs. Vau Horne; Colo- nel Reno then gaid he was going to aine; alter wo re- turned I did not ask bim to remaio; he said he thought he would go to dinner; [ asked bim if he bad changed his dinner hour; he suid, “Yes, from three to #ix;” he started aud said, “Good night;”” went out and closed the door; velore tuen Le had asked mo what [ I said | was gomy to he eaid, "You won’t No; [did not twmk down there; be then start- | “Good evening,” went out and closed tho ; he was feeling ior the storm door, were woing to bi id, him floor ulter that i# the latch of the storm door, when 1 opened the bther door of my house ; I suid £ believed L would go over to Mrs. Van Horne’s; my door is leit handed; | pulied my skirts away from being caught in the door; us I was pulling the door to | toit Volonei Reno’s arms around my waist; I twisted myself out of tis embrace aud got in front of Mrs. Van Horne’s door; the storm house enclosed both coors; I turucd to ulm und said, “Colonel Reno, don’t you do that aguin;") be laughed at is not uny harm; I said don’t you do that again; Mra, Van Horne is the wile of Captain Van Horne, of the Seventeenth infantry, and they have quarters wdjoining ours; thoy are in the same buiid- lng. A SOCIAL GATUERIXG, On Christinas nignt | gave a social entertainment; the invitations were general to all the officers und peo- ple outside of the enlisted men with one exception, of Marcus A. Reno, the commanding my busband had gone away; was ili at Altoona; he lett the Litm of «December; ‘twas ‘not the samo day Major Reno assumed command; ho did not as suine command until two days afterward; 1 think he came to the post at tbut time, December 17; | know the Rey. RK. Wainwright; ie was not at the post of Abercromu atthe time I have tided to; be came tho following Friday, e Friday belore New Year's, in t afternoon, about tu o’clock in the stage from Furgo; tuat was (ue 29th of Decomber; he came there to hold services tu Preach while be was there, that is all | know; he came there to hold religious services at the post ou Sunday, the 31st of December; there were arrangements mado lor music at the religious services; wo practised jor Bome time belore that and I was to play the organ. NOT YRRMITYRD TO PLAY. I did not play the organ, because Major Reno sent an order that I should not play. Q. How do you know this? A, I heard Lieutenant Rovinson say as ie cume into quarters, ‘You can have Music if Mrs. Kell does not p! the organ.” The accused, by counsel, moved to sirike out tes- mony us to what Lieuteaant Robinson said as bear. fay, &e. ‘Tho witness testified Lieutenant Robinson Is first Heutenant of the Suventh cavairy of my husband's company and he ts adjutant of the post, Tue Judgo Advocate submitted to the Court that iptorin: vy Lieutevant Robinson was of au NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1877—TRIPLE SHEET. a Womens 0 gomenne te eburch; I think nearly everybody was th my quarters, and . were preparing to have the organ carried over to the adjutan quarters whem ap order came there was to be BO music eberch; the officers all protested and said that they going to (i don’t know what they call it—a petition, I think) to Colonei Reno that the service was not: Robinson said, “1 will act an this message, and th: Robinson, who came us and said, “You music provided Mrs Bell does not play the org: thia wason tho Sunday just previous so the ume te Serviced were to be heid, about seven o'clock ; the aervicoa were held, the organ was carried over, but pobocy played on it, because Colone! Reno said he would stop the services i! | played, CROSS-RXAMINATION, 1 have been married five years this month, the 12t Major Boll was in the service I was married; firs\ met Colonel Reno when ere ped outside ot Snelling in the spring; ! aon't know what yea 1 don’t remember; | was ago; | formed bis acquatn ew he merely called only tor a (ow moments; } met him at Lincoln October last, ! remember, at Lincoin | probably met him every day. but be did not cailevery Gay as our bouse; he called on sevoral occasions; | can’t tell bow often; he gave me nis photo; on one ef those occasion: e gave Mrs. Godfrey onn at the same time, Q. Did he give it to you or did you and some other Lad od where you could find them? A. ¥. Mrs, Godfrey and'myselt, Mrs, Godtrey tsa capta wife ip our regiment, in the regular army; | took that photograph with me to Abercrombie; Colonel Reno arrived at Abercrombie on Sunday afternoon, De- cember 17; I saw him drive imto she gar. rison; my Dusband was there at tuat tim be, my husband, wens away that night; I believe M. jor Reno first callea on me that same evening; my jusband was present; i was on the 17th day of the montb of December; he called on the 18th at my quar- ters; i think there were others presont when he called; T recollect Major Reno being a tof Captain Van Horne’s on the day of his arrival at Abercrombie; 1 think they were taking dinner when my husvan and myself calied there on Sunday afternoon. Q You spent nearly the whole of that afternoon with Mr. Van Horne and his wile and Major Revof A. | may have passed some little time; Captain Bell went out; that evening Major Reno and Captain and Mrs Van Horne were all at our quarters; my husband was there, out he lett while they were there; this was Sunday evening; he did not cal! Monday cvening; he was not there Monday eveni I saw him, 0, Monday at our house; he was in the quarters that 1 was in on Sunday evening, and thon we were moving out and he called; he called Monday after breakfast time and remained Gitteen or twenty minutes; this was in the morning; the next time he called it was Tuesday; Tuesday even- ing be was there; don’t remember whether it was in the day or not, Q Iwill say the 19th. A, Yes, sr; 1 think hecame on Tuesday morning and asked me to drive; I did not ge driving with bim, Q What day of the month Rcd ef A lL have got thie copfused myself. A. The 19th; I think he called on Tuesday morning and invited mo drive I had three invitations; not go with Major Rero to drive go driving either Monday or Tuesday; he came Tuesday evening about seven or half-past seven, I um not sure; Lieutenant Siooum was there when he came; Lieuten ant Slocum remained only a short time, only a tew moments; Reno remained probably two hours before he finally jeft; Captain and Mrs, Van Horne came io tm the meantime and remained a short time; after thoy went away Major Reno remuined probably half ap hour, probably longer; | do not rec- collect what tt of the clock it was when Reno left; I was engagod wing that night; | bad been most all the time the guests wore there; I was sittin; be back parlor, w! tively to the stand with a on 5 it was a smaller table than the one used by the clerk— twenty-four by thirty-siz—here; | was sitting by the side, the table was standing by tne wall; | was not facing the table; I was sitting sideways pretty close to the table; Major Reno sat at the side, | think; Ido Bot mean to say that I was between the tabio and him; he did not sit facing the other side of the table; he could not on the other side of the table; 1 think he sat by the side of the bureau; de remo bel such & position to the table thut be ‘was facing me; he did not sit at my I don't know whether ho was on the front or the side of me. Paper and pencil banded witness. Witness itlus- tratey:—Here was the bureau; right close to it I sat, about here, and Colonel Reno about there, I think, as near as | can remember. Q Then if the Clerk (ref to the Clerk of the Court, who sat to the left of witneas,) should turn around and faca you he would be atout the way you ‘ee itting and you about the way Reno was sitting? A. You, sir. Q. How long had you and Reno been sitting tn tho: relative positions before he roe to take his leave? A. He went into the parlor afterward; 1 think be wont in there to smoke because I opjected to smoking in that room; I said so. Q Lett you at your work? A. No, sir, I{putdown my work; this remark took place in the Faeyr Test by Gre table before he rose to go into the parior some time after Captain and Mrs. Van Horne had gone out ; that was my bedroom, and | used 1t for my sitting room; I was not alone here when Reno came in; Lieuteoant Slocum was reading the Van Hornes came also; when t out they left me there with keno; Reno desired tu smoke and | tod to smoking there and we went into the parlor if; thero was a tablo there and I sat by that tablo; it was a round table; {don’t remem- ber if [ sat cloge to it; 1 think there was a lamp on it; I did not take my work out there with me; we sat there about fifteen or twenty minutes before Reno leit; I don’t remember whethor it bis cigar or not; 1 can’t remember where he sat; I think in front of the je. Q. Nearer to the table than you? A. I don’t know; don’t remember f I was sitting close to the table; I was sittung by the table, but how near the cbair was I don’t know, Q. Was it sv as you could leanon thotable? A. I don’t know; it was a chair with arins to it, and I don’t know whether [had my arm on the tabie or not; I don’t remember if I was facing the table-or not; I probably was sitting in this way (witness sits with sige to Clerk’s desk), Q Relative to that position where was Major Reno? A. About there (pointing to left); that circle was occupied Lr the oxterior of the table, (Table of Court and position of a member and Judge Advocate usod as illustrating positions of wituess and Major Reno) That is the relative position of myself and Major Reno with the illustrations that havo been pinay I thiok 16 will filustrate the distance pretty we i. Q Did Major Reno take your hand more than once that nignt? A. Yes, sir, he took both my hauds; ho took my bands on more than one occasion that night; 18 all happened within a few minutes from exch other; took my hands and wnother time he took my he tcok my band first in the sitting room; I was S the round table; he had risen to go and I stood up also. Q You mean by this sitting room this back room? A. No, sir; 1 mean what you would call probably the parlor; be took my bands once that evening and my band another time, making twice in all; there was vory jew miuutes’ interval of time between these acts; when he took my hand first ho had risen to go, and 1 had risen also; wo were both stunding when he took my band the second time. Q. Were you nding in the same place that you occupied when look your hand the first time? a. About the samo place; I don’t exactly remember; it Was the secund time he took ny hand that he made this observation abuut the Masonic grip; whep he too« my hond singly; it was not on the occasion when he tvok boty my hands that he made this observation; £ don’t remember to nave seen Colonel Reno wearing a cravat that night that covered the front of his shirt; don’t remember of having reached out my band that night and taking bold of the tie of his cravat, nor of making suggestions of its not being tied; I uhink I did say that a coral pin would become that style of cravat; 1 think I toid Colonel Reno that a coral pin would become him because he was dark; wo were iben sitting in my bedroom; that was not the occasion that he took my ban 0, sir. Q. Will you say positively? a. No, sir. Q If you did take bold of it that evening where was it? A. 1 don’t remember taking it that evening; 1 have # faint recollection. 5 Bell, 18 at simpie want of mamory or simple deoialy’ A. [ don’t remember; { want to te the trash; IL don’t remember whether 1 took bold of Colonel Reno’s scarf or not; it I took boid of bis scart it was atterward that be took hold of my hand; 1 don’t remember how I came to speak he left that lspoke of this coral pin; it we spoke of the coral pin at all it was while we were sitting in the bedroom; 1 think it was probably: three-fourths of un Lour alterward that he wok hold of my bands; it was ou the tiret of these occasions that he tried to draw me toward him; when be did tuis 1 said voting; | pulied my bands a Q With any expression of resentment? A, None whatever; I did not exact an apology then nor did he make one; | was standing at the time; so was he; it Was provably a tipute or two alter this that he took my hund the second time; he eid out Wis hand and said “Good night;” I gave bin my hand, and that is the time he put his hana upon my wrist; be slipped his band ap my uri as far us he could (withess illustrates with husbana’s hands, &c ); this Was in tho position of people shaking lands; L dun’t remember of his baving pressed bis lingers upon my wri Q He made the remark about the Masonic grip? A, No, sit, | made the remark; I said, ‘Cuionel Reo, What do you mean by that? is that the Masuuic grip?” Tie sai, “Yos; Lhave got a book at howe Mf you would hike to read it; 1 will jet you have it if you want it.’ Q. What put it into your head that it wa: grip? T didn’t koow what to think ot it. Q. Did you feel your seuse of decorum oitended by that remark? A. 1 didn’t know what he meant by it; I withdrew my band, Q. Was it before oF after he said tt was the Masonic grip? A. As he beid my hand 1 said tt, and as be started to go toward the dour he turned around and said, “I have got a book at home that will teil you ult about i;” he told aboat this book beture | replied that if it was about joury I would like to read it; 1 did not exact an apology of him that oot nor did be make any; I aid not seo any ladies alterward that nigbt; [think | next saw Colonel Reno the toliowing day; 1 am vot sure whether | saw him in the tmorning of bot; but I remember Of seeiby him that evening at Mrs. Hoziehursvs; Mrs. Hazlehurst is the wife of the post trader; we had all gone there, and Culouel Reno came up there aiter- ward; I mean by “we all’ the gentlemen and ladies there, Q Did he (Reno) follow you? A. No, sir; he came 1M afterward; it Was Not Uaderstood Lat we were «il there by invitation; We alt buppened to cull in there; my party was Christ Diybt; bothing noteworthy occurred that bigot at Mrs, Hazelhur: Masonic otlicrai Objection nut pressed, Witness resumed—I received the message from Lieutenant Robiveon. @ Cou you give ils exact character to this Court? = ¢ Q. Had 4 pleasant time everybody! A, Yes, air, Q Music? A Yes, sir, 1 did not converse with Major Keno; did not exchange a word with bim; I was ab the organ playing, No, sir; 2 am oot poss about a coral pin; I can’t remember how long belore | | Esaid; they all sud “f should think not, after what he tive, but { dont think I dia spexk to him that ht; he lef before 1 did; 1 aid not say good aight to bim; | was not fm the room when he left; } remember distinctly that | was not :o the room and I recoilect distinctly of his going rst; t don’t uJ 1 spoke te him that night; [ am pretty sure did not; i saw him Thur: A called alone; i did not ask him to sit down; | wag get- Ung ready to go out; I did not ask him to sit down, but asked him if he would accompany mo to Mra Richardson's; Mrs Ricbardson, who was going away that evening, 1 sister of Lieutenant Robinson; he (Reno) accompaniea me; that cal! was about Ofteen or twenty minates; | returned to my home, and Colonel Reno escorted me home; he came in. Q At whose invitaiion? A Nobody's; be just came in. Q. Who opened the door, the servant? A. No, sir, 1 opened the door; be walked right in; he remained onlv afew moments; be did not sit down; | did not ask nim to, i think t aid remove my hat and furs; 1 don’t remember whether t them on the sofe or took them imte my room; T spoke to him about bis dinuer bour; 1 remember that distinctly; that came about decause he said ho goessed he mast go home vo his dinver; ne made th remark without any cause; the remark was, he guess he would go homo, he said, “I believe I will go home to my dinner;” | asked him if he had changed bis din- ber bour. Q You did not invite Colonel Revo into the house thal night? A. I never intended to invite Colonel Reno in again; I formed that intention that Tuesday evon- ing; yea, i deliberately formed that intention; 1 never intended to invite bim to my house again, PARTY OF THM ENLISTED: MEX. ‘The party given by eniisted men was on the 22d; It was arranged that some ladies should go and look on, myself among the rest; nobody was to escort me; i promised nobody that 1 would go; it was not undor- the 2ist; | saw him inthe evening at our house; he nave nO Feagon to believe to escort me; he asked me if he might take me; he said, ra. Bell, will you go with me? L eaid, ‘Colonel, | can’t promise, ”* Q You did not refuse or did not promise? A, That ‘was before anything had bappened, Q. Did be say he would call when you said you would not promise? A. No, sir; the subject was never renewed alter that Q Now, Mra Bell, on the day of that party, did Major Reno visit your quarters? A, 1 don’t think he did; he visi tho door of my quarters, ae He knocked, didhe? A. Yes, sir; he told me he Q You heard the knocking? Yes, sir; 1 sent tho | servant to sec who it was; he (the servant) told me ; that it was Repo; he knocked there quite a while. q Alter the first person came away some one else came thero? A. None of the knocking that was done was done but that one time; the kuocka were all to- getuer. Q. Was all that knocking done by one or two per- sous? A. I heard afterward that it wns done by two persons; whon he went into the ball there wa: to bo scen but Colonel Reno going to hi: 1say ‘he’ I moan the servant; after that, and he exp out it; this was H voluntary; I think bia words were, ‘I want to explain to you that I did not knock the second timo;’’ I said, “Was it you, Colonely’? 1 said 1 would not let bim in because I was preparing for the bop; he said that slo- cum camo, ‘aud where be came from I don’t know; he knocked and tried it afterward; those were his worda, as near as | can recollect; Major Reno left that party before 1 did that night; about ten or fifteen minutes before; 1 had some conversation that night at the party with Slocum; Lieutenant Slocum says to me:— “Mrs, Bell, I heard my vame mentioned by Colonel Reno,” I then told him what I told you; he was apologizin for having knocked; be knockod and tried the door; made no comment to Lieutenant Siocum, nothing at all; ho seemed to think that 1 bad boenu insulted; that Colonel Reno meant more than be said; Lieutenant Slocum did not tell me this; the officers told about it; 1 did not convey any impression to Lieutenant Slocum that Keno had insulted me; Lieutenant Slocum went to Captain Van Horne and said be was going to seo Major Reno; Major Reno said he wanted to know “what in the devil Slocum wanted;’’ Colonel Reno used the exprossion to me “what the devil Slocum wanted,’’ and he also said that he could not imagine where Slocam came trom and what in the devil he wanted; those wore the | words 1 reported to Slocum, and Slocum was angry; [ was not angry myself; [ askea Slocum not to go to Colonel Reno; | said probabi: Colonet Reno meunt nothing; he said, Yes, he did;”? 1 only know trom what he said that bedid go to Colonel Reno about it; I learned that he had gone to Colonel Reno that same evening; he lett tho hop while we wore there; 1 think be returned; | don’t remember that he raported to me where be had bee: Did you learn that ovent A. Yes, sir; I did from him, or be might have told it in general conver- sation with other people; he said he went to Colonel Reno; I think those were his woras; that he demandea an apology or he wanted an explanation ot what he meant by that remark, or something ot thi kind ; thind ne said the Colonel re- plied, “Well, it was very fanvy;” he did not say that Colonel Reno said that he (Slocum) had nu right to ask fer an explonation, por that be told Slo- cum that I bad better put Slocum to bed; Lieutenant SMocum did not report that; I think it wastho next evening that Major Reno sent me a note requesting bis photograph; \t was not the next morning; be did wood a note the next eveniug; 1 havo that note at Fort Abercrombie; I did not ing it with me; I r member it was {n very general language; it was writ in very geutiemanly term; he requested it as it wa: the only copy he had and be wished to retain it; I ri turned it in these words :— Inclosed Major Reno will find the to send him, It was on Thursday, December 21, that he put nis arm «round my waist; that was when I was going to calion Mra. Van Horne; our quarters are protected with the game storm bouse; we bavo to slep down only one step, hot a pretty high step, from six to ten inches high; Colonel Reno was feoling for the latch. Ki How long after this did he put his around your waist? A. I was shutting the door; my buck was toward him; he mast have changed his position from the storm door, because when ho started to go out ut the door his back was toward me; when he put as arm around me he must have turne! toward the jor, Q Did yousay bisarm’ photo he requested mo A. His arms; both his ‘mS around my waist but a ino- ment; 1 swung myselt out of his arms; 1 turned to him, "he turned to the storm door aguin; 1 sald, “Colonel Keno, don’t do that again; he said’ “Oh, that is no barm;” I said, “Don’t do that again;” I was very angry; bo did pot go into me that night; I don’t think | ori in; I communicated it to Are, Van im, but to no one else that | remember. Q You never exacted an apology for tnaty A. I waited until my Dusband returned; | met fim at tho party the evening aiterward, und ho came to me and spoke tome ; Idid not cat him at all; 1 sent bim his photograph on the 23d; [think tt was Saturday; | danced 1m the same set with bin that ovening; 1 don’t think L met him at Mrs, Vao Horne’s Saturday nigh! ob, yes, | do remember; I think there were some officers of the regular army passing through, wanted to give them some eatertainment; Van Horne wanted to; Colonel R was there that night and participated im the entertainment; I piaved whist at the same table with him that nignt; Captain McArthur was my partner; Mrs. Hazeluurst was Reno’s partner; I don’t know whether there was any othor indy at the table or not; I think I gave out my invitations for my party iucidentally some two or three days belereband: invitations were not written, were verbal; I just told the people myself; 1 don’t rocolloct whea I commenced to give thein; think I spoke of tt the Friduy or Saturday before I in. vited everybouy tu the post that by t! rank or po- pesition would be considered a gentleman or a lady, except Mujer Rono; f left him out de signediy; intended to give him a mark of my disapprobatioa; did not intend to invite him; I did not intend to invite Colonel Keuo then; on the moraing of Christumus I saw Captain Van Horpe and Liecuienant Troxel aud Mea. Haselhurst, and asked them what they would do if they wore in my place. Q They said cut him by all means? A. Well, yes; I don’t know that it was generally understood that everybody was invited to tuat parry except Reno; the uso whieh induced me to refuse to invite Colonel {iene was solely tor reasons that [have given this court in evidence; (bis conference about Reno was in my quarters and took place in the morning on Christi way; Lieutenant ‘Troxel, Captain and Mra. Van Ho Mra’ Haselhurst, and, ‘I think, Lieutenant Slocum were there, | know he (Slocum) was there a few min- utes belore they came in; thin was working the cake tor thatevening; 1 said, ould you invite Colonel Reno?” L think that was the trst thing lorne and to Liou- hua dono to you. Q low aid they Know? A, I told them; I told Slocum; | told Mrs, Hazeihuret—I think I wold ther all; ¢€ told Mr. and Mra Van Horne oa separate occasions, whenever it happened to up; two minutes alter it happened 1 told Mrs. Van Horne everything that happened; thas Thursday night; I snowed them the note; | said, You see here again what that man bas done;)” it did bot annoy me only merely that it was in connection with everything else; my husband was away; | was very nervous and all @ things auuuyed me; there were jour or five officers atthe tort and four ladies including «=the = trader's wile; rty was 4 night; thero wi tree the fort tuat day at Mra. Van Hoi ‘a; 1 were presents for everybody ; [don’t think there was anybody tuut did not get one present at least; all the officers were there; Major Reuo was there; P was quite efficient in fixing up the the presents were given out Corisimas morning; that is the time everybody was there; | gave sowe presents that day; did not give any to'Major Reno; | gave one to lieutenant Troxel; he did not put it on his wateh guard; I did not give Inim anything that he could put on his watch guard; ve him some silk bandkerchtets; 1 did not speak (Colovel Rene) on that occasion; 1 think 1 called Is name out when I callod out the presonts— that is, for Whoin they were for—wheu some one handed a@ present; 1 iuimk it was a book from Mr, Hazlehurst. A BAD SATE OF VRELING, As the result of this there had grown up a bad state of feeling socially; I was conscious of a feeling of rosoutment 40d indignation and | bud reason to be lieve that he (Reno) wad woo; - did put intend to bring all the — social’ powers to bear upon bin; I influenced nobody—not anybody at the | post; until the Monday oveuing of January 1, 1 think, everybody assocmied With Coluael eno and treated him’ with every respect duo him; Bo one wok the thing to themseives until Sunday evening, the night beiore New Yeur's; then they were consuied and they all advised me to send tor my basbund wo take activn on it; [ thought that Colonel Reno was the onsy party not entitied to be culled a gentieman, to bo invited to tho party that might; 1 don's think 1 ever excuanged a halt dozen words with Colouel Reno over since that Thursday evening; | wold Mrs, Hazienurst, Mrs) Van Horne, und as fast as I totd them they expressed their sympathy with me, and also Lioutenants Slocam and Troxel; so also Van Horne; yes, all of them. @ Now. to come down tothe time that Mr. wright came thero, there was a pretty feeling between your triends and Reno? A. No, 1 think everybody treated Colonel Reno the saw they always did, Coionei Reno and i bad antagonistic feeling; they were all what; everybody knew that 1 had used my social privileges against him, and knew that [| i- tended to, divine services are held in, { thing 8 is eatled the library, in the adjutant’s building; !t was Known beforehand that Wainwright was coming; I a letter, ! think it was after my busband left; ine iter came from Mr. Wainwright to my busband; tl adjutant made the arrangements (or the divine services ; $hat includes tie furnishing of the room and every arrangement incidental to 11 very likely; we had been u had generally understood that 1 the organ , every officer and ludy had bee: T don’t know whetner there was or outside; soldiers ge! came; there were some peopic from MoConleyville; trom the #time of my party Up totuis time [| met Colone! Reno, from ume fo me, going to and fro, but did not speak to bim; he did Dot undertake to salute me; | cut nim then after ‘the party, in the presence of anybody; it didn’t make Pre diMerence; 1 don’) kpow why | did not cus the day after be took 1 @ido’t cut bim unt! the Sunda 6 before Christmas: that was after he sent tor bis phuto- graph; this organ belongs to the Quartermasters Gierk;'I forget hia name. b 3 BBV. MR. WAINWRIGHT’S TESTIMONY. Rov. Mr. Waiuwrizht was the next witness He tes- tified tha; Major Reno had made objections to the con- Sinuance of divine service on behaif of in- mutes of tho garrison; Major Reno said that in the club room the witness ang Mrs. Bell had been gossiped about as guilty of lewd conduct; subsequently, when Major Reno remon- ated With witness for staying at Captain Bell’s quarters, he said it was not on account of Mrs. Bell's Feputation, whicn was lik poiled egg and cou! be injured, but on account of the reverend prot of witness; Major Reno aiso said ‘Mra, il) was a notorious character in the regiment, and that sevoral Of the officers had asked him to expel her.” EVIDKACK OF THR YOST TRADER. John Haziehurst, post traderat Fort Abercrombie, testified that Mrs. Bell gave a social entertainment about Christmas; understood Major Bell was not tao- vited; had a conversation with him later in the even- ing aftor the party; he said it meant war; it was a de. cided cut; he would make it hot tor he be would drive ber out of he regiment did not hear the remark about the relations of Mra, Bell and Mr. Waturight mado to latter by Major Reno and said by nim to have been mado in witnesses pres- ence in the club room, WHAT LIKUTENANT ROUIXSON KNEW, Lieutenant Robinson, of the Seventh Cavalry, testi- fled that no such remark was made in bis hearing in the club room coucerting Mrs, Bell and the minister; something had Ween said about the mumister excluai Of the lady, OTHER WITNRSSXS, Lieutenants Slocum and Troxel and Captain Van Horne testified that Mrs, Bell’s name not men- tioned on the occasion in the club room when the min- ister’s morality was questioned. CAPTAIN HENTKEN £OK THR DEFENCE, For the dolence Captain Benteon testitied that he had informed Major Keno before they came to Fort Gastoronibie ae be bad frequently heard the charac- ter of Mrs, Bell discussed in disparaging torms by tho oilicers of the regiment, ee ‘g DISPARAGING TO MRS, BELL, Lieutenant Wallace, adjutant of the Ser ment of cavalry, corroborated thie disparaging discussion of Mrs. Were to the eifuct that she was not a true wile. Major Merrill testified that he bud also heard the un- favorable criticism of Mrs, Boli’s character, This closed the case. While great sympathy ts felt for Major Reno, his friends nave to acknowledge that he was grossly indis- creet in his treatment of the lady, The fact that the court, General Sheridan, General Sherman and the Secretary of War ail cuincided in their ouinion of bis Case must go far to oflact the efloct of this sympathy. ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. The following is the order of the Secrotary of War mitigating the sentence of dismissal:— War Derartuuyt, May 8, 1877. ‘The proceedings in this case, having been forwarded, under the 106th article of war, to the Seeretary of War, have been most carefully considered, and have been submitted to the President, who approves the finding and sentence, but ‘Is pleased to mitigate the latter to suspension from rank and pay for two years irom the 18th of May, 1877. Major Reno’s conduct toward the wife of an ubsent ofllver and in using the whole force of his power as commanding officer of the post to gratily bis Fesentment aguinst her cannot ve too strongly con- gemned, ut, alter long deliberation upon all the cir- cumstances of tho caso us showu in the record of the trial, it ts thought that his offences, grave as they ai do not warrant the sentence of dismissal and ull its cabsequences upon one who has for twenty years borve the reputation of a brave man wud an honorable officer, and hus maintained that reputation upon the battle flelus of the rebellion and ja contests with Iodi- ans, The President bas therefore modified the sen- tence, und it is boped that Major Reno will appreciate the clomency thus shown him. as well as the very rop- Febensible character of the acts of which he was found guilty. GEORGE W. McCRARY, Secretary of War, LIFE INSURANCE TROUBLES. THE NEWARK GRAND JURY ASK IF GROSS NEG- LIGENCE 18 INDICTABLE—IHE UNITED STATES LIFE LITIGATION. Tt ts now manifest, all rumors to the contrary not- withstanding, that th wurk Grand Jury 1s doter- mined w pursue ita investigation of the Now Jersey MulGai Insarance Company matters, and ‘without fear, favor or the hope of future reward” do their duty by all who are found to have violated their trusts in the premises, They came into court yesterday and created a sensation by asking if an indictment tor gross negligence could be found against tho lute d:- Teciors and managers of the New Jersey Mutaal Judge Depue charged the jury as follows :— GENTLEMEN OF THR GRaND JURY. tion to the Court can only be auawere io * he 154th, 156th, 196th and 157th sectio uct provides specially tor the pu t of certain miseond pendently of these sections, by the com: [ who wids and abets or participates in @ crimli with knowledge of the criminal purposes of Jectors is equally guilty with those who principals in the cf and such connec. tion may bo made jar by circumstantial oo. With respect to tho directors and managers of « who are intrusted etory p fraudulent scueme dev! fof a guilty connection ed and execated imme diately Ly others. ent should be for the particular fraudulent o ained in some one of the sections uf the act referred to, or for @ conspiracy to plish such iilegal purpose, regarding the evidence of conuuct in derehetion of duty ay'provt i chuge. Inform the indictment ennnot be for the negli- gence. Lithe case made on evidence in that direction be sulliciont to warrant at indictment it should be for sume ony of Lue substantive offences above mentioned, Tho Judge then read tho various sections of the law bearing on the matter. ibe trial of Benjamin Noyes is set down for to-mo: row. [tis understood that the County lrosecutor be assisted 1n the prosecution by ex-Atiornoy General Vanatta, support of that PAPER PELLET LITIGATION. The suit of John Tilton and others against the United States Lite Insurance Company, in which Washingtou Irving Butler 18 counsel ior the plaintiffs, has pro- voked @ great deal of bitterness between the two parties thereto ‘The caso bus been in the courts for a considerable period, aud its casential points ure already Jamiiar to the pablic. The plantifla asx for an accounting of the assets of the company, and an injunction of the oflicers {rom parting with the suine, and from a reinsurance or atmalgama- tion Of the policy risks, The plaintifiy claim that Jal Buell, Charies P, Frajeigh and Johu k, DeWitt, defendants, have wrongtully induced tho plantill’ aud other policy holders to surrender their pohcies lor ones of jess value, and thus misappropri- ated to their individual use a Lirge sum of money. ‘The defendants on the other bund claim the suit to be vexatious, abd deny all the assertions of the com- yhwinst, ; The fight has been waging flercely out of court also, and numerous have Leen the iunuendoes and aspersions cust t one sido upon the other. Yesteruay the Superinwendent of the Uuited States Lite furnished o HEXALD representative with a printed circular, which he said had beeu prepured vy Mr. Butler, and Was in- tended for circulation among the poticy holders, Tho document, which 1s called w confidential circular, con- tains a copy of the complarnt of Tilton ve. The United States Lite Insurance Company, with the opinion of Judge Daly on a demurrer in the case and several other articws tending Wo show the antagonism of the ssockholders to the policy boiders. he Superiovendent furnished, upon the other hand, a copy ol their answer to the compluint, 1m which itis shown that (he plaintiffs were aliowed upon their old policies wore than they were eutitied to. ihe answer makes reply ty exch of the allegations contained in the complaint, aod shows that since the alleged misappro- priation of money, false entries, &c., the company has passed @ critical cxamiuation by tho Insurance Depart- ment. the United States Life has printed a large number of these circulars, which they are sending to their policy holders all over the country, in order to iorestall the pluntit, They ciaim thai Mr, Tilton never made avy complaint at their vilice, abd Inier thal the sui, wa: brought becaase of the company’s relusal to rein W. 1. Butler as their attoruey. GENTILES AND JEWS OF THE BAR. Faily sixty-five members of the Bar Association last evening wresticd with (he social question as regards Jewish members, It seems that at a late meeting a Jewish lawyer was ballotted for and declared elected. Alter two ballots had been counted some persons got coutrol of them aud in some way mantpulated them to show that the gentleman was rejected. The mat- ter Was relerred to & xpecial — committed, who, ihroagh Mr. North, last wight reported that, according to the bullots turned over to them, the gentleman was vot elected, and they recotamended that he be so nottied. An animated discussion fol- lowed relative to (he prejudices existing against Jews, Dut the association, by a very ki majority, decided not to go behind the record of M co und Odell, the tellers, and tho gentieman Was declared electeu, (hos relusing Co act on the Bpeciai committoe’s report. Mossrs, Marbury, Scudder, Mathews, Chouto and Preu- tice were appointed a committee to uttoud the forth coming examination of the students of Columbia Law Schoo), THE STATE CAPITAL. Governor Robinson Receives the Omnibus Bill to Sign. ANOTHER REFORM MEASURE. Mr, Woodin Proposes to Perfect Gotham’s Government. SAVINGS BANK. ACT _ PASSED. | Horrible Nuisances in New York and Brooklyn [BY TELNGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ALuasy, May 8, 1877. The Omnibus bill passed the Senate to-day in the sbape it lett the House, except that it was agreed 10 omit from the bill the words atthe ena of the thir- teenth section, rererring to the Commissioners of Pub» Mc Works, ‘and shall account for and pay over all costs." The purpose of this clause was obscure and mysterious from the beginning. On the face of it the Commissioner of Public Works appeared to usurp the functions of the Comptroller, and absolutely pay his Own Warrants. This was never intended in tho original conception of the bill, and it looks like more than a stupid blunder, because the Governor would never sign & moasure that #0 grossly magnified the power of one department of the city government at the expense of another. There are people who assert that the ‘words were inserted at the instigation of ex-Comptroller Green, whose love for his successor in office is not over ardent, Anyhow, the words meant mischief, and if any enemy of the bill was successful in having ‘hem incorporated he was taking tho most effectual means to kill tt. The Commissioner of Public Works ie thought to have quite enough under his charge without being investea with the responsibilities of the Finance Department, THK DEDATE IN THR SENATH. ‘The debate tn the Senate was brief. When the Pres. ident announced the question to be upon concurring in the amendments made by the Assembly, Senator Woodin made a motion that the Senate concur in all the amendments except that portion in subdivision 7 of section 13 contained in the words ‘‘and shall account for and pay over all costa’? The discussion that fol- lowed was on the general merits of the bill Senator Gerard insisting that tho bill was a party measure and the offspring of a republican cau- cus. To this remark Senator Robertson demurred, saving that bho was dissatisfied (and the Senator was about correct) that no caucus had been held on the Dil. Senator Schoonmaker, taking a birdseye view ol the bill, pronounced it as being inimical to the consti- tution and in the interest of party aggrandizement. Sonator Starbuck was of the same opinion, He saw no necessity for the measuro, as New York city was well governed enough already and the Legislature should Coase to meddle with its affaira, He bellevod Comp- troller Kelly was doing better for the city than his predecessor in office ana the figures showed the tact. Senator Woodin returned to his muttons and ro- pelled the charge that there had been a caucus on tho bill, He had noconference with unyone about it ex- coept the members of the Committees on Cities, Ho claimed that the bill effected a reduction of §200,000 in the expenses of the city, and that amount of money ‘was not to be despised in these hard times, HGNORABLE JOHN'S SARCASM. Senator Morriasey said that the sug 10n of the bil was in a great measure his, and, though be did not act with or affiliate with Tammany Hall, he was too good & democrat to bring forward or incite any scheme calculated to promote republican in, tercsts to any extent. He insisted that the democrats would gain more than they would luse by bil The bill was wanted by the peopl a was only the officeholders who kicked agains: to what people in elevated st tenant Governor Dorsheimer) said rog aety. No man could say in advance what Governor Robinson will do, as ne was too honest to veto any- thing Letore he had a chance to read it, THE voTE. The motion of Mr. Woodin to concur was carried by a vote of 20 to 11:— Bixby, Carpenter, Cole, Coleman, farrls, McCarthy, Morrtescy. Prince |z red ip «tho «same way, and og wed E im the same manner wat Hunters oink 5 8. to contain hundreds of thousands of loads of manare, and with the wind from the eastward migbt easily distribute a smell over the city Also the Butchers’ Hide and Melting Association, at the foot of Forty. fourth street; E. Kitchell & se fat rendering @@ tablishment, foot of Forty-fith street, where the fat is boiled in old-fashioned kettles, allowing the stegeh vo escape; Rafferty & Williams’ of Forty-tourth tree, where the fat te Schwartawaider & Suitzberg, factory of a similar ciaas, ‘and hall a dozen siaughter Louses besiden The Mlth ia some of these streets he found eighteen inches deep, The next nuisances he noted were the gas works of the New York and Munbattan Gas companies and the works of the New York Ammoais Company, which be considered the nuisance par excellence of the city, ab Twentieth sircet, between avenues A and 8. On the Brooklyn side, at Hunter’s Point, there are three phosphate works aad two fat rendering tac: tories, situated a distance of from one to two aud a half iniles {rom Murray Hill The buik of the oll re- fineries are also over two miles distant, and therefore he claims that the smell ts more likely to come trom the same sort of institutions within half a mile of Murray Hilt Corporation Counsel Do Witt and Demas Strong appeared against the bill. THE SAVINGS BANKS BILE Mr, McKee, trom the Committee of Conference te which Was referred Senator Baaden’s bill providing fur iter security of deposits in savings banks, ro- por:ed that the comuuittee agreed to recommend that the Assembly recede trom all amendments as proposed and adopted in the Assembly except the proposition } Fequiriog tt to be the duty of the trustees of any sav- ipge bank, as often as once in each six months during each yeur, to cause to be taken an accurate valance ol | their depositors’ ledgers, and in their semi-annual ro- port to the Superimtendent of the Banking Do ent they shal state the fact that such balance tukon, and shall state the discrepancies, if any, ing between the amouat due to depositors as rN by such balances and the amount due 10 depositors as shown by general ledger. The report was agreed ta, Baadeo's Savings Bank bill waa gent back irom the Assembly and passed to-night by the senaie, FIRMS IN TREATRES. The bill providing for stability and security against contlagration by accident or panic tu theatres was proposed. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ON ADJOURNMENT, ‘The republicaus held a caucus this evening and dis- cussed chielly the question of adjournment without reaching any detinite conclusion, but agreving to meot again on Friday. aud come so 4 final understanding. The country members are auxious to get bome, aod are talking oar jy about an iomediate adjournmen: put the leaders, like Woodin, Husted an Fish, want to keep the Legislature ull they seo what the Governor docs with the Omaoibus bill, and, if be vetoes it, to be on hand ready with ape other bill to meet his objections. ‘There is atacit un- derstanding, however, among the “bosses” that the adjournment shall be arranged to occur 10 a week from next Friday. APPORTIONMENT AND RAPID TRANSIT, In the caucus tlk she Apportionment and Rapié ‘Transit Vills Were mentioned as measures of such pub- lic importance (hat 1 would be injurious to the tne terests of the party to adjourn without taking action on them. A BAD ILL POR THE “Hoya”? Mr. Hogeboom’s vill to exciuue from the right of sullrage uny person convicted of having received a brive lor voting excited u ively discusion ip the alter- hoon session of the House, 1m wh most of the New York members took 4 hand; the democrats paying ita severe criticism, which tt properly deserved, as under itm person might ve convicted of taking a ten cout cigar 44 4 bribe aud be deprived of the right of suffrage forever, The bill was lost, and u motion to reconsider laid on the table, ‘THR NEW JERSEY MUTUAL'S OPPICERS, Governor Rovinson declined (o grant requisition on the application of Colonel G, N, Abeel, District Attor- ney, of Easex county, N. for tho extradition of such officers of the New Jersey Mutual Lite Insurance Com. any us are residents of this Slate, and the reason of 18 declination is that he has not been tur- nished with satisfactory proof that they aro fugitives from Jersey justice, but when he is be will eheerlully grant the requisition, ihe application was resisted by Mr. Charles D, Sheldon, who poiuted out to the Govervor that there were no legitimate grounds for ihe interference of the Executive, It 18 expected, however, that the necessary proots will be fortacom- ing in aday or two, und oo tuese the Governor will then take prompt action, QUESTION OF A KECKIVER FOU THM CONTINENTAL LIP COMPANY. In tue matter of the appointmont of a rece! the Contivental Life Insurance Company, Judge brook, of the Supreme Court, said to-uight that oo formal appointment of receiver bas been fled, not can any announcement now be made further thun to Bay that Mr. Grace cannot be appointed, for reasons which are not personal but legal, and are in briel:— First—Lt should be decided at the earliest possible moment by the Court of dernier ressort whether such an action as that brought by Mr. Hoyt can be obtained or Whetber such a proceeding as the Atioruey General has pursued is the only moue of dissolving and di tributing the effects of an insolvent lie ingurange company. Unless this question 18 now sottled it must arise heroafter in other cases, Second—Vroceedings against a receiver must be taken in the judicial district in which he was ap: pointed. Ii Mr. Grace is appointed upon the present proceeding he would then bold an appointment in the second and another in the third, lm which district Would remedies be pursued ? Third—He must appiy for his orders in the district from which be boldé bis appotntment. Where would he apply so as to uct salely tor bis own protection? Fourth—the jadgwent in the Hoyt action orders tribution according to the revised statutes. The order subsequent to judgment undertakes to make the pro- couding of the’ Atiorney General auxiliary to such Judgment. As Grace bas uccepted the appoluiment under such judgment and order, bis appointment oa the present upplication would make it practically a nullity, and the Courts would stultity steel! by holding, theoretically as it bas that the present is the only mode of dissolving the corporation and yet merson, eG A Prinee, } practically give eflect to the judgment of the secoud Kobbrtson, ‘Sayre, ‘Selkrog, Spracue, ‘obey, Vodder, War: } district by appointing the suind receiver who must, 10 " an, n—20, eer cosas Gerard, Hammond, Jacobs, Kon- | D&fmenize the two appointments, make this wneroly ry Messrs. Bradiev, naday, Lamont, Loomis, 5t Jon, Schooameker, Starbuck, Wagatad—11, RETURNED TO THE HOUBK. The bill went immediately to the House and Hustea moved to recede from the Assembly amendments in Senate uon-concurred, and on e moved the previous question, several trifling this attempts were made by the democrats to block the in- stant taking of the vote, but they were fraitiess, and the vote went on, but, tu the consternation of the re- publicans, only sixty-t requisite pumber, were obtained. Then Husted moved acailof the House, which was agreed to by 55 to 52, and the doors were ‘closed and the call began, but on Motion ® recess was taken until four o’ciock in the afternoon. When t House reassembled Mr. Husted moved that all the proceedings under the cali be dispensed witb, which was carried, and tue Speaker directed the Clerk to resume the roll call on the question of re- coding from that particular one of the Assembly amendments to the bill, which was non-concurred in ate, and the vote stood thereon 65 to 45. So 1 was finally passed, and will now go rnor. PROGKESS OF ANOTHER RRFORM MEASURE. A long report came to the Sena from the Confer- ence Committee on the bill ‘to secure better adininis- tration in the local government of the city of New York.’ Mr. Woodin made the report and said that they had agreed to recommend the adoption of the Senate amendments (already published in the Henarv), except a few of minor importance. The amendment, however, which the committee had made, and from which he dissented, was that exempting tho police, fremen and school teachers‘ot w York trom baving their salaries touched by the Board of Eatimate and Apportionment, which by tho bill is clothed with the power to regulate the salaries of all of! employés and the Board to consist of eight, namely, Mayor, Comptruiier, Presi. dent of the Board of Aldermen, President of the Board of Taxes aud Assessments and four roputablo citizens, to be appointed by the Mayor, and shall bold their offices tor the terms of three, tour, tive and six years respectively until others are appointed in their Stead, and suall receive no compensation tor their ser. vices. No estimate for the app shall be valid uuless agreed to by w concurrent you of the members of the soard. Woodin moved to non-concur tn the amendment ex eompting the potice, iremen aud school teachers, and alter some debate bis motion was carried by 4 close vote, Senator Starbuck, democrat, voting with him, All the New York Seuators except Gerara yoted against concurring in Woodin's mouiu: Baaden, Who tt was stated Was against oxempting the threo classes of persons named, being also in line with Senator Morrissey, who made himself conspicuous iu the eflort to shield these people from the scuiping kuife of the Board, GENKKAL BUSINESS IN HoT HOUSES. Thirty-seven bills were passed tn the Assembly, all of local and rural iuterest, The report of the Con- ference Committee on the bill tor deiraying the main tenance of the canals was made and ugrecd to Mr. Alvord reported the concurrent resolution agreeing with the Canal Board in the abolition of tolls ou urs and peltries, pork, beef, bacon, lard, tallow aud lard oil, Wool, corn meal, dried fruits, vottou, manu- priation of moucy fuctured tobacco, hemp, clover and grass seed, hope, | domestic spirits, leather, bar and pig lead, coffee, live cattle, bogs, sheep, dumestic wootlens and do- mestic cottons, which was accepted. The bill for the further ‘proveciion of mule employés in the city of New York was lost by a vote of 67 to 20, Mr, Weich presented a petition of the Bar of Delaware and Mr. Hogeboom resoiutions of the Bar of New York in rejation to the Code of Remedial Justice, which hus youe into effect with such confusion and disaster to pending litigation ail over the state, The bill to provide chambers tor the judges Of the criminal courts of record ia New York, and the Dill enabling the Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court to sigu as for the Surrogate in certuin circumstances, passed the Senate. NUISANCKS IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYS, The Committee on Public Heaith, of the Assembly, had @ meeting to consider Wagstafl’s bill to provi jor allowing the Board of Health in one city tu abate Hussances in oo adjoining city, Tho bill is based upon the complaint of residents of Murray Hill, who at- Iribute the foul smells that invade trom time wo time the atmosphere of that high toved locality to the tac. torivs on the Long Island shore in the vieinuy of Greenpoint. The argument against tho bill was that the Murray “Hill people attribute these offensive smells to = the — wrong source, and that in realty they arise ou the New York side in place ot the Brookiyn, Mr, H. A, Leleltra, secretary of the Brooklyn Board of Health, submitted a momo: Fanduim and # nap showing the district complained of and all the factories alleged a8 being a nuisaued to New York, with their exact locatio Of those on the New York shore, situated on the Kast Kiver and in a jine with Murray Hill, be specifies Eisner’: ughter house, occupying & block Which he says he inspected and iound very filthy; also @ pileof mauure by the river's edge occupying nearly two bio of ground, aud in pinces as high as @ turee story house, sur. rounded by four story tenements, It was calculated jour votes, being one sbort of the | Senator | wuxtilary to the osber, GOVRENOR KOMINSON VRTORS THR WOMEX, A message was received tn the Senate from the Gov- ernor vetoing tue Emerson bill allowing women to hold vilice on school boards, The Governor says :— I return without approval Senate Bill No. 61, entitled “An act to wuthorizs the election of women to sebuol of- fees.” ‘This bill goes too far or else nut far enough. It povides that women may hold any or ail of the vith with the department of education, that Is to say, mun inay be elected superintendent of public tn tion, women may be sppolnted school commission- er nuers of bowrds of education and trustecs of" school districts In some of these poeltions it will become their duty to m ke contracts, purchsee ma- | terials, build aud repair schoolhuusos and to supervise ct ll the transactions of school business involving expenditure of over twelve miliion dollars ju this state But wt this period in the history of the world such enact. eut hardly conipurt with the wisdom aad The God of nature has xppotnted duty and usetuinoss for the sexes. His decrees cannot be chauged by hana legislation, 1a the education hildren the mother stands tur above ail superintendent trustees aud school f legislation, diferent tields of 1 terchers. Her intivenc cou and muchinery on. lower her 4h and holy plice her of nature is to degcade ner power avd to infu than benefit the « itself. In ait aud Chris Few, if any, of the intelligent wad right minded among womea desire oF would be willing tu accept the chunge wuleb suck wiaw would inaugurate. " the bill is moreover « clear iufraction ot the 1 the comstitutio: 1 have it is the intention titled to the rit of the most impy cus 10 the State, LL, ROBINSON, Mr. Emerson said that he had sopposed that this was an age of progress, bat it was evi- dent from this veto message that he was mis taken, Tho message said in eflect that the God ot ne ture never desigued that women should bold responsi. | bie oulices, in face of the tact that many of the pabiic offices of the general government were oosupied by Ragland, Massachusetts, lowa, litinots, Michigan aud Maine were wneivilized enough to in a ve the doctrine against which the velo was | aimed, and New York should not follow | such ternbie examples. He felt the spirit of propuecy and was sure that the ume would come when the measure would be adopted. | Anything Ke persecution always produced # reaction, | und the reaction in the preseut caso would not be long postpoued. The bili wi.ch had been vetoed had beea judursed by many of the wisest and most experienced Men in the State, ex-governors, judges, members of school boards und otbers and by all the Women ot th | State. It had also been approved 0 | the State, with one exception. He thought it tanate tor the G vote, and he would move to lay the message on the table, | fhe motion was carried. COZANS AND Tilt EXCISE BILL. Luke Cozaps offered a resolution inthe House itm ed to tack on the Exeime vill of Martin Nacht decision of the Court of A i's, whieh provides absolutely t the sulo of liquor to minors ander fourteea Years Of age, ana, except With consent of parents, to those under eigitevn years of age, The resolution, after @ warm devate, was laid of the table by @ vote of 61 vo 55, but that does not eutirely iteau that Nacht man’s Dill is dowd, THE DISABLED SIDONIAN, A telegram to the Heaa.o from Boston, on Sunday night, announced the arrival of the steamer Chiva, whose officers reported having fallen in with the Steamer Sidonian in a disabled condition on April 30, ‘The reportstaced that one of th jlers of the Sido nian bad exploded and killed the tain and six of crew, On May 2 the stoxmer Russia, of the Cur nerd line, spoke (the Sidvmian and took Rob« ert Hatchinsoo, before reported injured, from the disaoled = ship, The Russia arrived in port yesterday morutog, With Hutchinson on board, He knows very little about the affair, as bo was ia ihe galley at tho tyne the explosion oceurred. He # (bat just previous to the expiosion the vessel suddenly stopped; thea Went ahead aad then stopped | again, After the second stoppage tho captain and jour others weat below to discover the cause of the dill culty, and they bad ge sooner disappeared from the deck than the bouor biew up, killing them and two stokers in the hold. Hutchinson was brought from we Kassie by the ageats of the Anchor Line, who retused toailow him to make any statement to newspaper men, and it 1 inferred that he knows the cause of the | explosion that resulted #0 fatally,