The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1878, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBKK 21). 1878.—QUINTUPL*® SHEET. a COURTNEY ON. OATH How Hanlan Won the La- chine Boat Race. THOSE CIPHER DESPATCHES. [ndignant Denials of the Alleged Bargain and Sale, Since the recent Hanlan-Courtney race at Lachine \bere has been much cagerness to learn the real rxplanation of the peculiar circumstances which Fendered the result somewhat suspicious. Very nt questions have been asked about threateved foul at the finish and the Seeming iresboess of Mr, Courtney when all was over, and more especiaily 18 an explana- tion required of the singular despatches which Were sent by one of his backers sbortly before he rowed, These despatches caused the betting to change so suddenly that many of Courtney’s iriends lost tueir previous contidence and became panic- stricken, Members of the press have constantly be- set bim for the real facts, and he bas suffered greatly from excitement and trom the stigma which bas Beemod to fasten upon him, As be had re cently said that he would ve glad to submit to un examination under oath by the correspondent of the HeRaLp about anything connected with the Face, the latter spent last Wednesday with bim and obtained from bim the following sworn responses to the several questions which were propounded to him, Alter answering some preliminary questions about the statements he had made to his friends about bis ability to compete with Hanian, Mr®Courtney was asked:— COURTNEY'S DESPATCHES. Q. During your stay in Canada aid you telegraph any oue anywherc? A, Yes, 1 tolegraphed bome, and l’ve got tue messa; here now. Mr. Courtney produced the followin Lacuine, Quebec, 24, 1878, Received at Union Springs. N. ¥.. 2:20 ¥. M. Everything ail right, lave written. Teil folks have written them, CHARLBS E. COUBTNEY. Addressed to Lowry. ig Quebec, 926, 1878. Lact Received at Union Springs, 5. F. County: ‘send drait by mail, quick. Make it larze as possible, Don’t disappoint. ‘Telegraph where you send it. CHARLES &. COURTNEY, @ Are these two all the despaiches you sent any- where while you were in Canaga? A I think they are. 1 don’t remember any others, If there were any they didn’t amount to anything, @ Did any part of this message reter in any way to Detting on ihe race or your prospects? A. No; nota thing. Q What money was this you referred to in tne de- Spaich to bim? A. It was money Jobn was to send if he could raiseany. The despatch was in answer to this one:— Union Springs, Sept. 25, 1878, To C. E, Counrmny:— Letter received. Is there any chauce to invest? Parker wants to know. Answer. J. ¥. COURTNED. Q@ Who is Parker? <A. It’s Lowry. Ola Parker here. It’s bis nickuame. Ho then testified that ne sememvered sending no other despatches from Canada than these two; that b ed no one else to telegraph for him; that all is party—namely, Webster, Bris N. B. Eldred, Robert Larmon and Burt Browo—sow all messages sent or received by him; that said Burt Brown, in- Stead of being, as the newspapers nad it, “a Union Springs banker,” was a colored servant, who took tare of the boats, and that he was not in New York sity ehortly before the race, @ Report said ne was in New York city just be- fore the race betting against you le this true? & I know be wasn’t, THE REPORTS AUOUT SELLING THE RACE. @ Dio uny one in Canad ever tell you that he was going to telegraph to Union Springs, Auburn, New York or elsewhere that Hanian was going to win, or words to that effect? a. No, sir, I never beard any such remark made, Q Did J. H. Brister send many despatches from Uavada? a. I didn’t uim send any; | think he told me he sent oue to George Watson, but 1'm not . We call bim e Q. Do you know what this despatch said? A. No. Q. What other despatenes did J. H. Brister send from Canada? A. | doo’t know. Q. Do you know of bis receiving any despatches Vt tall? A, Ido not Courtney then testified that he bad seen no other atch to or from Hrisier of aby moment; tbat he tpew nothing of Brisver telegrapuing in cipuer till ater he got home, nor did be Know of bis writing any eters, BUT CONFIDENT. Q Did you write avy jeter from Canada? A. Yes, jwo; Oae to my wile, making fun of the cooking; the to Lowry, Duc it was of no accouat; | told bim ght we uad got ‘selves 1D & Scrape OD that , Dut 1 thougur | coud wi Courtney then suid tbat since coming home he heard one Perry and Billy Cosgrove, of Auburn, bad ry ww York veiore tne race, but that he dues net believe that Perry bet, nor hud be any commant- @ation with them beloro the race. Now, I'll tell you what I tbink., 1 think there way have been des- patches sent irom Montreal with my pame signed to them. Q. Did you destroy any letters er despatches re- eervea by you while in Canada? A. No, sir (em- pbaticaily) Q. Where are those you rece: ali 1 gow. (Mr. Courtoey prodaced aboat ten jetters, all friendly and containing nothing seemingly suspicions. ) Q These are ali, are t think; 1! Il bave aby others vuey are ail 10 th tone. a? A. They are here, SEVER ASKED TO SELL. Q. Did you ever nave auy oiler irom any person Whatever, of auy persous \ogethor, of any money or aby other inducement if you would jose the race? A. No, vir; I’ve never beu ang offer of any mouey or aoyt se to luge this race. Q Did any one evercome to you belore the race And hintat any such thing? A. On, yos, bondreds of thei Q. What dia the to tik 40 me about it. ? A. Well, they didn’t dare They said how mucu I could make it 1 would jose it Q. Tell me one such person who came in C ? A. Well, tuere was covody ever came uear me in Canada.’ 1t came up bere at home just in ordiaary conversation, but no niat was made ot any ofler. I imply weau general talk, not only om this race but went into, Q. Hed you ever any o! purt or toe w: ne $6,000 pu up by the cilizens of Mor °. hole of a Q. Did you ever bave any talk wi Bo one cise coud met out on the river aud talked about our boats and how well iley earried us, but oever where pienty couldn’t see us. We were always right on the course, you Kaow, where we cous see every move. Q Did be ever say anything to you about allowing Dim to win or worus to \hacelfec:? A. No, he never asked me to lot bim win tue race or ever talked about wicuing 1. ibe lule he thougit be could boat me easy. @ Nor avy bint trom him to that direction? A, No. Q. Nor trom any member ot the Hanian Club? A, o Q Did Hanian ever tell you that ne thought you Could ouirow nim, or Words to (uatelfect? A. No, sir (with empuasis). He never did, aud 1 dow’t ve- eve Ge over ‘hougut so either, what's more, Courtney continued toat Le bet $1,350 im all, $300 of wbich Was lis own; that $600 weat as aif mentioved and thy rest in\0 a pool vox. Q Woo putitin? A. Jumos H. Beister. Q Where wa pool box? A. la Montreal or Lechiae or somewhere, | dido’t i, Ll aido’s see BY poois Luere at all, Q@ Hew wo you koow he pat it in? A. 1 don’t Buow. I’ve got bis word for it; thavsall Ikoow L haven't got it back. Q. How much were you offered to #eil the Saratoga race? A. 1 Wns offered # suira of the mouey that was ip the pool box. Q. How macu was that? mure. @ Who mace you this offer? A. I don’t want to answer. Q. Did you bave any oth that race? A, No; [ think Q. Vid you ever know Jam ‘No, sir, never, Q How much did he bet on this race with Manian? 1 coulun’s tell you. I think be had vewween 000 i all, L only kuoW What ne tells # pim make any bet I’ve forgotien it. nds of A. I beard $150,000 or offer it you would sell a A $4,000 ona ve, if I The Hanna party that wero (here hud (how Golars Where we did vot have a big copper cent They (ried every way tuey cuuld to muke me the ta- vorite. kvery man Who came to my quarters trom Danade Was beaded off and held back from betting odds ov Hani Yhey would (hen go to bis quar- ters, come back and vet only even. Q Did you know the names of any? A. ‘Noyes; I kaow one Ree a cattie dealer; be offered to bet $60,000 agains: $30,000, @ Why didn’t four backe: A. Brinter suid he had already pr with Dave Ward, on Hanlao, at eveu mousy. Davis, | think, hela the stake: @ You won't think it possible that you were inten. fonaliy supplied with « poor cook, do you? A. No, 1 doa’ thing #0 at ai) Q Of course Webster and Brister might have been devting Leavily weainst you and you know nowning j Bbous i, mignen’ baoy? A. L don’s Deieve it (imdige Jamp at such odds? 000, 1 think Joun | ail the despa paptiy). I don’t believe they could havedone anything | m of the king, THE CIPHER DESPATCHS. Q Did you ever see a despatch reading as fol- lowst— Rags. 8 1878, H. BRISTER. 1 have a word Lacaine, Has King started? Tell bim Biack oe A. No, I never saw any such message. heard of it since I got home, but never ki about it bill 4 here either, Q. Did you ever bear bim say that ho would call "4 4 Hanlan the opposite? ever knew anything about that antil I got home. Q Had you any knowledge before the race that sam Brister was bearing the Couriney stock «nd bulling the Huplan in or near Auburn? A, I think that that telegram trom Mr. Grant bad someting to that fect, [don’t koow, though. It | dia bear tt thas ihe the way | beard Q The ai, A. Q. How do you 1 Kind of think tm Brister. @. Can you recall as? was completely upset wi they commenced Oring those messages at me there. 1s kaocked me out of time. Q Have you any agreement or understanding, ex- Press or implied, with apy oue or witb any number or ciuv of men under which you are to receive any money 10 tue future? A. No, sir, You moun in any Way counected with losing (his race—no, not a fur- thing. Q. Nor any person or bank to receive any for you? A. No, ram did name Sam Brister, after ow? A. Weil, 1 don’t know now. was something tn it about A. No, 1 gol, 1 ROWING THE RACE OVER. Q@ Who tossed? A. 1 uoa’t know, I suppose the Jucges did. Q What advantage bad itover the other? A, Had we bow rowed on @ straight line there would prop- ably buve been no advautage. But Dixie Island, a mile and a bail up, broke the force of the swift down current, and Maulan went outside or soutu of tne Siruight line Lo avoid the current somewnat, and get under the lee of this istand, It made my Grst bait d, and thea | noticed tnat be was very as mucb a8 200 jees, and | sneered out as Very Q. Then « No, aud on th: Deaien me three-quarte have tnem kept out ot the current and 1’d bave bad to go Up Smack against it, Q All reports agree toat your two courses were very ciose together (broughout the race. How could the outer, then, have goue nim much goog? A. For the reas I pave just siatea—to keep us close to him as I could, While a Biraight course the shortest, worked over close by him, it was really to bind the island golug up, and so avoid tue current. Q@ Did you cver converso with Hanlau beiore th race as to how you would distribute your work in the race and where you would force the pace? A, No (with emphasis.) Nor wito anybody else. Q@ Had you any talk with bm or any one about Jevsing nim reach the stake first? A. No. @ What was your pian on which you intended to row the race? ‘lo get away with tne jead and bold 1? A. No; L didn’t intend to foree tue pace. I wanted vo turn the stukebuat with bim, if 1 could; but 1 couldn’. He he up irip, because bis cour: of the islands, Look bim directly up to bis own sti while I, civse beside bim, foaud 1 bad work away out sideways over 4 bundred to reaeb my turo- tng boat, all of whied hundred feet was just so muca more distance than he haa to row, @ Did you intend to over let nim lead? A. No; I didao’t care much about that anyhow. @ You bave goneraily led 1n your races with Pinis- ted, Kiley and others about as you liked, getting one and then stayinz thore. 1 couido’t do weamboat now ho mis id of aim. Q. Did you try to get the lead of bim? A. Not pai ticularly. I worked bard though. Why, ihowe tei- jows ure bo more to be Cowpured to Hanlan than nothing iu the world, “AWFUL PAST TIME.” When did Haplan Gre spur? A. I don’t know. Couida’t tell, We both did some preity uli rowing up vebind tout island, aod we went fast, too. I tell you the Umewe made coming nome on that two iniies und a bull, considering tue conuition of the water, was awful time, Q. Were you pulling your very utmost at tho time be begun to draw abead? A. Where was that! Go- ipg up? ¢ Yes; on theoutsuetch, A. Ne r be neither, lt was so rough that we couldn't get in our iuil strength, Sometimes we would buve to stop ona short bal atroke to catch ine water at all. 1 was uiraid 1 wouid go into the lake, and I guess be was, two, Lteil you 1 came darned near uoing it once, too, 1% swamg once right broadside across the course. Q. In the first baifof the second mile you caught Haulan und passed bim till you had almost arawn your stern clear, At or just alter passing isiand be caught you agi How do you tus? A. 1 dou’s kKuow uniess he had more than [ had, Q@ Why did you not stay in your own water alter you got to Dixie islaod aud irom there to the stake? A. Becuuse l’a nave nad to luce such a current he ‘could buve beaten me haifa mise. Q Could you not bave kept aueud of him every inch of the way Up the course bad you chose tof A, No; i doa’t kuow as I could. Q Throughout the iourth mile be is said to bat Maintained tuis lead of one-lourth of w tb, Why aid you oet pass bin b A, Because I couan’s, Q. Couidn’t you nave spurted up and drawn level? A. Ididao. When 1 got to ine veg! g of the last halt of tbe ffto mile it was frst \ue nose of his boat and then of mine. It was bard to say whic ied. Q. On this last balf was euch ‘pn bis own course? A. No, we wi bovn steering lor that big British flag ou the Lachine boat house. I was, aod tniak he wus, Why didu’ you Me re! ‘ayuxe County Hank. I lett the check in my store with a memorandum thet Sam was to band it rLot the maim stekes, as] had to Sam, who had i to bet any and Watson had money to place, ly and squarely as friends. ting two to 850 e tor . My only object was to have my bi really no money to bot, talk But Kerr, on culled it, and Courtney’, bought po what they we: When Kerr patch he ran right compared with Sam, who showed bis despatch. Then took fright and telexrapued to & Bliss. as 1 am told, in New York, with whom he had mouey, and said tuat the KCl id that there was nothi itwas just ashe had always told me-if the water was smooth be could win; it it was rough it would be uncer- L lust nearly $5,000 om the race. I also bet €3,000 for other people, Webster aid not to my bet one cent on Hanlan, aud I do not believe u JAMb»s H, BRISTER, re 8 AUBURN, Oct. 16, 1878. but dou’t kno’ Q@ Dia yor have any understanding with bim thas you Would steer tor 1? No, Q Woat made you aim for ii? A. A man pamea O’Fiaherty, Who was tho raliroad agent smere, advised ine to take that for a guide. THK MISTAKE AT THE FINISH. Q This boum he nearly ran into was bow far {from the fiuish? A, About #ixty tect. Q How much aid he lead you there? A. I think tbe uvse ol my boat was up past Dis outrigger. Q. Did be seem to know where be was guing? A. Nu; but be turned neatly off tuat boom wich pro- jected into his cout path for 4 moment, bara with my | been spitted jagram, you say? Q Do you not toink ne decoyed you civse on to the boom, aud them turned sharp purposely, knowing tuat You must give way wide, of, 11 you toucned bim, he Would have you sure for joulug Bim io bis own lane? A. No; 1 dou’t toink so. Q@ Have you any reason to think that O’F was told to sell you to sight the British ag boat to misiead you, arranged veto tue race? A. me both the boat hou: aod be coulda’s invve tue wi Q What was the parpose of moving that boat house? A. Yo get ihe peoplo vn 4 ¥0 Lhat iney could see the face, . bey cuarged them $5 exch. ‘THER CONDITION AT THK FINISH. Q What conditiou were you io A, i was tired. 1 was tirecer an bour alter the race tuaa 1 was wo ling that you cou! fai siroke aud Was 10 danger of faihog bout? A. Yes; Decause of the rougu wi was three times uf bad at the finish as at any other piace in the race. @. You stopped rowing betore you got to the foisn, dia you? A. No; lonly slackened to keep irom rua- ning into him. Q Could you have cot him in two before he crossed the finish lige when he turned out irom that project- buom? A. Yes (with emphasis). Boiore ne’a feet, not take ‘nea, w you might do on a better track, he iairly outrowed you that day and that track? =A. Yes, ne did. jugs County, a. ~ Charles B. Courtney, being duly sworn * hat ine above answers to the lorezoing jdterrovatious wade by bim, this cay, at Union Springs, Cayuse county .s. ¥., are the truth, the whole trata aud nothing Lut she trath Comcerning the matter hereia reterred to. © 8B. COUKINBY. bete em UOULINS, Notury Ui Subscribed an: 1875.—Wras 5. lie, Cayuse county Ned. dt will be remembered that one of the stories widely publisued just before toe race, and which hada very ugly iook, was that Cow oluer Jono had word ifom the tormer tat she race. ‘Phe following affidavit will dispose of that story in a very lew words, Jobn’s peigubors add that veside betting irecly on nis vrovher he publicly offered to bet on bim ail that any une would joau tim on nis joterest ia the house aud workshop :— rounty of Cayuga, Village of Union Springs, artuey, daly sworn letter, postal c 2), of a c ey, within the communte ig his recent stay at Lavnine, JUN F. COURTNEY. Subscribed and sworn to before ms, this ivth day of Uctober, 1878.—Uras 5. COLLINs, Notary Paviic, Cayuga oounty. +. f. BRIST STATE: Besides two or three to Kerr and two to Watson, exe it ty my wife, the following a s sent by mi ada dur y time I Courtney went to Lsaehii To 8 Buster: Has King a him, BKISTER. tod t Tous bias te goed toh Lacnine, Sept. 30, 1878, To 8. Baistem Call at house for Insteactt Chai Dinck isrisht. Tell him water splendid. deapaten on arrival J will call, Your Toil him look tor A. BRISTRR. Lacan, Sept, 30, 1878, To Samvnt Brieren Deposit cuees at bank for General Knapp trust tand, Answer J. H, BIST be Lacninm, et. ,1878, To Samvet Brrste Have you depot ed chock? What time did Charlie start? Auswor. JH. BRIS TK, CIPHER CARD, 8. Brister Courtney, | Hanan, white. binck. Certain, Court to Watson, Doubtful, Hantas Wai Smo ith. Kou Courtney; weather smooth For Unaeles —--—I had told him that anv ward that THE ALLEGRO’S TRIP. HOW THE CREW OF THE CRAFT LEARNED ALL ABOUT CLAMS—A NAVAL JUNK SHOP— REMINISCENCES OF THE WHALEMEN'S TROUBLOUS TIMES IN THE LONG AGO, Port Wasnineroy, L. L., July, 1878 It 1s fortunate that all men do not feel tne irresisti- ble charms of early morning on the water, If they did potatoes would be more rare than poems. Little Neck Bay was beautiful this morning as the sun ros: The still water was like a sheet of mother-ol-pearl tin the deep green bills, A hundred boats rippled its surface and many sails gleamed in the bright light. ‘The boats e0on anchored here and there and the flsh- ermen began their work. A gentle breeze soon blew, and then the sloops came in irom the Sound and trawled near the shore, They moved about with easy motions, weaving their courses like the mazes of a dance. I paddled about the bay for an hour to enjoy the seene, The men were merry at their work and cbafled one another, or sang in joud voices that ran if over the water, I came at last toan old man wno emed consecrated to tne sea, His wrinkled sun- burned jace was tipped with shags of gray brows and beard. He worked bis rake witn the easy swing of Jong habit, and all his metions nad the roll of the 1. Asl drew near he scanned the sky under the sup, where a thick mist was gathering, A CLAM CHAPTER, “Do you think we'll have a storm to-day?” I asked. : “Well, sir, we may net to-day, but to-morrow we'll ta nor’easter, I’m thinkin’.’? Hts voice rose siowly te the word to-morrow, and then fell, As a swell comes up, breaks on the point, and then runs quietly back, so the old man’s voice rose and fell 1m short, but easy periods. “These are the celebrated Little Neck clams, are they? How many of them are taken out ef this bay in a season?” “Now you've gone toodecp for me. But I guess theres about one hundred and fifty boats fish here every day, and they get about three bushels a day, and thore’s the sloops besides. Maybe five hundred bushels a day come out of this littie bay.” “Are they replanted? or does any one protect them? “No, sir; they just grow of themeives, and they’ve never give up yet these forty years I’ve follewed clammin’. At the Oriental Grove any seasitive person seeking an emotion can obtain, it by regarding the rocks about the landing. Tbe honest beach rocks, whore scars and colors were mellowed by a long lie, nave been whitewashea. This tsa mournful mistake; the man who did it held the wrong end of the brusb. Further on I found asmall yacht anchored on the ree! at Hewletw’s Point, <A gentleman put off in the yawi to some rocks and held a Gsh line in his hand and an umbrelia over nig head. 1 poarded the yacht and found the party to be from near Milford, and oat like myself on an excursion, Some pleasant banter about tne relative merits of the Allegro ana the yacht oniy increased my contentment with tue tidy, com pac, independent and beaurital canoe. MANHASSET, Manhasset Bay is a deligutiui bitot scenery. The long, narrow sheet of water rans inland between rolling Dilla, diversified with fields anu forosts, villas id meadows of tall grass meet- from a commanding beigut to tho gait moadow by tle slopes, displaying old tarm houses, orchards 4 rows of cherry trees along the So you go on, flouting by successive views of = cOarming quiet effects os tno bay narrows and finally stops at 118 bead of sult meadows, | winding creek and the hills close arouod, The littic Village js a scattering of plain houses along the row valley of tue‘miil stream and quiet poads about two hundred years oid During the ton Manhasset suffered 1 A pari buy to capture Gorpeil’s oop near = we mousn of the creek, A part of their force janded down the bay and proceeded along the shi while their beat kept opposive tuem. Jobn Mor oue of the guard that might on the sloop, heard the noise ol their approach aud fred in its direction, He found bimsvit at once between two fires, but luckily escaped injury. Ax the sloop happened to be aground the men made their expeuition fornothing. tut they proceeded to Jobn Morrel’s house for satist Mr. Morrel, kinw tue best of the matter, ser evon joined in the: faction. party soon becam ed hbumored, uud the wWhaiepoaimen, by exception, finally departed without duing any miscaier A MARAUDING REMINISCENCE. Alter Visiting the Foot Olfice aud grocery store i returned to the Aliegro at the whart aud rosumed my Journey by tollowimg down the eastern sbore of wue vay. Another poiat of Kevoiusuunsry interest is the ere the shore road crosses a cove, 1: was Landiog @ hundred yours A orutal sed this place ser’ @ whaleboatimen. O01 13, 178%, six woaleboat- Meh, disguised, lauded at the cieit near ine Louse of Jona Mitcuel. ‘hey crept tv bis nursery wou there jay concealed until the guard that protected bim bad leit tue house, and the family bad fetired, ‘ihen they went to the house, broke open the door with a large stoue and eutered When they pusued againat the uoor ot dir. ob the door and red, but missed, reed ihe door, aud th beat Mr aged lather severoiy with the butt Of theif guns Lelore they Maaageu LO escape uod run to @ peigubor’s lor the gaurd. Aeuntime « oubers were piundering the room. Mr. Alitcheil’s young son, Benjamin, came down stairs wud jookeu in ut jor. One vl the robbers, named Jackson, wue had iVed im the fainiiy, seized the boy and asked he kuew nim. Benjamin said, “Yeu”? ‘Thea you 1 guid Jackson, leading bim out of t lemgin foi i) aod b bung two years later at St Jouns; he t his Crime, anu bis despair of ever veing forgiven tue murder of Benjamin Mitchell. A SAVAL JONK SHOP. A haval junk shop is quive au tuteresting sight. 1 paddiea wioug ciose to ue shore 1 sudu the beach ptied wiih dismounted whe dowiess caving, b deck plank full of spike boier, capsized capstans, knew bristing With jong rusy bois, aud indecu every cul ceivavie turm vt old A dismuotied all at anchor neur the suor wed @ mourniul w: ess oi desiruciion, Tue last remnants oi w largo stenmer lay at Lhe Water's eage, ein pvied over ver Uiack side a Wueeibarrow load of itou, cinuera Her Dow nau been chopped square duer bull reduced 10 « Jow log suai of viAck iwo meu vo the beach were pounding and Biqv0tuing sHeets of copper that bad been twisted rout by tearing them off tue bull I asked th As ogpinuk. Hi beard and hur seemed Has aod bis unkempt mMbush 1of 4 pair of ts come hero to surrender my ship lor do- struction,’ | thought it prudentto explan, “but to Jearu something vf thi# uvstructive inauairy; now You go to Work to dosiroy old ships, what they ar ‘wort, aod so 04." He said nothing but Continued nis stare and g wil ha boat as there @ good beach here tor thi es,” be foally said, and then descendad into the hail, [ paddied Cautiously among the suuken tim. bers full vl old ifon and beached the Allegro at Wwe vow of the bad While specuiating What Kiud of man and work i bad met. He bad come half way ashore ou (ho gangpiauk aod now stood silently wateuing my boat. Lielt a litte apore: look, oo io bim and the husk INFORMATION UNDER DIFFICULTIRG, “Who first wecides that & Veuse if 10 bo de stroyea?” “ine rospectors,’’ he said, waiking down the plank runoiog ois hands iu bis imspectors of what?’’ “Ol ships. They reuse advertised aad suid.’ & Certificate, them she’s the Orst thing you do im destroying a ves- id Moving up to bis side, her ito port and beach her.” He moved " work, Ww We ake out ber macbinery, decks, jot spars aud everything.” He stoppea hort and bard, as though thai @ the lest word, aod moved of agaio and turved bis baek to ma, 1 went up bobiod and said miidly and confidentially over bis shoulder, “What do vou do next?’? Ho turved around in some astonishment and re- pled, with asbude more suavity, **We break up ber can be handied; if heavy 6 nitro-gly oer! porthole alter a discharge of tobacco juice, “Weil, then ?”? “We tow her up as bi, beach aod set heron tire, The: out, she’s lighter and we tow ber up higher agaia and put op more kerosene and set ber on fire Alter a while all her bolts and metal are leit bare and we cau get at them and pick them up.’ “Whatdo you get out of ber that pays tor the work ?”? “Well, some old jumber; and if sn government bip alot of copper, such as bolt. fituings aod sheet copper off the bottom, ine irop isn’t worth mueb now,” il float on the “What is done with the stuff?” “fhe paint works buy 6ome of the copper and grind it up for paint; aud the foundries melt it.” How long does it take to destroy a steamer?" don’t know.” ell, guess”? “That depends; some & month, others two,” “How mauy ships have you brukeo up here??? “Io the lust tour years we've burot the Gortah, Albany, Nevada, Rising Star, Macedvnian, St, rence, Poromas, wud nuw the Henry Chauncey, Was just a> rotien us dirt, Look atthat!”? ‘The piaok- ing crumbled under bis neel. “Wuat do you pay jor old ships??? *| dom’, Know that; any where from $5,000 up to $3u,000, During the war, wbh2n copper and iron were ligu, there was money in thew, cspecially ia copper lastened government vessels.” ‘T walked up the gaug plank to lovk into the bull of the Henry Cuauncey. [twas agreat black sholl of pola all bristiing with trom bolts and When I returoed to the Allegro the mao was @xamining ber to nce, but he was evidently woliwved by her graces, for ho very kindly anu tei derly helped me curry ber down 10 (he tide. But ne sald never a word as | paddled away, OLD CAPTAIN BAXTER’S GUN. Port Washington is u quant little village on a bill overiooking its bay tilled with Ushing smacks and along u milipond of pure spring wacer. It entirely ven over to the pursuit of the oyst it ts a place 1d modest uppearance. The houses cottages with houeysuckles and roses climbing tn an orderly way over the por ) and tue gardens ure properly laid out 1m geometric pattern: Witu brick Walks Covered witb green moss, The fsn- ermen are almost all imdustrious and thriity, very many huve made a competence und some have gath- ered quite congiderabie suing, 1 ty-five yeurs ugo there were pot a dozen houses in ihe piace tnat bad scarcely moved for u hundred years. ut during the last war the profits of Lhe oyster trade built up quite a Village, authough 1t ig W.thout either vout or ratiroad cowmunication with New York, But this isolation gave 16 4 quaint and rural air not common so near the ‘The early bistory of the place, then called Cow some interesting episodes connected wiih the whaleboatmen. Israel Baxter Kept is sloops in the little bay since made into the millpond. landing Was On the port on the east snore of ti pond, vow built up with o wall. His vessels were much exposed to marauders; yet he olten saved his sloops by an 1ugenious devico und 4 spirited do- tence, One night tho pirates came in force. The lide was high, 60 that they entered the cove with 8 apd boarded the sloop. No one’ they sileniy slpped the cable and commenced tow her out. 5 ‘oume @ certain distance and then stopped. They oe harder to get ber off, but at that moment they were surprised by the discharge of @ swivel into their midst irom the bank overiooking the cove, ing it 1upossible Lo free ube sloop they landed to ture their essuilauts and the gun. Captain Baxter suid they came within # few feet of him. But they ‘000 retired to their boats and leit the cove witnout discovering either the gun mounted on a stump, or the captain, or knowiug that the sloop was moored Ly « chain fastened at low tide to her k The oldest house in the town sili! very 1 or rudder. ds turther early succumbed young man oi tue matiers, quite impres- town quite given to bisto! sive with bis sense Of responsibility a8 tue last scion ot his race. He showed me an old family Bible re- cording the first birth in the old house in 1690, Twelve Hessians occupied one end of 1. fhe must charming spot in the place is 4 fine spring jast below unger au old veech, A century ago the tree was kept closely cut to permit a the from the house when necer to keep a guard oa The grew thick and Jong, and sprea spring, 118 brook andt Cieau, sodded bau The childrea from school swung on iis iow bravcn the Villagers Often yuthered there to coat over their patls and piichers, or await the revurn of toe fisher. men, Mupy idle lands ave cut their tnitials io ite bark. Among other desigus is a flowerpot with two stiff talks growing up and the letters “I, D., 1807” Tue oid trev te weird, with gnaried Knees arms, brooding low over the spring und eins bowed With its louds—its secrete of moonlight mignis wud tbe m sold or Jolt uuder its abelter, REAL ESTATE. The toliowing sales were made on the Rea: Estate Exchange October 19:— BY RICHARD V. HARNET?. Charles T. Middievrook, refers Foreclosure sale of one lot, 25-3x126x25.6x1 if Joth av., running throuxh to 75.0 1. &. of 98th wt., to piainti Bdward 8. Dakin, refe: four story brown stone front touse, with lot 20.9%100, No. 55 West 12th st., 0. 8., 318.11 tte, of 6th ay., to Dan rpenter 10,000 BY IL. W. COATES. Jobn C. Bushnell, referee —Foreciosure sale of the ing, with let 25x95, No. fof Glst st., to plaintiff... 13,659 KE d Teney, reieree - Foreclosur: ory brown stone tromt hous 20x100.5, No. 239 bust 80% . w. of 20 av., to Mary A. five story britk dw OFFICIAL BEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following 1s a statemont showing the real estate transactions recorded 1n tho Register’s office October 17.10x99.11; . Pitepatrice: 18.926 ; Jos w. of Oth w je to Martin Furiong.... w. a. SOx 4! d wite to Austin D. Kwen 171.1044 ft. ©. of 4 Widey to Gertrude 0. Ki iily wo 21-10x98.9; a 25x116. BOth wt. m8. 100 tr, yee Kin svridge trond, w. 8. 30xi00; ‘and wite to James Kiley ‘wer Madiwon us TORd, W. 5 HM. Ward to Eugene A. W 52.6 It. w. of da nd Husband to Joseph P. A. of 105th. Bt. ier ‘est Fai William x100,113 Mucray zie WwW u 5 years West 42 and 44, Uiriek W. Becker; 545 years ‘7 Folin’ Dutschos to Horner, Ze: at wot Mortis, Henry Ly and wile, t ‘of Mttay.. n. of 1900p Same wo Mariha , 13 B years. ; Foun, wo ieury ir ‘me Spoffurd, Susan and others (tru Mutual Tnsuranoe Company Wou no W., to the New hork THE KiD GLUVE CASES. Ia the statement regarding the Collector's deer in the kia glove casos which appeared in yesterday's Papers two errors occurred. These are in giving two per cent ass proper allows penses of manuluciure and As (He Fesult of such percentage, Iho entire sentence should Fead as follows: —"1u none of the statements were any Clurges nade for inte taxes, suporihteudence auu over geuoral low mate or Which Would be 8.791, Which, added to the other tne of manutacture to 61.781.) STATE POLITICS. Parties and Candidates in Old Erie. A MOST UNCERTAIN COUNTY The Congressional Nominees and Their Prospects, POSITION OF THE GREENBACK ELEMENT Republieans United on Conk- ling for Senator. Burro, Vet. 17, 1878. Entoring New York from the West just after the Obio, Indians and lowa elections 1 purpose op my journey eastward to ‘State canvass preliminary to the November vote, &KIK COUNTY, Next to New York and Kiogs Erie county 1s the most poptieus aud important in the State, It has a population of very nearly 200,000, and a voting strongth of 50,806. Itsends one Representative tv Congress and a Senator and five members of the Assembly to the State Legisiature, The beautilul and enterprising city of Buflaio, third of@he citics of the State in size, ta scareely second in intelligence and political influ- ence, and no party or uspiring candidate for State hon- ors bas ever omitted to regard it as a political battle- feild of the Orst, because perhaps decisi' Impor- tance, The wholecounty of which it isa part is a scene all tho more interesting on the eve of evory election from the fact that noither party can posi- tively claim itas Its owe. lo 1875 the republicans elocted a State Senator by a majority of 3,500, In 1876 the democrats elected a member of Cougross by a majority of 409, while the r:publican vote for Morgau against Robinsen for Goveruur excoeded tue demo- cratic vote by 695, ‘the republicans eleoted their State Senator last year by 2,882 majority, but this was ascribed to peculiar reasons. The State ticket tne same year was curiously treated by Erie county voters, Tremain (rep.) receiving 18,000 votes tor Attor- ney General to Schoonmaker’s 15,000, At the same time Seymour (dem.) got 17,000 votes for State Engi- neer aud Surveyor to soule’s 13,000, These figures show bow uncertain the vote of Erie county really is, Buffalo would probably give a democratic majority at any election where no special interests outside of Politics were involved, but the ouiside towns are rated as republica: GPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION, There has never beon any sirong, autnoritative republican organization hero, nor even the nucleus of One, except the federal office-holders and their asso- Giates, wue are in some degree united by a common interest, Yet the republican party bas geuerally pailed together ip emergencies and fought tor State and national tickets without reference to local squab- bies, it has some able and distinguished men, such s Elbridge G. Spaulding, banker aud ex-membor of Cougress, who divides with the jate Secretary Chase she claim of baving originat greenback expedient; Sherman 3. Rogers, ©: Carlton T. Sprague aud otuers. Its local press, how- ever, is weak. The brilliant editors like Chamber- jain, Seaver and Sanford T, Hunt, who once made it a power in the State and nation, have departed, leaving none capabie of maintaining their bold on the public interest, The old Commercial Ad- vertiser, which, when it was in charge of Dr. Fovte, used to be inthe very front rapk of American poiiti- cal journals, has greatly deciined in influence, and the Morning Express, tormeriy conducted with consider- abie vin aud energy by the present head of the gov- ernment printing office at Washington, Almon M. Clapp, 18 under its present ieaow eunorship liutio thought of as a political guide, THE DEMOCRACY. The aemocratic party iu Krie county, especially in Buffalo, bas on the other hand always been pretiy strongly organized and couliJentiy led. Its frst and most poweriul chief—who was chief vesides of the party in the State, aud one of its principal national counsellors—was Dean Kichmond. Alter bis death the leadersnip was wodertaken by several but conceded fora time to oone. Dean Richmond’s son Henry was looked to by many as bis father’s successor ; Dut gradually the party vegan to ackmowleage the sway of the late Josepu Warren, euitor of tne Bullaio Courier, oue of the brightest mauagera ever conuected ‘With the politics of tue Empire state, For years Mir, Warren so maintained hizo: 8 Lo be recoguized as the guide and piiiosopuer of tue Westeru New York He was hkewise ge uit 4 Maguilicent service of pla mark of tueir appreciation ¥f bis “pubic services.’ The party divisions created in ther parts of tn State at the time of Governor Tildeu’s assault on ine Canal King eXtended in time aiso tv Erie county, where a bedy 01 ulira-liideu democrats ied by Heary Ricumoud aad » young lawyer Damed Cochran mauve tueir sirength apparent and secured some jocal cum- promi usally disappeared, aud singe 4 the 1D sympathy io Courier, whose of the D - Gray, conducts the paper witn extraordimary uvility ua eKill, OFFICKRS TO BK RLKCTED. The State ticket having veou uominated, both Parties here, us iu the usber districts of the Stare, are to sirive to 1, A member of 2 Mt ul for eritiviem. soey bave pul up ior ber Caudidaie the same Vr Perce Whow they elected Siute Senator iast year in oppusitivn to Judge George W. Ciniou, ous 1 the a York’s puvic men, vr. the celebrated ‘*purgative pelle recently built the Tourists aud lu have spent irom $25,000 to $30,000 during bis canvass au 1877. Wo in part to ine wpachy of Jauge Clinton and nis irieuds, wuo trasted .o (he cummunity tv ciect him wud rejeut Dr, Pierce Ou acoouns vi the Judge's patent right aud toe Docut’s pareus pills. ibis time tue democrats have nominated a Maw (the present meinver from Erie wuo 18 wot sikely to lose his elev irom jack of vigor. Ho has an excel ud 18 au Abie wud popular canuidaL acd form wor rosecution of ota, Who OUly Sscuped under the satute tune, Mie Uist term at Washi fled pls constitucuts und rendered nim unvbjection- avie to a (8 aod repudiicaus as Weil, Wou ean find nothing eVil LO Urge ogainst Lim, These iWo Cauuidales ure now inifly belore the woul Congressi beween tuem Lock wood, on duck Of traiuing ior puolic tile subjuct ui Of +quibs « VOR THK ASSKMBLY, The nomipatious tor tue Asseuby In the five As- inbly districts are uct yet wil waue, In the First Fick tue UemMocrats have nominuted Jou Crowley, yr but the Kepuvlican Uunveutio ra of Buflaio and be a w: Tue Fourtu uisirict was repres very much liked young republican, Harvey Huru, who hus been renumiuaied. Againet aim the democrats have chosen Timothy Jackson, who Lud wireudy veen nominated by the wreouvuckers of the district, but who is @ stench demoor: fer that may now m o Fiith di the greenv Mr. Crowley wii prubavly be gavo him 1,181 votus o' if, and whieh had previously gt Gemoorutic iajurity. Q The Secous 8 @ dovacable dis wid depend upoa the character Fespeciive nomine daira had fe eS oe district, though and the resalt Of Lhe wemocrats to ei democrat javions somewhat cently o fariher : The Filth asstries ts the of the must popal '» Hea: ‘Assembly districts in States represented in year r , Allen, whom tue dem- Ocrats nave just nominated tor Coanty Judge It Went republican the previous year, democratic tho year beiore aud republican tbe year prior to that, [he vominatio: to be made will decide which way i» shal go this ‘all. THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY. The chances iu the five Assembiy districts are fi fact about eveniy distribuied between the uemocratio a biicub parties, with no show lor the Dub: andidate of their owo. lor the la Very ‘eel of the stmospnere 1 of bad “Poor Tom’s «’cold.” The west wind, ine Stead Of inflating the prospects of thy inflationisia, hug withered them. There is an Ill-coucealed disgu among democrats over the action of their purty ia sacrificing its tite-bonored hard money principles ta order to affiliate with so unstable a politcal ephemera, while repuvlicans everywhere are buoyed up with confidence in the efficacy of their plattorm amou; 48 Committ do their beat | while repuds mulate the example sot them te Ohi dt Ogbt greend b ry clection district, soul I will to holu the nationals to their licans will mony policy, the republicans toward tue nationals to work on in securing irieudiy countions with the jatter, ana the iact of the defeat of the nationals in the West te use 19 preventing any lurther deserions to the oa Uonals trom their own party. TO VOTK FOR CONKLING, As to the United States Senatorsuip, which depends the result in the tricts, it is fe preciciion th rie county, a8 all through Western New York, every repuclican Assemblyman hoxen and elected on the understaaui the Saratoga tion, together with the rest of the proceedings of that body, effectually settled the matter, The republican purty is not divided; itis no Jonger even disturbed by serious internal contentions Democrat ot yet beguu to discuss the names of possible candidates for the Senatorsbip. The fleld jy clear. No bargain has been proposed. No un standing bas been suggesicd. There was a time wi the o jeutenant G ervor Dorsuoimer woul bav ied with instant and g b ip bia tormer home, and circumstances may aris dispel the not very considerable unpopularity into which it bas grown among some members the party, whose requests he baa found it impossible to 1; sty. but there is no telling now who will piondid or barren prize of a nomination next opposition to Roscoe Conkling. PINCHBACK INTERVIEWED. THE EX-‘‘CONTESTANT” ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE SOUTH—HE 18 FOR GRANT AND HARD MONEY. {From the Louisville-Couriecr Journal, Oot, 16.) Ex-Lieuteoant Governor P. B. 3. Pinchback, of Louisiana, has been in the city for tho past thi weeks, with bis family, stopping on Chostnut street, between Eleventh and Twoillth. He was driven away from Louisiana by the yellow fever plague and ine tends rewurning as soon as the danger is ov Soveral mouths ago a number of his colored con- stituents called on him to make tne race for Congress, He accepted the call, mado a thorough canvass of the district, and, being convinced of the utter hope lessness of his cause, he has written a let ter declining to run. Since bis arrival in Louisville be bas app ds very reserved and uncommunicative, refusing several times to be in- terviewea. Yesterday morniug, however, he was found at leisure, Unless bis countenance is closely scrutinized scarcely a semblance of the colored race can be discovered. When tbe Courier-Journal reporter entered Pinchback laughingly remarked, «Well, 1 suppose you waut me to help ill your coe mos for you.” “Ig tho greenback craze gaining headway in the South??? asked tue reporter. “I don’s think the greenback movement will seri- ously ulfect either party. ‘Tue South is differeot frem the North i that the political parties so-called white ve Ddlack, simply mean, upfortunucely, and for some time the issues wiil be fought upon the old basis, the whites to maintain tue supremacy 9 obtained apd the colored here aud reat ‘Th pu und the whites, organized as the democratic part, the other; and out of this condition ot #ffsirs b grown allthe trouble. It 18 true few white men, Some honest and some very dishvnest, have officered, mavipulated and controled the colored vote, but the fact 1 political parties im the South were based on races instead of principles. Added to the excitement Incident to eiection times we bad race autagouisn, and hence some of our campaigns have been quite sanguioary, but l nope the duy 16 approaching wuen Questions such us are now claiming the attention of the people of the North—x! backs, honest moogy and oconumical adminis: o—wilt form tue divid~ 1g hoes among vzr peopl “What will tbe political situation of the South be as aflocting Lhe status 01 tue next Congress?” “Lbat question mukes* me suuie, Tbe South is @ democratic unit, Repubiicun Congressmen irom thas Section of the cuuniry ior some time to come will be as scarce as angela’ visits, I prediet a svlid demoe ¢ delegation, vot only from Louisiana, but from y Soutuern State, wilh poseidiy two exceptions— Irom Mr, cboraburg’s district, in Teunessee, and ibly one from Souta Carelina; but the latter { re- ward as very doub‘tul, ihat 1 nunestly entertain ‘$ Opinion may be ferred from the fact that l pay avanduned the Congressional contest | was making ia my district ia Louisiana, where 1 bave a majority of Ot jess than our thousand colored voters. iu a pre- Jmivary canvase just prior to my departure trom the State | saw euouga to convince me that w full colored vote ceuld not be relied upon. i knew 111 rao aad were defeated the repuvlicans would cbai feat w my candidacy, anu 1 bave git F eld, leaving with them full respou: a South for the possible, but scarcely probable. My ex; Tience with tne democracy leads me to believe tu: they are about the same as repuviicans, All waas offices, It will bo impossible to satisly the demande of the democratic fuithial in (ois respect, aod 1 am sure by 1880 there will be a large elemeout among the outs reauy (o break off and Juin aby party that gives proi of place for them. "I'he colured Voters ot the South could, by the exercise of u little discretion and good Managem -nt, create quite & division among the whites of the South who co! party at pre boi themse disaffected clement they could exercise a powertal inflaeace in Southern politics 10 1880,” + Wuo wiil be the comiog man tur oational honors in the Sou?” “From present appearances Governor Wade Hamp- ton, of South Caroliuu. But we have a young mac im Our State who is a coming mun—Lieuteuant Goveraor Witz, If he bad w few more years on hin and & little more experience be would be heard from, 1 o attitude of the colored vete in jd vote be concentrated on the What will be 1680, aud can their republican nominee? ‘bat will depend lurgely upon the person nomin- Shvuld the republican party plice in nominas tion @ man knows to the colored people, and whose public record would guarantee tno belie! that he was their fri 1 think be would receive 99 out of every votes. Ibe colored people are devotedly at- au, wikle they tort and wil vote 18m tioual man, oue knowa aot to be in sympatny with them, 18 veminated.”” “What do you think of Hayes’ administration and the policy ne has pursued toward the South 2”? SPthink 18a human institution, and, like all has is looking ont for No. 1, lly the letter of Senator sitll Tucre wer By tue way, | tread published ome bard ad ministratio What do you think of Denis Kearney?” “Mr, Kearuey to bis tour arouod the country bag destroyed bimsell, and tu my opiuion bas done the cause be espoused more injury tan ho will ever be abie to repair, He hadagivrious opportunity tw muke & mare aud advance Lhe interest of tne laboring classes, Dat hus atterly failea to improve 1.” “Will Ge mir Buuer bo the next Governor of ts repuvi stood, however, that | um nov at alii sympatay wit ol+ Guanctal views, 1 am an uvocompromising hard money men,” “What is your opinion of the recent State elec. tions?’ “Ppe: confirm my belief in the good sense of the YI vi bat all iy paper cure country 1u 1880, Agit is, they o little better tuan an even ou dential race, (or it 18 now bound Lo ha’ i money power, potent iu all Couutries, ou ite 1e. “What is your opinion of the chances of General @ranv’s dacy tor the Presidential race in 1840?" “AL present he 14 UDQuestionably Lhe choice ot more than two-thirds republicans of tbe country Ag the me approaches jor tne assembiing of a repus- Hiean convention, wnd tue divcassion of candidates begin, We Cannot toll What efect 1 Wilidave. Eh: re GemOCratic Press und tue tidependeat press serve to Open Up these mud vaives, and, as Gen Butler says, ‘tnrow filth at General Grant wi 1his, coupied with the oppose De bomiaativa iwpoutie and jon Ol A less prominent candidate, Theo, (06, tere are viner meu in the republicum party Who eel that tucy have some claims vw Woe Presidoucy. [heir iriends very nacurally wil be cp. posed (0 General Graut On the whule | ain iaclined $0 think General Uraut is stronger now than be will bea year hence, Uae tomy | regard as cortain—ine NeXt Convention Will Hot lal to Hominae be Choice of the party because bi