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_& THE STATE CAPITAL. Regieter Loew and His Sup- plemental Answer. —— + TAMMANY AROUSED, ‘A Compromise on the Mutual Life In- surance Rebate. (SY TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.} Aupany, Feb, 3, 1879. fhe supplemental answer of Register Loew was handed to Governor Robinson this afternoon by Mr. Charles E. Loew. When the Tammany Senators and members of the Assembly arrived here to-day it leaked out that at 4 meeting of the Committee om Organization held in the Fourteenth street Wig- wam on Saturday last the following committee was appointed to come here to-morrow for the purpose of waiting upon the Governor in the interest of Rogister Loew and County Clerk Gumbleton:—Jonn 'T. Agnew, Algernoas, Sullivan, Claries Place, Thomas J. Creamer, T. J. Campbell, D, McAdam, John J. Gor- man, Willicm Van Wyck, F. E. Anderson, A. Monell, John W. Browning, B. H. Bixby, Leo. C. Dessar, E. P. Wheeler, C. Evens, W. C. Whitney, Isaae Bell, Menzo Dietendort, Joseph F. Daly, Peter Mitchell, Charles P. Daly 'T. Gerry, William A. Boyd, Michael Tuoney, F. B. Spinola, M. T, McMahon, John E. Develin, Robert A. Van Wyck, James C. Spencer, Aaron J. Vauderpoel, Charles H. Van Brunt, Smith E. Lane, Elijah Ward, Richard L. Larremore, P. G. Dutly, D. Quinn, James 8. Thayer, E. L, Don- nelly and Augustus Schell. ‘The Grand Sachem addressed to each of those ap-+ pointed the following letter: R Sim—At a meeting of the Com tion of the Democratic Republican held this day you were appointed on the Albany on Tuesday, sti day of February % with the Govern ct to ebarges against certain ral Coumittes mmittee to vinit . inst, to confer county officers tor this connty, now pending before the mer. The cominittes will eo jock P.M. on Tuesda n Your AUGES A DOUBTFUL POLICY. This movement is considered ill advised by many of the New York members with whom I conversed to-night. Mr. Charles E, Loew, brother of the Register, remarked that he did not know anything of such proceedings until he arrived in Albany. The idea seems to be that interference upon the part of* ® political organization with the regular impeach- ment of a public oficial before the Executive of the State will do more harm than good to the accused parties, At the Tammany gathering in question Mr, Kelly is said to have made a speech in which he vigorously zdvocated the cause of the impeached officials. General Spinola and Senator Wagstatt » former intimated street at 10:30 4. M. the men who bad undertaken this impeachment. ‘The members of the committee are expected here to- iortow afternoon, when the mareh upon the Execu- tive will be organi: ul, S ANSWER, Yorx, Feb. 1, 1879. os, Governor of the State of New York Sim—I respectfully return to you my thanks for the @pportunity to supply the deficiency in my former answer to the charges against me presented ‘by Arte- During the night fol- y eiptot the charges by me I aceident which lamed me so severely unable to leave my residence until after n of the time allowed for my answer to As Feould not give my personal atten- etter, I directed that @ proper answer that Iwas the expirat should be prepared, When that answer was submit- ted to me E'reund that it did not contain such a rep- Teeen| tf the fects as in my judgment was ade- quate to the oceasion; my counsel deemed it important that an nid be made without um application fe nd as there was not sufi- maining for the preparation of a proper reluctantly adopted the one that was not my intention either to admit that I had ed any wrong or to shrink from my full bility for the manner in which my office has ndueted, nor did 1 intend to claim that an on my part to examine the statutes relating ney, 24; 5, and comled on forty-one differemt dey». re ceived aud recorded by ane tp te ond teckaling tho numbered> 12,259 —viz., 333; a agreement, 455 : number eeu during the year 1878 was 1.0. my accusers baveecarefully wclortad particmiar Jed upon * scattered throngh the + je mouths inet in their charges a the their assault, I have # right to assume thet found no others to whieh © could be or, at least, that they select for complaint the worst instances they could find of alleged ever charges. A COMPLETE COUNT OF FOL Ion LMPOsNEnt A moment's reflection will convines omy perwon that it wonld be utterly impract.cable to count number of folios contained in a paper at t mie tt Was presented for record. awaiting their turn to present papers, at & greet lowe of time, and require the attendance of a policeman to reserve order, and tho employment of a large num r of clerks to count the folios, besides affords opportunities for rogues fraudulently to papers while the holders of the genuine documents were innocently starding in line. It is @ necessity that the folios should be estimated at « proximate number, and if that is honestly done there can be no reasonable ground for exeeptio ‘Lhe numbers of folios estimated for the several papers embraced in the scale of prices set forth in the second charge are such proximate numbers, auc are about the usual numbers of folios contained in such papers, Ihave never heard of a complaint by any person that they are wrongly estimated, here point out an extraordinary proceeding on. the charges against me. It is the interpolation of the words “or less” in the scale of prices, for the mani- fest purpose of having it understood that I directed charyes to be made at the same rates for any lesser number of folios. Iam informed that no such )ist was ever known in the Register’s ofice and no such list was ever shown to any of thoso gentlemen, I leave them to muke such ex- plauation as they cau of their conduct. I suppose, aud doubtless the fact is, that (he numbers are given merely to indicate the usual number of folios in Papers of the description specified. Indeed, the seale Of prices is more tor the guidance of the profession than of the Register, so that they n know, in pass- ing the papers upon @ transaction of real estate, when the expenses are usually paid, about what charges to include tor the recording of the papers, with an assurance that the actual charges will not be iaterially different. When the papers are left for record the folios ave estimated as nearly as can be at the correct numbers, and the engrossing clerks are paid for the same num- ber of folios, Of course the estinute is aided by the general knowledge of the folios usuaily contained in different classes of papers. As the law does not pro- vide for fractions any number of words less than a full folio is charged as a folio, THE APPENDED CERTIFICATES. A certificate of the recording, under seal, is ap- pended to each paper recorded, and a certificate is also appended to the record, of the time of the rec- ord, and at whose request it is made. For these two certificates and the seal the statutory fees are thirty- seven and a half cents, which must be added to the aggregate of the charge for the folios contained in the paper recordel. I have heard that it has been claimed that the certificate need not be under seal, but the act providing a scal forthe Register’s office (Laws of 1865, chupter 148) says: — All certificates required by law to be made by him shall be under his official seal. Every paper recorded is on the same day indexed in a book called the “‘tickler,” under the name of the maker, which entry shows that such a paper has been ecorded and the date of the record. It is also en- tered alphabetically under the name of the party in whose iavor it is made in a book ealled the ‘grantee book,” which entry shows some of the facts referred to in the first of the charges against me. ‘Each paper is also indexed uuder the name of each of the parties ina book called the “blotter,” and finally, under the name of each of the parties, in the “general indices.” ‘Thus there are six entries of one folio each in the case of every ‘paper, for which six folios the Register is entitled to charge sixty cents, which must be added to the other fees above stated for recording the paper. In some cases there are parties of more than two parts, and in very meny cages there are several parties of the same part, and the paper has to be indexed under each name; but no more than six folios are included for these eutries in any estimate of charges made in this paper. Lest it should besupposed that these charges are all or mainly a protit to me I will state that I paid last year 00 to the clerks who made the entries in the the “grantee book” and the “general exclusively for that servi THR LEGAL CHARGES. Adding sixty to thirty-seven and a half cents makes ninety-seven and 2 half, which the Register is en- titled to charge on every paper recorded, besides ten cents for each folio contained in the paper. In the recording of assignments of leases and mortgeges, of releases of part of morigaged prem- ises, and of revocations of powers of attorney, two additional entries are made; oné in the margins of the record of the first paper, and the other in that of tue second, referring the one to the other, for which additional entries the Register is entitled to charge twenty cents, making a total of $1 17's which he as entitled to charge on every such paper, besides the charge for the folios contained in it. If there could beadoubt that the Registe? is en- titled to charge separately for entries necessarily made in different places it would be settled by the jor services performed by me would justity y be no mistake relative to my posi- et to these matters I will now state it Upon taking the office it was my earnest to administer it as to give the fullest satis- asiness with it, tion im resp clea ty serutinizing the laws fixing office to ascertain what amc Tdiselaim any broader ap; wt im my for been led int ong—which Lmost carnestly submit to any penalty that mw: No complaint, as tar av {had heard, had been made * fees for recording papers charged revious to my incumbency of the of- n informed, and it is my belief, that the fers far that service had never been materially jess. It is probable that at some time fees have been charged at rates that were not satisfactory, for, as I am informed, after the election of General Halpine as Rewister in suber, 1N66, & meeting wax held of lawyers largely interested in the branch of profes- wiogal bus nected with the Register’s office, at which a scale of ¢ s was agreed upoa which was aceepted by the Register and has ever since, until within the last fiv aths, been followed by the incu ts of the o I respectfully submit that, im the collection of fees at those rat subordinates, I have not been guilty of a Which upon its face ik deserving even of Before proceeding to show that those charges are met im excexs of the fees authorized by law I desire to refer more fully to a point to which I bave already adverted. 1 believe all who know me personally will concede ‘that, in the performance of oMeial duty, | have ever Shown & courteous spirit and been at all times solic- itous wo to act as to secure the esteem of my fellow If iknow myself nothing could be more to me than to be guilty of any conduct that Should lessen their good opinion, of any act that Should subject me ‘to the severe punishment of re- wal from office. It was for its bearing upon that point, rather than because it explained my compara principle of the decision of the Court of Appeals in Curtis. vs. MeNair (68 N. Y., 198), that county clerks are entitled to charge the fee for searching tor each class of liens for which a search is directed, to be made. Besides the above charges I claim that the Register is under the law entitied to charge three cents for re- ceiving and keeping such paper recorded, and three cents tor searching for the same, upon a request for its redelivery. ‘The equity of this is apparent when the fact is stated that, although it is not part of my duty, I return papers after they are recorded to the proper parties, at such places as they desigaate (and nearly all are returned in that way), and collect then the fees for recording, it the same are not paid at the time the papers are leit for record, For this respon- sible duty employ two messengers, at au expense of $2,400. year. Ay Lstated in my foriner answer, tor that extra official service a charge of twenty-five cents on each paper would be reas nit ax Ido not intend to include any char; hich Tam not clearly entitled none of the charges referred to in this paragraph are included in any of the computations contained in this answer. SCAL 1 here reproduc contained in the second charg: " polated words, “or less,” and aiding the charges | um entitled to uch papers, if to ten cents for each folio ven and a haif cents are added, or, i Folios, Power of attorney, containing 10 Revocation power of attorney 10 Charge. $ Deed bargain and sale........ 17 Mortgage; interest and insur- ance clauses... . 2% Quit claim deed. Warrantee deed Assignment of judgment. .... Referee's deed on foreclosure Deed covenant against grant- us toe my election, of vice, that I retained wterenoe to the judicial i iy to ne than the unanimity and cordialit Wikich those members of the legal prot Uargely tuterested in the bi of this their satisfaction 4¢ boas bee admiminterod by my aud Uieir disapproval charges Wl have been presented for your consideration, Witls that aolcitude to give the utinost Powibie satixtaction in the discharge of publie Gu- that nivall tuate we f yave, ae stated in my rs tes Hewed, and ouly awiul charger showid be ¢ Pressed to the con mitts of the Bar Asavciatic tl © all who comm ted with me apon the subject, Wy anawty that ab " hh rates Be would be entirely satintactory. hod to that commition all Lue asintance in my power to aid Buy @anunation the chose to make inte the mau 3h Which my official duties had been performed. In the saine spirit I pow stace my willingnors that three duombe the Bar shall be selected by yourself, or ‘of any of the general terms held ors. 12 Agreement lv Exeoutor’s deed. ~l Executor’s quit ¢ 17 Ordinary lease 10 tu migrant’ Say- Mutual Lite in: | Mortgage | Sailors’ Soug Harbor.. | Only the last two items ure in excces of the rates authorized by law, and it is not claimed in the third charge that any conveyances of the kinds specified in these charges have been recorded, 1 edmit that tho paper fied in the third charge Were received for record npon the days stated, and that I received for recording the we the fees therein alleged with these e: ‘the item of un tie ) » i there be any dowt, alail detor- Tuine the rates at which [eee shall be ebarzed for ser- Vives by the Heyister TUK SCALK OF PRICES, Although the scale ot prices of tariff set forth in pnd of the charges me was neither Qised nor e-tablished by me, wor wed to be fixed or extabliched by me, it & true that charges have been * made at substantially Unowe rete Dy my subordinates, bat I would pot have yved that seale of prices, Decanse rome of Uae ite Aare im exeese of the Taies, but, fortunately, mo tues have been col- ted in accontance wit show, not only, as 1 expre Quewer, that thome eharye: ere not * yance of any statute of this state, jh exces of the foes allowed by lew. to the leew tor the services referred thon of the third vit of the Kevined Statutes Pp.’ 69, 600) and consiets of © eon aed all other inatew tow cents for each Ot course, the fee for recording ineluder ) end all other Writing necessary du Peco rding, 1 is made, I prose ° standing of the whole matter the third of the charges against me en documents— viz. deeds, 318; mortyages, 11) aemty mieuts, 20; Peloases, 3; leases, 23; powers of attur- April # of eight mortgages $1 (A be #ix mort- | gages $10 item: of should be $2 be $2 26, and another, of & lease $2 61 and an item of May 10, of adeed $2 $2 2, which were probably clerical errors on the part of my accusers, 1 accept, without having the folios counted, the number of folios ax stated in that charge. I annex heroto a list of the papers contained in that charge (correcting the clerical or- rors above pointed out), with a statement as to cach of how much the amount received is in excess of or under the fee allowed by law, if 97Js cents be ndded to the fee of 10 cents for each folio contained in the paper, and in the cases of assignments of leases and mortgages, releases of part of mortgaged premises, and revocations of powers of attorney, $11i's. The result is that 4 papers were undercharged 12), cents each; 141, 17% cents each; 72, 221; cents each; 23, ‘274 conts each ; 5, $245 cents each ; 6, 375 cents each; 6, cents each; 100, 4744 cents cach; 8, 51% cents coe 52% cents each; 9, 57! cents each; 4, 675 conta cach; 2, 70 couts each; 8, 72)5 cents each, and 1, Wy cente—the total of ‘undercharges being $149 62%. SLIGHT OVENCHARGES, ‘The overcharges, at the saine rate, are twelve at 214 and one evch at 7), Ls, 24 aud 72! cont ng @ total of $155. These were manifestly from over-estimate of the number ot folios, De- ducting $1 56 from $149 62, the amount of the under charges, leaves 4 vet undercharge of $148 07, or an ave of more thay thirty-two cents for each paper; showing that less than halt of the sixty cents on each paper I was entitied to churye for indexing has ot been collected. 1 have not included in the above account the item | of March 1 of $49 for recording six deeds, being | 96 SO tor cach, which deeds 1t te churyed cousisted of only forty-t ach, When the charge was the deeds were estimated at a greater number of folios, They were executed upon the distribution of an estate, and are very long. I have not thought con mak Tmust | | ness to withdraw the charges I part of the gentlemen who have preferred these | ‘zed of september, the period coveret by the charges, — deods, 4, 4 If the attempt were made | say it would, on busy days, keep along line of persons | make wore upon an inferior officer, whose construction of the law may possibly be wi » T claim, and I believe that the profession will concede the Justice of the claim, that my office has heen administered in a prompt, orderly, reliable and faithful manner. Yet these charges are presented aceinst me. no complaint against my ac- cusers, but extend to them ® torbearance they have withheld from me, They may not have the manli- have shown to be utterly unfounded; but, confidently relying upon my ate and unqualified inuocence of all tho charges made aqwinet me, I submit my case to your sense of justice, with a frm conviction that the re- sult will attest to my fellow citizens that I am not unworthy of theit confidence, All of which is respectfully submitted, ¥. W. LOEW. Wiasam DP. Seremas, | A. J. Vaxpenronn, | of counsel. City and County of New York, $.:-—Frederick W. Loow being duly sworn says that the foregoing answer is true to his own knowledge, except ax to the computation and statements on information therein contained, which he believes to be true. Fr. W. LOEW. Sworn to before me this third day of February, 157)— Fuancis Kexxny, Notary Public, Now York county. A COMPROMISE ABOUT INSURANCE, The expected explosion in the House as to the resolutions calling for an investigation of the Mu- tual Life lnsurance Company on the rebate question did not come off to-night. A compromise had evidentiy been flected between the corpova- tion and anti-corporation influence in the so that Mr, Sloan's substitute to by @ unanimous vote. The preambie to the latter was the main bone of contention. ‘That was stricken out, but the inves- tigation is to be made. A large crowd was in attend- ance on the back of the floor and in the yallerics, in anticipation of a spicy debute, but the visitors were doomed to disappointment. SUPERINTENDENT SMYTIL EXPLAINS, Acommunication was received from the Superin- tendent of the Insurance De; mut in answer to the resolution of the House calling for a detuiled statement of the investigations, made under his di- rection, of the affairs of the Knickerbocker and Globe Life Insurance companies, The report is very full and iengthy. THE NEW YORK POLICE BOARD. A communication was received from the New York Police Board, in answer to a resolution of the House, asking if any action had been taken looking to a re- duction of the pay of the force and by what au- thority. The communication contains a resolution of the Board of Police, passed December 13, 1878, re- questing the opinion of the Corporation Counsel as to whether on the Ist day of January, 1879, when the currency of the United States shall have attained a par value in gold, the salaries of the members of the force should be reduced twenty per cent urder the provisions of section 1, chapter 861, of laws of 1865; ‘also directing that the pay rolls of the police force shall be made out with the deduction of twenty per cent, pending the legal investigation proposed; also that’ the payments made to the force at the reduced rate will be held to be made, and receipts taken under the protest ot cach member thereof, so that his right to full pay in the event of a decision of the courts in his favor shall not be impaired. DEMOCRATIC ORATORY DEFERRED, It was expected that the democrats would reply in the Assembly ‘to the attacks made upon Governor Robinson's Message, but the forensic etforts of Messrs, Brooks, Gredy and others who, as alleged, hud prepared themselves for the occasion, were post- poned until to-morrow or the day after. BILLS INTRODUCED. ‘The following bills iutroduced:— By Mr. McDonough—'to provide for the taxation of insurance corporations, associations, partnerships and individual underwriters, waich provides that all stich associations carrying on in this State the busi- ness of fire, marine, inland, life, accident, plate glass, live stock or other insurance shall annually make return, under outh, to the Insurance Department of the amount of premiums received for the year, and the amount and description of insurance ‘covered for the pre- miums respectively. Each association shail’ pay to the Insurance Superintendent, to be by him paid over to the Comptroiier, an annual tax of three per centum on all such premiums, excepting so far only as any such corporation is now by law excused or exempted from taxation, or so far as the same may be otherwise regulated by law. It is made the duty of the Super- intendent to turnish the necessary forms for the re- turns and onforce the law. The three per cent tax is to be disposed of for State expenditures as the Legis- lature may direct. Mr. Srranan moved the following resolution :— ‘That the Committee on Cities inquire into the matter «1 in the memoriut reiat © the New York and < to whether it wiil interfere with far, what it will cust to aud that the committee gation, the cont Of the bridge thy complete it and ether like matter: have power to send for persons and papers and employ & r. stenowrnp Which was laid over. ‘THE PAST RIVER BRIDGE. ‘The following. is a copy of a petition read in the Assembly to-night To THe Honoras.e SENATE AND AsskMALY OF THe STATE ‘OKK — jersigned, residing or doing business in the cities ‘ork und’ Brooklyu, most respecttully present to v honorable bodies, thai muny responsible persons, Tamitiar with the fae {and belicve that the Bast Kiver Bridge, if the present, p t Der of the anid « en, ly diminishing with tne growth be insecary pnt he wsaisist Ul wil part wn it; thas this work, disregard and violation of the stri pu as now being curried forward, of the express lim islature, sad if i in iu ny! these t m fram their peapio and prop: \y corrmspauding advantage to them, Wa rd ther reasons the wy i a st ved erty without w For theve an cially whether truct the commerce of the damage or dl York and eS work as the public ew York and Broo is to sond for York or early ns The petition is signed by about two hundred prominent citizens aud bustness men of New York, MAYOR COOVER AND THE POLICR, The reports current to-day in New York that Mayor Cooper was about to remove all four Police missioners in consequence of Mr. Erhardt's charges, receives some coloring from the fact that Mr. Morrison, the Muyor's private secretary, came up to Albany on the nine o'clock train this evening. It ixsuid that his mission is to consult with Gover- nor Robinson as to the expediency of the proposed action. Co! ARREARS OF TAXES, ‘Mr. Langbein’s bill iu relation to arrears of taxes in the city of New York, and providing for tho reis- suing of revenue bonds, provides that any tune within one year atter the passage of this act & person may pay to tue Comptroller the amount of any tix upon real extaty belonging to him, together with interest at eight per cent per annum, to be calculated trom the time that such tax was imposed. Any revenue bonds heretotore issued in anticipation of the taxes in the first section, which inay fall due and become payable before such taxes ogg may be reise by the Comptroller of said city, COURT OF CLAIMS. Mr. Wadaworth’s bill to establish a Court of Claims provides that a Court of Claims shall be constituted aud established, which shail be composed of three members, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, Tuey shall hold their office for six years and until their success: ors are appointed, TAMMANY SOCIETY, The usual monthly meeting of the Tammany So- ciety was held last evening at the Wigwam on Four- teenth street, and was warked by an unusually large attendance of members, There were about four hun- dred present. Grand Sachem Schell presided and most of the “big injuns” of th» trive were on hand, After the minutes were read forty or fift; ¢ tious Of new members were made and Jaid Sele dwout it uecessary to have tue folios counted, because, us | the rule, and then, on motion of Joel U, Stevens, the ining Irving Hall und loosely on the chairs awaiting the the Tammany sachems to assemble, which to be just after sundown, but was really about half-past seven. Then the anti-Tammany folks marched down to the Wigwam and took their seats among their antagonized brethren of the same political faith. LAW REFORM ASSOCIATION, The regular monthly meeting of the New York Law Reform Association was held last night at the resi- dence of Dayid Dudley Field, No, 64 Park avenue. ‘The president, George Ticknor Curtis, occupied the chair, The report of the secretary, A. P. Sprague, relative to the progress of the opposition among hour for is members of the Bar throughout the State to the new Code, was read and adopted. Since the last meeting of the association the secretary has received the signatures of 1,200 lawyers to the resolutions opposing the enact- ment of the additional chapters to the Code, together with scores of letters warmly endorsing the action of the association. After the adoption of the secre- tary’s report the various members present gave ex- pression to their views asx to the inconsist- euey of numerous sections of ‘Throop’s Code. Aimostevery member had instances to narrate where the innovation on the old practice encumbered the course of procedure and’ made delays, dangers and absurdities unavoidable. The efforts to pass the re- maining chapters of Throop'’s Code were ascribed principally to the law book publishers end the county clerks throughout the State, the revennes ot both of which classes would be materially increased by the same, the former gaining in having new codes to ublish and the latter profit- ing by inereai fees prescribed in certain sections. The opinion of David Dudley Fieid being solicited by the meeting as to the most effertive course of action for the society to take, that gentic- mun suggested the continuance of the work of pro- curing names of lawyers opposed to the Code and also the appointment of a committee to go before the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and House and Vigorously oppose the enactinent of the remaining chapters. After the meeting the urembers of the association accepted the invitation of Mr. Ficld to partake of a collation, “ARTICLE 14. ‘The republicans of the First, Third, Seventh and Ninth Assembly districts held regular monthly meet- ings last night and considered a communication re~ ceived from the chairman of the Executive Commit- tee in relation to the proposed amendment of article 14 of the constitution governing republican orgun- izations. It will be remembered that a communication was received and read at the last monthly meeting asking the views of the members of cach district on the proposition to repeal the article referred to, which provides that no republican holding office under dem- ocratic authority shall be eligible to hold office in any republican organization. This proposition caused considerable dissatisfaction, and the consequence was that the following proposed amendment was sub- mitted as a substitute: — But no person who shull have been nominated or indorsed and supported for and elected to office by the regular re- pebliean party shall be deemed a democrat within the moaning of this article. In the First district the amendment was favorably received. No action was taken in either the Third or Seventh districts; but in the Ninth a committee of* seven, appointed at last month’s meeting to ascertain the sense of the members on the question of repeal- ing the article, reported against it. The propored amendment was then read und caused considerable discussion. Finally the matter was laid on the table = consideration at the next meeting of the associa- tion, FINE ARTS. THE WATER COLOR EXHIBITION—A LARGE NUM- BER OF SALES ALREADY MADE, The day after the “private view” of the annual exhibition of the Water Color Society might be called “buyers’ day,” for then thosd who have bought pictures in previous years, those especially interested in water colors, and possible buyera, are given a quiet view of the works and a chance to buy before the exhivition is opened to the general pub- lic. The sales made on this day usually amount to about half of the total sales during the time the ex- hibition is open. The results of the sales this year are, so far, very satisfactory, fifty numbers having already been disposed of, and the total of the prices amounting to nearly $5,000. As tho entire sales last year came to but about $7,000 this season promises to be.an exceptionally good one for the artists. When the exhibition opened to the public yesterday morning the liitle tickets bearing the word “sold” were seen m the corners of the frames of the follow- ing works, with which we note the catalogue prices, where given :—Kruseman Van Elt«: ‘Autumn, Lake Oscawana” (78), $200; Hugh Newell tt the Mineral Spring’ (16), $90; F.8, Church's “Sketch trom Na- 7 ; dames D. Smillie’s “Autumn Even- 446), $35; Winslow Hom Seat” (235), $75; RB. M. Shurtl R. M. Shurtleff’s “A sketch"’ Sheets (218), ex's “Girl on a Garden 4 “A Sketch’? (473); J. E. Wylie, Jr.'s, James D. Suullie’s torm Effect’ (3%), $580; John La japanese Inro” (111); F. O. ©. Dar- y (202), $80; Henry Farrer's John La Farge’s Porcelain—Sereen of Linari ); dames F, Hind’s “Basgue Village in Bramtz’ 16), $35; J. E, Baker's “Dogwood blossoms” (13), Jeunie Brownscombe’s “Summer Flowers” (10), $25; FP. Tofano’s Venetian Girl’ (147); Waiter Shirlaw’s “Land Hut" (189), $50; Georg Sinillie’s ‘Study From Nature at Poughkeepsie’ (120); Sarah ‘faber’s “In August 325; Louis E, Delin’s Study From Netui 4), $25; Gabriella F. White's “Antuma Flowers” (225), $15; J. Nicoll’s 2 light Late Autumn"’ (11), 310U; Henry “surf at Land’s 1 0; J. C. Nicoll Knightxville, M “Home, Sweet “Pencil Skece oO " ntcheon's $75; Walter Shirtaw's John La Farge's “Mooulight 1); John La Farge’s “Chinese ‘rank Currier’s “Sunset” (3 ‘November, Custlet C. Nice “Outiet ls ur ve.” . > J. ‘ Of Lake Oscawana” (287), $2 “Decorative Designs—Cherabs Homer's “Sketch from Nature’ 3; Gabrint’s “breaking the Rules" (217), $200; William M. Chase's “A Sketels”’ (181); \dorn’s “Bow Window, ), $12; Winslow », $75 Alsace’’ (35), $1. vkwith's “Cho” (205), 350 T, W. Wood's ly, Crossing’ (36), $110 W. Wood's “Dull Times’ (45), $20 Thompson's “A Floral Palette’? (ju Shurtiet'’s “The Hilltop” (183), $40: grath's “Gathering Sea Weed" (185), $40; Simon?s “Tho dexter” (246), $800; George W. Maynard's “Ureakrast ‘Time’ (137), $90; Henry Muhrman’s “Apple Girl” (204), $75; Charles 8. teinhart dereila” (v0), $115; F- Hopkinson Smith's * Lincoln, tvom Black Mount” (55), $50) Swatn Gifford’s “An October Day’ (69), ANOTHER OF THE “FINEST.” Aman with @ battered face and a toru coat calfed at Police ileadqudrters yesterday and said he was standing at the corner of Thirty-third street and ‘Third avenve at eleven o'clock Suuday night, waiting for acar, when a nian approachea him and knocked him down, The man, he said, thongh dressed in civiliau’s clothes, was Police Officer John Landers, of the Twenty-ninth precinct. “Previously,” he said, “Landers entered @ Nquor saloon on Third avenue, where he was acquainted, called for drinks ud “treated? all hand: He ostentatiously displayed 4 roll of bills, vut peremp retused to square the reckoning. The mention of the demand threw him into @ rage and he bounded behind the bar and collared the pro- prietor, excisimmy, “You are my prisoner.” Not wishing to have a disturbance in his place the man 60 summarily arrested cousented to go to the station house; but once on the sidewalk he disappeared in an joining dwelling, leaving the officer in « high state of excitement thundering at the door, vainly seeking to gotin. Next he pummelied me and then roceeded up Third avenue. When near Thirty- fourth street ne grabbed man, whom he led captive in the dii jou of the T ty-first preeimet. The citizen, —s at euch unwarrantable treatment, turned on officer, dealt bim a crack on the chia and sent him to The officer rushed up the avenue, shouting for his revolver and his club and bine ig the who gave him « wide rth.” It is expected that the Board will investigate the charges oalaet officer Landers, and B. THE HALL AND HATZEL CASE. Justice Wandell yesterday rendered a decision in the case of Hatsel vs. the Election Inspectors—Do- land, Hall, Murphy and Foly—in the Eleventh Elec- tion district of the Eighth Assembly district. They were charged with ect of duty on election night in having, in the above mentioned a tailed to see that a change of figures bad been , to wit, Mall 190 atec! 03, to Hall 200 and Hatzel £1. The magistrate holds the inspectors th $1,000 bail each to await the action of the Grand Jury for violation of election law, WORKMEN ON A STRIKE, ‘The propriotors of the NewarR (N. J.) Steel Works having agreed to scale down the wages of their hands two per cent the latter have struck, There are about one hundred and fifty of them alltold. They have been reevivi from §1 35 to $6 » thone re. ceiving the higher pay a very ph maf workmen, Boys received trom fifty cents to #1 a day, It is claimed by the workmen it only & few reveive big live i the ola Ug B that they have on prices, suffered three reductions since 1819, Helena de Kay's | FOX HUNTING AT PAU. Manet Harsno’, Jan. 20, 1879, To tam Eptror or THE HEnaLp:— Thave just read the interesting letters of your cor- respondent at Pau in your issue of December 5, and am inclined to think that upon the subject of fox hunting he is a trifle enthusiastic. Iam reminded of the story of the old lady who, having come from the rural districts to a large hotel in the city, was served for the first time in her life with a finger- bowl. Seeing a slice of lemon floating in the water she mistook it for a beverage and drank it off ata single draught, Being asked afterward how she liked her hotel she replied that it was ‘‘fust rate, except that they made their lemonade a little weak." Now, fox hunting at Pau may by courtesy be called fox hunting, but it is certainly ‘a little weak.” In evidence of this, and,'I am sorry to say, somewhat in contradiction of your correspondent, I beg to enclose you the following letter, which I have just received from « friend, who after several seasons of real fox hunting in Leicestershire, has been making an ex- periment of that sport at Pau:—- Pav, Dee, 29, 1878. My Dear Tom—I have been busy getting an apartment siuce coming down here, and am now settled: so that if you feel like taking a run down and sceing the place I can give you a bedroom and sitting room, and will be very glad to see you, I don't think after your English experience you would care much for the hunting here, as it is too slow, The fields through which we go are filled with blind drains and bogs, and English horses would not be of the slightest use. ‘The only thing is to have a Wexford Irish horse ora horse of the country, or some kind of an animal more like 4 goat than horse, There is not sucha thing as a clean jump anywhere. You kind of scramble up the banks as best you can, bringing your horse up to them almost on a walk, and then jump cown from the top, clearing the ditch on the other side. Any horse with the slightest desire to “rush in” is a nuisance as well as very davgerous to " ride. I think of sending my chestnut mare back, as O'Lannigan says it is impossible to teach her under @ couple of months and a pity to ruin her for England. She tries to fly everything, and cannot understand how to become a goat. Unless you or Proctor wouid like to have her I think I shall send her back to Allen and keep her to ride inthe “Row” in the spring. The brown mare may learn in. time, I think, although she and O'Lannigan rolled about in aditch yesterday at the fifth jump. He had to be driven home, and I saw him in his bed this morning bandaged np. He says it will be a week at least be- fore he rides again. Iam very sorry for the poor fel- low, but congratulate myself that I was not in his place. Ihave hired a horse for the season, and am going to look at an Irish horse which has been offered to me for sale. I have hunted three times and have been in at the death twice, The third time I was en- tirely thrown out, although I do not believe the honnds were two hundred yards away at any time; but as the drag went through a thick wood filled with cobblestones you can imagine what kind of a coun- try itis. * * * There are assemblies—d la Mcal- ister—every Monday pigeon shooting and lawn ten- nis. The hunting run never lasts over an hour and a balf, and the fox is generally killed within a mile of where he is let loose. The meets are very pleasant and you generally get back to the place you start from for breakfast. Let me hear from you about the chestnut mare. She is perfection in England, but here she would be of no use to me this season, ALWAYS YOURS. COLLEGE ATHLETICS. New Havey, Feb. 3, 1879. The coming athletic season at Yale has been ar- ranged for fully. Last week something was done to encourage genoral athletic games in the gymnasium, the athletic association for field sports being inac tive, and on Saturday Captain Hutchinson, of the baseball team, went to Springfield and met Captain ‘Winsor, of the Harvard team, to make dates for the Daseball games for 1879. Last ye2r there was a new plan pursued in the uumber of games, five being played instead of three. The plan worked to the satisfaction of both collegea and seemed to be fairer than the old system, as by increns- ing the number of contests there was less chance of the season's championship being settled by some one lucky hit. Yale, it will be recollected, won the first two games last year, aud Harvard the remainder of the series. Both Captain Hutchinson and Ny tor Winsor were in favor of five games and after a little consultation dates were named as follows:—First me, May 10, in New Haven; second game, May 17, in Cambridge: third game, June 23, in New Haven: fourth game, June 25, in Cambridge; Sfth game, if nec- essary,on neutral ground, the place to be named here- after, the date being June 28, Mr. Sumner, of Boston, will probably be the umpire for the series if his ser- vices can be obtained. He acted to the satisfaction of both universities last season. The Springfield meeting was perfectly harmonious. The Yale nine are traiping in the gymnasium, ‘The Yale crow, or the seventeen men who are can- didates for positions on the eight, are also at rogular work. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. AQUATICS. (From the Newcastle Chronicle, Jan 23.) Higgins and Ross, now in training at the Bella, Put- ney, have been do'ng good work during the past few days, though there seems a probability of their being again interfered with by ice, which is once more rap- idly accumulating in the Thames, On Saturday morn- ing last they were not able to yo outonaccountot the heavy snowstorm, but in the afternoon, attended by Keiley and Thomas, Higgins and Ross paddled ta Chiswiek Church, and came back at a smart rate at the ebb, Sunday was utilized to the full, as a couple of good spins were taken by both men, the weather having considerably improved. On Monday the old enemy, Tost, was at work, but there was nothing to interiere with practice, and one ot the hardest, | rows yet accomplished was taken by Higgina and Koss, "Starting from Putuey Aqueduct on a sluggish flood tide they went away at a smart pace, maintain. | ing it to Barnes’ Bridge, where they went ashore end had a rub down at Tom Green's beathouse, After- ward they ae afloat once more, and paddied back to Putney. This was their only aquatic exercise, as in the afternoon they took a long walk. On Tuesday the pair, in the morning, paddied down to Battersea Railway Bridge, and, turning, came back at @ rare burst on the flood to Putney Old Bridge, All the Doats encountered pieces ot ice, which were rapidly breaking away from the shores and floating out into the tideway, “No damage, however, was done. In the afternoon the river et ‘Putney | b to prosent a vory ominous aspect, the ico having become very thick. ‘The men, however, got as far as Hammersmith Bridge, and then found it wise to turn back, as the ico was coming down in tremendons quantities, They came home at a ver steady pace, to avoid doing dam je to their craft, and having hada good rub dowh their practice for | the day terminated, It will be mach to be regretted it Higgins has again to cease river work, as he ts | getting on so well. His weight is now about 11 st. ar dhe looks inthe very finest of contlition, | his h being as yood as could be desired. Ross | has become slightly lighter, and fs developing mus- ele in the most promising style. His seulling find plenty of admirers, and it is certain that the mode in a he progreases gives every satisfaction to his mentor. The champion still p1 satisfactorily in his work of preparation on the Tyne for the great match ot the 17th prox. Not having lately the inconven!- ences to contend against which his antagonist has had to suffer through the flow of ice upon the | Thames, Biliott can get plenty of river as well as Jand exercise done, and his weight steadily decreases, He en: the best of health, and he looks now in better trim than he has done when leav- ing the stakeboat in some of his most im portant engagements. ‘Those who saw him ‘week or two ago wonld be surprised at his it hard and muscular appesrance, and should une favor him during the remainder of his prep- aration he willcome to the mark in the very best of condition. Since Sunday his work has gone on with- out interruption. On Mouday he had his usual morn- ing and afternoon three mile “breather” in tho Joseph Cowen, M. P.; but on Tueslay he contented himeelf with a single row over the tull course from the House to Scotewood Suspension Bri In this pin he maintained a racing from ginning to end, and finished in good style, A steamer, carrying some of his supporters and 5 followed him over the course. On Wednesday morn: ing he put off from Paraiise about eleven o'vlock and down to the High Level ‘Turning there, he rowed up to his quarters again at an average stroke of 97 to the minute, Me was accompanied by 4. ind J. Oliver, of Neweustle, K. Hymes, of Stockto ® Oliver has occupied Taylor's rowing double sculls, seat in the double seull boat, owing to the host of the having an injured pen § which his rowing, and the tle lad will mate Hymes in this branch of work during remainder of the champion's preparation, Inu the afternoon, @ little after three o clock, the Blyth sculler wen@off again with the double seullers, and after travelling as far a the New Cut at Bh 1 turned about and the foot of the wa, on the ebb, rortit » A couple of land sprints alon Meurtsbe meds up fe remainder of Miiotts When the champion was off in the | i | LITTLE Bic HOR —_—_—-__— The Fearful Story Told by Lisutenant Rdgerley in the Reno Trial NOW THE SEVENTH DIED. Reno Firing Pisto's at Indians Thousand Yards Distant. —-—___ One [py TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) CuIcaGo, Feb. 3, 1879, Tho fourth weck of the Keno inquiry was begun this morning. The business of the day was opened by the review of Colonel Benteen’s testimony. In reply to the Recorder he said:—The only interpreta- tion to be put upon the orders received by the witness when he parted from Custer and Reno on the morning of the 25th, was that he should go “valley hunting, ad infinitum’’—that was that he should go to the first valley, nobody knew how far away it was, and if he found the Indians, to pitch into them, and if he did not, go on to the second valley. He thought it wag a very senseless order, The line was already on the main trail of the Indians. The witness thought that after General Custer sent Reno off to the left his plan was to get him into the rear to attack the Indian vil- lage from that direction, but Major Reno had no idea of what General Custer’s purpose was, BENTEEN'S FEELING TOWARD CUSTER. ‘The testimony of Colonel Benteen was so decidedly adverse to General Custer that the Recorder asked witness if at the time of the fight he entertained @ good opinion of General Custer and was in accord with his. Colonel Bentecn made a rather evasive reply, remarking that his opinion was as good as it ever had been and he was as much in accord with General Custer as he ever had been. Mr, Gilbert objected to further interrogations of this kind, Recorder Lee said that it appeared to be the tendency of this testimony to show that Gen- eral Custer was an incompetent officer; that he had no definite plan of the battle; that his massacre was due to that tact, aud that Major Reno was thereby exonerated. He desired to elicit the facts regarding the fecling between Colonel Benteen and General Custer in order to mitigate this tendency of the testimony. Ho called the atten- tion of the Court to the fact that Mr. Gilbert had, during examination, asked of Girard, the inter- eter, a question of similar purport as to whether e had any ill-feeling toward jor Reno, who had ence him from his position as interpreter. The Court decided not to admit testimony of this character. DID CUSTER’ OFFICERS FIGHT ? ‘The cross#-cxaminution was continued and brought out the fact thet the departure to the right was the rection in which Major Keno was found. The whole idea of witness was that there would be a fight, alone, and it was his duty to be where he could give assistance, He had pursued the line of his order far enough, he thought, though there was no limitation except as to valleys. The Indians remained in the bottom pecnene thirty to sixty minutes after witness came up, but he did not believe the whole of them left at all.. He knew from Indian sources that the Indians were to ambush Reno if he sought to come ont to the attack. Witness did not believe that the officers of Custer’s command had fought with thelr companies. There was no sustained resixtance xo far as the evi- dence went. The bodies of the officers were found with their companies. If thero had been a charge it was the duty of the officers to Jead it, and they would bave outside ot enclosure like the men, The evidence was that there had been no charge, but that the command had tried to Jefend itself to the last. Four officers had never been found, viz., Dr. Lord and Lieutenants Sturgis, Harrington and Porter, who it is ible may captives with the Indians to-day. con- cluded Colonel Benteen’s evidence. e LIKUTENANT HDGERLEY TELLS THE STORY, ‘The first witness sworn was Lieutenant Winfield 8, Edgerley, of the Seventh cavairy, now stationed at Fort Abraham Lincoln. test to the division of forces on the mot of the 25th. He accompa- nied Colonel Benteen. the command arrived at a line of b.uffs Colonel Benteen sent his first lieu- tenant, Gibson, up the bluff. Upon he reported a stretch country, no Indians in sight. return to Custer’s trail waa next bed and the arrival of the trumpeter with the message from Custer, the view of Reno's men fighting in the bottom, the arrival of the command on the hill and the upion with Reno, all ot which was fully given in Colonel Benteen’s testimony. Witness overheard in, the trumpeter, telling Colonel Bentesn's — orderly in a jocular mauner that Custer had reached the big- Pg ene ever seen, and was charging and filing every thi before hi children, The ng faintly. It was not at an, when the command got on coming up, There were about eight hu: thousand Indiana to be seen runuing sbout in the bottom. HOW RENO LED HIS MEN. One of the first persons seen by the witness on the hill was Major Reno, He was in a very con- dition, He iad lost his hat and wore @ white hand- pistol down toward where ‘The Indians were about the biti, away out of pistol range CRYING AXD SWEARING. Ono of the next persons sven by the witness was Lieutenant Varnum, He, too, was very much ex- cited and crying. After telling the witness about the terrible» losses they. had had he turned angry, and began to swear furiously; from sw it seemed but a step to shooting, and he took a gun began shooting toward the Tudians. Soon after that Captain Moylan came up and asked the witness if he any water, and if he had for God's sake to give it to him, for he had over twenty men dying of thirst.. The witness was sur- prised at the coolness of some of the men, CAPTAIN WEIR'S DELIVERANCE. After the Indians had apparently retired witnoss marehed with Captain Weir and their companies to an advanced position in Custer’s dirvetion and to aid him, After a rapid march of miles or so they cume in sight of the battle feld, Saw Indians, galloping around and firing at objects on the ground. The indians soon advanced toward him. Captain French came up and to!d him the retreat was sounded, Witness opposed the movement, but had to leave, Couldn't assist 8 wounded men who lay in his path as French the retreat. Don't kuow who hal ordered the advance to be made, MELL ON THE MILL. Saw Reno when he returned, Just then very heavy firing commence! at close range, the Indiaus pressing in upon them, Witness did not look around extensively after this. The fight lasted an hour and a half. Saw Captain Godfrey and Lieuten- ent Weir encouraging their mon. Sew Benteca standing in a position, with asnitleon his face, where bullets flew thick about him. Heard Benu- teen shout to Reno that he had driven the Indians from his side and they were now coming at him, ok out for them now,” he |. Keno sung out, “Ready then, boys! Give ‘em hell!” 0 was in a ritie pit; saw him during the fight ll on the morning of the second day; when he saw Reno in the morning witness was going over near Colonel Bente command to wee about the horses. Major 0 was lying on a blanket. Ho id “Good morning,” and asked the witness what he had been doing. The witness said be had been sleop- ing, and Colonel Reno said, “Good God, I how you can sleep.” ‘The witness saw Major leno a rhe deal the next day; he was lying in the pit with ieutenant Weir. EXCITED, DUE KFFICIENT. Being asked what he thought ot Major Reno's con- duct outhe 25th and 26th, the witness rep! When he first got up on the hill he was excited, but not enough to nmpair his efficiency or discourage the men; there was no need of many orders, aud he did ail that was necessary; it was plain to the ofti- cers what ought to be done; afterward he was cool, and tho position selected was the best possible within a radius of many miles. HOW CUSTER DID, Witness detailed his observation on the Custer battle field, and, to his miud, there were at first evi+ dences of a line of defence, Calhoun had borue the brunt of the engagement. The last of the comman however, was considerably scattered, The flual ti where Ouster was found was ovidently a grand vint. The evidence was that the vouya,. 42° been ‘overvoune by good odds, ig the §=«soldicrs, os he did, witness He thought Custer and his men boldly fought the odds them. Witness thought much of the firing on the Custer battle feld was duc to the rau- dom #hots of the Indians to show their joy, Custer’ command must bave been killed within twenty or twonty-one minutes ‘The Court adjourned until ten o’clock to-morrow, THE DEAD FIREMEN, — Agrand matinés benefit will be given, with the ap proyal of the Fire Commissioners, at Niblo's, on Thursday, Fobruary 15, 1879, at half-past one P, M., the proceeds to be devoted to the widows and chil- dren of the iate firemen—Irving, killed at the Vesey street fire, and Reilly, killed at the Broadway and Grand stroet fire. ‘Che artists of the following thea. tres have generously’ voluntecred:—Niblo's, Union ware, Park, & Hart's, ony Paator's, Miner's; siso J.B. Owens as Pat Rooney, Birch, | Wambold sid