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• FULLY EXONERATED FROM THE REDICULOUS CHARGES MADE BY A SILLY OLD MAN. A FULL AND FREE VINDICATION THE LOCAL LEGISLATORS MIOTIO OUT BARE JUSTICE. NOTHI~G BUT INFERENCES. THE RECENT BURLESQUE ENACTED IN THIS CITY ALLT Romeyn, t nder Oath, and After Due DelJbe• :ration, on the Witness Stand, Testified that All the Charges be has Made Aga1nst Messrs. Coykendall and DMbrouck were Based Solely and '\Vholly on Conclusions and Inferences, and tb.a.t he Vxrtua.lly Does not Kno-w \ A Single Thing\ about the Senseless and Grossly Libelous Cba•ges that He had Been Instigated to Make- Hr. Clearwater's Examtnation-Clear and .Comprehensive QuesUons-Quesbons and Answers whtch Show the True Inwardness of what tnay be Termed a.\ Put Up Job\- All the facts Fully Presented-The Begin- Jog of the End of a Deep Laid Scheme for BJJ;l.CkD:laJ.l.tng Purposes-Scenes P1ctured The members of the Board of SupervtsorJ of ffist<.:r County, have completely exoner atcd Mcs•r> Coykendall and llasbrouck Wedncstla), at the exammatiOn held on the eharges preferred by Romeyn, the Board of Buperv1soro \ent mto a Committee of the Who]o Supervi>Or Deyo was m the Chau The que'' wn came up whether A T Clear water shoultl b\ permitted to appear before ±he BoorJ \' Cu:ms 1 for M ossr> Coykend 111 and H l'bmuck, ex County Tre tsurcrs, agamot whom Romey n made ,.!ly charges It was decided by unammous vote to allow ~Ir Clearwater to be heart! Hom yn asked t'l ha\e Cuan-;cl Mr CI, a.rwatersud. t\lthongh H wne ~\n nuusnal thtng for a w1tncss to hn vc COUUS! I tl!C mtn Whom llt rcprrGcnt;:Ll \J Home~ nto h ~te ttl! thu ConnsQllhnt lw dtSind Chmlc:s A Fowler then stated that he \o 111 [l.ppear to protect UolUCJ n s \ nght< us a \ltneso 1 he questwn came up wh,.t 1 lo..;r the exam1n lllOl' should be con -ductPd 1n the s.t.rne manner a:-; 1n Court.., of Jus tlcc, uccordmg to rules of evidence The m8m bers of the Board asked the adviCe of thmr Counsel Mr Lent, who S!>!d he could not conceive \h•tt benefit there could he m any thmg but le,;.tl eVIdence It was ennnently proper th tt tlte Sllpervisors should b, con trolled hy the rules of evidence prevmlmg m the comts HomEyn was sworn At the vcr~ opctimg of the test1n10ny he was asked by :\fr Clmrwater t<> define his chmgcs Each Item was then t \ken up separately, and the mt1lCS'i ''a,.') exam1ned regard1ng it. T 1 1e :first itC'n w.ts m regard to the ij\B,OOO. w.111chRo liWyn cl.umed had been diverted and unlaw- fully appnpnated by M1 Coykendall Upon bemg qu~otioned, he ~~a.d he ht1d n11 .Personlll koo\'ledaeregardinglt. The followmg ques ti\;:;a wW'u p;at to fll~ -wltn<~$s, Qu$tiOil O,Y :Mit. Qlel\rwnter-'' I want you to state li!Pec.ficnlly tire amount ot nwney ~f!~ cl;um 8'}\Il~-Jil, Coykeng.Rll• :;w_~ Trcas~~:~,()o~, put p1 nf}[ 1t 4 ~ Q .....- AnJ;cwer-\ I :11,\\'\Ve nw~r ~~;lleged that be P'lt any money- in1Iis pocket \ Q\le~tion-u Do yo:.1. now charge that he put ono single l!enny of this County's money m his pocket ? Ans·wer- ~No, an 1 I never have \ QuestiOn-\ You desire then to be under- stood as saym\ th:lt you do not now, and never have mnife any such ch~rgc 9\ Answer-\ Yes, t:hr \ qucstwn-\ I now ask you to state the amount of money that you clmm Mr Coy kendall put m h•• pocket from any fund ? \ Answer-'' I do not say that even m regard to the coupon busmcss. the money went di rectly m hIS hands ' Question-\ I want n. d1rcct answe1 \ l\:lr Dc'\o who was in the Chair, sa1J 11 I • ' d \ think vou are entitled to a 1rcct auswer Mr Clcarwatn then repeated the quest10n \Do you s.ty that he recmved one penny, or retmued one penny of money bclongmg to the County ? \ Answt r- I do not \ QuestiOn-\ And ~ ou do not menu to !Je understood as so ehnrgmg ? Answer-\ l do not Qnestwn-Io your ch,ir,.res you have used the term m1sappropnated Do yon dJstln gwsh between the terms mJStlpproprutted and m!Sappherl, or do } on con\ider them synony mons?\ Answer- It d Jes not nece\stmly 111 my JUd\'ment mvolve a personal misapplicatiOn of ft1nd~ ' ~Ir (1)parwnter-'' You nrc. n very db tm!!UISh d judge of the correct n:-~e of the English tongue: There lH uo l?JOrc pungent, mCLre grac ful or cotnpctent \\ nter of EughHb m Ul,lci C mnty th m yo I, nnd no ruun bet ter undt rst 1.t1rls the fone of a (jUPStton, nnd I ask ) on, up; un and I appeal to } our sense of fmrncs' \ hether m ym\r wntten charge' m vour on\ statement anti m your testimony on ihe stan 1 HHI trt;Ut the t' rm::; mrs 1ppropn a ted an I m!Sapplted w; synony mons ? Home\n- l do Romcj n further s111d that when he smd 1\Ir Coykcmhll mi<nppropn!lted money, be m\ mt that :M:r Coyke•1dall had misapplied 1t thnt 1s th.tt he had pu} e l moneys to tile cre!ltt of one fund that ought, m htii [Bomeyu o] JUdgment, to lmYe lJcen p1ul to another He further smd he had rc<td the letter from Deputy Comptrol1er BenedJct,snymgtllat Mr Coykendall used :j;7, 100 01 of the lj;ti,OOO named m Ins spec1fica tlon m h1s charge Tllnt he knew that to be true from the lettu rece1vcd from the Deputy Comptroller Thut he hnd no eVIdence out side of til I< tter, mtl that the cb uge was a dcductwn m 1t\e by lum from the letter Questwn by ~Ir Clearwnter-\Does the let ter of the Doputy Comptroller state that CoJ kemhll used my part of that $8,000 for that sneetfic pill\l)Ose ? n ·Answer-\ No, I tlon't think 1t does \ QuestiOn- Does th tt letter state thnt any portion of tins ;j;8,000 was used by l\Ir Coy kendall to m tke \he p,tymcnt stated m tbe charges?\ Answer- 'There 1s noth1ng In the letter to that effect \ Romeyn then smd that Coykendall's pay ment to the Comptroller was for overdue Stnte taxes Qurstwn-\ What do you say Mr Coy ken dall did \1th the balance of that $8,000?' A'lswer- I have made no allegatiOn about that ' Questmn-' Then you do not know ? An~v.er- • No, I do not know\ Q,JC,ti > 1-\ Do J ou charge that he put any part of that m his pocket ?\ Ans\\ \r-\ ~o I do not charge that\ Qnoshon-\ You <lo not d1spute tl!e state- ment of the Deputy Comptroller that the $i, 109 00 back tnxe, \ere charged agalllSt Ulster Cou.nty do von ~ ' Ans~>er-' It hall no busmess to be charged there QuPsllon-' You thou d!~pute the rorrect- nc:;s of tile Comptrollers !Jook-kecpmg ? Answer- 1 es, Brr. Que.twn-· Do you dispute the correct- • THE KINGSTON WEEKLY 'fHURSllA.Y, DECEMBER 23, 1886. 3 ness of that statement made by the Comp- troller ?\ Answer-\No I do not\ Qneshon-\Then that statemelllt of the Comptroller's office is that that amount was chatged agamst ffister County for back taxes?\ Answer-\Yes Su.\ Qnest10n-\As totbe bnhnceof the $8,Qj)O, yon do not know where that went ?\ Answer-\No A1r ' Mt Clenrwate!' th~n tMk up the Item of $39~, wiuch Romeyn cht1rged bad been 1lle gaily apphed to the redemptiOn of cou pons QuestiOn-\ Have you any- personal knowl- edge that the $392 was diverted from the Treasury and •Ilegally apphed to the redemp twn of coupons • ' Answer-\ Nothing, except from the re- ports' Questwn-\ Do yon mean to be understood as sweurmg that those coupons were not pre- sented to l\Ir C.:oykend,tll or JI'Ir Hus brouck?\ Answer-\ No, flir n Quesbon-\ Do you not know whether they were presented or not \~\ Answer-\ I presume they were presented \ QuestiOn-\ If they were presented, bow were Messrs Coykendall and Ha.•bronek to escape paymg them ? \ • AnswCI- Mr Co} kendall must have known that w,l:l a correct abstract of Brod- head's books \ Que•twn-\ And you know Brodhead's books were correct ? ' Answer-\ I do not know from my own knowledge \ Qnestwn-\ Do you know whether or not false entnes were made upon Brodhead's books?\ Answer-\ I thmk there were ' [Sensa tlon] Question-\ All that you chum Coykendall testtfied to before Referee Scott and all that be reportetl was a correct abstract of the books as they stood ? ' Answer-' Yes, tilr ' Questwn-\ Then 1f the books were false, would you say that Coykendall was respon- Sible for the falsity of the books?\ Answer-\ No ' Mr Clc.trwater then read f10m the report of the Bmdhead Im est1gatmg Committee about Brodhead s books LciJlg designedly kept m a fraudulent manner Homey n admitted that he clmmed that the only way Coykendall and Hasbrouck would know the coupons were 1mpropcr,tf presented, was from the number of the bonds Quc•twn-\ I w;k you what the number of the stolen bonds were ? ' Answer- • I can not tell • Home) n sud that, Ill biS JUtlgment, 11-Ir ( oykendall pmd eoupvns that had already h~<- n paHl 1 but h td not been cuncelled to th!! am.ount or $1,700 When Le wa....;asked how he km w thnt thei had Leen previously pa.Hl he ~-;a1d he JudCied. ::;o from. the m.ak(;: up o£ the report lie cla1mcd 1t to ltc a fact from cs:amluutwu of reports questwn- A~ I understand you 1t JS i::lllll ply a conclusiOn whrch you draw 7 and t.n ln fcrence \Inch J ou make ? Answer- '1 eB, t5ir lluestwn- Docs the report, m any place, say thut Coykendall pa1d coupons • Answer- No Sa' Qn\stwn- Il>tve you here, or untl\r your control or m your possession the mmute• taken befme Hefcrec l:lcott, m tbe smt of Ul ster County ag-nm\t John C Brodhead?\ Answer-\ No, I have not~~ Questmn-\ D1d you have those mmntes m your possessiOn for the purpose of maki!lg all stracts?\ Answer-\ I wanted 1t for my own use9\ The qucstmn was repeated Answer-\ 0 ) est That m nst Jim vc been In 1873 \ QnestJOn-\Where were the m1nutes then?\ Alli!Wer-\ In my possession \ Que.'!tiOn-\ What d1d you do Wlth them Y\ Answer-\ I guve them to How,.rd Cock bum. for the purpose of copying I think he was Olmk\ those m~1nut~s Question-\ the minutes. had ~\ Answer-\ I had a conversatwn with Mr Fowler about those mmutes He smd he bad put them m his ' cellar,' and be would get Walker to get them for me, but when the search was made, they were not to be found \ QuestiOn-\ Were JOU mformcd by Fow lcr that they bad d1sappc 1rcd from the eel lnr ?\ Answer-\ Y rs, Sir \ Question-~~ FoWler was Counsel for John C Brodhead nnd Ins bondsmen • \ Answer-•• Yes, S1r \ Qucstwn- ' How did 1t come that the mmutes passed from the hands of tltc man to whom JOU gave them to the hands of the Counsel of John C Brodhe,\d s bondsmen ? • Answer-\ 'rhat I cannot say nnythmg about All I know 1a Fowler told me that he would spcnk to \Valker and make a scnrch for them, and after\\ ardq he aceompamcd me til hiS ccllnr \ Question-\ You went \\Ith hlill, til re?\ A..n:3wcr-~ Yes, S1r ' Qucstwn- 4 And were the minutes there ?\ Answcr-u We could not find them \ Quest10n-' You b we no knowledge as to their pre,cnt whereabouts? Answer-' No, t5n Quostwn-\ You have no copy of these IDlUUttS l ' Answer-\ No, S1r-nothmg further than this m tins paper • Que,twn- In testifymg as to what the mmnte• conta}ned ) ou ha>e tcst1ficd from the newspaper teport ' Answer- 0 JCS, of course' Thnt IS the only thmg I h3'e (lnestwn- And \hethe1 1t is correct or not, you do not know ' Answct- I can not tell of IDJ own per- sonal knowl< tl~e ' QuestiOn-' !on were nt that t1me ed1tmg n ne\ spape1 ? Answer- Y e\ Sir Questmn-\ Then the ne\\ •paper to whJCh you have referred w,ls the newspaper pub lished by yourself ? Ans\\ er- l c•, B1r.\ questiOn-•• Then ) our charges as made here a:re Oa.~d upon thvpubbc\t1ou contu1ncd Ill the E.w!Jslon Journal, }Our own newspa per ? \ Answer~ 4 ' Yes, Str\ J.Ir Clearw<1ter then passed to the matter of the bond book Qnestwn-\ The hontl book is merely a memorandum kept m book form by the County Tieasurcr, gtvmg the number datt amount of bond hmc when due to whom gwen when the mterest IS pmd and the diS pos1!ion male of the bond ?\ Answer- ' Yes, Str , QuestiOn-\ Do you clmm to have any per sona\ know ledge of tile correctness of any entry made upon any of these bond books by ,John C Brodhead or h1s Clerk ?\ Answer-\ No, no personal knowledge\ Question-' The entnes miJht then have been false .,, Answer-\ They m1ght ' Que<twn-\ If they were false, they would hu ve been m1sleadmg •\ Answer-\ Yes S1r\ QuestiOn-\ They might hHve indicated the payment and destructiOn of bonds nnd the cancellatiOn coupons which had neither been pa1d, destroyed nor cancellelt ? ' An&wei-u 1.,..es, Str\ Questwn-\ Suppose Brodhead or h1s Clerks entered upon the bond book that a certmn bond, of a certain number, due at a certain dute w1th coupons attached, had been pu1d and cancelled, and the fact wns not true, the bond and the coupon \ould shU be outRtandmg ag:unst the County, would they not •' Ans\ er- ' Ye~, fitr Question-\ lf the coupons of surh bondg were pn:~ent~ll. to either Mes.~rs Co}kend1ll or Ha.suro.1ck what reason could they have gwen why they should not pay them?' Answer- \ I do not know thllt they CO!ll~1i~~!,~~~~i~ be sent to the Albany Peniten- have g1ven any reason.\ law IS passed. Quest10n-\ Then it was their duty to Overbaugh asked if 1t would them on presentatiOn ?\ not for the County to provide a Answer-\ Yes. Sir.\ place for tile conilnemC!lt of its own pris- The $500 Wawarsmg oners. · taken up> and 1t was sho\Vn The resolution of Supervisor Woolsey, as ter, from Supemsors' amended by Supervisor Cullen, was earned 1871, tha~~:~~:r:~\~11~~~ SuperVIsor Callen moved that the Shenll' hJl directed to appomt no person othe1 than a rHnm• ... \• constable or other ot!icer to attend any term ~~~~Jg!~~~~~i of Court. that there was no Supervisor Cullen S>ltd he did not offer 1t l\omeyn clmmed that thiS was a refiecuon upon the Bherill'. eVIdence m thiS matter -8ape!'V1Sor Coutant moved that the word Tlle other Items were taken up and \ requested\ be substituted for \directed \ posed of m like manner Lost The charge against Jacob M Hasol'OUck The resolution was then curried was then taken up by Mr Clearwater. An A r.esolution was passed that the County exammation ensued upon each Item, With the Treasmer pay equalizatiOn bonds out of same result as tn the exammat1on on the mat- fl!Oneys to be paid ns costs by C1ty \f ter of the coupons embraced m the charge Kmgston • agamt Mr Coykendall Overdrafts for Court expenses were ordered .Mr Clearwater nsked Romeyn this ques- pmd from the Comt fund tJon-\ I wou1d like you to speclfiy the exiiCt A resolution was offered by Supervisor amount of money you claim thAt JAMb l'I Bate to hereafter employ an expert account Hasbrouck stole wh1lc he was County Treas ant, at the County's expense, to assiSt the urer \ Committee on Treasurer's Accounts Romeyn said that he did not make a eharge , Supervisor Deyo sa1d that yesterday, reflec that Hasbrouck stole any money He did tions were cast upon the Committees of this not chi1m that Hasbrouck took t>ne penny Board, and that thiS was unly a contmuatwn that belonged to the County of Ulster of the same thmg. Romeyn.sa1d, durmg his examinatiOn, the Supervisor DeW1tt said he took 1t as tiD m- Board could not f!.O. back of the action of a direct reflection upon present membern of the committee Board. Mr Clear\ nter then read from the A vote was taken and it was lost by a ceedmgs of the Board of Supervisors of unammous vote in substance that a Committee appointed On motion the Clerk was authonzad w ad the Board 1lf SupervJsor~ hlld exammed the vertise for proposals to furmsh coal to County accounts of llfr Coykendall, as Treasurer of ol!!ces Ulster County, 11nd repo1ted that they found Supervlilor DeWitt moved the thanks of them correct, and the Board unanimously the Board be tendered to Chmrman Cox for passed the following resolution the fmr and Impartial manner m which be Resolved, That the tho.nks of this Board be ten presided dered to County Treasurw- Coykendall for the man S W 1 d h ncr m whiCh be ba.s conductod the llnancl!ll arra 1 rso! npcrvisor oo sey, m secon mg,.t e reso the County, entx usted to lus care, by wh1c.a he has lutwn, smd that Mr Cox bad usc<! hts best saved to the tax payers of th County about sro.ooo endeaYOrs for the best mterests of the County by crcdJting to the County his salaiy, iees and mter- of Ulster and that the Board of S<lpervisors est a.t the rate ot 7 p;:r cent. pc1 n.nnuw. on all mon- eys m his band\ had been honored by the choice of a man of lvlr Olcnrwater aho read from tbc Super- Mr Cox's standmg and mtegntJ who JS so 'isors' procecdmgs of 1 ~73 page 84, that a highly respected und honored throughout the Comm1ttee appomted by the Board of Su County pervisors, h td exammcd the accounts of Ja- Cbmrman Cox rephed m a neat speech coL M Hasbrouck County Treasure! of ffi He txtendecl to the members h1s kmdest and ster County, and that such Committee had sincerest thanks for their courtesy ce1 hfied thai the accounts and vouchers of SuperviSor Ch1lds moved that the thanks of the County Treasurer W!.'re correct, closing the lloard be gtven \() Clerk Walker for hts With the followmg comphmentary statement gentlemanly conduct and the cmmently The Comm1tteemen, m presentwll' the report of proper manner m wbJCh he bad performed the County Treasurer, are constramed to speak in his duties the highest terms of tne correct and. systematic ex hlbit made by him of his <ill'ferent accounts Also Supervisor Woolsey smt! he WIShQd to tes hlS personal endeavors to make plain andexpllmt to tlfy that llfr W•tlker had been very efficwnt, theCommJtteo everythmg connected With hlsac; ~ery f•nthfuland pams takm~,andhethought counts as 'Ireasurer Tbc members of one of the Committee on the equal of any Clerk the oard ever had Treasure! 's Accounts were Charles H Cloor The resolutiOn was pnssell w atcr HobErt A Snyder and B H .Bmanr, llfr Walker addresssed the Board He smd whom Hom yn smd he know to be \ honor that when he took the office It W!lS at a d!sad able men \ vantage Tie h9.d tried to dtschurge the du. Mr Clearwater lu'lu!red who compo•ed the ttes of the office fmthfully HIS constant en- Comm'lHce on 'l'rca.,-urcr's .Accounts c£ the dMVOr h!!d !Jeun to dLqeh•!rgn those dutwg Ill piCscnt Donr<l QUCllll lli!UlM~ M would h~ Mtlgf!\Ctory to the Supervisor Deyo answered \ Mc,srs 11-!c- memb01s of the Boal'd, to w!lect crcd1t upon Mlllen VanTassel nnd Deyo\ hnnself, so that none would reg~et thmr 1lr Clear\ atcr inquired if they c<mntcd chowe, ru: lln felt he W!H! direct!} respongJ!Jle the coupons wh1eh \ere presented by the to those who elected h1m He appremated County rreasure 1 , and t/;.ey s!lid they had the kind words that had been spoken He Qu,stlOn- To sec whether the Treasurer had only kind wmds for them In future produced ell! he smd be pard?\ years he would look back w1th pleaourc to l\Ir Dcyo- Yes, s 1 r \ this sesswn of the Board, and to Ius pleasant At tbts stage of the proceedmgs Romeyn relatiOns with 1ts members asketl to have a bout! book brought in Court .SuperviSor Coutant moved that the thanks The Treasurer was sent for, and the Deputy of the Bomd be extended to A D Lent, Treasmer, Jacob p Dcrrenbacher, appeared Counsel of the Board l\I1 Lent had been and stated that all the bond books in t:4c an excellent counsell01, and Mr Coutant de possesswn of the Treasurer were in the Sired to plBCe upon record appremttlon of l\fr room Lent's work. Romeyn smJ thnt the hook he wanted SuperviSor Woolsey smd he considered llfr not present Lent an honest, upngJ1t, honorahle man, a Deputy Treasurer Jacob P Derrenbachcr friend, nnd that he had been a fmthfnl Conn waa put np11n the mtness stand anth.wom sel to the Board The resolution of thanks He said the boo!;:s produced were all the to ~h. Lent was earned. books m the County ResolutiOns of thanks urer, and all gmdmg the reporters of to him und to Sheriff Y Collilty The Bo!ud then d1e. the 72, '73, 7 4:, m~ clmwed that there were other Wltliess was asked w.betber tt was credible that an enti-y of those coupons would be made book•, and he said 1t was not could not see any nece<jS1ty for Romeyn then asked tbl>t. the Board ad- JOnrn until mormng After havmg been questioned by Supervis- ors whether be [Romeyn lhad any other ev1 dence to produce, he said be wished to pre- sent, 1n some fonn,the analysis of the reports Supervisor Wmne sa1d that Romeyn had ample tune to bnng tn his u.nn.lyszs of reports, ' This tlnng, be said, \ wtll cost several hundred dollars to adJOUrn, and I tbmk tbflt this IS nothm!l' more than a farce.\ SuperviSOr Cullen saia that as the members had consumed considerable time in the mves- IIgatwn, he would offer tbe followmg resoln hon Resolved, That th\' Counsel of tWs Board be, and he m hereby authonzed and instructed to commence leoal prooeediuos a.ga.mst Samuel D Co;rkendall and .Jacob M Hnsbrou<.k to recover all moneys claimed to be due from t.b.em. respectively. to the County of Ulster A r1smg vote vote was taken, and resulted -A} ~s none, noes 24 Every member of the Bomd present voted agumst brmgmg a smt The Com1mtttec of the 'Vhole then arose Cba1rmnn Cox then occnp1ed the Chair Snperv1sor VanTassell moved to adopt the repJrt of the Commlttee of tho Whole, nod 1t \>S C.'lrned--ayes 24, noes nouQ Supervisor W mtield moved that the Com mittee of the Whole he discharged from further cons1deratwn of th1s matter, and that 1t he refcrrctl to the Bo:ud of SuperVIsors, \bwh '\ n..;;; una.n1n1o.u~ly earned SupervJ,or Cullen moved a resolutwn t!wt an ncllon be hrought aga1m;t l!essrs Coykendull and Hasbrouck to recove.J: moneys d mncd to be due Lost, noes 22 Supcn 1sor Wmn moved the following w·mmE.As The Board m ComrrJttee of the Whola has mveshgated the charges made by \Vllham H Ro- meyn ngmnst S D C'.oykendall nud Jaeob M Has brouck former Tre-asurers of Ulster County, and ex anuned sa1d Rome_yn under oath m relation thereto <md b110 oxunnncd all ~he eTideuce pnmented by h1m, and WR!!nJUg\ ~ld Romgyn ]JJlg uttJ!rly frulM w !!llg. tam his 8lllu chlll'ges, tllPrerm e M 1t Resolved, That this Boo.rd do, and hereby does, fully exonerate Wd S D Coykenanll and Joo.ob M. Hasbrouck from all imputation of nuseondnct while they were resl!ectively Treasurers of Ulster County At a meetmg of the Board of Supernsors, th1s monung, the mmntes of Wednesday's procecdmg; were read and approved Cha1rman Cox stated that he had been re quested to thank the members of the Board for tht Ir hLerul contr1bution to St Josephs Church The Board adJourned sme dte The members of the Ulster County Board of Superv18or•, of the year 1886, met m regular sess1on for tne last time, Thursday, at the Court Ilonsc, Kmgston. The mmutes of Wednesday's proceedings \ere read and app10ved Chairman Cox stated that he had been re- quested to thank the members of the Board for thmr hheral contnbut10n to St. Joseph's Church On motion of Supemsor Cook, a warrant wns ordered payable to James L Seager and George C Woolsey :for money paid on pur- chase of land on taxes sale, which had been cancelled, w1th mterest, from time of pay- ment The report of the Oomm.tttee on W tld Lands g1vmgm detail all proceedings of such Committee, was read and adopted Supel\VlSor Woolsey moved till!,, as the Board of Supervisors was unable to make a contract w1th the Albany- Pemtentiary, that the Senator from thiS DIStrict and members of Assembly of Ulster Connty, be directed to procure the PIISSage of an BCt to empower the Board to make a cont•llct with the au· thont1es of gome other pemtentinry in th~ 8tat~ for the confinement and mamtell.llnce of pnsoners Bupel'YlSor Cullen moVI!d ns an amendment FALLS. ~ ' . UlJiraoPOLITA.'I lJD'mL, }' 0 ll Bli!BILUL . '-' , , ' Lrrw.10 FA N. Y., Dec 14111 1 1S86 , .lfkj-t.tor Il-lt~g•lcm ~ n. Dl!.l.ll Sill • AtlllW~P th~ueatlon lind you wlll oblige a Herkimer Conn :r;\ader Why do the good people of Kingston ~low a: per to be prmted fu 1ts bQraers that 1s always trying to make trouble I am thinking Mesars Searing and Kraft think they will !Imke fi'iends and money by so doing But I am an old man of sixty, Bnd I thiqk that m time they Will :find out they are mistaken \HERK™RR Rumm \ JACOB M. HASBROUCK ALL RIGHT. '-Hnd Throwing\' Has ao Weightr-A New Paltz Vletrw [From the New Paltz T1mes ] A Bank Inspector VIStted the New Paltz Bavmgs Bank. the past week. and found the securities as well as the books all right J a cob M Hasbrouck IS Secretary and Treagurcr o\f smd bank, and has held these pos1tlons from Its first orgamzahon The Kengaton Leadu's \mud throwmg\ cannot mJure hiS reputation PROHIBITIONISTS IN CONVENTION. To u Run\' To-wn Olflcers In i.he Spring-A.. G. lrilchola will Print a Paper. The Ulster County Prohibitory Assocm tion convened, in annual sess10n, at Marlbor- ough, on Thursday afternoon Dr C 0 Sa!Iler of Kysenke, as Chmrma.n, called the ConventiOn to order S '\V Stilwell, of Marlborough, offic111ted as Secretary. The Credentml Committee l'eported the followmg delegates m attendance Frank Gamson, J B Palmer, Jan1es Coutant, or Plattekill John Ualloway, S W Stilwell. Clemence ·wygant, C P Stone and the Rev S P Gallaway, of Marlbo1ough J I.. Schultz, S VanVlt:et, Charles W Hamilton. of Esopus A G Nickols of Kmgs ton C1ty Jerry Young, C 0 Sahler, of P..ochester, and Rev '\\ H Vroom, of H1gh Falls The followmg resolntton was adopted That It is the sen.\'e of th1s ConventiOn that 1t IS a matter of the utmost Importance that spnng tickets be put ill the field ill every town m Ulster County nnd that the Executive Collllillttee be urged to put this m force Accordmg to the statements made by the Chmrman, and from remarks made by dele gates, the resolutiOn dHl not reach far enough to suit the more advanced Ideas of hbmal Prohlbi~lQUJ:-;UJ, s~veral e\l~gcsttons were ijlJbBequently mude, Gild, finnlly, I'm whole subJect matter embodiCd m the Iesolutwn was left with the County Central Committee, for \adJustment ' A G NIchols reported that be bad arranged for the pubhcatwn of a count.[ Proh1bit10n new•paper, to be called the \ Ulster County Palladmm.'' and that the first Issue would ap pear about January 1 The Convention disposed of the paper bust ne.\S m the followmg resolutwn That the whole matter of prmtmg and ed1tmg an Ulstel County Prohlbitwn newspaper be left WJtlJ the Central Comrmttce, With power to act A G. Nichols, however, smd that he m tended to push his \ enterpriSe ' THE SCRIBNER'S NEW MONTHLY. The Thackery Letters-The Downfall of the French Empire-Notes. The publication of the much talked-of Tbackery letters m &nbner's Magaz•ne will begm at an early date d urmg next year Nothing m current hterature can be more mteresting than ex 1tfimster W aoihburne's ar ticle on the downfall of the French Emp1re -whtch appeared m the first number of &mbner's Magazuw, published on Decembr.r 15 When It IS remembered that 1-Ir Wash- burne was the only mmister of any leadmg llll.tiOu \ ho had the courage to I emain Ill Paris durmg the s1ege and commune and whtle the Republic was being established, it may be well 1magtned that the story he tells of the expencnce iS of remarkable lustonc value Mr Washburne has told hts story simply, w1th charmin(l\ nmvete, concisely; nnd nothmg m pwodicul ltteratnre will at- tract greater nttentwn, or appeal to !1 larger number of readers. thlln the papers the ex- Jilmister to France has contrtbntcd to the opemng numbers of &mbner B Magaz~TUJ. ART, MUSIC, AND DISPLAYS. WHAT THE NEW-YORK CORRESPON- DENT OF \THE FREEMAN\ SAYS. The Autum._n ExWb1tlon of the National Academy - The Shop Wlndows-Ac- tr@SS Hodje&ka-'' UidsUDlmer The New York City correspondent of THE FEEE~lAN wntes a.s follows The autumn exhib1t10n of the National Academy of De sign, on the corner of Fourth-avenue aod Twenty- Third street, IS well worth a VISit from any strangers who may be Vlilltmg tlus City and who are Interested In the advance ment of art It comprises six hundred and forty two canvases of all sizes and degrees of excellence 'Vh1le It cannot ba stud to ex hlult any supcnor ach!CYements 1t shows a marked advance in general ability. There arc so many new names that one 1s be\\ ild- ered m glancmg at the catalogue, lookmg m vam for the ola-tlme favontes, and finally compelled to seek for the good, mdependent of the name 1-I F H De Haas has two of h1S always excellent mnrmes, also Edward Morno, F. K M Rhen and J C Nteoll, who are among the foremost manne aitu;ts The lamented Arthur Quartley s VIgorous seas and gallant craft Will be missed by all admucrs of strong, effective sea pwces The most ambitiOus pamtmg m the cllllection 1s Robert J Pattison's Amencan Rapids, Nmgam Falls, valued at *6,000 It IS hardly as fine a picture as 1t seems so grand a subject ought to make The water does not haYe the ef feet of motwn, winch should be the prevail mg Idea '.rhe pmk c:tst upon the foam also fatls to represent 1t as nsnally seen by specta tors. One of the most exquiSiteJ.y beautiful thmgs in the collectiOn lS \The Tambounne Player,\ by F D Millet, \one thousand dol Iars,' a dellcately modeled and colored young woman, seatetl near an open wmdow, her arm restmg upon a tambourme, whtle her eyes and thoughts are far away The colors are bght and hmmomous, and very damty. J G Brown has one of his cbaracterJstJc p1eces, two httle street mns1c1nns restmg nfte1 their wnndenngs, ''Weary and Worn\ James G Tyler h>LS thwe very good spec1 mens llirs H A Soop, who IS always happy In her conce1ts, even when producmg a portrmt g1v1ng an nrtishc anangemcnt, sends \The Pet Bird,\ an mterestmg little \\irl Wlth her b1rd on her finger Gilbert Ciani's \ F1ght at the Ferry\ 1s so reahstlc as to cause an mvoluntary shudder of the horror of war Krnseman VHn Etten'sqmetly beau td!ul restful scc::tcs make one always desne to po~ss o.t lcu.,t one o£ hh canvases F g Church 1 s pe-culkr JSt .... lc cnn nlwl? s be ths tlngu~sl ed Ly hs mL.;;ty, sh!mmer1n5 look Ile is represented by SubmissiOn, a. ttger crouching at the feet of one of the moHt churmmg young womeu, 1n gauzy ptnk and white garments While tlwre .~-re many piC turcs of consideiablc 1ncnt ,\nlong the w w comers, tl1ere are also Dldny wluch Involun tarliy excite the questwu, How did they get heie' It can !Jc answcretl m only one way, ' By favor Tins cry h<Js been rmsed so long that It has cea•ed to annoy the eurs of the Judges nnd ban,g~ng committee, I suppose yet every year we hear of fine piCtures hy ur Usts of acknowledged merit bemg refnsed, and the most outr tgeous daubs hmng hung upon the walls It '\ one of the thm,;s no man can find out The flower p1eces have VlS!bly..~mproved, of late years, and the!C are not so many of them There 1ne some lovely dewy pmk 10ses, by F F'enctt1, lookmg as though you could shake the water from them If you touched Lhem , some Ftelcl Flowers, by Dangerfil ld, and Chtysantbemums, by F. Adolphus Nulles, and l\iornmg Glm\Ies and Apple Blossoms, etc , wtthont numbet A Common Cold It often the beg'lntllng of sez\lous affections of the Throa~ Bronchial T11b~ and Lungs Therefore, the Importance of oorly and eft'ect1ve treatment can not be overe3tlms.ted.. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral may a1ways be relied upon for the speedy cure of a Cold or Cough Last ..J a.mary I w a.g atta.clr:ed w1th a SBVere Cold which~ by neglect and frequent exposurE's, became wone finally settlmg on my lungs A tl\ruble cougn soon followed, accompamed by pams m the chest, from '1\ hich I suffered mtensely After trymg vanous remedies, \W Ithont obtammg relief, I r.om menced taking Ayers Chetry Pectoral, ard was Speedily Cured. I am satzsfled that th1s remedy sa.ved my life -Jno Vi ebstei, Pawtucket, R I I cont.ra.ct.eJ. a seve-re cot.cl, v; hlcb sud.d.enly de- veloped mto Pneumoma, presenting dangerous a.nd obstmate symptoms lt1y phy::ilcum at once ordered the use. of Ay~r s Chen-y Pectoral H1.s mstruct10ns were followed. and the result was a raptd and J>f:r manent cure -H. E 81mpson, Rogers Pro.irl€', Te:ms Two years ago I suffered from a severe Cold, which settled on my Lungs I consulted vanous phySlcians, and took the medicmes they pleserJbt>d, but received only temporary rehe-f A fnend in duced me to try Aye1,s Cher.;cy- Pectoral .A.ftel.\' taking two bottles of this medieme I was cured Smce then I have gt'Ven the Pectoral to my children, and coD.Sider 1t The Best Remedy for Colds, Coughs, and all Throat and Lung diseases ever used m my famdy -Robert Vanderpool, Mea.d v1lle, Pa Some tlme a.g-o I took a slight Cold, which bemg neglected, grew worse, and settled on my lung\S I bad a hackwg cough, and was ve9: weak Those who knew me best conSldered roy life to be m great danger I contmued to !Suffer until I commenced usmg Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Less than one bottle of this 'aluable wedlcine cured me, and I feel that I owe the preservatton of my hfe to Its curative pqwers ~Mrs. Ann Lockwood, Akron New \ ork .t.'J..J ~r :s Cnerry Pectoral•s eonstdered, here, the one great remedr for uU dzseases of the throat and lungs and 1s more m demand than :.tny other medi.cme of tts class -J F Roberts, Mugnolia, Ark Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, Prenared by Dr J C Ayer & Co Lowell, Mass Sold by DJUgglSts Price $1, sh bottles, $5, TUTT'S PILLS. \THE OLD RELIABLE.\ 25 YEARS IN USE The Greatest JlledJCal Tnnmpll of tile Age Indorsed all Over the \1\TorJd_ SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. Loss of Appet1te, Nausea, bowels costlve. Pun m the Head, with n lhlll sens 1110n m the back part, Pam under the Shoulder blade. fnllne\s ufter eutmg, w1th a d1smchnaholl to exm twn of body or mmd, llTllahihty of tern pel Low spmts, Loss of memmy with a feel mg of havmg neglected some duty we1n neRs, D1zzmess, Fluttenng of the llem t, Doh< before the eye,, Yellow Skm, Head>Jche Hest lcssness at mght, h1ghly colored U rmc If these WolrlllllgS arC unheeded, SCI1011S d1~ ease w1ll_;;oon be developed TUTT 6 PILLS are especially adapted to •ucii casest one dose effects such a change of feeling ns to astomsh the sufferer They INott'EA.BE TnE .n. 1 t'ETITE and cause tbe body to TA..KE Oll FLESH, !hill! the gygleffiiS NOURISHED aml by tbelr TONIC ACTION on the DlGESTIVE ORGANS, REcULA.B STOOL9 are produced Przce 25 cents TUTT'SH.AIR DYE The crowd nround Macy s wmdow seems to be always the same, mommg, noon and mght I suppose they !lo clulnge, but they are forev11 gaping at the certainly very clever moving jfaqorama, mzhtly illuminated fm their espemhl gratification A beautiful sig- nora, luxuria 1'llolimng in a charming WmSKEns changed to a bow~, l ~ooldiers Oll·>l7l1at-\ mn- \\\·-~-~ appllC~tton of tlili DYE._-,,_-o- ... , ...;p ~ Y;,<.r a<!ts msta.nta.neousJy ma!S of 'nse \'l:.Gt Jml.lltcil, but real firi®iisi'B.~Ori express on \''\''pt.!,f wa~,figl.u:es, standing out in 'Strong relief Offtc~ 44 Mu:r>r>ay-St, New-Yo:r>k- agamst a nnely portrayed back ground Qf mt· 1es and country spread out m magrufleent dis- FL-() UR 1 FLOUR t :FLOUR ! tance. Four!eenth·street, between Broadway and Stxth-avenue, during the month preced- F L o u ~ f ing Christmas, is given up to the numerous _(\, • small dealers, and on e1'ery side one is besot w1th cnes of all kinds, describmg the 1'arious arttcles for sal~, until one feels that pande momum may agmn be found upon earth Enter the stores and the most magmficent array of good!! eve1 disclosed to the eye of the aTerage New-Yorker, may be seen and purchased Jewelry of most exquiSite work- manship, In different tints of gold, somethmg entuely new. ThiS tJl'ect IS produced by the diJierent alloys used. which form -varwllll col ors, harmomzmg wtth the dehcate stones, set for ear drops, lace piru~, rings, etc The ar tiClcs mtlde of leather are not the least beau tiful of the many charming g1fts prepared for Chnstmae Photogrnpll frames, c1gar cases, match boxes, mk stands, trnTehng bags, boxes of nil dcscr.ptwn, etc Among the latest noTeltles are nrtwle:os covered With cor duroy, portfohos, etc The Chr1stums cards arc too lovely for anything, hand pmnted or etched With the beautiful colored mks on silk or boltin~ cloth, being among the rarest W nting aesks are made more costly and ele gant than ever, and bemg too fine for use arc set up as an ornament Gold nndsllvtrdgar cases are shown for gifts, a plum silYer one only cos\Io<> $~!5.00 Madame 'iriod]eska 1s one of Nc,\-York's favontes, not only m society, where she IS constantly recrivctl mth honor, but even wtth the emplo} es of the thea he who recent ly presented her With a handsome tmlct set, as a token of their esteem Her new play, Damelu, is bountl to be a success m her bands The concerts gt\ en by the Sj mphony So c1ety arc a.- usual among the best If n\t the best heard durmg the wmter At the last the new symphony by BrnhiiiS wns given a promment place m the programme and the delicate lovehness of the second movement was fully apprecmled Ea<\h m•trurncnt rc sponded to the toucll untd the harmonious whole crept upon the ear, filling 1t w1th en chanb!'.lg melody of one of the most:. classical muii1cnl composcr:s ]rfr Riddle's eluc1dation of l\[endelssohn's \Midsummer N1gllt's Dream \ one of the most he:m!Jful creal1ons ever wr1tten added much to the charm of the mus1c The ora tor.o of l\less1ah Will be gtven durmg the Hohdays REI E~ A JoHNsoN F OR SALE -A. FA.RM ONE .llo\'D O~\FAIALF miles from SaugertJes Vlllag-e Also farmmg Ia.nds.. wood lots nnd quarries rn Bea verk,Jl and Woodstock Inqmre of 1SA.A.C D L MO~TA...l'fYE KJ ngston~ N Y OVERBAlTGH TO THE FHONT WTTH WIIR!T FLO[R, RYE FLOUR, OR!IIHI FlJJtR, BtCKIVHE!T EVERETT & TREADWELL, Nos 1 14 and 1 1 6 North Front-st. Wholesale dealers m FLOUR, FEED AND CDRN, OATS, BALED !lAY, PORK, LARD, CHEESE, BUTTER, FISH, SALT, ETC ETC We nre offenng all goods m our )me at unusually LOW PRICES, and soliCit a share of the patronage ot our citiZens Goods Delivered nt the Depots, or at any Jl'll\t of the C1ty FREE Valua!Jlc Farm For ~ale. --CONTAINING- 134 Acres of Land Situate one mile from the bUIJmess cmter of the village of SaugerUes awl tbree~uarters of a m1-le from n:ulroad station I or further _pnrticu~ors ap ply to PETER CANT!~ E. Saugerties or CHA TILES F CANTINE, Rondout LADIES! ~Th<>-- Sterlmg Publlshmg Agency, 38 SIXtlt~Avenne, New-York City, • ~ill purchase goods of any descnpt10n at low est Possible rate& No CommJsswn Charged Samples Sent CorreHpondence Sohc1ted BANKING HOUSE OF HENRY CLEWS & CO., 13 and 15 Dread-Street, New· York. Deposit Accounts recetved alRo Cerhficates of De- posit Issued payable on demand PER CENT. INTEREST ALLOWED. Members New York Stock Exchange & TURNER. A COMPLETE STOCK OF LUMBER AND COAL. KINGSTON JUNCTIO N, KINGSTON, N. Y. All the Grades and Qualities oi Pine an d Spruce Lumber Constantly on Hand_ S1ding, Ceiling •. flooi\lllg b1lmg1\'S Laths Pickets, Fence Raila Double and Smgle Novelty S1ding~ ete • etc In fact as full and complete a stock of Lumber as ever received m this C1ty 3,000 Tons J-\'ac kawanna Coal. Stored under cover Can furnish coal on lmeot U1f3ter load or~~ :Ed; short notice. and at pnces cheaper Smnmel' Bo!U'dinJ!' Houses on thB line of theae for theJr COOl lllll1 Llllllller. any onler rerelvea attention. &we u..--ne and mvne.y and eome to Kitrfj ston. & Dt!la-Ware and Stony Clove Railroad.& l);y tlJ~ ~f\ than can be had elsewhere.. Iall.l'oW will lind It to th<>ir ln~t f.o <!!ill on 1l!l from lillY D!lr!; O[ the COUD' ry shall. rectllVB IJI\OIDP' ston JIUlcfion. D C QVERBA\JGBlo w U. Tl;,t!\.\!Ji:l! •
