Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1882, Page 1

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G hereby given that aif Licenses issued to Commercial Agents, Pedder, Producs Dealers at large and in the several markets will expire on the 3let day of March, 1682: “They must, be promaptly renewed by all persons desiring to continue ruch business. a ROBERT P. DODGE, Assessor D.C. 8 531 15th etreet. T ALMS.—Bi x istrict of Columbia who approve of the practical methods <f the Associated Charities, are urgently: requested to give orders {or making Fine and Pisin Ladies and Gentiemen's Under- wear, Children’s Clothing, Household Sewing, Knitting, Embroidery, Domestic Service, Washing by the hour or day, or any work a woman can do, to the Woman's Work Department of Associated Charities, 1418 F street. £18, NoW IS THE TIME TO TREAT CATARRH of long stonding. ELY’S CREAM BALM reaches old and obstinate cases, where ell other reme- dies fail. Do not neglect procuring a bottle, as in it lies the relief you seek. Price 50 cents. Apply into nostrils with little finger. 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No other members of their family are expected. SecRETARY HUNT was at his desk at the Navy department to-day. Waar 4 Frrexp oF Mk. CONKLING SAYS—A friend of ex-Senator Conkling now tn this city says that all rumors of any appointment of Conkling to a Cabinet place or any other position are without foundation. He says Mr. Conkling does not want any office that 1s within the gift of the people or the President at present; that he has a plan which he intends to carry out, and that 1s to make all the money he can by his law practice in the time inter- Yening and return to the U. 8. Senate from New York at the election three years hence. Ligvr. ScnwarKa, of Franklin expedition fame, arrived here last night en route for Illinois. He 1s of the opinion that De Long and his party have perished, but that their bodies will _be found in the spring or early in the summer. He expects to be ordered to Alaska, but will have no hesitation in going again to the polar regions in search of the Jeannette party if so ordered. A Mississiprt DELEGATION from the flooded dis- tricts, consisting of Messrs, W. A. Percy, W. A. Pollock, James L, Alcorn, F. A. Montgomery, and Lee Stokes, is in town for the purpose of present. ing to Congress a memorial from the legislature of Mississippi, asking. Congress to, take. exclusive charge of repairing the levees of the river. Carr. Jou H, RUSSELL has been ordered to spe- cial duty in the Navy department in connection with the preparation of the naval history of the rebellion. THE RESIGNATION Of Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut as United States Minister to Peru has been received ae the State department and accepted by tie Prest- ent. A SwEpIsH Stoop oF War.—The Navy de part- ment has recetved Information of the arrival of the Swedish sloop of war Balder at Port Royal on Saturday. She tried to get into Charleston, but there was not enough water. Her captain wants coal, provisions, and money. ‘The commandant at Port Royal says he can furnish him with coal, and he can get money and provisions at Port Royal. The commandant was directed by telegraph to Tender the usual courtestes and assistance. Navat OxvERs.—Detached: Midshipman Frank W. Kellogg from the Portsmouth and placed on waiting orders. Midshipmen Dantel P. Manefie, Edwin H. Tillman and William A. Gice from the New Hampshire and ordered to the Portsmouth on her areival at Newport, RT. Midshipmen Lelgh ©. Gurrett, Charles W. Jungen and Rennie P. Schwirin from the New Hampshire and ordered to the Saratoga on her arrival at Newport, R.I. Cadet Midshipmen Albert A. A—, Peter D. Haskell, Ly- man S. Norton and H.G. Dresel, from the Saratoga on her arrival at Newport, R. 1, and ordered to the training ship New Hampshire. Cadet Midshtp- men James C. Drake, Thomas A. Parke and Stoke- ley Morgan from the Portsinouth, on her arrival at Newport, RL, and ordered to the training ship New Hampshire. Prrsonat.—Herr von Elsendecher, at present German Minister to Japan, is named in a London dispateh of last nigbt as the probable successor of rr von Schlozer at Washington.—Lieut. Schwatka, of Arctic exploration fame, is in the cit. short visit.—lIt is now thought that M. an, the newly-appointed French Minister to hington, may not come here after all, having a } Strong disinclination to crossing the Atlantic.— Representative Hutchins has returned to the city from New York.— Lieutennant Harber. has reached the capital of the government of Yeneseisk, Siberia, where he will await Lieut. NEW PUBLICATIONS. T HE CENTURY FOR APRIL Opens with a frontispiece portratt of Matthew Ar- nold, from the painting by G. F. Watts, R. A., aud a richly tilustrated article on “Tunis and its Bey.” Among other illustrated papers are “The Agé of Praxiteles” (in the serles on Sculpture), and “Some American Tiles” (a new and growing industry), by F. D. Millet. A timely feature is a paper by Madame Ragozin, a Russian lady, on RUSSIAN JEWS AND GENTILES, FROM A RUSSIAN POINT OF VIEW. A forcible presentation of alleged causes which have led to the recent persecutions in Russia. A reply from the Jewish side will appear in the next issue. ‘The April number has, also, a paper by Emma Lazarus, “Was the Earl of Beaconsfield a Representative dew.” ODDITIES OF SOUTHERN LIFE, BY HENRY WATTERSON, OF THE “COURIER-JOURNAL.” A humorous anecdotal paper of life in the South beiore the war, with the author’s views of the re= lations now existing between North and South, THE BLESSINGS OF PIRACY, BY EDWARD EGGLESTON. Anarticle on international copyright and “cheap reprints” by an American author. OPERA IN NEW YORK, BY RICHARD GRANT WHITE. ‘The second paper In this series, richly Mlustrated. Andrew Lang writes of Matthew Arnold; there 1s a charming short story, “Nifiita,” by a new writers continuations of the serials, “A Modern Instance,” by W. D. Howells, and “Through One Administra- tion,” by Mrs. Burnett; full departments, poems, sete. $4.00 a year; 35 cents a num- pou! everywhere; r. ‘The May CENTURY will contain the first install- ment of the recently discovered posthumous pa- a4 a fangs in, ee — ae oe yie, and the beginning of a two-partstory n- stance Fenimore Woolson. = is it THE CENTURY CO., New York. N. Y. Danenhower.— Postmaster General Howe wis in Boston on Saturday.. Mrs. and Miss Mitchell, of Washington, were registered at the office of the ‘New York Herald tn Paris yesterday.—Senator Camden was registered in New York on Saturday evening. SOCIETY NOTES, ‘The period of official mourning for the late Pres- {dent—six months—has now expired, and the State department and Executive Mansion will no longer use black bordered stationery for official correspondence. The Prestdent and Secretary of State, who have been using visiting cards with broad black borders, will now use plain white ones. Secretary Frelinghuysen, although he held no official position at the time of President Gar- field’s death, has used the black bordered vis.ting card, while hone of the other members of the Cabinet, not even Secretaries Lincoln, Hunt and Kirkwood, who served in President Garfleld’s Cabinet, have done s Saturday afternoon wos very gay. ful tea p mond Rodger’s wife, in honor of tifeir da Mrs Neflson, who was present with her ! ‘The other was given by Mrs. John. Laughton to her guest, Mrs, Holtzman, of Philadelphia, who 's LO return home to-day. Among those who attended were Mrs. Frelinghuysen and Mr. and Mrs. John Davis; Mrs. Brewster; Miss Waite: Gen. and Mrs, Emory and daughters; Mrs. and Miss Barnes; Mrs. Logan; Mrs. Will Emory; Mrs. Johnson; Miss Cutts; Miss Turnbull; Mrs. Ban- Mrs. Sanders Irving and her niece, Mrs. Fearson; Mrs. N. 8. Lincoln and Miss Beach) Two delight- of New Haven; Representative and Mrs. Robeson? Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schuyler and his sister, Mrs Shae Dr. Van Vilet; Miss Bradley; Capt. Story M Ball M. de Bounder: Arist: Mrs. Walter Cox; Mrs. and Miss Bissell and Miss Ellen Woodbury. Many of those named attended both parties. A peremptory order to depart received by the officers of the Portsmouth took them and their ship away just before the guests invited by Cap- taip Hoff to a farewell entertainment on Saturday assembled at the navy yard. Those who were in- vited, undeterred by the foul weather, went to the wharf expecting to’ be taken to the vessel only to be told that she had gone. Some arrived just in Ume to see her moving down the stream; the officers and their wives did_not even have time to Did each other good bye. The tide was high, and the Portsmouth could not delay a moment after the order came, Her officers knew they were to G0, but did not expect to start Saturday. On Saturdsy evening several notable dinner jarties occurred. Senator Sherman, Secretary ‘linghuysen, and Representative Russell each gave one. The eminent divine, Rev. James Freeman Clarke, of Boston. and his wife and danghter are spending ten days with Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Willard, on HAY warp & HUTCHINSON, $17 NINTH STREET NORTHWEST, BRANCH CORNER EIGHTEENTH AND P STREETS, DUPUNT CIRCLE. PLUMBING, FURNACES, RANGES MANTELS, &. Jobbing in all these Hines. n T= REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE CO., OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. INCORPORATED Dec. 6, 1881. CAPITAL, $200,000 ASHFORD, BEALE, Be Jounson, ey Rigas, Secretary. ‘Vice President." " ‘Treasurer. a transfer of titles to real ‘the District of Colum- OFFICE:—Gunton Building (second floor), 472 Louis- iana avenue. TRUSTEES: Regeel Beton, Rickard We ae DRESSES MADE AND MATERIAL FURNISHED duet so George F. Bebafer, AT LESS THAN NEW YORE PRICES, A* FOR ELEGANT GOODS NOW IN STOCK, Ladies should call at once and leave their orders be- fore the assortment of elegant fabrics is broken. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. mi¢-3m MADAME WASHINGTON. eat sad dum eet, ng PALMER'S AMERICAN GINGER ALE. BOLD BY DEALERS AT §1 PER DOZEN. PRINCIPAL DEPOT: K sireect.—Miss Katle Chalmers, who went to New Orleans to attend the carnival, has returned to the Pree ie geen ht and Mrs. Carlisle are enjoying a visit from their eldest son.—Miss Annie Wildrick, daughter of ex-Representative Wildrick, of New Jersey, is visiti rs. Henry 8, Harris, at Willards.—Mrs. Shaeffer, the sister of Mr. Eugene Schuyler, is with him and his wife at ‘Wormicy’s—Miss Emma Key, eldest daughter ot ex-Postmaster General D. M. Key, was thrown from a buggy and seriously inj near Chatta- nooga, on Saturday.—Representative Harden- bergh ts expected to return from New Jersey to- day. His handsome wire will not reuurn for the pres- ent, but it is hoped will do so soon.—The widow of the late Senator Carpenter has tel hed from New Orleans to friends in Milwaukee, Wis, that her daughter, Miss Lillian, has passed the worst of her and hopes of her recovery are now entertained. ——___+e»_____ ‘The Death of Mr. BR. W. Downman. Raleigh W. Downman, a well-known citizen of the District, was stricken with paralysis Saturday his bome of F street, West W ments have been made for which will be in charge of the three o’clock to-morrow artes were given, one by Admiral Ray- | AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. BUSINESS IN BOTH HOUSES APPROPRIATION BILLS, BTC., IN THE SENATE— A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, AND NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE—MAT- TERS OF DISTRIOT INTEREST. Nominations To-day. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Thomas N. Van Valkenyarg, ot New York, to be supervising inspector of vessels for the 9tb let Henry 8, Pierce, collector internal revenue 2th istrict of New York. Joseph Shepard, collector customs for the dts- trict of St. Mary’s, Ga. Major James B. M. Potten paymaster, to be dep- uty paymaster general, with Tank of ileutenant colonel John C. Mechlenburg, of Pennsylvania, to be ajor and paymaster. im. H. Gili to be military storekeeper with rank of captain. Also a number of postmasters. Senate To-day. Mr. Garland, of the judiciary committee, gave Notice that on the 28th instant he would call up the Dill to establish a court of appeals, and added that in view of its importance and the pressure for ac- tion he would then ask to have the subject consid- ered until disposed of. Mr. Miller (N.Y.) presented the petition of the Maritime Association of the port of New York for a permanent organiz ition of the signal corps. Mr. Hale, from the appropriations committee, re- Ported with smendments the military academy ap- propriation bill, and gave notice he would call it up to-morrow aiter the morning hour. ‘Mr, Allison, from the same committee, reported with’amendments the consular and diplomatic a propriation bill, and s7id_he would ask to have it considered as soon as the military academy bill is disposed of. ir. Rollins, from the committee on public butld- ings, reported with an amendment the bill to pro- vide'a public bullding for the cireuit and dis- trict courts and post office at Erle, Pa. Mr. Saunders, from the committee on territo- ries, reported with amendments the bill for the adinission of Dakota, and said he would ask its consideration at an eatly day. Mr. Plumb, from the committee ompubiic lands, reported an’ original bill to shorten the time re- quired to acquire homesteads on tue public do- main. Mr. Morrill introduced bitis for the relief of the hetrs of Constantine Brumidi, and (by request) to define the routes of steam railroads entering inte and within the city of Washington, and for other purposes. Mr. Hoar called up the resolutions recently re- ported from committee on privileges and_clection, allowing Senators Butier and Kellogg $3,500 und $9,500 respectively for expenses incurred by them in vindicating their titles to seats. The resolution passed after debate. On motion of Mr. Miller, (Cal.) a resolution was adopted calling on the Seoretary of the Navy for information collected by the bureau of navigation, relating to the Suez canal. On motion of Mr. Anthony, the Anthony rule was amended so as to extendttie time set apart for the consideration of bills unobjectéd to on the calendar from the close of the privileged morning business until two o'clock. ‘The Senate then proceeded with the calendar under the amended rule, and the House bill to pro- mote the efficiency of the life saving service, and to encourage the saving of lives trom shipwreck, was tiken a Mr. Pendleton presented the memorial of the National Tobacco assoctition, protesting against the passage of any “tree leat’tobacco bill.” Also, the petition of the same association for the aboll- tion of export stamps and for sundry changes of the law in regard to the exportation of tobacco by rail and the fees paid to inspectors of export to- acco. Referred to committee on finance. ‘Mr. Conger reported from the committee on com- merve an amendment providing a system of quall- fied pens‘on$ for disabled mssabers of crews of life saving stations and for thelr families when they lose their lives. Mr. Sherman objected to the Dill becanse of its expensiveness. He thought the smendment ob- Jectionable, a8 the commencement of a civil pen- Sion list, and suggested difficuities in the way of determining the extent of the injuries or disabill- tes upon which a man would be entitled to a pen- ston. House of Representatives. A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ON THE OMATIA TROUELES. ‘The Speaker lata before the House a message from the President In response to House resolution requesting him to furnish the House with a state. ment of the facts before him at the time he author- ized the sending of troops to Nebraska. The Pres- ident states that all the facts are set forth in tele- graphic communications dated the 9th and 10th of March from the governor of Nebraska. ‘The au- thority to employ troops was given on the appli- cation of the governor in order to protect the state against domestic violence in compliance with section 4, article 4, of the Constitution. ‘The message was referred. Mr. Hiscock, chairman of committee on appro- priations, reported back the Senate bill making further appronriat‘on for the relief of the sufferers from the overflow of the Mississippi river and its tributaries. The report of the committee recom- mends that the House recede from its amendment authorizing the expenditure of a portion of the appropriation in the strencthening of the levees. ‘After a brief speech by Mr. Robertson in opposi- tion to receding from the amendment, the report of the committee was agreed to. Under the call of states a great number of bills, &e,, Was introduced and referred, among them the following: By Mr. Hawk—Directing the commit- tee on agriculture to inquire into the cause of the delay in printing and delivering the agricultural report for 1880. By Mr. Holman (by request)— For the payment of female nurses who served dur- ing the late war. By Mr. Knott—To Increase the efficiency of the navy and to reduce the expenses thereof.” By Mr. Carlisle (by request)-—Providing that when Canada shall abolish the duties im- posed upon coal imported from the United States, jron ore mine { in Canada shall be admitted inte the United States free of duty. By Mr. King—Ap- propriating $500,000 for the relief of the sufferers from the overflow of the MississippI river and its tributaries. By Mr. Ladd—To prevent a contrac- tion of the volume of the currency. By Mr. Cass!- dy—For the survey ot lands within railroad sub- sidy limits. By Mr. Hubbell~To reduce internal revenue. The District in Congress. ‘THE BILL AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE. The House Committee on the District of Colum- bia at to-day’s meeting finished the bili relating to the code of the District, and directed Chairman Neal to endeavor to-pass it to-day under asuspen- sion of the rules, This bill 1s made up of sections of the municipal code, taken from it, and which ‘were passed upon favorably by the House before the partner prOeres of its consideration was inter- cepted by the mixed school amendment. Some few changes were made by the committee to-day; notab.y, the reduction ®. drummer's license from $200 to $100. It was also agreed to relieve from taxation all build! for the free education amendment Was that in the matter of indorsement for the le censé of a retail dealer to sell liquor in a case where the square is bounded ny, @ government building, that the assent of the head of such de- partment whose building may be in the square Shall not be necessary for a license. . THE JEANNETTE PEOPLE. SEARCH FOR LIEUTENANT DE LONG. FULL REPORT OF ENGINEER MELVILLE. RECORDS OF THE MISSING COMMANDER. Lieut. DeLong’s Last Order. BIS INSTRUCTIONS TO ENGINEER MELVILLE WHEN THEY ABANDONED THE JEANNETTE, The Secretary of the Navy this morning re- ceived a ruil report from Engineer Melville. In tt he incloses the following order given by Lieut. De Long upon leaving the Jeannett “Care Ex a BENNETT ISLAND, Lat. 76.38, n. long. 148.20 e., August 5, “We shall leave this islind_te-morrow, steering acourse (over ice or through water, a3 the ca may be), South magnetic. In the event of our e barking’in our bi after the stort, youare hereby ordered to take command of t whale boat. Every person under my command a! the time, who may be embarked in’ that boat at any time, is under your charge and subject to your orders, and you are to exercise all eare and dlli- gence for their preservation and the safety of the boat. You shall, under all circumstances, keep close to the boat’in which I shall embark, but tf unfortunately we become separat-d, you Will make the best of your way south until you make the coast of Siberia, and follow it along to the 2 river, ‘This river 1s y, and without delay you wiil, ine: scend the Lena to the Russian ment, from which you can com- municate, or be forwarded with your party to some piace of security and easy access. If the boat in which Tam embarked ts ted from the other boats, You wiilat once place yourselt under the orders of Lieut. C. W. Chipp, and so long as you remain in his company obey such orders as he may give you. (signed,) Gro. W. Dr Lona, Commanding Arctic Expedition.” Melville's Report HIS ACCOUNT OF EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DIS- PERSION OF THE BOATS. The following 1s the report of Engineer Melville to the Secretary of the Navy: YAKUTZ, SIBERIA, Jan’y 6, 1881. Sir: Ihave the honor to report my arrival ‘at this place on 90th December, 1851, and submit the following report of events subs "quent to the dis- persion Of the three boats of the Jeannette on the night of September 12 during a heavy northeast gale, and when only fifty iniles northeast of Boukin our destination. (Copies of Lieut. De Long’s records prior to that date are enclosed.) According to orders of Lieut. De Long I proceeded to the Leba river made the jand on September 16, found three natives on the 19th, and reacned a settlement called Bukoff on Sept. 36 ‘The fee miking in the river, and the natives tn- formed me that we could not proceed south until the sledding season commenced, which would be tn about 15 days. The next day "I made an effort to vet up the river with three native pilots, and, after grounding very often, the pflots insisted on returning, and the condition of the party did not Warrant me in advancing, for most of us were very much exhausted—were suffering from frozen feet and legs, and lack of food, the majority being un- able t Walk. ‘The natives gave us quarters and a Umited quantity of fish and decayed geese. On Oc- tober 8th a Russian exile, named Koosman Guymoy- eff, discovered us accidentally. He gaye us salt and all the food his scanty supply allowed, and agreed to go to Belun to inform the commandant of that lace of our presence, and to obtain food and ransporttion. He started on October 15, and was to have returned in five duys, but he did not return until October 29, when he brought a small supply of food, and reported that the commandant would be at Bukoff on November ist, with deer and sleds to carry the whole party to Belun, NOTE FROM TWO OF THE FIRST CUTTER’S CREW. On his way back on October 26 Koasmat met two of the first cutter’s crew at Kumouk Lurka, and they gave him this brief note: “Arctic steamer Jeannette lost on the 11th of June; landed on Siberia on 25th September or thereabouts; want assistance to go for the cap- tain and doctor and nine men. WM. C. F. NIDEWAN, Louis P. NANAs, Seamen U! SN. “Reply in haste; want food and clothing.” 1 immediately started with dog sleds for Belun, hoping to intercept the commandant on the way, but he had reindeer and traveled by a different rout the a MASTER JNO. W. DANENHOWER, having recovered the use of his eyes, was placed in charge of my party with orders to follow me to Belun as soon as transportation could be obtained. I arrived at Belun at 5 p.m. November 2d, and found the two men in very exhausted condition. From them I learned the following particulars of what transpired, subsequent to October Ist. THE LATEST OF DE LONG'S RECORDS. The party crossed the Lena to the west bank on October 1st, at a summer hunting lodge called Ue- verda. The toes of Seaman Erickson having been amputated, he was placed upon an improvised sled, which was hauled by his comrades, several of whom were hardly able to walk, owing to frozen feet and legs. They proceeded south slowly for two days, and crossed a small branch of the Lena, which’ they had to wade. On October 6th they stopped at a small hut, where Erickson died the next day and was buried in the Lena. By this time they were in a deplorable condition, having eaten thelr last dog meat and being on an allowance of three ounces of alcohol per man per day. ‘They proceeded south until October 9th, when Lieut. De mg decided to send two men ahead to seek relief. The feet of Nindeman and Norros were better than those of the others, and they were supplied with their blankets, one Remington rifle, 40 rounds of ammunition, and six ounces of alco- hol, which was a per capita division of the whole Stock of the latter. ‘They were ordered to proceed south on the west bank of the Lena, and to sentl rellef if found, having been told that the ouhers would follow their footsteps. When the two men started the party was at a halt on the north bank of a large western branch of the Lena. ‘The two men ascended this branch about five miles to make crossing, and then traveled to the southeast to a hut known by the two crosses and situ- uated on the Lena bank. After — four- teen days of intense suffering and slow progress they reached Bulsaur and Were found by three natives, who supplied them with food and. trans- ported them to Belun by deer sleds, arriving at hat place September 27th. ‘The commandant of Belun took good care of them, but was unable to of one and a-half miles off shore, but saw no signs of it The ice wos very muci broken and was shoved up in masses t wituin twenty feet of the cache. 1 re turned about midnight to Ballock, and to Upper Belun the next day (November 8th) during a heavy storm. Was obliged to watt there two days to rest and feed the dozs. During this time I overhauled everything obtained in the cache, and the following ts a correct list: One box contain- ing refuse medical stores; empty box leit at Beiun (it contained snow, cotton and broken tools); one box of small articles (iness gear); box left at Belun, gear in use; one box for Navigation books and sextant (brought to Yakutz); one box chro- nometer (brought to Yakutz); two tin cases eon- taining four log-books (brought to Yakutz); two cok stoves, left at Upper Belun; two pieces. of rope; seven old steeping bags (condemned): one lot of old clothing (worn out) brought to Upper Belun; one Winchester rifle and one re- peating rifle, brought to Yakuiz; one boat breaker and one boat, bucket, left at Belun; one box (speci Mens from Bennett Island) brought to. Yakutz, There was no lst of articles found in the cache, but record No. 1 was found in the navization box. On November 17th, left Upper Belun with fish for ten days’ food, and three dog teams driven by three natives, THE PLACE WHERE DE LONG'S PARTY CROSSED THE LENA. Isited the ‘place at which De Long’s party dthe Lena. and traced the party to Sister » from which place I wished to search for the hut in which Erickson died, but there was a storm racing, and the natives insisted on returning to | either Betun or Upper Betun, because thi Sa lack of food, and the dogs refused to work. We had only raw frozen fish to eat. So 1 de | to return to Belun, and arrived there Nove ith, ina very exhausted condition: feet, lez and Tce badiy frost-bitten, having been ten ¢ continuous storm, remaining two nights and one day in one hole in ‘a snow bank, without sh te kiad. From my knowledge of the coun- try. and from the evidence of Norros and Ninde- man,T am convinced that Lieut. DeLong and party are Somewhere to the westward of the Lena, and between Lister Aneck and Buleour which are sep- arated by an extent of about 150 yersts of bar- ren and desolate region devotd of sulsistence. To search that region a lange force will be required With proper anthority from the Russian oficials. I therefore came sa tye eran ate wit the United and tminediately, w: the ald Of the authorities, to organize the searching par- es, CONTINUATION OF THE SEARCH. In the meantime the commandant of Belun is searching with all the force his small town affords: The governor of this province has sent a general order throughovt the entire region from the Lena to the Kolyma to search for and render assistance to both parties that aremissing, Iam com j my arrangements and will start nort! | days, ‘The governor | general, Is Tendering every assist ince 5 next mall T will send you full statement, explain- Ing the organization and the plans adopt'd for the search. When Mr. Danenhower reached Belun transportation south could be furnished for only | SiX men, so he took the five weakest of the party and reached this place on December 17th, The re- maining six arrived here yesterday. HEALTH OF THE PARTY. The general health of the whole party 1s excel- lent; but Mr. Danenhower’s eyes are badly af- fected, Jno. Cole, seaman, suffers from aberration of the mind, and Herbert Leach, seaman, from frozen toes.’ To-morrow Mr. Dahenhower with nine men will proceed to Irkutz, and t Atlantic seaboard. I will keep Jas. Tirst-class flreman,and W. F. C. Nindeman, seanian| with me. Mr. Danenhower will carry wo the United States the records and articles found in the cache. I have sent you this day a telegram to that effect. In conclusion I desire to call the at- tention of the department to the upright and manly conduct of Master J. W. Danenhower, who cheerfully rendered the most Valuable assistance under the most trying circumstances, and whose professional knowledge I avatled myself of on all occasions, We were in perfect accord at call times; although an unfortunate clr- cumstance deprived him of his legitimate command. The conduct of first class fireman James H. Bartlett ts worthy of spectal notice, his superior intelligence, cheerful dis} tlon and e1 are highly commendable. Also to Seaman Herbert Leach, who was at the helm for eleven hours in the gale, during which time his feet and legs were badly frozen, after which he worked manfully at the oars without a murmur, enduring the most intense pain, | very respectfully, 10. MELVILLE, P. A. engineer, U.S. Navy. The De Long Hecords. Copies of the records of Lieut. De Long are en- closed with the report. Record No. 1 was found in the cache at the landing place by Melville, and Was dated Lena Delta, Sept 19th, 1881. It gree names of the fourteen members of the Long party who landed at the point mentioned on the 17th Inst. It announced also that a record was left about one-half mile north of the southern end of Lemanski Island, buried under a stake, and gives an account of the separation of the party after leaving that island. RECORD NO. 2 was found in a hut on the Lena Delta, by a Yakut hunter and given to Engineer Melville at Upper Belun. It was dated September 26, 1881, and gave an account of the arrival of the fourteen men at that place, with the statement that a more com- plete record would be found in a tinder box hung up fifteen miles further up the right bank of the larger stream. RECORD NO. 3, aiso found in a hut by a Yakut hunter on the Lena Delta. This was dated September 224, gave the names of the party, and enclosed a communication to the Secretary of War, giving an accountof the destruction of the Jeannette in the ice, with the division of the party {nto boats, and their separa: tlor. A postscript, added September 24th, nounced that three'lame men in the party had re- covered sufficientiy to enable them toresume their journey RECORD NO. 4, found also in a tent, was dated Oct. 1st, 1881, an- nounced the arrival of De Long’s party at the point where it was found, and their expectation to s00n Teach some settlement on the Lena rive that the party had two day’s provisions, and had no fear on that score for the future, on account of the abundance of ¢: ———— Shipherd Coming. SHORT SESSION OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. ‘The House committee on foreign affairs met at eleven o’clock this morning. After the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, Chair. man Williams apnounced that he had received a telegram from Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Kay- understand them. He gave them material and they made a long dispatch addressed to the American minister at St. Petersburg, which the commandant took with him to Bonkoff. Mr. Danenhower immediately sent itto me by special courier, together with an order from the com- mandant to a subordinate at Belun to furnish me ‘with an outfit and appointing, Banarlok as a ren- dezvous, at which place I met him and the re- mainder of my party on November 5th. THE TRIP TO RELIEVE DE LONG. Had consultation with commandant, ordered Mr. Danenhower to proceed south with all the party except Jas. H. Bartlett, first-class freman,who was to remain at Belun to communicate with me, and I started north on that evening, November 5th, to the relief of Lieut. De Long, having with me two natives and two trains, with ions for ten days. at Kurneuck ‘November Sth. Traveled 50 versts November 6th, and reached Bulcour. Found two deserted houses and traces of the two petra and Norros. Weather- bound November7th. Traveled 65 versts November 8th. Examined the small hut where the two men had slept, and where a number of sleds were in snowbank that. it. November anaug b, which he read as follows: “Saw Mr. Ship! who has been Il. He leaves for Washington Monday morning, and takes phy- sictan’s ce: te with him.” Mr. Williams then read the following tele New York, March 20. Hoon. C. G. Witiams, Chairman House Committee on Foreign = Washington, D. C.: T expect to reach Washington this afternoon. igned.) Jacos R. Surrnenp. Representative Rice moved that the further of Mr. Shipherd be postponed until to-mor- row morning at 10 o'clock. The motion was = and the committee went into seuret ses- jon. es ‘The Sergeant Mason’s Fund. ‘The following additional subscriptions have been received at THE STaR office: ‘To the Editor of Tae Evexrve Stan: however slight, at unfortunate man. ‘Mason committed a grave crime against ws of military discipline: but on the eervice to which he was Telegrams to The Star LATEST NEWS FROM THE GREAT FLOOD. BUROPEAN EVENTS OF INTEREST. + —__ ‘The Reperted Outbreak of Indian Scouts. Sawra Fs, N. M., March 20. —Lieut. Col. — at Fort Cummings, wlegraphe tang portof an oulbreak of Indian scouts On the Gila river, and flnds that it ts untrue. Fatal Accident on the Pennsylvania a on vam Railroad, Lancaster, Pa., March 20.—A car attached toa West bound ‘freight train, on the Pennsylvanta Tallroad, jumped the track, near Downlngtow: late last night and was run’ into by an ¢asthoul freught train. ‘The engine of the latter train and eight cars, were thrown over an embankment 33 feet high, and some other cars filed with mer- chandise were compictely wrecked. William Fil- ley, of Harrisburg, engineer of the eastbound freight, was fatally Injured, and Clem Keeser, he fireman, also of Harrisburg, was killed, his body being found beneath the cars at the bottom of the embankment, Kecser was a married man and leaves a family. Filley was a widower and also leaves afamliy. Travel on the road was delayed for over six hours, : <a siaetan The Miwsiwippi Overflow. LATEST NEWS FROM THE FLOODED DISTRICTS —DESTE TUTE REFUGERS—MRASURES OF KELIEP. NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—A special dispatch from Vicksburg to the Times-Democrat dated at midnight yesterday says: “The river has risen an inch in the past 24 hours, and Is now stationary.” Telegrams from Yazoo City the condition of affairs the arrived there to-ds stock, and 150 rv from the overt It is Believed th Tiver at Yazoo City will Ge ata stand to-morrow. It has fallen an teh at Ricks’ place above there, ‘The steamer Headlight, from Davis’ Bend brouzht to Vicksburg 200 head of stock and 300 peapie, the majority of whom are in a most destitute condition. She reports Kame mock, Hurricane, and Biz Black Islands as com- pletely submerged, not a strip of land eine visite in that entire section, At Palmyra and Davis? Bend about 30 acres of land are still above water, ‘The steamer Dickson from Eagle Bend t head of stock and 75 people. Teports the levee immediately in front of Milllken’s Bend to have broken last night. ‘The crevasse is now 1,000 yargs wide. When the Belle of Memplils passed the | Eadrington place last ¢ Inz over the levee. A further rise of vening the water W runn- an inch oF 80 Will put that fine plantation under water. ‘The mer Josephine Springler will leave to-day for Roun a mission of retiet. The piantes tS WIth boats to £0 out in the overttow a stock. ‘The depth of the water through Madison parish, La, ts four to five feet over n the mn fivlds. The {ug Bigely went up to Millixen's Bend yesterday to bring off stock.” A majority of tt S80 nearly starved Uhit they dicd hither. The current passing through Bend carried away the store at that plo of antes back into th. Thi re unable to get work, and will have assisted by the governe ment. The Belle of Memphis, which arrived last night from St. Louis, ta addition to her freight list, Drought a lot of stock from Hi son's and other points, also about 20 passengers, including alarge number of negroes from the overfow. Among her passengers were ten bewspaper corre spondents and four sketch artists, to do the over- flowed district. > A Light-SMfip Gone from her Station. CHATHAM, Mass., March &).—At ® k this morning the Pollock Kip light-suip lad gone from her stalion. - — Old World News To-Day. HANLAN ON THE TYNE. Lonpon, March 2. lan on itis arrival at > the Tyne yester: afternoon and the ESCAPE OF NI Viewna, March 20 the Presse says that s from Siberia. A MISLEADIN A great crowd grected Han- aweastle. LISTS PROM SIBERIA. ASL Petersbang di veral nihilists hay LETTER OF WARNING. —Previous to the fire at the company was Ww but the fire broke out in quite a different q Of the docks from that indicated In Ube letter, AGAINBT A PRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. Rome,March 20.. word Autologia PUDUShEs a remarkable article by the secretary of Une com- mittee of the general staff, urging the prompt competion of the military orzantzation ond an al- Hance of Italy with Geruany and Austra against @ probable Franco-Russian alliance, sce An Ex-Foreign Ministcr Dics in the Alms mes Lancaster, Pa.. Henry G. Rodgers, who was United’ States minister to the Kingdom of Sardinia, wader the adumlulstration of President Van Buren, and one of the three survivin bers of the’ Pennsyivanta Constitu Won of 1837, died Last might im tn house in this cf wi been an inmate for several weeks past. He nearly 80 years old. The Soteide Shooting Casc. ARGUING THE MOTION TO QUARH THE INDICTMENT. This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, the case of Augustus C. Soteldo was called. Soteldo, it will be remembered, ts indicted for the murder of his brother, Antonio M. Soteido, and assault and battery with intent to kill Clarence M. Barton on the 9th of February last—the shoot- ing taking place in the office of the Netional Re- publican, Mr. Christy appeared for the accused and ceeded to arzue the motion to quash, filed on Sat- urday, as to the Indictinent for murder, which was published in THe Stax of Saturday. District Attorney Corkhill, with his Messrs. Hugh Taggart and'C, 8. Moore, a for the government. AN INTERESTING POINT. The'principal point made and relied upon by Mr. Christy for the prisoner was that the indictment should be quashed under the act of Maryland of 1722, (which, he claimed, was still in force here,) because IUhad not been ‘sent to the grand jury by express order of the court—the prisoner not hav- ing been bound over, and the grand Jury not hav- ing found the Indicuinent of their own Uhat the record did ever been bound o indictment, (murde rest_upon Warrant issued by the Police Court re- ed to the offence of shooUng, With Intent Wo kill, Clarence M. Barton. ‘The district. attorney claimed that the action was reguiar; that the man Was in jail on a com- mitment from the Police Court for ssauit with intent to KIll, and was further there to await the Tesult of the wounds, and on Uhe coroner's Jury re- turning a verdict another comiitinent was sent down by the corouer. He claimed Uhat the nd jury could have of ‘thelr own volition, if so dis- posed, sent for witnesses In the murder case. DECISION TO BE ANNOUNCED TO-MORROW. The court said he was not prepared to say that the grand jury could of their own volition send for witnesses. He would take the papers and give his decision in the morning. AS to presentinents, he held that it was in the power of the district atlor~ hey Wo discard presentinents altogether, and send indictmenis to the grand jury to act on.’ It was & question, however, whetier in all cases, exceptin| recognizance cases, Where the parties were bot over, the grand jury had any right to act except- ing directly through and by the permission of the court, unless the Indictinent was found on their own personal knowledge. The decision will be loo“ed forward to with much int as, if the cot t should grant the motion, notonly will it be necessary for another indictment to be found in this case, but as to all pending murder cases and the star route cases. THE MARYLAND ACT Cited above enacts: “That from and after the pub- Ucation hereof, no attorney general, or clerk of the peace or of indictments, shall exhibit any bills or bill of indictments to any nd jury against any person whateoever, without an express Order from the ssistante, ppeared governor and or from the court where Serretericn ts te Uices nae tonal tee Sao of such court, or unless the offender be bound over Se cee eke te regetng 4 ~! ‘the rey. gricved ail tke dams ‘that Ed SEF ie | fF i a if @ id i f He | | |