Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-07
The POlaris Expedition.

The formal examination of Captain Tyson
and of the portion of the crew Of the Polaris
who escaped on the ice, and who are now on
board the Frolic, was begun yesterday. AT an
early hour 10 the morning, Secretary Robson,
accompanied by Commodore Reynolds and
| Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian Institute,
proceeded on board the Tallapoosa. Capt Ty.
son was Immediately summoned and examined
at great length upon the death Of DR.. Hall, the
separation Of the party from the Polarls, and
other matters pertaining to the expedition. The
examination of Tyson lasted nearly all day, and
at it's conclusion Myers was placed upon the
stand The investigation is entirely secret, and
the testimony taken will not be made public
until the Government shall have ascertained in
an authentic form all that is to be ascertained.
1t is understood, however, that two import
ant points were satisfactorily cleared up yester-
day beyond all manner of doubt-frst, that DIR.
Hall died natural death, and second that the
separation Of the Poiars from the Tyson party
was purely accidental. The reports in regard
to mutiny on the ship do not seem to have
any foundation in fact E>qulnaux Joe will
be examined to-day. Wash Rep.
GEN. LON GsTREET-A description OF the
present appearance and position of Gen. Long
street in recent New Orleans letter is worth
giving. 1t is from Radical source. The re-
mark that the people of New Orleans fail to
understand General Lees Lieutenant as Chief
of Kclogg's militia, is very naive. Says the
letter:
"You can imagine that the position of Long.
street is one of some difficulty to man of sensl-
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Louisiana always excepting Kellogg. Our best
citizens refuse to speak to him; ladies draw
their skirts to one side in passing him upon the
streets as if he were leper. In the eyes OF the
New Orleans aristocracy be has sunk too low to
be noticed. In the public meetings here he is
hearted deserter Of his people, and, in fact, eve
ry epithet is thrown at him that malice can paint
or ingenuity invent. But none of this provokes
resi- onse from Longstreet. Ee goes his way,
courageous but sad, turning neither to the right
nor the left, and paying no.attention to the mud
etrable skin only provokes his enemies to new
attacks But he still says nothing, makes no re-
ply, kicks back not at all He is, indeed, sort
Of animated mystery to the people of Louisiana
They rem ember his great war record, his ser.
vices for the South On a hundred hard fought
batt!c-felds, and rs commander of Kellogg's
militia they fail to understand him."
SINGULAR FATALITY. On Thursday last,
MIR. John W. Hizer, former Chief of Police of
Stauuton, was crushed to death by the
cars at Gordonsvie. The sudden deaths in
his family have been as remarkable as they
have been distressing His father was thrown
from stage and carried home dead. His
brother was taken suddenly ill 10 the street
here, and died few moments after being car
ried home, and now the last male member of
the family has met with an accident which re-
suited in his death in fifteen moments Truly
the angel Of death seems to have lowered close
to this grief stricken famiy.-Staunton Yin
dictator.