Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-12-27
THE JEANNETTE HEARD FROM,

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burg that the larger part if not the whole of
the crew of the Jeanette is safe. Lieut.>
Gen. Anortchine, Governor of Eastern Si-
IBERIA, arrived in the Russian capital Tues
day with intelligence of the lost vessel. The
Jeanette, it appears, was crushed BIZ ice in
latitude To and longitude 1879 about the
middle of June of the present year. The
crew embarked in three boats, making for
the nearest land, about 300 miles distant.
but were separated when not far from land
by wind and fog. The boat No. 8, with
eleven men, under command of Engineer
Melville, reached the mouth of the river
Lena, in Eastern Siberia, on 10Th September,
and at later date boat No. 1, under com,
Haand of Lieut.. De Long. with DIR. Amber
and twelve men, reached the same point
The third boat, it is likely, has also reached
land in perfect safety. Tho Jeanette, a
bark-rigged steamer of 42O tons register and
z0O>horse power, was built in 1862 by the
British government as a dispatch boat, but
was sold out of the navy to Sir Allan Young.
who fitted her out anew, dubbed her the
Pandora, and made two voyages in her to tho
Arctic regions, one in 1875 and another in
1876 In January, 1878, she was purchased
for $50, 900 BY James Gordon Bennett, who.
in compliment to his sister, gave tho vessel
her present name, and after overhauiing and
strengthening her for polar exploration, put
her in charge of Lieut.. George W. De Long.
OF the United States navy. Provisions were
stored for voyage of three years, aud every
appliance which could be thought of for the
comfort of the mon was furnished. On July
9th, 1879, the. Jeanette sailed from San
Francisco. She put in at several ports in
Alaska for supplies and to leave letters, and
wassighted on September I'd By Capt Barnes,
of the whaler Sea Breeze. south of Wraugell
Land, and next day she was seen by other
Whalers steering due north. From that day
she was not seen or heard of, and after the
failure OF the expeditions sent in search of
her during the past summer, public opinion
was settling down to the gloomy conclusion
that,she Wasslost,
Hon iJno. Blair sHoge has introduced bills
into Congress, granting pensions to Martha
Z. stribling, Jonathan B. Davis, Solomon
Wykof and Silas e. Harris; to authorize
and direct the Secretary of War to convey
by deed to the Board of Education of tho
district of Harper's Ferry. West Virginia,
lot ground (No. 2 in block b. with the build
ing thereon for the use of the common schools
thereof; authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to grant relief to Mrs. F. w. Kir,
wan; to relieve John Lyon, late of Company
II. Forty>eighth Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, from the charge of desertion
60 provide for holding regular terms of the
United States district court for the distrie.
OF West Virginia at Martinsburg and for
the relief of A. 81. Herr. Also tho follow
ing resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and q rounds.
Resolred, That the Secretary of the Trea.
sury be requested to inform this House wb.,
action has been taken by the Solicitor of the
Treasury Department under the provisions of
the act of June Ia, 1873, to cell or lease all
real estate and riparian rights now owned bv
the United States at Harper's Ferry. West
Virginia and if no action has been taken
under the authority conferred by said act TO
communicate to the House why no sale or
lease of said property has been made.
OF the revised Senate Committees, sena>
tor Davis is upon Agriculture, Appropria>
tions, American claims against Nicarauru.
(ehairman); and Senator Camden upon Pen.
sions aud Mines aud Mining
Nh Elan. of the Richmond Wig, has
been pads Secretary of the Common wealth
of Virginia, in place of Mr.. T. T. Fauntle>
roy, who, as good Readjuster, is to be given
another lucrative position.
The election of q. q. Riddleberger to the
u. s. Senate was consummated by the Vir>
einia Legislature last Tuesday.