Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-17

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ESPECIAL DlsrAroHEs TO rus RECORD UNION
DOMESTIC NEWS.
rhe Jeanaelte Investigation.
| WASHINGTON. October .16 .b.-The exam
ination of Lieutenant Dsnenhower was re.
newed before the Jeanette Board of Inves.
| tigation this morning. The interesting feature
| OF the proceedings was the introduction in
| evidence of the log books of the Jearnette and
the original muster-rolls and charts, with the
! tin cases in which they were kept by Captain
DE Long and party through their desperate
and hopeless wsnderings in Siberia. The
papers all bear marks Of the severe usage to
which they had been subj scted, several being
| almost entirely illegib!e. The plan of the
Jeanette, before the alterations were made
| upon her, the plans showing the repairs and
alterations made at the Mare Island Navy
lard, were put in evidence, and were identi-
| fed by Danenhower
Lieutenant Danenhower was asked to give
| the names, rank and grades of the ships com.
pany, which he did, referring to the ships
books to reffeih his memory. He stated that
| the entire company, on leaving San Fran.
| cisco. numbered 80; tina. the Chinaman, All
Sing, was discharged at ST. Michel, Alaska,
| and provided with passage back to San Fran.
! cisco, and Atexey and another Indian were
employed to accompany the expedition as
hunters and dog-drivsrs; that the company
numbered 80. all told when the Jeanette
entered the Arctic Ocean. Witness was then
asked to give a running account of the cruise
| from the date of San Francisco, July s, 1879,
until she sank, June Is. 1881, and began his
narrative, using the ships log for dates aud
to refresh his memory. The incidents of the
voyage were briefly touched upon, and at 2:30
P. NJ, when the Court adjourned for the day
Lieutenant Danenbower had reached that
point in his narrative where a. lilo P. VI. of
August 80, 1879, the Jeannette entered the
Arctic Ocean and laid her course for the
southeast cape of Wrangel Land, as then
called. He will resume his story tomorrow
morning.
1t is proposed that the order of INQUIRY
into tire loss of the Jeanette shall be as fol-
lows First, the condition of the vessel on
her departure from San Francisco; second
her management up to the time Of her de.
struction; third. her loss fourth, the pro-
visions and plans adopted for the several
boats crews upon their leaving the wreck
fifth, the efforts made by the various officers
to insure the safety OF the parties under their
charge, end fer the relief Of other parties;
sixth, the general condition and merits of
e"cu anu All VI tHe Objects ana men OF tne
expedition.
Prize.Fight In Missouri.
KANSAS CRY, October 16sh.-A prize
fight was fought twelve miles from this city
st $3.50 o'clock this morning. between Andy
SHesny. of this city. and Jack Hanley, OF
Colorado, for $3.50 a sids. The fighters are
athletes. both have besn in the ring before,
and both had put themselves in excellent
trs shining for the event. Two hundred people
wire present. The London prize.ring rules
pr svai!ed. j. B. Carew, of st. Louie, was
resree, and Ed. Six, Of this city, stake
holder. Hanley was seconded by Pat Clancy,
of Colorado, and Johnny Hughes, of Chi.
cage. Swesny's seconds were Harry Riley
ard TON Gibbons, of this city. Hsnley
w',ighed ITO pounds. Sweeny 1872.
First Round-After five minutes sparring,
Hsnley closed and threw Swesuy.
Second Round-Same result.
Third Round-Hsnley right fcot slipped
jtkt as be lunged out fer hit On Sweery's
ribs, and, owing to a counter, the blow landed
blow the belt, when Sweenys seconds
Claimed the fight on foul, and ths referee
d scided in their favor.
The time of the fight was ten minutes and
fourteen seconds. Hanley was the favorise
III betting, and Immediately challenged
S~eepy to another encounter.
Disastrous Conflagratien.
PHILADELPHIA, October 16sh.-The freight
sheds on Pier s, south wharves, the pier it.
self and all the freight stored thereon. and
the large tug boats Argus and Major together
With the narrow gauge railroad freight depot
and contents, were burned this morning.
Three of the crew of the Major were terribly
burned, and number of others seriously in.
jured by falling spars. The rigging OF several
vessels were burned away, but no serious
damage was done. Loss, 100000. The de.
lay OF the fire department in getting to the
scene was caused by wrong number being
signaled by the FIRE alarm operator at the
central station, two of whom have been dis
charged.
A Newspaper I'm Court.
CHICAGO, October l6sh.-W. Scott Smith,
OF Washington, y. G, to-day fled bill in
the Circuit Court. asking the appointment Of
receiver for the Chicsg) Moraing Herald
aud an injunction restraining the holder If
two mortgages, aggrsgasing $50. 900, from
toreclosirg the same, Oh the ground that they
were fraudulsntiy eisel in aid of an alleged
conspiracy to - freezs out" the complainant
and other stockholders.
Iowa Politics.
Dies MONIES, October 16 h.-The Ohio dis.
aster has struck consternstioa into the hearts
of the Iowa Republicans. The Germans re.
fuse to receive any explanation at the hands
of Republicans, who will probably lose the
Congressional Districts of the first, second
and ninth.
senator Van WYck and the Nebraska Re
publicans
LINCOLN (Neb.), October 16sb.-Senator
Van Wyck has taken the stump against VAL
entine, the regular Republican nominee for
the Third District. He is strong Civil Ssr.
vice reformer, becsuse the President refused
TO give him all the patronage in the State.
His courss is uncslied for and is condemned
heartily by Republicans.
Dakota Prairie Flres-A Child Burned.
WATERFOWL ~. IT,. Ostober 16.h.-The
worst prairie fire ever seen in this locality is
raging. A two-yesr.old daughter of the
Lieutenant Governor was caught on the pral.
RE and burned to death.
A DefnultinG Merchant.
PEKIN (Iil.), October 165.-John Black, q
we'll known merchant, also President and Sec.
rotary Of the Crown Distillirg Company of
this city, 10 which S. Il Mills of Boston is
largely Interested, left here September 30sh
for Boston, and is said to have sailed for Eu.
rope October 4th. Investigation produces
the conviction that he ia q defaulter to his
partners and has victimized relatives, and
widows and orphans. His defalcstions sg-
gregate over SIS. coo.
Time Growing short.
WAsHIyGToN, October 16.h.-Upwards of
$50 Presidential commissions of Postmasters
will expire at the next session of Congress.
Arrested for Wife Murder.
SANDY CREEK pa J, October 16sh.-A man
| named Callahan has been arrested for the
murder of his wife, whose body was found
| floating In the river some days ago and is Just
now identified.
Jewelry store BursIarized.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), October 10TH
| burglars broke open the safe of Zerlin's
leWelry store. and got away with between
5000 and 81 900 worth of money aud j.welry.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Bold Escape from a Courtroom.
| WAsHISGToN, October 16sh.-A telegram
from Atlanta, Ca, states that a verdict of
| guilty was rendered agairst the men who
burned Deputy Collector Stewards property
and attempted to murder him. The prison.
ers made bold attempt to escape from the
| Courthouse upon learning the verdict. One
of them, James Findley, rushed through the
crowd with drawn revolver and escaped.
Pennsylvania BI-CentenntaI.
HARRISBURG. October 10Th. = The Gov.
ernor fixed tuesday, October 81 b. as the legal
holid y for thu observance of the bicenten-
NAL throughout the State.
The Philadelphia Star Route Cases.
PHILADELPHIA, October 10th In the
United States District Court this morning
Judge McMannon daniad a NOW tr;,I =