Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-30

De Longs Report Made
Public.
DETAILS AND INCIDENTS OF
THE CRUISE.
His Views in Regard to the
Expedition.
waANazL LAND TO Be lis BASIS
OF SUPPORT.
Surgeon Owen Ordered to Resume
His Duties.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-De Longs re-
port, found beside his dead body, has been
made public. II makes $4,000 words, and
details the incidents Of the cruise from the
departure from San Francisco in 1879 to
January, 1881. Its principal feature is the
elaborate account of De Longs views IN
regard to the expedition. He considered
i, good Judgment to head for Wraugel
Land, his idea was to adopt that land as a
basis of support for their first Winters
campaign. He tells how land was sighted
and how he expected to reach it and
graphically describes how on the next day
the Jeanette became beset in the ice,
never again to be released, and says the
party were compelled TO make a virtue OF
necessity aud stay where they were.
A Bali of Fire Pas es over u Ship
al Sea.
New York, Dec. 29.-The bark Gems
box, which arrived to-day from Auckland,
reports that Oct. 9, at 4 P. NJ, while run
ming in a southwest gale, and during a
thick snow squat. a ball of fire passed
over the ship, lnjuring Folsen. the mate,
in both wrists: Charles Blumberg, who was
at the wheel, in both legs, and Herman
MARKEDLY in the head. l, crossed both gun
wales, ripping nut q plank from one Of the
starboard boats, and exploded about 20
yards from the ship with a loud report,
SPARKS fyingfrom it like rocket. Strange
to say there wss neither lightning nor
thunder at the time.
rive Persons Burned 10 Death.
BEVERLY Nv. Va, Dec. pa. Cur
renee, a prominent Randolph County
farmer, was burned to death Wednesday
with four Of his children. His wife vas
fatally Injured. Cnrreuce had lost much
sleep through watching with d sick neigh
Dor. and on Wednesday night was sleeping
81 home, and while his wife and two Of
their children were watching at the sick
neighbours bed-ide they saw the flames at
their home. Bef1re they could get there
the walls hal fallen, e%nveloping the five
inmates. Mr.. Curreuce made 4 frantic,
but unsuccessful, attempt TO rescue them,
and received burns that will prove fatal.
The ChArred bones were recovered yesrer-
day. Mr.. Currence was an ex-JudGe, and
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ment during the war.
Department Order.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ga general order
has been issued from the Navy Depart
ment announcing the findings Of the
! c~ourt-martial in the case of Alfred E.
Owen, Z. S. y. The specifications al
legged are that he repeatedly advised and
urged Captain Hopkins, in command of
the navy yard at Pensacola at the time the
yellow fever was prevailing, to leave the
station without being regularly relieved
The Court acquitted Surgeon Owen. The
Secretary of the Navy ~disapproved the
findings of the Court, but ordered him re-
leased, and that he return to his station
and resume his duties.
a Rat S,Ops the Electric hight.
New YORK, Dec. ga remarkable in
cident occurred in a local establishment
which uses a large number of electric
lights last Saturday. While sales were
going on vigorously at 10 O'Clock the
lights suddenly went out. An investiga-
ton of the engine and dynsElos showed
that under the latter stood a rat, with one
leg raised, as if about TO take another step,
but he was m~otionless. He was dead and
rooted to the spot. He had leaped first
on one copper conductor under the brush,
and in atepping on the other closed the
current, so that it passed through his
body, killing him and mailing him to the
spot. When he was removed the lights
burned as before.
civil Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Jesse Spaulding,
Collector of Customs here, has completed
the reorganization of both the customs
and ~custodians, including $50 employees,
upon the civil service principle. Good
conduct aud general efficiency has been
made the standard for retention and pro-
motion. OF the 50 changes made over rs
per cent have been promotions Of men
already in the service.
Shot by an insane BROTHER.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-J. Slater, a young
man Of Monroe County, was married two
weeks ago and went to live at his mothers
house. A Younger brother viewed the
marriage with disfayor, and early last sun
day morning went to Lis brothers room
and shot him dead while asleep beside his
wife. Lynching was at first threatened,
but the unfortunate lad was found TO be
insane.
Arrested for Forgery.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-John Parry, book
keeper for Beveridge & Dewey, private
brokers, was arrested last night and held
in S., 900 bail on a charge Of forgery, to
the extent of S45 600, by asystem Of fraud
ulent checks in collision with a bartender
in a large saloon. The bartender has not
yst been arrested.
EsukeS Admitted Go Rail-.
UNIoNrowN Pa Dec, 29.-Dukes. who
killed Captain Mutt, was to-day admitted
to bail on "a small amount, the Judge re-
marking that il was evidently not a case
of p-remeditated murder.
sseEns9d - license.
NEW York, Dec. 29.-The Mayor to-day
refused a license for Salmi Morse's new
hall, for the exhibition of the Passion Play.