Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-09
The Jeaunet,e inquiry.

WASHINGTON, November Sth.-Tnis morn.
| ing the Jeanette Investigation Board con-
| tinued to hear Melville, who detailed the dis
| covery of Henrietta Island while the vessel
was drifting with the ice pack. During the
course of Melyille's narrative, he said that
during the first winter the health and spirits
| OF the officers and crew OF the vessel were
good, but as the secoad winter came on their
spirits began to fall. He thought probably
the men became weary of having the same
associations for so long q time. He instanced
conversation which he had with belong,
when the latter told him he had heard of ad-
verse criticisms concerning the management
of the vessels course, and upon hearing this
| he (DeLong) had determined to head the
Jeanette for Wrangell Land. Melville did
not believe it would have been possible to
have saved the Jeanette from destruction.
Mineral Product OF Japan.
WASHINGTON, November Sih.-The Con.
sular report from Japan gives the following
| figures of the mineral product of that coun-
try fer 1877, the latest wear for which there is
any return Gold, 233, S43 silver, $40 1S4 !;
| copper. 81, 436, 061; lead. S25, 1888 pig iron,
| Sl07, 759; coal. 1,712, 1913. In addition to
these. there was the production of sulphur,
sulphuric acid, petroleum, antimnuy and tin.
The total value was about $3.50, 600 yen.
Three Negroes Killed.
| MACON (Ga.l November Ssh.-Wiiliam
MeLen6on, Samuel Stsfford and VIM. Storr
| (negroes) were killed by cavipg sand bank
on the liae of the Macon and Brunswick
| Railroad to-day.
The Jury-Briblng Case.
WASHINGTON, November Sth.-In the Pc.
| lice Court this morning the case of Arthur
| Payne, one of the persons arrested on
charge of attempting to corrupt jarymen on
the star route trisl, wss rent to the Grand
Jury. and in default OF $4,000 bail Payne was
lodged in jail.
Serious Railroad Collision.
BANGOR (Me.), November Sth.-A special
| train which lett Bangor this morning with
leading officials of the Maine Central Railroad
and Eastern Railroad. cane in colli-ion with
the regular train at Lincoln on the EproI e IN
and North American Railroad this forenoon.
Two rear cars on the passenger train were
badly damaged. One passenger had leg
| broken. The locomotive of the special train
was thoroughly demolished, and several mem
beers of the railroad party received cuts and
bruises.
FrIghtful Gas Explosion.
PoTTsvnLE PA, November Sth.-An ex.
plosion of gas occurred in an exhausted ork-
ing of the Girard colliery, Girardvile, this
| afternoon. TIE defamation was heard and
felt at distance Of three miles L nth and
rock were thrown hundreds of feet in the air,
and scattered TO a great distance. Nobody
was seriously injured.
Change OF Ownership.
CHICAGO, November Sth.-An important
Change 10 the ownership of the Chicago Driv-
ing Park is announced. III. V. Bemis has
transferred the majority of the stock held by
him to several parties here, VINO have been
for some time negotiating for it. Their 10.
| terests will be represented by d. l.. Hall, who
| has been for the past three years manager of
the track. Arrangements are now in progress
for great running meeting in June, to be
followed in July by the usual week Of trot-
ting.
Change of Agents.
NEW YORK, November Sth.-J. G. Hues'
ton, General Agent of the New York Asso.
| ciated Press, has resigned. Hor. Erastus
Brooks has been appointed to the vacancy.
Wool at 8oston.
Boston, November Sth.-The demand for
wool is steady, but moderate, with prices un-
changed.
Sudden Death.
GOVERNORS ISLAND IN. W, November
Sth.-Colonal Richard Arnold. U. S. A.. sta.
toned here, died suddenly this mornirg.
Charged with Bisamy.
WORCESTER (Msss.l, November Sth.-Pro-
fessor Narcisst, DGyal, leader of the French
Baptists of this city, was to-day arrested on
the charge of bigamy.
Yellow Fever at Pensacola.
PENSACOLA (Fls.), November Stb.-Seven
new cases and one death from yellow fever
are reported. Yesterdays hopes Of frost are
again postponed. The weather is much
milder.
Destruction by Fire.
New YORK, November Sth.-A fire in the
1 md tsh o.. Iala do
4 Co., 24S and 245 Pearl street. to-day. caused
loss of 1000. Fred Doubleday was
burned to death, and another unknown man
was terribly burned about the legs.
An Evil BEING Investigated.
WAsHINGToN November Sth. An evil
which has grown to great proportions. and
| for which a remedy is being eagerly sought,
is now engaging the attention of Commits.
sioner McFarlsne, of the General Land
Office. 1t is to prevent persons who make
what is known as timber culture entries from
disposing. Of their entry without making
| some improvement as the law contemplates.
Under the law one year is allowed for i'm
| provement, but spectators are in the habit
of disposing of land before that period has
elsp3ed complying with the letter while they
violate the spirit of the law.
Contaminated for DESERVING His Post.
WASHINGTON, November Sth-The naval
Court. martial. of which Admiral Andrew
Bryson is President, convened at the Wash.
ington Navy Yard this morning for the trial
of Captain Fred. Hopkins, U. S. N, on a
charge of DESERVING his post at Pensacola on
account of the recent outbreak OF yellow
fever. The accused asked for del y until to-
morrow, to enable him to be examined by
counsel
Gas War ut Few Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS November Sth-The gas
company has turned off the gas in all the
psblic buildings controlled by the city, in
GLIDING the police stations, parish prison,
City Hall, etc. The city is now indebted to
the company 5000, 600.
ThermOMetrical.
REV YORK, November s h-Midnight-
HIGHEST tempe rsturs to-day 4S': loWest $50