Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-18
and Danenhower.

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DOMESTIC.
Melville and DanenhOwer.
WASHINGTON, September 1Sth.-Prepara.
lions are being made here to welcome En-
eineer Melville on his return. Meanwhile
fears are entertained that the straire ed rela.
tons between Lieutenan. Danenhower and
Melville may result in an unpleasant event.
There is much comm eat over the fact that
Lieutenant Danephower declined to attend the
banquet in New York given in honor of Mel
vile. This is the more marked in view of
the fact that Melville was his superior Of
hcer. The circumstance recalls the fact that
Danenhower, on his return to this country,
declined 10 call upon Mrs. Melville in Phila.
delpbia and give her news Of her husband.
It appears that Melville wrote letter to the
Navy Department charging Danenhower
with jealousy towards him which was almost
IKE insanity. These two officers never sgreed
during the expedition.
CARD FROM LIEUTENANT DANENHowER.
WASHINGTON, September I7th.-Lieuter.
ant Danenhower issues the following card:
My attention has been drawn to several items and
comments referring to alleged trouble between
thief Engineer George w. Melville and myself
ing, copied from New York paper is the first
which takes definite shape stating under the title
oil " Melville vs.. Dsnenhower," the alleged charge
OF Lieutenant Danenhower that If he (Melville) had
not turned back from the first search Captain De
Long and his companions might have been saved
The above alleged charge has never been made by
me; In the fret place. the facts would not admit Of
such a charge, for when Melville turned hack the
Captains party had been dead at least fifteen days
In the second place, l would never make such a
charge except TO the proper official authorities
Always avoided averse and premature criticisms OF
my late comrades, and will simply refer to what
said when confronted by half score of Journalists
ON board the Celtic, on my arrival at New York. and
published in the New York Herald of Nav 20 1850
nader the caption Of "Vind;cation of Melville. i
This was caused by my learning that he hail heep
hastily and unfairly cr icised previous To my re-
turn; made no charge against anyone. NV per.
sonal relations with Mr.. Melville have been of very
pheasant character kegfetting that I have to ap.
pear in pint, ard hoping that there will be no
further necessity for it, / am, respectfully.
JOHN w. DANENHOWER,
Lieutenant, U. S. N.
MRS. MELVILLE DELICIOUS
PHILADELPHIA, September 18th. Mrs.
Melville, wife of Engineer Melville. of the
Jeanette. was seized with delirium last night
ct the close of the demonstration at the bome
of the family. Sharon Hill, following. it il
said, an interview with her husband. She
mad been suffering from nervous prostraticp
previous to his arrival. TIE excif enept OF
her mind appeared to subside wi her hus.
band was ont of her presence. Melville lef.
the house the same night with friends. going
to Darby, near by, and has not returne i. II
Is hoped that she may recover. Profound
sympathy has bten cres'ei ke,e by the mis-.
fortune.
AN UNHAPPY STATE OF AFFAIRS.
PHILADELPHIA. September I7sh. -. The
adj al nnt
interview with Mrs. Melville. wife of Ea.
gineer Melville, in which she announces that
after his arrival at his home a. Sharon Hill.
suburb of the city, a long standing dis.
pute broke out between himself and bis wife.
which ended in his leaving the house and
abandoning his family. when Mr.. Melville
hsd met his children Saturday night, saws
Mrs. Melville In her interview" on the porch.
ne came to me. i was waiting for him in the
dinlng'room alone. He came in, and said
to him, Oh George. am glad to see you.
Are you nos glad to see mss He made no
reply, and his arms hung limp at his sides.
Then Meta caught him ty the hand and said.
hiss me eealn. papa | am SO glad to see
you, and he turned upon her and exclaimed,
IN an angry manner. Who taught you to
say thai? Then l saij, 'Oi, George,
don't talk SO. Some one will hear
you. TIE house is full of your
friends. Let US go out in the parlors
and recsive them They are no friends of
mine he replied. They are your friends.
not mine. | answered him pleasantly, and
led him INTO the parlors, where one or two of
the guess who had heard his gruff greeting
were greatly astonished; but all the evening
remained by his side, and though my
heart was breaking, 1 tried 20 bear
up through it all" "Can you account
for his strange behavior, Mrs. Melville
assign cause?' Nothing further than
dispieased him in regard to money matters,
and there was always scene on his return
from voyage. During his last trip he only
allowed me $50 month. How could l keep
up his house. and board and clothe nv.
sell aud his children, and send them
10 school, and meet the household
expenses out OF that. That is what has dis.
pleased him. This thing has been pending
for years, and now it has come ont and #
will kill me-" Later Mrs. Melville described
his breaking away from the house and leav-
Ing his family without dollar in the house
or food to eat. He left me in the most
heartisss manner" she said, land l never
want to see him again."
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast,
WASHINGTON, September 17th.-The fol.
lowing are the postofice changes for the
Pacific Coast: Offices stablished-Carissa.
San Luis Osispo county. Cal, Chester j
Brumbeg. Postmaster Lse, EIko county,
NV, John l.. Martin, Postmaster Sew.
mour. Maricopa county, A. T., Samuel Nc.
Michsls, Postmaster; Haines, Alaska, Eugene
>. Willard, Postmaster. Offices discontin.
ued-Jacob City, Todd county, Utah San
CaisIlna, Pima county, A. t.; San Simon,
Cochise county, A. I.
Charges Denied.
WASHINGTON, Sept ember l7th.-Tne De.
partment of Justice has received dispatches
from both Brewster, Cameron and special
agent Bowen, denying the charges of foreman
Dickson, of the star route iurv. Cameron
has been able to learn from the California
papers the entire statement of Dickson,
Bowen Is more remote from the telegraph,
Both are now proceeding to Washington as
rapidly as possible,
Yellow Fever.
-, BROWNSVILLE (Tex.) September 17sh.-
The water is still running in the streets.
twenty-five new cases were reported to-day,
and one death-a Mexican. The body was
taken to the cemetery by boats. The fever
on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande ex.
tends from Matamoras TO Reynosa, Camareo
and hier. Ga the Texas side it only extends
nine miles above here, tc Point Isabel, with
few cases at ranches 10 the direction of Cor
pus Christi A. J. Dear, agent of the Rio
Grsude Railroad Company, was taken down
last night No deaths have occurred there
since Friday from fever. The Board of
Health favors raising the quarantine against
Maeamoras. The new cases there are few,
and but two deaths are reported. The cele.
bration yesterday by the Matamoras people
lacked none of its usual enthusiasm, notwith.
standing the fever quarantine and partial in.
undation of the city.
No Nomination,
CESTRALIA Qll) September l7sh.-Tbe
Grsenbackers of the Ninth Congressional
District made no nomination, which ia yir.
tualiy an Endorsement of the Republican can.
didate.
Long Circuit.
GALVESTON Tex. September 17th,-The
Nees IA faso special says: The Western
Union Telegraph Company worked through
circuit from Boston to chihuahua, making
one OF tie longest overland circuits ever
worked by the company. Congratulations
were exchanged between the two cities.
A Good Place to Leave.
BosTos. September 17sb.-General Sher.
man and daughter. Colonel Tibball's wife and
governor Patterson, of New Hampshire, and
wife passed last night on the summit of
Mount Washington. When they left the
wind was blowing los miles an hour and the
temperature was IL below zero. The ice had
to be cut from the railroad track.
The ElmIra Fire.
ELMIRA IN. ". September I7th.-J.
Richardson, senior proprietor Of the Richard.
son shte factory, burned yesterday, says tt e
loss will certainly ie ich quarter Of million
dollars insured for S142, 600. The fire is
thought to have been of incendiary origin.
Raised Drafts.
Boston. September 17sh.-The Maverick
National Bank has been recently victimized
to the extent Of nearly Sc. 900 en- raised
drafts. The same game has been attempted
az tho Merchants National Bank. The vic.
timber escaped.