Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-17

THE JEANETTE INvEsT1GATIoN.-The examina-
tion Of Lieut. Danenhower was resumed at II
o'clock to-day before the board of inquiry He
was questioned relative to the general manage
ment OF the Jeanette after entering the Arctic
ocean, and, continuing his narrative, witness
sketched the progress OF the ship from day to day.
On september 4th Herald island was sighted. The
snip continued to work through the pack west and
northwest until September 9TH, when there was a
sudden sudden fan of more than thirty degrees in the
temperature, and new ice began to form. No fur
ther progress could be made after this, and In a
few days the ship went into winter quarters.
THE GOLD Com CERTIFICATEs.-The Treasury
department continues to receive letters from banks
In diff erent parts of the country making inquiries
as to when the gold certificates will be ready for
issue by other assistant treasurers than at New
York. The demand, however. has not seemed to
the department to be sufficient to authorize the
preparation OF another series Of certificates, and
fmperatfvely demanded by the public no further
steps will be taken towards their preparation. At
present applicants are informed that they can OBJ
tain certificates only upon the deposit of gold coin
With the assistant treasurer at New York. Ii a
new , series should be authorized the certificates
Will pear the signatures OF the register and treas
urer only, and will be issued as required through
all the assistant treaSurerS
SPECTRoscoPIC EXAMINATIONS OF THE COMET
Commander Sampson, U.S.N.,. has been making
spectroscopic observations OF the great comet at
the observatory, and the most marked feature
notlced Is the difference between the spectrum
now obtained and that obtained when the comet
was near the sun.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Midshipman Hugh Rodman
mas been ordered to the U. S. S. WachusettS
Lieut.. Richard NJ. Cults has been detached from
the Bureau OF Ordnance and ordered to ordnance
6uty at the Washington navy yard. Midshipman
Augustus G. Almy, from the training ship Ports
mouth, and placed on waiting orders. The leave
OF absence OF Capt l.. A. Beardslee, at present at
AlX-la-Chapele, Germany, has been extended
three months from November 18th.
SERGEANT MAsoN's CAsE.-Mr. Bigelow, counsel
for Sergeant Mason, has sent papers to Albany N.
Y, for the signature of his client, preparatory to
carrying an appeal to the United States Supreme
Court from the recent decision or the circuit court
or New York refusing to grant writ Of habeas
corpus. Mr Bigelow expresses himself as very
cOHHdenI or ultimately securing the release OF
Mason. He expects that the case Will be argued
IN the Supreme Court within two or three weeks.
SECRETARY TELLER, who has been absent on O
fishing excursion down the river, was at his desk
to-day.
The RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS so far in the diff
ferent states shows that the democrats have
gained in the Congressional delegations and the
IepuDllcans B. This Is shown as follows: In Maine
the republicans gained l and in West Virginia z
In Ohio the republicans lost and in Vermont /.
PATENTS WERE ISSUED TO-DAY as follows: Geo
f. Benkert Philadelphia. and L. G. Marini, Wash
1ngton, remedy for corns, bunions, &C.; Geo. F.
Brott, Washington, machine for pressing plaster
or other conditioned material into blocks; also
another patent for artificial fuel; Paul E. Du.
brenet, Baltimore, two patents for shirts; Jacob
karr, Washington, chronograph; JAS A. Maloney,
washington, and c. H. Kozl, CobOnez, Canada
aSsignees to American Electrophone company,
washington, plate for secondary batteries; Robert
X. Zell, Baltimore, boiler, furnace and attach
mentS
PERsoNAL--Medical Purveyor Baxter is at Fort
Leavenworth.- M. E. Ross and family, OF
Louisiana, have returned to the Arlington for the
winter r-Professor Baird was registered in New
iork last n1ght.-Lteut. Particle is on his way
10 washington, with his family.-State Senator
Strahan, or New York. is at the Arlington.-Mr.
L. H. Noting, prominent railway man of New
YORK, Is at the Rigga-Director OF the Mint Bur-
chard left here last night for visit to his home in
Freeport, Ill, to be gone about three weeks