Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. 4 CHASTLY DISCOVERY. I!I-Starred DeIong And His
 Comrades. MELVILLE FINDS THEIR REMAINS, Fears For the Other Missing
 Explorers. SENATOR BLAiR'S COUNSEL FEE. His Refusal to DivuIge Its
 Amount.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Found in Death-The IlI-Starred Jenn-
 ette and Her Crevv-NIelviIle StumbIes
 DeIons's Remains-The Search to
 he Continaed.
 WASHINGTON, May 5.-Oficial circles, particularly naval, have been shocked by the receipt by Secretary Chandler this evening of the following message:
 LENA DELTA, March 24, 1882.
 Found Delong and party dead. Found all the papers and books. Will continue the search for Chip. (signedD MELVILLE.
 The general opinion is that Chips boat capsized ill gale and that nothing but the bodies if anything will be found. The re- c very of Delong's papers is considered ex- txemely fortunate.
 NEW YORK, May 5.-The HeraId tomorrow will publish the following special cable:
 IRKUTsk, May 5-12 p. m,-The following dispatch just reached here by special messen- ger from Yakutsk:
 LENA DELTA March 24, 1S92.-I have found Lieutenant Delong and his party, all dead. All the books and papers have also been found. I remain to continue search for the party under Lieutenant Chip.
 (Signed) MELVILLE.
 Following is the last letter received from Delong. It gi yes the names of the men who were with him in the boat when it parted from the others during tho gale. Everyone the exception of Alderman and Naros, who left Delong and went after succor, persisted with their brave commander and have now been found in their icy shroud by Melville's party at Lena Delta.
 LENA DELTA, Monday, Sept 19, 1SS1.-The following named fourteen persons belonging to the steamer Jeannette, which was sunk by ice on June 12, 1881, in latitude N. 77.15, longitude 115, landed here on the evening of the 7th inst and will proceed on foot this afternoon to try to reach a settlement on the Lena river
 Signed-G. w. Delong, lieutenant com manding; l, Lieutenant Delong ?, Surgeon Amble; B. Mir. Collins; 4, w. F. c. Nider- man; 5, A. Gartz; 6, An Sam; 7, Alexy 8, H H. Erickson; 9, H. H. Koch; 10, c. W. Boyd; II, ". Lee; 12, N. Juerson 13, l.. J. Noros; If, A. Dressler. Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward it to the Secretary of the Navy with note of the time and place at which found.
 Senator Blair's Counsel Fee-He Refuses to DIvu1ge the Amount-Judse Devens Put Forward a Candidate for Gov ernor of Iassachusetts-Other Happen ings at the Capital
 WASHINGTON, May 5.-Before the Ship herd Investigating committee this morning Senator Blair was cross examined by MT. Blount. He refused to state how much Pc. ruvian stock be got as a counsel fee, as he thought it not essential to the public inter- est to answer such a question. Blaine un- derstood at their first interview that witness was counsel for Shipherd in such 8 relation that was not discreditable. Blouat repeated the question about the amount of stock given ] Blair Blair said he would answer it Blount could give any good reason for it. Blount replied that he had a good reason for asking, but was not ready yet to state it. Witness said his opinions as Shipherd's coun- ! sel were desired regarding the importance of the attitude of the government toward his claims, and he gave the opinion that the scrip was valueless until the claims were l showed to be just. The govern ment's policy must be defined toward ward the claims. If these turned out favor able then witness thought the capital of the 1 company would become valuable. Witness l refused to state the nature of the interest l Grant took in tho matter on the ground that 1 his knowledge of Grants position was conf dential Blount appealed to the chair to compel an answer. The chairman ordered an answer, but Blair again pleaded profes- l sional confidence, as the ground of all he l knew about Grants interest, obtained from Shipherd, his client. Blair denied the state ment of Shipherd that he had alleged the 1 bribery of Hurlbut as mentioned by Ship l herd at the interview with Blame. Ship 1 herds letter to Arizola was sent without the consent of witness and did not correctly rep resent the views of the department of State AS 8 Senator he would have considered it his duty to notify the government of this gross misrepresentation if he had not believed il 1 Hurlbut's business to do so. The session then adjourned until to- morrow.
 General Sheridan in dispatch to the Sec 1etary of War commends Generals Forsythe and Mckenzie for gallantry.
 The Secretary of State says that the dlplo matic correspondence with the British gov ernment will not be given until presented tc Congress.
 The Cabinet session to-day was devoted tc discussion of the Chinese bill. It is under stood the President will sign it. The bill reached the President this afternoon. An effort will be made to induce Judge Devens to take the Republican nomination for Governor in Massachusetts. Some of the party managers are satisfied, upon survey of the field, that neither Crapo, Bishop ol Moves possess the requisite strength, and tha a compromise candidate must be agreed upon Judge Devens' name is strongly urged in thi l connection, and it was said last night, at aMass achusetts dinner, that he would entertain thu proposition to run. If elected he would bt obliged to resign from the bench, but thu tenure of the Governor in Massachusetts Ii practically for three years, and the office is very honorable and agreeable one. The sug 1 gestion to unite on Judge Devens does not however, commend itself to many of the poll ticians here as they say it is doubtful if he i so situated as to be willing to accept the nom nation, and that if nominated, he would no
 have the strength of Mir. Crapo as candidate
 The committee of the American bar asso citation appointed to consider the subject o recognizing the Supreme Court have com 1 pleted their labors, which resulted in thre
 reports which are to be made public Monday
 Four members-E. J. Phelps of New Eng 1 land Cortlandt Parker of New Jersey. Vii
 liam M Evarts of New York and Richard Q
 Merrick of Washington have agreed to rec
 ommend that the Supreme Court be divide
 into two chambers to be arranged by tn court itself and the judges designated fo
 each by the court as it thinks proper fror
 time to time, the sections or chambers t.
 hear such cases as may be assigned them b.
 the court except cases of certain classe
 which shall be heard not by less than seve 3 judges sitting together.
 AIonzo Bell, assistant Secretary of the Ir
 terior, swore out warrants today chargin
 the proprietors of the Sunday Chronicle wit
 criminal libel for publishing that he was cog
 nizant of fragrant public robberies and abuse , in the department which could not have bee perpetrated without his virtual concurrence
 The names of ex-Secretary Schurz and th
 sx-commissioner of the general land office al
 mentioned in the same article. Other suit
 are likely to result. The case is set down fc
 trial on Monday.
 John Shaw (colored) has been sentenced
 be hung January 19, 1883, for the murder (
 his sister last March.
 The executive committee of the Republ
 can Congressional campaign committee tt \ night elected D. B. Henderson. of Indians $ secretary by unanimous vote.
 ' Rear Admiral John Rodgers died to-nigl
 of Bright's disease, aged seventy years. FC
 several years he has been stationed at the n
 val observatory ill this city.
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