Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-23
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. A LONELY FUNERAL, MeIviIIe's Last Tribute to
 His Comrades. FACTS PROVEN BY DEMURRING, An Important Decision for Insurance Companies. THE DEATH OF THURLOW WEED Close of a Busy and Event.
 full Career.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Hfonors to the Dead-NIeIvilIe Tells of
 the Arctic FuneraI-An Affecting Trib-
 ute to his Departed Comrades-A Day's
 Happenings at the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Me1villes cross- examination opened to-day. He stated that it was impossible to have begun the search for De Long and his party sooner. Melville was not asked whether he had used the lan- guage ascribed to him by Dr. Collins, but by implication said he had not. Ninderman says Melville's statement is correct. Mel vile was asked if he had ever given an order that Danenhower be brought back to camp dead or alive. He replied he had never given such an order, but would not have hesitated giving it if necessary. A number of ques- tions prepared by Dr. Collins, brother of Jerome J. Collins, were asked, but were ruled out. In regard to the burial of Col lins' body he said he did not examine the body at any time, and all the searching was done by Ninderman and Bartlett and all the articles found were given to him. He sug- gested that the cross on Collins neck be tucked inside his shirt and buried with the body, which he presumed was done.. The bodies were then taken to he tomb and placed in row, Captain De Long first, next to him Dr. Amber, then MT. Collins, and last An Sam whose body was placed farthest on the north, the bodies being placed in the same order as the names were cut upon the cross which had been prepared to be erected over the tomb. Witness then described the burial and the erection of pyramid of stones over the tomb.
 The District commissioners have found George o. Miller, detective, guilty of the specifications charged against him and an order has been issued removing him from the police force.
 The President is engaged on his message at theSSoldiers' Home. He was not at the White House oday.
 Governor Cameron of Virginia, Senator- elect Riddleberger and other prominent Re- adjusters had conference this evening with committee of the women's federation of labor regarding the aims of that organization. Governor Butler is expected in the city to- him to enlist his aid In the same cause Gen. eral Butler is an honorary member of the national confederation.
 The annual report of the supervising in- spector general shows that the number of accidents to steam vessels during the year was fl, involving loss of 2O5 lives, being an average of one life lost to each 1,727, ,171 passengers carried.
 The annual report of the fourth auditor of the Treasury shows the expenditures of the Navy department to have amounted to $15,- 900, 900 during the past year. The fourth auditor recommends in regard to appoint
 ments in Washington that they be distribut- ed according to the population of the States, that preliminary examination be held in the applicants own State and that a fixed term of office for five or seven years be establish ed, during which time the appointee cannot be removed except for cause, and that pro- ] motions, all other things being equal, shall be in accordance with seniority of service. Neither Attorney General Brewster nol Colonel George Bliss will say anything re- garding ex-Senator Dorsey's published de- ! nials of their allegations in the Star route matters
 It is stated here to night that an attempt 1 was made short time before the election to I steal from the War department the original l black flag hoisted at Fort Pillow, the obiec l being to take it to Mississippi and exhibit il l to the colored voters in Chalmers distric l for the purpose of defeating him.