Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08

seaman Ninderman's Narrative Com
tinued.


The Jeanette board met at 10 o'clock this
morning and the record of yesterdays testi-
mony was read. Ninderman, in answer to a
question as to his movements after meeting
Melville and what action was taken to relieve
the crews OF the first and second cutters, said
that he described to Mr. Melville their journey
ings and made chart. Melville directed the
young pope to furnish provisions for search
for De Longs party. On November s. Melville
had everything ready to make start in search
of De Longs party. Orders what to
do were lett for Lieut.. Danenhower,
when he should arrive at Bulun. Melville took
native who seemed to know all the huts Wis
tied. The next day Danenhower and the rest
arrived Arrangements were made to send all
the party south except Bartlett. 1t was impos-
sible to get transportation for everybody. No
vember IL. DanenhOwer made arrangements to
take five men besides himself He ask ed witness
II he was fit to travel and Bartlett. witness and
four others were left. That afternoon they
started for Yakutsk. About Gath November
they lost sight of the sun. Witness and Bart
lett had talk with the cOmmandant about Mel
vile, who had been gone twenty days.
DANENHOwER AND PARTY
lett for the south January 10, 1882, but the
search party had to delay until January 18th in
order to get provisions enough. Melville Or
dered witness and BOubOkoff to start January
18th for Verkeransk thence to Bulun, and there
to await his arrival. They left Yakutsk in the
afternoon and travelled day and night until they
reached Verkeransk, January goth. Here they
stopped couple of days to lay in a supply of
provisions, and then proceeded towards Bulun.
Four hundred verstS from Bulun the snow was
very deep and travelling very bad.
The witness continued the narrative of his
journey. On the23d they started northwest and
circled from headand to headland until they
to the eastward, and in going east they found
place where fire had been built. Around the
fireplace they saw foot tracks. Witness was
going along the river bank to the north and saw
the old scOw that he and NOros had passed on
the day they left the captain. They proceeded
about LOCO yards They saw tripod with
rifle on 1t about foot out Of the snow.
Witness went to the scOw, and on returning
Melville told him he had found three of the party
near the tripod-Captain, doctor and All Sam
and wanted witness to help him get them out
of the snow. Melville said he first saw the cooks
pot on the bank, and on looking about saw
DE LONGS HAND
sticking out of the snow. Witness found five
twenty dollar gold pieces in the captains
pocket, which he gave to Melville. Everything
found on the bodies was tied up. The bodies
were placed together and covered up with rags
and pieces of the tent.
They returned to the tripod where the natives
had found two cases containing ships papers.
Melville told them to dig further, and they soon
laid bare two more bodies which they could
not recognize. AS it was late and the weather
was bad they returned to Matrei, taking only
the ships papers, leaving the bodies where they
were found leaving landmark by which they
could recognize the place in case the snow
drifted. At Matrei they found Bartlett, who
had arrived about noon.
On the morning of March "a witness and
Bartlett were ordered by Melville to return to
the place where the bodies were found. Upon
arriving at the place they commenced digging
where the first three bodies were found, finding
many small articles. From the captains jour
nal they learned that AleXy was buried east Of
the flat boat. and they tried to find the burying
place. but did not succeed.
They then placed the bodies ofthe captain doc
tor and All Sam on the sleighs and conveyed
them to Matrei, where they were buried
in the snow, being covered with the tents
The court at this point adjourned until to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock.
Petition for a Mandanlus Oh the Dis
trict Commissioners.
To-day, Mr.. Jos. H. Bradley, for Robert
Beverly and Robert A. Hooe. filed petition
for mandamus on the District Commissioners
They state that they are owners of lot and
part 10, square 400: that in April last they
agreed with the Postmaster General to erect a
building thereon to rent to the United States.
and that in August last. when the building was
not over half completed the District assessed it
at $40 600 value, liable to a tax of 5000. but
they received no notice OF this till November
Jast. and they then asked that this assessment be
struck from the books, but the Commissioners
have refused to do so. They therefore ask that
the mandamus issue to compel them to strike
the building from the book Of taxable property
for the present year.
n Coxr
PANY FOR 5000 DAMAGEs.-In the case of
Hamilton A. Moore agt. the Metropolitan rail-
road company, in the Circuit Court, Judge Mac
Arthur the jury yesterday afternoon rendered
verdict for S., 600 damages. This was an action
Tor damages claimed to have been sustained by
car OF defendant running over him in April,
1881, by which his legs were fractured. Messrs
+. I. Browning and w. F. Mattingly appeared
for the plaintiff and Mr.. N. Wilson for defend
ant. On exceptions taken to the ruling of the
court the case will GO to the General Term.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET.-Wednesda
there were $50 head of cattle up for sale-35O
were stock cattle from Chicago, and were pur-
chased by farmers and drovers to take to Lou Lou
doun county. Va. Neat fat cattle brought 3 to
81 cents. The price for the best is unchanged,
but medium and common cattle sold from d to
q cent per pound lower Sheep and lambs are
very dull.the market being overstocked. Old
sheep sold for 3 to ~; lambs to So cents.
Mich cows. $50 to $50. There was no change
in live hogs nor veal calves. The pork market
is good; near by supplies bring Sto SA cents per
pound.
A DESERTED WIFEs PETITION FOR DIVORCE
To-Day, Sallie E. Reynolds, by c. G. Benjamin
Med petition for a, divorce from the bonds OF
matrimony with w. H. Reynolds. She states that
they they were married. by Rev. DR.. Newman,
May ga, 1877 In this city, and lived together un-
til 18th OF the same month when he left the CITY,
as he said for louisville, KY. on business, and she
corresponded with him In that city in June. July,
and August, ri, during which time he sent in ali
ABOUT 500, and since September she has not heard
from him, and has had to earn her own living
BILL FOR AN ACCOUNT, ETC.-Messrs S. 8.
Henkle and H. B. Moulton for r. A. Balloch.
has filed bill for an account, receiver &C..
against the Massachusetts, Mutual Life Insur.
ance Company ct al 1t is claimed that defen-
dants erected block Of houses on 10th and 8
streets, plaintiff acting as the agent, making
the payments: DC, and the block being COM
peted plaintiff has not been settled with
WILLS FHED.-TO-day in the Probate Court
the will of John NJ. Lyon was fled He be-
queaths one dollar to Claude Lyon and the rest