Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-28

With the star route jury bribery cases, VINO is Stl
in jail, have been trying In vain for the past two
| days to get q bondsmen for him, but have not
found any one yet that Will give the $4,000 bail
required.
The Retreat from the Jeannetfe.
| LIEUT. DANENHOwER CONTINUES HIS NARRATIVE.
Before the Jeanette board OF inquiry this morn
| ing Lieut.. Danenhower resumed his narrative of
| the retreat after the loss Of the Jeanette He
said that the next day was spent in working east
ward. On the 21St they met natives who offered
to pilot them to Buun and on the % they started
| down the river and met natives on the way. On
from Bulun and were kindly received.
| The condition OF the party at this time was very
| bad. Mr.. Melville was carried from the boat to
the house on sled, while Leech and Lauterbach
were hardly able to -, stand. The next
for a writing. which he indicated he wantel
for the priest at Bulun. Accordingly
they wrote letters in English, French, German and
of the ship fast in the ice. These documents were
sewed up, in a cloth bag and given to the Chief
we would soon be In Bulun. On the next day the
party was assigned to hut which the natives
how to take care of themselves, and also told them
would be in command. october sth they were
surprised to see Russian in the village Witness
house. The witness made arrangements
with the Russian to take them to Bulun;;
He returned to camp, and Mr.: Melville expressed
| great satisfaction at the results OF his trip Mr..
Melville had greatly improved and again took
| command The men one by one recovered, and
We're soon again able to do duty.
The party remained at the village six
esG1e they na In h
their experiences during this interval and their
numerous negotiations and interviews with
| succeeded In spreading the new in regard to the
missing vessels. On Monday, October nth, wit
Of the missing boats, and reported to Mr.. Mel
| VILE his i'll success.
October goth, Kousma. who had been sent to
| Bulun, returned and brought note from Ninder-
| man Stating that the captains party was st rving.
| Kousma explained that he met two men eNoros
and Nindernan) at the village of the seven houses
Gas he called it, Mr.. Neville turned over the
charge OF the party to witness and started Tor
Buiun the next day. Twas all ready to continue
the search, and SO stated to Mr.. Melville, when he
| ordered me TO remain in charge OF the camp.
Continuing his narrative, witness stated that on
| November lSt the cOmmandant OF Bulun ar
rived at the village where the whale
boat party was and called upon them about II a.
m He presented long document signed by
| Ninderman and NOroS, and reading the document
| and finding that the location Of the captains
party was not stated, witness decided to send it 10
| Mr.. Melville, who was then on his way to Buiun,
but could not induce any OF the natives TO under
take the journey.
The rest OF the narrative related to the move
mentS of the party and their treatment by the
Russian authorities (ull details OF which have
already been pn6iisaeD on tngIr Journey to Va
|
| day, when Lieut.. Danenhower will probably con-
| clude his testimony.
| ARMY LEAvES.-The leave OF absence granted
Capt Charles r. Barnett, assistant gu trternaster,
is ext ended until January 1, 1883. Leave for six
| months is granted First Lieut. Francis b. Jones.
regimental quart ermaster 81 infantry. The leave
! granted Second Lieut.. James A. Hutton, IS eX-
| tended two months. hcleave OF absence granted
Second Lieut.. James V. S. Paddock, 9th cavalry, is
extended three months.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department is In
| formed Of the arrival OF the Powhatan at Ports
mouth, n H., with the Constitution in tow, and of
the departure OF the TalapoOSa from CharleStoyn,
| Mass, for Portsmouth, n. II. Commodore Wells,
commanding the navy yard, Portsmouth, N Ii.
reports to the Secretary OF the Navy that the re-
| mains OF the late Capt. W. A. Parker, U. S. N,
were buried at The cemetery at Portsmouth with
military honors. The Vandalia, with Montauk,
arrived at League Island, Pa, yesterday evening.
WINTER QUARTERs.-Gen. R. B. Ayres, com.
handing the ID artillery, has notified the War de-
partment that his command viii break camp at
Gaithersburg Nd, In few days. AMI return tC
the respective Standardization barracks
Washington, DC, and Fort MICH tnry. Nd. Gen.
Ayres has asked permission for the troops to visit
Antietam and Gettysburg on their march to theiI
winter stations.
NEWS FROM THE AsIArIc SQUADRoN-Rear Ad
mral Clitz, commanding the ASiat!c station, re-
ports to the Navy department under date OF Yoko-
hama, Japan, October 9th, that the Swatara ar
rived at Singapore August 26th. and LETT that port
on the 31st. She passed Augerhead, Java, or
September 81. The Monocacy was ordered tC
proceed direct to Yokohama, but was delayed al
Chefoo, September pit. by a broken rudder spin
die. new one was ordered from Shanghai Tht
distribution OF the other vessels in the Asiattt
station remained as when last reported On DC
tober 9Th ADM Admiral Ctz reports that affairs were
Coreans have been seen walking in the street:
: of Yokohama, and good feeling between Cores
and Japan seems to be entirely restored. Mr.
| HanaDuSl was given q DuDl1C rGc6Dt1OQ mere
upon his return from his successful mission tx
Corea. Cholera has ceased in this neighborhood
lent. ~ ''''''' VI '''' ''C'' ''''' '''N'' 40 ~
is Informed that the prizes for the army rifle con
> tests, which have just closed at Fort Leaven
, worth, Kansas, were awarded as follows: Firs
. prize to Sergeant Barrett. OF the engineers; sec
Ond, to Sergeant Clark, list cavalry; third to Ser
geant James, 9th cavalry; fourth. to Sergean
DAILY 1st artillery; NTH, to private Harring ton
LIST artillery, and sixth, to Lieut. Homer, 9Th arrl
lery.
NOT THAT BowEN.-Mr. Joel w. Bowman, VIII
is special examiner of accounts for the depart
ment OF Justice, and who was recently recalled
from North Carolina to testify in the star rout
bribery cases, has been ordered to Georgia to ex
anime the accounts OF Marshal Longstreet MI
Bowman's name has on several occasions bee
COMPOUNDED with the name OF Henry A. Bower
who is charged by foreman Dickson, OF the sta
route jury, with attempting to bride him, but b
knows nothing whatever of the matter.
THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONVENTION
Hon. j. II. Blackfan, the superintendent OF tn
foreign mails division, submitted his annual re
port to the Postmaster General this morning.
. recommends legislation to carry into effect tn
provisions of article 9th OF the univer sal post,
union convention. concluded in Paris June Is
} 1878, respecting the payment of limited linden
nifty in the case OF loss OF registered article.
AN INTERESTING WILL CAsE.-TO-day Mary
HaweS filed by Mr. /. G. kimball O bill az aims
Mary Ann JervlS The complainant is the wldo
OF the late W. B. Halves. Who died In 1879, and d
PENDANT his sister, The bill sets forth that In Isl
Halves adopted Charles Gerlock, who took I'll
name OF ChaS. G. Halves, and he was to be raiset
cared for and educated as his own son; that aftt
!. her marriage and adoption OF the son Halves IL
tended to make new will, but neglected to do Sc
!, that in August. 1872 paper purporting to be til
will was admitted to probate with reference to
: settlement and provision for the adopted sol
I | that subsequently settlement was reached
which all real estate not included in the will Wa