The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-07
Dom PEDRO.
Our Washington Letter.
[FRoM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.
WASHINGTON, Sent, 30. 1882

From OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDEYT.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80, 1882.
In accordance with the act of Congress
Secretary Chandler to-day appointed the
board of naval officers to in
vestigate the circumstances of the loss of
the Jeanette: Commodore William G
Temple, President; Capt, Joseph N. Mil
Ter and Commander Frederick V. Nc
Neir; Master Samuel G. Leinly. Judge
The board will hold its first
meeting on Thursday, October 9th, at
the Navy Department. The survivors of
the Arctic expedition, at present in the
city. Lieut.. Danenhower, E gineer Mel
will appear as witnesses before the board,
and will oe thoroughly examined con-
cerning all the particulars of the expedi-
tion. from the sailing of the Jeanette |
until their return here. The report of
Lieut. Danenhower, which has been sub
mitted to the Secretary, and the report of
Engineer Melville, which is in prepara-
ton, will be considered by the board.
Secretary Chandler gave an interview of
some length this morning to Engineer
NJ, lville, Lieut.. Danenhower, and the
seaman Ninderman. All of the relics
aud re ords of the Jeanette expedition
which have been in the custody of En-
gineer Melville were formally turned over
to Secretary Chandler. They are of con-
sid rable bulk, completely filling what is
known as a musket box and large Sara
toga trunk. Text books were of little
value to US, said Engineer Melville in
the course of a conversation concerning
the cruise of the ill-fated Jea meta. 1--WE
had two of what are regarded as standard
authorities on dog sledging and they
failed in almost every particular to agree
with our actual experience. We had to
determine everything by experiment The
revenue cutter Corwin," he said, "had
been remarkably successful in getting as
far north as she did, but Capt. Hooper
was favored with an unusually open sea
son, whereas the Jeanette had to con
tend with one of the hardest, even in that
region.
A day or two ago the New York HER
AID had a ten-column attack on the Jay
Gould grabs. 1t further bewails and be
means the fact that that eminentsubscrib-
er to the Grant fund of quarter of u
million, raised and kept by George Jones,
of the New York TINES has obtained the
control of the New York Associated Press,
The New York ASS lciated Press is de.
crepit institution which has long since
ceased to be of any value as news gath
erer. II Gould wants it let him have It.
He can put it in glass case, SO its re-
mains won't offend visitors, and ke p it
on exhibition in his Office much as one
would an Egyptian mummy. which it re-
sembles so far as the possession of vital
power is concerned.
Secretary Chandler, when asked last
night about the rumor that he was to
succeed Mr., Folger as Secretary of the
Treasury, said: You had better deny IT..
There is nothing whatever in 1t, Il Sec
retarY Folger should leave the depart
would succeed him; moreover do not
believe that Secretary Folger will venture
10 resign, unless compelled to do so, and
then the Assistant Secretary New will
surely succeed him" 1t is inferred from
this and other statements that Secretary
Folger intends to remain in office until
after the New York elections.
The Womans Christian Temperance
: Union OF the District OF Columbia closed
its session at the Congregational Church,
at Il Q corner of Tenth and G streets
northwest, yesterday. This body Of
earnest women has done much good in
} the past, aud il is believed that the late
, meeting tended to still further good.
, Miss Frances L. Willard. the distinguish
ed temperance apostle was in atteI dance
at the meeting, aiding the local members
, with her wise counsels and giving them
the benefit of the lessons experience has
taught her.
The investigation into the charges OF
the attempted bribery Of jurors in the
, star-routs cases, which has been in pro-
gross In the office of the District Attorney
is now so nearly compl ted that TIE mat
ter is expected to be brought to the at
tention of the Police Court in few days.
J 1t is anticipated that the testimony will
develop some new facts of an interesting
character.
1t is understood that a number of lead
ing free trade writer's will appear before
! the tariff commission when that body
goes to New York. These gentlemen o
cliued TO go to Long Branch when the
commission was in session there, but
< stated that the commission would come
5 to New York they would give their view,
= in regard to the necessity of a revision
of the tariff laws. Among the gentlemen
referred n are David 4. Wells and j. S
S loore, The Parsee Merchant" Whopre
[ pared the Fernando Wood tariff bill
, Both are well known writers on r-venu,
and tariff reform. AUGUST.