Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-17
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Oct 16.-Ihe secretary OF
the navy has decided to restore the grade
of port admiral at New York, abolished
when Vice Admiral Rowan was relieved
from the yards. Commodore J. II. Upshur,
at present commandant at New York, will
he assigned to the position, in addition to
his present duties.
The examination of Lieut.. Dannenhauer
was resumed before the Jeanette board OF
inquiry this morning. The interesting
feature of this proceedings was the intro.
duction in evidence of the log books of the
Jeanette and. the original master rolls and
charts, with the time cases i'll which they
were carried by Captain Belongs party,
through their desperate wanderings in 81
IBERIA. The papers all bore marks of severe
usage to which they have been subjected.
Several were almost entirely illegible. The
original plans of the Jeanette, before the
alterations were made upon e., and plans
showing the repairs and alterations made
at Mary Island navy yard were put in ev-
idence and were identified by Danen-
hauer.
Lieutenant Danenhower was asked to
give names, rank and grade of the ships
company. which he did, referring to the
ships book to refresh his memory. He
stated that the entire company on leaving
San Francisco numbered thirty-two; that
the Chinaman All Sing was discharged at
st. Michael, Alaska. and provided with
passage back to San Francisco, and Aiexy
and another Indian were employed to ac-
company the expedition us hunters and
dog drivers: that the company numbered
thirty three all told when the Jeanette en-
tered the Arctic ocean. Witness was then
asked to give running account of the
cruise from the date of leaving San Fran
cisco. July 8, 1879 until she sank June II,
1881, and began his narrative, using the
ships log for dates and to refesh his mem
DRY. Incidents of the voyage were briefly
touched upon, and at 2:30 p. ~, when the
court adjourned for the day, Lieut.. Danen
hover reached that point III his narrative
at which, at 10 p. ~. August 30, 1879, the
Jeanette entered the Artic ocean and laid
her course for the southeast cape OF Mran-
gle land Gas then called. He will resume
his story tomorrow morning.
The proposed order of inquiry into h
loss Of the Jeanette is as follows:
First-Ihe condition of the vessel on her
departure from San Francisco.
Second-Her management up to the
time of her destruction
Third-Her loss.
Fourth-Provisions made and plans
adopted for the several boats crews upon
their leaving the wreck.
Fifth-Eiforts made by various officers
for the safety of parties under their
charge, and for the relief of other parties.
Sixth-The general conduct and merits
of each and all officers and men Of the ex-
petition.
The department of agriculture reports
the average yield of oats to be somewhat
higher than last year, or in 1879, and the
product nearly as large as that of wheat,
probably about 4S0,O00,O00 bushels. llli-
nois, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and Kansas
are the states highest in rank in produc-
ton. The average yield of rye, average
from state returns, is 14.7-1O bushels,
making the crop 20,000,000 bushels,
or nearly the same as reported by
the census. The indicated average yield
of barley is about % bushels per acre, ag-
gregating 45,009000 bushels. California,
New York and Wisconsin together produce
more than half. or 27,O00,COO bushels. The
product in 1879 was 100000. The pros
pew IoA OuCh"llcdo ID SoOO Lux hCdIiJ dA
average product of 100000 to 100000
bushels. Pennsylvania produces nearly
half the crop, and reports 50 as the aver
age of condition, 100 representing full
normal yield New York makes the aver
ages IS. No ether state produces half a
million bushels. The general average
condition of potatoes is 81.
In the south, in the Ohio
valley and in Michigan, Missouri and Ne
braska the average is 100 to LOG. In the
northwest and in the eastern and middle
states the condition is lower. 1t is 70 in
New York, So in Maine, and 81 in Vermont.
Returns indicate probable yield of 80
bushels per acre on an area of nearly two
million acres.
The total values of exports of domestic
breadstuffs during The month ending the
3Oth of September is $45,127.79; cor
responding period in 1881 the values were
$177, 1888.
telegram from Revenue Agent Chap
man. dated Atlanta, Ga, Oct. Is, states
that a verdict of guilty has been rendered
against the man who3burned Deputy Col
lector Stewards property, and attempted
to murder him; nd, also, that the prison
ers made bold attempt to escape from
the court house upon hearing the verdict.
One Of them, James Findley, rushed
through the crowd with drawn revolver and
escaped.
The Queen City National bank of Gin
-cinnati is authorized to begin business with
a capital of $25O,OO0. The Second National
bank of Circieville is authorized to extend
its charter to Oct. l6, 1902.
New postofiices were to-day established
at the following points: Wynne, Cross
county. Ark, Joseph A. Martin. postmas-
ter; Brush, Weld county, Colorado, Rasmus
Nelson, postmaster; Chamness, Henry
county, Ind, Sylvester Chamness, post
master; Merrimac, Taylor county. KY,
Ulysses G. Ciarkson, postmaster; Rudd,
Ballard county, KY. VIM. c. Rudd, post
master; Hollywood, Carver county, Mimi,
Reinhold Feglin, postmaster; Cliff, Ham
ilton, O., Chas. D. Bogart, postmaster.
The retirement from active service bv
the operation of the law of Major General
Mcdowell Oct. Is, is announced to the
army.
The annual report of the auditor shows
there were on file and recorded during the
fscal year 1871 accounts and claims, of
which 1850 were settled, amounting to
-S65,474,074, leaving unsettled 23,16l in
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