Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-21
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. MAHONE'S LITTLE LEVY. A Persistent Canvass of the
 Departments. HIS METHODS UNDER DISCUSSION. The President Opposed to
 Forced Payments. THE LOSS OF THE JEANETTE. A Graphic Tale by Lieutenant
 DanenhoWer.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 Iahone's Asseasmanxs-No Let Up For
 the Poor Clerks-The Whole Matter
 Discussed by the CabInet-Othsr Nxat-
 ters.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Secretary Tender son of the Republican Congressional con- mittee appears at loss to account for the publication of letters between himself and Treasurer HubbsI on the Virginia campaign. He refuses to say anything on the subject of Mahone's expectations and how they were met, but does say that the author of the ar ticle in which the letters were published is scavenger of the press and acknowledged let ter thief and should be shown up by all de- cent journals in the country. Malone con- tinues most energetic in collecting assesg- ments in the departments. So persistent has he been that one Secretary brought the subject of assessments up in the Cabinet meeting to day in the hope of learning whether to interfere CT not. The subject was informally discussed and the Presidents views, which were acquiesced in by all pres- ent, were that there should be no enforce ment of payment, but that there was no objection to collectors going through the de- partments for voluntary contributions for campaign purposes. Secretary Folger had long private conversation with the President after the meeting.
 Postmaster General Howe to-day adopted new schedule of prices for stamped envelopes which is average reduction of 10 per cent. from present prices and is to take effect Jan- uary l. special request to return to the writer will be printed without additional cost when envelopes are ordered ln quantities of five hundred or over.
 It is rumored tonight that Postmaster General Howe is about to resign his seat in the Cabinet and will be succeeded by First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton before November 1. The cause assigned is that Howe recognizes that he has run counter to the administration policy in regard to award ing certain contracts.
 The statement of the government counsel in the Star route bribery cases was excluded to-day and Attorney General Brewster WAS informed that it could be made public as soon as he gave the word. Mir. Brewster asked to see it first and it has been sent to Philadelphia for his perusal. It is under stood that 1t contains several ahdavlts touching Dickson's charge of attempts to bribe him and full statements by Brewster Cameron, Henry A. Bowen and others con- cerning efforts of the defense in the way of bribing certain members of the jury.
 The Fate of the Jeannette-Lteutennn Danenhower's Grnph1c Tnle-A Terrible Struggle for Life.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Lieutenant Danen~ hover resumed his narrative before the Jean nette board of inquiry this morning. He said about p. m. on June 12 very heavy ice pressure was felt. Witness saw Mir. Dunbar come on deck from the ward room with his knapsack, and felt that the crisis had come, halr J Loo r and threw it on to the cabinet. At that mo- ment he met Dr. Ambler, who cried loudly, ''The order is to abandon the ship.' Witness then threw his knapsack over the starboard rail upon the ice and returned to get other things, but found the water half way up the ward room. He then went to MT. Chipp, who was sick in bed at the time, and succeeded in getting him out. Chipp's room was on the port side of the poop cabin, At this time all hands were employed under direction of the captain, who stood on the bridge getting out the pemmican, camp gear, ammunition and other stores. Another party of men was also working in the after-hold until the water rose too high for them to remain there. There was also detail of men on the ice placing the stores in 8 safe situation Witness reported to the surgeon that he was ready for work and requested to be recom- mended to the captain for light duty. The surgeon promised to do so and in the mean time requested witness to assist him in break ing out the medical stores and liquors, which witness did, slowing them in one of the boats At about p. the order was given 1 by the captain for everybody to leave the ship The water was then level with the spar 1 deck, the ship heeling 230 to the starboard. During the p"essures end before she was crushed the ship had turned and seemed to lift little, sometimes at the bow and some times at the stern. When she was finally | hove to the starboard the ice coming above | her. doubling, seemed to hold her down and ! the pressures were felt in her timber heads ! Dr. Amber at the time told witness that he entered the ward room to get some stores, l and on lifting @ hatch cover found the water I coming into the ship, and upon h1s (Am-
 blers) reporting this to the captain the order l before mentioned was given. Everyone left | the ship and the order was given to camp I and prepare coffee. This was after the | boats, provisions and stores had been shift | ed to large foe piece about 25O yards of l the starboard bow. This was done at the | suggestion of MT. Dunbar, the ice pilot, as l the ice in the near vicinity was too much l broken up to afford good and safe place for camping. The sun had been above tho | horizon at midnight since May, and the ! light was very good except in very cloudy I weather. The snow at the time was 21 feet l deep and the thermometer ranged from 15' I to 2Oo (Fahrenheit) above zero.
 ! Jack Cole, boatswain, Alfred Sweetman | carpenter, and myself stood for five or ter
 minutes examining and discussing the situa
 ton. We found place on the ships sid.
 below the after end of the forechains on tht 1 port side, which appeared to be bulgsd il
 near the water line of if tongue of ice hac
 impinged on that part. The fractur, covered about three feet souare l Mir. Sweetman suggested going aboard tt l lower the whaleboat and asked witness tc
 speak to the captain about it. Witness de
 clined, but said, '"There are enough of u
 here to lower her, if necessary" Mir. Sweet
 man then spoke to the captain and he quietl,
 and pleasantly remarked, i've have a sufi
 cient number of boats already on the ice
 The three then returned to camp together
 leaving the captain near the port quarter ant
 the only person in the vicinity of the ship
 After coffee had been served the party turnet
 in. This was about II p. m. few min l utes later a loud cracking of the ice wa | heard and the order, "Turn out, every
 body" was given. The ice was cracked neal
 the captains tent and it became necessary t. | shift everything to an adjoining and safe
 foe piece. All hands turned in again abou ! l a. III. on the 18th, a watch having been set ! About a. witness was awakened by
 seaman who was calling his relief and saying
 Hurry up for the ship is going down. 1 Witness heard a crash and the remarks of tn two men as they watched her go down Tha
 morning, after all hands were called the spo ! where tne snip sank was visited by the party
 cabin chair, a signal chest and few piece of wood were found. In reply to questions
 Lieutenant Danenhower said he attribute
 the loss of the vessel to the pressure of ic
 on June 12, 1881, when she stood it for thre
 hours before beginning to leak and said tha
 if in command he would not then have COT tinued the exploration further in the Jeal . nette
 THE SOUTH.