Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
INTERESTING DISPATCH FROM LIEUT..
DANENHowEa.
Scientific Observations in the Polar
Regions.
pITNEY BEFORE THE CONTINGENT
FUND COMMITTEE.
THE MINoR-coLEMAN MAR
RACE.
THE BRIDE HAS A VERY BAD
RECORD.
THE BRIDE HAS A VERY BAD
RECORD.
THE DORSEY COMBINATION
INDICTED.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

special says the following dispatch from
Lieutenant D~anenhower, dated at Irkustk,
Feb. 4, has just been received here:
De Longs party is between the stations
OF Buleur Bolinoi and Sisterouck Usto-
leonsk, in a narrow wilderness 80 miles
long, devoid Of habitations and game.
Jerome G. Collins volunteered to stand by
the dying seaman Hans Erickson, and let
the others Of De Longs party push south.
The new search party builds huts and goes
over every inch Of the region, which is
plowed by heavy drift ice. Every Spring
while on the Jeanette we visited Norden-
skjold's Winter quarters. We found he
was safe before we entered the ice near
Herald Island. The general health Of the
crew during the 81 months drifting was
excellent. No scurvy appeared. We used
distilled water, and bear and salt meat
twice . week. No rum was served out.
Divine service was regularly held. We
took plenty of exercise, as everybody
hunted. Game was scarce. We got about
80 bears, $50 seals and 6 walruses. No
fish or whales were seen. All possible OBJ
servations were made during the drift, the
result showing q northeasterly course.
Our ship was keeled over and heavily
pressed by ice. Most Of the time the men,
tai strain was heavy on more han one OF
the ships company. The result OF the
drift for the first five months was 40 miles.
There was q conical movement Of the ice
drift which lasted six months. 1t was
| very rapid. SOunding's were pretty even.
| There were IS fathoms near Wrangle Land,
| which was often visible rs miles distant.
The greatest depth found was 80
fathoms, and the average 35. The bottom
was blue mud. Shrimps and plenty Of
theological specimens were brought up
from the bottom. The surface Of the
| water had q temperature of 20 degrees
above zero. The extremes Of temperature
Of air were: greatest cold, So degrees be-
low zero; greatest heat, A degrees above
| zero. The first Winter the mean temper
ature was 30 below zero, and the second
Winter SO degrees below zero. The first
Summer, the mean temperature was 40 de-
| grees above zero. The heaviest gale showed
o velocity Of about Ia miles an hour.
Such gales were not frequent. The barom-
etric and thermometric fluctuations were
not great. There was Q disturbance Of the
needle ooincident with the auroras. The
Winters growth Of. Toe was eight feet. The
heaviest Ice seen was 23 feet. The engineer
states that the heavy trusses saved the
ship Nov. al from being crushed. Tele-
phone wires were broken by the movement
Of ice. A Photographic collection was lost
with the ship. Lieut.. Chips 1000 au-
roral observations were also lost. The
naturalist notes were saved. Jeanette
Island was discovered May 6, In lat
ltude rs degrees Al minutes north,
longitude 1853 degrees SO minutes east.
1t was small and rocky, and we did not
visit II. Henrietta Island was discovered
and visited May "a. In latitude n degrees
8 minutes north, longitude 1877 degrees 50
minutes east. II 10 an extensive Island,
on which animals are scarce and glaciers
plenty. Bennett Island lies In lati-
tude 76 degrees SO minutes north,
1t Is very large. On 1t we found many
birds, old horns, drift wood and coal. but
mo- seal or walruses. A great tidal action
was observed. The coast Is bald and
rocky. A cape on the south coast was
named Cape Emma. We drifted back,
during the first week Of retreat, ~ miles.
The snow was knee deep. We had to go
thirteen times over the track and seven
times with loads. Lieutenant Chipp's
boat did better than ours (Melville's). On
the afternoon Of Sept. ~ three boats got
clear Of the ice off Seminousky Island.
About dusk that day Chipp was o thou
sand yards of our weather quarter, and
lowered sail as II rounding to, and we
lay to for "a hours under q triangular
drag. Nothing was ssen Of L~ieutensnant
Chipp's boat at daylight. He could not
get back to the island In o northeast gale,
and he was unable to carry his share Of
food. I observed q strong easterly cur
rent near Lena Delta. There were masses
Of driftwood between the Siberian Islands.
Jack Coles mind is not hopeIesaly alien
ated. He has not been violent for u
home may restore him.
investigation Of Charges Against
Secretary sherman.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Pitney to-day
came before the Contingent Fund Investi-
eating Committee and said he had notes
from Mrs. Sherman and Secretary Sher-
man, asking him to send workmen to the
Secretary's house, and said they knew this
would be charged to the Contingent Fund.
He claimed to be able to prove this,
though Upton and Lamphere had denied
1t in positive terms, and had also denied
that there were any such charges made.
Pitney. on his part, produced the notes to-
day, and entered into the details Of the
Some leading Stalwarts are
quietly taking . good deal Of interest In
the investigation, for the purpose OF bring
ing out injurious testimony. Senator Lo-
gan "a said to have refused to take o hand
In the matter, lest his action should be at.
tributed to personal motives.
OF q Celebrated Demi
Monde.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Clarice W. Coleman, |
an inmate Of a house of prostitution, was
married last night at the Sherman House
to Charles A. Minor Of New York City by
the assistant rector Of the fashionable
Christ Church. She claims to be the
daughter Of q we'll known Judge Of Coun-
oil Bluffs. She is known TO have been
the mistress Of q well known member OF
the Union Square Company, and Of Q naval
officer formerly stationed OF Mare Island,
with whom she made q tour around the
world, passing for seven years as his wife.
rhe name Of the naval officer given by her
had Q son at Is, who 10 now IS years old. |
His father, and her first husband. James
Coleman. stole her from q st. Louis
,onvent. and was afterward shot In Den |
ver. He died leaving her in good ciroum-
She has been written up here be-
lore. and IL q well known character.
Star Reuters Indicted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a rumor prevails
lbout the Courthouse. and is given consid-
,rable credence, that the Grand Jury has
goted upon one of the Star Route cases
which they have been considering, and d.