New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
GETTING THE YANTIC READY.

The United States sloop-of-gar Yantic, which
has been at anchor IN the Norfh hver on une Dn be
Friday friday" night to be made @ ready d.. to
aoc4p1 aS the relief @ EXPEDITION to Lieutenant Greeys
party in Smith Sound Captain Wide the com,
mander of the Yantlc. was seen ~ lhe Navy 5aLu M
last evening by TRIBUNE reporter. lie SAID ne
was vet to receive definite instructions from the
Secretary of the Navy. as to the voyage M age
and the preparations for IT, At present @ we are are
You very little"
iceG ant. :, t,o r.. che vii,
he likely to be crushed. She has good
oak frame but is built so that the ICE wonld
crush her before lifting her above IT.. The TRIBUNE
is mistak ken about the Alliance having stood an Ice
crush in the waters of Spitzbergen. Ihc lantic Is
as strong as any vessel III the Navy but she lsI L
pecially for jamming right into the ice. and what
good the Yantic is uptherel do not see ButJa
isn't particular about the why and wherefore. II
we 90 to Lytieton Island where the PolariS people
wintered we must cross Melville Bay. and we wil
be pretty sure 10 into ice there, as the Juniata
and the Congress found it. The voyage up will
faEe ms about month, and we will lay in salt beef
etc enough TO last four months. l have suggested
that the vessel be sheathed at the water-lne, when
can probably be done & by pPGng ~ psIy
by the Fishery Commissions vessel
The Yantic is of 4l2 tons burden, and her crew
numbers about 1oO
ALBERT PULITZER CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
The case of the People against Albert Pulitzer.
Editor of The Morning Journal, charged with libel
on complaint of Mrs. Fanny Kellogg Bachert, came
up for hearing yesterday morning before Justice
White at the Tombs Mrs. Bachert was represented
by II. r. Squier and Judgc William Fullerton. aud
plalnant proved the publication of the libel and
tested. Mr.Dos Passos made motion to dismiss the
complaint the ground thatit appeared by theeyi-
dence that the defendant was the editor OF the
paper and was ignorant of the publication of the
libel and therefore. under the new criminal code,
was not responsible and applied for an adjourn
ment until June 22 10 prepare for an argument.
The case after some objection by the complainants
counsel, was adjourned accordingly. MI. dos
Passos in the course OF his remarks, paid higl
compliment to the character and standing OF Mrs
Bachert and said that there was no intention on
the part of the writer of the article TO suggest any
thing to her discredit
SUPPOSED ABDUCTION OF A MAN.
The police of Morrisapia were seeking infor
nation Yesterday about the supposed abduction
OF man in MISUNDERSTANDING eighth. st. late
on Friday night. There are few houses in thai
street between Lincoln aud Alexander aves., and
IN the stiffness Of night voices eau be heard DIS
Help! helpr were heard at ii o'clock Oh Friday
night by family living in One-hundred-a and
thirty,seventh-st. "A one-borse express wagon
WITH three men In 1T was seen gong through One
hundred. thirty -eighth-st. in the direction OF
Long Island Sound. One of the men drove the
horse while the other two were struggling
in the bottom Of the wagon The
under man was shouting for assistance
and trying vaInly to free himself East of Alexan.
derave. is grove. and the wagon soon disappeared
among the trees The cries of the man were hushed
about the same time. No policemen were in the
neighborho0d at the time and citizens who saw the
wagon were not close enough TO recognize the men
in II. 1t was not known what became OF the mer
after they disappeared In the grove.
MARRIOTT BEFORE JUDGE DONOHUE.
James II. Marriott who was arrested some time
AGO on the charge Of having brought stolen prop
srty into the State, consisting of diamonds valued
At about $75, ,000 and convicted OF the charge in
fhe Courf OF General Sessions was fsken vesterda,