Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-23

ing press and number of documents re- vealing plot against the Czar have been discovered in this city and seized by the po- lice. Several persons supposed to have been connected with the scheme have been ar rested.
 Murderer Sentenced to Death. ALTON, H., Oct. 22.-At Evansville this morning the jury in the case of Felix Hen ", the Rocky Fork murderer, returned yer dict of guilty and fixed the penalty of death. After his arrest he made confession of his guilt, but on the trial just closed claimed
 that it had been extorted from him by threats. Henry was the negro arrested for the murder of Ross and Depugh at Rocky Fork in March, 1883.
 Liberals and Conservatives at Fable Together.
 LONDON, Oct. 22.-The leaders of the Con- servative and Liberal parties held elaborate
 banquets tonight on the eve of the opening of the October session of Parliament They were all numerously attended by the follow CTS of the respective parties. Perhaps the ! most successful event was Lady Granvi1le's reception, which was notable for the num- Der of prominent Conservatives as well as Liberals who were present. From hints l dropped by those who had been granted a private hearing of the Queens speech to be read at the opening it is understood that she ! will refer to the franchise bill as the chief ! object of the session and will not mention E the redistribution scheme.
 The National Un1versalist Convention. \ PEORIA, H., Oct. 22.-The national Uni versalist convention assembled in this city at { g o'clock this morning. The attendance was E unusually good. A prayer and praise meet ! ing was held at o'clock which was led by Rev. Mary Gerard of Clinton, Iowa. At 10 o'clock the convention was formally organ ized.
 AMID THE ARCTIC SHOWS. ! The Expedition That Rescued GreeIy A Vivid Word Picture of the Hard- ships and Suferings That the Party Found in the Frozen North.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-Commodore Schley, of the Greedy relief expedition, has | submitted his report to the Secretary of the Navy. After giving in detail description E of the progress of the expedition through the \ ice he describes Lieutenant Greely's perma- ! nent camp as being located nearly midway between Cooked Hat Island and Cape Sa- ! bine. He says it was situated about seventy I five feet back from the beach on Q slight ! elevation above the water and protected by \ high mountains to the southward. Commo- \ dore Schley then describes at length and f substantially as heretofore published the inn pressive scene inside the tent on his arrival In concluding this description the commo- ! dore says: 'I hope never again in my life to look upon such wretchedness and such desti- ! ton. The picture was more startling and H \ could be possible. In beholding it I stood \ for a moment almost unnamed and then I realized that if the expedition had demon | strated any one thing more than another it was that an hour had it's value to at least one ! of that party. Stouter hearts than mine felt | full of sorrow. Eyes that had not wept for years were moistened with tears in the solem- | nifty of that precious hour in the lives of that heroic little band of sufferers until this mo ment so hopeless and helpless" Continuing | Commodore Schley says: ''The sur vivors were taken on board the ! ship. The surgeons and myself ! accompanied them. Lieutenant Emory was left on shore to exhume the dead and so
 bring off everything belonging to the expedi- I tion found in or about the camp. I did not return to the shore. The dead were buried on ridge back of the camp, distant from it ! about forty yards. The remains of Privates | Henry and Schneider were found on the ice ! west of the camp, distant about fifty yards ! In exhuming these bodies at
 a time taken up and wrapped l in blankets. Tickets tags of canvas | order of the exhuming them, 1, 2, 3, &c., | &c. Dieutenant Emory drew plot of this | burying ground with the numbers of the | graves marked in the order of exhuming. ! This plot was subsequently submitted to Sergeant Brainard, who had superintended ! the burials The names of the dead core 1 spending to the numbers were marked under them. Their identity was complete. The
 bodies were carefully wrapped up and slowed | in one of the dories. The bodies were cover ed with ice and guarded until tanks could be prepared to hold alcohol. By a. m., June l B, the bodies of all the dead, as ] we'll as all records, instruments, ! clothing and relics found in camp I were on board the Thetis and the Bear. l Both ships then steamed back to Payer liar
 bor. Lieutenant Greely and Sergeant Brain 1 ard being much improved by 10 a. m. of l June 23 informed me officially (the former I referring me to his diary for verifcation)
 that seventeen men of the expedition had ! perished by starvation and one had been
 drowned while sealing. The bodies were re-
 covered except that of Jeans Edward, the
 Esqufmatlx, who was drowned, and those of
 Benders Sergeant Gardner and Dr.
 ! Pavy. These bodies having been
 buried in the ice part were swept
 away. At Il a. m. I sent Lieutetant
 Emory with the Bear back to the wreck
 l camp with Lieutenant Sabree, Chief Engi-
 neer Melville and number of men from the
 Thetis to make another search and to include
 the coast west of the camp to Cape Sabine
 1 This was without result. The tanks having
 been prepared by the 25th the bodies of the l dead were transferred to them. From eact |, ] body the clothing removed. It was P then wrapped in strips of cotton cloth. Cot
 I ton sheeting was used to cover the whole 1 The bodies were secured against movement in the tanks. It was found that the bodies of Kislingbury, Jewell, Ralston Whistler, Henry and Ellis had been GU , and the 1eshy parts removed to greater ol less extent. All the other bodies were found intact. Some of the bodies could be recog nized by photographs. Others whose fea : lures had decayed were identified by othe | characteristics. 1 am satisfied that no mis take was made in this important matter which so impressed me from the beginning. : He states that the total expense of the ex 7 petition will aggregate about $750, ,000, bu g that a considerable portion of this sum wa
 for the purchase of the ships which were re
 l turned in good condition. He highly com
 1 mends Commander Coffin and the other off cials of the various ships, and say r | the selection of the crews of the three vessel 9 was faultless. There were no punishment on board the ships until the return to civil ization and the few cases then were caused ! entirely by rum. The commodore pays I high tribute to Secretaries Chandler ant Lincoln for their efforts in securing congres | ] sienal action and concludes as follows: 'f beg to thank you for your earnest, promp
 and cordial support in preparing the expedi
 tionary force for it's work and above all flo
 l the lasting honor conferred upon me ant . upon the officers and men composing it il
 connecting our names in our efforts witl e yours in a relief which had filled the natiol
 l and indeed the civilized world with the gray est solicitude for year past"
 h TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS. e London Truth says that Prince Alber