The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-09-12
Frightfal Disaster q!
LADY ElaIs Suxxi!l
: CnIcseo. Sept. 6

Superior line. which lett here last night,
was run into about two o'clock this
morning. off Waukegan. by the schoon-
FER Augusta striking her abou: the
wheel-house. The steamer sunk in
twenty minutes, in three hundred feet
Of water. Onlv seventeen passengers
was known 10 be saved. including the
clerk, steward and potter. From Tire.
hundred aud fifty TO 400 persons are
said to have been on .amcng whom
were the Black Jaegers. Green Jaegers
and rifles. and several FIRE companies
OF Milwaukee. who were on visit to
this city. Col. Lumsden. Of the New
Orleans Picay and family. were
alo on board .,nd are suppose 10 be lost.
A, Tho time OF the accident, the schoon-
er was sailing a, the rate Of II mikes an
hour. The stream tug Mcqueen left
this mornin: for the scene OF disaster.
and GU her return We will have further
particulars. The names Of those known
70 b. saved are as follows: ASST ~
J. H.G. Cary. clerk. Fred Rice. seward.
Edward Wesl!ake. porter. Rpbi. Gore.
Thos. Murphy, T. Cnmmings. N. Cor
ner. J.. E. Hobart. Of Milwaukee. L.
Shae, w. A! Danes. +. O'Bricn. Will
maa Mills. OF Ohio. Lyman .Updike. Of
Waupun. Wisconsin. H. Iugrahsm
member os the Canadian Parliament.
and SUN Of The proprietor Of the London
News, was aboard. and is supposed 20
BE- lust. Alter collision. the steamer
Aoated south 70 Winnebaryo where she
sank. DsfI} aai ~
From Santa Fe.
IxpxPExDExcE. No. Sept. 10.
The Santa Fe mail. with dates to tie
eth ult., arrived last nigh, in time to
connect with lie mail going East this
morning. :" -
Gov. Rancheris ont in a lengthy ar
ticle in the Santa Fe Gazette. defining
lis position in refusing to call for vol.
un.ecTs. /, He ssys that there are sufii-
cient troops Of the regular army for all
practical purposes, and that under the
law the Governor las no powerto call into
service The militia. as Congress has made
no provision for paying them for any
,ervice rendered. He is also very sc.
we're on Mr.. O.ero, the delegate from
New Mexico. complaining ,ha! it is the
second time he has gone out Of his le-
gitimate duies to assail him. -
Col. Faun.leroy has received orders
from tie Secretary Of War to make an
immediate and vigorous campaign
against the Navsjoe Indians. With The
force he has now. the Colonel will b.
able TO put a speedy termination TO ex-
isling troubles if he only obeys his in.
struciions.
On the 18th Of August the Navajoes
stole from, the Government herd ut Val |
terde, 'hrec hundred head oi beef cattle.
Thirty troops went in pursuit and re-
covered fifty head. but did no injury
10 the thieves
Santa Anna and Besnillc. has resigned
his Office as Senator. for the purpose of
taking an active part in the Campaign
agains, the Navajoes.
No Indians were seen on the route.
A report reached awnee Fork that
the Cheyrnnes. Kiowas aud Sioux Indi.
aus had joined together and would
make war upon the troops wherever
found, and the Command al Pawnee
Fork were. apprshensive Of an attack
from them.
Comnii ,sioner Greenwood passed
Pawnee Fork on the lst inst. getting
along well.
New Yosx. Sept. 8. !,
Negotiations between Breckinridgc
AMI Douglas committee Yesterday a.
mounted TO nothing; the iormer claims
10 names on the elec,orial ticket. tie
latter offered six. They NEE. again to-
day. :
A dispatch from Washington SAYS. :
charges have been made by Hon. Pres
Ion King against Tie Postmaster Of the
city for refusing to mail documents $
ranked by Republican members Of i
Congress.
The steamer Australian from N. Y.
'rrived at Liverpool. on the e8.h Of !
August. q
The British Parliament. was prorogu. I
d on the 28th.
The Queen's speech was read by the +.
ord Chancellor. aiJilk IL
She says her resmions with Foreign /.
'owers are friendly and satisfactory: e
he trusts there is no danger Of the in- y y
eruption Of The general peace Of b
Europe. She believes. that ii the o.
Italians. are LETT to settle their own tif- il
culties the tranquility Of other States e e
ill be undisiurbed. She hopes that =, .
! any negotiations which may take b
lace or the Switzerland will be main II
'ined. She laments the astrocities Al
ommi,ted upon the Christians in Syria +
nd cheerfully concurs with the other =, -
overs Of Europe in assisting the Sui. hi
N Of Turkey to re-establish order. cl
he rsurots the fai1nro of nouot;o,;oo. ca