The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-09
T0-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
Official Report. Of the Oneida
disaster.
n Gull List Of the Lost.
The New Indian Policy.
The Proceedings of Congress To-day.
rulI List of the Lost.
The Proceedings of Congress To-day.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho sinkInR of the Oneida.

the fret official dispatches received by the
Navy Department of the Oneida disaster, and
give a complete official list of the lost and
saved:-
us. SHIP IDAHO, YOKOHAMA, Japan, jon.
3O-sir:-Itis my painful duty to report to you
the sinking of the United States steamship
Oneida, by colliding with the Peninsular and
Oriental mail steamer Bombay in Yokohama
Bay on the night of 2lst inst.
The Oneida left the harbor bound to Hong
Kong, about p. M. of that day, and when near
Saratoga Spit was struck by this steamer, then
arriving from Hong Kong. The Oneida was
struck just forward of her starboard mlzzen
rigging, carrying away the whole of her star
board quarter wheel and all steering gear, and
sank, so far as l have been able to learn, In
about fifteen minutes after the collision. Four
officers and hfty-seven men were saved in two
boats.
/ respectfully enclose a list of the saved and
lost SO far as can be ascertained from the Off
GERS and men. / have already communicated
the sad intelligence to the Rear Admiral now at
Hong Kong. / avail myself of the opportunity
of sending this by the American sailing bark
BeneIactress which vessel sails tomorrow for
San Francisco.
The Pacific Mail steamer is now due from
San Francisco, and no steamer will sail from
that port until about the 22d instant.
Very respectfully, your obedieut servant
II. e. MULLAN, Lieutenant Commanding.
The following is list of those lost on board
Commander e. p. Williams, commanding; Lieu
tenant-Commander William +. Stewart, executive
officer; Lieutenant-Commander Alonzo w. Null
daur, navigating officer; Masters Walter Sergeant
and John r; Phelan, Ensgns James w. Cowie,
Bowers, Charles A. Copp, James G. Hall, George X.
Adams; Paymaster Thomas L. Tullock, Assistant
Surgeon Edward rockingham First Assistant En-
gineers N. b. Titleg, Rowland Barstow; Second
Assistant Engineers Charles W. @. Senter, John
Forance; Carpenter, j. D. Fo urier; Paymasters
Clerk, W. G. Thomas.
List of Saved.
| Master, Isaac ]. Yates Surgeon, James Suddards
| Clerk, William w. Crowninshield William Ander-
| son. Thomas Begley, William II. Bennett Michael
Cunningham, Frank j. Connolly, A. CHING,
4; Chow ~, Robert bert F. Dyar' IT., Henry
VIM. Halto, VIM. Henry John jones, % Isaac eS Johns
| James Jordan. George n. Kaufman, VIM. @. King,
John Ke ghSmas G. Lyons jos E Long SGhn
Mcdonald, Martin McHale, a. Man, Michael Murray,
Peter Norman, Robert Z. Pearl, Washington Post
Roach, John Russtby Albert Rugert, John Sweeney,
Peter Smith, Henry Saunders, Thomas Stevenson,
John Squres, James Stanley, William Taylor, vii,
liam Tinker, Edward Tate, William Trial, Henry
| We'll, Christian Foyer, A. Sun-As-LL
| List of Missing.
| wallace w. Allen, William Buynton, Anthony Bots
| ford, Richard Boston, Hugh Barnes, John Boyle,
| James Boyle, Francis Burnes, Jos. Bliss, William
James Burr, James j. Clark, Dennis Crow
@ Cannon James John Cooper s'S wa% carR, Sa
George Chalmers, John Dale, Hugh DOnnelly, Ernest
Henry Fox, Ed. Fitzpatrick, William Farrel, Thomas
Fallon, Charles Herrick John Hill, VIM. Hassng-
| bergh, j. Hawkins. Frank Hayden, j. Jefrreys,
John e. Jevns, Robert johnson, Charles Jensen
Israel Jacobson, Thomas Heating, George Kuhn,
hdon SS% Lsgs Cn sGES eeS
John Murphy, Albert Murphy, Hugh Mooney,
Ms% MaSnsS SHSs }Sap SPnnv Moqs 9oSs SsTsS s
mah Mahoney, William McEMen, Patrick MeGrade
| William Pomeroy, John Pettigrew, John A. Price,
Thomas Reddy, William RieSets, Charles schoon.
siSilges, George a. stone, James stan1y
Thomas Stanton, John Shorter ScoloredQ, John
Thomees %ooey a charles Wren, '0Ei Wam White
colored, Thomas White, and the following China
men n:-Ah Wung, An Low, An Tong, An Iing, Al
| known.
Letter from Secretary of Legation Poriman
| letter from A. L. c., Portman, Secretary OF
the United States Legation at Japan, received
in this ty,Feating to the disaster, says the mat
| ter is now being investigated; and the result
will probably not be arrived at for some eight
| days at least.
Lady Parkes, the wife of the British Minister
to Japan, was passenger on board the Bonn
bay and is one of the Witnesses
Some hard swearing, / hear is going on, anC
there is good deal of feeling on the subject
now fortunately repressed for the moment, bu
| liable to lead to unpleasantness.
| The AroostooK was chartered to recover the
remains, If possible of the poor fellows wht
went down and she is now in Susquehanna bay
Her boats are in active service along the coast
Thus far only skyight has been picked up.
Minister Delong and Sir Harry Parkes are II
attendance at the English Consular Court, wher'
the trial is being held.
The New Indian Policy.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
WAsHINGToN, March 9.--The House Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, at a meeting to-day, had
long discussion ON the propriety of adopting tn
new Indian policy. Messrs. Clarke, Van Horn
and Shanks were appointed a subcommittee t.
prepare bill embodying the views of the com
mittee. 1t Is proposed to discontinue the treat.
| system and put the Indians on the reservations
set them to work, and make them self-support
| ing. Those who cannot be civilized will hav
to take the consequences of 'hard knocks iron
Sheridan.
NJ CadetaIip Examination.
The Military Committee examined seYera
witnesses to-day in the case of Mr.. Churchill, O
New YORK, member of the House, accused o
selling cadetship to West Point. No evidenc
of positive character was elected, and 1t is tn
. opinion of the committee that the charges Wer
| made by political enemies of Mr.. Churchill Z
defeat his denomination. A singular fact is tina
all the Witnesses are Democrats, Churchill bein
. a Republican.
whisky In Bond.
Commissioner Deano was before the Senat
Finance Committee to-day In relation to th
. | bill extending the time for taklng whiskey ou
! | OF bond. The Commissioner fayors a smalle
{ tax than the one agreed upon by the House. I'll
thinks half cent gallon per month sufficient
, and that 1t will return handsome revenue t
: the Government.
Q The Georgia Bill.
The Senate took up the Georgia bill to-day
and referred IL to the Judiciary Committee