The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Dropped from the Rolls.

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Special Despatch 10 The Epen1ng Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Midshipman Frank
T. jenkins, having absented himself from the
Naval Academy without permission, in direct
violation of regulations, has been dropped from
the rolls of the Academy.
A Just Demnnd-The Loss ofthe Tug "Mnrla."
Special Despatch TO The EUening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The House Military
Committee is in receipt of communication
from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the
loss of the U. S. steam tug Maria, and the claims
of her officers and crew. 1t will be remembered
that the Maria, in charge of Lieut. Commander
Marston Niles, were engaged in conveying the
iron-cad Mantonomah from New York to Bos-
ton in January last, and while off Gay Head,
Marthas Vineyard, in ''going about" for the pur-
pose of assisting the Miantonomah the two YES
sells came in collision and the Maria was struck
on the starboard quarter and sunk. Captain r.
w. Shufeldt, commanding the Miantonomah at
the time, reports that the ''wreck sunk directly
under our bow" Those of the crew of the tug
who were on deck jumped on board of u.s. and
those who were below were probably the ones
lost We heard no cry for assistance after she
went down. Our life boat was manned, but it
would have been very hazardous to have lowered
IL. The sea at the time was running high,
sweeping over the main deck with great force.
All communication with it had been cut off
throughout the night.
Lieutenant Commander Niles also reports that
''from the first crash till her (he Marias) disap
pearance think II was not not Hynr
m,s.y vody was saved on the Mlantonomahs DoWs
except Edward Coles and James Cummings,
fremen; John Burns, oller, who is supposed to
have been crushed by the shock, and man en-
ployed as cook for the trip, whose name none of
the survivors know, and who probably went
down in the galley.
The Secretary states that the vessel at the
time of her loss was in the line of duty, and it
seems but just that those who were saved should
be compensated for the loss of their personal
effects and that some act of relief for the rela-
tiyes of those of the crew who went
down with the vessel should be passed.
The department has already given instruc-
tions to the Auditor to allow compensa-
ton for clothing, ETC., under existing laws, and
it desires that Congress should make an enact
ment for the relief of the relatives of those who
persisted while performing their duties.
The Richmond Disturbances.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
| WASHINGTON March 19.-It is understood
that Judge Underwood, who is at Alexandria,
| Va, Yesterday granted writ of injunction re-
| straining Ellison and others from exercising
the functions of municipal officers of Richmond.
| The Federal authorities here consider that
General Candy will have no difficulty in pre-
| venting formidable outbreak.
Governorsbip of Montana.
Four members of the Senate Committee on
| Territories were In favor of making an adverse
report against the nomination of Potts to be
| Governor of Montana, and three in favor of
recommending his confirmation, but in order to
avoid a divided report the committee unani-
mously agreed to postpone the case indefinitely.