Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-05
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA.
Loss CT an Emtgrant ship by Collision
with 800 Lives-Probahie Loss of tn


with 800 Lives-Probahie Loss of the
Colliding Vessel with Al, On Board.
The Northfieet emigrant ship, which
sailed from London several days ago
for Australia, with 412 passengers, ex-
elusive OF her crew, was in collision at
midnight Wednesday, two miles of
Dungennes, with an unknown foreign
steamship and was cut to
the waters edge. Only 81 persons are
known to have been saved. It is be-
ieved that every other person who was
on board has found a watery grave. No
attention was paid by the steamship to
the emigrant vessel after the collision,
and she proceeded on her course, 1eav-
in g the sufferers to their fate.
When the collision happened a panic
occurred on the emigrant ship. The
passengers who were asleep rushed
from their berths to every portion of
the ship where they thought they would
be safe, and utterly refused to obey the
orders of the captain. That officer
as last resort to enforce obedience to
his command was compelled to fire
upon the terror stricken people, one of
whom was wounded 1t is believed
that if the passengers had obeyed the
orders of the captain more of them
would have been saved
The Northfeet was lying at anchor at
the time the collision occurred. Her
cargo consisted of railroad iron. Three
hundred and twenty-one persons we're
drowned, including the captain Of the
ll-fated vessel.
It is reported that q steamship has
been discovered sunk at the scene of
the collision. The opinion is becom-
ing general that the vessel which ran
into the Northfeet also went
down with all hands before the
emigrant ship sunk. The owner of the
Spanish steamship Murita, who landed
at Dover two hours after the collision
occurred, believes it was his vessel
which was in collision with the North
fleet, and that both were destroyed
Congressional Summary.
SENATE. January oath, Mr.. An
thony was chosen President pro tenn. in the
absence Of the Ce-President. A bill was in-
trodueed to authorize the construction of a
pneumatic tube road from New York to Chi
cago. The consideration of the legislative and
judicial appropriation bill occupied the re-
malnder OF the session.
HOUSE. Committee on Elec-
tions reported that neither Delarge nor
Bowen, contestants, are entitled to seats as
representatives from South Carolina. The
House then went into a committee of the
whole on the Naval appropriation bill. The
of the bill was interrupted by
business of the District of Columbia, which
was specially assigned for to-day.
SENATE January 23, Mr.. West
was appointed to fill the vacancy On the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads, Ames, Committee
on Commerce. Mr.. sherman from the Finance
Committee, reported adversely on bills of Mr..
Cole, of California, to replace national bank
with United States notes, and to authorize the
part payment of custom duties in United
States notes. Mr.. Window, from the Com
ntittee on Public Lands, reported the bill es~
two dollars and fifty cents as the
minimum price OF lands remaining to
the United States within The limits OF
railroad land grants. bill appropriating
50 000 to defray the expenses of the inyestiga-
ton in regard to the elections in Kansas,
Louisiana and Arkansas, was passed. The
executive ind judicial appropria-
ton bill was taken up. Ali the amendments
by the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to. An amendment increasing the
pay of Members OF Congress to $4,000 year
was tabled.
HoUsE--A bill was passsed relieving
from taxation all alcohol used for scientific
purposes. Mr.. Stevenson offered q resolution
reciting an allegation that members of the
House have been Interested with t5e Dubuque
and Sioux City Railroad, which, it is said, re-
ceived subsidies in lands, which hal been
by the Credit Mobilier. and directing
that a select committee OF the first appointed
Poland COMMITTEES TO investigate the mat
ter and report what members have
been interested with the Dubuque
and Sioux lClty Railroad The Central
Pacific Railroad was included and the resolu-
ton adopted. The House then, IN Committee
Of the Whole took UP The consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill. The amendment
was agreed to reducing the salary of the Min
lister to Uruguay and Paraguay to $500, and
the bill passed. The Senate amendments to
the Vienna Exposition bill were taken up. An
was adopted reducing the appro-
pftation from $9aG,000 to 5000, 600, and the bill
to the Senate. ThB House went into
Committee of the Whole on the naval appro-
priation BILL
SENATE. - On January % several
bills were reported tavorably from the Naval
Committee A bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of the interior to negotiate with the
Creek Indians for portion of the lands oc-
cupied by them; also bill supplemental to
an act Incorporating the Texas Pacific Railway
Company. The credentials of Mr. MILAN;
elected by the Warmotl legislature to fill the
unexpired term Of Kellogg as United States
Senator from Louisiana and also the creden-
tials of Ray. elected by the Kellogg leg
islatrire, were presented and referred.
The House bill abohshing, the grades
of Admiral end Vice-Admiral was
passed. Mr.. Edmunds, hofi the Judici-
airy Committee, reported substitute for Nj.
NIorton's bill to regulate the distribution of
the Geneva award. The finance committee
reported bill establishing S4,86 65-100 as the
custom house value of sovereign or pound
sterling of Great Britain, and par of exchange.
The bill for the construction of ten sloops OF
war was taken up and passed. The Senate
then resumed the consideration OF the Caen-
dar. and several bills granting pensions were
passed. The bill to allow women to vote aid
hold office in the territories was Indefinitely
postponed. The bill to abolish the franking
privilege was then taken up, and after the
adoption of an amendment providing that no
allowance shall now or hereafter be made
members of Congress in lieu OF the frank1nS
privilege, passed, yeas 33, nays Is. r..
HOUSE. The bill for the admission
ofColorado as a state was taken up and dis
cussed until the expiration of the morning
hour Several amendments to bills were acted
upon favorably, after which the bills for the
creation Of Commissioners of Commerce, and
for giving bountieS TO American ship builders,
came up and was laid on the table by decisive
vote-thus virtually defeating it. bill was
passed approprlatlrS 81, $50 to supply the de-
ficiency for expenses of the United States
Mixed Commission on American and British
claims. The Speaker presented a message
from the President vetoing the act reducing
from two years to SIX months the time IN
which new trials may be, on motion OF the
United States, granted in the Court of Claims,
The President failed to see any advantages in
the proposed law, and regards it as tending to
facilitate the perpetratien of frauds on the
United States. The message was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
SENATE-Bills were passed on Jan. p
for the protection of owners OF saw-miils on
the Mississippi River; for the erection Of pub
lie buildings in Nashville; for the sale of a
portion of the lighthouse reservation at Fort
Gratiot Mich. /; and to enable the Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs to purchase certain
improvements within Nezperce Reservation,
Idaho. An amendment was reported to the
bill to require national banks to restore their
capital when impaired, and to amend the ma
tional currency act. The Finance Committee
reported bill fixing the salaries OF
the following officers at $4,000 year
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, Assistant P,'stnast-
er General, Solicitor, Register, and Superyls-
ing Architect of the Treasury Department,
Commissioner of Patents, Interior Affairs, the
General Land Office, Pensions and Customs,