The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-18
ents. The Senate stands three Demo.
arats and twelve Republicans.

WAsH1EaroN, November l6.-The
Secretary of the Navy, in his annual
report, will ask for about Sl9. 500, 600,
being the same amount that was asked
for last year. bat which was cut down
to about SIG, 900. The Bureau of
Construction aud Repairs is to have
$500, 900 for repairs to naval vessels
The Chief of the Bureau thinks this
amount will keep good sized working
force constantly employed in the DIFF.
farene yards. No new naval vessels
will be asked for by the Secretary. to
be provided for in these estimates. It
is not Improbable. however. that an
additional sloop Of war will be pro-
vided for later in tue session in tho
m'seelianeous appropriation bill. s6,.
0O0,00O will be applied to the person.
nal OF the navy; about $4,000 to
the Engineer Bureau, the balance Of
the Sl9. .5O0, 00O being equally divided.
amoug the bureaus Of Medicine aud
surgery, provisions, clothing and
equipments. The Secretary will make
a report on the Stevens battery, now
building ut Hoboken, aud will recon-
mend Congress- to accept the contin-
gent bid Of Mr.. Hanscomb, Chief of
tho Bnroau of CONSTRUCTION aud Ra.
pairs, which WAS Sl4J. 900, the Govern
ment to take chargr of it for tuis sum
"nd complete 1T. This great iron
plated ship has cost the Government
already $1,000. 0UO. after which the
Government abandoned its Intention
of purchasing 1t. Mr.. Stevens. iu hi.
will. left another Sl,000.OJ which
has been spent on il, making the total
cost OF the work upon it thus lar,
S2.00o,000 It appears TO be the de-
sire of the Secretary OF the Navy not
to let the ship go ont Of tho country;
hence the bid uf Sl45 600, which Con
gre,s Is asked to accept IN order to so
cure it. an agcut Of the japanese Go.
verument was at tho sale. with view
to purchasing it. but declined to b,,i
on learning that our Government was
O bidder
New ORLEANS, November 17.-The
steamer Empire, from the lower coast,
overloaded with sugar and molnsses,
sunk ut her wharf, foot Centre street,
this morning. 1t is reported that there
were forty lives lost.
LATER The Empire sunk to her
texas. Several passengers left the
bnat upon her arrival, otherwise the
losS of life would have been iarge; as
1t Is, fourteen passengers and many of
the crew are believed to be drowned.
Five bodies have been recovered, in.
cnding the captains eldest daughter,
about seventeen years old. and Mr..
t'risbie, the weIl-known plantation
engineer. Capt. Jeaufrean lost four
children. but saved himself, wife aud
onby, who were sleeping in the texas.
MIR. u. Il. Perritt, q passenger, who
escaped from the Siukiug steamer,
gives the opinion that the boat was
overloaded and parted in tho centre.
The Empire was built ut AIgiers, about
three years ago. and was owned by the
Empire Paris Packet Company. She
was valued at about $50. 900. She
had on board about 169 hogsheuds
OF sugar. besides large number of
barrels of molasses aud quantity Of
rice. 1t is impossible at present to
get the actual number of lives lost, ms
the books aud papers of the boat are
under the texas.
New YORK. November 1.-THE
striking longshoremen made several
demonstrations, but were driven away
by the police. who escorted the Ita.
lian substitutes to work.
The water front of the North River,
the whole length of West street, is
crowded with longshoremen on a
striEe-the largest gathering Of whom
are in front of the Pacific Mail Com.
pany's dock. The stevedores are con.
tident that the new hands will in few
days become proficient at their work,
which Is carried on under the super
vision Of skilled foremen. The steam
ships which have arrived are being
rapidly unloaded. when they will be
prepared for sea again. On the E,a!
River side, matters are quiet. The
Brooklyn longshoremen are working
at the old rates and tho employers
state that they have no intention of
enforcing the reduced rntea.
SID 600 aud tue Secretary Of the
Oriental Insurance Company have dis
appeared.
The following are among tho appro-
priations made by the Missionary Com.
mittee Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church: South Carolina, 5000:
Tenn nessee. SO. 600; Texas. Sc. QUO; Vir.
ginia. 50. 900; West Texas, ST, 900. A
motion was carried to distribute SS21,-
600 among the conferences. to meet
Bishop Jones and
DR.. Curry we're added to the Com nit
mittee on Apportionment. Adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, November l7.-Au-
l. I. 81.