The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
Congressional summary.

The bill for the pay and appointment of
deputy marshals passed and now goes to
the president.
The bill paying 5000 out of thetrust
funds of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Indians, 10 Armada Cook, of Iowa. cap
tured and kept a prisoner for two years
by them, passed
The bill refunding excessive taxes to
Calvin Bronson, of Missouri, passeR
The bill reinstating r. w. Larkly, of
Missouri, as cadet midshipman at Anna
polls, passed.
House joint resolution for furnishing
statistics fo- the use of agricultural col
leges, and one set of standard weights
and measures, passed.
A number of pension and other bills
of no general interest passed.
WAsHINGToN, June 14--HoUsE.-At
8 80 Saturday the session was resumed,
the pending question being on the
| seconded debate for the previous ques-
ton on the electoral count resolution.
After several roll-calls Mr.. Bickneil
stated that it was evident that the Re-
! publicans did not intend to allow the
resolution to be voted upon, and with
draw demand for previous question, and
moved the resolution for the first Mon
day in December. Agreed to. Yeas,
SO; nays, IS.
Mr. Wright moved 10 suspend the
rules and pass the joint resolution to en- |
force the eight hour law. A half hours |
debate took place and the bill passed
100 to IL.
Washington Notes.
/ WASHINGTON, d. c., June 15.-The |
| President has nominated, as commits
sioners to ratify the agreement with the |
Ute Indians, Geo. W. Manypenny, of
Ohio; Alfred B. Meacham, Of Washing
! ton Jno. B. Bowman, of Kentucky; Jno.
J. Russell, of Iowa, and Otto Mears, OF
Colorado.
In the senate to-day Senator Morgan
submitted concurrent resolution that
the president of the senate is not invest
ed by the constitution of the United
States with the right to count the votes
of the election of president and vice
president of the United States, so as TO
determine what votes shall be received.
He asked the present consideration, but
Senator Ingalls, objected and the resOlu-
ton went over
All members of the cabinet were pres
ent at the meeting today. Most of the
session was devoted to the minor ap-
pOIntments to be acted upon before the
adjournment of congress.
The senate confirmed Jos. Longstreet,
of Ga, resident United States minister
u ut Turkey. He was confirmed without
discussion, and by very decisive vote
of 80 to 3.
1t Is not certain that congress will ad-
jOurn on the 10th.
Mr.. Herman and another distinguish
ed senator have gone to Utica to have q
consultation with Mr.. Seymour, and if
possible TO secure his permission to pre-
sent his name to the Cincinnati conven-
ton.
Several congressman who have been
unfinching advocates of Tilden's nom-
| L.. g, ~
that he will probably not be candidate
before the Cincinnati convention 1t is
supposed they got their cue trOm ex-Sen-
ator Barnum, Mr.. Tilden's confidential
friend, who was here Saturday.
Terrible Steamboat Disaster On Long Is
land Sound.
NEW YORK, June 12-The steam
boats Stonington and Narragansett were
, in collision last night on Long Island
Sound and the present announcement 3
that the Narragansett took fire and sunk
in four fathoms of water. The passengers
| from both steamers were tranferred TO tie
steamer City of New York, of the Fall
: river line TO Boston, and they arrived in
s New York at IL 10 this morning. II Is
t impossible to ascertain at present the
loss of life. Two bodies, however, have
already been recovered.
n The purser of the NAragansett stated
that there were not more than 800 pas
sengers on the boat, and that the loss
cannot exceed fifty, as it is known that
n more than 800 were brought to this city
e and large numbers were taken to Ston-
u ington 1t is also known that the
!, schooner which came up sent out boats
l. and picked up several people. A pas
4 senger and naval cadet were swimming
about for over an hour before they were
picked up. One young man was seen
y TO deliberately shoot himself. When
< the cries of fire were heard, and the boat
h was sinking, the report of the pistol was
~ also heard in another direction.
A deck hand of the Narragansett says
III he jumped overheard as soon as the col
L lision took place, and chung to broken
spar. He saw boat lowered from the
Narragansett overturned, and the occu
d pants he thinks were all drowned.
], 1t is said that in five minutes afSer the
~ collision there were five feet of water in
- the hold, and in ten minutes the steamer
was burned to the waters edge. The
D. scene subsequent TO the collision are de-
L. scribed as heartrending. A boats crew
D. discovered lady struggling in the wat
er, and when they pulled 10 where she
was it was discovered that she clasped an
H. eight months old infant, her grandchilG
% closely to her breast; both were picked
"A up. The collision and sinking OF l. {
Narragansett occurred Thin a shO.
70 time Many in their -'oOns asleep al
a. the time must have bren lost. The
h. shrieks and cries of terror of men as well
;, as women were terrible. Clarence Leon
~ ard and wife, recently of Booths Theatre
u were passengers on the Management
Leonard says that at the time of COLI
=. sion the lights were out He cried out
For Gods sake light the gas But
a. saved my wife Somebody did light the
a gas, and just then man rushed thronc, h
i the saloon shouting, Put on your life
y preserveTs." With some difficulty we
- found two in our room, and tried to fas
r, ten them to our bodies, but being with
b, out proper fastenings, when we got into
Is the water, they were more of an impedi
ment than use. They worked over oHr
heads, and were without support. Finally
n we managed to get hold of the ropes ofthe
IT life raft, and were lifted upon it. The raft
\ was so crowded that my wife tainted, she
- kept cramped ON her knees for some time
Dozens of persons were clinging TO the
e. ropes around the raft, and making fran
o. tic efforts to get upon it. The rant was
:. six inches under water, through the
~ weight of the persons clinging to il. The
raft was finally towed by row boat to
r. the city of New York. Leonard speaks
in strong terms against the conduct of
the officers of the Narragansett. He
o says that the captain was one of the first
e to enter the life boat. A Mrs. Osborne
I. threw her six-year-old child ON the
:. main deck to HIM, and then jumped for
II the same boat and was rescued. She had
l. nothing on but her night Clothes and
It the child was naked. Inc shrieks of the
:. dying and pleadinGs of tho e in the VIZ
ter for assistance, was something never
e to be forgotten. A lady passenger on
( the City of New York said that when
she saw the Narragansett the vessel was
all in flames. I'VE heard SCREENINGS
J. OH such screamingsl 1t seemed as il
II 1t never would end. 1t came from the
e boats and from the water and everywhere
4 people were floating with life preservers,
moaning and crying out in despair
y Some of the poor wretches drifted by us
IS out of hearing, and then cries that were
/. lost in the distance wrung our hearts,
" but we could not help them. Our boats
came and went, bringing loads of men,
81 women and children picked up from
g both vessels. There were altogether
e about $50 of them. They said there were
as many lost. Some had lost their wives
and some their children or their hus-
II bands, and their misery was heart-rend
p ing.
SToNINGToN, Conn, June 12-The
steamer Stonington arrived at 80 this
l, morning with about fifty survivors from
n the Narragansett. The bow of the former
n was stove in nearly to the water line
). She struck the Narragansett at IL 80 on
. the starboard side forward of the wheel
Ie house The shock burst the gas tank
Ie and in fifteen minutes the Narraganseti
" was on fire, and soon afterward sunk.
). The STEAMERS New York and Provi
~ dence came to her assistance, and all the
boats and life RATS of the four steamers
IL were lowered and put in service. Two
hours elaDsed before the last passenger