Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-29

effected very soon. Tits conf
that the underlying reason for the
temporary postponement Of action
Is to afford time for conference
between Republican leaders In the
Senate on the one hand and Gen.
Malone, as chief of the Virginia
Independents. Congressman Jor.
gensen, as leader of the Virginia
straight Republicans, and Presi-
dent Garfield, as the dispenser of
federal patronage, on the other
hand, with view Of arriving at
harmony of opinion and concert of
action In regard to what appears to
be the principal question involved,
namely, the effect of the proposed
action upon the success of the Inde.
pendent move in Virginia.. 1t Is
understood that Senator Malone
emphatically Informed his Repub.
lican associates In caucus to day of
his opinion as to the necessity of
holding an executive session at a
very early day for the purpose of
ratifying the Chinese treaties, and
1t Is said he plainly intimated his
fixed determination to obtain one
by some means or other; but he
was subsequently, satisfied, as also
were the other advocates of break.
ing the deadlock for the trunsac.
tioh OF executive business, that u
| postponement of the caucus action
for few days will really promote
the attainment of this object while,
at the same time, 1t will probably
secure greater harmony of feeling
in the party ranks.
Party uf hci,oWi CnsiJr-n esq
s;std amt DsOwned.
ELGIN, Ills, April 2S Between
eight and nine O'clock this morn-
ing small boat running over the
Fox river, between East aud West
+ gin, AS ferry to take the place
of the bridge recently washed away,
was capsized. and all the passen.
gers to the number of about fifteen,
with but one exception, were
drowned. The boat was o mere
scow just purchased at a cost of
$3.50. and was propelled by a rope.
The first trip was made yesterday
afternoon. Those lost were mainly
school children who were on their
way to school on the west side.
The accident occurred in mid.
stream, but from what cause can.
not now be told. 1t is not possible
ut this time to give the names Of
any Of the lost, as so many have
been crossing both ways all the
morning, and it is not known who |
were on the craft.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRAG
EDY
A Daily Ntaoa special says: The
ferry was crossing the Fox river
this morning and was in the mid
die of the stream when it cap.
sized suddenly. The pass engers, of
whom probably thirty-three were
little girls, were swept down the
current uttering beart-rending
cries for assistance. Several were
rescued with a boat. The body of
John Crsighton's daughter. nged
IL, was recovered and she Is said |
to be resuscitated Twenty per-
sons are known to be saved.
Among the missing are Thos.
Murphy, aged ~, Theo. Taylor,
aged l6; Guy Carlisle, boy. The
ferry was Is by Is feet aud when
fret used yesterday was con.
demued by the public at once The
Evening Journals Information is
that about fifty persons were
drowned. 1t is almost imp ossible
to get trustworthy facts as to the
number on board aud the saved
and lost.
Tne ss. Leu.s strtk-.
ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-Thers are
signs Of riot this morning. Cars
are running on some lines. The
police are out In force assisted by |
State troops.
a Fu,i aver.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 2a.-The
river at this point Is twenty-five
feet six inches above low water
mark and rising slowly. Many
families have been rescued from |
inundated houses in bottom lands |
during the day, generally in des.
perate condition. 1t is reported
that several men were drowned near
Craig today in trying to escape
from the flood in boat,
rhs His,. Wn,sr .s X ..sn.uiay.
KANSAS CITY, April % The
damage to property to-day by the
high water has been great, and as
both the Missouri and Kansas riv.
ers are still rising there is much
alarm among the owners OF prop.
erty on what is called the bottoms,
where the packing houses, ice
houses, stock yards and many
Wholesale houses are located. Hun.
dreds of families have been driven
from their homes already and
thousands of people tonight are In
great danger Of similar fate,
their houses being four feet below
the level OF the river with frail
embankment alone 10 protect
them,
THE FiOad ~ OmahW.
OMAHA, April 28.-The river has
fallen about foot to-day. The
overland railway travel from the
West remains heavy. Passengers
are to-day coming through direct
instead of branching off via Kan
sas City.
Grnnd Nnhr Nto""ins sehse"ced
for Ltfo
|. ST. PETERSBURG, April 2S.-The
completely of Grand Duke Nicho-
las In the plots of the Nihil!sts hav.
ing been made clear, he has been
sentenced by O decree of the EN-.
peror to imprisonment for life.
County Warrants, etc.