, 1873-12-11

Cartsgens in conjunction with land
forces.
Estslls has been wholly abandoned
BY Government forces on account of |
prevalence Of small pox and cholera.
LONDON, Dec. 8. Six A. M.-Tin es
dispatch from Cartagsna says all vessel
Of Blockading Squadron except Sara
Gosa have returned to their station o.
hsrhor.
HAvRE, Dec. Grand funeral ser
vice fer these who lost their lives on
board Vile de Havre was held in this
city yesterday. Subscriptions for sar-
vivors have been raised in France to the
amount of 10000 france.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 8.-Windoms' bill
to incorporate ths Southern Trans-Con
tinental railroad; which he stated he in
troduced by request, provides for
giving . charter 10 j. C. Fawcstt and
and T. F. Startsvsr, of Psnnsylvania
Peter Clark, F. N. stswar. J. Fl, Taite,
and John A. Clark. of New York; ".
Hooper, John Wand, Joseph Wycnd, lof
Utah; W. Ganett, ]. B. Smith, L. H.
Rooth, H. E. Mckee. B. F. Rico. Of
Arkansas and number of other West
ern nsn, to build and maintain . rail
road and telegraph line from the mouth
of the Arkansas river uia Little Rock,
Arkansas Valley and San Juan Msun-
tains to the Colorado river in Utah;
thence by the most direct and practices
bic route to San Francisco. California,
with branch from Sedgwick Co., Ar
kansas, southwest to the Atlantic & Pa
cific railroad at the boundary line bs-
tween Texas and Indian Territory. TIE
right of w.y was granted without other
land grant. Capital stock is to be $780,
900. Congress- is to rsservs the power
to regulate rates for travel and the road
is to be completed in IL years.
The President has nominated w. H.
Gillian for Post Master At Seattle. w.
T.; Rufus Mallory. a. District Attorney
for Oregon; John II. Rskfedt, assistant
mslter and refnsr of the s. F. mint;
Jefferson T. Babcox as coinor Of the 3.
F. mint; Joseph johnson, Oregon. As
Consul at Annoy.
1t is believed here tonight that all the
remainder of the crew of the Virginius
have been delivered to the officers in
command Of the Juniata, the first ship
of our feet to arrive in the port Of San
tiago de Cuba. An officer from that
ship has arrived at Key West and is now
on his way to this city. The Secretary
of the Navy has dispatches from him
bat declines to make known their pur
port. The statement that they convey
information of the delivery of the pris-
oAers is credited by persons known to
be daily acquainted with the details Of
/ the situation.
A dispatch was received at the Navy
Dep artment from Commander Allen Of
the q. s. steamship Kansas. dated Bur-
muda Island, Nov. "a, announcing the
arrival of that vessel there, on the even
ing of Nov. %. Sh. encountered 4
heavy sea and violent squalls whom
about $50 miles to the southwark aid
eastward OF Cape Watt rsas, was forced
to keep away before it. He stopped at
Bermuda to get coal and intended to
leave On the evening Of the Oath.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-The Inter Oceans S
Washington special says the Neo York
Tribune will print to morrow dispatch
from Madrid announcing the resignation
of Minister Sickles. The reason assign
ed is that he cannot endure the humilia-
ton any longer.
New YORK, Dee. 8.--1rving. of Nathan
murder notoristy. was convicted to-day
for burglary and remanded for sentence.
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