, 1873-01-02

EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DAILY DISPATCH.

| CHARLESTON, Lee. u. line Atch1SCn.
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad was COM
pleted to the west of Kansas, yesterday.
This company has built three hundre d
and sixty-two miles since last March. In
August fifty miles were laid which was
the largest months work ever done on
any road in this country. The entire
length of this road, including branches,
is four hundred and seventy miles, all
graded, ironed and equipped since 1869.
The British bark J. B. Dufe, at this
port for Bremen, with 2244 bales of cot
ton on board, took fire on Saturday
night, filled with water and sunk at the
wharf. The damage to the cargo is
large.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O--The death of
the King of the Sandwich Islands and
the future of that Kingdom, in view of
the fact that he left no heir to the
Throne, is the subject of considerable
comment and speculation here. In off
cial circles, Governor McCook, of Colo
RADIO, who was Minister Resident at
Honolulu prior to General Grants ad-
ministration, is of the opinion that the
Government wants to annex the Islands
and it can now be done without much
difficulty. If our present Minister there
shows any sort Of magnanimsy, he can
have control of the matter, since the
French and English Ministers are alb
sent on leave, and there are no foreign
vessels of-war in the Hawaiian Islands
except American, and in all the depart
ments of the government of the King
dom the Americans have the asc.ndancy.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 29.-London files
give the details of great storm which
of December. In London, trees were
uprooted in the parks, and conservato-
ries and glass roofs smashed in; Chin
ney stacks come to the ground by the
dozens. Several houses were unroofed
and large factory was levelled to the
ground. Forty storm patients were re-
ceived during the night at the various
hospitals at Liverpool. The steamship
Great Briton dragged her anchor in the
Mersey. and pitched against a pier-head
and stove in her stern, SO that the Sea
made clean sweep into her cabin. The
Melpomene went ashore. A tug ran
under the bows of the Great Western to
haul her to a place Of safety, and was
never seen again, having been literally
swallowed up by the sea.
LONDON, Dec. 90 The Austrian,
French and Prussian newspapers are
engaged in lively controversy over the
disclosures made by the Due de Gram
mont, in regard to the origin of the late
war. The Duke brings documentary
evidence in support of the truth of his
assertions, that Austria had promised to
~SSio9 iiuiCc LII TIE CtlSe VI WIZ Will
Prussia. He published an Austrian dis
patch to the French Government in
which the pledge is given, in the fol-
lowing words: ' Your caNse is ours, we
will contribute to the success of the
French arms"
1t is rumored that the Austrian Gov
ernment has determined to dispense al
together with Count Won Beust.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-The Board of
Trade has resolved to employ an agent
to remain at Louisville and look after
the interests of members in the speedy
shipment of freight south ward.
BUFFALO, Dec. 27.-The water panic
is over. The city is now supplied with
more than the usual quantity,
LEwEs, Dec. 22.-The Harbor is froz-
en- over and vessels are slowly drifting
out to sea on the ice,
MEMPHIS, Dec. 37.--The total by the
sinking of the barks and steamers hele
to-day will not exceed 5000, 600.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 27.-The snow storm
continues here with no signs of abating.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 27.-The city is
entirely out of coal.
C1Nc1NNATTI, Dec. 27.--The south
ward bound train of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, was thrown from the
track BY a broken rail, last night, the
entire train went down an embankment
Is feet, and caught FIRE. 1t was ex-
tinguished with the loss of the baggage
car. A number weie injured seriously.
but none reported killed.
BosToN, Dec. 27.-The bark Keodosh
of Boston from Manila for this port,
run ashore last night, at Point Alderton,
between the bars the boat in getting
ashore capsized. The captain and six
men we're drowned. The rest Of the
crew were saved.
New YORK, Dec. Gin Stokes case
to-day the prisoner told his story of the
shooting and admitted that he shot Fisk
but did not intend to kill him. He
av9rs that the shooting was in self-de-
fense, Fisk having drawn pistol to
shoot him. He had been, he said. in
constant fear of meeting Fisk. Stokes
contradicted the evidence of Parker,
given yesterday, and denied that be had
ever called Fisk blackgrard, or threat
ened to shoot.
LONDON. Dec. 27.-A special from
Berlin says, that the British Embassa-
dor at St. Petersburg, delivered note
to Prince Gortzchakoff, informing him
- =