The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-21
British force and many Afghanlss. we II

, British force and many Afghans, were
Fighting has been & 4. r. at sirkoi no
tal.t Postron.t was held by ninety sepoys
a sis ~ heavy oddss The enemy left TWEEN
LONDON October 2o.--A dispatch, To- The
!tl lttegr0ph from Ali Kheyt. dated the
1Stn, snys:s The cause OF the explosion OF
the magazine OF Bala Hessar is nnknoyn
Inc nfst explosion occurred at haif-past
shis afternoon; the second at d. Further
eApioslons are unprecedented. The maya
que was believed to contain $40, goo shot
a ain SHELL! a large number of Snider
r rines, SIX tons OF powder. One man OF the
o 81. regiment, twenty-ope Goorkhas,
s,A Iainiip-lonowers, and many Afghans
were Killed by the explosion.
Of. PEE,TERsBURo, October 2O.-The Golos
says: Inc son OF the Khan OF Nero has sue
ceeded In bringing several tbousonS Tnr-
CONAN troops to the aid of the Tekke. -.
is TO be noted that previous renuest
OF the Khan oil: Nero for aid was refused
A1fonso's A approaching MARRIAGE
VIENNA, October 20.-The Duke de
Ballen. the Spanish envoy eXtraordinarr
mas arrived here to demand the hand Of rho
Archdtlchess Marie Christine in marriage
with King Alfonso. After this formaIifv
the Archduchess will make a solemn re-
nunelation OF her rights OF succession to
the Austrian throne in the presence of the
imperial family and The Duke De Bailen
IL IS expected that the Archducbess. ac-
compan1ed by her mother, will leave
Vienna November Goth fer Madrid min
Paris and run. She will sojourn at the
Palos palace, near Madrid, for eight DAYS
previous to the marriage ceremony at
Atocha church. The wedding will take
place on the 9th or 2Sth of November.
The Recent Floods in Spain.
MADRID, October 20.-The damage by the
recent foods is estimated at S12,0O0,O0
Three thousand five hundred houses and
one hundred and twenty mills were de-
stroyed. King Alfonso has given $4,000
and the Princess Of Asturias $4,000 for the
sufferers. The Bank OF Spain has collected
large amount for the same purpose.
Death OF the German Secretary of
State.
LONDON, October 20.-Herr Won Bulow,
the German Secretary Of State for foreign
affairs, died to-day at .Frankfort-O
Main.
Proposed Reduction of Cable Rates.
LONDON, October 20.-The Anglo-Ameri-
can Cable Company announce they will re-
duce the tariff on messages to siXpence per
word from the date OF the opening OF the
new French cable for traffic.
In order to provide for the large increase
OF business which this low rate will, it is
thought, call out, the Anglo American Com
papy will lay new cable in 1880.
Various Foreign Items.
LONDON, October 20.-A Berlin dispatch
asserts that the Austro-German treaty OF
the defensive alliance was signed by the
Emperors of Austria and Germany last
week
The Government has decided to imme-
diateIy constructs railway to Candahar.
The Sportsman publishes a challenge
from Boyd to row any one III the world,
except Hanlan, over tue Tyne course for
G2O0 side.
a dispatch from Cabul says ten miles OF
the telegraph line has been cut and carried
away between PeiWar and Shutagurdan,
stopping communication with General Ro-
berts.
SIMLA, October 20.-The Rumpa rebel
lion has entirely collapsed.
LONDON, October 20.-Tbe Swedish Arc
tic exploring steamer Vega, with Profes-
sor Nordenski6ld on board, arrived at 10
boon on the 14th.