Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-05-22

the head. Short and fiat noses, broad head
and black hair. They are said 10 be an in
ieligent and provident people, inquisitive
and ingenious, frank and good humored, up
right and honest brave and unyielding, capa-
BILE of concealing and controlling their feel
ings in an extraordinary degree, bnt disrust-
fu, proud, uniorgving and revengelul -
The usual dress of the Japanese is short
upper garment, with wide sleeves, and
complete gown underneath, fastened around
the neck, and reaching quite down 10 the
feet.
The rich are clothed in silks, the poor in
coarse woollen s,uiis. The upper garment
is generally black, the under dress is of mix
ed colors. Every one has his family arms,
! about The size of half dollar, wrought into
his clothes in different places. In winter
they wear five or six dresses over each
other. Instead of shoes, they have soes,
merely, of straw fastened TO the great toe
by loop. They do not use parasos in sun
shine, nor umbrellas in rainy weather, but
in travelling, conca caps, fans and umbrel-
las, and cIoaks made of oiled paper, are
commonly used. They pay great attention
TO the oInamenting and dressing Of their
| hair, which is collected in tuft on the
crown OF their head, and they study great
cleanliness of person.
GOVERNMENT, LAWS AND POPULATION
The form of government in Japan is pure
despotism. The sovereignty was formerly
vested in the Diari or spiritual monarch, but
in 1898 the Kubo or military commander
usurped the chief civil power and the Diari
has ever since been the tool in the govern
men, though he has been left the entire SUI
perntendence of religion and education
All public acts must have his sanction, and
10 him alone belongs the power of comforting
honorary distinctions. The general execu-
tive government is confided 10 seven coun-
cilors the supreme judicial council is com
posed of five daimios who assist the Kubo in
| deciding on political offences, and a senate
| of fifteen daimios form The ordinary court Of
criminal and civil law. The laws are Sc
we're and often sanguinary, and death by de-
capiation and crucfXion are ordinary pun
shments. Minor offences are punished by
exile 10 the penal settlement of Faisisio-
Punishment, Imprisonment, torture, &c, and
ii often happens that the Courts visit with
punishment not only the delinquent, bu, his
relations and friends, or the stranger tha,
has happened to witness the crime. The
prisons are gloomy and frightfu! dungeons
and the police are extremely strict. The
whole Government is conducted under a
state of terrorism, ami no part Of it is free
from restraint
The public revenues are derived from
taxes, on lands and horses. The amount of
the population is entirely unknown, but has
been variOnsly estimated. Balbi, in the as
sumption that Japan is equally populous
with China, rates il al 25,OOO,OO but as
China rates double the number this geogra-
pher has assigned 10 it., the population OF
Japan should on this principle, amount to
80 or 6O,OOO,OOO. All travellers who have
visited Japan, agree in stating, that an over
flowing population is seen moving about the
streets and highways. We must reckon ia
pan one of the most popuIous countries, in
proportion TO the extent Of surface in the
world, The army in time of peace, is rated
at 10000 infantry, and 10000 cavalry
There is no armed navy. The internal his
tory of Japan is little known, and it is 10 be
hoped that the proposed naval expedition
will be the means of procuring information
which will result in the publication of an
extended history Of the country.
PROFESSOR HANNIBAL, the colored lecturer
in The New York Picayune, commenced his
las, discourse in the following feeling man.
ner
"Feller Trablers-Ef had bin a ea,in
dried apples for a week, an den took 10
drinkin for mont, couIln'l feel more
swelrd up dan am dis minnil wild pride an
VANITY at seein sich full tendeEce har dis
ebenn, an wen | reileck dat il am rite in de
wife washn seeson, wen de breddren am
seen a gwain roun de treets a lookin like ole
Gypsum mummies presarved IN lime, an de
sisters am up TO dar ankles in de skruhhir
time, my heart yarns towards you, like Z
peece OBJ lugu rubber ME hot sobe, an
feel dat hab an ahlckshun for you dat no
ting can esIrange, or syringe, iorgit nov
which but one am jis de same as lodder.'
A young Woman went into the store of D
S. Demng, in Waukegan, wis J IA few
days since, and threw two ounces Of oil 0
vilriol in the face of the proprietor whom
she accused of slanderous representation
concerning her, He has lost sight of one
and will probably lose the sight of both hi
eyes.
GRowING BusINEss.--.Ten years ago
the business of Adams Express, in New
York, was performed by one man, assistet
by porter and wheelbaUow. Recent tn,
firm of Adams & Co, purchased buildin;
in Broadway for the transaction of their bu
siness, for eighty thousand dollars.