Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-17

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The elders who h.v. been abroad. seem To have me,
with but poor saec.s. In the ea- &c. Of making prose-
ly,s though their lahore carried among the do
graded and iubcie Of China and IN. south Sea
~ho OF al people, would be- likely 70 embrace tened.
50 coasen. 10 their dspaved tastes and under
| standings ttf
sASpwicn ISLANDS.
Mich attention was being paid agricultural sairs In
tho islands The improvement vf stock engaging
the minds o the people. veil the planting at nurse,
birds, &c.
The weather In the I-ands had been very hot and rx
The eruption OF Mauna Loa still active and on the
18th Of August shock Of an earthquake Ga. sis
In koaa The great work Of codiiyng laws Of the
Kingdom Was progressing rapidly.
Advises have been received a, Psnsms by way Of Cal
lao from Melbourne 10 the 18th OF August
Notwithstanding the heavy rsns which have inerfrrcd
materially With the diggers tho mnes continue to Yield
beyond the usual average Of gold aud the quartz mung
Operations reported to have become exceedingly
cssiul The total Of dust received u.
ring the week ending the I'd August 81 ss7 ounces
bring upwards OF l2V00 amount received
IN the corresponding week oi lss5. I.fs. ff.
The wet n, ay and trade beginning
prove. The balance OF cxport from the port Of Mel.
bourne Tor the half year ending 26th july 1885, 10 81
35t .O7O sterling.
entire COLONIES IL attracting much attention.
The weekly report VI the 18th August states the wealth
or . unusually cold and wet and Ice has been with
an inch in thickness Melbourne.
The Impcrissts claim that great havoc has been made
among the rebels by certain regiments OF Mongo Tar
tArs In the government scrvce but everything k so dis
torted aud exaggerated that through Chinese chan
nels o that little reliance placed upon
the rumor; yet this report such it, constitutes all the
later Intelligence have Ia regard progress or pre-
sent condition OF the rebellion
The failure Of American frm at Hong Kong Il re-
ported; liabilities $4,000.
The clipper ship Challenger went ashore at woosung
river aud the hrs Of August she hard on
her side She had the valuable cargo left
Shanghai IL consisted Of tea and silks aud was valued
at over &, 100000.
fearful tragedy happened board ship mt Macao
which resulted In the death OF several Europeans and
over two hundred OF the coolies themselves.
dreadful ircshet had occurred at Caution. All the
streets submerged daily Tor fortnight and much
property had been destroyed The great Pagoda fourteen
centuries ld had been undermined by tho water and had
fallen, buryng the priests beneath il.
great tire aso had occurred Canton. Hundreds al
buildings and boats burned, and two hundred men,
women and children burnt drowned.
The rice crops in the viciuty OF Canton greatly
damaged by the frrshe Many viagcsha also been
troyed.
The British steamer Msgicienne had returned from n
cruise to Sebastopo She found tile city the allies ef
IT, with no trace OF clearing away the ruins The Russians
have bcgun repairing the Notifications at Anapa but
have not re-occupied Sujet Ksleh.
The accounts OF the earthquake IN Egypt were
exaggerated At Cairo however, much alarm was felt
Among other incidents Mde Rachel rushed from the house
ia her night dress.