Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-12-02

I. iehVeS MS polace. he Is Veue1dleu SO InuC
that they cannot even run the risk of hi
o being looded upon by the crowd"
}, "How long has it been since you receive
}. your last mail. Mr.. Harris." asked another
E "Oh! as for the mails we are not bothere
!, with them here. II we get files of paper
: and our letters once a year, we think our
l selves fortunate. As for my correspondent
| with the State Department. do not, know
e what to make OF it. Mr.. Marcy sent me t.
5 Siam, where made treaty, and sent i
f home. came here, and, after much diff
Gully. got them TO sign a ConventioN-l
|. very important one--which / also sen
, hone. One day, while was in the weekly
, expecta ion of hearing from the Govern
nent, special courier arrivsd at Yeddo
where then was, bringing me bundle o.
papers from DIR. Rice. our Vice Consul al
Hokodadi. This man had been nearly q
month on The road, during which. time be
4 had tevejcd over 500 miiea., Mr.. Rice had
read the papers, and thea forwarded them
to me. Now how do you suppose that he be-
came possessed of them."
at 10 hard to imagine." we answered.
Ale got them from an American whaler.
! Fortunately her captain was fond of read
ing. and SO when leaving Honolulu, s l.,
for cruise after sperm whales, he filed his
! lockers with the latest papers,, During bis
cruise he touched at Aakodadi, and having
then gone over them at least twice, pass I'D
them over to Rice. Through fhese drst
heard of the death Of Gov Marcy. and began
! to understand why had not heard from
him. Now you tell me that my Convention
with japan was published in January of
, this year-tbat is pleasant news, but
should like to know whether the Stale De-
partment are satisfied with H."
Shortly after Mr.. Harris arrived at Yeddo
the second time, he was followed by
| Mynheer Donker Curtious, the Dutch Rep
resenta:iye from Nagasaki. asked him il
that gentleman had, as usua,, gone upon
his knees when approaching the Emperor,
and he said no. That custom might be con-
sidered as extinct, now, though DOnker Cur
tious was the first Dutchman who had es-
capped. Thus is Japan more liberal daily
"About what time do you think they will
send US Minister, 1 asked, sand have they
any able men who would be equal TO the
pos'!" 81 1- "
"As for the time, it is not yet settled
upon; but as to the fact OF one going, that
is beyond all Doubt. Isuppose that Uithn
year from this date japanese Minister
and suite of twenty or thirty will be in
Washington. Higno-no-Kami (Ksmi-
prince; 'no'-of; 'Higa'-Higa; Prince of
Higo) is probably as able man as they
have, and he is doubtless the one who will.
be selected. You will see him in afew days
"a fine looking fellow. e5i
Mr.. Harris speaks most interestingly of
the feats of the jugglers. and of the :heaters
Of Yeddc. as vel as Of the extensive stores.
He says that the prince of Cinano (Cinano
no-kami), to whose particular care it seems
the Emperor confded his comfort and
amusement, fancying that he was having a
dull time in the immerse house that had
been appropriated to him. called up some of
his jugglers to perform before him and help
him pass it. One of them was the 'Ander-
som of Japan; bis feats we're so wonderful
that am olmost afraid to write them. III
wish it distinctly understood, therefore, that
am only repeating ,rhct Mr.. Harris told
US, and ,chat noe consequently bcliere.
Here are some of his feats:
No. /. He took an ordinary boys top,
spun it in the air, caugh. it on his hand,
and then placed i, (still spinning) upon the
edge of sword near the hilt. Then he
dropped the sword point little ard the
top moved slowly toward it. Arrived at
the very end. the hilt was lowefed in turn
and the top brought back. AS usual, the
sword was dangerously sharp.
No. 9 was also performed with the top.
He spun it in the air. and then threw the
end Of the string back toward it with sue b
accuracy that it was caught up and wound
itsele all ready for second cast. By the
time it had done this it had reached his
hand and was ready for another spin.
No 8 was still performed with the top.
There was an upright pole, upon the top of
which was perched little house with & |.
very large font door. The top vas spun,
male to climb the pole, knock open the
said front door, and disappear. As we'll as
remember, the hand end of the string was
fastened near the door, so that this was
alm~st repetition of the self winding feat.
But feat No was something even more |
astonishing than all this. He took two
paper butterflies, armed himself with the
usual paper fan, threw them into the air,
and, tanning gently, kept them flying !
about him as if they had beei alive.
"He can make the m alight whenever you
wish. Try him!" remarked the ksmi
Cprince) through the interpreter.
Mr.. H-requested that one might allght
upon each ear of the jugg'er. No sooner
expressed than complied with. Gentle uE-
dulstiors of the fan waved them slowly to
the required points, and there left them
comfortably seated. Now, whether this
command over pieces Of paper was obtained
simply by currents of cir, or by the power
of a concealed magnet, Nc. IL, could
no, tell or ascertain. One thing, however
was certain--ths poper pas there.
Let US turn from lugglers to theatcrs. II
seems that there are only four of he latter
| in Yeddo, and that they are all alongside
of each other. Hence, il Japenese on the
edge of the city wishes to attend one of
them, he must take some foot exercise be-
fore being able to do so. say that he
must walk, for no ,ne but the princes in
japan are allowed to ride, as general rule,
and then must ride, either in chair or on
! horseback, as they choose. In the latter
case, the horse is led by groom on each
side and is never allowed to go OFT of n
walk. While passing ty these thos,ers'
M n sxnre.sed A wish to attend a per