Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-15


Carr. in the meantime. having thrown up circular
earhcn redoubts, with n covered way To the Wa.
ter ut Bitter Springs. for any small purity Of emf
grants who might happen to be attacked at that
point tduso for their protection.
Tho Rop ortod Death OF the Tycoon Of
Japan. yH =
The press very generally dscredit the report Of
tho assassination Of tho Emperor of Japan. The
New York Commercial il disposed to believe that
tho story has been mani uiactured ut San Francisco.
1t says:
1t IL not usual for Emperors or Kings, and
lenst ot all oriental sovoregns, to mako official
professions with 40 numerically contcmptiblo q
body guard or oven train or retinuc, that they
can he successfully attacked by fourteen men
dressed rs trayoers,' 30. Nor 10 II at all proba-
BILE tint such successful nssassns Of tho "Empe-
ror, even though they were "princcss of high
high rank" would DO allowed to compromise tho
matter mr. represented. Even surprising tho ro-
port to be founded in iact, the, tho most reason
able Interpretation would bo thai prince Gotaro.
mombrr of tho present Japanese government,
was assnssinatcd while going from his house to he
palace"
but even il the barc fact exists that member
OF tho Jnpancse government has been assassina-
ted on his way To his imperial R,nstcrs palace all
tho rest Of tho story is maniestly the cooring Of
some newspaper reporter, upon whom tho passion
OF writing about Japanese affairs and Japanese
suicides has beon too strong for his judgment. and
who has ourously mixed up Emperors, Tycoons
princes dynhstics, and goycrnmorts with Amer.
icnn ideas Of popular movements and revolutions.
We suspcet that cnn find tho key to tho whole
story in its last sentence All foreigners are
requested not to so ont after, dark and arc nd
vised by their respective consuls to go armed oil
tho times"
rho Now York Post. which seems to place somo
reliance upon tho report, comments upon the sub
ject ns follows
The old Tycoon. with whom our treaty was rati.
fed. died several months ago, but his dencasc was
kept hidden from tho public for n long time
His unfortunate successor was nero boy scarce
ly moro than seventeen years old. As nearly as
can bo Judged from tho mcagrc reports, the assas-
sinntion wns committed by the conservative party,
who cling to tho old laws and are, bitterly oppos-
cd to the ope ing Of foreign intercourse or tho
exchange OF commercial treatise with other ma
inns, and it is very probable that tho fact Of tho
departure Of an embassy for this country has
aroused thu conservatives to pitch Of despora
ton. 1t in worthy Of nntco that the nssnssinu-
ton OF tho Tycoon took pla.e very shortly after
our oriental guest loft japan.
The intelligence must seriously affect the mem-
hers of the embassy, and may interfere with
their further journey through our county,
Should tho opponents OF foreign intercourse /,
Japan the rcvolnonsts in fact--succccd, our
worthy friends, the ambassadors. will probably bo
afraid to return home. and diplomatic difficulties
may arise. even under the possibility OF the sup
preston oi the revolt. which will seriously em-
barrass the rclatlon6 between this country and ia
pan. fcw years ago and the death or murder
Of Jnrnncse rltnntatc would have been entirely
unnoticcd bcrn. even If the larn fact had found i'm
way 10 our newspapers. But now il IL an event
which interests tho public, and leads to more or
lrss speculation to its polilitcal effects.
The Philadelphia Bulletin snys
Mr. Portman, the Duch interpreter accompany.
ing the embassy who has resided long time in
japan and is intimately acquainted with thoir
system. doubts the truth Of tho story OF the c0nsp
rnty md the assassination If the Tycoon and
thinks it is only nnother ialsehood invented by
unknown parties, like thnt of the death of Consul
Harris another talriGa.ons that have occasionally
reached us hom Japan. Besides, no thinks that,
il true IT effect essential change in the in.
pnncse empire ~ the Tycoon il nm irresponsible
oth'er. regulated by his ministers. like tho Queen
oi England, and placed NJ the head Of the govern
mcnt III accordance with custom, being really
more fnr ornament than use
The Philadelphia Ledger remarks
l arrival which brings tho news left the Bav
ol JcdIo on the 23td of April, and tho assassina.
ton occurred, 1t IL said, on the 18th of March,
The Intelligence by the North Briton 10 from
Hong Kong to the 18th Of April, month after
the reported death Of the Emperor, but nothing
appears To be known of tho occurrence there ct
that time They have been various unfounded re-
dc,,h ~ Cansnl IIarr;a and ,he .,;e;Ja nr ,ho
pr;nrc.s Win" .;r,nd ,he w;b tho Itn;.aS .a
s,ates mad ri, nr ,ho "," ,n ar ~. Ea
,,ror na" W. "r ,ot IT, !, :. ,.a ~ st !, ;,
rrraba,iv' d;s"o', '' NV h;a, - W." .",
which the present embassy is charged with
Tue RARgy PEaroauANcE IN Lospos.--Rarev.
the American horse tanner. ia again in London'
and was lately presented with gold medal by
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO AMI
mails. The London Chronicle, spcakinr OF tho
successful mann r in which MIR. Rarey pained a
victory over two vicious animals. savs:
After ,lustratiny. with n nniet animal hi.