New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-11
JAPAN.
FRESH TROUBLEs-MURDER OF sE. iIrEsHES
Al YEDO-THE FUNERAL C0IrEGE THREAT
FSED WITH AZ ATTACK--THE FOREIGN MN
IsTERs LEAVE YEDO--5R. HARRIS REMAINS
THERE AIOEE.

THERE AL0EE.
From Or Own Correspondent
KANAGAWA, Jan. "a, l@6i.
Again 7 mist unfold 10 you chro5ic'e OF
Hood. On the evening Of the 18th Instant Mr.
Iluesken, The interpreter Of the American hcga-
lion. was murdered in The strcet5 oil NcdO. Mr.
IIucsken had boon assistios The Pfu'sian En-
bnssy in the negotiation Of their treaty with the
japanese, and IN this duty was in tie habit o.
spending part # tho afternoon and evening at
Alabama, the Pfusian residence in Hodo, which
is mile Distant from .ie american Legation.
On the evening stated be lel- Akabaua. az =
O'Clock Oh hor.c5act. lie was escorted, IS
usual, By three OF four mouned yabulins,
armed with the customary two swords, ana pre-
coded by four beitos Or horse-bOys running on foo;
with lanterns. Wien he had gone about hlt the
distance, and - b. approached thC iOtk OF Two
streets, rdiGg at brisk tfof, Tie panty were Of
tackled by several lLen rushing UPON ihcm IRON
either side Of tire stcCt with drawn swords ard
h,dcOgs Outcr!cs. in an instant BE lanterns were
knocked out Of TIE betlOs hands, th" horses Of the
yahunias woro truck, and M. bdes'tn wounded.
he saw q man approach him With drawn sword
pointed at bis louy, Lyt too late 10 a.eIt the bow.
lie was himself Unconscious ot the eXiart OF the
injury b. la1 rcct,ad Until his horse mad oalODcd
on some two hundred yards, WHOM in Attempting 20
dismount h. i,l cxca.ming an ourded aud
owing
One of tho officers has-eBed 20 the American Le.
CATION, hi wounded hose giving out ) the way anI
rave the alar.l To- the guard stationed hc.e l1ity
of whom returned - ,he spot, and, placing Tao
wounded man on q door bore him 10 BIS house.
Io was brought in nj o. alter lapse OF nearly an
hour. Prompt medical attendance vas 20 mana
from he Irliish and Puss.an Legations, bat tncIe
WIS no heo possible lie bad received thrust N
lis l,lht side and such was the force Of the hloE,
aided by bis oHn impetus, that TIE wound pa',eS
through bis abdomen, appearing agail On me Ieit
side. The wounded intesiincs protIdGed thlOuen
the wound. An possible relief was administered to
him, but, saying tle and suffering nothing, be grad
uqlly sank aud led without struggle IN me arms
of the able Girard of Che French Legation.
can imagine the shock me news OF tbs violent
death must ei,o at home. What must Il have been
then 10 our l.tuc isolated commimiy ana pIucu-
,lily 90 his diplomatic associates 40 I"4 EoplN
the day Of assassination had passed by, but lot 80.
4 blow has b zen struck NJ the foreign community
more deadly and sgiihcant thbn any hitherto.
. This deed shows thGt the assa.sins are 40
respecters If persons on Hat0uoiiles. In iuiD,
each OF the treaty Powers have suffered.
First. two Russian tiicers were clam III
Yokohama; then Chiuamcn IN tltilsh employ
Was cat down; thcB uNO Duich shi. masters were
l Killed ~ lthti.NiI: M -Al'th % ~ 80 49,
servant was next lain ~ ied0; an Gtiache OF the
French ceaiion Was wounded but rot killed; nnd
lqstlv The Interpreter Of ihc American Legation II
murdered under circumstances that show the coolest
! preparation aAd biu. IN wait. ILue vas no acci-
! Dent mo- mistake ai the man, n0 sudden pUyDcatio.
/ SIR Huotkon bad .or several successive t'emngt 81
about the same hour rode home as ON TINS fatal
/ evening; the fact was known aud taken odYaniage
/ Of by h.s murdercr. No fore guer was so ven
/ SHOWN by the JIpauese rs Mr.. lucskcn, aud per-
] laue more than any other he was q aYOrltc among
: them On his ursaping aind AID patient treatment
I of Them uBdrr IA clrclmsiWcrs Wherever ne
rode In Nrdo. his name called ont Z! tDc people
J ia the street. Iii nam' bal M som" sense
! pn ssed into o synonym for foreigner, ior whoever
lode rhrough ihc streets nj tat came 70 BE-
called iluesfcn BY the poPuace. III his oiciii ca
pac.ty he lad been Of invaluable service Gut only -
our own country. bGt To other treaty Powers IL
the p,potiaiinu vi more than orc treaty BE- has had
: the llorng oar and PROBABLY 10 one has done
more 90 aii iVleign negotiations than IT, deceased,
+ although il las al BE- done a ttc mos! qhet ui-
osfcutq io,rs manner OF such value were MS SER
/ vices 20 Lord E!giu's Embassy that he not only re.
/ criyed the public Testimonial at (! handsome gold
/ .nhn-box from her =, jc-y, the Queen OF England,
! but more d. iiugUstod acknoWl,d cBent o, ms
services, when Lord J. i7in removed bis oNn atcn
! 1om biz person, and paced II mon him. III the
time If bis death hc wac engaged IN pffiectlg the
PrGssiln treaty and putting II IN proper shape Tor
! tho signature. IN act the w0r, was accomplished
aud ouly as acl .lOso signatures az Eus since been
! sieued and loli ereG) but there WIS d las caused
| by the suicide OF liofer, one Of tho commissioners
OF Negotiation on the part Of the iaValcs" Of which
| ! have before writ, you. And row the unirin-
| nate treaty has received another bloody sacrament.
| On tho 18th ius' The remains of Mr.. Hueshon
were Inferred at lcdo with every possible mark Of
| honor. On the morning OF that day Ministers iiai-
| ris and Mcock we've waited upon b. the Governors
Of Foreign Affairs and requested not to attend toe
| funeral M there danger o. an attack upon the
! co.tegc Mr. HAMS properly replied that he should
| attend ut whatever personal consequences, Wnle
Mr. Alcock promised them The utmost re;rlbu,iOn of
/ the Foreign Powers if th,y were disturbed. For
! tguateiy, the procession was unm0lr-tcd, aud the
| funeral ceremonies properly contaminated, Wiih an
! immense crowd Of japanese as spectators. At The
head of the funeral cortngr were the i've Governors
Of Foreign Affairs and the late Emba. adors 10
America, each with - numrrous train Of armed at
tendauts. the body was supported 10y sixteen
| of Mr.. Harris's house runrd', m American
uniform, with tho American ensign as
pell, and with an escort % maliues from
The Dutch brgot-war, preceded by the baud
and Gi;y marines from ne Pnissan irilGtes. Mr..
Harris. and Mr. DE Wiz tn Dutch Commissioner,
followed Us mou,nc-s in Chief, aud after them the
members o. the various DIP lonatic corps, and naval
officers from the men-ofWar IN the hnrb0r. The
ground was yc' crimson with the murdered mans
blood when the procession passcd, The STAINS
not having been removed, according TO usual
custom. O1cn and again bad Mr.. tiUeShen
been warned b. Mr.. Harris and o,Lcrs 10,
10 20 out OF evenings, Tor redo &C nig.t tine
il safe to 10 man. Assassrut'ors are OF night
IL occurrence one morning last SUMMED, ten
dead bodies were found la he streets H.,heito,
the Government have removed these bodies nj their
own cost, but have lately issued notice that, owing