New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-13
FyOu JAPAN.
Prospects Of Peace-Prince sni-unts Ne
go,infing with the RngIish-Rnrid
Growth of Xokchnma-Arrivnl Of
pyi,tsh Ergimcnt-The Country kou"d
yo'sohumn-A Jnpnpe.c Riot.
from Or sp,ci'l Correspondent.

tfom Orr Hs'ci5 Correspondent.
/ KASAGAwA Nov. 30 1867.
Orr AFFAIR." in Japan again look brighter. ",
have not felt assured Of continuing peace for lonl
zinc. il al grows out Of the fct that Prince Satumn
he 8th whom The English lad Tie brush at KngosIsa
has sent ENJOYS this place seeking arran Scrn OF
oil difficulties with The English Charge dAfaircs. lie
he most powerful Of OF! tie japanese piroes, and u
he Is de5irou. Of pcsce feel quite sure Zone d the
rest viii seek var Is N Indication Of tic value Of
our opinions and real estate. lot adjoining o..
with fw improvements on It size two hundred feet
squsie. was cold yesterday f,r 600 eighteen month
ago il " as bought by tie seller Tor $500.
Yokohama which Is tle local appclation. though thc
porj s known generally Knnagawa, is growing rap
idly. Opened 70 commerce four years ago It las
changed from eide beach" which IL name sigrifcs
TO an opilont commercial matt 1Ir. Harris. tie
tloayiing Grs, came into this bay IN March l59 ard
on the pgetcnt lie Of tie town 70 he ouy The
cultivated fields Of rice, wheat beans brirsalls end
uil,t win few cottages Of the eoatened peasaniry
among tie clms and evergreen OAKS. lie retained 10
SniCda came back three months later on the lat VI
July whom the port 10 DO opened under tho treaty
aud If soms Aladdin had again rubbed bis won
deru lamp IN place % gardens and fields stood the spa
ciouS japanese custom houses blocks upon blocks Of
ocal residences three long streets built up with shos
AID filed with curious wares and besides these lorgc
number Of houses bu.l, for rental TO the expected com
crs 10 say nothing Of multitude Of native cottages
Our osn rapidly growing country never exhibited O
transit iriHaon 20 sudden ard complete And nOw to-
dag the building and extension is as rapid as ever.
Tie lshermeus lus the farmers cottage. tie broad
OF grain have al given way TO structures more OF
less substantial and elegant Of wood. mud and stone
Yet all pnrtake Of the characteristics Of tho counr,
bungalow houses Warehouses c. 20 downs 'ofmud
and stone tiled roofs neat floors and Imprinted fir cell.
iugs, grated with curtains Of dama4 carpet. oil
BTu,oc!s, furniture Of rosewood and mahogany from
beyond The aeas. BIowncheeked boys are srr,itor b.
place Of handy Biddy Who dare say j. more missed
tlar all other home comforts Whatever.
township block, which, were Il regular AMI con-.
pact would represent an area ttroc.qnaIters Of mild
square is crowded with foreign houses and foreign in.
dusry hundred lo-owncrs are now lords Of tie soil
in place OF the old swarihy Niponcso fumcrs dcposcd
Long warehouses ond twO.sory Bungalows uswp the
place Of The brown ohales Of tho former pcaslntly
We are al told, English. Americans, Dutch French
Prussans, Swiss. Portuguese and nondcscript, four
hundred souls, already sitting for roonI have named
them IN the order Of their numbers Americans were
large lotholders but Elderborn 90 JAPAN E.aus
that they were they have mostly sold for the potlagc
mess, 10 later Of oil kindred aud tongues The
rental a the whole area not over hundred dol.
lars Of yearly value, must now multiply that sun BY
thou and, and double yet tie product. lot ~ feet
front by 10 feet deep has s standard market value OF
eight and ten thousand dollars. according TO location
cost s2GJ two years ago Here where tie farmer -four
years sinco fain TO be content with bis Summer
rice, and Winter harvest Of turnps, commerce renps
ten millions annually Of silver dollars That Il the
gross OF the harest tie net profit IA also SUN Of tat
cyphers marshaled by not oyerlean digit.
SILK 10 tie great staple Of Japan trade Tcn come,
ten Q3 year cotton aud after this variety of
products, copper, camphOr, coal new tobacco pulse
and variety Of edibes for Chins consumption For
the hard dollars pay for oil these they give as bacl
b, perhaps. for metals, cotton goods and woolens
oamlets chiefly.
TINS this spot in the remoiest part Of tho globe only
80 recently terra terlibis II not terra !ncogna, IL