New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-10

Of an attempt 10 poison the Tycoon which Ia told IN
way horrc if not 20 romantic as that OF the roye
Alexander and bis doctor Philip. 1t seems that In IL
imperial household of Yedo the function Of tasttr o.
dishes offered to the royal appetite is not obsolete on
recent occasion this royal taser in the discharge o
bis duty had occasion TO suspect tempting dsi' pu'
whv or wherefore is not said. The cook was c''cd anu
forced TO eat the dish his skill had PROVIDED anu
siraichtway died horribly before his asoifheu nsiei
eyes, Whether the faithful faster was rewarded WI"
robes OF purple and fine linen gold CHAINS ABOUT Dis
neck and the hand Of the sutan's favofite daugh'e
the story Is silent That is the popular version but inc
truth Of the affair is said to be that The COOK was eA
oneraed and suSpicon fastened on three OF the court
physicians who were ordered under arrest and are ike
cnoneb 10 be condemned to eat arsenic and drink pf
sic acid the rcst OF their mortal lives
THIS 10 NOT the first attempt according to general De-
lice N .lo the Tvcoons life. Recently while OF Oasacs.
similar attempt was made, and prevented OF ITS i'ta'
c,summaton by o ariiie for thai came mp all the way
ton, yedo 400 miles to warn his sovereign against
eating certain dish that to be offered nm inc next
dov The monarch abstaineJ. and so lived to express
his gratitude to tie white fox by erecting chapei 10
him near his fiyoritc haunt in Ncdo Japan foxes nave
surely more thantlei share OF the cunning attributed
TO their race.
Considering that his two immediate predecessors suf'
ferel violent DEATHS as now generally held TO be true
and TINT the regent Of lis own minority was asass'
ated under his palace wall the young Tycoon has some
occasion TO reflect on tho vanity of earthly expectations
and the exceeding wisdom Of white foxes.
We daily hear of continued disturbances near Ncdo,
lomened by the party hostile to the present Govern
ment Serious conflicts have taken place between these
insurgents and the imperial troops and though the
latter are reported triumphant the insubordinaton is
evidently on the increase.
Our minister Gen, Pruyn. has returned from n three
weeks residence at Yedo greatly TO the relief OF the
japanese Government The price of his leaving again
was TIE settlement y the Japanese Of few ousisnd
ing claims, amounting To about :25,00o. 1t is some
what unfortunate for our national dignity, when our
minister must trade in this manner but ii our common
Uncle furnishes him no better OF enforcing just
claims we must expect 10 descend to such paty meth
DDS. have taken previous occasion TO deplorc the
abandonment of Yedo as ministerial rcsidcnce-as step
which more than any other single act has embarrassed
diplomatic intercourse with the native Authorities The
recent visit of our minister to Yedo serves TO corrobo
rate the conviction Though TIE japanese Government
saw TT TO surround the legation with several hundred
swofdsmen, and our minister landed party Of sixty
marines and sailors from the jamestown there is moth
inc 70 show that Ycdo Is Will more insecure for
residence than when Mr. Harris 10 his great credit 80
pcrsstently reInained there Wherever Gen Pruyn Of
his guest; rode in the city they met nought bn' cyiy,
The sooner the treaty powers insist upon their repro
scntatves residing again at the Court to which they
are accredited the better VIII 1t be for the public wei
fare At least do no. le place minister IN 20
son where lie must surrender not his night only but
Lis duv 10 reside there for the paltry consideration 81
petty pecnnaTy claim. Better let our claim 60 down
five cannot ccure ii becomes the dignity Of great
nation, H.