New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-15
he Productive industry Of the country to be paid ont
Of our pockets IN enhanced prices for every article We

of our pockets IN enhanced prices for every article We
buy for eyeort or consumption. Already tie peasant
complains Of new imposts on his coal bis frevood hs
rice his wheat and his cotton u secure the growing
expenses of tho Imperial Government through fcreign
intercourse.
Meantime, what tie foreign Ministers themselves
doing while thus imposing q heavy burden on ne
foreign trade with this country. These ministers
consus adnras and officials OF every grade are rccoy
ing yearly subsidy from the Jnralese Government.
doubling trcbiug the salaries they receive ON their
own Government Aud how is this IIsJy IN be paid
have already said that the Golar i, deprecated
toward the local currency % 30 per from it,
standard value, but the foreign oilc.h are dlOred
by the japanese the privilege Of exchlrgi1g month.
lly a certain sum Of dollars Wit ll,e Government
broker ,at the standard value. ihe Minister
consul, admiral. or whoever be iuny be, rescls this
native coin to the foreign me-cht |'' must have "
for trade purposes, and who is blessed WITH TO such
diplomatic privilege of exchange, II Ito fohnd pfon
agore said Of thirty dollars in 4 hunlrc TIE amonnt
thus exchanged by foreign officials doubles and reoles
their salaries as have before said. Il, the astu'o
japanese suppose they get return fr Ills Esvorf il
it wholesome for the purity Of official icco rse that
dipomatic representative Should receive from lie SOY
erern TO whom no edited fics tic salary thai he
gets from the country that sent him ttaerl Yet these
b. tie stern facts.
But as ii fate would have IT, an a7engins Nemesis
already threatens the exactng correction Of onr repre-
scntatiyes. Tho Tycoous Mnisters LIBBY promised
the sanction Of the Mkado Spin to-. C- e7or to this
arr gem mt for the settlement # tr)phles, past
present and prospective; bot witt IN the past day or
two it creeps out that the Mikado as lv't 20 ratily
this arrangement he might have ioi me more be
rail- Nay the very forces ordered VT 30 r-h flourish
to proceed against Chosin have be f1ual unwilling
for the work that the Tycoon icuis l0t Ger swords
should be turned against hinrscf TiIs Z, this very
hour al tie gain We made by tie shedding " soine
blood and the burning Of much rOwia 20 5a'nonoseki
threatens to be lost for want Of gfeTicr ml~anyin
orr subsequent councils. We are mt iodes one whit
better lrod Of our continued .lado personal
safety than before this unfortunate convection. II
Another Tragedy in snpan-k9sassinatio"
ofTwo Officers of ,:,e $3.50 isrsimcmf-
Escape OF tac Murdercrs-Lsccalio Of Sir
Rutherford Aicoca.
from Our Special Correspondent.
KAyAcAw,, Nov. 30. 1861.
laid down nv pen few days ago, Lot think
ing that l should lave occasion to take Il up again
before the mails departure, or that wod have the
sorrowtnl record / called upon to write read
in tie light Of that Just written.
Too soon have we been taught how IL ere all al.
engagements with this treacherous race which compound
blood for dollars, and hush up felony with bribe
Aftcr series OF the most cowardy aud atroccus assas
sinaiions ever known, and FOR which have hitherto
found no punishment except the taking OF blood none,
in full satisfaction have to record more brutal.
if possible. than any Of its anteeeden's
On the 22l inst. two officers n yg and Lieutenant
of Repipnoif n II fii4
while out on a short excursion in til country wc.s
waylad and murdered by unknown hands.
The blameless and quiet character OF the victims.
the circumstl nces 90 far known srrnised pre-.
crdc any oth idea than Ills that they were without
ofIense treacherousy way.aid while monentarily on
their horses skotchiIs IL avenue OF trees lead
ing from the great temple Of Kamakura to the sea side
an oren highway, and manned, woundcd and cut ~
pieces 10 the most riehtd manner were left fox dead
or 10 die The OF tie murder was oae with which
We are all familiar it being Of our fayorte places
Of recreation.
Word came to town late in the evening OK the 22i
tia, two foreigners had been attacked Kamakura,
one Of whom dead and the other sti living. As
sisance was at once sent forward but Il arrived
both dead.
One was pointed out having survived the assault
from the middle OF the afternoon until o'clock Of the
next morning. As this ones body wGs found with
deep sword cut at the base Of the meek completely
erng tho spinal column wound that must have beeo
followed by instant death the suspicion becomes GER
ainty that after living severed hours from the first az.
tack some hand was found brutal enough To give him
tie las, and mortal blow. The other had long beer
dead.
Their remains were brought to Yokohama aud iR-
tered On the 2h instant with military ceremony 'he
Japanese Governor OF Aanagswa aid suite following
in procession.
The British authorities prosecuting with the bes,
In their power the search for the perpetrators
The japanese authorities profess egIoaest anxiety 10
discover them also-so they have done before. and IS
their endeavors an. less futile aud mookery than
they have been found in every similar hitherto.
shall all greatly rejoice How much hope OF success
there Is your readers can imagine when out Of yillsge
Of than thousand souls within whose precincts
this deed was done in the full blaze oftay where no
foreigner could wander without being followed aaG
watched bT curious eyes nobody knows anything ofli
TIE men were found wounded DEATH ole calling for
water the only word be knew in japanese mu,ey Of.
ferng them money for asss aEce that was never
given--ths was all the villagers knew.
Thus we continue to pay our annual or semiannual
toll Of human sacrifice TO Japanese ferocity and hate
and yet one Is yet found wise enough courageous
enough to Apply remedy more BETTING than CON.
pounding for price liz dollars blood against gold. p
In this connection il Is well 10 mention thar Str
Rutherford Alcock the English Minister is under or
iers for recall because OF his frtherance OF other
measures of reparaton against japanese oenses than