, 1866-02-01

| nese Few fears-Our japanese yistto
Gone Moaa-Indtau and mining
| lconapondence Of lie Chicago Tlt:tbunel !
...- san FRAac1sco, Jan. s 1866.
The New Year has been pshered In wit
appropriate festivities. l write this, sittin,
among weather influences mild aud delightful
beyond any that Tislt you at the head of til
lakes In January. The telegraph anticipates
regularly, the news that should attempt t,
reach you by letter. There are no very I'M
partant phases offered In the rMexicau ques
tton, but none OF you In the States must IN
dervaluc the Liberal e1crtions. They meal
to be +;
CANE TO THE LAST.
am sorry to see that some among 20.
are Inclined to favor the anti-Republlcan caus
In Mexico, or at least to withhold from tn
struggling patriots the sympathy they 80 vel
deserve Every day T see evidences Of the de
termination of the Liberals to tight the En-
plre to The bitter end, and when I see men o
wealth and position voluntarily beggarinEE
themselve. aud becoming outlaws Liable Il
die BY the batter or the bullet at any MO
mcnt, out Of devotion to country, and prin
cIples, l must say that feetthat they deserve
ifnot direct assistance, at least moral aid and
our EaIrnest sympathy. 'As write, the steam
ship John L. Stephens Is going out Of the
Golden Gate and heading for the Mexican
coast. Among her passengers I know
very few othar Americana know 1t
there is ono on whose . head q
shot by the lnhuman invaders Of his country
IN an instant should lc tall into their hands
refer to His Excellency Senior Don Pedro
Oeazon, Lboral Governor Of the Department
Of Jalisco sometimes called improperly Gna-
dh1atara, the city OF that name being the cap.
ital Of the State or Department. BE escaped
Atlantic States to obtain arms and munitions
OF war. He first attempted to reach his coun-
try by way Of the Rio Graade, but failing tn
that direction came hero under an assumed
name to throw the French OF their
guard, and now makes the attempt ria
Cape st. Lucas. He will land at the latter
point, and from thence cross the Gulf OF
California, and run down the coast In somc
open vessel. trusting to Providence and good
fortune to effect a landing at point on the
coast not; occupied By the French. 1t cap.
tu1ed he dies at once, H he told me with a
quiet shzuE Of the shoulders Yesterday T. be
lands he will bv heard Of next in tho Ticlnlty
Of Guadn1a1arn. A good number OF f1ne
pianos and other musical instruments have
recently found their way into thnt section oi
the country, and the French and their mon.
grcl htrelings will probably hear some high
toned music from them soon. I sincerely
trust that the5 may.
CHINESE NEW YEAR.
The Chinese do not reckon time by years
divided into twelve months, As we do, but
like the American Indians reckon By moons
OF lunar mouths. This does not make reg.
ulaf year Of even months and 50 IN odd
month TO make up the difference Is thrownin
occasionally. Last year their New Years, the
great festival eeason, lasting three weeks. of
these people, commenced on the e6th Of Jan,
ruary according 10 Our method Of computa-
tion. They arc already commencing to make
preparations for the festivities md will soon
have their wafer lilies or t. Say sin. .}ah''-a
specimen Of which sent you last year
eproutfng in bowls Of gravel and water 50 that
they may blossom On the czaet day. The
new year corresponding with our 1856 Will be
styled "Eilth Of Tong Geo." TINT Is to say, the
htth year Of the reign Of tie present Emperor
Of China, Tong Gee by name. They
reckon BY dynastics. instead of centurits
and II their records are rellable-and ! nm
free to admit that In ngurcsthey have arrived
at d point of perfection which It will take
have occupied this side OF the globe some
thousands Of years prior 10 the creation of
the world, according to the Mosaic account
OF that aflair. Their dramatic entertainments
ale altogether historical, and single play
which lasts slx hours only, .gtEes the leading
witnessed while here, gave the outlines Of the
history Of the Central F1owery Empire" Tor
matter Of three thousand years, I believe.
came past their theatre on Jackson street
at one o'clock this morning, Just as the crowd
was pouring ont, md was told by the Govern
or's friend. Ah-1fng, that the new company
which had Just commenced performing when
he was here. had already got down to within
few centuties,of the Christian Era
RETURNED TO JAPAN.
kisabTo, the japanese prince who visited
Wsshington, New York, and other points in
the East few months since, dropped Into
our otllcc yeaterday with lis friend h{r. Van
on Saturday next He leaves on the steamer
Ajax. which makes the first trip OF the new
line Of steamers TO Honolulu, an enterprise
calculated 10 add much to the commerce Of
San Francisco. During bis visit to New York
and the East, he took notes OF thousand
things Of interest which be saw and examined,
onr iron~clads, forts, arsemls. railroads, and
armies especially, md Is soon as lie sets fbot
in japan aguin, be will publish work On this
country which will certainly be Interesting to
his conntrymen, as 1t would be to ours If jwo
could read it, Hc is q tint. oper.-faccd, intel
ligent and modest young nan, very quiet and
retired IN his department, md extremely tenn
people might learn lessons of politeness from
him. He left Japan merely out Of curiosity
to see the great country. on this side
of the ocean, Of which he had
heard marvellous tales at his home
In the linterior Of his country, and as be
peril Of his life. He has, however, received
from President johnson, with whom he had
IN Interview, assurances of protection, and
goes back In some manner officially connected
with the American Consulate. Hc came here
dressed In the stiff lowered silk brocada trow-
sers and robe, Of his conntrymen, With san
dals on his feet md the I'm md swords stuck
In his giEdle, and goes hck dressed In full
suit Of Q. s. navy blue, with his little feet
cncnsed In patent leather boots Of American
manufacture. He now presents figure las
Eeat as may be imagined. He has been treat
cd everywhere with extreme kindness By
Americans, and goes hone completely charm
ed and greatly impressed by what he has seen
and enjoyed in this country, am sorryfto
be compelled to believe that he will have
poorer opinion OF our cou1trymen after long.
CT acquaintance with then. r.
FIRST FRUITS FRox NEW FIELD.
Away up the valley oflthe Colorado, In the
northwestern corner of Arizona, is mining
district ofmuch promise of which Ell Dorado
Canon Is the centre. This district has ns
yet been but meagetly prospected, nnd but
little capital has been Invested In Il, but the
substantial results are beginning to make
their appearance. Last week 52O, 600 In fine
bullion arrived from the only mill running
there, and beyond a doubt this first remit
tance will te followed By millions within a
lem .,s montns, Q! years, Al most. feople N ne
A!!antlc STATES Eenesal!y suppose that
"Washoe," as the silver bearing district Of
Eevada first discovered was called, contains
when he f.ct IL that 1daho " nnn+nna ~,
~ ~ To1ifa-,ts Waah,ao4n'' & ' Ta.a..".' ~
tan, ., taiuolnla, washington Ieff1tofy ano
Arizonia contain hundred Washocs whose
wealth Is as yet undevelopcd, but, neverthe-
less, will be known to tic world within the
day Of the present generation, Here Is what
nm intatiiornf UenfieIran or birh artanfidc
attoinr.a4,,S s,<,3- T., 49, ;,tn,,n ssi-n..o
1s-;tes nencsn;n n1m ~ 'ne 1n'cf'or o' 'A1iAo1s'
Whites coucelulng
TIE AccuRsEp ArAcuEs
and the measures necessary IN rid rs of
%nem
" Al Font Goodwin, which L. near the eaetcrn
limits OF Arizona % the bmks Of the Ga, We bear
mat eenty Killed FEaneteo, notoEons Chief Of
ne ne Apaenes ln taat tec'lon. this Il Francisco,