The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-13
NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY H. 1867.

ior ain there be till tr .x..,
nnmbsr several thousands, ne' beats Oh Hong Kong
armed ostensibly for their ry All 81 ,hsn heaVny
a. occasion admits e small p foreign Graf rob
ment which abound vii se'y 70 he places u o'Soea.-
Here, the stolen an Sen nnas r - sS
1mar,csn srhoone a after onls few weeks ago the
sma arms and 5 liubm, Captain House, loaded with
mass no, tan NJ ssnd 10 japan was seized IN LENNON
brn,aiIv mnrf airs from this town. Captain House was
inc senoon 1srcd every valuable thing taken from
aynn,c SINCE and yesterday succeeded In anestng
WED king Chnaman, who was enjoyiug himself at
sch e .; the time Of the murder Of her husband dsn
Acs the capnred man as ons Of the gang Hopes are
entertained that oil the others will be taken.
Further convincing proof OF Chinese aptitude for ile
CLIMATE money getting found In tho tact that the new
silver CONS OF the colony, lately produced from The mint
$4,000 Their skin In the manufacture Of Mexican and
Spanish dollars from copper Is something remarkable
DR. Mcgowan, the agent Of the East India Telegraph
from San Francisco The East India Telegraph Company
is New York organization why called East India can
principally In Chna whose object IL TO supply the au-
thorites and Of the Chinese Empire with the
means OF electric com nunicaton Although DIT Mao
gowan is 3 capable commercial dpionast who has had
long experience with tho Chinese people here are not
over sansune that the scheme VIII 20 successful FER
may be obtained but very heavy prejudice WHICH coun
try Cinnamon have against innovations OF this Kind must
be overcome. DR.. Mcgowan has commenced laying
ppc the enterprise by enisting the sympathes OF
the snercantile community here
Another enterprise of which Americans are wholly in
control In The colonization, or settlement OF grant
made by Abe sultan Of Borneo 20 the American Trading
Company Of Now York and China The grant COM
prises something like eighteen thousand square miles
In the northern part Of Borns0 This great slandwith
the exception Of Australia the largest and richest in the
word-has never developed by traders. Its pro
dnctions large and various comprising spices cam
phor rubber precious stones and minerals. The ar
raDgement under which the company propose TO trade
4 with Borneo Is extremely liberal on the part OF the
/ Sultan
settlement has been formed at Kmans, one OF the
many favorable harbors the coast Of the company
4 possessions, snd trade has been opened.
The enterprise lags little just now on account OF the
neglect refusal OF the Washington authorities TO ac-
knowledge the propriety Of establishing an American
colony foreign soil and the consequent insecurity Of
| the position The President Of the company Ia going
ahead however and s fitting out vessel which Will
be despatched the settlement In the course OF
few weeks for the purpose Of bringing away the accu-
INFLATED trade" Several wealthy Chinese merchants
have joined the enterprise. aE
| Madame Anna Bishop Schultz, after having mirac-
ulously escaped death from shpwreck Wake Island
in mid Pacific has arrived at Hong Kong, and ia giving
series OF musical entertainments which are vol pafro
/ nized hy the hobs OF this place.