The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-21
rHt PRESS rElseaAs.

Sass Francisco. sept II, 1897
The steamship Colorado. at this porl from China and
Japan made the voyage six days than expected
She found the Costa Rica at Yokohama July 81. and
reached Hong Kong August s. She had three deaths
among her Chinese Storage passengers.
Returning she left Hong Kong Angus, IS reached
Yokohama the 2ed and left there the 2s,h for this
port The Colorado brings three hundred and sxytwc
passengers aud eleven hundred aud forty tons OF
chandise She experienced moderate weather, and all
board ora good health Twcnty-nine OF her pas
senecrs are japanese, and two hundred and s5y.ise
are bound TO New York
The China Overland Mad contradics tho report that
the Hong Kong and Shanghai telegraph scheme y 10 be
abandoned Or the contrary, 1t saws the material is On
the way for its construction forthwith and some OF
has already been received at Hong kons.
The inquest nio the Jeddo tragedy had resulted In
several Chinese being held for trial for wui murder.
They were handed over to the Portuguese Consul
The Agamemnon was undergoing repairs In dock.
Two Europeans had died at shanghae from hydiopho-
bia. and all unmuzzed dogs were being shot.
The Hankow Chamber Of Commerce had discuss1d
project insisting upon cash payments from Chimes, hut
considered having tendency TO throw business into
the hands of native merchants
The bark John Adams had been sold 10 tho British
government for $780, TO be used as quarters Tor the
police ut Hong Kong
the NORTH Chino Herald gives accounts Of the cruise Of
the United States steamer Shenandoah In search Of .
suitable port for American establishment on the west
coast of Japan. General Van vakcnburg accompanied
Commodore Goldsborough. The cruise extended from
July 10Th to the Oath Numerous places were visited
having from three to thirty hvc thousand Inhabitants
The people everywhere friendly though sometimcs
timd The result OF tho expedition not stated except
that the point designated In the treaty not adapted
The Yokahama Herald reports frequent murders u
Nagasaki and tho existence OF much apprehension 10
consequence Business arrested BY the great annual
The FGe Napoteon was celebrated at Yokohama with
great ec,af all foreign nationaities participating.
recall Of the British troops from Japan unwsc, and that
their presence prevents violence against foreigners.
san FRANCISCO Sept 10, 1867.
The following despatch, dated shangbae, China
Angus, ls was delayed in the post oco of this city by
a clerical blunder:-
The drouth in North China continued with great
severity
A proposal had been made to employ foreign In
structors in astronomy and mathematics In China but "
met with great opposition. The Emperor had received
numerous petitions praying him to prohibit such an In
yasion OF the ancient customs The Prince Regent ~
much abused and has rendered his resignation, but IL
has not been accepted.
million taels are to be raised by taxation for a levy
supply the army Of North China and TO assist those
who are suffering from the drouth az Chefoo six hum
dred miles from Shanghae. Great fears are sti enter
tanned the rebels. Taota once took refuge on an
English gunboat. This has had a good result He has
shown hts gratitude by allowing scientific men TO OK
anime some coal mines forty miles from Cheloo.
The Mahomcdan rebels In Yunawa carry cverythiu
before them and have declared Sin sin their emperor
Tho British Minister has returned from tour OF the
ports almost all Of which he found invasions OF the
treaty were practiced At Annoy from thirty 10 sixty
per charged foreign goods In transit TO the
Interior while the treaty allowed only five per cent
The Hong Kong Chamber Of Commerce favors a rcv-
sion OF treaty next year. and the reduction OF tho
duty and half per cent When the treaty is re-
vsed all the Powers concerned will insist upon having
railroads and teegrnphs allowed.
The failure OF the English tea house OF Mackellan
Co. caused great excitement IN Hankow among the ma
tive losers
A mob Of eighty attacked the British Consul and
kicked and bruised him. No man-ofwar was in the
mort at the time The Chinese attempted 10 plumber
store. .
The Americans think that the United States should
have a gunboa the Yargtsce kiang ut once TO pro-
tect the large interests at stake on that river
The imports at Hankow by American steamers for the
quarter ending with the month or June amount "a
A. 900 In value The river IL very high again, and
the country is flooded for miles
The American squadron now In the waters OF China
and Japan numbers vessels, besides the supply ship.
France Is withdrawing her feet from the Chinese waters,
while England and the United states are increasing