The Portland daily press., 1867-01-07
CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN.
SAILING OF THE FIRST STEAMER
FOR CHINA.
Great Fire at Yokohama,
The New Tycoon.

The New Tycoon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 81.
The steamer Colorado, having been thorough
ly overhauled and partly rebuilt. takes her
place tomorrow ON the China mail line as the
pioneer ship, and will sail at noon for Japan
and China. 1t is expected that she will land
eer passengers at Yokohama in nineteen gays
from San Francisco, making the trip from New
YORK to Japan in forty days, and TO Kong
In iorty-six days. The Colorado VIII not stop
at Honolulu, but go direct to Japan, the Com
pany being DESTROYS of making the first trip to
China in the shortest time possible. The Col
orado takes forty-fve cabin passengers, fifteen
of whom arrived from New York to-day per
| Golden City, and 200 Storage passengers
The inauguration banquet tonight promises
to be. an affair worthy the occasion. Governor
Low will preside, az the departments of the
National, Stat, z ID Municipal governments
will be represented, as well as the mercantile
and manufacturing interests.
The colored people of this city propose cele-
Drafting the fourth anniversary of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation in an imposing manner.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company, at
recent meeting, elected directors and selected
Hon. u. L. Phelps as President.
~, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.
for Yokohama and Hong Kong. The piers
along the city front and beach towards the
Golden Gate were lined with people watching
the departure OF the first steamer of the China
mail line.
The steamer Orifammc from Portland. Ore
gon, with $241 900 in treasure, arrived here last
evening. =
Oregon papers contain accounts confirming
the reported richness of the Koolenai and
Lempi mines.
mortgaging the Placerville Railroad to Wells,
Fargo az Co. for 100000, is repudiated by
nlneteen-twentieths of the stockholders who
will contest its validity in the courts
Inc Dallas, Oregon, Mountaineer gives the
details of the running off pack train by the
Indians from near Camp Watson, and their
pursuit by Col. Bakers command When
about twenty miles from the post the troops
came up with the Indians and charged on their
camp. The Indians stood their ground but
during snow storm their rifles had become
damp and snapped. The soldiers observing
the state of affairs drew their sabres and cut
the savages down, killing fourteen men and
capturing five women and all the stolen mules
supplies were destroyed. 1t is considered one
of the most complete victories ever gained
over the Snake Indians.
Recent arrivals from Hawaii, state that a
new eruption had occurred on the summit of
Mauna Loa. 1t is thought to be the old crater
Manukina, which was in action a few months
ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.
The. China Mail Steamship banquet took
place last night Speeches were made by Gov,
Lane, Ex-Gov. Stamford, Maj. Gen. Mcdowell,
Revs. DIR. Stebbins and Stone and A. A. Low,
of New York
The bark Archibald, from Kokohoma Japan,
arrived last night with dates to Dec. 1st ~
A great fire occurred at Yokehoma on the
10Th OF November, destroying two-thirds of the
native town and quarters and the best part of
the foreign settlement The French Consul
lost his office and all his private property The
English Consul also suffered. A bonded ware
house filled with goods, under the superinten-
dence OF Mr.. Searle, was also destro, ed; loss
100000. The new house built for the Ameri-
can Consulate, and the whole range of the old
Consulate buildings, French, American, Prus-
sian and English, the Post Office, with nearly
all the valuable private residences, are in ashes.
Among the losers are Augustine Heard & Co.,
T.. M. Van Reed, Jardin Mathewson & Co.,
and Col. Fisher. The fire proof buildings OF
Eek, Fer & Co., and the French hospital, were
saved. The fire had put an end to all business
for some time. Some articles had advanced on
account of the large quantities destroyed, such
as shirtings, yarns, camlet, Sc The aggregate
losses amounted to $2,150,O00. Thirty-five lives
were lost many persons being crushed to death
in the crowd; Early in the day large detach-
vessels of the British fleet, who at first worked
| well under the control of their officers, but
| obtaining liquor, turned their attention to
| plundering Among the losses were the arch
ives of the United States Consulate. These
were at first rescued by Consul Fisher from
the Office and placed in the bonded warehouse
which was soon after destroyed. A large Dor.
ton of the archives of the other Consulates
was also destroyed.
The Japan Herald estimates the total loss OF
natives and foreigners to be between three and
four millions of dollars.
In consequence of the unsuccessful harvest
of rice in Japan, the lower class of people were
suffering for food, and the Government allow.
ed foreign merchants to sell direct to consum.
ers, which would do much to beget better
feeling between the Japanese and foreigners
J The war in the south of Japan had beer
| stopped for the present by order of the Mikado
| Cherin obeyed the order, declaring that he hai
| never fought against the Mikado, but agains
the party unjustly opposed to him.
Slaterbashi, the new Tycoon, was devotine
| his time to public business with an amount O
| intelligence, energy and earnestness seldom i
ever exhibited by the rulers of Japan. H,
was to appear before q meeting of the grea
sDamios, having territorial rights of their own
| and define his purpose and policy. He is il
| favor of faithfully carrying out the stipulation
of the treaties with foreign powers Grea
benefits are expected to be derived from tn
meeting, as some definite policy will probably
be determined upon. ~
A movement is being made to establish
free hospital for foreigners, at Yokohama. Con
siderable illness from low fevers and small Dol
has been prevailing among foreigners in tina
port
Prince Satsama had sent large collection
of curiosities and specimens of the produce O
his Province to the Worlds Fair
Advices from Shanghae to Nov. Sd, bring.
advices of victory by Making. He had tax
en- the field in person, with considerable fore,
to assist in crushing out the Shantung rebels
| Three Independent forces of Imperial troop.
were on march against the rebels, but the for
eigners did not entertain any hopes of grea
success.
Two surv;v;no Not,oI;o Dr;as4. - ......,
from the Correau mountains after the massacre
| of their companions, arrived at Corfu Oct 9Th
and confirm the news of the murder of the
crew of the American schooner General Sher
| man.
The whole Correau male population wer,
said to have been summoned by their King t.
| resist the French.
| The American schooner Surprise was lost
june 18th off the Correau coast, but the crew
| after considerable suffering, landed at Correau
| where they were well taken care of, and after
some detention by easy journeys escorted te
the boundaries of China-prOper, from whence
they made their way to Chefoo.
Gen. Van Valkenburg had gone to Nagasa
XII, and would shortly return in the Wyoming
The Hartford had gone to the Chinese ports
Thomas r. Anthony, late agent of Wells
Fargo & Co., at Stockton, has been arrested
charged with embezzling $4,000.
| The northern part OF Arizona will hereafter
be better protected with several companies O
the 14th United States Infantry, who arrived
from the east by the last steamer, having beer
assigned the duty of guarding the United
States mail routes. They will leave on tn,
18th inst.
Gen. c. s. H. Williams, who was supposed
to have committed suicide, returned to con
sciousness for some time, Notwithstanding tn,
| terrible nature of his wound, and stated to hi
physicians, just before he died, that the shoot
b, ing was accidental.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.
Wilson Flint, well known pioneer an6
public spirited citizen of California, died il
this city on the 4th inst He had been promi
nently connected with the wine, silk and hol
growing business, and also figured in politics
His casting vote in the State Senate elected H
s. Foote for United States Senator from Cali
fornia, in the winter of 1856.
VICTORIA, V. l., Jan. 8.
A public meeting was heia here on Monda,
night to consider the propriety of memorial
izing the Home Government to make Victori
the capital of the colony.
New WESTMINSTER, JAN 5.
The Frazer river steamers are laid up for tn
winter The express and mails will be carrie,
by canoes until spring navigation opens.
The mining news from Big Bend and Frencl
Creek are highly encouraging.
The Russian American telegraph lines are il
splendid working order as far as built.
The Legislature convenes ON the oath inst.
Omaha papers say the division of Idaho ha
again been brought before the Territorial Leg