The New York herald., 1867-01-28

anxiety and wstchfunc for their employers interest
IN instances under observation and this
notice Of their faithfuness is justly due to them.
GOOD CONDUCT or JAPANESE sARvASrs
In most instances too, the japanese servants behaved
sauncny ana STOOD 20 tner posts :. sneT masefs
relatives in the native town. On Tuesday morning some
Of japanese already beginning to get up shan
ruins Of their former domiciles The extraordinary
rapdty OF this e and the comparative ineciency OF
the stone go-downs resist the flames show that
better system must be devised for rendering ourselves
secure. and the IRE brigade must set to work again TO
get tsefn trim in Of future necessities In the
hre Of Monday, which is still smouderine. although we
have certain data which TO base our calcula-
ons, inclined to estimate the total loss in Japan
and foreign property-houses godowns and goods
at between So 600 600 and $4 GEO 900 Truly Monday
the 26th Of November, was black Monday for Yoko-
hamn the like OF which We may never experience again.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
The Japanese has been usual polite
IN wn us on On .no "sa sa. mas "a s %
Early next morning Mr. Loeock, in the absence OF Sir
Harry Pares, received the Governor Of Kanagawa and
In the afternoon official arrived from Jeddo
with The condolences Of the Gorogo Is
now ascorta,ned that the fire had its origin
IN small cookshop; some grease dripping on TO the
IRE caused blaze that caught the dry woodwork, and
In few minutes attained mastery over the whole place.
Mr. Loccck and Mr Myburgh saw the Governor Of Kan
warra space which was already condemned and Is not
TO be rebuilt upon The Governor gave his assurance
temporary description, and only such as may serve as
shelter for short ,ime while permanent arrangements
are being made
ArTExfTED MURDER.
An incident occurred the same morning betweea Kama
oshda which reminds us that foreRners muss
contnss to be their guard beyond the limits Of the
settlement AS Mr.. Wander TAX driving homo from
Jeddo having lady in the phaeton with him, drunken
bic distances. From the top OF the hin, near the Gov
ernor,s house, 10 the bottom, Mr. Wander TAX was
Obliged 70 keep bis horscs full speed avoid the fe
low, but he succeeded in dstancng him. although ut
the risk OF accidcnt 70 horses or to carriage through
the rapid deec, nj We do not know that
unurh hmm IA tha IA huf car
tanly is extraordinary that 1865 acts up to
the charter and refuses TO allow November 70 pass with
II will be remembered that poor Baldwin and Bird
were murdered in November and most Of the untoward
Japanese aud foreign intercourse have happened about
the Same period OF the year.
Another Account Of the Fire.
Although everyone will probably give different
count yet having been at the very fret OF The e and
watched and timed at Of the settlement
venture 10 offer you my notes Of that part; the other
side OF the place know nothing about The nre broke
out shortly before nne O'Clock, the wind southwest
About fifteen minutes past nine an clubhouse Of the
American Consulate took nre, and half nine the
nev Consulate itself 10 q blaze Al haf.past nine
The nre at the old United States Consulate and In
very few minutes the whole block Of shantes 'front.' Of
tho bonded warehouse were in . blaze We
had 10 retreat and with diniculty saved tho
nN engine Wnicn Wns Out8de tno Warehouse A
BY ten the flames we're sweeping over to No. l. and
before could get down the pang No. 81 was blazing
We had 70 retreat from this corner, and suppose the
dwelling No almost Immediately took nre; then the
go-downs about No I. Messrs Jariines go-downs op-
pose took nre by one, then the enormous wooden
dweliing on No 2 and with IL the bungalow and other
wooden buildings on No 2-the flames roaring every
direction.
Shortly before noon the two storied Office on No
took Ore and soon after tho godown No 8, next to
Water street, with bungalow. &c The flames swept
round the wooden building No. "A, and about half
past twelve O'Clock Schuitxe Reisa Co " two
storcd house took nre. The wind at this juncture
vecred more nortbery and threatened 10 sweep down
tho whole bund should add here that the two and
the blaze about them. II two o'clock before they
thoroughly In bszc, and then their blaze was aw-
fui; the one soried go-down ON same compound next
wsicr street, steod rll about three O'Clock
At this awful and appalling the step was taken
20 blow up Mr. Wander TAX house, which cut OF tho
flames In that direction and, with tho nterposton Of
two god0wns on No. and two on No 8, which stood
out the hre something OF barrier was made juno
ton however had been made from the Ore which had
and other places wentMessrs Augustine Heard Co q
bungalow, &c.
The two buildings No standing along Water street
1.-Two si0ried) blown up In succession the bungalow
No 81, and finally Texter's house tho corner
cf No. 2oths last about four In the afternoon. 1he
wind was now lung and Win the gaps made the nre
was nov checked. but OF tho building No. 2s
took are about this srae subsequently other godcwns
burst out but ae new ground was not endangered M
efforts we're turned TO put out the FIRE over the space
air ady destroyed
The agons Of the various Ere insurance ofces held