The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-17
JAPAN AND CHINA.

By the arrival Of The Great Republic al San
Francisco We have special telsgrsphic details Of
Japan and China correspondence. dated January 81,
which ere OF considerable importance. Admiral Bell,
flsg Lieutenant Reed ten seancn OF the flagship
Hartford we're drowned the llth Of January whils
crossing Osaka bar. serious outbreak had occurred
between the shagoon and the Daimioe Mikado had
bean salsed BY Sstsums aud OF the Shagoop's
paaoss had bees burned down At Jsddo. A
severe hight had taken place between Sasuma
sd The government troops and the hostile
iorcss 81 the TIM Of the sailing Of the vessel were
nshans II the streets Of Jeddo. Terrible mortality
sEised among the foreigners. Yokohama seAs and
~ cos bad advanced two dollars per picul
Tho Chinese imperial troops had gained several VIC
ioriss over the rebels Mr. Burngams bad received
Ms appointment % Envoy to the United States At
salary OF $4,000. A IRE occurred NJ Hong Kong in
November BY which two hundred houses
Destroyed. The report Of the explosion OF powder
magazines q. Unchong and the loss OF ono thousand
lives Is confirmed silks Al shanghas were hghs.
EUROPE
Ibe report by the Atlantic cable dated yester-
DAY evening. most destructive IRE raging among
s shipping At Antwerp, having originated among vss-
ssis loaded with petroleum
Admiral Farragut was entertained at a Court banquet
thursday, and At . legislative banquet Friday.
q sss believed In England tha, Lord Stanley would
succeed Earl Derby q. the head OF the Ministry.
ris reports OF contemplated changes In the French
Nasty and cons,itution semi-onicially denied.
ABYssINIA.
oar special telegram from our correspondent with IN,
Btush expedition In Abyssnia is dated suez, Egypt
February H. via London yesterday.
King Theodorus is 10 camp near hagdals, whero TIL
wnssh csptves confined He was ia bad s,rai
tafuwv nntn fgta In.
minsnt at any moment
Tue advance Of the British army had reached nearly
. Antaio and the Egyptian contingent very near
'HagdAa The English in the interior numbered 20, oOo
All ssrs suffering considerably from heat,
MIsCELLANEous.
rSs religious services very general yesterday and
largely attended. Rev c. o. Smyth delivered lecture
70 Bunysn Hall, comparing the white Fawnn and the
panorama Of the Pilgrim" Al the Fnh avenue Pres.
by,erian church Rev. Mr. Stephenson preached tbs
tnsnds OF the American Tract Society and followed
by Few. G. L. Shalsr,scf Richmond, Va. Rev. l. 8.
Weed delivered lecture evil Habits A. the Allen
s,ress Methodist church. meeting OF spritualirts Al
poi forth Hall was addressed by Mrr Maynard.
new bill Of complaint enjoinng Generals Grant
Meade and Rugss and Captain Rockwell has been nled
ths part Of the State Of Georgia in the suprem,
court The old sAi, which ives recently dismissed 70
want lunsdicton IN tne court, contsneo speclh
cations or any but political grievances The new bill
remedies this dsfect which really the only objsc
sion 70 the other one, and rectss injuries 80 person
and property.
N American ship name unknown va soon burning
% the i2th inst or sable Island, By the steamship
william Penn, which arrived at this port yesterday,
cal supposed that her had taken 70 the boats
nsos for Sable Island, which about ninety milo
distant.
Tao bark Maria, from Bremen arrived at this por
ystsrday after eighty -four days passage with egh
q her passengers down with ship fever, hasin
sed during the voyage. She detained Al Quarantine
B,rem river Is frozer over.
Ton nrst class ocean steamers lot this pon Of
Saturday for European aud coastw.se ports
Tho Canadian recruits for the Ponuhcsi Zoneves
Shto leave Montreal to-day, will pass through Ney
fort, whore they will be joined by the Young Primo
Ytnfoide, son Of a late Emperor OF Mexico.
General sickles, while speak ing in hail al Man
absstsr N. H. on behalf Of tho radical candidates OF tn
state ticket was Kissed BY somc laiie. Ia toe crowd
~ho gore finally elected by the police
fseTsnnessee Conservative state Convention NE, I,
rasbviIis on Saturday, with view 10 reorganlzne th
party, and adopted resolutions endorsing Andrey
johnson as the choice OF the party for next Pres,
cent 'snd Offering warm cooperation vi ID the Northern
democracy In their opposition 70 radcsiism.
Three Csthoio priests yesterday received sppont
nsots fson Cardinal BarDsbo Al Rome 70 oshoprcs
The diocese lof Philadelphia
ere In Natck, Mass, on Saturday night, desitcys
J.sschs block, Involving loss o. $50 900.
n ths Lower House OF the Missouri Legislature Q
ss,arday bill was introduced esding miles squsr
so1th or 81, Louis 10 the governmsni for "'''""'
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