The Portland daily press., 1868-01-03
CHINA.


DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CONSUL.
New York, Jan. IA Hong Hong special
of Nov 10Th to the Herald has the following:
Mr.. L. r. Colfield, Consul of the United
States at Foochow, died 18th of October.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD.
The banks of Yellow river, in Slang Tang
province, have burst, and the country is sub
merged to the extent of thirty miles. In Kan
gov fears are entertained that the CITY will be
submerged, the water in The river Han being
very high. .l-e ..uH.- -.l.. lf
MOVEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN MINrsTEe
E. b. Drew has been appointed Government
Secretary at Pekin. Ic o.. 4rs III ID o. IH 81
The United States Minister at Pekin was to
leave in a short time to inspect all the ports
open to foreign trade.
o. DEFEAT OF IMPERIAL TROOPS. l-. @
Advices from the Northern portions of the
Empire state that the Imperial troops had sus-
tanned severe repulse from Nienfie, who took
SIX camps 9nd captured battery organized
and placed at the Marking arsenal.
7sIA .bf FAILURE OF CROPS. eaoH .aH g.
Owing to the failure of the crops, great dis
tress prevails in the extreme northern coun-
try, Around Trenksin the country is flooded
with rain. rs q c. b 10 l.-. W ta :. 81. III M
A mission school and chapel have been
opened by the Casle Missionary Society.
Exposures of taking brides on the part of
the police force have lately been made.
.aTa- INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Herald Of Nov.
9th states that the international regatta was
held there ON the 18th and 29th of October
Ihe elght-oared race was won by the English
boat, the Americans being beaten by about
length. In the men-of-war's boat race the
American boat beat the French and English.
TREATY RATIFIED. 4a3..a ..a D.
The ratification of the Italian commercial
treaty with China was exchanged here on the
18th inst. e-T..-.-,. -.g
ARREST OF REBEL CHIEF
The Siwang, one of the few remaining chief
tains of the old Marking rebellion, has been
arrested by the Chinese Government in the
Hongque district of the foreign settlement.
FIRE AND GUNPowDER EXPLOSION
A destructive fire broke out in the oil bauck
godowns, situated in the Chinese suburbs, on
the night OF the 10TH. 1t was extinguished by
the foreign fire brigade. The estimate loss of
property runs, up close on 100000. s.I 2. ms
A fearful explosion of powder magazine
took place at Wychudg, a Chinese city oppo-
site Han Kow, and was attended with great
loss OF life and property. The Viceroy's pal
ace was blown into the air. 40
The French Consul at Han Kow, having had
difficulty with some villagers about twenty
miles distant, has taken a lorce from a French
gunboat with large detachment of Franco
Chinese troops to assist Chinese magistrate
VINO had been deputed by the Han Kow depo-
TREATY WITH THE FoRMosA sAvAGEs.
Gen. LeGendre, United States Consul at
Annoy, has made treaty with the pirate saw
ages on the south coast of Formosa, under
which shipwrecked seamen are to be protected.
The body of Mrs. Hunt, wife OF the captain
of the barque Rover, killed by the savages has
been recovered The body OF Lieut.. McKen-
zie, of ship Hartford, also killed by the saw
ages, has been removed from Tai Wing to Hong
Kong, and will be sent home to America
DEPARTURE OF TEA SHIPS.
The following tea ships have lett here for
New York:-Wild Gazelle, Resolute, Burn
side, Silome, Fair Leader, Madura, Ensign,
Dilphusand, Royal Berkshire and Eta Ruth
nero. Five other vessels are still loading.