Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-02-22
Foreign News.

| sJAPAN.-AuflctS lTOlu OhOudIit, Je-
ports that formidable revolution had
taken place in Jaran in consequence Of
the opening OF the new ports to foreign
crs.
CHIHA.-The Yellow river has again,
burst its banks. Nothing but toreigli
engineering will restore them to their
ancient solidity.
The Government of China has appoint
ed Mr. Burlingame, formerly United
States Minister in Pekin, its special envoy
to all the Treaty Power, and Mr.. Bur
/ lingame was to leave China i'll the course
of the present month He is at the head
of large retinue, and it is reported that
rs soon as any of the Chinese officials
who accompany Mr.. Burlingame may ap-
pear to be fit for regular diplomatic ser
vice, they will be appointed Chinese En-
bassadors to the principal courts among
foreign countr les. We think it likely
that this mission will prove an event Of
the greatest imICr ance, and Of ia reach
ing consequences in the history of China,
ITALY.-During the eruption of Vesi-
vius Jan. %, part Of cliff was loosened
rushed down bringing q number of
houses containing it was feared 20 or so
persons, among others, it is said, some
foreigners just arrived by train from
Rome, and who were going to their he
tel Ill an omnibus, passing that way as
the cliff fell. Some wonderful escapes
arc related.
An explosion occurred at Nruchang
! opposite liankow, in which three pow
der magazines and more than three thou
sand lives were sacrificed. 10 harm was
done to European property.
The latest news respecting the Chinese
rebellion is to the effect that the imper-
ialists have gained several victories over
both the Nienfi and Mohammedans.
There has been terrible earthquake
i'll the island of Formosa, by wh.ch thirty
! thousand lives were lost.
The value Of exports from Shanghae
is greater than from the entire Russian
Empire.
Shanghae is entering upon career of
extraordinary prosperity. The opening
Of tile Iangteskiang river is an absolute
commercial as well as political necessity
to tho United States, now the nearest
ncighbors of China.
ABYssINt.-I he Ingiih in tie inter-
ior IL Imber about twenty thousand.
The troops suffered considerable from
the heat ot the weather.
CANLh.-Ell the journals report an
engagement at Heraclium, in Crete,
january goth. The insurgents, one
thousand five hundred strong, defeated
the Turks, five thousand in number, who
withdrew into the fortress, where they
fell on the insurgent prisoners killing and
wounding several The Turks, it is said
were also defeated in an engagement
near Canca.
The Russian vessels continued to carry
Canadian families to Greece.
SOUTH AMERIcA-The cholera was
raging terribly in Buenos Ayres, there
being 15O to $50 victims daily. The
citizens W re flying from the city.
Private letters from Paraguay, dated
Jan. 18th, represents that the prospects
Of the ParaguaianS cotinued to improve.
Lcpcz was taking the offensive, and had
twice bombarded the Brazilian camp Oh
the Parana, with effect.
The internal troubles of the Argentine
confederation were increasing.
The new cabinet installed in Peru is
moderately liberal.
The Ndci0n0I says that the United
States minister threatens that the new
government would not be recognized at
Washington.
ENGLAND-John Bright's speech at
Birmingham was very able he advoca-
ted the abolition of the Protestant estab-
lished church in Ireland, with its rev.
cnue Of 913,OOO,G0U, the distribution of
small sums among all sects, and the
adoption Of measures leading to the ac-
quirement Of lands by the Irish people
CoNGREss.- General Logan introduced
bill providing for the taxation of gov
ernment bonds, at the rate Of two per
cent per amman.
Mr. Stevens submitted a bill for tie
divisions of Texas into three States, au-
thorizing the convention about assem-
bling Ill the State to fix the boundary
of the new States, and further that each
fthem have the same constitution.
Mr. Trumbull, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported substitute for
the House bill referred to the Commit
tee, December 10Th, providing that here
after any election authorized by the Re
construction act of March 23th, 1867, shall
be decided by majority OF votes actual
ly cast, and at the election, in which the
question of the adoption or rejection of
any Constitution is duly submitting any
person duly registered may vote in any
part of the State in which he shall have
been registered where he may reside at
the time of said election, upon the pres
entation of his certificate of registration
under such regulations as District Com
manders may provide.
Mr.. Trumbull introduced a bill, which
declares that no valid state government.
republican in form, exists in the State Of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Florida, Arkansas, and Texas, and tt at 10
civil governments in either of said States
shall be recognized as valid or legal State
Government, either by the executive or
judicial power of the United States, until
Congress shall SO provide or until such
State Government is represented in Con-
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