The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-26
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Arrival of Malls by the steamer Great Re-
nublIc.


hama to Sept. 90. The intelligence was sum-
married. In cable dispatches from San Francisco
some days ago. Letters and papers embodying
it having now reached that city, we supplement
1t with details.
China-Perils of ForeiSners.
The news from China is not reassuring, so far
as the foreign question Is concerned. The Chief
of the Foreign Office, Tseng kuo Fan, is re-
ported to have strongly recommended the
refusal of Count Rochecnouart's demand for the
execution of the Mandarins concerned in the
outbreak. At Chinklang and Ningpo the popu-
lace had been showing increasing signs of hos
tility. At the latter place placard had been
posted, the account bearing significantly
strong likeness to that which preluded the out
break at 1ien-tsin. From Pektn everything was
reported quiet and likely to continue so through
the winter. The report was again current that
Chung How, late Governor of Tien-tsn goes TO
Paris, with Chinaman who returned with Mr.
Brown last year, and with Mr.. Meadows and
two young FTenchmen. A secret edict Is out
laughing at the idea of giving up Mandarin to
foreigners. Count Rochechouarts proceedings
are severely criticised by foreigners, and Chi
nese officials are becoming very insOlent to him.
1t is stated that Mr.. Wade is going home, and
that the American Minister and his family are
to spend their winter in the South. Count
Rochechouart's next utimatum will expire on
the 7th OF september. He and Mr. Wade arctic
leave on the 9th of the month, with Chung How,
for Tien-tsin, to endeavor to settle matters
there. The Christian missionaries were gene
rally leaving their stations, aud assembling
for refuge and safety at Pekin and
other central points. The feeling of
uneasiness is general; Tien-tsin advices
remained quiet under the guns of the different
men-of-war in port. Tens of thousands of SOL
diers, the Chinese say, had been collected here,
waiting their supplies of food from the SOUTH
in order to carry them through the coming con-
test with foreigners More vigorous measures
were apparently being adopted for the appre-
hension of the culprits in the recent massacre.
Hence there was more quiet and feeling OF
~ nham
medan rebels of the northwest were reported to
be on their way to Pekin in force, and already
to have arrived near the borders of this pro-
vince This 1t was affirmed, accounted for
cent seizures, rather than any desire to do JUS
tice to the hated foreigner.
vICERoY's ASSASSINATION.
The North China Herald gives the following
account OF tie assassination of the Viceroy of
Pekin, Ma appears that relation of Ma
either by blood or adoption, in poor cir
cumstances at Sbantung, and, according to
common usage, resolved to take advantage of
his kinship with person of the wealth which
Ma was known or supposed to possess. Ac-
cordingly, he repaired to Fanking and claimed
large pecuniary aid or q remunerative office
The latter alternative was, we are told de-
clined, but the Viceroy gave a considerable
satisfy the applicant. He pressed for
more money, wrote, obtained audiences,
and, in word, prosecuted Ma beyond
endurance. At last at a personal interview
he was peremptorily told that if he was
not salts he had better leave the city, for no
more would be given him. Stung to fury by
this intimation, he drew dagger, and finging
himself upon the Viceroy, inflicted wound in
the groin which is said to have transGXed his
bowels and penetrated the skin in front. The
assassin was Immediately seized and secured,
but as soon as the affair was known outside O
rumor was started first that certain Frenchmen
had obtained access to the Viceroy and had
killed him, and then that some of the French
disciplined soldiers acting under foreign orders
ha1 thn mn ynp yua Of
rounded and carefully searched but nothing to
justify their suspicion was discovered. But as
every attempt was made to keep Mas danger
Gus state concealed, rumor soon became busy.
and the most absurd stories were soon in circd-
lation.'
Japan-Neutrality Proclamation.
The news of the war in Europe had reached
Japan, and the Government OF the Mikado had
issued proclamation of neutrality which had
found its way into the newspapers without ofli-
cial authority.
POLITICS.
The Gazette of September % has the follow
ing:-"Ihe ordinary dulness that pervades every
land that has no stirring political action going
on within its boundaries has quite taken pos
session of Japan. There has been little
change among the Mikados Ministers; but it
has ceased to be matter of any interest to
foreigners on the spot who is 'iu' and who is
out 1t cannot therefore be of any moment to
those We write for, at a distance. All that
comes under our immediate notice is of
toleTably satisfactory character, and shows that
the Government is going through with
its work Of reconstruction in very painstaking,
thoughtful, and generous spirit. All the old re-
tainers of the ChiOgunate are now provided for
and if the incomes of the higher ranks among
them are not so large as before, their grade is
honorably fixed, and they spared the in-
Fiction OF supporting number of personal re-
tainers The army and navy are both on a more
legitimate footing than heret ofore and every
thing seems to point to long period of repose
such as may give the Mikado and his Ministers
time and opportunity for consolidating matters
throughout the Empire"
NoTABLEs LEAVING THE EMPIRE.
Among the more prominent incidents of the
month none is more suggestive than the fact
that party of officers of rank, from Satsuma
Tosa, Choshiu and Bizen, have been appointed
to start for Europe by the outgoing Pacific Mail
steamer The intelligence first reached us that
Prince Satsuma himself and some other mobiles
had determined on going to the seat of war to
observe how Western nations settle their
turns out otherwise. The old territorial
Princes are not themselves going, but
their high officers; and these will accompany
Mia, or Prince of the Imperial House, a youth
of about twenty years of age who stands in the
relationship of uncle to the Emperor. We are
will be received everywhere with distinction,
and that their visit to America and Europe will
be of material advantage to their country. We
sincerely wish that Satsuma and other of the
old Daimios would themselves take a foreign
tour 1t would do more than anything else
could to sweep away all old prejudices.
SILK AND sILK-woRMs.
The war in Europe has quite put a stop to
business in the great staples OF silk and silk
worms eggs. Tea, therefore, becomes the only
article of staple export in which the japanese
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