The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-24
News from san FrancIscO.

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SAN FRANCISCO, January 23.-ThC
China Burlingame treaty has been
ratified.
McLeary Browne has negotiated
Tor two years more employment, and
Sl4O, QUO 10 gold has been appr0pri.
ated Tor two years expenses.
The terms Of the English revised
treaty are published. No one is salts.
fed except the Chinese; thcy get
u ,5OO,OOO tolls for extra duty on
opium.
There is nothing in exchange worth
having In the land.
Steam navigation il not conceded
to be over 2 per cent, and the transit
dues paid simultaneously with imports
are NOT well secured.
Sir Rutherford Alick is visiting the
China ports previous TO leaving for
England.
Ranking will demand satisfaction
for the outrage on Missionaries.
Several cases of piracy have occur
red, the most serious Of which was
the British bark Grafton, being water
logged near Ladronc, the crew mur-
dered aud the vessel DESTROYED.
Cooper, who was trying to make
an overland trip from India to China.
through Thibet, has been heard
from through confident sources.
The Austrian flag was raised at
Shanghai, December 9Th, which So
lleited twenty one guns.
Japan Hulay, late Inspector GEN
eral Of Customs, has concluded the
lean of a million pounds sterling 10
the MIkados Government to build a
railroad from Yeddo to Kiots, which
is TO represent several English capi-
tallsts. he has two more millions
to loan on public works.
The Government has informed the
foreign Minister that it will coin new
japanese dollars as soon as il can eet
woIkmen from the English mint.
The new dollar is a trife finer and
heavier than the Mexican, and IL ex-
pected to take the place of the old
coin.
The Government Mining Engineer
has left for the inland sea 10 open
fresh coal mines, and has also ccm-
menced the drainage Of the works for
Yokohoma
DIR. Willis, who established a hos
pital and school of medicine in Yeddo.
IS about to proceed to Salaismas, and
will establish similar institutions.
Yokohoma is demoralized. The
State has no municipality, no police I;
murders, riots, and assaults frequent.
Trade was suspended during the holi-
days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-J. Nc
-Leary Brown, Chief Secretary Of the
BurliDgame Mission, reached here by
steamer America, en- route to Wash
ington as the bearer Of ratified
treaty between the United States and
China.
Deery and Dixon play another game
Of billiards February 3d 81 900
aside.
The Sunday amusement law passed
both Houses of the Legislature.
Several slight shocks Of an earth
quake have been felt at Virginia CITY.
Nevada, during the past week; they
have also been felt in the southern
part Of California.
Yokohoma advices of December
3lst, represent political affairs as
being quiet, although indications Of
approaching trouble were manifest.
Lead was in demand, and Oslaga
prices had risen. The telegraph TO
Yeddo was nearly completed.
Several rice riots occurred In the
interior.
The destructive fire in the mine at
Oska Will probably delay the mintale
OF new coin.
A little vessel named the Paris
Port do Mer arrived from Paris. Sic
will return direct to the same city.
via the Suez Canal.
The ship Ellen Hood was sold by
the United States Consul at SO, 100.
The import trade is more disastrous
and there is greater stagnation, II
possible.
The shipments Of tea and American
silk continues dull in consequence Of
the discouraging news from abroad.