The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-24
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Finance AID Native Progress = Earthquakes.
Law and Education-Imperial Review
Of the Army-Grand Religious
Festival-The Matsuri.

The Yokohama Gazette Of the 22d Of May contains
the following items OF news
certain native prince Is DESTROYS to procure
loan Of 100000 for the purpose OF improving the
silk culture and facilitating the silk trade In his dis
trct. His territory Is near Jeddo, and may be
reached by small natbottomed steamers In ten or
twelve hours from Yokohama and Ills plan Is Il. buy
and put such line OF steamers to run daily be-
tween his capital ana this place, that Yokohama
merchants, and III the Commercial Department VIII
permit foreign merchants too, may visit the SECULAR
sales at the market in his capital.
The Commercial Department is issuing $l00 notes..
In appearance closely resembling kinsats but on the
back is printed In English promise TO pay Bearer
on demand at the bank of Yokohama" Like kinsats
these notes can easily be forged.
EARTHQUAKES.
Lately Yokohama has been Visited py q succession
Of minor shocks or earthquakes, any one OF which n
Europe would have provoked twenty columns or
correspondence In the dailes from persons afiiced
with nerves. who desired to protest againsSsuch
rude behavior on the part Of Dame Nature; others
who wanted TO advertise their shops nQvellstS who
had an idea to speedily disburden themselves Of
such as Bozs about the s'huge black dog under the
bed, shaking himself before preparing to rse-n and
pennya-liDe striving Tor subsistence. But EARTH
quakes unlike Interesting stories, are all the more
acceptable Tor beng plrveyed small Instruments.
LAW.
The intermnable Schumann law case has been ap-
pealed TO the American Secretary OF State at Wash
ingt0n. The points sought by defendants are The
payment OF all costs out OF The estate and the reduc
neglect to 81, BOO.
Permission has been obtained from the Japanese
government to open school Or the instruction OF
youths IN foreign languages ana in naval anG
military tactlcs. a Japauesc teachel, navashi, as
sisted by TWO American and two French officers, will
nnpart instruction.
REFORM.
The Municipal Director ADOPTED the long cOnsid-
cred chain gang system for those "Ceesals' VINO by
their evil have rendered themselves objects
OF and solictude to the Japanese police authofi
ties
THE ARMY.
There was q grand review OF Japanese troops,
drilled after the European system, at place called
Comaba, ABOUT seven eignJ miles from the citadel.
The Mikado honored the review with MS presence.
road was crowded with japanese, who, In their best
holiday attire, turned out TO get glimpse or me
Tenno as ne passed on horseback, returning In his
mormon. Perfect order was preserved and the road
kept clear by numerous dalmos retainers stationed
and sealed but the spectators squatted the mats
in their open shops and IN the streets at their ease
The army movements were very creditaby gone
through particularly by the artillery; but want OF
uniformity, confidence and steadiness was evident.
The French method Of drill seems to predominant
over others.
An iron bridge constructed in England for the
native government and erected at Osaka bore upon
some parts OF the structure the Imperial crest OF ia
pan. When the government officers discovered this
they at once declared that as bridge was intended
to be trodden under foot they could not allow the
Mikad0's coat OF arms to be disgraced by being at
tached to 1t. So it was removed moved
Some enterprising native merchant put TWO small
steamers upon the Yodoglwa river. Osaka, which
tney collected In great numbers ana broke up the
steamers.
The Yokohama Gazette Of May says:-Death has
visited little community, having taken from us
Mr. John ODriscol, Of the British legation student
GRAND RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL = THE GODDESS OF
HEAVENLY GLORY'-TaE MATSUKI DIVINE
[From the Yokohama Gazette, May 22.l z,
On the 18th the native town presented busy as
pect. ROWS OF lanterns extended in front OF the
shops lining both sides OF the way Many OF the houses
were decorated with paper MOVERS klcn glded
goods and European carpets and hangings gar
nlshed the floors and balconies OF the more 0pulent
decorated with mats and slken hangings enclosing.
enthrOned on high, efilges OF Ten Sh0 k0 Dai jim
Su Sauna tthe great Goddess OF Heavenly Glory the
pretended divine ances.ress OF the line OF Mikados
lin whose honor the rejOicngs were made), In front
Of which an lntolerabe drumming and ffng was
sne aegns of crowds Of spetator The
were thronged with lockers on decidedly bent
to make merry. Rich and grotesque dresses every,
where abounded. PROFESSIONS Of trades, &c, in
Ssst the to cras s ssse
| were erected, on which recitauons, scenes from
dramas, conjuring, posturing and grlmacing took
place next day, which was To be the greatest OF the
three set apart As there was no business doing In
| town there were many European spectators, many
messed SO divertlng a Spectacle The new ground
| at the foot of Noge was thrOwn open on the 18th,
and at night was Illuminated Ike the rest Of the
native settlement. On Noge hill itself, where the
new Mia is to be erected great demonstrations were
also prepared nags, nanglngs. lanterns and
| flowers were exhibited in pro- usiOn together with
an efigy OF The goddess herself TO the student OF
the manners and customs Of the Japanese the fest-
walls offered q rare OppOreun. ty Tor considering inc
natives enste OF which few neglected to avail them
| selves
Above we publish notice OF the late festival OF
| Ten Sho Ko Dal jim su Sauna tine great Goddess Of
Heavenly Glory. Our readers may not Know tna a
rasu on Kami, popularity known as the first OF the
gods and the prmeval anceslress OF the Mikados OF
o orgina ancestor " Of the Tokngawa family: But
when these facts are given no one VIII fail at once
ship Of Gojen sauna should be abolished and Ten sho
K0 Da jim set up as the chei oDject OF worship ior
people know W. a5 since s o o q.
pan Buddhism has been interdcted and the old
hnto belief has been re-esiablished by imperial de-
cree The late festival seems but TO have been the
is to put down and to discredt other faiths except
1sas d E Is saia that FORMER
p priest is to be installed as the vicar Of
the new Mia under the Shinto bishop OF this
diocese VINO will give the convert from Buddhism
the necessary instructions for the proper perform
ance Of the functions OF ms new ONCE: TINS Wnllom
ceiyed 10 oficIate in the Mia because he Is ex-
pected bring some If not most a his former neck
with him. True, there has been In times past a
small Mia or Yashiro to Anne Terasu at Ishi Zaka,
but 1t was q place Of no importance, and had no
regular worship or congregation connected with It.:
But now says the imperial order, as lse ltne chief
temple Of Anne Terasu) is 80 far away that the people
cannot look up and worship at that holy temple
therefore one must be built 9pon Noge Mill 80 tnat
all the people OF Yokohama (Which Is fast becoming
one of the greatest places In the empre) may look
up and worship toward the temple OF the "heavenly
soddess.n The hill is no longer to be known as
Noge Yama but will henceforth be called lse Yama.
IL is more than merely shrewd guess II we say that
no doubt the present movement for the establish
, ment Of an important YaslrO or Mia at this
rapidly growing foreign port has also very
especial reference to the protection OF the Mikad0
people from what Shintoiss would call the contami-
nation OF Christianity Like as the people Of Ephesus
cried out earnestly, "Great Is Diana OF the Ephe-
sansn when they supposed their goddess was In dan
ger from the Apostles preaching, So now also the
the Japanese exclam, 'These people who have
turned the world upside down have come here also,
and The worship OF Ten Sho Ko Dali jim is in dan.
ger, and therefore something must be done to ward
0 | It OIL
When we reflect that the NJ kados of Japan form
9 the only upbrQken line Of crowned heads that has