Worcester daily spy., 1871-02-17
Latest News from Our AntipOdes, vim san
FranciscO-smaII PoN-Assnult on Two
Teachers-NHr. seward, etc.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 16.-The steamship
Great Republic has arrived from China and
Japan. She brings nine japanese students for
San Francisco seven for New York, and thirteen
for Europe, including one prince among the
European bound passengers. She also brings
1910 Chinese and has 800 packages OF tea to be
shipped overland to Chicago, 1l40 packages for
Boston, 10000 packages of tea and large guam
tity of silk for New York,
The small poX is very prevalent at Yokohama.
A number of the crew of the United States
steamer Benicia have been attacked, and several
have died. No officers have been attacked. The
crews of several German ships in the habor also
suffered. The disease assumes the form of an
epidemic.
On the 18th of January, at Yeddo, Messrs.
Dallas and Ring, employed as teachers in the
japanese college, were attacked, cut down with
swords, and frightfully, but not fatally, injured.
Their asSaiantS escaped.
Mr.. Seward had left Hong Kong for Singapore.
Before leaving he held reception at the Ameri-
can consulate, at which he made Il speech, COM
menting at length on the course pursued by our
people toward China, and intimating that we
must be prepared to be just toward the people
OF that country, before demanding the eXten-
sion of commercial privileges and relations He
thought the future of Japan assured, and con-
sidered the condition of affairs in China not
more diScouraging than those of Japan eight
years since. He returned thanks for courtesies
shown him by the natives and foreigners al Ike,
in all parts of both empires His health is i'm
proving.
Among the passengers by the Great Republic
is Mari, Japaneses minister to the United States
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The Tribune, to-mor-
row, will publish full account of the recent at
tack upon Messrs. Dallas and Ring, two English
teachers in the government college at Yeddo
Japan, which states that OF the circumstances of
attack very little is known beyond the mere fact
itself. The two teachers had visited the foreign
quarter OF feddo, on the afternoon of Thursday
the 18th, at which place they dismissed their
guards, intending to return attended to the col
lege during the evening. They started about
seven and one-half O'Clock on foot, accompanied
by young Japanese tutor in the college and
special pupil of Mr.. Dallas, in fact an inmate of
his house.
The distance they had to traverse is about ten
miles, by the most direct route, but they chose
another course, through the streets, which are
generally well lighted and thronged with pas
sengers until alate hour. For some four hours.
they wandered considerably beyond their regu-
lar way, and were apparently just about moving
toward their homes by series of side streets
when they heard rapid footsteps behind them,
and, before they could turn, Mr.. Dallas felt a
sharp blow, which nearly prostrated him, but
which he did not, at the moment, know to be
the cut of a sword
As he was regaining his feet Mr.. Ring cried
out that he was wounded, and that their only
chance was to run. Fortunately there was Lo
resolute pursuit. In few moments, they
gained paper shop, on the principal street.
where they were received with the utmost kind
ness, the inmates closing their doors to prevent
the entrance of intruders, carefully staunching
the wounds and sending messages to the college
and in scar Ii of surgeons.
The young Japanese who accompanied the
Engishmen is said to have run away in terror
without making any effort to attack or TO iden-
f ha lIxr
guilty OF this act of deSertion so contrary to the
principles Of Japanese gallantry, he will inevita-
bly, suffer degradation and disgrace, if not
worse; he has already been imprisoned.
BY ten O'Clock, on Thursday evening, a num-
Der of Japanese doctors had arrived, and had
dressed the wounds with admirable skill. In
the morning the patients were removed to a tea
house, close at hand, and taken in CHARGE by
the surgeon of the British legation, under whose
care they have steadily improved until the pres
ent time. On the 20th they were conveyed to
their homes in the college grounds.
In spite of every endeavor OF the Japanese Of
hclals, nothing has yet been elected to fix the
crime upon any individuals, or to explain its
possible motives; but no government ever
manifested more determined purpose to arrive
at the truth. BY ten o'clock, on Thursday eve
ming, every gate in Yeddo was closed, and senti-
nels stationed to prevent egress or ingress of any
person except under strict surveillance By
midnight the river and all the canals were
guarded and no boats were allowed to leave the
city or even to freely circulate.
On Friday the entire class of two-sworded men
in 1eddo underwent examination. Their
weapons were inspected by experts to discover
If any trace of blood existed upon them, and
they were called upon to give written certificates
OF their whereabouts on the evening of the as
sault Nor were these measures mere formali-
ties, as have abundant proof that they were
surety and literally executed in the houses of
high and low alike.
A great deal OF traffic and social intercourse
OF the vast city has actually been suspended, in
order that nothing should be omitted that might
aid in bringing the offenders to justice. The
prevailing opinion among the Japanese them
selves is that the assailants were soldiers of
newly arrived regiment from Toso, one of the
southern provinces of Japan. This opinion is
based partly upon the fact that persons wearing
garments of the kind in use by the Toso regi-
ments were seen close TO the spot of attack on
Thursday evening, and partly on the fact that
the hatred which formerly existed against for
eigners in Toso has not yet been totally dis
PEELED.
AT a meeting of the foreign representatives
held in Yokohama, to consider what action
should be taken in this case, a memorial
was adopted, urgently calling upon the Japan
ese government to disarm all subjects, except
ing officers of the highest rank. The American
envoy proposed to modify the suggestion, so
that it should apply only to the natives living
at or visiting open ports, but he was overruled.
1t is doubtful whether his proposition could be
carried out. That which was agreed upon is
simply and totally impracticable. The govern
ment is quite powerless to effect so radical a
change in the habits Of the people.