Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-17
THE ORIENT.
SmnIlPOx-BruGaI Assault on Amer
leans at JeddO.

leans AT JedQOs
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-The steame
Great Republic, from China and Japan
has just arrived. The smallpox was baC
at Yokohama. A number Of the crew Of
the United States steamer Benitia haC
been attacked. Several died. A number
of officers and the crews of German
ships have also suffered severely. The
disease is epidemic.
Jan. u, Messrs. Dallas and King, EN-
ployed as teachers in the Japanese col.
lege, were attacked at Yeddo, and cut
down with swords, and not fatally but
frightfully injured. The assailants es.
capped.
The Wanderings OF Seward
Mr.. Seward left Hong Kong for Singa-
pore, holding a reception on the 1st at
The American Consulate, at which be
made a speech, commenting at length on
the course pursued by our people to-
ward China, and intimatiUg that we must
be prepared TO be just toward the people
OF that country, before demanding the
extension of commercial privileges. He
thought the future of Japan was assured,
and considered the condition Of affairs in
the Empire of China, as MT more dis
coursging than those of Japan eight
years since. He returned thai ks for The
courtesies shown him by natives and for
elgners alike, IN all parts of both empires.
His health has improved.
The Great Republic brings nine Japsn-
csc students for San Francisco and seven
for New York. She brings 1914 Chinese,
has 5,7OO packages of tea; overland for
Chicago l, IA; for B Jston l, 900, and q
large quantity of silk for New York.
Details OF the Outrage at Yeddo.
New York, Feb. 16--The Tribune TO
morrow will contain the following in re-
gard to the attack upon Dallas and Ring,
two English teachers of the government
college at 1eddO. OF the circumstances
of the attack very little is known beyond
the mere fact itself. The two teachers
had visited the foreign quarter of Yeddo
IN the afternoon of Thur.day, IS, at
which place they dismissed their guards
intending to return unattended to the col
lege during the evening.
= They starred about II o'clock on foot,
accompanied by young Japanese tutor
IN the college, a special pupil of Dallas.
The distance was about ten miles by the
most direct route, but they choose another
course through the streets, which are
generally well lighted and thronged with
passengers until late hour. For some
four hours they wandered considerably
beyond their regular way, and were ap-
parenlly just about moving toward their
homes by series of side streets, when
they beard rapid footsteps behind them,
and before they could turn Dallas felt a
sharpblDw, which he did not at the moment
know to be the cut of q sword. As he
was regaining his feet, Ring cried out
that he was wounded, and their chance was
to run. fortunately thCrs was no
resolute pursuit. In 8 few moments
they gained a paper shop on
principal street where they were received
with the utmost kindness, closing their
doors to prevent the entrance of intru-
ders and carefully staunching their
wounds and sending messages to the Col
lege and in search of surgeons.
The young japanese VINO accompanied
The Englishmen, is said to have run away
in terror, without making any effort to
attack AMI identify the assassins. If
really guilty, this act of desertion is so
contrary to the principles of japanese
CALAMITY, that he would inevitably suffer
degradation and disgrace, if not worse.
He has already been imprisoned.
In the m2In;ng they were removed to
a tea house close at hand and taken
in charge by the surgeon of the British
lega ion under whose care they have
steadily improved until the present time.
On the goth they were conveyed to their
homes in the college grounds.
In spite Of every effort of the japanese
officials, nothing has yet been elected to
tx the crime on any individuals, or ex-
plain its possible motives; but we venture
to say no government ever manifested
more determined purpose to arrive at the
truth.