Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-05


mia mare. Lady Mac, made What i sad
to be the fastest time recorded ii a I'VE
mile trottiug race. SIZE iroited agAinsi
Jerome and Omaha. She sold IN the
pools at % agains, their so and So
and finally won the race. lime thirteen
minutes.
The steamer Alaska arrived this even
ing from Yokahama to March Is. The
insurreetion in sega was brought to 90
end On the lst. Okubo, Minister OF the
Interior. sent from Yedio to quell the
disturbance. arrived at Fukroka Fort, !
in North Kinsin, IS miles from saga
CITY. on the 18th OF February. Gathering
his forces he marched upon the insur-
gents stronghold, overcoming them In
series Of triaiDg sSirmishss. On the
2sth Sega was invested, and on March
lst. the rebels abandoned the place. dis
ner.ipr in various directions. Mean
while second body Of troops had en-
barked from Yedlo under command Of
an uncle Of the Mikado. This eIPedi-
lion sailed March lst, but in consequence
Of the news from Sega, it was stopped by
4 telegram at Alaska The intelligence
Of the rebel collapse was coldly received
bv foreigners, generally in Yokohama,
a different result having been confident
IL expected by the majority.
The United States Minister to Japan
will take up his permanent residence IN
Yeddo this month. The British Minis
ter will follow as soon as his new lega-
ton building is completed. The main
I body Of the British attaches are already
stationed at the capital.
An eruption Of the volcano Laromai
in Yeddo, about 20 miles from the new
capital Of Sapporo, occurred on the 9Th
Of February.
The third annual exhibition Of kioto
was opened March lst within the walls,
Mikado's former residence, when for the
first time, part of the Imperial dwell,
ling was visible to the public. One OF
the causes of discomfort among the old
military c.ass is said to be the
proposed substitution Of definite
SUN Of money for annual pensions
now received by that body. True, tina
|, suggestion is received with disfavor b,
those most directly concerned, but IT il
most warmly supported by the opinion
, Of the people at large. The most i'm
portau. consideration is, however, tina
the change is not obligatory. The Japal
Mail has published long and violent at
q tacks upon the United States Minister
1 based upon brief paragraph in tn
b. Washington Republican of January 9Th
purportipg to give the substance of
. private letter from Mr.. Bingham; thi
gentleman is understood to disclaim o
;. knowledge OF the extract in question
il The recent payment OF the installmen
q of the Simonoseki claims has been mad
j. oCCasIOH iOi ieC'iiibb 'Ic siiSuh4S'"HN'
e of that affair hitherto forgotten or col
# cealed. The indemnity is demanded
,e detray the expenses of the allied exp'
n. dition in 1854, commonly understood
have been undertaken in consequen,
Il Of the firing upon foreign ships viii
60 passing through Simouoseki straits. III
a Bitish Minister was most active in orga
ut izing this expedition, but it is now +
I'd forth that not a single English ship W
lis ever fred upon or in any way Modesto
o. and that while the expedition was
preparation Earl Russell was continual
tn sending dispatches TO Sir r. Atcoc
he stating that the passage OF the stra
ng was not necessary and forbidding al
a aggressive proceedings. The action OF t
British feet was approved by the Hor
re- Government only after it had been CT
ill., ried through and proved successful.
VS. regard the course of France and [. s.,
nd is shown that the French GOvernme
le- by special treaty of June %, 1864, ;
es- cepted peaceful terms for settlement
the Simoneseki trouble, and this arran!
Ter ment was known to the French Minis
is in Japan before the sailing Of the exI
ks dition; which nevertheless proceed
les with his sanction, and that the Unit
he States Minister was in possession 0
me written acknowledgment Of the init
his done, and Of a written promise to I
the penalty demanded. 1t is furth
700 more shown that the original intent
ms was to fix the indemnity at g, 600, O
nee but that it was raised to three million
consequence of a suggestion that the Fl
Ia named would be too easily paid, and Il
hit. in lieu Of three millions the opening
another port might be urged and
1ox cured; circumstance which gives
,ss. whole Simonosiki affair the appearai
Of being at the beginning, as it is now
ms movement solely for the purpose of
ing acting commercial concessions. Th
I'M facts have all been gathered from fore
ops official documents.
aw. SAN FRANcIsco, april A five dol
MIS- dividend was declared to-day on Belcl
ate stock
yed Captain Edward Higgins resigned
day the agency of the Pacific Mail Stea
rni- ship Company. Edward Taylor, +
was merly Cashier, has been appointed act
JOO; agent.
A dividend of per cent will be p
by the Merchants Exchange Bank II