The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-25
KONG KONG.

BAN FRANCSco, August 24.-The Pa
citic Mail steamer Japan arrived this al
ternoon with dates from Hong Kong 1
July s5th, and from Yokohama 10 Au
gust ID. .t..-l ts. fr-- = :
An inquiry has taken place at Shspeha
INTO the conductor the captain Of Nh
British steamer AratoOn, which apnear
was such as TO render II necessary fo
the officers Of the vessel 10 take il out O
his hands while on the voyage from Hons
Kong to Shanghai. II has resulted In Nh
suspension Of Capt. Montgomery's cer,ifI.
cate for six months.
The Chinese government has issuef
orders that oil dispatches Tor transmlsslor
10 Pekin shall be trusted 10 the ChinI
Merchants Steam Navigation COMPANY
Of various parts Of California. A specisI
department Is 10 be organized by the com,
pany for this purpose.
The telegraph line between Foo Chow
and the Pagoda anchorage Is opened and
Is now In full working order. The linz
Is about eight miles In length and runs for
more than two miles on the right bank oI
the river. The entire line was Construct.
ed u twelve days at an expense Of about
@,OOO. ltis worked on the Morse plan and
Is capable of transmitting fifteen words
per minute with an experienced operator
at each end. The Mandarius Of the bro.
vince have examined the workings Of the
line and are highly pleased.
The North China NetcS saws whatever
the issue may be Of the present negotia.
lions upon the Formosa question the OIL.
cials in charge Of the Shanghai arsenal are
evidently more than ordinary anxious
ABOUT their armaments and the probabili,
Ties of war. Unusual activity prevails in
the ordnance department at Kronchsnp
hlacon for the past three months. Genera
work has been suspended and all efforts
are concentrated on the production oil shot
and shell for the heavy rifled ordnance
lately arrived from Europe, and which is
70 replace the old smooth bores. The
Chinese are again permitted to trade with
Corea under certain conditions.
From private sources we learn that the
Formosa expedition had been entirely
successful, and that the japanese Embas.
81 had been sent from Takio TO Pekin.
This embassy was accompanied BY Gen,
Legendre, and outside Of Yokahoms and
the English press the general feeling Is
that 1t will be success in settling All
matters amicably between the two gov
ernmenis. aa1 80. %
The Pacific Mail steamer Lima arrived
IN Yokahoma August ID at Q A. NJ, sail
ing there from San Francisco in seven
teen days aud thirteen hours, the quickest
passage ever made between these points.
Nothing further has transpired with
respect 10 the treaties opening the interi.
or. Meanwhile the greatest strictness is
observed in the granting OF passes 10
persons desirous OF travelling beyond the
treaty limits, although many foreigners
in the Government employ have obtained
them during the month OF June and early
part Uf this month. -
hain has fell so abundantly throughout
the whole country as to cause serious in.
undstions and land slides. From every
direction information reaches the Gov
ernment ot damage both 10 property and
human lie from these causes.
There has been talk OF the Mikado for.
mally and ceremoniously opening tele-
graph, which, although now in operation
Tor some years, the government has not
yet been so honored, 1t was spoken Of
as His Msesty's wish that some such
opening should take place a long time
ago, but constant interruption on the
man line between Yokohama and Ma
gaski have interfered with 1t. -.s''.
In the Public Work Department Of
Ho6ushs there has been started an asso-
citation for the study Of law. -