Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-03
OBITUARY.

Tsai Sl1uF, the Deceased Emperor of China
Tsai Shun, the youthful Emperor of
China, whose death has been announced
by the telegraph, was born either Ga
April 5, 1856, or May Is, 1856, accord
ing to different authorities, and was
either in his 10Th or Goth year. His
personal name is Tsai-Shun. which is
his given name, and not applied to him
by the people. The family name of the
dynasty is Aisingioro The name of
his reign, which must not be COMPOUNDED
with himself, is Tung Chi, which means
Omitted Rule" The Emperoriss. usually
called Hwang Shang, or august Su-
preme;;" the term Tien Tsz, meaning
''Son of Heaven, refers to disposition as
Vicegerent of Heaven. He succeeded his
father actually at the death of the lat
ter, Aug. %, 1861, but his reign dates
officially from Jan. 80, 1862, the first
day of the succeeding Chinese year.
Being at that time a minor, regency
was established, conducted Jointly by
two Expresses, -one, Tsz (Mercy) be-
ing the dowager OF Imperial widow of
the late King, and the other, Ngan
peace, the boys own mother, an in
ferior wife of his father, Hen Fung,
who was himself but 80 years old at
the time of his death, in 1861. and was
the fourth son of Tao-Kouang, whom
he succeeded. The regency was after
wards dissolved by the Prince King,
uncle of the youthful Emperor, who
ousted the dowager, and with the boys
mother proclaimed a new regency,
which ended with the ascent of Tsai-
Shun to the throne on February %,
1873. The principal events of his reign
were his own marriage a few months
ago, and the atrocious massacre of for
eigners at Tientsin on June 4, 1870.
Its victims were the French Consul, the
Interpreter Of the French Legation at
Picking and his wife, Catholic priest,
nine Sisters of Charity, French sub
ject engaged In trade, and his wife and
three Russians. The French Consulate,
the Cathedral, aud the Missionary Hos
pital in which the Sisters were engaged,
were destroyed, and the most revolt
ing barbarities were practiced upon
the victims before and after
their death. The local officials were
banished by the Government, the lead
ers of the massacre, fifteen In number,
were executed, and large indemnity
paid for the property destroyed, and
for the families of those who had per-
ished. A special mission was also sent
I'd Ikance to declare the regret of the
Government. The marriage of the
young Emperor was an affair of Orien-
tai magnificence. By the laws of the
country the Emperor has one Empress,
two second wives or Queens, and numer-
Gus concubines, or inferior wives His
successor is said to be but five
years old, and in that case cannot
be a son of the late monarch. The
laws of China permit the Emperor to
choose his successor from among the
sons Of his Empress and Queens In
no case, therefore, could the infant re-
ferred to be his son-unless, indees, an
error has been made as to his age
Tsai-Chun, as Emperor of China, ruled
over the largest number of subjects of
any monarch Of the present day. The
population of China is about 100000
900 people. superior even to the great
British Empire Of 220,OOO,OOO, And
yet the decease of this important mon
arch is announced a fortnight after its
occurrence in the brief Geographic dis
patch which heads this notice of the
event