, 1876-04-29
Tho Situation III the Turkish
Provinces Still Very
Wnrlikc.
4 Batch Of Contradictory Reports Con-
cerning the Intentions Of the
Northern Powers.
An Unusually Lengthy budget Of Chinese
mud Japanese News.
The Britsh Government Questioned In Parlamsn
Concerning The Treaty Of Washington.

NEN1 ut THE LAsT STEAMER.
BAN Francisco, April 28.-Afrived, tie steam
or Da!gic. from II ong Kong, via Yokohama.
JArAN.
YOKOHAMA April 11.-TArAkA Tuitmafs, head
Of The Department Of Public Instruction. COOS
10 tho United States by tho b01t mall On Official
busness-
The question Of opening tho port Of Truruga
on tho northwest cost, Is uudor Government
discussion.
Small. .pox 10 prevalent in the interior Provinees
hut has not attacked the seaports this season.
Steamship communication fs lad three
tirnes each month between Japan and Corea.
Con. Legendre and Dr.. An.isell. Amoscana,
have been decorated with the second do8roc Of
tho Japanese Order Of MORT.
Goolo shojro, reocntly Woo. .Presidout Of thu
Dsliberativo Assembly Of denro, and formerly
uemper OF the Imperial Council, has boon oom-
peltcd 10 resign al titlea and Offices In eonso.
quooco Of questionable trading transaction
with foreigners.
Tho British ehip.ofwar BAtingor has Joined
tho Sylvia III ita expedition to Coroa to domand
satisfaction for tho attack On tho 8ll7tas boat.
Tho flags Of tho ships Of ali nAttonallt'cs tn
Yokohama harbor hung ae hnlf-mast april q to
commemorate tho death OF Admiral StrinGhan.
sabuEo, formerly ruler Of sa'zunaa. nnd until
recently Second Minister uoar tho Thronc, loft
tbs capital for his native Province April !. lie
IL not expected to return. OF late yoars ths
opco powerful chief has been only distressing
clement In the Government.
Industrial expeditions aro now open In various
Provinces.
Eight hundred aud fortY natives OF 9agha3in
bayo migrated to Yozo unwilling to remain un-
dor 1lusstan ruio. ...
'Fivo hundred and eighty Inhabitants Of tho
Kurilo 1sles have gone to Russia for similar
objection 10 Japanese authorities.
Cklanitous tires have occurred fn humorous
districts. March 20 upwards Of 5000 houacs
wo1c dessroYed md ten liroa los. In tho town Of
Izuaht. The SANS day 140 burned IN Matsumi.
Apti! 2 12o houses bntnoa In Usaka.
CHINA.
HoNd KoNo. April !, bAAsauA1 April 9.-The
viceroy Of Fukion has i1sued notification TINT.
iu o5dor to check tho aproad OF Official corFup.
tion brihory will hencaforward 10 punished by
decapitation.
Thn Pektng Government is discussing tho OK
pedlency Of establishing a mint.
Seward, Unitod atatos Minister. is uetsous1y
III, 1t IL reported that ho will DO obliged to re-
turn to America.
Tho nav Vlccgoy Canon Ia ahowing remsrka-
BILE vigor in ATTACHING Abusea, He playa lIa-
aud investiYatlug 1lsorderA.
Tho infant Emperor is reported Ill Of small.
pox.
Tho chiaese ftisate Yang wou is about to
visit Australia.
4 Ohinoeo banking oompanr has been oggan-
tied on largo scac At Foochow and Caution.
Agencies arc proposed III Japan, America, and
Europe capital s3Do, 600.
Mahometanlsm Is rapidly spreading In the
Provinces Of Kansu, Theuae, and kI7exchow.
A yalo1r,H rnvn3t Ia aYrArtaH
1EHurrecttona OF various almausfono a1at In
Ill pArtH OF tho Emptto. The Vlcoroy of Making
has published remarkable proclamation, on
Joining friendly behavior 10 foreigners under 1ll
when hunting, travelling for business OF ploas-
ure, preach.ng religion. OF curing tho Blct.
This unprecedented sd!cs IL attributed to fears
Of neH and dangerous rebellion, and anxiety
to secure foreign Hyuapathy.
The United States flagship Tennessee arrived
1t Yokahama April s.
Tho Emperor and family yistoa the residence
Of TwAknrs, Third Minister OF tho Grown,
April 4 aud s, to witness private revival Of tho
antique dramatic entortn!nmens.
4 decree was iaaucd March 2 forbi1dfpg
swords to bo worn by private cittzona. This In.
portant reform will ba carried out at tho In.
stance Of tho Minister Of War.
Tho YunnAn Commissioners weso heard from
February *. They were then travelling slowly
With an eacort Of 1900. They expected 10 roacl
tho Capital OF Yunnan Mhrch Ii.
Tho Fornoaa abonRlnes continue to carat
great trouble. Tho Peking UaseIs contains
Buneroua rueDoE1ala for NJ extension OF author.
{ky over &hem, and the Governor of 1aiwan Foe
tho Chinese soldiers rofuse 10 meet tho natives,
who maintain thcr Independence unlmpairad,
Tbs case Of tho German weasel Aupacol .,
to excite attention. Tbs GoIman representa-
| energy. Thefn Is Hido divergence Of opinion
among foreigners as to whether tue claim i.
Just. The AnnA was specially seized By part Q
Che arrow, plundered. destroyed. and the o(lcor,
murdered. It 10 not pretended that the Chints'
authorities could haso foreseen. or plevsutes
in not capturing all lAo crlminala ant
| recovering tho esrKo. In fact, however
| fonr out Of tho aix pltases lmreaehed are II
confinement, and portion OF tho propert
| taken. In this caAe. Russia, England, aud thi
United Stated scuroly cooperate With Ger
Ths cblnese aro strongly tortitylug wushung
belonging to Shanghai.
r4e inventor Of e'octrIo telography WAS recog
n!zod 10 the Poking Gnzctte for the first tim
March 1. Il wAa spokop Of In connection viii
the riots 1t Foachow during N attempt to %
tab!ish limo bstween Foochow and Amor.
Four uatiyo missionaries, attached to Ill
English Church At Foochow voss assaulted IN
violently maltEeated In tho interior OF ths CIT
Of KikDnung. The British Minister Ia o1pocte
! to exact EedEesa.
The railway botween Wusung and Ehangha
WAS officially opeuod slarch 20 In spite Of til
oppos,tion Of tho native authorities. The dif
tance nov completed IL miles-About ota.thtr
Of tie projected routa.
Tho difficulty between tho Portuguese
Macao and tho Vicoroy IT. Canton, supposed I
have beon settled Ino weeks ago, Ia revived
formal Chlnoae proclamation that Macao
Chlneee torrItory. aud that cuatou,.houso sha
bo established on patera Island claimed BY It
Portuguese. It ia reported that the Ycesoy
sntaution Of yielding wsa changed br positive Il
| struct1ona from peking. 4 conflict nov soau
extremely probable.
| TURKEY,
| Tuz PORTE CALL4 FOB A8sIaTAHcE.
nEaLIs. April IA special from Vienna ss,
tho Porto tks sant circular note to its Eepr
| fanttt3Haa At tha Yarintt8 Eufnnaan Cnurtg al