, 1877-10-28
TIE POLITICAL SITUATION.

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Foreign Affairs; Gen. Bertrand, Minister o
| War. and Vfscount Dc Mcaux, Minister Of Agri
culture, might so as iar as second dissolution
of the Chamber OF Deputies, but If the Senate
refused this, they would resign. There art
others who dream OF establishing Dictatorship
! OIL tue rt1lns Of the Constitution. The CORE.
spondcnt does not believe President MacAlaton
! will follow them that FAR Nell-informed
| Conservatives think that majority Of the
| Cabinet would be pleased to have the Senate
rrfise sccun,i dissolution, and thereby Afford
them the opportunity to DOW tU the will OF tue
Senate instead OF the Chamber Of deputies.
| The correspondent auds: ''[f such is really
! tn. idea Of the Government, | think the Senate
| will he disposed to facilitate their retreat-"
| THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CHAMBER OF DEru-
TIES
LONDON, Oct. GA Paris correspondent says
! It is thought that Charles Lcpvre, Eice-Presi-
dcnt Of the last Chamber OF Deputies, and an
intimate friend ot Gambrt,a, will be elected to
the Presidency OF the new Chamber, which
tircvy will probably decline in consequence Of
his nomination IL the Republican leadership.
DIED.
The death is announced OF Gen. Selzir Allard,
In his 79th year.
Crcmeux, who vas . member OF the Govern
mcnt of National Defense during the late war,
called on Grant Yesterday.
PARIS, Oct. 27-The newspapers have inter-
viewed President Grant He declined to express
an opinion On the political situation here. His
first impression Of France was that it wore o
prosperous. wcl1-ordcred, and happy aspect.
A banquetoto Gen. Grant BY Republicans Of
Paris is talked of.
GEN. GRANTS PROGRAMME.
PARIS, Oct. 27.-rhe following arc cx-Presi-
dent Grants definite arrangements: He dimes
on the 1st OF November with United States
Consu1-icneral Torbert, and Oh the 81 with
President MacAlahon. 4 grand banquet Of
and IN extraordinary pcr(ormante at the Italian
Opera will be given in his honor on the Sth He
dimes on the 10th with the banker Selisman.
At end OF November tho ex-PrcsidcDt and fam
ily will visit Spain and Portugal, and take an
American steamer at Malaga, conveying them to
Gibraltar and Tangiers. .skiriiug tho cost Of Bar
barry. D.sembarklng at Alexandria, Gcu. Grunt
will stay some days in Egypt, and return py way
Of Malta to Italy, where he will remain some
time.
JAPAN.
TERMINATION OF THE SATsUNA REBELLION
FENCING IN 4 BELEAGUEEED TOWN WITH
BAMBOO.
ST. Louis aepuJIfcan. OFT. %.
TOXIC, Japau, Sept. 2S.-Thc Satsuma rebell-
ion, that has been dragging its slow length
along since February last, is at length over, and
In q few days more wc shall be able to record
that the Empire is once again in the happy en-
vironment oil universal tranquility. Sai@o and
kirino, the two leaders Of the rebeliols, arc no
more, and with their death, as might have bcen
expected, the insurrcctionary movement col
lapscd. But the last act Of tEls rebel chief will
probably live in story for hundreds of years,
and saigo, in spite Of being rebel, will 20
downto postcrity as 4 hero whose daring has not
been surpassed bY any single name in Japanese
history.
Your readers have already been informed
how, after the fall OF kumlamotto, Saigo and
his followers bctook themselves to the noun
tain fastnesses OF uiuga, province contiguous
to that Of Satsun'a and bow alter many weeks
of desultoFy fighting they were at last heIamcd
In within small compass, say six miles Squire.
Here they were surrounded hy tho Imperial
troops, WHO felt confident tnat the rebel fan.s
had been drawn, and the surrender Of the whole
band WIS hut 4 matter III time. so assured
were the Imperial leaders that llo more danger
w:5 to bc appTthcDfle tnat the grrattr part Of
the ur:ny Was sent b,ck to Tukio, the principal
Generals left ltlrir commands, amt the extra
garrison was Withdrawn from kagosli1na, the
hume Of Saigo, ani thu spnt where lc first un-
+ urlcl his inSiirrectonary banner.
On the COL OF August the larger part Of
Saigo's army surrendered to the lltperialists.
Two days afterwards, he himself at the head Of
500 Of his picked men male 4 desperate sortie,
and catching the Imperialists uuprcpared cut
wards, after having made forced ma ch in that
short time Of 1i0 miles over ruu..h ana broken
country, he rcappearcd at kagoslina. Here
there were left only abont 200 POLICEMEN and
some Go0 raw troops. Saigu got possession Of
the greater par Of the town. s.Kci a quantity
Of arms and ammunition, aud cntrcnc'led him
self On the site OF the old schuol-hou>c, the
very spot where the rebcls had inauguratcd
their conflict with the Imperial Government.
The gallantrv of the police saved the kcncno
and some OTHER public buildings, al
though the Governor thought it prudent to
leave kagosh1na with the archives. Once
more the Imperial Government WAS in the
greatest alarm, hut they acted with fair prompt
and the army through which Sago had
cut his way coming up IN pursuit, the rebel |
chief was soon closed in, Us the Japanese Gcn-
eral himself puts it, :" like 4 rat in bag" N"r
troops in an attack. lie surrounded thcm,-lhc |
rebels occupying. position closely resembling Il !
..rele, about two miles III diatneter,-and built |
! trip;e bamboo fence all around them, and then
ircu shot and shell into the inclosure. Tlls |
for about two weeks. The obje:t OF |
The lmperlalisis was undoubtedly to star:c
them out and capture tho rch"l lcadcr alive.
Ju the 22d inst. Sasgo probably seeing that all |
,as lost, determined on one more desperate |
.tfort to break through. Accordingly, putting
an;y could not have numbered more lhan $40 |
Dcu, be made rush Mt tho fences and broke
Trough. But this time the l,upcraiists were
lot caught mapping. They rcpelled the
Lttack and drove the rebels back into
he inclosure and followed them up. assu!n-
ny the offensive. Sai4o with lev men
Tas surrounded, aud, seeing alt chances ot es-
ape cut oil, drew pistol anu attempted to
;h.,ot himself. This was prevented however,
" tlie lnlpcrialiStS, several OF whom succeeded
n catcluug hold OF the rebel cllicf and piniou-
NJ his arms and legs. At this juncturc about
lalf dozen ul Sa,u's followers rushed up, ami,
aklng In the position, one OF them with cut
II his sword severed Saigu's head from his body
nd rushed of with it. For you must know
hat, according to Japanese ideas, l,y saving and
,urying the head the victim is saye.l from dis
lonor. ANY 1u1ignity done to the hody doesn't
cunt kirino, Bcppu, Alurata, Hcu1ini, and a !
core more Ot t1;esc brave but misguided men
ell fighting, and the rest were captured. The
mperalsts spout several hours in looking for
;a;wo's head, but believe that they were un-
uycesSful, although L rumor prevails in Toxic !
hat it has becu found.
Thus ends the most serious fn5nrrection that
his Government has had to contend with since
Is establishment nine years ago. 1t has lasted |
light months, las Gust over $40, QUO: :000. anti
resEsne that over 80 001 met have been killed
Il wounded.
ASIATIC CHOLERA
as made its appearance In Yokohama and
'ol1io, to the serious alarm OF the foreign ILL
and although some OF the medical !
len have rather aided to augment than to allaY
bis fear. so far the disease seems to have as