Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-29
Latest Eastern News.
Oaict.i Itec~pt,"a Of the chinese
Embassy.

OAici.i nec~pt,"a Of the chinese
Embassy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2SLh. The
Chinese Minister was this morn
ing formally received by the Presi-
dent. rhe ceremony was private,
it having been determined by the
Executive Department that there
should be no deviation from the
usage as to other foreign ministers
and that it should not be mSsle a
public spectacle. The Chinese
Minister and others Of the Embassy
called at the Department of State
q few minutes before IL O'clock,
and, accompanied by Secretary
Evarts, Assistant Secretary Sew
ard and Chief Clerk Brown,
proceeded to the Executive Man
sion and entered the blue room in
the following order: Mr.. Evaris
with Chen Ian Pin, Minis
ter; Mr.. Seward, with Yung
Wing, Assistant Minister; Mr..
Bartlett, the American Secretary
of Legation, with Mr. Yea the Chi
nese Secretary, the two interpret
ers following. All the Chinese
were in their national costumes.
The parties were ranged as follows:
On one side of the blue room the
two ministers in front and the see
retaries and Interpreters slightly
In the rear. The members OF the
Cabinet, Messrs. Devens, McCrary,
aud Eyarts, together with Assis-
tant Secretary Seward, Assistant
Postmaster General Tyner aud the
President entered and took a po-
sition next the Ministers. The
Minister then read to the
President an address in Chinese,
after which he delivered his cre-
dentials. These were enclosed in a
circular paper case covered with
Chinese characters. They were
written with black ink on thick
yellow paper, dotted and em bossed
with gold and wrapped in square
piece of yellow silk. The following
ia an English translation Of the
credentials:
Tue Emperor of China to the
President Of the United States of
America, Greeting: Since the in-
terchange of treaties between your
government and China relations of
| amity and good will have been
uniformly and sincerely main
tained. II is now our pleasure to
appoint Chen Ian Pin, decorated
with the peacock feather, wearing
the buttons of the s cond rank,
President of the Board of Sacrifice,
to reside at your capital as Envoy
Extraordinary, and Yung Wing,
wearing the buttons of the second
rank, intendant Of circuit, as As
sistaDt Envoy, and it is also our
pleasure that they be at liberty to
go aud come az OCCASION may re
auire. We are fully assured that
Chen Ian Pin and his ass istant are
just and honorable pieu. and we
trust that in the disc, ,arge of their
diplomatic duties (,hey will give
mutual satisfacti5n. Having. by
the Will OF Heiven succeeded to
our great patr .mony, we reg ard
without discrimination China aud
all foreign nalions as members OF
one family, and we desire that
henoeforth orr relations with youl
government may be further
siren gthened, and that both ma
tloIs may enjoy lasting peace,
Which Is orr sincere hope.
[Signed] KWoNG SHIT.
Fourth year, first month, twenty
fifth day. February 20, 1878.
Frixhtfua Javenfie Mortality.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2sth.-The
death list includes thirty-two chill
dren under seven years of age.
Two children of the late e. w.
Barnes died last night. Six OF
this family the father and five
children-have died of fever. The
other two children are reported
improving.