Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-26

from the WOrhi"e"s" Va
asking for universal suffrage, has
been presented in the lower house
of the Reichrath.
Hong Kong. Jan. l6.-lt has
been discovered that Canton is an
nually defrauded out OF about ST.
100000 by the smuggling of opium
from Hong Kong to the main land
The rebellion on the island OF
Hianian continues formidable
Having routed all the government
troops sent against the insurgents
the insurrectionary contagion Is
spreading.
The southern China rebellion I'M
der the insurgent Ii, advances he
yond expectation. The Chinese
authorities are dispatching troops
to arrest his progress. Many OF
these desert to his standard, III
Guiding high officers.
Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 2s.-The
japanese Government has notified
the United States Charge d'Affairs
Stevens, that any effort to estah-
lish treaty relations with the United
States and Corea shall be actively
assisted by Japan. The American
Commissioner, il sent, shall he es-
cortei to the Corea capital and
Japanese moral and material sup
port cordially rendered. No such
assurance is given any other nation.
The difficulties between Japan
and Corea have been amicably adj
iusted. They were never serious
but magnified by parties who seek
advantage in Eastern complications
The new treaty between Japan
, and the United States is generally
discussed by the native newspa-
pers. Great surprise is expressed
that the United States should have
. allowed the clanse to appear by
, which certain important articles &c
into effect only by consent G
European nations. The Americans
here resident are equally surprised
that the Washington State De
partment should have voluntaril,
subjected itself to aflront in thi
way. As the treaty reads, tn
A European powers must acquiesc
before the United States will de
o clare an independent treaty wit
A an independent country.
:, Calcutta, India, Feb. l7.-Ther
. was slight fall of rain in Pubjau,
Saturday, but not sufficient to ap
preciahly benefit the crops or d
- minisb the risk Of famine, whic
is imminent unless rain falls will
;. in fortnight. In the northwe'
:, provinces, the situation is equal
:, bad, and there is also the sam
complaint from Bengal.
70 The Fifty-seventh Regiment wi
- leave Columbo, Ceylon, tomorrow
for Zulu.
:, Calcutta, Feb. 20.-A repo
- from Mandaly asserts that the Kir
- of Burmah has murdered all II
royal princes and entire familie
"a and replaced new ministers wit
those formerly in office, thus r
A storing the despotic government.
,. AFRICA.
v Petermaritzhurg, Natal, Jan. 2
,r Capt. Stafford and Lient. Davi
D. Of the Natal Contingent, who e
II capped from the disaster ut Colglyr
Camp, speak highly of the condn'
.s of the native contingent, thus di
IN posing Of the report Of muffin
and the massacre OF officers by Il
a native soldiers.
40 Lord Chelmsford has been reil
II forced by one company of II
Eighty-eigbth Regiment from S
!. Helena, and 800 men from Il
;. Second Battalion OF the Four
70 from Cape Town.
n The Zulus have been repuls'
q, from the fort on the lower Zugul
a, Advices from Cape Town, ia
a, Goth, state that Col. Woods CO
a. nmn was attacked by 1000 Zult
he The enemy was dispersed. with b
n trifiins loss to Col. Woods col
h mand. Several attacks on Pei
M sons column and other column
IN have been repu'sed.
=, Unless attacked, the Britt
"a forces will copffine their operatio
to the maintainance Of the sta
M quo and retention of the stratel
,es cal position on the border IN