The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-01-11
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4 Vienna to the Secretary of State at
Washington, suggests that the
United States might now effect,
with Persia, a treaty of tamity and
commerce, most favorable to the
Interests of our cotton manufactnr-
sers and some other branches of
trade, and estimates the annual ex-
thermal trade of Persia at, from
eighteen TO twenty million dollars.
Spain and China Immediately con
Gclufled a treaty on the iGo0lie ques-
Itti0n. Unieriits conventions, Chi
|rnese consular agents may reside in
Cuba and subjects of tChnamay re-
ride or travel in Cuba, and enjoy
the same treatment accorded tOiiize
fclassesof subjects fliigherpowers.
Chinese subjects now in Cuba and
entitled to return home, shall be
sent home, but all unfulfilled con
Ittractsdmust ibec0mpleted. Chinese
now detained in labor ttiepOts are
to he discharged. Courts to he
open Ito Chinese lin tOubato that
tent enjoyed by citizens of other
states.
China requests the United States
tt. assist in securing "a due observ
anceaof the articles of the treaty. :
Col. Fred Dent Grant has leave
eofabsence, with teanfinuationOflhis
pay. Tliis lis ttloneat requested his
father, who says, that it would he
gratifying TO him, to have his son
join him in his tour of the Indies.
The duration of this leave in Nari-
e0usly given, some say one wear,
some two, and Others, that it iis in
definite.
"A treaty Ebctwecn the United
States and Japan was ratified by.
the Senate, Dec. Us, 1875. lit an
innis the tariff conventions entered
into with tine United States, Great
Britain, Holland and France in
1866, and the schedules of tariff
annexed. Itprovitles that Japan
shall regulate her own foreign,com-
imerce, and Observation-Disclosures,
and abolishes all export duties in
Japan. Claims for iforfeituYes of
existing treaties, and violations of
her custom regulations, may be
sued for by Japan iin the United
States Consular courts. TO Japan
lis reserved the right of controlling
her tcoasting trade. American YES
sells may enter any open port and
discharge a part of their cargo and
depart, on paying duty on the mer-
ehandise landed, the government
charges, on vessels themselves, to
he collected only once ON each Noy-
age. Observation-Disclosures
ports to Ameficancommerceiis pro-
Nided for, SbemO Ne iSeli and one
other, lhereafterto he decided on.
TheLiverpoolS Shipping and Com
mercial Express, lin giving a com
parative statement of the gmercan-
tile naysies of the world, showslthat
the shipping of Great Britain, and
that of five other nationalities, has
increased within the last twelve
mouths, both as ITO steam and sail
vessels, and i'm tonnage rs well as
numbers. It shows further, that |
in sailing vessels, twenty narionali-
ties have decreased, among them
America, whose sail has fallen OIL
to thenuniber of two hundred aud
fifty ,sexen vessels, representing 1Q,- II
500 tons, and in the same time
America shows ;asdecreaseiusteam
ers TO the number of twenty-six
vessels, representing 1876 tons.
Princess Alice Mand Mary, sec
ond daughter of Prince Albert, of
SaxesCohurg' Sotha, and Victoria,
Queen ofiCfreatB ritainand Ireland,