National Republican., 1880-03-27
CHINA Avn JarAM
oenerai News by Wan steamer.

SAN FRAvcisco. March 21.-The steamer
Bolgic, which arrived o. day from iu1r N"nE
via Yokohama, brinss tho following uowti
suiNou,t Feb. 2i-Churg Hos. Iaio cIi.
nese Minister tn llussit. hts been arrested
stripped Of his bonors md tties end ihr1su
into prison Ou account of i.sslt.sit.ti1l VIII
the Russian treaty concerning ku'J1
II Is reported that Tho s'v h1tfls of rfsn.
cellors whu had examined into th0 resulis of
his negotiations with the lus'iau goverument
decided that 10 was hr'ter 10 f.sE wit with
Russia than 10 submit 10 tho treaty which
Chung How concluded.
Tho action Of the pckine government in ro.
lntion to Chung How astpnishyy natives and
Foreigners alike. IL is believed hy many in
be picoc OF political deception 20 mIslral
outside Judgment. The conviction D. gaining
ground that tho government feels such BLIND
confidence siucc It's victories in GENITAL Afih,
that nothing will ho allowed tu obsituct move.
monts for complete restoration of lost power.
Consequently Chung How has hecu disgtacod
not for tho course no took, but Tor
not having pursued that u1utso half nr
enough. This conjecture obtains suppot, from
a rem lrknhlo corrcsnondeuco just concluded
between the Tsuug Ii Yamcn aud the forUign
legations. Tho envoys have united IN joint
memorial alleging twenty distinct violations
of treaty by China, and claiming redress. Mr.
Wade, the British Minister, WIS originally
reluctant to cooperate fully, but hunlly
YIELDED. Tho Tsnng III Yamcn responded by
dismissing every complaint, refusing oven "a
consider single one, and referring tile diplo.
mats to tho copy of n letter addressed by
China to the European aud American govern
ments demaudiuga revision Of the trcsii"s iu
the Chinese interest aud calling for the abro-
CATION of The cx-territorial aud other nbuON.
iOus provisions.
This unexpected demonstration has boon
t-a,.N -, y
Is now inevitable
The Hong. Kong chamber of commerce has
passed a resolution favoring the immediate
introduction of the Japanoscsilver yen 10 SUI
per8ede Mexican silver
Arrangements are in progress for removing
the English garrison from long-Koug aud
replacing it by nowly trained Chinese troop
with English officers
Tho correspondence between China and
Japan respecting tho Loo Choo 1sauds con.
tinues amicably. Early this year tho Pcking
government asked if a final settlement OF,
General Grants basis would be srecable. An
affirmative reply was ma 10 by the Japanese
government, and negotiations are quietly pro.
| ceeding to that end.
| Surprise and dissatisfaction among Ameri.
cans has been caused by the refusal of General
Donovan, commanding the British garrison ut
| Hong Kong, to fire u salute oftwonty-one guns
| on Waslington's birthday. Governor Hem
messy honOred the anniversary by displaying 2
the royal standard, and had issued orders to
| the military and naval officers for II salute.
| Commodore Smith, the senior naval officer,
complied. but General Donovan pleaded no
prccelentand declared tho salute unauthorized
by the Qreen's regulations. The matter will
| be heard of hereafter, Governor ncnnessy,
as Commandcr-n.chief of all forces stationed
here, regarding the refusal u5 an act of insub.
ordination. American ships in Etstcrn waters
omit no opportunity for com plimontary salute
| on every English anniversary.
| YOKOHAMA, March l0.-'rhe Imperial min
istry has been reconstructed by a division OF
| officers and councillors Of stato no longer min.
| isters of department, with the exception oil
| Inonye, who remains in charge of the Foreign
Office, and Kuvoda in that OF the colonies
The general principle involves no change O
government policy. The purpose is the cqua
division of labor, which heretofore fell toe
minister to Austria and Italy, re cievcs Okunia
| IN tho Department of Finance. The latter ha.
| completed his financial statement of lie actual
rccoip pts and expenditures from January, 1858
to June, 1873. Yeg the nowly.appomted
secretary OF the Japanese Legation at Wash
| ington, is passenger on the BeIgic Minister
Yoshidn goes to the United States later
| The seYerust earthquake since the opening
of the ports was Ielt on Sunday, February %
| about ! O'clock in the morning. Many houses
in Toxic and Yokohama were badly injured
| aud much property WAS destroyed. No lives
were lost, but much terror was ocehslOued,
Prince Henry, grandson OF the Emperor OF
Germany, was recently shooting, incoguilo, IN
tho ucighborhool OF Osaka. Ills party vio
lated proprietary rights, and all were arrested
| when their identity was established. The
Prince aud his friends who belonged to the
corvette Prince Adalbort, were eelsel, aud
subsequently, apologies came from tho gov,
cIr0r Of Osaka. Tho policemen wiz made tn,
arrests wero dismissed or Anol, aul the farm
crs who made tho charges were compelled tC
apologize.
The Russian relief steamer Norlen5kjoll
| which was wrecked last summer on tho YGdlo
cou,t whilo searching for the Vega, will soon
| be lObtGd and brought TO Yokohama. Sh,
| will rcht and then attempt to gain tho mouth
OF tho Lena, via Behring's Straits.
The American ship St. Charles, laden with
) Skiaa9a s'--s E,H-- York, has bcou burned al
| ifioso. the day following the fire her second
officer WAS murdered by ono OF tho crew.