Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-30

ceived from Yokohama to June l2sh, and
from Hongkong to May 2Sth
JAPAN.
The Kobe Hiogo Railroad was opened
for travel June 9Th. and $4,000 persons
were carried over the line.
Recent statistics show the population
to be &c, 35S 1874, of which is. 423. PA are
males and II, 935, 720 females.
| A Japanese steamer, while On trip be-
tween Tadelsa and Osaka, lately, was met
on the 4th instant by piratical horde off
Ava, who boarded the vessel and took
everything away they could lay their hands
on, including an engineer what they in.
tended doing with this individual is not
known.
a Japanese paper says that ship-building
| in Japanese style is so far giving place to
foreign construction that by and by there
will be no such thing as q junk except in
paintings.
According to official returns, on the Goth
of May, twenty. eight cases Of cholera &C.
Cured in Yokohama and the environs. Up
to that. date eighty.four out of al cases
had proved fatal. Since then, up to June
18th, about thirty more cases had occurred.
A Toxic paper says that the manufacture
of l00,0 900 stand of Murata rifles has been
lately commenced in the Koishikawa Ar
sonal.
| The Queens birthday was celebrated in
Toxic by grand entertainment given by
Her Majesty's Minister.
CoREA.
The attitude of the Coreans toward Japan
is not friendly. The japanese settlers are
| ooiI 10 how tx,ro in hair no.
havior towards the natives, and the policy
of the Japanese Government to be of
somewhat arbitrary character.
A Tientsin correspondent of the Shang-
hal Mercury writes that the China Mer-
chants Steam Navigation Company has
! already arranged to run steamers from the
Peihc port to Corea.
| The United States corvette Swatara,
with Commodore Shufeldt on board, re.
turned to Shanghai on the och of May
| from Corea, having left Soul (she capital Of
Cereal on the 24th. The United States
treaty with Corea has been ratified. The
United States will have Minister and
Consul General, bes; DIES Consuls in Corea.
Admiral Ting and Makien Tzpng were to
leave Soul on the oath for Tientsin, via
Chefoo. The japanese Minister to Corea
has arrived at Soul, having como in man.
of.war.
According to the North China Daily
Ne,cs, it appears that the settlement of the
American treaty was effected at the port of
Rem shan, little fishing village on the
coast. The negotiations were carried on
between Commodore Shufeldt and the
Commissioners at the town of Ren-shan
itself, and the treaty was signed May 9th
in tent erected for the occasion on a hill
overlooking the bay, where the United
States corvette Swatara rode at anchor.
Commodore Shufeldt describes the people
as quiet and amicable in their demeanor,
the soil appears fertile, the towns are toll
erably clean and civilized, and mineral re-
sources possible. The three ports opened
by the treaty are Gensan, Fusan and Reh-
shan. OF these Fusan is the most promis-
ing.
CHINA.
The Shanghai Courier says that Lii Hung
Chang is indignant at Commodore Shu.
feldt's open letter to ex-senator Sargent,
and it is said will demand an explanation
from the United States Government. 1t is
rumored in Chinese official circles that the
letter in question will produce some COM
plications, and add to the unpleasantness
tuab tilICdbCao w DlSdh OuS DCbW cCA Suiuh
and the United States on the Chinese i'm
migration question. The North China
Meas says The letter of Commodore Shu-
feldt to Mr.. Sargent, which has recently
seen the light, caused much dissatisfaction
among the Chinese. They say that it is a
poor return for the courtesy and hospital.
ity exercised toward the Commodore by
the Viceroy of Chilli, and the attentions
paid to him, at the instigation of His Ex-
cellency, by the Taotais and other officers
of that province. The letter was read to
Ii Hung Chang by a foreigner, distin-
guished Chinese linguist, who happened to
pay the Viceroy visit.
Between ten and fifteen thousand Win.
chester repeating rifles have been distribu.
ted to the native troops along the frontier
line of China.
The telegraph line between Tientsin
and Shanghai has been, it is said, sold to
the China Merchants Company, for sum
under its cost.
The Emperor of China has an easy way
of paying his debts. During the troublous
times in kueichou the people advanced
about 4, $780, 600 taels. A tael is worth
81 so in American money. The Govern
ment pleads poverty, but offers to cancel
the debt by adding eight persons to each
of the civil and military examinations for
Master of Arts for the province, which
occurs once in three years. This offer
will, no doubt, be accepted by his loving
and filial subjects with all eagerness.
A rumor is afioat that the Viceroy, Ii
Hung Chang, is insisting on a years re-
tirement at least. Another story is that
he is not to deliver up his seals Of office at
all, but is to retire during the hundred
days granted.
A Corean Embassy arrived at Newch-
wang on the Sd of June, en- route to Pc.
king. Russian aggression, according to
public rumor, is the occasion of the same.
P'epg Yulip, Admiral of the Yang-tsze,
is to be sent to Anam in consequence of
the French expedition to Haiphong, which
appears to be creating much disquietude at
Peking.
A serious case of piracy took place on
the 9sh of March, south of Stanley. A
Junk was boarded by twelve men with
their faces blackened. while the whole of
the crew were away in smaller beat, en-
Gagged in fishing
A horrible murder, and apparently pre-.
meditated, startled Hoagkong on the 20tfi
of May. The victim was yonng Indian
girl of II years of age, and the murderer
Lascar.
A series % experiments with the electric
light is now being carried out at the Woo.
sung forts.
The Shanghai Mercury tells Of horrible
tragedy enacted on Woosung river. The
body of Chinamaa was washed ashore at
Woosung and live Chinanan who man.
aged to reach the shore near the fort said
that native passenger boat, sailing from
Ningpo to Shanghai, had two young men
among her passengers. One CT them had
over $40 and the other 800 to meet their
expenses on their trip to Shanghai, and
the fact Of their having SO much money
became known. The two young men were
seized and their money was taken from
them and their tails tied together. They
were then thrown overheard and one man.
aged to reach the shore alive, the dead body
of the other being washed ashore, as above
stated.
| THE PHILIPPINES.
A FIRE broke out in the village OF San
Felipe Merry on the 9th April, when l06
houses were destroyed, including the
Court House. Large amounts of paddy,
sugar, ETC., were destroyed.
| On April Both at Manila, shock OF
earthquake was felt, which continued for
about eight seconds. The congregations in
the churches at once abandoned the place
on perceiving the first shock. Telegraphie
advices from different provinces announce
the came occurrence about the same time
On the same night another shock was felt
The value of exciseable goods exported
from Manila during April amounted to
81, S43,643
A telegram was received at Manila on
the I'd of May from Batangas, announcing
that fire broke out in that province about
noon of that day, and some three hundred
houses were destroyed, great number of
families were rendered homeless, and the
loss of property was immense. This is the
| third FIRE which has occurred in Batanpas