Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-08


9TH aad from Yokohama TO the 18th.
CHINA.
The ~ c. D. Yetc8 has information from friend
in Saigon that it was known there that the French
Government would in the event OF war breaking
out between France and China, assault and capture
Canton, as preliminary measure. The report has
excited the indignation of the native papers pub
lished in HoDgkong, and also aroused the people Of
Canton.
A Chinese company has been formed at Tisnt.sin
with ca ta of tbs. ZOO 900, for the purpose of in
Producing water works machinery 1t is also proba-
BILE that attempt will be made shortly to intro
duce gas or the electric light there.
Smallpox is very prevalent in Tent sin among the
Chinese.
rnmor is in circulation to the effect that there
number OF large boats laden with stones 1t is said
that in the event of war; these beats are to be taken
to the Woosung bar and sunk with their contents,
for the purpose Of preventing vessels coming up
to the settlement. A somewhat similar report
reached US from Ningpo few days ago.
Catholic priests and the English missionaries at
An-Ohing are in great trepidation lest the inhab-
itants should rise against them, and have commune
Gated their fears to their respective Consus askig
them to notify the authorities to give foreigners
protection in case Of emergency.
The telegraph has reached Hauchon. For weeks
before its arrival the people were continually in
curing about it, and the real method of transmit
ting letters. Some called it the heavenly cord,
some the " earthly cord" but now they generally
agree in calling it the electric cord" Some people
feared that evil influences might emauate from it,
ana the Taoist priests seizsd the opportunity to
make few cash out of their terrOr5. They made
anti-telegraph charms by plating three cords of
different colors together and guaranteed that any
one wearing the three told tslisman round the neck
would escape injury
The financial estimate for the sixteenth fiscal year
QSs3 S4) has just been published. The revenue
shows an increase of yen 75,605,059 as compared
with last yesr.
competitive exhibition of silk, cotton, cocoons,
paper and woven goods Will be held in Osaka the
LIST of November next. Exhibits viii be sent from
the two cities and eleven procedures.
The steamer Ningpe, wen known in the ports Of
the Far East, encountered severe typhoon on her
way up to Yokohama from Hongkong. The dam
age she sustained serious that she had to put
into Shanghai for repairs.
JAPAN.
The illness from which Mr. Iwakura was suffering
has taken favorable turn and the Minister Is said
to be much better. Mr. Inouye is also stated to
have been i'll.
The ground formerly occupied by the Kencho is
reported to have been gold 10 a company of mer.
chants here, for the purpose Of establishing native
silk conditioning house.
The newly constructed line OF railway from Toxic
is expected to be open as far as Takassah next
month.
The import market has remained quiet, only a
moderate business having been done. In SILK a
slight advance msy be noted. The tea market has
not shown great activity, and the quality has de-
preciated Exchange is weaker.
1t has been officially notified that II any person
as had decoration conferred upon him, and he
mlsbehave himself go to cast dishOnOr upon his
decoration he shall be Invested of the Should
the decoration have been conferred By any foreign
Government he shall forfeit the permission in writ
ing he received enabling him to wear the said deco
ration.
No less than 1000 Suider rifles have been sent to
the Hokkaido detachment from the Koishikawa ar
senal.
the gloomy financial prospect described at the be-
ginning OF the year.
A dreadful disaster is reported from Hir shira.
The prison OF that place, containing SEVEN hundred
inmates took firs on the I'd instant, and so rapid
was the combustion that before help could be rem
dered sixty-one persons awaiting trial were burned
to DEATH and about one hundred and fifty tried and
untried prisoners were badly injured.