Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-11
THE ORIENT.
Arrival of the City of Rio Janeiro at San
Francisco.
The steamer City of Rio Janeiro, which
arrived at San Francisco Sunday, brought
the latest adyices from the Orient.

The steamer City of Rio Janeiro, which
arrived at San Francisco Sunday, brought
the latest advices from the Orient.
CHINA.
EVERYTHING in Tonquin is al statn quo.
The pirates have been amusing themselves
during the hot weather in carrying on a
cruel game against their own countrymen.
Native junks have been pillaged within
two or three hours distance from Hanoi,
aId in many instances the crews massacred
by the enemy, who i'll no case have dared
TO engage European vessels.
Great activity exists among the military.
1t is said that perfectly organized column,
with artillery, transport, etc, complete to
number in all some Il 900 men, will start
in the direction Of Langson after the arrival
of the last requirements dispatched from
France. General Briere de L'1sle, seconded
hy General Negricr, is making all arrange
mcnts TO start as soon as the fall OF the
water will allow oft.
According to the latest dispatches, Tam
sui, as well as IIeelung, is in possession of
the French. But little resistance was of
fered by the Chinese at either place.
The French are preparing four eXpedi-
tons which are intended to be dispatched
from Hanoi this month. One column of
troops is TO go to Langson, another to Gao
Bang, third to Lao Kai, all on the Ton
ouin frontier, and fourth is to go south.
| Preparations are still going on at Foochow
with the view of repelilng any fresh at
| tach the French may make there. The
natives firmly believe the French are to re-
| turn to lombard the city.
| The feeling against Christians in the in
terror is very strong, and the officials,
though they be willing are not always able
to afford them protection.
! The Roman Catholic priests under French
protection at Swallow were last week or
dered to leave by the Chinese authorities.
| When those at Chaochou Flu (about twenty
miles north from there had left the place,
| Chinese soldiers went to their houses and
| broke and destroyed everything they could
| find. They also, it is said, cruelty treated
| the female converts.
The mob and the soldiers at Kiteyung
destroyed not only the Roman Catholic
places of worship but also those belonging
| to the English Presbyterian and other mis-
sions. Several of the English Presbyterian
missionaries Including one LADY, living
not far from SWatow, have been sent for to
return without delay.
Twelve villages around Canton have
issued notices that all Christians are to be
driven out Riots there have resulted i'll
about fifteen chapels being destroyed, a
number of shops looted, and many people
rendered homeless.
On the Sd OF October a most serious riot
occurred in HongkonS. The direct cause
OF the riot was the refusal of number OF
native boatmen to work for French mer-
chants The men who refused were ar
rested and fined, whereupon the boat peO-
pie, en- masse, struck work. They were
assaulted by rowdies, and a general riot
ensued. 1t took the military some time
to restore quiet Sixty rioters were Gr-
rested: one was shot dead The Govern
mcnt has sliced all the arms in the place,
and is reporting Il number Of persons be-
longing TO secret societies, who are believed
to be plotting against the peace of the
colony. The violence of the mob was di-
relted against the European community
generally. British residents were stoned,
and a most determined hostility was cXhib-
tied towards the soldiers and police.
Recruiting is actively going on for the
Chinese army in the principal cities of the
provinces of Kiangsu, Kiangs. An Huei,
Human, Hupeh, Honan, Shantung and
ShaEsi. 1t is expected that the whole
number Of men enrolled By the 18th of
November will not fall far short of 100000.
The United States gunboat Palos left
shanghai 10Y tHc AahStsZe on september
DIST.
The United States corvette Ossipee, from
Hongkong, arrived at Shanghai ON Sep
TENDER Dist
The steamer Miramer. running between
japanese ports and Hongkong, foundered
III a storm off the China coast on the Dist
of September. All on board were lost with
| the exception of two Of the crew. These
men We're found adrift in boat in an ex-
hausted condition by fishing junk, several
days after the catastrophe.
Severe typhoons are reported all along
the China coast, and many vessels have
had narrow escapes from being wrecked.
Several vessels are missing, and it is feared
that they are lost
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