Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1875, Page 3

| i tice, THE CHICAGO MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1875. A CHICAGOAN ABROAD. What J. M. Richards Saw in Tlis Travelt. An Interesting Tour Threigh Japan and China, Tho Manners and Customs of the People. objects of Interest in Hindostan--- Cremating (he Deads T Furopo from Portugal to the North Cape. ' From Rio Janciro to 'Vulpnmisa—- The Patagonians, Up tho Andes. Aswas snnounced {n Tre TRinoNE tho othor day, Mr. Jesso M. Richmds, at ono timo Prosi- dont of the Board of Trado, hos roturned home, aftor having, within the last five years, visitod all tho principal countrles on tho globe. o traveled much outsido of the * boaten track,” and o reporter was thorefore dirocted (o inter- viow him and learn what he bhad seen In compar- atively unkoown countries, Tho conversation with bim was o protractod anc, but his experi- ences in Japau, China, South Amerles, and Russis only aro piven atlongth, innsmuch ns oversbody is familinr with tho poluts of interest in tho other countrica whoro ho stopped to view tha curfouitios and look at the peoplo. Tho most intoronting ports of tho intorview aro subjomed: Roportor—\When did you lonvo Ghicago ? . Rtichards—On tho 1st of April, 1870. Reportor—Whicl way did yon go, East or West ? THR WEST COAST, Ar, Richards—I want across ho contincat on o Uolon and Central Pacifio Railronds to Bau Francieco, whera I took o sloamor for San Diogo, in Southern California, aud, turning buck, eniled up tho const to tho Columbia Liiver, stoppiug at Portland, Oragon, and thouce went to Pugods Sound and Vuncouver's Island. Four mouths were spout In that trip, I visited the Yo Semito Valley, and saw all that was to be ecen lu Cali- fomnia ond adjacent Sintes. My dinty shows tuat dulag tho trip Irodo behind 703 horses. Ttoporter—Whero next did you travol? ot o LA "JAPAN. Mr. Richarda—T returned to San Francisco'by eca, and took o stoamor for Yokahama, Japan. Wo visited Yedo, tho Capital; saw tho imporial road, thesiatuo of Divedoes ; nud wo also jour- noyed into tho interior. Roporter—1Iow wers you impressed with THE PROILE ? Mz, Richards—T congldor thom to be the moat amiublo, tight-beartad, and jovial poople fu tho world, Reportor—Wlhint of them intellectually ? Mr. Richards—I do not hink they are ovar- burdouot with iutellect. Thoy soemed to mw moro like boys of 12 years old than mon. If you tako the ordinary Americau lad of thut age you will find iu bim traits of choracter oxactly liko thio grown-up Japaneao. Tteportor—itow wera you roceived by them ? 3ir. Richards—Magniicontly, Everywhero in tho interior crowds camo out to Boo our paity, When addrasscd with their enlutation “Ohigon, which ia equivalent to our *Iow do you do?" overy ono of thom would nnawer with s good- natured emilc, and appear plosed at tho ovi- denco of frioudship. They were glad to soo strangora; tho chlldren ag woll as the adults, Tteporter—Wore you NEVER MOLRSTED ? Mr, Lichards—Not in tho wiightest degree. Tho pooplo wo met at tho places whoro wo stopped wero vory amsblo, and apparentiy do- rived pleasure from our visit. Bomo of tha poo- ple, bowever, have an unfavorable opluion of forcigners, ‘Lhoy are largely soldiers, who ~ Dbrvo au iden that foreigners mo finflucucing cuouges in thoir country, and beliovo that any altcration of tha prosent wayof dolog things would resalt in tuoir dis- chinrgo from cimploymont, which would nocesl- {ate thoir oarujug thelr bread fu some other and, porhupy, more laborious manuor, TFor that rea- von, and no othor, in my view, they aro unfriond- 1y to etrangers. The majority of the inlinbitants, lowover, aro docidedly desirous of sceing na * wAny foreigners ns pousiblo, Reporter—\Vas any partieular attontion shown you n tho towns ? Ar, Tticharde—Yea. At Yedo, n monnted s of thirty mon was furuished to attend our rviazo whenover wo left the lotel, Hoporter—\Was that for protection ? Mr. Ticharde—It waa supposed to bo, Loporter—It Iy consldered dangorous to travel alonothoro thon ? . Ar, Kichards—I did notso considor it In fnot, 1 evaded tho oscort twico, and wont out alone, Althongh, whilo in tha strcet, I was surronnded all tho timo by from 200 to 500 peo- ple, who starod at mo aud touched me, to soo what 1 wua liko, thoy did not manifost any in. clination to 1njure 1ne in any way. Reporter—Aro all foroiguers provided with such oo cacort 7 Mr, Richards—They were at that time, but Probably not now, VisiTs, Ilo;vmlub—l)ld any of tho ofiiciala call on you Mr, Nicharde—A near relation of the Mikado visited mo at the hotol, and we wero given por- iugion to ontor tholr moet sacred roligious adi- ‘I'io name of it does not ocour to gia now, Reportar—~Did you avail youreolf "of the priviiega? = Mr. Nicharda—Yes, Tteporter—Woat did you seo thero? Alr. Rlchards—It would bo hard to describa the cdifice aud whet it contninod, There wero differont relipious omblems, and a voluma would bo required to cover tho ground, We woro obliged to take off onr alious bafors onlering, slippora boing furnisliod us, the place belug tuo macrod to be dofied by muddy leather, Roportor—Did you witnesa any ULLIOIOUS CENRMONIES? Mr. Nohards—Not In that place, but in_ thelr ;lrlnclrul tomplos. 'This partloutar tomplo was thought by thom to bo too koly, and very fow strangers were nllowed to ontor ‘its porwls, Wo wore toid thet wo wera tho first who lind aver boen permitted to doso. We were also invited 10 visit tho summar rosidance of the Tycoon. Tleportor—Lid you soo L ? Mr, Richards—No, bo wns not thero, The temporal soverelgn at that time was the Tycoon, the Milado having slwaya beon the spiritual scverelgn. The peraon of tha latter hiad always been rogardod aa 80 éacred that he wus never sllowed ta bo seont Ly auy oue, the Government boing carriod on by the Tycoon, who was ono of the Princes who bind usatped tomporal power, Thero was a disposition to sbrogate tho treaty mado by Commodore Perry for ths United Blates, the allogation bolug "that It had novor Loen eanctloned by the Mikado, who was ovory- Whera recognized fo be suprome in suthority ; but tho matter woa adjusted, and tho Mikado, having assumod civil autbority, now prosents Limeelt in publlo, Reportor—What do you think of THR INTERIOL OF JAPAN 7 e Somiris e o o S PRt 0 w 1 - b e orld to visit, The south. 14 P uu::xry fortile, snd I think the climate mn::?mr—\vm you attonded by escort while o Mr. Richards—No, o le Blctunls: c{m".\% marely had coollos to Tarorter—Did you visit any tompl 8 7 Mr, Richardu—Yas,~the old g which was ancioutly the C-p“uuf‘-‘:rm tu?fi:fifi;:' They hiavo there rolics which (hoy say, and think truly, are four and fiva tousted yoars old, mg:xp,oxm—‘vew you vpermitted to handle Mr, Richards—~Yos: thoy made no objections L h“;:h:fi. would ok sllow u fatouch angtying 14 .l‘?%xxl;-'mfl the persons in charge treat you Bdoiards—Raicamely so~jush ae visitors aro treated in so-catled clvllizod countries, with- ont tha exnctions and impositions, Toportor—Did they siways point out objecta of intotest ? Mr, Itcharde—Thoy woro guita ready to ex- plain’ eversthing to tho intorpreter—seomed uxions to do #o.” 2 ,I!npnn.or—-whal Tind of ACCOMMODATIONA nrnfahied at rorting piaces ? “nnrlar.'luulmrds-—’l‘lm buMumu aro very small, bulit of bamboo poles, tho inturior covered with matting, ‘Thoy aro mneat and very clean, Bhoes aro removed before ontoring, and eno ‘must 7o in [u his stockiogs, if he Laa any, or Dbarafooted, Ttoporter—ITow aro tho poople 84 to cloanli- 7 ne;lr. Richards—All wwo saw wero cloan-looking, and noat in théir apearel, TRevorter—\Yeoro you obliged to eat with your fingors ? Mr. Ilichards—In somo places Wwo WOro sup- liod with n sort of plate, aud knives and forks, Bnt in othors not, aud wa drow thom from our own stores, Roportor —wero TOR CUAROES oxorbitant ? Mr. Richards—No. Tho people were very honeat, and their chargos very low. Tteporter—How did you fara? Mr. Richards—The food consisted slmost ex- clugively of nico, mixed with some kind of Losu which givea it ® flavor, Wo stopped every b iles during a journey to drink tes ; it is norved in small enpn, aud Iy not vory stroug, HRoportor—Woro your party objects of curl- osity 7 Myr. Nichiards—Decidodly 80, Wao ouraotves were mubjecied to closs ecruting, as woro otir clolhey and many thinga wo had with us. Teporter—What Appearod to attract tho grontest atteution ? Mr. Ricliarda—Well, tho poopls would come up closs to_ ue, snd oxamine everything wo had sbout us ; but pius soeined to Interost them ver much, ond tioss to whom ping woro prosonte secmod to bo greatly clated, E Roportor—Wero tho womon and childron slyor than the mon ? Mr, Richarde—No. Mothers brought their littlo onos to look ot us, No ono scomed to Lo ofraid, or had any lwesitation in touching us. Tho women oxamiuod tho emall articles capecially, Thero was ono lady in our party. Sho was frightoned at fimt by tho sstonishing outlosity displayoed, but, whon 8ho saw thoy wero woll di#posed, sho calmod down, and asslstod thom in thair Investigations, Reportor—How did thoy expross thomaolves whou somathing struck tigir fancy 7 Mr. Richarde—They wollld point at it to call tho attontion of others, aud laugh. Tho costumo o‘f tho lady provoked much morrimeut among them. Roporter—Iow long did yout romalin in tho in- erior? Mr, Richards—Abont thron woola. Ttapurter—Ia it true that tho people have good arbstic tasto ? Mr. Richarda—I think thoy have, from what I eaw. ‘I'ho bronzes thoy manulacturo ure among tho finest mado anyswhore. Reporter—Did you vivit any of TUEITL MANUYACTOUIES ? Bfr. Richards—Yos. Teportor—Aro thoy oxtensivo ? Mr. Richards—Not in sizo, but a larga number of pooplo aro ongaged in that Industry., At Nugasnkl porcelain is manufactured which I think fairly rivals that mado in Paris, The ma- terinl is suporior to the Fieach, but In color it is alittlo infetlor. 3 Reporter—Ia the sconory attractivo ? Mr, Nichards—In the Iniand sea it is a8 fino 38 1 have ovor gazed upon. From the water to the tups of the mountaing on cach sido, nearly the wholo leugth, thore ars terracos and fiolds of rice rising ono above tho otlor, and tho nspect s very pleasing to the oye. Tho peapla do not live on the Iand they cultivate, but gather to- gether fu villazes and towns, Reportor—Is it not consderod healthy to lve on tho plantations ? Mr, Richards—Ob, yes; but thoy bave'two reasons for congrogating togathor,—ono ig, to pratect thomsclves, aud tho other for social pleasare, Toportor—Aro thoy social among thomselves ? Mr. Ilichards~Decidodly ko ; 88 much as any race ot mon, Roporter~Thoy aro ’ DIVIDED INTO CLASSES ? str. Richarde—Yos; by titlos. Tho 3ikado outrankas evory one, thou comes tho nobles, noxt the ofticclioldars, and 80 on, down to laborers. Teporter—Did you witnoss any of thuea fotes? Mr. Richarda—No. —— CHINA, Teporter—Whero did you go aftor lgaving Japan ? 3., Richards—To Blanghaf, China. Toporter—\"uatatruck you particularly there? Mr. Richardz— BTANGIIAL ia tho port of oll the commoreo of the Yang-so- Kiavg River, belog noar its mouth. Canton was tho firet city of Chitia to which foroignora wore admitted ; and, until recontly, all tho commorco of tho Empire was csrried on from that port diroct, or through Hong Kong. Dut the groater part of tho tea Is produced in tho country north of thero, which is tributary to tho Yang-so-Kiang, Tho ton and & largo share of tho products are now finding thoir way to the different plases on that river, and Bbanghai has como to be, and will 80 continuo, the cliot city of interost for vistors to China, .+ Boportor—What do you think of the Uhincee A8 COMPARED WITIL THE JAPANESE? Mr. Richarda—They are superior in ability ; and, I ballove, fn futcllect, fu_ronsoning power, to comprehond and understand the thinga abounb thom, are not inferior to any race in the werld, I spoal, of course, of the peoplo aa a whole, The word cooly is or"Asiatic origin, and moans & cur- rier of burdons ; bus thoy generally posscss con- siderable Intallect. Thero is ono lEing 1n man, howevar, groater than reason, and that 8 imag- ination, Tho Chincss aro deficiont in that fac- ulty. A nation no mora thauan individusl cao® not do a grout thing unloss it can first concoive it. The wuporlority of what aro callod the Wost- orn natlous fe thelr posscssion of an ime sgination, which onnbles them to soarch in tho uusknown for nomethiug groater than {a knowny snd for tho lack of this imagination, the Chinedo do not make any approciable progross in eiviliza~ lon. Reportor—Did you travel fnland to any ox- teut? Mr., Richards—Yes, Iwant up the Yang-tso- Kiaug on 5 lino of steamors, and went southwest for & conniderable distange on THE IMPERIAL CANAL, Roporter~What sort of o work is that? mll‘::‘ ;llo\mn!n—A work of great porfection in Reporter—DBetter (han our own canals ? 5 Br, tichards—Yea; bocauso it Is lined on bot! eldes with squara stonos—not all the way, but {olrltlm vrincipal ILME s i oportor—Are the loc! ko ours ? Alr. Richarda—No; they have s power to pull tho boats up from ano elevation to anothoer, Roportor—ITow about the bridgos ? Aly. Mchards—Tho bridges over it are af stoue, and have stood 5,000 or 6,000 years, it is waid, aud ook a8 if they would last forovar. Roportar—What did yon think of their build- lnfn ? {r, Richards—Thoy aro malnly of stone—aub- stantial and indestructiblo, ¥ Roportor—Are the poople Induatrious 7 M, Richardu—Very ; overybody sooms to bo uz&s‘mdlntg to sonlw‘l‘lnng. i oporter—No loitorars on thd stret.corners ? lflr‘.1 Richards—Nono whatover, Lteportor~—1low wero you TREATED LY TUEM? BIr, Rlchardy—Wo were treated with muaoh ‘more reservo thau in Japan, but shitl with po- liteness, Wo roached llmrerjlmg after tho Tion Tuin masnacre, and wore informed, on arriving at the hotel, by the proprictor, tuat Lie Chinese sarvauts said thore was & strong Ymbnmluy that wo would a!l be murdercd that night, ‘I'he for- oigners were drilling, aud propariug to repel an atiack, aud wo wore advised not to fio outsids of the foreign reservation, Wo waited & fow days, but there bolog no troutls, and not bellsviug we wonld moot with any ditloultly, wo woot {uto the Cliugse quartor, bavivg secured somo coolys, iuforming them that we wore Americaus mud Protostanta, loporter—Wero the Ohineso more friondly disposed toward Americana than others ? » Richarda—Thoy havo come tu niake a dif- forence batwoen I'rotestants aud Catholios, y.t, in my opinlon, with roferouce to raligion, wut with reforouco to the facs that Prolestants do not attenipt to tntorfore in any way with the in- ternal aifairs of the Klugdom, Reporter—Da " TUR CATUOLICE Mr. Righardu—Yes; thoy eudeavor to ex- patrista their converts. In other #ords, they soughit to niske the Prouoh Cousul tho arbitrator in the settlement of all questions botween Catbolics, whether mative _ or foreign, and tho Ohinese when they were fln issae, ‘Che ditloulty at Tien ‘[sin com- menced by tho Fronch Consul drawing & plutol, and alwing it at thé Governor of the r'roylum The Amoricans and English are ested well, overywhere in Cluna, but not the Trouch, ninon thoy are idontified with what i callod the Catholio policy, Reporter—What were your EXPERIENGES IN TUE GHINRSE QUATTER P Mr. Richarda—~Wo found tho peopls very se- porved In tholr manner, lovking upon ua, pers hiaps, with a hittlo suspicion, but no offers ware made to moleat un. Wo wore carried all over the placo in_ rodan-chnirs, viniting a tea-house, and witnessed tho making, Two cups are used, ono in which tho tea is drawn, and tho other as s covor, It is allowad to mtesp iwo or Lhreo minutos, and 14 aerved without milk or sugar, a8 thoy way that dektroys tho fiavor of tha tes, aud 1 Golinve it, Nono of tho Chinoso ever drink greon ton. Reporter—Why not ? Ar. Iicharde—Tharols in fact no such plant as GREEN. TEA. 1t ta maoufactured and generally made from grounds that have once becn stecped. The grounds ara dried avd rolled and put into the usual shapo of tea, and 1a then colored with a poisonoua material, and becomnen Lo groon tox of commorce, Neatly all of it is consuwmed in Amwerics, Tloporter—In it chioaper than biack tea? Mr. Richards—It coats nearly se much to fix up aud doclor §t an the truo plant, ‘Teportor—Ilow i tho ten culiivated ? Mr. Richarde—Gonorally by small farmers. Thoy pick it threo titnes o year, i’ May, Aun- st, and Ootabor, Tha flest pick s tho beat, 'hey carry the groon leaves into the towns, and goll thom for about 2¢ cents s pound, and it takes four ponnds of loaves to make one pound of driod tea. Reporter—\What 18 the cost a pound when rendy for export ? Alr. Richards—Abont 25 conts a pound. Rovorter—Did you visit any other ports ? Mr. Richards—Yos; wo went to Ioochow, Amoy, and Hong Kong. During the trip we were caught in the worst typhoon that Lisd boon known there for fiftoou yoars It was tho womt storm 1 waas over in at pon. A typlioon, aa you aro aware, {8 subatantially o gigantio winrlwind, The wiud blows thera from tho southwest for half o ycor, and at the ndvent of tho tvphoon a chnogo takes place, tho wind blowlog for tho othor six months from the northeast. During that galo blocks of stone twenty feot Joug, and woighing soveral tous, wera blown twenty feet, Neporter—Did you iiko HONG KONG 2 Mr. Richards—It is & British colony, and ona of the only two places I was ever In where trado was absokitoly froo; where (horo were 10 custom-houses sud no revenuo au- thoritles; whore | nobody cared what you took into ‘tho comntty or what you took ont, It wasof great importance wheo 1he foreign commerca of China coutored at Can- ton, and the Buglish obtained the island with articular referonco to carrying on tho trade. It Hnu now ceaaed to bo the leading port, Bhanghoi laving takon [t placo, The placo, however, is vory protty, and tha view from Victoria Penk, tho topinust patt of the telaud, s onoof great beauty and diversity. I attonded a Chineso the- atra thora, snd was groatly amused by the per- formance. Iwaalovited to go bolind tho neenes, and witnessed tho disrobing of the players (only men boing actors), which was exceodingly funny. Raporter—Did von go inlsud frowm that point? Mr. Rickiprda—Yos, to CANTON, which is tie moat interesting city In China for tho uight-sear. Thero s concentratod all the anclont civilization of tho kingdom. Lverybody knows that the Tartars aro the governlng yuca in China, Tey do not comproas the feot of their womon, and do not wear the lair long, Whon they conquered tho country, thoy osliged tho Chineso Lolct thoir hair I:rnw, an a badge of sub- misslon. At the timo of tha robellion, a fow yunrs ayo, thuso engaged in it allowoed their hair to grow long, finnnrle —Ta thero n marked difforonco be- tween tho Tartara and tho common peoplo? Mr, Richarde—Tloy aro muak Iscgor. Tieportor—Sunerior in intellect ? Mr. Richinrda—~I would not undertake to say that; thoy are superior physically, B Iieporiar—\Were you outertained hospitsbly in Captou ? Mr. Richards—Wo wero recelved kindly nod politely, but not with any vory great dogree of afection, Reportor—Did the poople scom to rogard tho party with suapicion # My, Richards—Apparontly; and thero was sald to be & possibility of our belng killed. Muny foreignors whom wo met thought we might bo slain any night. Whorever we went theto wore from one to ton thousand paoplo col- lectod togotlier to lovk at us, and {n somo places the childron rag away as if frichtened: tho women wonld hold themscives sloof; but we ‘waore troated with no sbaclute discourtesy. Reportor—Did you eco ASYTHING VERT REMARRATLE ? Mr. Richards—Yos—pravoyards ull uvor. Tho peoplo aro buried in no one particular place, but oo the furma und about tho houses. The peoplo roverenco thelr ancestors, and plant Lhom near by. The cannniy iu literally full of graves, and liero and thero ¥ saw coiling above the grouud. "I'lie land in which the bodios are Is cultivated. Roportor—Thoy utilize their dosd, then? « Mr, Richarda—It lookod like it, Toporter—What kind of & city is Canton? Mr. Richards—Tho strocts ace vory narrow, and tho shopa aro without frouts, Lamps are hung ovar tho streats, and ot night give a brilliant afoct to everything bolow. —Wo visited the tomple of tho 500 godn, whero there are that number of imagea after tho size of men, each ono difforent from tho other, Reportor—What did you notica of - TUEIR DELIGION ? Mr. Richards—It {5 differont in its conception frow the gencrally nccepted viow. ‘Llie upper Lialf of tho Chincso entortain protty much tho #amo betfef aa Unitarians, The lower half wor- ship the imagen to somo extont, but not with referouco to auy connection thoy have with any futuro life of themeelves. 'Thoy worehip thom with roforenco to success m tule life, oach god looking sftar thoso who follow a partioular ocou- pation; and, if a mon wants to boe succossful, he offars prayers to tho god who presidos ovor his destiny. In thls tomple thero fu aleo a */QIIAMDER OF Hongons,” , Roportor—What doos that moan ? Mr, Richards—Thoro i8 exhibited noarly every kind of torture to which tho Lumsn bodycan ba subjocted. A Judgoe prosides, who seutencos criminals to undergo the duforsut punishments sccording to tholr offense, lleJmmn—Dld you witucea tho carrying out of a judgmont? Ir. Michards—Yes, Prisonors aro exhiblted in the atroats #o that overy one can seo thom, and thus know the ponalty attachod to crimo. Isaw ono who waa iu a box, his Lhead alono belng viai~ ble, and others with grest wooden collars sbont their nocks, and iron aliains around their ankles, We also saw the place whoro oxeoutions take rlnca. and aoy skulls lflng arguud, The vio- ima are nbugud to kneel down,Zand the hosdse man goes slong with & sword and outa their beads off, Bumo onotold us be had soen ffcy- alx out off at ono timo, 4 Roporter—Are the criminal elasses thore as bad as thoso in ciyilized uotions ? Mr, Richarde—I should say much the same; but punishmont 18 moro cortain thore, Tho) belisvo in tho theory that tho exhibitlon of punishment will proveat crime. Ttoportar—What slso did you soe? Mr, Richards—Wo visited tho outakirts of the clty and saw somo vory beautiful gardens. Trees aro out 80 84 to resemble overy spocies of animal, Wo alao naw thoir markets, which aro like thoso in othor couutrios, oxcopt that thoy sell 1008, 0TS, AND NATS. Reportar—Did you try either'of thew ? Ar, Richords—Yes; the dog tstes much llio roant plg—uot bad at all; tho meat of the cat is very tough, and the rat is very odorous. I attendod & Chinoso diupor at ‘which iwonty #ovon coursod wera sorved, but I was uuable to toll tho composition of n eingle ono. I fust nisgod & weddiug, The brido was brought from tho country in a boat, tho suivo following iu othor boais. Bhe was clad in o vm% brilllant costnmne, as were her attendants, When sho landed, sbo was met by a largo procession of frionds aud rolatives who escorted her to tho Placa of coremony. Reporter—Wives are chosp thers, I under- etand? - Mr. Richards—Yos, in some cssos. In tho country mustchics aro atways made by tho paronts, and the husband usually pays so much, but does not always buy L bride. Lapo What do you think of ~ * TUE CUINEYE AS MEOCHANTS P Mr, Richards—~Thoy havo ono peculiarity, ANl dobte must be paiy at the commeucemout of thelr year, and if the debtor Lus no property, & member of his family must be sold for tho neces- sory money, . Toporter—Hold into absolute slavery ? 3r. Richazda—Yold into servico uvill he bhas the manoy. Roporter—\What of thelr commorcial lutegrity 7 3r. Richardn—"Thoy have o groat doal, Hoportur—Do as wany fall as hero Mr. Nichardu—No; thore were vory few, ua far as L could learn, JAVA. Teporter—Which country did_you next vlait ? Mr, Richards—The Istaud of Java, The vegs: tation there is tho finest I evor saw. Many of tho troes aro as large as the largoat in Califoruia, and thov boar flowers of tho most brilllant cot- or, The Ohineso do wvearly all the tradin; uurc‘md. in fact, througbout tho whole Dutal Esst Tudies, and tho ruling clesscs Linve foupd it necesusry to cusct sovers laws to mwm (holr § abaolute posseswors of oouatry, #auy-of the Chinose have married native woinen, and they do not send {heir dead ta the Kowory Kingdom. From Java wo went to CEYION, and to Point de Calle. The road from the Foiut to Colombo, the,Uapital, iy maguiticant, winding for 60 miles through groves of cocon- nnb-troos, and thoo through a ciunamon grave, and the atmonphers is traly filled with * spicy breozos.” Whita there I liad a luufi convares- tion with s nalive about what fa called tho wor- nhip of {dols, e mald Daddha was not con- nidored by the intelligent poopie to be a god, hut simply & wiso mau; awl asked me f I had ~ acen the statun which the Inglish had erocted to the memory of ona of their gront men, I answoted **Yes,” and ko waid, o the English peoplo worship that statno 7' *No," I~ roplied. *Wall," lio re- Joinad, * they worship it just as much as tho Cingaloro worship Buddhn, snd no more," Thst gave mo an idoa of idolatry. ‘Theguorant peo- ple worship images to 4 greal an oxtent as thuse in Clristian countries do, e HINDOSTAN, From Ceylon we went to Madras and Caleut- 18, and thenco to Benares, the boly Hindoo city, where wo easw a great many interesting thinga. The city is in many reapocts the most interesting in the world, Thoro mre [,000 gods thers, and overy Hlindon, when Lis gets rich snogh to af- ford I8, goos thara to livo. Tha shore of tho Gnugos s lined with steps, which sacend per- Liapa 200 foot, and st tho top of the Lank aro tho magnificont temples of the gods, During the Lionrs of worship in tho forenoon thousands of peoplo can be seon on tho steos and in the watof, going tbrough thoir peculiar caremonies. Thoy aro usually drossed in bLright, gay colurs, and, with the temples and tho camols and elo- phants, meke up & tout ensemblo of great ntraugenesa and beauly. At differont places slong tho sliore DEVOTEER aro to be soen, réous who have placed Lhem- selves in somo attitude of torture, and remain thero aa long au life laats. Oue of the temples is covored with gold. Wo rodo througu the stroots ou olophants provided by the Rajuli, aud saw lifo in the mocond story, the houscs being ronerally very Jow, Thotineat bullding we aaw o Indis, aud tho handsomoss in tho world, is THE FOMD OF NOURMAIIAL, ballt by the Emperor Akbar, Moore speaks of it in biy ** Lullah Tookb," Roporter—Can you give o description of it ? 3r. Dichards—Not such s one as wouid do it justice. It stands on the bank of the Jumnz in'e very beautiful location, and is enclosed by a rod froo-stono wall, of purhnlpu 2 miles lu cir- cumleronce, Tho ground inaide the wall i Jaid out into canals, with fountuins in fiho form of diferent animals hero and thore, In tho centro is & platean W0 feot square of whito aond blnck marble, in tho middlo of which stands the building, which is of finost polisbed marble. The real tomb is in tho basemont, and on the accond floor the *answer " or copy of the tomb. This room is circular, of whita narblo inlaid with preclous stones, At the four cornors of the square on which the structure stands ars whita marble minsroty 200 feot high. The building fs sur- rounded bya domo, and the Lurkish srescont on the top s 263 fect from the ground. At Ienarea wo sow TNE DEAD disposed of, ‘The Hindoos burn their doad, If the deceasod s rich, saudnlewood 18 uded, which uivs forth & ploasant odor; but, if poor, com- mon woud is employed. The place of cremation in called tho ** gbot,” and ia in tho midat of their place of worship. The body is brouglit thero on twa poles by the nearcat malo relatives, and is placed on wood, and covered with the rame ma- torial to tho dapth of 4 or 5 feot. The noarest tho sarmy entered our car, awl maid that twenty Catliaty woro ahead, who 1ntended to eapturi the train and rob us. Lut they had been altacked Ly the Epaniah forces, who had killed tanlin and put tho rest to tlight, I tad to travel with noldiors to got sanuth, citizens boing prohilated Ly the officials, but T wen determined to go, and did not exporisnce 'm‘f trouble, Reportor—What did you think of Bpain? Mr, Richards—1 did not consider it & very in- tarosting countsr. Tha picture-gallery at Madrld in very fine, ‘Thiara in much of tho Moorish atslo of architecture, which {8 uniquo and differont from what in to bo seon in other eountrics, but 'onlllnlly tho churches aro inferior to those of taly. 1 {m)k a run througl Portugal and visited say- oral places, and theu sailed from Lisbou for Rio Janeiro, T SOUTH AMERICA. Roporter—Were you favorably improsced with Rio ? Mr. Ttichards—It is a placo of considerable commercial imporiauce, and is undoubtedly growing avery yoar ; but It Is an excaodingly dirts, disagrecable town, The larger part of tha noll back {s vory fertilo, thongh 1 do not think tho onuntry will develop rapidly. The harbor 18 the finest Lever saw, oxcepling porhaps Constan- tinopie, I went to many of tho coffee and sniar plantations in tho interior, and saw that tho planters were comencing Lo NAIBE COTTON, Reporter—With what show of suceess ? Alr, Ilichards—T could vot learn that they_ hal thun far succoorled in making 1t profitable, T was told tliat the soil wes not fit fk the plant. Tho negroes thoro aro among tho finest-looking #pecimons of the race I ever maw, and tho oranges the finest fruit [ havo sver caten. The mountuins aro good, and the vegetation rich and fine. 1 was informed that a native will not oven tako off hia hat to the Emperor, who s treated with more respect by tho foroignare, TUY VALLEY OF TilL: AMAZON ia not developed in an agricuitural sense ; but considerablo trading ia douo ju dye-woods, and much money ia masde. In time, porhaps, it will become & rich country; Luuy pochajm, hacaune tho heat is such as to {uterfera with the develop-, ments, At all events, no labor except African asn be utilized thera, Reporter—Did you visit any otlier portions of the coutinont 7 Mr, Richards—Yes. From Rlo I went to Moo- tovideo, and from thero to Bucuos Ayrow, aud up_tho river, but not very far, sinco I was stop- ped by a rovoiution. At that time o groat many Italiana wero coming inta tho country. The land {8 very rich nlouy the river, the climato in good, nud thero is no reason why it shoald not becoma a prosperons countrs, oxcept that the Spaniards who lve there are tiearly all robbers, and will not pormit any honcst indnstry. If a porson accumulntes anythivg by toil the Spanish tbloves tako it swny from bim. From thero I went through tho BTBATTH OF MAGELIAY to Valparalao. L'he Bcenery in tue etraits is not excolicd suywhere, Tho cutry into the Pucific 11 very difticult for steamars, sinco 8 storm pre- vails almost perpetuaily. Wo saw considerablo numbera of Yatagounisns on tho north, aud Fuegoaos on the south shora, Tho P'atagonians oro immenso men, and the Fuegoana very emall, yet tho former like tho women of the latter for Wives, but tho Yuegoaus avoid (hem. Thero #oems to mo to be a vory great similarity in the appearance of all tho Indians between British Colambin and Cape Llora, T oot into the INTERIOR OF CIILI and climbed the mouutaina. Tho seasons are very much like those of Southern Califorma. Tho goil 1o the valleys is rich, but the mountaiug aro very rugged, sud,as aloug the coast from California south, decidedly voleanic, In Poru the valleya aro rich, and the crops nover fail ox- malo or fomale relativa fetches water from tho Ganges and pours o littlo on the pilo, and then igmites it, and tho corpso s consumed. Ieaw oight burned, at that place. When tho body is burned more holy water is poured on, and then the ashes and remalus aro wwept into the river, aud tho spirit of the deccased s en routo for tho other worid, We visited Dolbi, which, with tuo citica precading it,—thov having been destroyed during wars botween the Ilindoos and Mashomod- ong,~has a diamotor of 40 miles. Wo also ascended ono of the Himalays Mountaion. ',nlui" arc poculiar in shape, ncarly ull bolng polnted. 1 went up to o snfiiclont leight to ses fifty of them. Tho tops aro iclcles, whila at tho bottom tho temperaturo is 125 deg. Fabrenhelt, the icioles nover cLanging from year year. On one sids yoa see ice, and on tho other, below, tropioal vopetation—ono of tho grandest viows imaginablo, From there wo went to Botnbay, which {u gotting to o {ho prn- cipal commercial mart tn - Hindostad, tho build- ing of the Buoz Canal laving transferred the trnélhn from Calcutta. Wo weut through the canal to the ! RED BEA, and at Buoz met s Iargo number of Mahomodans with eamels, who woro ou their way to Macea, and saw tho cover of daliomot's tomb, which is chinoged once s year. Tho Blioik in charge in- vited us into Lis tont, and allowod us to look at it. 1t was madoof camel's buir, colored, and was about half an inch thick. Wao wont then ON TO CAIRO, which Is princibally Asiatic in ita civilization and utylo. Wo mndo a vosage of 45 miloa U TIE NILE, visiting the towns on tho bnk, and seoing much of Arab life. ‘Thoy are an athlotic race, but filled with wild instinets. Thoy nover did sud nover will like civilized life, though thoy think thoy aro superior to overybody else. I'rom Calro wo went _on to Alexandria, and thon through tho Holy Land, aud thenco back to Jaffa, Boirut, Damascus, and over to Greece, Smyrna,”Con- stantivople, aud up to Odossa, in Rusais, 3 ——— EUROPE. ODIHIA. Reportor~Iow does Odessn compsare with Chi« ©ago aw a grain market 7 Mr, Rioharda—I¢ {6 getting to' be a fdlr rival. Tho exports of wheat from all tho Russisn ports is now nearly 80,000,000 bushels, Roportor—llow e grain handled there? 3r, Richards—Thoy havo not our fecilities. It ia put on board vessels in ovory varioty of ways. The Qovernmont and rallwaya are trying to de- viso some moans to run the cars down on to o sart of dook 80 that tho grain cau be loaded Into yossols diroctly as wa de horo, Thedifllenity. howaevor, ls thore {8 not suflicient wator, aud the harbor {8 vat well euoughprotected from storms. Tho city itself has an oxcollout location. Heporter—You do not think it will over be s successful rival? Mr. Ilchards—No. The land botwoon Odessa and Moscow, about 1,000 miles,' is precisoly tho same a¢ that in the boat part of lllinols, but the climato i colder, aud the wintor i so long thut it can never be mado to yield largely. ‘The Rus- slan Government iy trying to get emigrants from other parts of Laropo to go thoro, but find the undertaking attonded with difiiculty, ‘Cho prin- cipal objectlon Is the climate, aud the pooplo know by cnminfi to this country, they oan Liavo a ‘volce, whilo thiero they would Lisvo nona. From Moscow we went to B, Potersburg, and thence to Finiand, Denmark, Bwoden, aud all ¥ Wostern lurope, soeing+the sighta wuich are knowa to evorybody. I thon camo home, and romained throe nionths, and, fn the apring of 1872, started on anothor trip, 1 spent hostly & yosr in L'aris, and then did Bwitzorlsud, Italy, oto. Roturaiug to England, I wout to Norway, and av far north aatho North Caps, and spen| about & month in constany sunlight. I asceuded THK NONTH CAFE at midnight, July 8, 1674, Tho sun barusd my nock, aithough “our path was through snow neufy all the way, Of the shirty-four passenyers on tho stonmer who attomptod the ascunt vuly four muccaodod, ‘The viow from tho top is oua of oxirome beauty, both in the objects ono sces aud tho great oxtent of tho prospact, Tho air s 0 oloar that you can soa au- indetinite distanco, A )ittlo boyond the North Capo is a cliff vorhaps & thousaud fest high and half » mile long, which §s absolutely covered with sou- gulla, A ocaunon was fized on the stoamer to frighten the birds, aud though such numbers rose as to pake the uir black, thore tosmed 10 bo aa many on {ie oliff as Lofore, At & whaliog station, Yodsoo, lu tho Artia Oconu, wo eaw flshermon outting up & monsier which was 04 feet loug, At miduight the sun is 14 degroes sbove the horizon, aud exactly toward tho north. It then atarts towsrd the northosst, golug around to the east, then south and wost, aud back to the placu of starting, describiug & rather low aro, When ouo Is far euuu‘;u south to see tho #un * go down” just sbovo the horizon, the Light that it throws over tho fcs sud the watar giva colors to tho landscapo which makoit very beautiful, Ieubsoquoutly travelod iu NORWAY in & carryall, mi wout through the principal mountain” pusaes and over tbe principal fjosda, ‘I'io wcouory ou the. Loguo fjord sud thows that 1ead out of It rivals that of tho Yo Somito Valloy, Journeying in that country i very plossaut and vory economical. Alterwards we went 10 Biooks Lwlin, Coponbagen, and Cologno, to tho Bpa, sud then to London, aud from thero to Iaris. Aug remaing awhile, I woat to Bayoone, aud on BPAIN, B belng obliged to go around a cut in the rallway made by the Caslials, Ono eveulus an odicer of copt through lack of water, Chill is yn- foubtedly the most civlized snd the best governed of ull the Bouth Amori- can countries, The Govornment is ilepublican in forin, and it sectus to bo s Republic it reslity, From Valparaiso I went along shore to Molendo, and from there to Arequipa in the iuterior over oue of tho best rallways tn the world. Aroquiva was almost destroyed s few yesrs ago by su carthquake, Tho buildings were blown down ns far au the fiest story ; aud tho poople etill live in the wrecks, nothing having Loen done toward ro- conatructiu. A RLVOLUTION was poing on at the time, and asldiers wero tighting a ebort distanco fcom the town. I re- turned to Moloudo without boiug disturbed, aud woent up to Lima, and, by invitatiou of o geutlo- man who {s bullding a raliroad to tho summit of tha Andos, auothor gentlaman and myself AHCENDED THE MOUNTAINS, ‘Ihe rallroad 18 tho moat stupcndous plece of engineeriug probably ever attompted. In a dis- tance of 104 milen tito rond rinesto a height of 15,046 foet, About 7Umiles were tinished when 1 was thero, sod wo went the remasindor of the distanco on horseback. Chinoso do tho grading us high np as tuoy can breatho. Undor tho con- tract, the partios who bring them thiore get $500 apicce for them, and they themselves are paid 81 a weok, for a torm of cight years, That con. tract, bowever, is not strictly adhered to, neariy all boing paid according to the labor they per- form, aoms carning as wuch as £2 o day, Ttoportar—1Vhon will the road bo comploted ? Mr. Richards—In about eight yeara. Above whero the Chinose srs unable to “work, peoplo who woro born in high Iatitudes will bave to o employed to labor, The difienlty is, people who are born in low countries canmot in broath- fug draw in a sutliciont amount of oxygon, hav- lug parrow cheats, while thora born in *high oltitudes measuro from 12 to 15 1nches moro around the tho chest, and can draw in nll tha oxygen noedad to uatain life. There will boin tho 104 miles 5G tunncls, most of whicl aro through solid rock. Wo roda on horsca born on tho mountalns to an allituds of 16,200 foet, whence we could look ioto tho val- loy of the Amazon. My companions wero somo- what siek, and, bolug unwilling to go fsrther, [ continved on uatil I reached 17,300 foot, and fgot iute a suow-storm, altbough I wea within 12 degroes of tho_ cquator. I way obligod to stop and take long Lreaths In ordur to get some oxygon, gotling as noar to sicknous a8 1 over was, %\'huu we returned to tho railway wo got on o hand-car, and mado tha de- scont at the rato of 50 miles an hour. It was tho mout fearful ride I ever took, We run ovar tno dogy, aud camo nesr being thrown from the track aund dashod to pieces. Roportor—What is TUE ODIECT [C) buudlnfi tho railway ? Mr. Richards—Thoy are building it to epend money. The people havo obtained considorablo muney from solling guano, and more from tho Evglish, who are willlng to' lond thowm, and thoy aro constructing tho roud in the nbeenco of any ;{nhar moana of getting rid of their surplus unds, Roporter—ill it bo of no practical use? Mr, Tticliards—Not that £ could weo, It is tho opinion of the poople thero that poupta with weax Jungs or dincasod hearts would dis in maling thoe sscont by the road. I canuot seo that thero will bo any bustness for it to do oxcopt such as may come from mincs, but there aro no miuca in ita vieiity, Of conreo, fu the far distant fu- turo, if tho road can bo extondod down iuto tho valloy of the Amazon, and that country was du- veloped, thofe might bo something forit tocarry, Iteportor—\Vhat did you ;cnrn about YERD My, Richardse-Woll, thnfl Liave a revolution on foot there all tho timo, ‘They call their Govern- meut & Republio, aud the people vote for oni- cers, but the minority never submits to tho ma- Jority, alwaya allegiug that they Lave beon swine Qlod n the count, and irying to necomplish by force what thoy could not ot tho polls. Thore is thora. reer—\Whoro did you go noxt? | Mr. Jlicharde—To Pavsms, and scross $ho Isthmus to Aspinwall, aud thenoe to JAMAICA, which X coneider tha fincut warm climats I was everiu. 'Llo whitos mix frocly with tho blacks there, and I was in su Episcopal Church where the congregntion was madv upof both races. ‘Iho utmost harinony seemed Lo exist betwosn thom, ‘Tho hotels sra wrotchod, but there are sowe good, clean Loarding-houses, I went from thoro to Vera Cruz and {o tho City of Mexico. L &id not flud wmuch ug intorost in Moxico, [ soarchod for the *halls of the Montezumas," but the poople know no such place, saviag thero novor Lud boon auy. ‘Tho only reliv of the Azioo civilization 18w was a suu-dial, TRAVELING IN MEXICO i dangerous, as the conntry is full of {hieven, The train from Vora Cruz was guarde.d by woldlors to protect tho passengers frota rubbois, aud at every station wo gaw m patrol, whoso duty e was to hunt up bandits, ' I noxs went to Cubn, aud thence to Ylorida, aud on home, having bLoeu much improved by my trip, and belug glad to lovk Olicago ouce wmors i the fuce, Hopoiter—Ifow dacs the busivoss rtion of Chicago conipare with “that of the other citios you visited ? Mr, Iichards—Thore {s notlung like it any wheoro v tho world 1 boauty of architeoture and conveniouco, FOREIGN. “The Thunderer” Still Nodding at Lirother Moody. Hint from Germany to Belgium to Bo a Little Careful with Certain Bishops. 'Tho Accession of the Chinese Infaut to Imperial Office, GREAT BRITAIN, MOOLY AND SANKEY. T.oxpo¥, April4.—Tho Times,ju reviewing tha Mnndy and Sankey rovival, conrblors the mose- ment traneitory, althotgh long to be remember- ed &4 & curlous featuro of roliglous hfe, —_—— % GERMANY, A TG GROWL AT LITTLE DELOICM. T.ospoy, Avril 4.—It has just transpired that, on tha 2d of February, tho Pruseisn Government hent a note to Brunuels in regard to the pastorals of tho Belgisn Dishops and other publications, complaiuiug that their tono and tendoncy were rich a8 to encourage German Catholica in oppo- rition to tho Btate, Complaint was also mindo of the Duchesue affair concerning the alleged plot to assawsinato Drince Dismarck. The anuwer of the Belgisn Governmont has not been wndo known. TROUULE AHEAD, Toxnox, April4.—The Times correepondent a4 Berlin eaya thero s reason to fear that the iponding deposition of tho Archbishop of Lireslau may occasion delicate cotnplications in thn relutions of Austris and Prussis, owing to the fact that s portion of the Archiepiscopal diacere les in Austrian territory. PUTE FICS AND PIINCE RISMARCE, Currespundince Lundun Ties, Dunriy, March 17.—Yesterday's debate on tho Withdrawal of Hubsidies LIl marked the boliug point at which aiters have gradually arrived. Iiorr von Bybol, the Boun Professor of Nistory, was the chiel epeaker on the Liberal vide. " Iaving frankly admitted tho Ultra- montane argument that couscience may forbid a mian to obey the laws of tho State, he yirocecded to inquiro whother the new ccclesiastical statutes of Germany and P'rusgin were of a nature to call forth tholegitimatereststance of the suvject, The jearued Professor lad no difficulty in proving that tho imwmeuse majority of educated men in Germauy taking n ditferent view, thin could nat Do #aid o bo the caee, Asto the illiterato, ap- marently ranged on tho Papal side, theso, in the Profeasor's cycs, wero just now unable to form an ouinion, becauso elomentary schools had been oxclupively fn tho bands of the clurry the lass twenty-five years, Herr von Bvbel then —— A London dispatoh says that tho United States stoaswor Monougahola has arrived as 5i. leleus with the Herguolan [arty of observers of the o8 Veaus, ¥ quoteid numerous instances of the Popo arro- guting to himeelf tho power of iuterferiog with the constitution and sdministration of various Htates, ali theso fnktances being taken from tho history of the Jast few years. 1o likewiso quoted German, En- wivh, eud Italinu papers tho Ultramontana interest, which hnd recentiRrovived the claim of tLa I'opo to depose Kings 3 and having cursorily allided to the ivflucuce of Rhenwh villago curetes, who would not allow the Emperor's por- trait to bo dwetributed amoug echiool clildren, pazsed on to an tmusing criuql\m upou the Cathe ulic work of fiction just published at Mayonce In this novel. entitled ' Die Reichsfeindn ™ (tho Euemics of the Empire), by Conrad von DBolendew, the poreccution of tha Christians under tho Emperor Dicclotian is made the vehicle for tnculeating the moral that Christians are no better off now in Germany than thoy woro 1,600 vears ago in Rome. 1u drawing tho characters of the Emperor and his leadiug Min~ iater, tho author, it appears, portraved modern Berlin rather than auciont Rome. The T'remior moro eapacielly, o man of G foot high, with very little hsir, 'whoso namo s Marcus, but who generally goes by the siguificant abbrevistion of Mark, s too much liko tho DBismarck of tho proseot day to be mistaken for a Roman by qu&' intolligont reader. To punish him for his misdeeds this atrocions criminal is at Inst satisfactorily drowned in o swamp, when the Lmporor, acknowledging the fingor of God in tho catastrophe, secs tha evil of his ways and makea restitution on sll hands, Thus_far had Herr vou Sybel spolien, when, Prince Bismarck, happening to onter tho House, the Liberals, struck by the colucidence, rose in o body, nod roceived him with a regular round of choors, m which the Straugerw’ Calleriea joinod. The_ Chancolior, heariug tho story of wicked Mark from his colleagues on the Miniaters' beneh, was nov a llttle amused, and laughed heartily at his submerged prototypo, Dut a more Eerjous HCOue was suon 10 ensuo. Herr von Gerlach, an old Conserva- tive aud strict Lutheran, who occpled a loading position in the last reign, took up tho endgols against tho Liberals, whoso anti-Papalism kLo traced to an inveterase addiction to infldelity, The suprome authority of God, the pious ex- Judgo couteuded, wos to bo superaeded by a Tagau divinity called the State. Upon this Prince Bismarck fiercely rase, and. in a slashing spacch, eoxpressed mmself to tha following effect ¢ 1fo and the preceding speaker had formerly & o King topeiber, eder e old Lrusmian n.;g:f«.)l, 4 With Uod, for Klug and Country,” ~ Herr von Gope lach did not now kuow bhow tu reconcile his alleglancp 10 God with the loyalty e owed to the King, But ho (Prince Bismarck) was none the less convinced that he wah serving God, King, ond country nliko in assorting the political and rellkious {ndependence of Lis nation agajust Roman oppression und futrigue, If lorr vou Gerlach had chiurged bim with the inteutlon of -intro- duclng a port of palitical psganiam into Gormany, o was forced to tell it i roply that Lie had sald wliat ks knew 0 o falss at the tinie, Jerr von Gorlach, to glve ndditionsl force to hia statement, had also ro. minded the Mouso that be was an octogenarian, bLut ho abould have reinembered that fact when ho uhider- twok ta pervert tho trutk, The quotion at iswue was not whother 1o eountry sliould serve man rather than God, but whether they Were 10 bow down to tha Fope ratlier than tho King, It was well known that thess and_ etmilar speaches of the Ultraniontano party were delivered 1n tie louse, not Lecaunc they ouuld be exe pected to produr apy impression upon the mome. bers, but only becanse tho law allowed them to bo printed with {mpusity in tho Parliamentary reports, Tho only ubject o delivering these speechis was to submit thans toa portion of 14 publia leta capablo of {udging ¢ r bemulver, The Ultramontaus speakers ad asstired thy Houre that the prosent law wonld pros duce noeffect, He (the Chancellor) could not bu mit that the sutlcipation was probably correet, The Paponnd tho Jesuita were far 100 rich ta bo fuconyens fanced by tho withdrawal of 50 paltry & sum, but the Gioverumend, though they foresaw the practicul Inutile fiy'of tho bill, had, nevertheles, thouxht It thelr duty 1o take a step which freed the tax-payers from salurye Ing Jesults engoged in fghting Germany, I'rom theso epocimons, you may imagine tuo tone of tho entiro dobato. Of Luthernus tak- }u},' l‘l’orr von Gerlach’s view but fow are to be ound. ———ee CHINA, TIE NEW MONARCH, Hoxa Roxa, March 1, vin Buaxaisr, March 21.—The ofticial mournlng waa Lrledy suspend. ed Fob. 25 throughout Chlaa for tho ooro- nianies of tho now aceesaion. *For & few hours each city was dovoted to solemn forms and olaborato dlsplays, after which thero was & gou- eral roturn to habits and dress of convoutional grief, Tho forelgn ships in open ports, tho legations, and tho consulates were decorated for tho occasion. TIE ISLAND OF PORMOSA, It {s reportod on high sutborily that there was contlict Fob, 1210 Formosa botweon Sonthern aborigiues and Chiueso troops, the latler beiug defoated with » losa of soversl hundred, Tho soeno of tho cucounter was Ilong Kong, a vil~ lago slx miles norih of tha old Japauese position. 1t iy a remarkablo fact that bofore doparture the Japanese Liud completely won thoe contidonce and atfaction of tho aborigines, who expressed groat worrow ak their withdrawal, bui its snciont hatred agalnse tho Chineso now appears sirongar than over, TUE NEW EMPENOR A ROY 8 OR 4 YZARS OF AGR Tho North Ching Daily News of Fub, 15 uays s “Wo havo at last dolinice information ss to tho conrue of events in Poking eince thadeath of tho late Emporor, aud learn that a boy namod Tsia- tien, o son of tho soventh -lriuce, in the now rulor of Chins, under tho style and titlo of Kwang-sn, ‘The death of tho young who had roigued sinco August, 1 une dor tho styloe of T'ueg Che, touk place ab about 5 p. m. on ths 12th of January, Ju tho 19th yoar of Ell age, Early in themoruliys foltowing t was rumored fu Poking thut tho grandohild of his oldest uuclo, tha l'rinco of Tua, Lhad buen solocted for the succession, in tha absouco of a direct boir; but in the course of the du{ it be- camne kuown that the two Empresses, L. o., the Empress Dowagor and the Ewpress Mothor (of PPunig Cho), tho well-known 1egents during the late miuority, bad sclocted thu ouly son of the Prluce’s second brother, the Frinco of Ch'un, "l child, who 18 at present, it s sald, betweou 3 and 4 yoms old, was designutod s suoe cassor to tho tlrouo In & decres, of tho e pr?saa‘u to whlu:l' ‘l"“:‘lk:llll ‘l:iau dnclllurexl in tha valodictory wauifosto of the departed sovoreigu. 1he weloctlon of this undlmuph popularly ‘{&- fribnted to the chofce of the Empresa Mothior, who 18 n sistor of the Princesn Ch'un, aud cone uuquunlllly aunt by blood aa well aa marriags to the chiid, These two august Jadica aro sad to Lo dauglitors of n Mancho functlonary formerls in oflica as Taotniof the Kwo-suiCircuitin mun-l unmed Chgng-1tn. The result shows that the Em- Treases bave known how to maintain and oxalt the Dusition gainnd Ly tholr coup d'etat in 1861, whan thoy noized the 1eiun of poser afier tho death of Jlien-fung; and wo canuot but admiro tho vigor and determination with which they dominata the rival partion and bend Prinoos and Minlnters to their will, Tho effect of tho pres ent selection i to make_thom again ox-oflicio regents, and among tho Poking Gaseiles which wo publish olzewharo will bo found an edlct appointing them {o that offico. Tho youthe ful woverolgi-elect was convoyed to tho pnlace from ki fathor's rosidenco At alont 4 a, o the Lth, 'Tha drerees m. published in the Teking Gazetle on that and tho follawing dnya reeoud Lho ruccessive ofilcinl Hiagen of thin historical cptande. The adoption of the Kwob Hno, or styleof the coming rolj of the naw Emperor, was annonnced It tho Jix‘: aclle of tho 16th of vanuaey, Tho charsctors choson nro Kwang 5u, which mav bo travslated Comtinnation of Glory. They sppear to have haun rkelcelod from a Beatenicn ocenrring in o State paper of the Sung dyoaaty, by Ta'nl Yung, entitled *Mematinl roquesting the beatowal of a titlo of honor [on an Impertal porson],’ Tho kentouco in as follows: 1. e., filorloflu‘)’ renow the great dynastie continuntion, Tho longg Kong Press says ¢ * Tho claims of tho gramlsots of Princa Tun and Iinco Kong have beon wat asido ju favor of nchill whose podsewsion of tho dignity will confer power and dizpity ou two oll, but smbitious women. Tho father of the Lmporor {a raportod to bo n foo Lo progress, an encmy to foroigners, and nn adierent of the foolish and exnsperating poliey which attempts to elact their oxclusion from China, Furthermore, ho s said by tho Stanghai Ecening Courier to entertain s persons &l antipathy to tho French, and to * havo boon to the agitation which, not tongafter nown encounter with Count De Itochio- chounrt, Apread over n large portion of China, and 10 1917 eulminated i the massacra of 'lont~ ain." s position as Prositent of tho Military Counell w:ll undonbtedly give hitm great infhie coceat Court, which theie is to good reason to Letieve, from lLis antecedents and known opii- ions, will be exerted In o dircction hostile to foreigners,™ e —— CUBA, TIE YELLOW FEVER AT HAVASA, 1l Inspatch to The Chieago Trsmmne, Wasmivoton, D, C., April 4. —Tho Secrotary of the Navy received a dispatchs to-day fromn M, Iiale, United States Consul-General at Iavana, with regard to the provalenca of yellow fevor thore, with a view to adopt mensures for iho protection of the health of the ofiicers and crews of the vessels on the West Indin Statiou, Secero- tary Iobeson telographed Jir, Hale (o ascortain the fruth as to tho prevalonce of yellow faver. Mr. Halo replies that tho disease is not epidemic. There are about thirty casea roported in tho bospitals of Havana, noue of them of n virulent charactor. Ho statos, however, thatn fresh sunply of troops is oxpected to arrivasoon from Spain, and thera is some foar that the dis- oake may attack thom on account of thoir not being acclimated aud arriving at this scason ol the year. Precautions of n sanitary nature havo been taken by tho suthorities to _provent the spread of tho diseaso, Becratary Robeson ling instrueted the commander of tho West Indin Squadron to put to sea with all the veesels in the neighborhood of Havana on tho first appear- ance of tho fover among tho oflicors or crow. ———— SPAIN. LEAVING A SINKING STIP. BasTARDER, April The Carlists fiave not antered the Province of Sautander. Tho sub- missions of Insurgont officors to Alfonso ars Incrensing in- numver, Nearly 100 men an- nounced in this province alone within a fow days. Gen. MacCounell has given notica of adhesion to o King, TTRANSY. Loxpos, April 4.—TIt s roported from Madrid that Prof. Piner, of the Univorsity of Madrid, Las been arrested becanss he petitioned tho King ngainat tho recent reacting educational decres, The Professor, althongh i1}, was sont to « Cadiz for transporiation to Fernand. ROME AT WORK. Advices from Rome say that a Papal Nnncio ta Spain Las left tho Vatican for Madrid, bosriog instructions to tho Spanish clorgy to strivo for & Teatoration of peace under Alfonso. —_— JAPAN, THE TRADE DOLLAT. Yoromima, March 11.—The weight of =» now trade-dollar in Japanoso currency has been fixed at 6520 grains, English quality, nine-tonths pure silver. SETTLEMENT OF TOLITICAL DIFFERENCES, Additlonal receptions have been granted by the Mikado to tne public men recently in retiro- ment, Most of tho differonces of opinion aro now belloved to have beon settled. A grsdual roturn fo offico of etatosmen of tho stamp of Kido and Iiagnki ia confidently looked for. TIE ABAKA CONFERENCE, Thero are rumors that tho rolations botwdon Jopan aud Coren formed an impoctant subject of debate fu tho receut Asaka Conferenco, but thev are not supported by any gogd authority, 1f Corca was dircussod at all, it was onlv in n mioor and iocidental way, for thore i nothing at tho momont to causo it o be gravely considored. NEW ORLEANS, The Scnntors Abnndon the Excnrsion, New Onveass, April 4,—Tho Benatorinl exeur- sion to Mexico Las beon abaudoned. Advices {from Washingtou, fear of the yellow fover, and ‘tho fllnoss of 3Mrs. Morton, are smong the camses slleged for a change of front, which is regardod as significans, Benators Autbiony, Cameron, Chandler, Denols, and Pate torson, and Gen, McVelgh and wifo sailed on tho Dinpatel to-day for Codar Kogs and & cruise nlong the MMorida coast, thenco to some Atlantia vort. Sonator Morton is dotained at the 8t, Charles {Iolel on account of tho illnesa of AMre. Morton, who is improving, They will probably go by rsll Sto-morrow, The steamor City of Tavana sailodat noon to-day for Vora Craz, having been detsived several” Lours for tho arifval” of Important dispatchos from Wasbivgton for tho Moxican Governwent. The ‘following ~are —swmoug the pas sengors: Col. Thomay Heott and Mr, Mackio, Phitadelplin ; tho Hon, Willinm Walter Phelps, Now York; ex-Goav, Josoph 1., Drawn, wifo, an: @on, Capt. Grant, Mr, Witting and won, Misy Daters, Goorgis ; Bon Perloy Pooreanddsughtor, Doston ; Nlehiard Weightman and wifu, Now Or- loaus; the Hou, o Plumb, 25 ey THE WEATHER. Wastisaron, D. O, April 61 a, m,~For the Upper Lako Regiou and thence southward to the Misgnurl Valtoy partly cloudy woathor aud raln, north of tho Missourt and Dlinois with brisk uortheast to southeast winds, rislug temperatura aud faling baromoter, LOCAL ODSERYATION. Cuicaao, April 4, Wind, [dtwin) Wither, Tiwie, [ Thr{ | um thermometer, 537 _minhinum, 84, QENKRAL ODHERVATIONS, Ouraaao, April 4, Siaton, [ lar Thr, Wit | l 408, F, briak,| .01|laght rain, I 1N, Ditsk, . oo fFight snow, o) JOHN. MITCHEL. Br. Louis, April 4.—~Nemly all the Irlsh civio Bovietivs of thiv city paraded tho streoty this aftornoon in respoet for the memory of Johu Mitchol. Tho processlon was very imposivg, ond atiracted universal attentlon. After the parade, the procession baltod at Lucas BMarket spaco to listen to au aloquent oratiou on the life aud acts of Joln Mitchel, dolivezed wigo ‘Ahowas J, Dala. ¢ : >