Rassian plots continue in Bulgaria, The melancholy news has been received by wire from Hankow of the death of Mr. Fred. Jerdein of that port. It appears that some five days ayo, just before going out to dinner, he had taken a loaded revolver out of his drawer and went to the window with it, with the intention of frightening sume native dogs out of his compound. By some unexplained accident the revolver went off, the ball lodging in the bone behind the ear. The bullet was promptly extracted, and Mr. Jerdein was going on very well when letters received on Friday left Hankow; but it would seem that inflammation must have supervened, and he died at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Jerdein was one of the most popular men in China, where he first arti twenty five years ago, and his mourned by a large circle of friends, who will sympathise most sincerely with hi widow, who was with him in Hankow this Some time ago, Tao-t'ai Shao of Shanghai was interviewed with the object of having the water pipes laid on in the city, and at one period of the negotiations it was thought success would attend the foreignora who were trying to furnish the city people with clean water, Shao gave orders before he went away, to have some hydrants put up outside the city, and we see that four have been erected opposite the gates at the end of the Rue de la Porte de Est, the Rues Montauban and de In Porte clu Nord. From these points the natives can take water into the city, M. Coumany, the new Ri a, arrived out in the Saghalien, engers by the German mail steamer Braunschweig, which arrived here on Monday, was Dr. Focke, Conaul-General for Germany at Shanghai. Dr. Focke is accompanied by Mrs, Fucke and family.
We learn on the best authority that news has been received that the French troops occupied Caobsny in Tongking on the 30ch of October Inst, and that 8 post and telegraph office has been opened at Thatke, By a private letter from Foochow we learn that the theatre there was burnt down on the 4th, with all the new and appropriate scenery that had been specially painted for the burlesque that was to be produced on the Sth, and some of the dresses. The energetic amateurs deterved, however, to give the burlesque Club, with dresses, but without ry, in fact in proper Shake style, which they did on the date origi fixe:
General Kennedy, United States Consul-Gonoral, informs us that Inst Friday forwarded $500 that had been collected in Shanghai for the sufferers by the recent earthquakes at Charleston, At half-past twelve o'clock a.m, on Sun. any, te Dela KAY the plan ye Ore the' third district. The locality was in Shanse Road close to Peking Road, and 4 short distance from the Louza Police Station, Lu tou minutes, the " Vieto had water playing on the flames, though before they wrcived, a Chinese hund engine ad been brought on the scone, but as 4 Wrong with it, it was 'The Chinamen who had' charge of it, however, ure to be commended fur their promptitude, for they were on the spot not later than five minutes after the alarm was give being of wood, burned pretty briskly, and the flames crossed the street and wet Victorias quarter to one, three directed on the buildings, andin a short time more there were five mall at work, The firemen kept on playing on the buildings till half past-one. Close to the burning buildings there was" large mat-shed, and strange to say, this did not catch fire. Part of the property is insured, Some twenty-eight houses were destroyed. by fire and w The fire broke out an empty hotter next door to a native Por oflice.—Another fire occurred at 11.10 p.m. on Sunday and the fire bella rang the alarm at 11.20. The fire was in Kwangse Road, between the Market and Hankow Road. The "Deluge" Company were the first to play on the flames, and were quickly followed by the other companies with six more streams. Three large Chinese residence were destroyed, leaving only the walls standing. hose was reeled up Lo'clock a.m. So much water was used that an alleyway 90 yards long and 10 feet broad was flooded to a depth of three
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