On the 4th instant two inmates of the Soochow prisons were conducted to the execution ground and despatched. One was a man aged thirty and the other an old man, A BIRD STORY, The following event is said to have happened in a village in Nanhai Hsien. It is alleged that a short time ago s rooster "of luxurious plumage and peculiar di position" kept by a certain Wang family, gave birth" to a marvellous object which resembled much the figure of a man, with limbs and other parts complete. On hearing the occurrence crowds of people flocked to the village to see the wonderful article. The owner of the bird considered the object an imp in sume form and bad it cast into the water, but kept the bird, which his friends advise him to kill, clamorous and disorderly, the young woman's husband went out to hunt for the tipao. While the master of the house was absent the fugitives forced themselves into the house and wrested away from the woman the pair of bracelets she wore. They first put a rope round the woman's neck, with which they began strangling her, with the result that their victim scun died. The villagers being aroused gave chase and captured the delinquents who are now in the hands of the district magistrate.
TRADE AT HANKOW, Report lias reached us from Hankow that of the various branches of business conducted at that port, which have more or less prospered during the year, trade in foreign piece goods has been by far the most prosperous. Owing to the falling-off of import, and also on account of the inerense: d demand for this line of article, the dealers nave been able to realise large profits, In former years the merchants had to go about and solicit customers, but during the past year they remained in their stores and let customers come to them tend; so large luxs been the demand that who sought them were turned away. Those who do business in black tea have experienced a most disastrous year.
AN INFAMOUS TRAFFIC, will yield 202, to the ton. In one place on the concession there is a hill 250 ft, high and half a mile long. The company has tunnelled into this hill about half-way from Tdvwt. to 7 oz. of gold. The Feet from the bottom and found ore ranging
varies in width from 2ft. to 9ft. Even the loose rocks scattered about on the hillside yield half an ounce of gold to the ton, The superintendent said to the American Consul recently: 'I did not. think there was anything of the kind so extensive in the world, "Wherever you try you find guld.' Raub is the modern name of the ancient El Dorado,
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