The distress occasioned by the floods may in part account for the robberies that are so frequent just now. As a rule it is the houses of wealthy people that are pillage However the fi will but partly account for the present unrest. Popular opinion unmistakably attributes everything to the Kolao Hui. It certainly is evident that this sect is getting much more fearless. They are not ashamed to own publicly now that they are members of that society which, if we accept their statement, numbers one-third of the population of China. We had thought that after the t effort put forth in the 6th moon, but which resulted in nothing worse than intense excitement, that their attempt had passed off, for this year any rate, So we were surprised to hear that even a month and two months after, our ighbours the authorities were still arming, or -prepariog for defence, and when Catholic Christians came to us for details of the rebellion about to start in a near county, Weinanhsieu (BRE) we were incredulous, Later, however, we found that a serious attempt was made to rouse the people against the "foreign "levil."
"Kalo cader came tothe local official in the same county, and said that he had 1,000 men ready to march to peking or anywhere else he might wish to drive out the foreigner. He asked the magistrate to lead them at once against the foreigner in the immediate vicinity. 'The mandarin told him that he had not enough pen shih and certainly lacked the courage to go inst the foreigner, and he farther concluded that the prison would be the safest' place for this patriot. I-am gild to say he acted promptly and clapped a few of them in safe custody; others tied for a time, But we atill hear that there is some trouble counties have ordered a general Cuantien [AR]A@, but what they exactly fear is uncertain, Most people are inclined to think that the Kolao Hui is going to follow the example of Szechuan and have a tara again the oficals: ave their leaders openly suggested to an acquaintatoo thet he should jofayehieall-conquering society at once, for they would be reaping glory and wealth within a year, and their head-man would be the master of China, You will be pleased to know that the value of th foreigner is gradually rising in the market: Tls. 120 are now offered for his head, and Tls. 100 for a woman or child, It would be well if some of the authorities concerned in the government of Ohina were up and doing, else much mischief may be the consequence. But, ales! "Advice is sporting, while infection breeds."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.