The attack made on the ex-chi fu in consequence of extorting rice from ti boatmen is not yet settled. Although chihsien hus been deposed, und the chi fu resigned. many fines have been imposed, and punishments inflicted, and others are awaiting their fate at' Wuchang. Agitation has been made, by some of the boatmen presumably, and a reiyuan has arrived to.re-open the case, To day -nbout one hundred men. have been summoned to attend for examination, including several of the censors of the city, The complaint of the boatmen is.that the ex-chihsien forbade the exportation of any rice out. of his jurisdiction: Thus over 1,000 boats were collected on the river. The son of the exchifie promised to get them a pass from the chifu: for a fee of 800 cash and 2 tou of rice per boat. 'This tax the hosts paid, but no pass was obtained and. their: boat were constantly robbed. by the village 'The chi fu and the weiyvan' have been busy.to-day examining into the case. They deal with the censors first; their examination will be continued to-morrow.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.