The cummer's work of Kang Yi has lett its mark here in the removal of the Tuotai ale held this ofice for many years and was very popular among the people. When Kang Yi's deputy gave the onder stand and deliver," the old gentleman had unfortunately no present to make, and so was relieved of his office, The Ts'sotai (Director-General of the Grand Canal), upon whom the blow ought really to have fallen, as his reputation is none of the best, was able to purchase immunity by a douceur of Tls. 20,000, s0 it is currently reported. The ex-Taotai has meanwhile found employment under Ssu Zajén, Marshal Ssu, the General in command of the military post recently established in this city, accompanying the latter to the Kuang provinces to recruit troops.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.