Penple have very busy harvesting their wheat. Rain has dam"ged the crop in some places, but on the whole it has been a good one.
An Ousted Official's Revenge.
There have been some exciting rumours from the south of this province. Reports vary but the likeliest story is to this effect. The=hesdaan of a ward having bee superseded did his utmost to injure his successor, but for some time found no means Of achieving his purpose. At last he attached himself to the Catholics: at the fame time he issued a placard suggesting means fordoing away wath the foreigners and their followers, and to this affixed the name and oticisl stamp of the new headisn. The trick was, however, discovered and the people rose in a body and killed its Originstor. As matter of course others were killed as well, but we have not heard Jet whether avy foreigners were of the Zumber. The mandarin of the Office for Forriga Affirs here has gone down with some troops, A report reached here that had been defeated and more troops were about to. leave, when another report announced that the rebels had fled and besee was restored.
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