of assault is that of Mr. H. Warburton Davidson of the Friends' Mission who arrived here on the 14th September, in a wounded condition, having narrowly ed death at the hands of an infuris Chinese crowd. He had been itinerating in the Tongchuan prefecture, 7 days north of this, and on the 6th of September visited a temple in the market town of Ulungeh'en. The crowd becoming rude and ill-using him and his native helper, he left the temple and went to anion. It was soon crowded and the people threatened to pull dowa the house. He then was urged to leave the town, which he did amidst the hooting, stone-throwing crowd. He made a run for it and got into the country where he was followed, but he failed to find a road that led away and the hostile crowd gathered after him, who stoned and beat him in a paddy field. After a while he regained the road and ultimately got a boat, by which he twas enabled to return to the mission house in Soehung 60 @i distant, Mr. and Mrs, J. Mason, who were there, brought him dowa by boat to this city. None of the wounds are of a very serious nature, except one on the back of the head evidently inflicted with a sword, which, had it been a little deeper, would have certainly proved fatal. Davidson, as might be expected, has sustain-oda severe nervous shock from which it will be some considerable time before he may be expected to recover. I understand thatan indemnity has been paid, but the punishment of the ringleaders and. persons responsible still remains to be exacted.
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