Hunkow dispiteh states that Liew tenant Culonel Chiang, commanding a bod sent by Viceroy Chany Chih-tung in June last to Suichou, on the Hupeh-Haman bord-rs, to prevent Honan insur. gents from Piyang crossing into Hup-h territory, has lately discovere! hidden in the wail of an ancient, half in Suichou, a large copper one of the usual sreret society sechs belonging to the leading chiefs of these societies. It was at first thought that a trail had been found which might lead to the arrest of some local secret society men, but on cleaning the seal—it appeared' to have been purposely covered with mud and previously soaked in vinegar to produce verdigris—there were found engraved on the back "fit number of names which upon enquiry proved ta be those of certain prominent Christian converts who were specially obnoxious to the peuple of the vicinity. As small pains seem d to have bern taken to conceal the seal in the wall of the temple, it was unhesitatingly pronounced to bea fraad and incast by the local desperadoes to be found out by the authori ies so as to bring the converts into The New Governor of Kuangsi.
ELE. Wang Chih-chun, who has been j here for the past fortnight engaged in procuring arms and making uniforms for a newly-raised. briged: jo which H.E. had been in service ax a_ pilot schooner, provisions, sullicient for a month, were duly pliced on the Anes, and at night the three men hoarded her, on the laodah by the thro h nly ssu while the and ome eanise at ned =p: ney wf the foolsk—the achower fock" the rvnnd, and someone pissing by who knew the craft ryed information to Mr. Derby. The latter immediately chartered a" steam launch, engaged the [assistency of several friends, and armed ith a Winches'er ritle went in pursuit of miscreants, Arriving at the spot. he two Britishers aboard, and at of the rifle arrester them, and the schooner im tow brought. them, hai, where they were handed over t" the police. The American, Plant, Seseaped when the schooner went as: Jhore, but was arrested by Detective: Sergeant McDowell Monday—evening, surmised that the mon hud booty of some kind with which they wished to yet clear of the port, and perhaps nrended to operate on native junks, some of which contain considerable treasure. "The case is sure ts great deal of attention, as it is ul that is fortunately uncommon.
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