It is now ten days since we of Teho¥ heard the first echoes of the troubles iningchon, where the farmers rebelled inst' the payment of the indemnity and gave vent to their feelings by burning the yamen of the sub-prote and by cutting sundry telegraph Although we "are comparatively near Chiningchou (140 miles east), we have not yet heard all the particulars.
Hovwover, our information says that now in that region all is as peaceful as one could Wo wore at first 9 little apprehensive lest Ichoufu "sore-heads" (there are few everywhere) might seize the oppor finity to mako a_demonstratio events groundless. For the people of this rey never appeared to be happier in the little round of their lives. Even the excitement of the war in the North makes little impression on them. The reading public," which perhaps includes one man in every hundred, inquires more or less frequently after the nation that is getting the upper hand, But beyond the propownding of one or two questions there is little on the part of anyone to indicate a vital interest in the struggle which moans so much to China.
Crop prospects are good, so far as they can be estimated thus early in the year This in spite of the fact that rain badly needed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.