Faow A connesroxoest Somewhere in China, Feb. 9. seems wise to the writer that the following facts should remain unlocated. It is well to be as the sctpent and harmless as dove" especially when light is beginning to penetrate into the da and filthy corners of the local pri son and the local yamen; and the light bearer is already a marked man, among those who grow rich bribery and corruption and that, it seems, is the system on which official life is run in this inland city. Without doubt it is not an isolated case, or China would. not be in such a' distracted and chaotic condition, The informant is a lawyer and so in well qualified to speak of the laws supposes to govern the Chinese people, and is equally well informed as to their maladministration, having suffered in consequence of seeking to enforce prison regula tions in another province. This trid similar experiences left him a disillusioned and sorrowful man though still in the prime of his carly manhood. His country vern. ed in a hopeless condition,
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