Taichow, Ku, Sept 18.
Taichow has beea thrown into con siderable excitement lately over the murder of a rice merchant" by the name of Kang. Mr. Kang's body }was discovered in his shop and two. Jot his clerks there with him were wounded. A hole had been dug in. the house wall and the assailants had doubtless gained access to the building in that way. No money or goods were missing' and this adds. {to the mystery of the murder.
The people of Taichow are particularly exercised over this happen-jing because it occurred inside the city wall. They say that robberies Jand murders have often taken place outside the city wall, but that it is a new departure for such things happen inside the city. (In this connection it, might be observed that. [most of the city of Taichow is outside the city wall, and also that the wall is broken down. in several places. However, the old mark is here in the minds of the people and [presumably in the minds of the bants even if it is missing in fact.)
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