From THe "NortH-§uiva Dairy NEWS," or June 29, 1878
From Nagasaki: The "Rising Sun" says ihe condition of the country appears to be far from satisfactory. Mr. Mutsu, vice-president of the Gonroin, has been arrested. It is reported thai General Tani, who defended the Castle of Kumamoto, has been assassinated in Kumamoto. The Government is said io be enrolling troops and policemen, and all Japanese telegrams are reporttd to be stopped with the exception Gf those conveying information of the rates of exchange. Other arrests are taking place daily. Of late, complaints have been very frequent among Shipmasters. loading coal at this port, with reference io discrepancies in weight between loading and discharging, and there can be no question that some underhandwork has been going on for some length of time. One such case might possibly be accounted for through a mistake in tallying, but when instance after instance crops up. the only Conclusion to be arrived ai is, that there is some collusion between the junk masters and the coolies employed in weighing, who probably divide the spoil, between them. The broker has, the "Sun" imagines, little or no com-but with Over the case may lie, the subject is sufficiently serious to demand investigation on the part of the authorities, who, it trusts, will give the matter their consideration by endeavouring to lessen the danger of such a serious evil becoming customary,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.