Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1877 — Japan. [ARTICLE]

Japan.

By the arrival at San Francisco of the last steamer from Yokohama we get the following news from Japan : ‘ ‘ Peace is completely restored at the South, and the troops are returning home. The Prince Arionyana, Com-mander-in-Chief, reached Tokio, Oct. 5, accompanied by leading Generals and Admirals, and was received with high honors. A policy of conciliation and forbearance was proclaimed, and severe punishments only for those whose crimes were other than political. Thus, Avama, the former Governor of Kagoshima, was executed for betraying his trust and converting public moneys to rebel use, and others for participation in wanton massacres. Those who merely fought in insurrection under misleading guidance were to be leniently dealt with. Saigo’s body and head were found, but under circumstances which still leave doubt as to the exact position which was held by him in the rebel movement. It is probable uow that it will never be known to what extent he is responsible for the outbreak, or whether he instigated it at all. His active participation at the end, however, is placed beyond doubt. “ The imperial infant Prince received the name of Yuki Hate, with the customary ceremonies, Sept. 29. He will be popularly known as Take-No-Miva. “ The first serious railway accident in Japan occurred Oct. 6. By the collision of two night trains, three Japanese were killed and several persons wounded, among them two foreign enginedrivers. “ Cholera continues in a mild form, the death-rate being exceedingly small.”