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Show JAPANESE NEWS. San Francisco, 20. Tho steamer China arrived at 2 a. m. to-day. The following is thesummaryofnews from Yokohama by her: March 27th The attention of the Japaneso government is nov elouely occupied with the sub. jeet of treaty revision; two officers of the Foreign department, especially qualified for this dutv; have been appointed ap-pointed to draw up the Japanese proposals. pro-posals. The Dai jokuan, or privy council, coun-cil, bestows unprecedented attention upon the matter, and Sanjio Daijin, the Japanese chief minister, is for the first lime engaged in discussing the details with the Foreign otlice. No time, however, has been fixed for the public declaration of intentions. A curious incilent has transpired in relation to the Simonoseki money. The recent payment wad explicitly made to the representatives of England, Eng-land, France and Holland, and nothing noth-ing was even offered to the Unitttl States minister, in consequence of his well understood views, but alter the amount had been handed over an attempt at-tempt was made by the above mentioned men-tioned representatives to induce Mr. Bingham to accept a part of the sum, which they alone bad demanded and received from the Japaneno government. govern-ment. It was needless to say the proposal pro-posal was rejected. Tho troops which were dispatched I to the Bouth are gradually returning j to the capital. The Mikado's undo has proceeded to the scene of the rocent insurrection to assist Okuba in the restoration oforder. The most important of the rebel leaders escaped from Saga at the last moment in a small steamboat. One of ihem 1 has been seized in Satsuma; the others, including Yeto, aro still it i large. A disastrous fire occurred in Yokohama Yoko-hama on the night of the 12th inst. Tho most extensive business block in the settlement, known as the Bank buildings, were destroyed, together with various neighboring buildings. The estimated loss is $150,000, mostly covered by insurance. The United States steamship Idaho, was sold at auction on the 14th inst. to Japanese capitalists. Mr. Bingham took up his permanent perma-nent residence in Yeddo on the 15th inst. For many years past uo United States minister has lived regularly at the capital. On tho ISth instant the Mikado and Empress visited the light house dogartment and public gas works in Yokohoma. |