From China

The following letter from Dr. Watson to his wife in this city, has been hauded to us for publication : U. S. Leoation, Peking, China, ) Sept. 18th, 1874. After two nonths and two days of constant travel, we arrived here ou the evening of the lGth, about sunset. I know you wouïd havo laughed could you have seen us come in. Wo were inounted on donkeys which were about the size of a yearling oalf- so small that we found it necessary to hold up our feet in order to keep them from the ground. But what our animale wanted in body they made up in ears, and the caravan moved on. When I closed the last wo were just entering the bay of Yeddo in Japan. At 2:30 the same day we dropped anchor in the harbor of Yokohoma, about a milo from the shore - the wind at the time blowing a hurricane - and as we were compelled to go ashore in small boats the sea washed conipletely over us, drenching us thoroughly. In the scrape I lost iny faithful old plug hat. We had a fine time in Japan ; but for want of time I can give you but a small acoount of it this time. The bestdescription I can give you of the country is that there is but one Japan in the world, and that one a paradise. The mode of inland travel there is by what the Japanese cali a jenerickshan, which is simply a baby cart large enough to carry a man, and drawn by a native who is entirely naked, with the exception of a cloth about the size of a towel, which ho wears about his hips. We visited very many cities of from five hundred thousand to two millions of inhabitants, of which I will give you a full account by next mail, to leave in two weeks. After spending a week in and about Yokohoma, we sailed in the steamship Golden Age, for Nagasaki, on the western coast of Japan, where we found waiting for us the U. S. man-of-war Ashnelot, the Lackawana having been disabled in the typhoon which was raging when we ran into Yokohama. At Nagasaki there were 290 bodies washed ashore duriug the storm, of which the greater part were nativos. These, reinember, were all lost in the harbor, from the small native junks which could not stand the storm. To give you an idea of the violence of the wind, I need only teil you that solid blocks of hewn stone, of which the docks are built, were lifted from their foundation and carried several rods; anyamouut of Btone buildings were demolished. How fortúnate we were and how glad to stand once more on land, after having seen nothing but our own ship for 24 days. Had we baen at sea one more day we would have boen in the midst of the storm. After spending four days in Nagasaki we sailed up and across the Yellow Sea for the month of the Piollo River, in China. And now began our worst experience at sea. The Ashnelot being very long and narrow, and as she carried heavy guns on the main deck, which made her so heavy, she rollod and tumbled terribly. The Yellow Sea is the worst in the world, at all times, and during our passage it was storm y a good part of the time, which made it fairly boil. Although part of our voyage was fearful there were inoidents occurring which were laughable ; suoh as falling out of bunks, of which will give you a full account in my next. On the seventh day out we sighted land at the mouth of the river, when a pilot came on board and informed us that we could not enter the river until flood tide which we about noon ; so we put out about ten miles and set a target adrift that ran away from it about a mile, and flred 42 shots at it from those large guns every one of which made the sbip tremble. We could see the shells distinctly from the time they left the gun until they struck the water and exploded. At 12 o'clock we entered the river, and from there to Tiertsin, a distance of 75 miles, occupied 30 hours. The river being very crooked and swift, and our ship very long made it slow work getting around the bends. Arrived at Triertsin we dropped anchor in front of the Kuropean settlement, which is about two miles below the walled native city, which contains over one million inhabitants. We found but few Americans here - threa or four missionaries aud the American consul being all. We were delayed here three days in getting ready to go on up the river to Tung Chon, a distance of 140 miles, which must be traveled in small boats. "We finally secured eight boats and twenty-eight men, to carry ourselves and freight, which made a nicefleet. We also hired three Chinese servants, ore as cook ani two as waiters, who are to stay with us until we leavo. On the trip up, which occupied four days, we had lots of fun with the nativeswho called us foreign devils. On the leading or flag ship, which was occupied by brother James and wife, we carried th6 American ; the next was the cook boat, and then came the others, each containing two of us, and behiud them the frieght boats. Our beds and üag were furmshed from the Ashnelot. She is to wait at Tiertsan until we get through' and will then take us to Shanghai. As I have already given you an account of the ride from Tungthon, here you have an abreviated account of the whole trip, and I need not teil you how glad I am to be once more among Christians, and to sleep in a Christian bed. Tho family of Dr. Williams, the Amorican Consul here, consists of himself, wife, and daughter, and a host of servants. Mrs. Williams is a motherly old lady, and makes us feel perfoctly at home. I cannot give any account of Peking, becauso I have not been out much yet ; but you shall have a good one by next mail. Dk. E. Watson. The 10,000 longshoremen of New York do not succeed Wonderfully in their strike, for too many thoussnds of men are out of work in that city, not to have the vacated places filled promptly. The strikers are not skilled workmen, yet were paid 40 cents an hour for day work, 80 cents an hour for night work, and $1 an hour on Sunday, where labor was uecessary on that day. The Bteamship compauies have had no trouble in getting labor at the reduced rate of 30 cents per hour. The Northern Qranger has nominated Hou. J. Webster Childs as the "Agricultural Horse-Trot " candidate for U. S. Senator. And report says that Childs, Barkis-like, is willing.