New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-17

they have supplied larger huibei VI NAM az
than any other cCuntry-nOt excepting lhe ~
lantic section Of the Union. | mean TO say 'he
excess Of immigra lion over emigration mas oeeH
more In their favor. Scarcely week eiaPsss
without the ARRIVAL Of 80 to $50 Celestlals
Wv tow nj them abandon The country They
annear IN shane their course for permanent resi-
Ianco The Greater number equip themselves
r., MINING and set off II search Of gold. but
~ baye settled down IN trade or business IN
this citv The various grades OF society are wen
represented Many OF them are laborers ana
usiics. " mile some appear TO be educated ahg
polshed They all hsll from canton II woulD
hot he creditable 20 come from any other place.
/, is a curious fact that although there are
from ten TO twenty thousand OF these people 10
California. very few Of them are females. Inc
women do not come | know OF only two or
three Chinese women IN this city. One OF them
Is the noted Miss AtOy, whose reputation Is not
In the least degree doubtful This distinguished
character has no pretenslons 70 beauty though
she IS not hOmely. she hVes IN very puollC
Mace. and shows herself at the door, always III
regular national costume, with Chinese panta-
looms OF pure white, or highly wrought satin
Her visitors are Americans, and the names OF
some eminent politicians are sometimes coupler
with hers. The Chinese de- not enter her
dwelling. Ii is said that some OF them waited
on the Committee Oi Vigilance, when that sove-
reign tribunal was making donlcilary visits TO
SUSPECTED persons, and giving them notice to
Quit with a request that Atoy should be sent
home, as they considered her disgrace TO their
country and pest to society. But some oil the
Committee desiring to become better acquainted
with her ladyship before proceeding to That eN-
tremlty, she was not molested.
You can scarcely look INTO the street but you
see troops OF Chinese Here are a dozen march
ing in single file. luegularly, and making tour
of obsery alton. noting with curiosity everything
around them Here l. another troop, twenty or
more, laden with TIN pans. boots, and various
preparations for the mines. Still larger bodies
may be seen with sacks OF sugar and rice on their
backs. carving them to their storehouses after
the manner of ants Or If the load be too heavy
for one, two of them tug It on pole. There l.
a chan with a huge basket OF clothing, a. the
heels Of an odd looking genius who wears odd
looking spectacles, and who reads MS oooA As
he goes. to find the proper stopping places. &c
caSionally Won behold fifty or a hundred IN one
Gang. ust arrived, and staring with amazement
AT everything getting along about a last a.,
children going TO school on parade day.
The Chinese are slow IN assuming the Ameu-
can costume Their clumsy shoes first come
Oft. and are replaced 10y boots, often much too
large They are fond of big boots, and Will sci
dom submit to a good fit If they can get palr OF
boots OF greater capacity for the same money
mine had stock of small boots which he did not
know what to do wilh-a Chlnaman, attracted
by their cheapness bought PAIR, and soon re-
turned with swarms of his cOuntrymen, WIG eN-
haustcd the supply before night.
After sticking their neither eXtremi'les into
loathenn boots the revolution attacks the head.
The black wooden skull-cap, or the big cane
umbrella.hat, heavy as Charemagne's crown,
gives place 10 the California SLOUGH Further
than this the Chlnaman seldom advances about
one in fifty takes the next step, which Is to don
the entire American costume but the mass con-
tinue to exhibit their WHY, elliptic shanks Ell
veloped IN tight flannel or nankeen, or each one
sticking through petticoat which ventures
scarcely below the knee.
The most distinguished man among them Is
Norman Assing, one of the first emigrants, who
dresses in the American style and speaks the
language tOlerahly well. Assng Is sort of
prince or priest among his countrymen He has
identified himself fully with his adopted country
and feels as much interest in 1t as a native born
On the occasion OF celebrating the admission OF
California INTO the Union, he entered into the
proceedings with enthusiasm. and appeared IN
ioxicated with Oy He distributed hre-crackerS
by handiuls to the boys, refusing TO sell them,
and declared it was the happlest day OF his lie.
The Chinese arc great gabolers, and their dia-
icct strikes you rs singular ON can scarcely
catch distinct sound. II Is nearly all vowel,
the consonants being almost undlstlnguShabe
Americans rarely attemnt 10 learn IT,
When employed as cooks and servants, they
fund 1t convenient TO assume an American name
bot under other circumstances they make no
change 4 cook who had some ouilandsh CHI
nese name, made choice of Thomas Tuck as ms
English synonym. \ cagd lately published lu
our papers, recommending a certain snip lh
which the authors had arrived was signed ; 81
Man. CHuNC NrE, PEw CHCNc, LEE CHIN. and
LoNG Fen. Their signs are becoming quite nu-
merous on our streets. We haye-Laundry rs
adjustment, by Pow CHboNG. ALIVE, Canton
Goods ToN Woo, Chinese Goods \ ING Ito,
Canton Wash.house Chinese Launlry, by Hone
HING: CHoNG SfNG, Wash house NANc
SIZING, Chinese SILK Store; ON CHoNc, Wash
ing and Ironing
One OF their grand dep6ts Is at the head OF
Clayst, where they have erected a very hand
some >torehouse. The sign Is painted IN their
own tongue, though the characters are placed
horizontally and not ~ perpendicular columns,
as Is their custom The house Is cranmed. Ike
their other quarerlrg places. with hundreds OF
trunks and bundles. and with various kinds OF
merchandise. In the adjoining lot are between
twenty and thirty tents. all occupied. About
this one establishment TWO or three hundIed per
sons are congregated The merchants mostly
remain IN their stores waiting for the visits Of
customers Some small traders hawk their
wares from door to door They are equal 10 the
Yankees III driving bargain, and Their economy
Is undouhted 1t Is said that they can out-trlck
the Yankees in trade, in proof OF which specl
mems of tea made Of dead wood are exhibited
II Is even said that they can transform linen
shirts into excellent muslin ones. u the process
OF washing and ironing When customer calls
they exhibit wonderful eNPeriness IN compre-
hending his wants and arranging a bargain. But
the tax collector AYERS that he cannot by any
possible means make them understand the OBJ
Get of his visit
They are very temperate, and Chnanan l.
scarcely ever known TO be drunk noisy IN the
streets In their houses they MAKE merry with
music and dancing. They are fond oil smoking
clgaTltos and are growing III civilization fast
enough 10 smoke IN the streets
On q Sabbath morning lately entered their
establishment IN Clayst, and found sometwenty
OF them sitting on the boxes. quietly occupied in
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