The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-08

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Do IN June ....................
Do IN July .,....,,,....'.,...,..S1
Do u August, .51----ll
300
Estimate q deaths ...........,.,........ &@
Total arrivals from China since st jan. le53s
No OF chinamcn nov here. T.e36
DO. chaNoaaen. .'.'..............'... ~
Totsl No. q Chinese in California, August
The buls 81 the immigration sho~a asove hss
reached 10 from Canton iver md vicinity lily lsls
advicss Team that the California fever bal just
reached Snan ghae and the North, and that that Sec
ton Of tie Celestial Empire Z destined also 10 break
from China, during the next four months and belf
o. the present year, therefore becomes interest
ing OBJECT .! INQUIRY. or course, nothing definite
can Be known.
The news Of The Chinese difficulties in our mines
has reached China and We learn from there that it
has had no abatng effect whatever on the emigri.
ton fever Thirty vessels are now on the Paeiic,
destined for this poT., with loads Of China men on
boord and after investigation, we have every req.
SOD to believe thai the monthly immigran returns
for the remainder of this YEAR, viii show increase
OF Cnira emlpagts V Calipypia oYer the returns
given above iog May, June, July, and August.
=, There is tremendous press Of population around
sbangbae IL viii be remembered that, compara-
lively speaking, the huge city of pekin s not far
off, and that Shanghae itself is rs large as New
York. From all appearances We are led 70 believe
that greater immigration viii take place from
that section of China than has already taken place
from Hong Kong and Macao.
But, to be within bounds, should we get down the
average oDthly arrivals at $500, we shall obtain
the following RESULT
Chinese now in California. .............. q, 0JS
Increase during the remainder OF 1872 .... ~ $50
Total Observation-Disclosures. 470,S
Estimated number Of deaths. ............ 500
Chinese in California, on 31st Dec, 1852. 1855
OF those already here at least four tiff rs are in
the southern mines, large number being in CALI
yeras county They work together, OF course, and
have constructed quite number OF villages, some
OF which contain from one to two thousand souls
Like the Pilgrim Fathers Of New England, they
name the most Of their towns after those they have
left behind them in the Celestial Empire. We can
boast Pekin, IL California, well a. the Sons
Of the Moon can its more stately namesake in His
Flowery Majesty's empire.
But very few Coolies, so to speak, hav5 been
known to return to Chip2 Ih9iaa hp sia hf ah5
were in tie la bit of ttiIg out unks - 90 on shot,
70 California With their little restures,' dispose
of them heIe-nakpg what woqJ, in Chiaa, BE-
fortnno-perhsps they dig little "a The minss-arl
returning 70 their homes and aequaintluces, puffed
II monetary Importance, and swaggering aoo4t
some Celestial Montgomery street in breezy breaches,
and with gold enough to buy small cart load Of
strings of China coin, have been the principal mems
OF treightiDg shores with tic inofensive nom
eyed Children CT the Sun.
CHINESE rRocLAMtTIoN-- THE CELEsITALs IL coz.
STERSATIoN.
4 great deal Of excitement has been created
of late among the children Of the Flowery
Kingdom now sojourning in San Francisco, by n
manifesto from the great "Ati,' who claims to
hold the power supreme oil the Chinese in the
land Of gold. The document which has caused this
great commotoI, is Of the nature OF a reward for
one Lc-Achan, well known as an Interpreter, and
sort OF general agent for his brethren in their trans
actions with the outside harbarans or white folks
Atti accuses Achan of al sorts Of devilsh devices
to fraud and degrade his nation. That he encour-
ages the payment OF licenses, poll tax and other
mpositons, to such degree that not rial escapes
his rapscity All men of tho three great Honys
Provinces) arc called upon to know that 500 will
be given for the suppression Of Le-Achan. Among
other high-banded measures Of the magnificent Atti
he has sent committee 10 the residence Of num-
Der Of females from the fowery land, to inform
them that unless they crsake their evil ways, and
cling only to their own people, they shall forfeit
their lives He warns them OF the dreadful tortures
in store for the disobedient, who taken TO the
great house, "C-yap-in. coon," where they will be
stripped and bastinadoed the bare back and COM
PEELED TO sniter other msercs too horrible TO men-
tion. The poor creatures are allowed two days 10
decide what to do. AMI dreadful CONSERVATION il
created among them. The edict of the Royal
Attn IL written on crimson paper, and q true
TRANSLATION will be given into the Recorders Court,
and the matter fully Investigated before bis honor.
Meanwhile further Developments in this extraordi.
nary drama will be duly watched and made known.
MURDER IN SAN JOAQUIN Two Inen were camp
cd short distance down the river from Fort Miller,
cutting grass ODE by the name Of Hughes. about
sixty years OF age, from Missouri, who had employ
ed man named Pulliam to work for him. They
had beer together few weeks and the old nan was
suddenly missing Being comparative strangers, no.
body gave themselves any special concern, and two
months rolled away. In she meantime Pulliam sold
the old mans wagon and horses, and vas previously
full Of change. who hal been poor before a. least
had incurred debts. ON the u Of August, the fall
ing Of the waters had exposed tho body of the old
nan, tied up n his red clothes, and hs rife tied
flnly IL the bundle with a large rope, aud tho
whole loaded with stones. Gin an examination being
held. Puliam was committed, on a charge OF having
murdered tie old man.
Miscellaneous Items,
S0trTHlsG STRANGE The New GrauaJian bark
eacrsmtntc, from Panama, says tho San Francisco
Jeyndf Of August - has at last arrived after hay
log oTuistd about the ocean, crowded with paes d
gefs and short Of provisions and water, during
Period Of one hundred md iorty-three days. touching
once IN the meantime al san Bias, and bringing up,
after leaving there, NJ thc Sandwich Islands. from
whence che sailed for this port During great
portion Ut this time her passengers have been suer
ing the fortunes OF hunger ana thirst, ana the misc
ries Of disease. For Two weeks they had no cad,
and the filth day out from the island OF T )boga.
1t was announced that they would DO placed
en- an allowance OF three pints of water per
day 70 each The vessel reports one hundred
and fcrty-seyen passengers at this port. Ac-
cordpg 10 The Panama Ecdo, says the Poig-
neior, she sail fom that port With two hundred
md forty, including eleven women and tao children.
hat has become Of the remaining ninety-three
does not appear, accounts having been published Of
the death Of only Zen Of them. We arc not able TO
refer Immediately TO the .'anama papers of that