Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-20
A Chinese Festival In san Francisco.-on

A Chinese Festival In San Francisco.-On
the 9TH OF March the Chinese Of San Francisco
celebrated their annual feast day, in honor ofthe
dead, with some curious ceremonies. They formed
procession, some in carriages, some on horse
back, and some on foot, and marched out TO the
cemetery, taking with them roast pigs and vari-
GUS other edibles. Having poured wine on the
graves of the deceased, aud cut variety OF other
didos, which appeared very ridiculous TO the out
side barbarans. they marched solemnly back again
and ate their roast pigs in town. All those in the
] procession who walked carried umbrellas TO pro-
| tect their delicate countenances from the March
sun. In the procession was borne huge red silk
banner covered with golden Chinese characters
! the whole affair, with the staff on which il was
! fastened being so heavy that il had to be carried
| horizontally on the shoulders of couple Of China
men. Another tall Celestial bore paper mask.
resembling dragons head, and trailed after him
| a tail of crimson satin twenty feet long.
Boston Journal
| Montreal Rife Club.-The annual prize match
ofthis club took place on Wednesday, the 22d ult.
| The competition, which lasted through the day,
was keen, and the practice excellent. The prize
medal for rest shooting, distance 220 yards, was
won by Mr. T. Barron, on string Olive shots;
measuring from centre TO centre 81 inches, or an
| average of about II inches each shot. The medal
for ofhand shooting, at so yards, was taken by Mr..
ID. IT, Merritt, whose string measured 10 80 inches,
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Both the winning guns were manufactured by
Nelson Lewis, of Troy, N. Y. strong and un-
steady northwesterly wind, which crossed the line
| of fire, prevailed during the day, otherwise the
/ shooting, good as IL is, would doubtless have been
closer. AS much has recently been said and writ
| ten regarding the performances ofthe Minnie rife,
requested TO STATE that, the club challenges
any of these new-estabished guns, at any range
they are capable of attaining, and as il is under
stood that there several in the city, is hoped
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| paraiye merits OF the Minnie and the improved
American rihe.-Noatrcal Transcript.
A Romantic neutrality-suspicious. Carmines,
| aged 90 years. and Miss Lucy Smith, aged IS.
| were married al Portsmouth, Va, on the 18th in
are from York county, in that State, and that the
match was one at first sight. The father OF the
| young lady, however, it is said so strongly OPP
| posed her marriage that she finally eoped with
her lover TO Hampton, and from thence, in a sail
| boat, they reached Portsmouth, and were married
| at the house of friend. In the afternoon after
| the marriage, the old gentleman, Qhe groom,) COM
planning OF the fatigue of his race retired TO take
a nap. The bride, with lady friend, took a stroll
through the city and to visit her relations when
| suing her since she left their roof scene Of
| great excitement ensued. The father insisted on
| taking her home, and probably would have accom-
| plished his purpose, had not the groom, accom-
sternly demanded his bride. She was finally gwen
up, amidst the cheers of the crowd, but until
the father had been threatened with a suit for
damages for her detention. On the following day
the father preferred a suit for perjury against a
citizen of Portsmouth, who, it is alleged testified
on obtaining the marriage license, that the young
| lady was 81 years Of age.
Another Infamous Outrage.--On Saturday
evening" about six o'clock, as Capt. Eldridge, Of
the ship Young Brander, was returning TO his yes
| sci, he was serupon by Ten or twelve sailor board
ing house runners, and most shamefully and shock
| ingly maltreated When we last heard from him
he was confined to his bed, and very likely will be
| for several days.
| Capt. Eldridge is one Of our Oldest and most es-
teemed ship captains; widely known and as widely
| respected He has no idea Of the cause that led
| the brutal ruffians to assault him.
These outrages must be put a stop to, and the
| quicker the better The character ofihe city, and
the interests Of commerce alike demand the inter-
| poslston OF the law. police force, of sufficient
strength and fidelity, should be placed on the levee
| 10 protect the officers Of ships and steamboats, as
well as sailors and hands, and 10 promptly arrest
| all who interfere with them in the discharge of
their duties.-N Orleans Com. Bulletin, 10Th inst.
Artcsian Wells.-The councils OF Frederick,
Maryland, have just completed successful ex-
| pertinent, commenced some time since, for the
purpose OF supplying that city with water by
i means OI an drteSlan fountain. +.
| The EIamincr. referring to the subject says
that the present depth of the shaft is over Eve
hundred feet, and is 10 be continued 10 six hun
| dred feet and then to be trimmed out TO the diam
eter Of five and half inches, the top Of the sup
| ply ofwater is said to be nearly forty feet higher
than the receiving reservoir Of the present water
works, and the water is Of the most delicious
! quality. Up to the present time, the Eranaiscr
says, the cost of the entire work, including an en-
CINE, is less than four thousand dollars.
| The Patent Elastic Horse-Shoe.-A new
invention for the shoeing of horses has been pat
ented, and recently brought into use in Boston.
Its value consists in being modelled from form
of shoe now generally used in the British cavalry,
which has given practical satisfaction, after several
! years trial, the patent horseshoe differing only
from that by having spring heels and elastic rub
Der between; in addition which, to horses having
week heels, corns, &c, it may prove Of advantage
| by lessening conclusion.
The Late Duke of Parma A correspondent
| Of the Newark Adrertiscr, writing from Parma OF
the assassination of the Grand Duke, Charles III,
| says he was an accomplished young man, but too
| fond of pleasure. He had recently made forced
loan from the people, which probably led to his as.
sassinatien. as il greatly incensed them against
him. The writer adds:
The deceased returned only about fortnight
since from visit 10 SPAIN where his father has
large FANNY estates as ne belongs 10 The Spanish
| branch Of the Bourbons. | saw him the very day
before the murder, when he was in perfect health
and spoke to me in English with remarkable flu
| ency. He was very fond of England, where he
had passed much time, and inquired interestedly
| about the United States"
| No Printers There.-The report Of the in
specors of State PRISONS discloses the very graft
I flying fact that, Of the large number Of convicts
now in the prisons of New York, there is not a
single printer, while nearly all Of the other occu-
paions are represented. This is fact honorable
to the craft, and affords evidence Of the general
good character ofthose engaged in it.
| [Chicago Tribune.
.ID- The chief engineer of the Lackawanna
and Bloomsbury railroad, has made the final loca-
ton for distance down the valley of this pro-
jected enterprise, and Messrs. Welles q Co., the
contractors will shortly commence work upon the
section which is thus located. II is understood
that the stock for the road is finally secured, and
that there will be no unnecessary delay in COM
mencing operations upon the whole line.
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