Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-24
Coolies for Cuba.

There has been for many months project
on foot for the introduction Of 5000 Coolies
from China into Cuba, as plantation laborers,
to supply the place of negroes, the importation
Of whom from Africa is to be prohibited, II |
possible. The English capitalists having the
matter in charge, were delayed in their arrange
ments by the urgent want OF vessels Tor the
Crimea, which rendered it difficult to effect
suitable charters in London. They had finally
transferred the scene of their labors to this
city, and vessel is now fitting up at this port
for China, under a contract for ,250 emgrants.
They will be landed at Panama, cross the
Isthmns upon the Railroad, and be re-smpped
at Aspinwall for Cuba. What the expense OF
the voyage will be, we cannot state precisely;
but as it cost the Railroad Co. 800 per head
for laborers from China to Panama. we esti-
mate the expense of each emigrant to Cuba at
| 1925 to $3.50. The French Government or a
| company under the sanction Of that Govern
ment are negotiating also for supply of labor
| from the same quarter for the French West
Indies, so that a large number of the Celestials
| will have fair chance for home on this side
| of the globe. A vessel which recently arrived
at Rio also brought 800 Coolies, and we under
stand several owners of large coffee estates in
Brazil, are trying to make arrangement for a
regular yearly supply of laborers from Chinese
ports.-Journal Of Commerce Of 18Th.
THE NUNNERY Observation-Disclosures
LELED HyPocRIsY- Particular attention is
called to our very full report, in another column,
of the facts elected at the fourth session OF the
committee appointed to investigate the con.
duct Of the Joint special committee Of the
4 ~<r:aiata.s converts, which took place last
night at the State House The societies out
There was champagne on the dinner table al
Roxbury. Divers members of the committee
who were on the stand as witnesses owned up
on being sharply questioned by Mr.. Hale, that
the commonwealth was made to stand treat by
Mr.. William B. May, who testified that he or
dered the dinner which was served up for the
committee at the Norfolk House.
When it is stated that nearly all the mem
bers OF this convent committee voted for the
Maine law in the House, and that Mr.. William
b. May, the member from Roxbury, has been
noted for his fierce advocacy of that law, both
in the Legislature and out the public will be
enabled to form some faint idea of the disgust
ing hypocrisy of this pious and .abstemious Mr.
May, and his legislative dinner party at the
Norfolk House, who made the commonwealth
party to breach Of one of its own laws-foi
the wine was paid for out ofthe commonwealth
treasury. Mr. William B. May is now fairly
entitled to take his place as Hero Number Two
of the Grand Legislative Inquest on Nunne
ries.-Boston Chronicle.
nea- The New York National Democrat has
become the Daily Neacs, and penny paper
1t is handsomely printed. We extract a para
graph from its Boston correspondent:
"The election Of Henry Wilson is another
proof that the Freesol party triumphed at the
late election. He withdrew from the canvass
went in for the election of Gardner, took the
bride, and now has his reward. And Wilson
is not only one of the most bitter demagogues
in the State, and one of the most unscrupu
lous-but he is also vindctive. After the nom.
ination Of Scott, by the Baltimore Convention
Wilson met one of the warm supporters Of Mr.
Webster and chucked over the fact that Mr.
Webster had so small vote, and he added
That is TO pay him for his Seventh of March
speech. He deserted us, and we have dirked
him! We have dirked him!-suiting the &C
tion to the word y