The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09

The Chinese In Now York and the Wax.
WHAT HI JOHN CHNAAEN WHO RETAIL snGARs IN
TIM erRHArs OF NEW YORK TnfNK OF THE WAR
BBrv yBN rHKIR C0UNrRYhEN AND TIE xNeLish'
Bone years anoe II wN rare occurrence 70 200 .
Uhiuanan In the streets Of New York; occasionally
stray sailor or ships cook would mako his appearance
In Broadway, and bis advent regarded with lively
interest by The street urohins, who did their bess
10 mako the unfortunate Ceestials life miserable
while he was among u, by hooting and throw
ing mud on his person and similar manifesto.
TORS Of their arch and aRectionste Opposition
Ls,tery however, the number Of Chinese In New York
have very much increased In consequence Of the com
merca Intercourse that exists between this port and the
ports Of China. They may be seen In Broadway and
Chatham street. and around the Park fence selling SO
gars candles and other small wares, the only merit
which their spness for the segars have most vii
famous appearance and are only bought oy urcns ana
poor fellows whose copper coin 10 very limited Ayea
sso hese poor wore ne b.s thew
have generally dofed H. except their long TALL ana nov
appear garments ngeniousy gotten up 10 - not 70 ~
them q ALL and make them feel and LOOK q uno0"'0r'
was but reasonable 70 suppose that these people would
.ns o.s M
raj OF them 70 what the extent Of their iniorma
H,s arst conference was with . philosopher named
Tthoulopg. reAls Tor tho benehs OF the m,'
lion, opposite Tammany Hail. near The Park tnoe Icnou
long aht be considered handsome man In the Central
Jlowery Kingdom, but New Workers. would set him down
a. decidedly homey. He Is about thirty, biz face OF
soied yellow, garnished with Thin beard and oolong
eye, with that look peculiar 70 the c. esta His
consisted OF shout ha dozen two cent se9ars IN Small
arsocrac apartment by Themselves. While penny ones
which there apout hundred, were thrown pro-
mieCousiy into o common tap. .
RlposrxR- Wen Tcboulons did you come from Canton'
RrrokrSR-Do you know anything about the war be-
tween your couptrymep and the English and about tho
cporIose-(with' vacant stare and . silly SMILEY
RzrORr,R-How large ID . honsH
TcHouosG-lPonhpg TO Tsmmary Hail ana holding
up t~o hpgers) "As pig, like dat," meaning twice ~
hrEe
Tcpou1ose- Quickly and as he had idea for the
nrst time in his nie) Bum, IRE, hons' gone, no."
These bongs are probably warehouses but poor Tchou
long did ret seem to knew anything about mis- country
Obou another Gilman au whose stand ia Ut tho upper
OF the Brick Church. was next visited but his y
came from Htpg Kong did not know any var had taken
psoe, If II had be eure the Chinese would beat
ibe EpsBsbwen. This wss said With great many gri-
msces and uDmeanng smiles, a. biz conception OF Inc
schue Keeps stand at the northeast Of Duane
and Chatham Streets the whole 10 rather reve.
rend LOOKING Celestial He TOO came from Ga nson, but
had not heard Of the war Canton be said, was treble
The she he N SeS Yo,s
Ming ana Low were next Addressed but neither could
spsh ngsb beyond telling their names aud toe price OF
their abominaoIe segars, which they would pesist IN
thinking wanted 10 buy.
Another disciple Of Conuous gave US his name, which
began win Ten, the final sound OF which was oo, and
the nteYmeo late something between cough and
snee ze but IL wholly ipdescYibable with Englsn etters
This phic yourg and though he knew nothing
Of the var bis countrymen engaged In he was re-
msrkably intelligent for New York Chlnaman who
appear generally to be Via. John van su.en
From him we learn that there 10 about two hundred
Cb' In New York who make their living by selling
cheap seears made by Themselves and doing small trad
IN in the by sut ex. None Of them wish 10 return 10
Chra any Of them hear from their country
by leter or otherwise
They all Ike New York, and do net wish 70 return 70
the r own country nor they what becomes Of
they seem be honest and Industrious but beneath the
negroes in capacity and intellect.