New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16
Contents of a French Girls Trunk.
.Nyss~rtes Of the F|@%"s"r
Objections Of an Antique Maiden to Corporal
Examination
.uU,I,G FEATURES OF OCEAN TRAvRL.

ware Of the many ludcrous scenes almost daily VII
messed upon the arrival Of Foreign steamer at THIS port
The hotel runners the hsokmen. the general coniusioa
at the pier productive OF many droh oceurrenoos
bat the Custom House officials, IN the performance o.
their regular duties, would alone furnish peculiar
incidents enough u and entertain the most stod
or bisst neiure
Take. for instance the arrival of q large steamer
from Have when the passengers arc grouped bgo'nr
in the large Enclosure Whitehall. Their luggage
is deposited in great heaps in the center Of The pace
while the porters bringing in more OF 1t oil the
time Seachests trunks of all sizes and shapes. iron
the nodest old fashioned black leather one OF restricted
nrono,tions 10 the mammoth brass studded analr
hch would carry the effects Of Fifth-aye dowager
and those Of her three fashionable daughters
to SaraLoga). bandboXes. portmanteaus guitar cases
aud suspicious black carpet bags piled together 10
Heterogeneous heap; while the Custom, House of'oers
cooly roll up the sleeves Of their luehanne oiou'e
and prepsre 20 Investigate the contents with a. ''o
communication as Scotch terrier would manifest before
following n badger 70 his den.
The passengers don't like tho appearance OF tDihss'
They represent several nationalitier. Americans En
vlisbueu Frenchmen Germans and swsrthy spaniards'
they nav differ 10 theological conviction: they may d.
AT loegei heads In politics, the Irepr,s"ihie Airicu
NAV have caused hcari.burnns Ike unto TIE hre' th"
rage IN Etnas breast bat In their dik" and dread oil
the Custom House officials they entirely as one FOR
the time being.
The rolling up OF those blue flannel sleeves and the
nrrct glance OF those remor-ele-s have touched
chord which gives sympathetic rcspons. from eserJ
breax Not necessarily that they fear detection ns the
smugg in of coniraband goods but they nave s'cn
suoh officers before and they know that they are MOI
especially nea, nor gentle in their manipulation
Tho women also eye with distrust and anxiety the
ORGANIZATIONS which are being msde. Inv trunks ana
persons nre 10 b. examined by feminine officials. bs'
even these have something Of quietly detective air
which Is not calculated TO inspire condolences and many
A fond mamma -hudderr to think Of the displacement
which certain weplcked. gnuzeiriled caps ana rHru
night.cowns are about to undergo. May a,oahs mis-
rerblrs for the fate Of her delicate ne" bonner anu
carefully ironcd lace collars. while little children t"'A
of their beautiful dolls with movable eyes ma
gance rucfuly the fingers OF the female attendant
she quietly turns back the cuffs of her sleeves Tor an IN
vestigaiug plunge into something or other. regardless
vi consequences
But ~ We can only attend TO one sex at time, ana
as the men usually give the losS trouble II "H prop
ably be best to make 4 commencement ~
TIL aEs's LUGGAGE
Two Of the officials having com le,ed their prepare
tions make mild but sudden rush for the nearest ir
Gle Of baggage II is unpreterding trunk OF average
size
The owner steps up and quietly profers the key He
has been through this ordeal before. and understands
the p.odus operand The ready. easy manner IN which
he produces the key without being called upon creates
y..ibly good cfioct upon the officers. They quickly
unlock the trunk merely pass their hands down the IN
ner sides and under few articles Of clothing. roock
the trunk and return the key
yERDAS1 GERAAS.
IN. mart trt,nl examined Is cumbrous affair. and
the officers have to call out for the key several tunes
before the proprietor-an unwicdy. bushberd'd leu
ton-steps forward. He is unfortunate as to be bad
empsrod and occupies several minutes in protesting
that there is nothing his trunk beside his clothing
GIVE me the key cries the officer.
"But rebeais, deere is nnttng in do droonk but
De-
"Are Won going to give US the key. not = and the
officer snatched it from the Germans unwilling hand
The officer il delighted. His suspicious have been
arousel and lie dances around the trunk AZ II antioi-
petilg tho detection oi miniature Snuggies cave
lie unlocks IT, it upside down. and enptes MI the
articles out upon the deck. shaving apparatus Is
examined INFINITELY; iask Of schEapps nett claims his
attention; and after rummagng in vain through the
heap for anything oontraband. he .tus the articles
back again. regardless Of Arrangement or anything
else and bands the key back to the rate German who
hotties his wrath for the moment, stamps his foot and
then retires 10 blaspheme In secret.
PgrzG.
Upon box Of fragrant IavaDas being discovered in
the trunk Of dusky Spaniard the officers can scarcely
refrain setting up little shout Of triumph. super
bilious snle curs the lip Of the hidalgo. who did not
imagine few cigars subject TO duty. But the price OF
the tobacco IL caefuly computed and he quietly pays
the tax
CoRPOREAL EXAMINATIONS.
Afer the masculine trunks have all been overhaned.
the officers, with as little hesitation as before, procee
70 eYalninc the owners persons.
This proceeding is summary II not exactly Agreeable
TO the parties most directly concerned
A victim il selected and beokonsd apart from the
rest lie is too prudent ~ disobcy. Alta signal three
officers pounce upon hin al the same moment. One Of
them gently garrotes him by twlst " his let arm and
plunges his right hand in his coat collar and down his
hack searching for Whatever bales Of foreign lace may
be dsftIy wound round his body, another pnions his
arrns and then proceeds TO investigate the contents OF
his yest pockets while the third dives with either
hoHd into his brooches pockets generally Withdrawing,
nj least q buRch 81 keys the tubes OF which he or
amines infinitely. whstling through each 10 b. cure
that no gold dust therein concealed and then finishes
by investigating tho legs Of the boots with lynIeyed
thoroug hnsss The passenger Is set at liberty puGs
and glares aDgrily. and, after few chain shots Of
oaths. retres
The other passengers await their turn like lambs at
the shameless Most Of them protest. some kick and