Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-02
The Chinese ii California.

4 49,
MI. Bowles, IN his last letter 70. the
Springfield Repsl5y yiicasa, gives interesting
account Of the ghinsman is Be is found in
thefar Vest Nofewert thansixtyto eighty
thousand representatives Of the pig tailed
nation, are found scattered through the Pa,
cifc States and Territories, and they nnm.
ber from one.sixth 10 oneeighth Of The en-
tire population. This harmless, industrious
people are engaged in almost every occupa
tion-.the work ef women as well as Of men
Chinese labor is building the Pacific Bail.
road; these yellow workmen can, BY theil
steady industry, do nearly as much in . day
even in this rough labor, as the average q
white men, and they cost only about half Al
much, say $50 amonth against $50. White
labor, too, ID NOT to be- Shad in suf6cienl
quantity for the work Useful to, 9 new
country as the Chinese are, however, they
are oppressed rather than protected by The
laws. Their testimony is inadmissible a
gainst white man, aud as miners they are
sabjeot to heavy tax, while they are the
victims of much abuse and cruelty from in
diyiduals. They bring their own manners
and customs with them, and are, as a. class.
idolaters and sensualists, although the 4abort
of the few missionaries among them have
been to limited extent successful.
The Chinese merchants of San Francisco
are intelligent men, and Speaker Colfax and
his party were entertained at dinner BY
them before leaving the city. The dinner
or rather series of dinners, consisted o.
three parts, at each Of which dozen ol
twenty different courses we're served, and o.
each of them. each person was expected t.
take only mouthful. Between each din.
ner the guests retired to another room, and
smoked or listened to music. This chop
stick feast was marvel Of elegance, bul
conveyed very little gastronomic satisfaction
to the American guests. Mr.. Bowles
writes: -...
"I went to the table. weak and hungry
but / found the one universal odor and flavor
soon destroyed all appetite, and / fell bach
resignedly on constitutional incapacity to
use the chop.sticks, and was sitting with 9
grim politeness through dinner No. 2, when
there came an angelin disguise to my relief
The urbane chief of police Of the city ap
peared and touched my shoulder: There
is gentleman at the door who wishes to see
you, and would have you bring your coal
aud hat. There were visions Of violated
city ordinances and assisting at the police
court next morning Thought, too, whats
polite way this man has Of arrestipg stran
ger to the city But, bowing my excuse to
my pig tail neighbor, I went joyfully to the
unknown tribunal. A friend, leading
banker, who had sat opposite. TO me during
the evening, and had been called out q few
moments before, welcomed me at the street
door with, sB--, I knew you we're suf
fering and were hungry let us go and gel
something to eat-a good square meal Sc
we crossed to an American restaurant; the
lost appetite came back, and mutton chops
squads, fried potatoes and bottle Of cham
pagne soon restored me. My friend insist
ed that the second course of the Chinese
dinner was only the first warmed oyer, and
that that was the object Of the recess. How.
ever that might be, this is how I went tt
the grand Chinese dinner, and went oul
when it was two,thirds over, and got tsome.
thing to eat"
MErEoRs.-on bright night twenty
miputes rarely mass at any partof the earth's