Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-24

A New York correspondent Of the Dos
ton Commercial Bdlietin writes the follow
ing hume, Gus letter:
am stopping At the Westminster. So
called because il is east Of Broadway, sup
pose. Being ia (y)east ia what makes
rising hotel.
All the great guns stop here except
those that have gone of. Dickens was
here / sm here; 1Ths Dukes Motto) ana
Burlinrame and cargo OF mummies at
rived last week. II is tho Chinese Emoas
Az ard the hall Of the hotel looks ~ II
Tea ship had just been discharged there.
some of the embassy are OF the "tou' OF
Cbina-Canton. Perrin has b,sn buying
hl.ck and tan terriers for the last three
m months. in expectation Of their arrival
(kseps them ia She w(h)ine ceilar), and hes
contracted for al the last yeas's birds nests
In Central Park Seine Of the ladies Of the
hotel have attempted to set their caps
At the Celestials BY wearing rats in their
hair. s 6s
L give you tbs names Of the embassy ,esp.
led verbatim for the hotel register: Mr..
Shushong, Mr.. Flor E. Pskoe, Mr.. Bo Hes,
Mr.. Hi Yay, Mr.. High Son, and Mr.. Young
High Son, M. T. WAnksy, Mr.. OolonE,
Mr.. High Sunskin, Mr.. Tsap OF, Mr.. o. P.
Umm, Mr.. T. Caddie, Mr.. Teap OF, Mr..
Tab Ia Z Mstik.
One Of them registered his residence q
Shanghai, and Chadwick Immediately
soomed him on the eighteenth story. John
said he WAS not room -attic-didn't want "a
70 any High Yah in New York.
Some Of the residents Of the hotel have
had to change their rooms to accommodate
the embassy, and one of them has changed
20 often that no calls himself . 6yine
roomsr.
| The chamberm aids namo is Abby, and
Westminster Abby 10 worth looking at.
can tell you. She says the Chinese are Z
queriens people; says they have looked into
every room in the house some Of them On
great men at Pskin.
Beeakfastsd With thsa ths ether mssn.
ing; Cock asksd II be shosld ssnd the neal
up in Chinese jerks; laughed, and got Z
pises Of mutton il my throat; wsitsI
asked:
"Whavs The matter p
Says l, "Ths ehopsticks."
better try fork" said no.
They mind their Pc and Q's pretty we'll
bat Ferrin ssys, although hey ase - quiet
hs has not had 90 much broken Chin
in the house before u since no has beos
there.
One Mandarin, Who has besa unfortunat
In growing his hais, has sngaesd 0ylvano
Cobb to have bic tale continued 10 the Nss
York Ledger.
Asked enc Of then what their princiPs
entertainment WAS in China. He said "a
Feast Of the Lanterns. A sert oflight SOP
per, I suppose. Asked me where be oeui
get his tsa In The hsuss. Told him b
could probably get his highs-on in the bal
room.
He vent there and tsek drink, and ash
ID Why they didn't keep 6rs-sracksss .
the counter. Barksspsr said they had pile
bread. and jim D. ''lasfed."
Think there must b ssas good billiard
players among the embassy, from the clsvs
way 10 which they handle their aueuss.-
Palmer seek them down 10 sss the Whit
FeWu; said they thought American lsa
much more ssesactivs than Chinese.
They think the Americans . very taSd
raes, ~ most Of our esuntrymsn who Wis
China como after tea.
They were serensdsd the other night
the band played. polly put the kettle OF
wen all have taa."
: They have been sightseeing this wesl
, Went dewn 10 Wall street to see the xii
, flying, and had lunch OF the rise in stock
Went up 10 Central Park-saw Lest,
Wallsck's new drag. Offered to buy oil
Of them. Said there there Was no ui
. sending drag onto China.
They want zoms tables Of the shown
Of the consumption Of tea in this countr,
they have seen several tea tables i.lustra
Cd with platss-in fact set down At the
China set.
F. Their costumes arc somewhat worr
! much Of the service they have undsrgor
in China wear, however. Yen may .
: psst 70 see them ID Boston soon, As-cou
msrcially spsaking-look out for . NOV
mont in in rats, and crash In gsngs mi
be expected, by both buyers and sellers.