Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-20

,corss-pondeDee Of the pn1ecaA'
yarv Fab 18th 1EfS


NEW yonx, Feb. 18th. 1868.
Jarsncss funeral ia new incident in
AIR western civilization. Ha-ya-ta.kce,
chief Of the troupe Of japanese jusglers.
recently performing in this city, died and
Was buried few days ago, according to
the rites prsctieed by his people. Inc
body Of the dead jugglsr was wrapped IN
rich brocsde silk, with jewels ana 'rihhs'
scattered about his breast and IONS MS
hsir was shaved from the temples, MS 'se'n
and nails blackened, = haii-openso IAN
r,.c.a IN b;s left hand, and at the foot Of
N. coffin. up TO the time Of the funeral,
stood cup Of water, . cup Of rice, and
platter Of soaked crackers. These were |
designed for the use Of the disembodisd |
spirit. which, according TO the japanese
belief. hovers for seven days among the
relatives of the deceased. Al the end Of
this period il enters, IL the lie has been an
evil one, into the body Of IN inferior AMI
NAL, but II pure. il occupies the tenement
Of noble and beautiful animal. Day and
night, during the long watch between the
death and the funeral, the Japanese remain
ed gathered around the body Of their dead
chief, filling the air with lamentations,
sometimes breaking out into chants, at 9th
ers INDUCING in long dismal howls. The
room was scented with spices and burnt
Eastern drugs. AT tie funeral the japanese
mournsrs knelt around the open grave in
the snow. All threw handfuls Of earth
upon the coffin, and each brought away .
stone, or weed. or biz OF earth. ~ me-
mento Of tho occasion. Ha-ya-ta-kss was
noble in HE own isud-ior nobility in
.Japau is net thought inconsistent with the
profession Of : charmer. He Was the au-
{ thor Of number Of Jspanses dramas. and
| was looked upon No . man OF mark and
learning.
There 10 very great destitution in New
. York al present, and with u that increase
q Of unusal poverty or suffering. But the
J. assertion current in some Of the papers
}. that one out OF every seven of our popua
e zion have, during the last year, been com
J. mittsd to prison or received charity at soms
g error. One hundred and fifteen thousand
81 is the aggregate estimate Of both thes,
,. classes. This immense number, 10 sboul,
II be remembered BY ttoss who quote th
figures, 10 swollen by the fact that one per
. son during year is often repeatedly IN 10
,e mate Of our hospitals or the recipient OF on
10 charities, and that even Of those committs
X to prison, . large number are vagabond
who are continually up on some one petit
le charge or other. The same thing occurs Z
70 the station houses, where, according to ID
ID reports. some hundred thousand people n
Of ceive shelter every year. And vet il j
IL known that many Migrants resort nigh
} after night to these retreats, one homeless
t. fellow thus counting in the course OF yea
~ as . SCORE or 70. Figures should always b
I'd read Understandings. The ferry comps
nv MES report carrying six millions of peopl
~ between New York and Brooklyn last year
he Are we to understand, therefore, that thes
ts two cities have population of that number
he II is understood that Alexander ii
Ter stephens, Of Confederate notorety is I
he come to New York this spring, and delive
" by special invitation, an address, on politics
d. and social affairs in the South. The talen,
in | Of this gentleman are too striking and 10
he well known Tor him to fail to obtain GROVE
re cd audiences. ! am reminded by this al
nounccment of an anecdote eoncernn
on Mr.. stephens reported to me by one VII
in was present. Mr.. Stephens, as is we
rn known, is very small, weighing, indeed
by | only "a pounds. Ga an occasion a numbt
is Of big Georgia mountain men came into
m political meeting to hear him speak. On
o. huge, broad-shouldered giant could not r,
w | strain his amazemcnt when the diminntiv
orator made his appearance !; and he es
1t claimed by lingo, if he was just grease
ct behind the ears. | could swallow hil
- whole " Mr.. Stephens overheard the r,
n mark. " No doubt you could" said h,
Is and II you did my friend. you woul
10 have more brains In your stomach tina
il you ever had in your head" The retort 9
ID MAJ be supposed. was emineutly success
iul, and was enjoyed by the victim Of it a
heartily as by the rest.
We have some talk Of grand cosmopol
d tan festival. To come Oh next June, i
y hich the singing societies, the rifle clubs
!. the orchestral srmies Of the old world an
the new, are to unite in New York in
grand mammoth exhibition of skill. Tn
y: cooperation Of German. French, Swiss an
d Austrian Societies, with those Of all th
e American citics, has been invited II i.
i estimated that this international gathering
!, viii assemble full 90, 900 sharp shooter
u and gymnasts, vast number of choristcr
s and SEVERAL thousand orchestral perform
, ers. Or course the festival will be lareelI
D | German IN character, our friends of tn,
, Fa,herand having peculiar genius and
! | taste Tor outdoor celebrations OF this kind
> We may look to see gathering such az
, the history of our city has not hitherto
, chroniced. 1t is stated that the railroad
and steamship companies promise to aid
the enterprise BY issuing excursion tickets
~ low rates. IT the programme should be
carried out. what rivers Of lager, what
mountains Of pretzels, what tons Of sch witx.
! er-kasc will be consumed By the thirsty and
husgry multitudss.
Probably every one knows that oil New
York does business at the lower end of the
Island, and travels from two to four miles
70 the other end in order 10 reach ts domi
oils. The recent SHOWS have caused Us.
therefore, no little vexation and iuconve
nisnce. TIE railroad tracks have been for
several weeks partially showed under. and
the travel has been exceedingly difficult
livery morning aud night sees cars filed
full Of men and women, drawn By horses
snas struggle and pant, and sweat and STUN
oie, ana aomstimes drop PROSTATE with ex-
haust'on in their desperate eGorts to drae
, along the icy rails the hems-seekine or the
ous'nsea- vending crowds. Al last Mr..
Berg, President Of the ''Soeisty for the
prevention OF Cruelty to Animals" has in.
tsfposed, and sndeavored to compel the
railroad companies to exert more humane
considerstion for the poor creatures in their
) power. Some arrests have been made. and
heavy hnes inflicted. In one case il was
! found that ar, With only two horses. vss
! carrying - many N one hundred psrson,.
the driver forcing his well-nieh exhausted
horses along by heavy blows from . stick.
MT. Bergs interference has compelled the