The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26
Advent Of the AsiAtics-Nalsy Fame.
raj Ceremonies tn New Orleans.

In the lower part OF the city are a few
families Of Malays. BY what circumstance
they ever removed to Here Is not known, but
they preserve the customs and semi-barbar-
Gus superstltions that have distinguished
their people and country. They bury their
dead at night, and, like the American In
dams, slaughter upon the grave some ami
nal the deceased loved In life.
Saturday afternoon young girl died on
Barracks street, and was buried Sunday
night In the old cemetery, on Gentilly road.
There being no priest OF their religion here,
the ceremony was performed by the Oldest
man Of their country residing among them.
lie was clad In long black robe, and pre-
coded on foot the cortege which conveyed
the remains :" tho grave. Arriving there,
the tomb was anointed and hsh and some
cake placed In tho vault. This was accom-
panied by a ceremony at once solemn and
impressive. This over, a bird was killed
and laid on tho breast Of the deceased, while
all the friends and relatives passed by the
coffin, each one laying their hand on the
head and saying In their native tongue the
simple word "Farewell!" ~ -.
No tears wero shed. They do not yiow
the transition OF q soul as an occasion Of
grief. Tho solemn parting Is but . Temporary
separation, and the resignation they mani
fest affords an example Christians might
well conclude 10 initiate. The ceremony
over, the family returned home, accompa-
MED by their immediate friends, and fruit
and wine and bread were given to each IN
the name OF the dead. By II they promise
to preserve their constancy to each other,
and by their love for the dead perpetuate
their frlendship.-Nsp Orleans IfedvuHe.
FIRE ESGNEs.-The director OF the Lon
don fire brigade has recently shown, as the
result Of very careful experiment, that the
ordinary test of tire engines and hose, that Is
ba ratt IN whf w ali
may DO thrown by them, Is not at all reliable
or satisfactory, the real question being as to
tho amount OF water carried by each engine
to the most distant point. In the course of
careful experiments made by him on this
subject, II was ascertaincd that, though sew
cral engines might throw q stream Of water
to the same point, one might deliver only n
fourth part Of the water which left tho noz-
kle. while another would carry one half to
the same distance. He gives In work re-
Gently published elaborate Instructions as to
the proper curve and size Of the nozzle fthe
hose, which arc too technical to be repro
duced here. 1t may be stated, however, that
1t is indispensable that the inside ofthe nozzle
be perfectly smooth, aud that the mouth have
sharp and perfect edges. A slight scratch
on the inside of the nozzle, though scarcely
pcrceptible, may, II Is said, materially infu-
ence the character of the stream Uf water
that comes from 1t.
CIVIL Misunderstanding, Va, had some
thing like civil rights case last week. A
colored man, In violation of the rules, went
into one Of the city railway cars, and when
about to sit down was Informed he could ride
on the platform, but not In the car He
cursed and abused the conductor, when the
latter, with the assistance Of the driver, put
him out on the platform. When the car ar
rived at tho Office Of the company, and was
stopped, the colored man took OF his coat, and
using profilnc and abusive language, was
about to pound the conductor, when police
man arrested him. He was tried tho next
day before Judge Good, Of the Municipal
Court, and the case causing good deal OF
excitement, your correspondent attended the
trial. The colored man pleaded the civil
rights bill, but the Judge informed him that
was not the question before him, and that he
had nothing to say for or against his right
to ride In the cars, the only question before
him being his assault upon the conductor,
which was clearly made out by q number OF
witnesses against tho man Of color, and the
Judge fined him ten dollars and costs. Thus
there was promptltude, and political capital
was not allowed to be made out of this case
The editor of the Bristol (Tenn.) Neps
SAYS II Is YER certain that but little Of the
confederate correspondence ever fell Into the
hands OF the federals, and that he saw that
which Is probably most valuable sealed and
placed within the vaults Of Montreal bank
, not two years ago, where, unless II has been
removed within Twelve months, II remains So