The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-06
WARRITAL OF CHINESE.
n Curious soeno . In San Francisco
,s-sa = - Struggling Opium.

Ten days ago the steamer Great Republic az
rived at San Francisco from Hong Kong with
thirteen hundred Cinnamon on board. The San
Francisco Herald describes the scenes which
ensued: 40. E2-1 - o..
All was hustle and confusion. Babel's voices
would b ave been drowned in the clatter which
ensued. The att-gang plank was first put In
ME, and the cabin pasgepgers suffered to
disembarss. Then the Chinese from the steer
age commenced courlpG ogt like the countless
thousands from disturbed ant niil. but they
came, q continuous striHHss. along the parrow
eang.plank, loaded with boxes, bags and bur-
dies; some carrying them on their shoulders.
some in their arms and some op the ends Of
bamboo sticks. They we're dressed in their
best attire, and eyldeptly had do1ned for che.
occasion garments which they had DO, -.,er worn
beiore. As class they are abb, "a these VINO
arrived recently by the sssiis vessels hereto-
fore referred 70: Az Az Is9ic.iy as they reached
fected them where % DEPOSIT their luggage,
which wae :.aid or the wharf awaiting examius-
tica. For AR hour this mass ofhumanity from
another world poured out. The wonder Was
when It would cease, and how the ship could
contain tb email iADdwheu they all had landed,
they covered, like sea, nearly half OF the I'M
mense wharf.
Iher0 were uos uhny Woluoh vi pSo1o ~. :.
haps twenty. A few Of th, se we're: dressed in
silks. They we're evidently imported tor seme
OF the Chinese merchants or officials tor the
Chinese have commonwealth OF their own.
entirely independent Of the laws OF our land
and we're carefullv escorted from the wharf py
z. licen,en ss soon as thew landed The others,
we're place stsi ding in row while they We re
thoroneh]y scar ned by officers tor smuggled
opium, after. which they were escorted nom
tha wharf nv pOilCem0n.
After the swarm Zone Thousand three hum
d1ed in number) had landed, the searcn OF
= persons and baggage com oenced. Boxes ana
baskets emptied Of their contents, and sonno,
cd to see IT hollow side or false bottom QUO
not contain opium blankets were uuro.led
and carefully manipulated; bundles OF bamooo
st,cks aud pipe stems we're sounded to see II
their hJll61s were empty Jars were br. ken
into, and every conceiyaole space which could
contain opium or other dutlable meIchandlse
was thocougnY examined AS rapidly as the
search was- completed, the owners. who also
we're searched, we're allowed to take their lug
gage and depart. The, officers (about dozen
in Dumber) we're frequently Ieuarled by lind
ing opium. Il was slowed away in every con-.
ceivable spaoe-in false bottom. and sides OF
baskets and boxes, sewe inside OF bedding
and clothing. and even in the hollow soles OF
t%eir I clumsy shoes. Several jars. labelled
sohow-ohow." we're found TO be partially filled
vvith opium and covered on the top with chow.
chow. One cute genius had about half pound
stoved sWay m the double crown OF his bam-
boo hat. Another was observed to keep BUS
ncions. LOOKING Cl1nese umbrella IN his hand
Which. when searched. was found 10 contain IL
its hollow handle about pound OF their favor
The search proceeded quietly and without
interruption. The discovered OPIUM WaS con M
fiscated. it's owners taking their loss with TN
utmost rtolidity. 1t took antil sboot MN
o'olo X 10 the evening to complete the examitio
) of the crowd and their baggage. The stree,t
ieadin9 from the wharf 20 ,',Barbary Coast
!: Wars fhronged bv the fresh inportstions all
the sferpoon. Where they were all going to
der ofall who hal not seen them pour out
the steerage OF the shjp.