Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-31
TIE COMING ERA-

/ between the 1st and 9Th of January,
and thus the year 1870 viii open with
a new era for Texas under the rule OF
Gov. Davis and the Radical Republi-
cans in Austin, and John Chinaman
| displacing the Hibernian and the ne
gro on u railroads, in our fields, and
amid the operations of skilled labor
and domestic service.
ARRIVAL OF THE PARTY ATsT. LOUIS.
The st. Louis Republican Of We'd
nesday says: The first installment of
Chinese laborers, numbering over
Three hundred, arrived in the city at a
Quarter past ten O'Clock last night, n
the North Missouri Railroad. They
are in charge of Gen. John G.. Walker
and Major w. II. Rhea, formerly Of
Memphis. They appeared to be quite
small in stature, their ages being from
twenty-five to thirty. There were a
few quite young boys, and some three
or four over forty years old. Most of
them carried long sticks, which are
used for carrying their baggage, the
stick being balanced on the shoulder,
and the baggage being divided and
suspended in front and on the rear.
The have the queue Dr " pig-taiP ap-
pendage of twisted hair, in some cases
curled about their hats, and wore a
loose blouse, but with few exceptions |
the whole attire was like that worn by
ordinary labOrers. FBut the dark,
almond shaped eyes and olive cOlored
c-Ountenance, a Whiteish hue, tinged
with orange and vermiliOn, showed
the peculiar characteristics of the Chi |
nese race.
On the platform commenced a vio-
lent clamOr when the baggage was
claimed, and the scene almost beggars
description. The confusion was ike
bedlam broke loose. The entire
party clustered LsbOut the door of the
baggage car, and~cOntinued for a long
time to pull, shove and squeeze each
other; and, ~chattering, SeOlding and
swearing in broken English, makinga
din that vas heard several blocks
away. 1t was like the scramble of
unruly children, or the ~quarrelling
among Indians when dividing their
ratiOns. The police lowered around, /
but when told that this was the man
ner Of the Celestials, they thought best
not to interfere. Atlength two Of the
leading men with strong voices, as
cended to the top of the car, and COM
handing some sort of attention, the
baggage was showed up to them from
the door, when they tossed it into
the crowd, and after each package
was tossed about like a ball for some
time, it at length found an owner.
One Of the men in charge said that a
scene occurred ouothe route at
each transfer of baggage. He said that
at Ogden, two men had hold Of a pan
each claimed, and they pulled
and hauled until they tore it to pieces.
The party were then marched down
to the steamer Mississippi, command
ed by Captain Ned Green, where they
went aboard. The steamer will leave
this evening for New Orleans, and ar
rive in Memphis to-day.
A little before u O'Clock, these Chi
lamen, 2f7 all told, began to arrive at
he boat. In appearance, by torch
light, their features seemed more of
ross between the Indian and the
Mexican than anything else. Most of
hem wore queues or =" pig tails" and '
With one or two exceptions they were
wound around their heads. Some Of )
hem wore common black wool hats,
while others wore the regular Chinese
traW hat, which very much resem-
lies an old Dutch straw bread basket.
each Of them carried a bundle-some =
f them twO-in which were done up
heir wearing apparel, bedding, etc.
{ is not assuming too much to say z
hat many Of these bundles would "
Weigh from 80 to 800 pounds. vet
hey trOtted along under this weight Z
nth more ease than E" ~barbarians p
Is they call us) would under twenty !
We pounds. Their bundles were all 4
trapped up in a kind of matting-the E
kind that comes around tea n
lests or cinnamon bales. As soon as
ley arrived on board the boat and 70
ere shown back to the quarters as 90
gned them, they prepared for sleep. al
heir bundles were unrolled, and the
spread out for their beds.
he inner part Of the bundles, of =
hatever made up, served as pillows.
lille coarse blankets and their coats A
rived as covering. Their rice ket- n,
es, or pots, and what few other prim- ds
I've utensils they possess or carry P99