The New York herald., 1869-12-26

brought over the nrst cargo Of Ethopians and their
thai mas Dged ali crunes assassnafon, insWrecton,
civn war. 1nis was the work OF African slavery.
Who can tell what the antagoniAn OF iarge Cnnese
eIsu,snt on American soii might accomplish IN
century, Chinese domination would not be lmpro
Saoe sss wnSd come sfantlde .nen alsnes
then putting forth OK arrogant superiority aha 'ae
inevitable Jadte.
Sucn are o Iew or the considerations why the Mon-
Rolisn race are not cordially welcomed TO New i0rA
nose rcioruiera who are aways ANXIOUS 10 assert
and s.outy maintain abstract rights nave caught up
the new ism, aud, with their epaenerd logic are
prepared 10 involve the public MIND In DISCUSSIONS
touching Its feasibility. lhey would eInbarraas pol
source OF agitation Just as the long Dored question
OF slavery mas been hissed from the stage. How
demonstrate from the CONDITION OF the snali colony
OF Chinese IN New YORK, wnicn now numDers eighty,
ngQre II nas never exceeded.
THE CHINESE IN NEW YORK.
There has never been any distinct attempt made
70 found Chinese colony IN thls Guy. About
ana moon began 70 drop INTO the dense
population of the city almost unnoticed, 10
suag.a @ ' Trading vessels Vessels from % india would snip
few hands In the far East and short apprentice
snip before the mast enabled the orentas 10 become
t0leraOie seauler Ten years increased the colony,
aud, New ierk being port OF entry, naturally they
settled IN our midst. i'ney have never been iorni-
dabe IN numbers rs before stated, they never eX-
cesded eighty. Being poor, necessity inaoe them
select humble quarters and from that day 10 tbis
they have continued to iiye in Respectable peaury IN
the lowest novels in the city.
our reporter set ont Tor their habitation a few
evenings slnce while the ground was covered WIN
snow anu the atmosphere was iu OF stinging colu.
They all reside In the Fourth aud cxtn wards.
Accompanied by policeman, VINO mas maue Als
round OF duty IN the locality OF the FIVE Points lor
many years ne directed ms steps Irom captain
Jourdan's precinct station house down that most
filthy and Ubiquitous OF all thorouQhiares ID the me-
Topciis-Baxter street. 1w
IL was about niue O'Clock. The street was ablaze
with lights IN the windows lights IN the gas posts
and gnts from the nasty and rickety dens IN winch
human beings breed and die. The pavement was
covered Dy Il thick deposit OF mingled mud, snow
ana garbaye, anu noxious vapors ascended tnere-
from In not very agreeable quantities. The edIing
rookeries and gln mills lound with open doors
dong good business Passing down the sldeWaiR,
wretched women, IN tattered garments, shlyering
with cold, inocnlaled with rum and speckled Win
chrome sores VI oepaucnery and vice, were visible
upon The steIs and III the Railways, piteous
spectacles o PHYSICAL fast speeding decomposition.
Uid men, whose premature age might sttll nave Ie,t
them years OF industry and usefulness had they FOL
lowed ,he ealuinai @ vl,ues th nuer ser,
anu vermln breedlng cellars. Young grisl
brought up surrounded by these scenes 10
whom such thing AS decency or clean
Illness were outlaws acted as prominent nsures
in dirty frocks, uDsighiiy garments anu disease
brutality, Indulgence and excess. one cellar more
noticeable tnan The rest gave faint view, nom the
glmmering light within, OF whas unearthiiness can
age suffering from exposure, was evidently not iar
from DEATHS door. she lay IN thick heap oil rags,
Wnlle the Cuu air ruSheu over her phrHhNy SApoStu
body. The moor was nothing but repeated strata Of
all kinds OF nth. From her continuous walls one
might suppose she needed sympathy. But the
crowd did Not think So and the people passed on
In such quarter as this where everything Is of tie
lowest anG most vulgar description, the ohlnese live
Leaving the noise, the trgnlful yells ana the
asphemous oaths-nying through the air as thick
as hai-Our reporter passed on TO No IA baxter
street.
WHERE THEY LIVE.
Standing before low, wooden, tme-wOrn and
shabby babltatiOn, probably a tnng OF lity years
ago, he stood looking down INTO low, dark. narrow
alley which WAS cut through the building, leaving
the upper stores intact 1he passage led INTO dark
ness. Through the insufficient channel ne threaded
the way over suspicious noes, staRnant pools, foni
deposits and al Tie debris known to lnciean Ilesii.
distance or nfy feet Is raversed. ald the OUTLOOK
is on clear SKY in an open court. 10 the right a
nigh board lence rises as barrier to The adjoining
yard. Gong through door OF stlngy area, ana up
u pair Of steps turning abruptly iron Tue lence TO
ascend wnicn requires caution suggested by the
law OF seI-preservauon, ne stood upon the second
nor Of a three story frame pen. Doors were 10
right and left, ana straight ahead anu darkness ali
around. Pencils OF gas hight sloie tnrougn the
cracks in the diiapidated panels, and broad sheets
Illuminated the siiis from underneath. inere
was chaos Of confusion, babel O
noisy voices and ceaseess ehstter trsa, S ya o
OF the inmates, aud further ascenson OF she feeolS
stair 1ases was ventured upon. Inc landing at tn'
third story was OF very meagre dimensions scarcel,
room for the comfortable iocoinotion OF siagit
person. A ioud rap was given on the door, ana tue
application Tor admission summoned response Jhe
door swung quickly back upon complaining hinges
ana our porter stood the midst OF the Chinese
abode. Amid the fumes OF opium, the foul smells
OF deoxogenlzed air, and the tnick vapOry clouds oi
an apartment that had little acquaintance with The
external atmosphere, the first impression was one
OF extreme novelty. The room must nave been
about twelve feet square, with ceiling SIX Ieet ngl.
Everything was ftn-tth absolute, concrete pal
paDle, but almost Impossible. Tue scene was in
credible, and the senses mad more than their match.
IL Is sometimes Wllnin mans forttude to behold
degradation and misery: Dut wnen ioul smells are
added when ms ear Is nied with largon, ms taste
attacked by q revolving nausea, anu his feelings
triumphed over by chill Of ioatDng, the conquest
Of his physical powers is complete Ths victory III
the presence Of the Chinese was natural
On the cast side OF this cramped space a small
cooking stove neated red hot, radatng u burning
temperature through the dense medium II would ue
lie to call air. Behind IL hung some uecayed arti-
cles OF wear trousers, woolen shirts nasty fabrics
rags-all that once v ere. A dim Kerosene lamp gave
iorth hgnt. On the northern side was genuine
specimen OF Chinese life. Tne space divided or
into i0ur hunks. two at each end one rising above
the other the pairs separated only by rough boards
all constructed OF rude specimens OF pine Stats,
loosely thrown together without mechanical ar5 or
sucieDt STABILITY. Each Of these four rickety
Germs was lilled with deposit OF rags DARK nasty
coors that betrayed years Of use, and thick
accommodations OF real estate that would allow fine
field for the geoogist, were among the character.
with almost everything foul in animal or
vegetable life. Heaped together on an area OF six
feet by three 1t was wonderful how human beings
could thrive and live under the circumstances. The
sequel shows tnat they are not living, but dying.
-Four men thus sleep IA thosesinguar contrlvances.
AT the western end OF the room the only reminders
OF modern civilization were a couple OF mucn
abused trunks containing the vauables OF the whole
breed. Against the souInern wall stood low desk
put together oil rough wood, about two feet high
upon which quantity OF raw tobacco was placed.
All the implements OF the cigar maker were al hand
and queer copper-coored Mongolian, with lantern
jaws contracted chest protruding bones anu teeth,
bleared and bilious eye and Bickly and consump.
tive expression, making mis- wares 70 retail ON
Chatham street at the exorbltant price Of cent
THIS, IN general is an outline Of the apartment
Now OF the inmates. There was = hutter, scat.
tering moment OF oriental excitement as the
Chinese the pale faces enter tnelr quarters
the hour OF nine In the evenings but the pocsman's
buttons were enough for them, ana they snmered
TRey Immediately formed q ring, with our reporter
badge OF authority, be doing among the lunar vota-
riess The awful dignity OF the Policeman Aforesaid
quieted their fears and the hopc-inspring counse-
customs, Chinese colloquy, Chinese niarity ceased
Tor time. and there was the stiffness oi death. In
the apartment were about dozen OF the associates
OF the occupants VINO nightly congregate at this
tn N thp of