The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-31
A Cargo of Chinese Women.

| plaoo in San Francisco on tho arrival
of steamer from China bearing q
large consignment Of Chinese women.
correspondent of the New York Times,
under date Of February %, gives the
following amusing details of the af-
fair:
1t has been we'll understood, among
,, the Chinese orioles, for week or two
past, that the Chino steamer which
arrived yesterday would bring large
, shipment of Chinese women, and in
consequence great excitement existed
among that interesting portion Of our
community. Every Chinaman CON-
sidered himself entitled to wife,
and determined to obtain horat what
ever cost. Word was brought to
Chief Crowley that parties were arm
ing themselves and threatening to en-
forcc their rights by the arbitramont
Of cleavers, iron bars and revolvcrs.
With his usual energy he at once do
tailed large force, and scnt thom to
the dock of the Mail Company to pro.
vent a riot. When tho steamer was
coming up to tho harbor the news
sproad like wildfiro through tho Chi
ncso quarter, and at once crowds of
their people started for tho landing.
Every possible means of conveyance
WAS in demand. Tho high-toncd
merchants and head men, who were
determined to prevent their country.
women from falling into the hands of
their brethren of u lower caste, pro-
vidcd themselves with passes to tho
dock, and went in hacks and on street
cars; while hundreds of womon, with
umbrellas spread over their heads,
crowded into express and baggage
wagons, and the regular "pirates," or
sanspans, as they are called in China,
hurried to tho pfaco on foot.
At least fifteen hundred Chinamen
had assembled before the steamer
came in sight. Beyond their internal
promiscuous jabber the crowd were
quiet, until tho steamer came to her
dock. AS mono but tho merchants
and head mon who had passes were
allowed inside tho gates, tho rest
crowded up to the gates or dispersed
along the wharvos, lining them away
down to Main-street. AS soon rs the
officers commenced landing tho wo.
men from the stoeragc the excitement
became intonse, and it required q
large force to prevent them from
breaking down the gates. Ono Chi
naman made IN assault upon an officer,
giving him blow in tho face that
brought him to tho ground. All the
boats in tho vicinity wore engaged at
high prices by the parties to bo rowcd
to the side of tho steamer, hoping by
that means to got access to the wo-
mon, and it required strong measures
to prevent their boarding tho vessel.
After tho boats were engaged, u terri
BILE fight commenced as to who should
occupy them, and many who had paid
their passage wero thurst back into
the crowd, and their place taken by
one who did not scruplo to take sail
ut anothor's expense.
While this confusion on tho out
side was going on, the women were
landed, to the number Of three hun
dred and ninety, and placed in half
dozen rows. Tho examination by
tho customhouse officers (most of them
young men) was exceedingly interest
ting. Large quantities of opium were
discovered on their perso &,
slowed away in different places. When
the search was completed, they wero
slowed away in largo express wagons,
and conveyed to such places as the
merchants and head men directed
An officer was placed in front, two on
each side and one behind of each wa
gon, each armed with heavy club, to
beat off any lovo-smitten Oriental
who might Try to board it. It was an
amusing sight to see these wagons
going up tho hill from the dock at
full speed, the officers swinging their
clubs at tho hundreds of men who
followed, jabbering their disappoint.
mcnt at the top Of their lungs. By
five o'clock, tho women wore safely
slowed away, and under the strong
protection of the merchants and head
men, who will probably reship thom
to China by the next steamer, Or send
them over rs servants in American
families. hrI e s
WHAT Sort or A REvoLUTIoN THAT
IN CUBA Is.--Our Havana correspon-
dent speaks in the most contemptuous
way Of the "battles" that havo been
fought 10 Cuba, and of the heroic
deeds that are bombastically described
in the Spanish journals Of Havana.
He says that actually not single
battle has been fought in Cuba, or is
likely to be fought; that the battles
we hear Of are at most skirmisl1es; and
that any military man would classify
them as "Reminiscences, and some-
times as salutes exchanged between
pickets. The truth is that this has
all along been quite patent to thoss
careful readers Of the daily news who
have, had sa Intelligent dudorstand-
ing of the real state Of affairs. Thsfa
10 ian extensive rising in Cuba, end
there has been o good deal Of email,
desultoryf fighting, but h this ,is, the