Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-31

ported to their native country. The
party left San Francisco IN Sunday, the
18Th, at 10 o'clock, an, 300 strong. On
the way about seven of the number grew
faint-bearted, and persuaded by some OF
their friends, they remained behind, but
the complement was made up by tie ad'
dition Of eighteen others, who volun-
teered and joined the emigrsnts. They
left Council Bluffs Monday, at 10 q m ,
and Moberly on a special train yester'
day morning at $50, following train No.
6, which parted company, left the China
train behind and arrived at the y orth
Missouri depot on time at 6 o'clock last
evening,
THE ARRIVAL, ETp.
In expectation of seeing the Celestials
large number of people went to the
depot, but getting tired of waiting they
gradually dropped swsy and went home.
Among those present most anxious TO
see the visitors was ALA Lee, himself a
native Chinamen, who has been resi-
dent in the city twelve years. He first
/ came 10 California as interpreter tor
missionary of the Episcopal Church
among his couutrymen. Lee was borr
at Ningpoo, near Sanghai, can tall
twelve dialects, bat since his residence
in this city has been shorn Of his pig-tail
| and civeu up the pagsnism of his fathers
| He appeared anxious to meet his coun
try people, and prefer them some SOUND
advice.
At late hour the train arrived at thu
depot, and the Chinese thronged out OF
the platform. They appeared to be quite
small in stature, their ages being from
twenty-five to thirty. There were few
quite young boys, and some three or foul
men over forty years old. Most of them
carried long sticks, which are used fol
carrying their baggage, the stick being
balanced on the shoulder, and the bag
gage being divided and suspended IL
| frort and on the rear. They have th,
queue or pig-tail appendage oftwisteo
hair, in some cases curled about their
hate, and wore loose blouse, but, with
few exceptions, the whole attire was like
that worn by ordinary laborera. But the
dark, almond-shspsd eyes and olive
colored countenance, a whitish hue
tinged With orange and vetmilion, showed
the peculiar obaraoteristlca OF the Chinese
race.
On the platform commenced violent
clamor when the baggage was claimed
and the scene almost beggars description
The confusion was like bedlam broke
loose. The entire party clustered about
the door of the baggage-car, and contin.
ned TOR long time to pull, shove anc
squeeze each other; and, chatterng
scolding and swearing in broken Eng
lish. making din that was heard severa
blocks away. It was like the scramble
| of unruly children, or the quarreline
among Indians when dividing their rs'
tons. The police lowered around, but
when told that this was the manner OF the
Celestials, they thought best not to in
terfere. At length two OF the leading men
with strong voices, assembled to the top
of the car, and commanding some sort oil
attention, the baggage was showed up t
them from the door, when they tppped II
into the crowd, ana after eseb package
was tossed about like ball for some time
It at length found an owner. One OF the
men in charge said that similar scent
occurred on the route at each transfer o.
baggage. He said that at Ogden two
men ssd aolj Of 2, zap .yhich eact
claimed, an | they 'pullea and hauled IN
til they tore it 20 pieces. The party were
then msrched down to the steamer Mis-
sissippi, commanded by Capt Ned Green
where they went aboard The steamer
will leave this evening for New Orleans.
on BOARD THE BOAT.
A little before twelve o'clock, these
Cinnamon, two hundred and forty-sever
all told, began to arrive at the boat Ia
anneararcp By iorshl,ghi, tleir features
seemed q ore 81 a etola between the In
dian and the Mexican thsa anything
else. Most Of them wore queues or pig
tails" aud with one or two exceptions
,hev we're wound around their beads
Some of them wore common black WOO
hats. while others wore the regular
Css;sese st-sT bat. vLish ysr{ gsea re
sspbles 50 old Dutch slrav htteae nasket
Each of them carried cumbersome @
them two-in which we're done up theil
wearing apparel, bedding, etc. 1t is NO
assuming too much to say that manv o.
these bundles would weigh from 100 Il
sou poGnds, yet theJ tgotfed slong sndeI
this weight With mote ease than "barba
rians" las they call us) would undel
twenty-five pounds. Their bundles wer'
all wrapped up in a kind of mating
tue Says k,ns a. TIA; which comes
around tea chests or elnneuaon bales.
As soon as they arrived on board TIL
boat and we're shown back to the guar
:srs assigned them, they prepared TO
sieep. Their babdisi were lnrolied, ont
the mating spread out for, their beds
The inner part Of the bundles, OF whateve
made up, served as pillows, while eoars
. blankets and their coats served as GOV