New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-11
RICHARDSON'S LIST ARTICLE.


Prom n. Boston cSnresstOD.list
What can the tongue utter, or the pen write,
nder the crushing sorrow OF laying IN his last
home brother loved and loving the youngest OF the
household the of all the pastmes OF boyhOOd the
faithful and valued counselor OF per years ne one for
whom OF a the members OF the family circle the future
seemed suspicousl The assassns work but we
done and after terrible struggle OF almost seven long
DAYS and nights first hopeful and then hopeless, Albert
The =" Astor House in New York, on Thursday
morning, December 2, at hye O'Clock. Almost like
inc and nursing night and day; the thronging Of
friends toward the sickroom. and their nnbounded
be sS9e Of me shirt land the last fare wells the su.
preme moment when the breath oae anu went no more;
the desoate tourney by night the home OF childhood
the fresh Outburst of sorrow on meeng an hReu mother
seems verify like dream but, alas nothing short OF
reality that never be reversed bnt prVate ana
public eye The last article which the deceased com
peted for the press was receNeu ~ tS Vce Two uays
before the fatal shot, and may be found below. ca r.
JOHN CHINAMAN-MoRR ANECDOTES AND RE
ELECTIONS.
BY THE LATE ALBERT ID; RlCHARDhoS
The discussion of the Chinese question in
Railroad has had an excellent effect upon public
ment In California. A few weeks ago fung rang ana
wealthy Chinese merchants OF san Francisco who had
just returned home from tour through the Eastern
foTnla Theater were hissed aud hooted out Of the
building The next week Col. Albert s. Evans Of
advocate of Iberality and justice toward the CHI
noso-hred the Metropolitan Theater, the largest IN
performers play III II 10 American audiences Tor Two
evenings His object was TO demonstrate ttt the better
class OF CalfOrnaus do share In the bitter feeling
against Cinnamon. which, until very recently many IRISH
aud native born citizens nave Slow III 80 many
large aud intelligent one evening Neef tehldent Col
fax and his party were among me lneres'ea sPevaors
The gallery filed partly by Cinnamon aud party by
freshmen. ChOy Chew ana Fung rang occupied pilFate
box with Col Evans and several other American gentle
,ItNn ur al k.Iul
was accepted very emphatic expression OF puUlo
opinion.
Woman IL 40 lightly esteemed I'm John Chinarlanr
native country that he here with no traoohal oe
instructive reverence for her II ne goes out To services
while vet fresh In America he is hkey To DC lhpudtnt
to the lady OF the house TINS Is reheueu py rev "oru
from the master--n the house has amnster-or some
times by an application Of the brOOmstlck from the mis-
ress though, with all his weakness 1onh never submits
To blow without resenuhg H. hls lnita-
tativeness is well illustrated by tho current story
that once. when employed as COOK, ne saw
his mistress break four eggs, throwing one
away because IT bad and dropping the three others
into pudding aud he never afteT%arH maoe Pudding
himself without first carefully breaking one egg aud
throwing 1t away. Here Is another example,! san
Francisco lady hired Chinese BOY VINO hoke 10 Inglsh
The Chinese keeper OF the Intelligence Once sara To her:
Just telee nm once what you lkee nm 40 every day
aud every day ne 90 isuI aio,L l "a ~, h11e
morning when the lad came, she pointed out 10 MN na
various duties from cellar 10 garrett When these were
oiI done she noticed that the glass OF the transUm
over the front door sOed, and. showing him tho
ne vas dsuisScd But he cleaned that glass again the
next day aud the next aud the next AZ nrst she fan
first afternoon and wished 10 make 10 perfect but she
soon saw that he regarded II part Of his daily duty
All her attempts to explain the matter TO him proved
frutless and -hc was finally obliged 10 20 back 10 the
intelligence office and have the Keeper OF u instruct the
boy the 10 Dc Cleaned not every DAY,
but only when II grew dirty.
However large Influx Of Chinese may prove do not
share the apprehension o. thoS VINO Wv !. WIN a,af'
has been with the rst generations OF other lnnigfant
but can we trust the common schools and the general
atmosphere of the country 10 aho genuine american.
of the children Of Chinese parents VINO are porn mere
Pat and even Hans have sometimes been very usy Gus
toners; but who would advocate a new huOH-Nouuhg
party their blood mingled win ours 10 crimson mo
pure sho" OF inc ata1s sH Of the creeS At Ante
tami And experience - uu'ersa NOT only
that tho children OF European immigrants born upon our
so and educated in our schools make some Of very
best citizens but also that their patriotism u rather
intense and merry than onrs Though We look bacE
on the MayfOwer through gcomctrch series OF grand
fathers John chinaman's children are not llkely to
the grandfather him. lest De feor that Whe our an
cestors were living IN caves or M pIeoases u9u Ass'
g TT1D sailing tue seas by tho mari,
with the pnntngpress Choy Chew mas Ltody-
81 gegqno1 o M gseslos bach in A., nrbose
line for nineteen hundred years. Win what oyershhdow'
g compaccucy he look down upon the n!netcnths
of us who 90 not know the names ~ greatgrand-
fathers, and even upon the one one ihuuAandh Who
tnrogb patient and painful study gca dctiou
aries family bibles NOISY, sunkcn 0mbstOnes probate
deeds and bonds brought forth from unused cirrct.
Their lux faded aud their paper yellow with time-have
ncen able TO establish seven eight generations OF
ancestry
The Japanese likely 10 como, later. IN
as large bodies the Chinese; but thus far the relative
number OF them In California u small They are cnlsy
engaged m -k and tea culture The general Impression
rs That they are less tractabe and honest than the Ch
neSe but have original constructive Ingenuity,
still. John Cninamahs ingenuity i sometimes origi-
uutiye as well a. initiative. A lady ~ San tTaBcEcO
Mrs suppee--laely obtained patent for an Improve
meut Ia the sewing machine needle, by which II
car be threaded while running at full speed. The
idea was her own; but Just how 10 apply II she did
Ett,sr lfpl Ia
mechaprs but they all failed help her OF the diff
Guilty Finally she asked her Chinese servant. HIS eyes
tvined with apprehension and IN an instant he made
the suggestion shc waiting for, and thus enabled her
10 perfect the inventiOn single instance like this Is
ahuudauty suggestive. Assuming that these oriental
hmm grants will continue 10 pour In, they should
undoubtedly be encouraged 10 bring their families
with them; ana should undoubtedly seo
10 II that their children educated III our
schools and In language. And wherever
they are or are likely be- the Chinese and Japanese
language should DO taught In our higher public schools
as German aud French are taught where German ana
French immigrants abound. This would he OF iIe great
est political. social, and commercial value. IL would
reaching tne Oriental by tongue and pen IL
would dfuse through China and Japan tho minute
knowledge Of and sympathy with America winch now
exists in Germany aud would give us an intuonce III
Eastern Asia commanding than that VI al Inc otheF
great Powers combined.
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