Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-29

justice TO himself aui family After the State
capita. snail have been ed from Madison 10
Milwaukee, and after the National capital shall
have heen Transferred from Washington to the
Valley Of the Mississippi, shall be standing
cauiiiate for all the Offices on the calendar, from
constable Of the FIRST Ward in Ii Crosse down
to Governor OF United States Senator; but. in the
meantime, 'snoo dy don't boidsr me
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CHINESE PUNsHNESr- AND BURrAIs Cor
respondeat Of the O5scrrsr, writing from ShAng-
h4e, gives the following inter sting account Of
the m9ie Of pln.=hing criminals in thai city.
In walking through the city / came iu differ
ent parts upon the police -ti'ions where Grim
inas OF different grades were undergoing differ
ent degre. Of punishment; some were simply
confined in large cages, the sport I the passers
by. Othsrs wore immense collars, male of two
wide blarls brought together az their elees,
with a hole large enough Cor the necE. Ile col
lar is 20 wide that the prisoner cannot reach his
head With his hands and is dependent upon bis
friends. or upon charity, not only for his food,
but r getting IL o. his mouth. Others had
their heals iu,t.ng out Of the tops Of cages,
which were 81, high that they could rot s.t down,
and low tns- they could ao, stand up, ami
they we're condemned 10 pass days and nights in
this uncomfortable aui even torturing position.
Not long brf1-e reached sha1ghae. some crimi-
mails who hat been guilty or q capital offence,
we're condemned t1 death aud PLACID 'n these
cage. where they dei from starvation before
the eyes of the people, lao one being allowed 10
furnish them With food Torture, a. { .ubse-
5lyarly learned farther Ay witnessing g. enters
lr1-'y into tle idea; # punishment sI- ~ the
Chinese. ta i- f--e r,-lrtei % for ia, purpose
aft- ring Confession from the accused Ont
side Uf rle walls of >haughae ] noticed enclos-
ures ot tEJ 0r three 4-res each, suTrouu lel with
close walls % brics or stone, tSr.tt .r fifteen
f,--' in height. and learned that they wore called
.Hlyag.. aui were re-sphc.,- '1- tl .raI of
other cities The Cuiurs- ARE g.. c.,a1'-a people;
they have numerous -.c et'-- secret, c.a prisiuE z
the mass Of the population snl those coming
from the same city stand by each ether in al.
circumstances. When they -5 abroad they keep
up the same spir.t otattschlent, and if one dies
away from hoale. his remains are deposited in
the .N1gtly namei from his native towu, 20 be
removed at the proper tine.
The Chinese all expect 20 50 home AT some
time, and 10 be taken home after death # they
do not 70 before. Tue freight of the i,.i hi
nese from California; 20 their native p-arIlse, Is
quite an item ;n the carrying trad t.tKasu the
tw0 -h1r.- livery steamer hiss more or less Of
them on uo4-I although it i, not generally
known 90 tbc passenger On our y0y age out
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