The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-14
SAN FRANCISCO RUFFIANISM.
How the S'White Scumo of the City Outrage
md Abuse Chinese Immigrants.

The British ship Niagara, says the San Fran
cisco Bulletin of the LIST instant, which arrived
here on the 22d ultimo from Hong Kong, bring
ing merchandise and several hundred Chinese
passengers, was released from the quarantine,
caused by the prevalence of smallpox on board,
on Monday. In the afternoon small portion of
the Celestials came ashore in lighters, but the
great majority waited until yesterday. A large
crowd of persons collected at Velejo street
wharf when the debarkation commenced, and
although the language and gestures which
greeted the delegation from the Orient were
decidedly uncomplimentary, there were no acts
of violence-perhaps on account of the presence
of several policemen. Wagons were piled with
luggage, mats, bamboo poles, beds, etc.
Cinnamon seating themselves upon the load
and keeping the effects in place by their weight,
and away started the teams, each followed by a
dozen or more Cinnamon on foot. Generally
two of the teams would start together, one
plotting the way, while the uncouth Celestials
ran in single file along the middle of the street
as fast as their cumbersome clothing and clumsy
shoes would permit. The members of the Har-
Dor Police on duty were stationed on several
corners where the procession must necessarily
have passed. and used their best endeavors to
prevent the gdn,inS from committing any out
RACES. AS a crowd of the Cinnamon passed the
corner of Broadway and Front streets a number
of young ruffans, aged between ten and sixteen,
greeted them with volley of stones and the
foulest Billingsgate slang. One scamp,
prompted by the approving smiles of loafers
near at hand, seized heavy bundle of
bamboo sticks from wagon and
ran off. Unfortunately for him Officer Langau
witnessed the act and after an exciting chase
caught the culprit and conveyed him to the
station house. AT the corner of Sansone and
Pacific streets there were no policemen to inter-
fere, and as each wagon came up Pacific street
the crowd, numbering sixty or seventy boys and
about one hundred men, gathered stones from
the street. filth from the cutters, and bits of
wood from the sidewalks and back yards, and
maltreated the Celestials in the most shameful
and cowardly manner The boys commenced
operations first throwing mud in the eyes of
the smallest Chinese men and youth, and get
ting them almost wild with pain and indigua-
tion. AS each victim starts to retaliate he is
tripped or knocked down, and kicked and
places for their boots. The unfortunate fellow
finally escapes with bloody face, teeth kicked
out, and his clothing badly soiled.
The Cinnamon on the wagons were treated to
showers of rocks, and as the missiles flew
through the air the crowd jeered and halloed
with exultation. at least a dozen Cinnamon
were injured about the head, to say nothing of
the fright sustained. While this was going on
Cinnamon were not allowed to pass along the
sidewalk without kick or blows and any re-
monstrance on the part of the few decent citi-
zens present called forth the abuse from the
crowd. The most sickenIDg case that occurred
fairly shocked some of the ruffians themselves.
A little Chinese boy, apparently about ten years
old came toddling up the street, fairly exhausted
with his efforts to catch wagon ahead of him.
A brawny scoundrel tripped him; he fell to the
ground and in few moments he was covered
with mud from head to foot, bruised and bleed
ing and uttering the most piteous wall. The
outrages were all perpetrated within the space
of half an hour, and by that time the police had
left their stations below and arrived on the
ground. The cowardly barbarians sneaked
away, and no arrests were made.