The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-31
Chinese Massacre.

The steamer Japan which arrived at San Francisco
on the 18th ast from Hong Kong brings particulars
of The massacre which took place Tientsin,on the
2is of June. The missionaries in China have been in
the habit of receiving and nstructng the young chill.
dren of the Chinese at their houses schools The
socaed literat with the native priests and lower or
der of maudarins have for years endeasored stop
the missionary work. and failing other MEANS hit upon
the plan Of raising cry of kidnapping against the
missionaries. This seems to have been effectua as
on the day above named mob attacked the French
Consulate killing and shockngly mutilating ten or
twelve men and women among them the consul
While this butchery going on the convent house of
the Sisters of Charity and the French Cathedral were
being assaulted By the mob priest standing in the
doorway was killed, and ten women quickly shared
the same fate, but in more horrible manner. Most
OF them were beaten, their clothes torn off, and then
thew were seized and placed their heads against the
convent WALL and hacked pieces in the savage
manner-ther eyes dug out, their breasts cut of, and
every cruelty that savage brutes can effect too scken
ing here to narrate perPetrated One OF the Sis
ters named Louise, and well known as faithful and
constant attendant at the hospital in Shanghai
ported to have escaped in Chinese dress, and was
thus concealed by some Chinese female friends until
night. when, attempting 60 back to the convent,
her European shoes discovered her to be white wo-
man. and she was quickly taken and killed Her body
WAC thrown into the river.
The cathedral and convent buildings we're burned,
and it was supposed at least sixty Chinese children
perished in the cellars of the buildings where they had
fed for safety The bodies of the Sisters were thrown
back into the buildings after being kicked and burnt
The Chinese officials proessed ignorance Of the in
tentions of the mob but il is said there is doubt of
the whole plot having been known BY them long be-
fore the outbreak Pacards posted stating that
the Roman Catholic Cathedral would be burnt down,
eight days prior the outbreak aud the Cheoo or head
magistrate had himself posted one OF these documents
Eight Protestant chapes from which the missionaries
had retreated, were looted and sixteen places of wor
ship in all destroyed Several days previous to the
attack the Chinese parents of children at the Catholic
schools sent to remove them, and as many $50 out
of the $50 were thus taken away The French Consul
at Pekin we presume is reported to have sent the fol-
lowing ultimatum to the Chinese Government
First that FIVE hundred of the Tientsin bsrbarians
should be decapitated before properly authorized
French representatives. Secondly, an indemnity of
one hundred million francs be paid down for the rep
resentatives of the deceased and the restoration of
property Thirdly that French force be established
in Tentsin and the Taku forts for certain number of
years at the expense of the Chinese Government
We would meekly suggest the proprety of permit
ting those Chinese heathens to work out their own
spiritual salvation or take the consequences.