New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-28
LOCAL MISCELLAN -
"AH HOW IN NETWORK.
THE CHINESE REsIDENTs-wHAT Ilihi III AM
III" HOW THEY LIVE.

Ttrp CHINESE KESIDENIS-NhAi i'"A
now THEY LIVE.
M, o,-;rol Of the Chinese immigrants al
:. - Nass their instalment in the places Vi
s,.,od vorkmen their behavior, and the rapuiV
,h hich they instruct themselves in all that pertains
q, their occupations the facility with whieh 'e! ~. dre
,he English language Zone man having earheu We Alpha
ne+ In day) have all been carefully CONNER led upon and
AMY reported In the newspapers 10 our own cltyw we
haze had for years Chinese element that has not made
t, remarkably conspicuous the members thereof gen
erv coutenng themselves with the returns from their
various occupations and retiring aff their days abors
10 their homes. with few EXCEPTIONS located IN inc
Fourth sixth. and Fourteenth Wards. Their numbers
have ranged from 20 the latter figure being fair
estimate OF the number ~ present ana bheI ha W.
are in the most sqGahd portions OF B4H,e,, Mudd
ts and truly whatever else may be sad OF tae
Chiuainan. he II not remarkably clean adauOn 10 an
Tscu!ritics and vices have been time and again held
up the view Of oar citizens through me oi te
various spapgTs- stranger In Strange lsid ~
uoIant Il ts LANGUAGE aud poSvrless - Sle s m i
N not 81 nature ne is driven to association
Win W yiiest of the Vile Denied tbc society Of the
iSD,nea of gis eSn the sport game OF an the
urchns ef the neghbOrhoOi IN which Ae resides ms co
H. fen worn omf in the service Of @ sIt toe happy
20 consort With him fS their more existence and the
The condition Of the Chimes IN tne Vicinity had long
been subject ~ t me nv ~ % for
giving them instruction That, IA september, 1882 Mrs
lla f4r
M Industry Determined 10 starts, GLASS for the instruction
of Inc Chinese iu English, ana, aftss much cafVasslng
I'M forming class OF twenty adults In addition, she
went among them their basnes AMI impaired TO them
The class prspcd very well andthe number Of the reg
ular attending pupils aEfHntng 10 - other Instructors
were attained aud they devoted regular hours
e. the school and also instructed them at their homes
At periodical times there we're nes !. the Patos ~
addresses to all these the chinese pupils ahd their
trends In common with the white residents, were well
u
dressed with neatness and tst5 aud act with the great
ct propreiy To the instructors aud strangers visiting
theni a their louses they always polite always
rising and inviting tbem 70 be seated and upon leaving
wer alWays ceany clad The present instructor OF the
class is Mr.. Arthur Fusom formerly a missionary 70
CHINA. and possessing far knowedge OF the lag1ago.
lie has at present IN hs class ten pupils and would nave
there have 100 pupils but the class has averaged
about 20. ,, 49,, ..,
utaeturc ~ CgsT and employed III the various Io-
tore athOug h rs yet not to great extent Inc csl
makers are generally Coolies who. having been exported
10 Cuba under conrat, have acquired the tfade ana
this city, where they most generally obtain "ork
from the manufacturers who do anything or take any
one 10 free Themselves from the trades unions still
,Ir,ter alinner are engaged in the manufacture and
cigars for themselves, and can be seen any DAY
along the Park ChathaHst Bowery, the ferries ana az
aud vicinity A number are employed as house ser
wants; waiter in East Thirty eighth-st receives
- month; another cook, Is paid the same IN Thirty
hr,t st., and still another In Fifty nnth-st as genera
servant gets $40 months the last having worked pror
obtaining the place he now holds ana having some
money feeling like capitalist determined 10 set up an
stand and learn what fortune iOI
him, but failed, lost all his money, and was then
Obliged 10 70 TO service They have very Keen alre-
ton of their interest, and see that they are
moi cheated hy designing radcsnen, and wherever they
AR empl,ycd In cigar-making, they equally as
good workmen, they receive the wages their
Willie fellow workmen. As cigar-makers they very
careful aud painstakiug hut are not as rapid as the
German wOrkmen. Their employers recommend them
highly for dOcity. seadness, aud honesty and nOtwh-
andng the general belief that they live rice, visit
a. their rooms a. time will convince any that
they fond Of meat as the European, beesteak
aud onions being favOTite dish. . -
Tlo.e who have resided In Cuba speak the Spanish
Ia guare very Wcll-much better than they speak the
ashland several now propose returning 10 Cuba ana
,stbsb themselves in business. The gent enan VINO Is
tnstructne them In English has many applications nom
,.r,us p9rts uf the country for Cinnamon and their
WVc the former do cooking, and the latter house
ork and sewing and although the former grasp AZ the
oppounity with eagcnese, their wlVes-laly sut -,
ana disspaed-are not az all inclined to 90, as they
would ~! have the opportunities Tor tner Deasty
LICENCES whisky and opium, ana WouG nave W
work Tor their living, which they do not want 70 40. .
The Chinese question Il exciting the greatest at
tention among the abOring classes the anticipated en-
croa hment upon their occupations has created an alarm
OF no slight degree the trades unions throughout the
country discussing 10 With much Ngor ana ieenng
ana are seeking remedy from the evil that they thlnk
h about to ONcrwhem them. mass meeting OF WORK
ingmen a. consider the question from the labor stand
point be held n TOmpknssquare on Thursday even
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