The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-05
tack Hog
r,,o pcxu In ssuise OF n Black H"s'
From tho virginia (Nevadsl Territorial Eh'e'-
t'''' " prisc, June 10.

From tho Virginia (NcVaaal ,e1i'''
Tho Chinese residents of the eastern par,
of this CITY last night had another mli S;n,r
tnss,c with the devil-a tuSslc OF cNcetns
treat ychcmcnce. y large drove o, rom
nearly all black. was lately hro' .nr we'll
California by the AlexaEdcrs, im va-
known stockmen, and turned f;rst dov
cant lot near Chinatown. ., this lot the
that tne hoss Me,I line lined with CelestialS,
teocc way cou .s',i,o;,t their pig-eyes upon
!S'IS''''S On, ,,,;,h;n' some rolled rocks
Inc = Ply e. h;rh and tight plank fence, and,
Standing tip.toc. eazea iohsingy upon
tho uluInp one ot Inc nero otners uou-
Mod INTO the form of the figure four. and
, u,cu ono eve upon the grand display
nr nork in the raw state through such
f'vnrinc cracks and knot holes as they could
find: and there was power OF goose
Tux and gesticuation. The many pairs OF
cliltcring eyes, and the broad mouths thaI
irinked "a with brown gravy. boded no
good to the more favored III flesh among ti'
occupants Of that big pg-pen ior 'noush
u Cninaman viii, any DAY OF h,sh'' n'i ,'.;l,
his liberty for ycllow-legged hen, ne VIII
nnbcsjtatinrly sell his soul for a fat hog.
From nh the tumblc-tiown ShantleS III CHI
n,town came the Celestial inhabitants, great
and small: male and female came they, a
The animals went into the ark, all TO gaze
through cracks and knot-hoIcS, ana over
the fence. and under the fence, ana ieaSi
their eyes on that drove OF SIN hundred anu
o Id fat pigs. ,a
A greater collection Of blue shirts, rollii9
and llmb: ella hats. dangling queues anu Blrd
OF Paradise hcaG-drcS>cS, or more ahltii.,
led assembla"c, has seldom been seen. All
the afternoon. and till the sun had dippcu
behind the peak OF Mount Davidson, inns
scene continued and then the great priest
ut the .JoSShouSc, arrayeu IN MS long hltc
robe VAS seen coming from the tcihpic,
hearing in his hand III inccnSe-pan, from
which was spread upon the evening ar the
aroma of burning sandal wood. THIS wise
disciple of ConitlciuS and big dog OF Tue
BUDDHIST lanyard walked Ill odorileru,s
silence about the enclosure, gazing inteilIH
through various cracks ana kiot-Hoics a1
the s1olid porcinc herd. Al iensnth TIC
uttered 4 loud. waiilhS CRY, WHICH ""'
fak.n M and echoed i'll every tone
and accent of terror by men, women, ana
children. He pointed out II particularly
Iaruc, particularly black, and particularly
wise aud notwithstanding hog, dropped
something into his incenSc-pan which ere
aicd q dense smoke and stencil when Inc
very breeze seemed to hasten TO leave be-
hind, when he set upa chant, and Swinging
his incensc-pan back and forth, began craw-
fishing from the place, safely guarding the
rear of the nov thoroughly frightened and
rctrcating mob. That night there was Il
great lIDroar in Chinatown, and above I'LL
could be heard the tinkling cymbaI' and
sounding brass which always announces
that His Satanic Majesty has been llncarlh-
ed. Every night since the most strenuous
eXertions of the whole musical portion OF
the Chinese population appear to have been
required for the intimidation Oh Auiti
Clootie."
Last night the blue robed big gun of the
pa.oda had all the people in front of that
- institution, where, in the yard to the east
ward of the gate, stood, large rs life, the
image of y black hog. This image was stuck
full Of burnin" joSS-Sticks, anu rs they were
slowly consumed n great bowling and
rounding Of gon@S ana kcttle-drulnS was
kept up. At length the high priest, rightly
timing the burning of fuse, entered the
temple, and returning with one of their
biggest wooden gods stuck full of peacock
feathers, mlttcrcd Il short prayer or cXor-
ci>m, when he elevated the idol, and with
II dull explosion and Accountable stencil
the image OF the hog was blown
into Il Thousand fragments. The priest
rushed into the temple with the idol and
slammed the door, and the people seal
tered. amid Il great noise and Zone grand
stink" as Il Frcnchnan would say. The
hogs are now nearly I'LL sold and gone from
the pen, and the explanation OF this whole
lair seems To he this: The cunning priest
saw i'm one drove of hogs Il great tcmpla-
ton set before his people. Unless he en-
crtcd himself they would he sure to 90 to
hog stealth" and get into trouble, and in
order to prevent this he went ont 10 the
hog-yarI in their presence and detected
the devil in one of the beasts. lie kept
them in terrible fright until nearly all the
hogs were gone, when, by Blowing up the
image OF The black hog, he sent the devil
and all their troubles "kiting," taking auto |
himself and his ugly god I'LL the glory Of the |
achievement