The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-09

NEW O1tl
Ine question y frequently asked why ytt don't Sor
M for what they consider TO be their rights and:
backed BY their wealth, they are sure TO succeed
S mhas cAI SO long Is their rents are padf II
hundreds OF wretched beings die like rotten cattle
w Ss psoss s ns %s
humanity By these PROCESSING Christians is snor;
never be quietness, order and peace in the ward.
1t may be stated that Harper a Brothers own one
t1ority Of the ocer is rented to thieves and pros
titutes Of the lowest class lal 29t1A Fof
TIE CHINESE BOARDING HOUSE. .rou
inspection the oicer said, "Let US go to the China
mans boarding house, and you will see something
home Of the Celestials. and il an old and tumble
down structure, the timbers iratl and trembling
and the windows and doors broken and decayed.
"L0Ok out for your head and feet, said the officer
O. we entered the narrow doorway, and don't
move until ] strike q light AZ he spoke !
which the damp was pouring In streams.
faint odor OF opium Pervaded the ea,,trs wH TSa
ofiicer after some dificulty succeeded in striking
light; and carefully picking our steps we went
along the corridors, the noor Of which was thick
proach scampered along and went down into
dark cellar at the further end Of the hall When
OF stairs; and the chatterlng OF voices proclaimed
that we were among the Cinnamon: Pushing open
seven or eight Cinnamon and an equal number Of
white women their wives or paramOurs) were
domielled, some Of them sleeping, bnt all lying
pillow OF rude construction under the head OF some
Of the men, being the only evidence Of comfort That
approach and some OF the men, but the greater
number OF the latter were so stupid In the drunken
ness OF opium that they were incapable OF speech
nr
but they betrayed no other sign OF consciousness
huge supply Of opium and t pipe were ere placed 5a IN
they would wake up in the middle OF the night the
room was almost destitute OF furniture or cook
woman good-naturedly handed US some speci-
mems OF the cigars retaiedb on Chatham
for to ss the or eu declined Win
thanks. The women are mostly English, and say
they get on very well with the Chinamen, though
buifding.n said my guide, shat some three years
ago the great murder was committed" "What
murder by the Chnsman one Winters night A
Celestial who had been rendered insane by opium
and drinking came in late in the night and found
her in pieces, and after finishing her ne went Tor
another Chinaman, whom he also killed. He then
and, disappointed IN this, he repaired to another
room in the house and attacked 9 second man.
then took the knife and turned it upon himself in
nictng seven wounds any one (which would have
proved mortal. This is the room lpointng TO
small hole about six feet by eighty In which he
killed his two victims, and this other one is where
he attempted to despatch the third. was on duty
always is OF horrors the sensation the affair caused
was terrible But let US go down, we are long
we descended the stairs, and in doing 80 I would
have stumbled into the cellar had it not been that
the officer caught me. We went down into the
and vermin Of all kinds There was no light and
here also Cinnamon were sleeping. stretched
may be guessed when, even in broad day, a ray OF
light does nor penetrate into the recesses Of the
living tomb ana no breath o. pure ar can reach
stomach. we did not long remain here. and when
we got INTO the street 1.-THE, the cool night breezes
srN4 ae1a THIEVES RETREAT. tFqra T
30 you see that block said my conductor,
pS 70 Cliff sss n seps a
will have one hundred chances to one to make his
escape. Each house communicates with the other
contains 50 many means Of exit, and Is SO filled
with hooks, crannies and hiding places that 1t Is
could station platoon OF men around the block
and they would be completely fOied. ApOliceman
some Years AGO and he never told the tale of his ad
ventures, az he was killed before he came out.
Newspapers will sometimes talk about policemen
place Of this kind he is compelled to
do 80 for the preservation or his life. Iremember
garroted C6inaman and his vile ana robbed them
Of their effects. 1t was about i've O'Clock OF
Winters morning, and took him from one OF the
along, when he suddenly seized me by the hip and
tumbled me down the steps OF deep cellar In
Cherry street. Ny lett wrist was sprained by the
fall aud was otherwise terribly bruised, but
started up and ran a!ter the rufan up the street.
tripped up and he fell ON his knees. had him
then, and was 30 exasperated with the attempt
broke his eg THINK would have cubSed
him TO death II some persons who knew me had
not come up and interlered, l took him 70
to trial, but, having some friends who had iniiu-
ence with the politicians, he escaped the punish
or good blackthorn is worth half q dozen re-
volvers in close fight"
A Low LODGING HOUSE.
Now, II you want to see q basement lodging
house, here is one which Will serve as a specimen
of the whole; we had better go In.o We descended,
s %aS o s s oara Of
Wealth, Mrs Sullivan "And what does the Boord
lady; have ,; s;ss D, husband .n@e AND May!
The ceiling Of this place was 50 low that We haa 70
stoop our heads as we went along and in u there
Children wsre sss
being four and Ave persons: The ar was Killing,
and how Sengs ys under suc cca
.Frhe beds are clane, gintlcmen,m said the land
lady, "and you can get as good lodging here Tor
fifteen cents as you would in some OF the hotels for
'SThrue for you, Mrs. Sullivan" said an Irshman,
who was preparing for his nights sleep. 81 have
slept here for eight years and i wouldn't ask a
cleaner or better place"
THAT'S the way to talk, Maloney,r said Mrs. Sui
Ivan; ~ like to see a man who has got gratitude
In him, You vii, find that we are all right and da-
cent here. would not allow anything else in a
place owned
Bidding Mrs. Sullivan good night, we came out
upon the sidewalk as the bells OF old Trinity
chimed the hour of midnight
THE WATER STREET DANCE HOUSES.
'Let us go down Water street, now,n said the
oficcr; "this is about the right time to the
dance houses in full blast" When we got upon
Water street The sound OF music was heard from
every house, and we entered one OF the largest
OF the dance houses, KEEP. " a lady VINO Is known
as "Gallus Mag Here about dozen half-naked
women, who made no secret Of their
charms, were dancing breakdown with
number OF ward roughs, drunken sailors and
one wild looking soldier Mag on recog-