Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-09
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Departures.


The Celestial residents Of this sec
ton were enjoying themselves hugely
last evening celebrating the advent Of
their new year. They commenced the
evening before, but did not get In full
blast-so to speak-till last evening.
Here In Gold Hill the plg-eyed, long
tailed element Is not very numerous,
but In a subdued hre-cracker and pri-
vate festive way they demonstrated to
an appropriate extent. Thes China
town suburb Of Virginia City showed
more extensive observances In that
line, and several ladies and gents Of
the city visited thither, notwithstand-
ing the sloppy state Of the streets, to
see how the sun and moon folks cele-
brated. Several private houses mud
stores extended Inequalities and treat
ed to candles, nutcakes, sweetmeats,
etc.. and a general air Of festlvity and
smell of combusted tlre-crackers per-
wade the locality. In the larger cities
OF the Pacific Coast the celebration OF
their new year IL entered Into much
more elaborately-in San Francisco
for Instance. From the Cal OF
Wednesday We extract the following:
In San Franclsco the Chinese all eel
citrate their Nsw-Year's Day, and
keep up the celebration from n to
four days, but Of late years they have
discontinued many OF their ceremon-
les which mark the festival In China.
They expect that on the last day OF the
old year debts will be paid ; but they
do not act here as they do In China.
They refuse further credit to those who
owe them, and II the money Is not
forthcoming within q reasonable time,
they commence suits In Justices
Courts, and, like all other persons, re-
cover Judgment If their claims are
lust. For several days before the
dawn OF the new year, the Chinese OF
all classes in this city are busily en-
gagged In settling up accounts ana
cleaning their stores and houses pre-
paratory to receiving friends and visi-
tors.
The frst-class merchants on Sacra-
mento, Dupont and Commercial streets
keep open house for their Chinese n
American friends, who are all welcome
and are treated with agreat deal OF
hospitality. The wives Of these mer-
chants, who remain within doors DUR
ing the entire year, 60 out on the fore
noon of the first day Of the celebration
20 visit their neighbors, and then re-
turn to be locked up for another year.
The middle and lower classes during
the forenoon visit the temples, and
worship the different gods there. These
places WILL be open to such white per-
sons as may be impelled by curiosity
20 90 and visit thom. In the afternoon
and during the night the Chinese Visit
the theatres and gambling houses:
Since the foundation OF the chinese
Empire by Fu-hi, two thousand SIX
hundred and fifty years before the
Christian era, the Chinese people have
always looked upon the advent Of their
New Year-whlch, according to our
mode Of reckoning, falls on some day
between the first and twenty-ffth OF
February-as a day Of great rejoicing,
and they celebrate 1t accordingly. Inc
Chinese count not by centuries, but oy
cycles Of sixty years, each OF them
having a separate name, and this New
Year will end the eighth year OF the
seventy-seventh cycle. The year ID
lunar, but its commencement Is regu-
lated by the sun, and the New Year
falls on the first new noon after the
sun enters aquarius. The last day OF
the wear Is the one on which all China
men are expected to pay their debts,
and If a Chinaman does not pay he Is
discarded by his countrymen ana IN
suited on every occasion. Among the
middle and poorer classel the unfor-
tunates who are unable to pay are OIL
ten set upon by their creditors, beaten
and kicked about, and their furniture
broken. They can obtain no redress,
for the authorities will not listen to
complaints from those who Will not
pay up.