The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07
A CELESTIAL CELEBRATION.

THE BEL LEvuLn CHINEE IN HIS NEW YEAp
aLoRY-THREE DAYS OF SACRED AND sEou.
LAR FEAsTrNG.
The Bellevtlls Chiues IL an historic character.
Three or four years ago he came from the Flower,
Lana via San Francisco and settled in Captain
Heryey's laundry, some seventy i've strong ana
supplanted In the business OF ''washlug and iron.
ing done here" as many good, stout Irish girls.
who. for some cause or other. mad struck work. The
Captain thought he had prize. Three years have
cured him considerably. The CelestlaIs have
turned out to be anything out nrst class invest
ment but still the Captain strives to do tue best
he can under his contract He has now In nm
place about 100 subjects OF the s.Son of the SUM-
1t has been customary with these long. TAILED.
wooden-shod, Acknowledged, imported Bellevlniana
to celebrate their New Year q whole week. Al
long as they were paid Dy the year they did 80;
but this year. being paid by the piece, they con
tented themselves with
THREE DAYS CELEBRATION
proving that they. like the ordinary ssbarbariaun
or "Melican man." have a stray eye TO the main
chance. Their celebration this year began on
Thursday and wound up yesterday, with what, in
their country and among their class will be con.
sidered great eclat. Except in the matter OF the
music the proceedings ON Thursday and Friday
were tame compared with those OF yesterday.
Yesterday was the great day. the big day for
China. sort OF conglomerate Fourth Of July, New
Years and ST. Patrick's Day ceremonial on
o most intensely unceestiai Celestial y
plan. II was the cllmactic holiday, wien
John Jon chln aaun, :, attred IN ms :. hesi
mortaIlzed in .Tam O'Snanter'', his feet IN hand.
some immature caudes, with Dutch galiot sterns,
and his nair done up In the best style, la Pektn,
smiled and jabbered and enjoyed himself to md
hearts content There was music all day long,
oiice. There were fireworks IN abundarlcs AZ
MONDAY and at night. rnere was pork and
en-; cncken sacrldclai, and there was feast:
on the '.neIlcan mans pan." 'I During Sa Zoe
day as many as from $50 to 800 ladies' and gen.
temen from New York and Newark ana nearer
points visited the laundry and accepted tue nos.
pltalties OF the Cinnamon. Besides the musac,
kinds OF rIcn irut cake, oranges, apples. nuta'
sweetmeats and lemonade.
MUSIC, FIREWORKS AND SACRIFICE.
The music rendered was entirely Instrumental
It was OF character difficult To associate WITH
that music winch hath charms TO sooth the saw.
age breast" The instruments used were several
pan drums, several ear-crackng cymbals, a mIniar
ture vlolonceilo-the tones VI which tore the ordi
most rlvalled III volume and shrIllness the locomO-
tive whistle The New Years odes, Flowery Land
a Of ory horse eeGs
calliope dreadfully out OF tune. About O'CLOCK
shs sasrclal roo% ceremonies began Sns
Here, against the wall, had been arranged
an altar, on which were placed three large aud
behind the candies, was a picture, representing
three hgures-God In the centre. the GOOD Spirit
u nne Duxom female nGurel on His right, and
the Eyil One IA homely, WHISPERED mani on HIS
LEFT, the one fmplorlng Him to save ana the other
TO destroy, the Good spirib seeming to have the
closest ear. All the Cinnamon being crowded IN
the chapel with Rev. Messrs. Bergfels and streng
In their rear, as spectators. Hung Thoon the
priest, advanced. made mis- obeisance before the
altar with great reverence knelt prayed ana Thea
offered the
SACRIFICE OF PORK AND CHICKENS.
This ended. the Cinnamon advanced py twoa
initiated Hung Thoon and retlreu. Alter this
strings Of fireworks, several yards long, arranged
against the side OF the building on the OUTSIDE,
were bred or with view to frightening on the
Evil One, who was presumed to have been driven
away by the sacrifice. All day long the candles
were Kept burning In the evening there was
more imposing display OF fireworks, aud the
celebration endeo amid great gayety and hlarity,
1T no Drunkenness Rev. MI. Bergfcls, who mas
been laborlng to Cnrstianize the Chinese, and has
q sunday school class or thirty odd scholars, says
they can all read and write. None are yet con-
verted, but Captain Hervey says the scholars are
his best workers. A few days ago Mr.. Bergiels
gave Onarlie Ming, the chief Cninaman, a HERALD,
with the news OF the Chinese Emperor's death in
It. Charlie said MIS- people did not care mucn, as
they regarded the Emperor as a usurper. He ex
pected revolution, hut his people would not saJ
much until they got letters themselves from China