The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-25
BEAUTY IN ABOx.
Chinese Love That Did Not Run
SmOOth--Shipping an Oriental
Belle as Baggage.

SmOOth--Shipping an Oriental
Belle as Baggage.
From the Virginia City (Ner) Chronicle,
| June S.)
When the lightning express train from
this city reached Reno last evening the
baggage was at once transferred from the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Com
pany's care to that Of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, which stood on the
track in front Of Chamberlain Hotel. A
wooden box, 16 inches high, 80 long and
% wide, which had been checked to Re-
no, remained on the Virginia and True
kee car until the baggage had been load
ed on the Central Pacific train when the
railroad hands returned, and no one ap-
pearing to claim the box,it was carelessly.
thrown on truck and taken to the bag
gage room ofthe Virginia and Truckee
Railroad Company. There 1t was trans
ferred to the care Of A. J Hartley,Statio
B,ggage-M Master of the Central Pacific
Railroad at Reno, who Stood 1t up on end
and rolled it out to the Central Pacific
baggage-room, about one hundred feet
away. There the box (which had been
banged about in the way for which bag
gage smashers are noted the world over J
was thrown on the scales and its weight
ascertained to be 1872 pounds. The box
having been stood on end on the scales it
was rolled off carelessly into corner,
and the baggage master turned to leave
the room. AS be did so he heard faint
moan proceeding from the box. Think
ing he must be mistaken he listened for a
moment and heard another moan. This
led him to examine the box more closely
Than before. He saw two round holes
about threefourths of an inch IN diameter
on one side and two similar holes at each
end, while on another side, which there
we're no holes, chips Of wood about a
fourth of an inch thick had been inserted, |
evidently to keep the cover from closing
tight. Upon ascertaining these facts Mr..
Hartley no longer doubted that the box
contained human being. Hartley at
once opened the box, when be as oertarned
that the contents consisted of a very pref
ty young Chinese woman in an insensible
condition, in consequence OF her having
been stood on her head while the box was
being banged about the depot. She had
a blanket with her, which vas spread on
the floor, and she was laid upon it, when
the cool air soon revived her, but she re-
fused to answer any question, The door
OF the baggage room having been left open
to admit fresh air, Chinaman walked in.
AS soon as the woman set eyes on him
her face became wreathed in smiles and
she stepped forward as il to throw her.
selfin bis arms. The Chinaman, howev.
er, took a step backward and uttered a
Chinese word which was interpreted by
those present as warning. 1t was evil
dent that the two understood each other.
and attempts were made to engage
them in conversation, but they met with
no success. Ah Jack, the Chinese inter
prefer, was sent for, when the man and
woman told their story without restraint.
The woman said she was not yet eighteen
years old and was brought from China
about year ago. A few months ago
she came to this city and became enamor-
ed OF Ah Kim, the young Celestial with
her who tried to purchase her freedom
from an agent of the Sam Sing Company in
this City. The agent demanded $500
cash for the girl, however, and her lover
being unable to pay that sum, che agreed
that she should be boxed up and shipped
in the manner detailed above unknown to
the Sam Sing Compauy's agent. Her
destination was Auburn, Cal. where one
of her uncles owns small store, and the
Chinaman wanted the box checked to
that place, bu. the Truckee employees in
fthis city refused to check beyond the
end CT their line, and when the train
reached Reno the lover was not sufficient
| ly up in the customs of the road to have
the box rechecked. This explanation,
which was made nv Ali Jack on behalf of
All Kim and All Youm, the young wo
man, was deemed satisfactory, and the
west bound overland train having arrived
they proceeded on their way to Auburn in
the smoking-car. A. Meekins, the bag
gage master at the depot in this city says
that the box was brought to the depot last
evening by two Cinnamon just as the
train was about to go. He put check
No. 80 uponit and handed it up to the
train baggage-man, the Cinnamon watch
ing every move and requesting the bag
gage-man to put it "Dis way, sable p,
The box came from the Sam Sing wash
house on South C street, near the Divide.