The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
A CHIMES TACK ET,
Fusion Between the WOOhpeckers and th
BHOngO1ians Mere,


BHOngO1inns Here,
| For some days past rumors have been current
In our city that there was movement on foot
| on the part OF our Monaghan population to hold
q convention and put q municipal ticket In the
field It is known that in each Of the 1869 laun-
| dries here there are at least ten Cinnamon,
which would give vote OF $780, no mean fol-
| lowing From Chu II, the reporters washer
man 1t was learned yesterday that there would
| be meeting Of the Central Chang at the sto1e
| of Fou 10y. on Canal street. last evening. The
reporter accordingly visited the place early IN
| the afternoon and seereted hmsely In tea
| chest In the front room on the second floor.
| About o'clock dusky Oriental entered
| the many Chinese lanterns suspended from the
ceiling. and then, after many genunexions. he
apHrqached what appeared to be. through 9
nail hole in the reporters Tea box. o sort of
altar On which he built sacred fire.
7:3o 2. rn4dongs q - sounding d9wn stairs cpd
murmur1ng OF voicrs 1t appears that there are
many Ce1estials gathered Tor the occasion.
| 7:45 2. ma mandarin. clad in blue calico or
room and took his sest on g. raised tea box fol-
lowed by, forty-seven koo-toos or delegates.
| After three rolls from the gongs quiet pre-"
vailed. Attendants pas sed around opium pipes.
un Rs narcc dus hsd
coolIy DISCUSS the gravest subjects '% BUS Businass p
commenced. The chief then, with much dig.
| niy ar9se r9 and IN s,arnegt though low tones
said: Chings elbows isee alice here2'
=. 4 small mandarin on The right responded:
Alice samee; aIlee hereT
The chief then arose and delivered himself:
National mems no likee samee all the time.
Chinaman washee cIosee cheagee, cheapee. and
Wse s ss sandae add @ ond got
q t".Loi lo Lo sandee lat! Too muchee
Mclean man."l
the original tongue, that nominaions be at
once gone into, and, on q vote it stood At leas
and 20 los and was declared carried.
Of disturbance at the door and much confu,
81 n amongst the delegates present. After some
debate. which the reporter could not Interpret
y. W-Eshns, n. d. A-g-tf Fl. g, H-s-ter ard
G, e: Witty. q committee of four from the
j he chairmap an Of the Woodpecker committee
in respectable Chinese; informed the conven,
i9a nt that m af,er M CAREFUL surv. Of the political
feeling, their own weakness, needed the moral
and political support o. that great people from
he Celestial empire. Others might seek In the
cess. but the Woodpeckers had in their first or
ganization as now looked only to the Oriental
f1r reform. :, Applause and exclamations Of
The speech was we'll received. ar d the dele
gates ggts invlted the committee to q seat on the
enee was then held. 10 q tonet Q low to reach
the reporters ears, between the chief mandarin
and the COMMITTEES.
e:o5 m.-The chair announced: It doesee me
muc 90 goodee for 10 Melican WnolYpeckers
comee lere like lay do. Lehorm eomee pow all
le sanee IS 10 day and Chineman get lee bigee
ppckers and Chiuamen gree to. is
For Ice Mayor-Tsi XII Irwinee.
For lee Cessessments-Long Tong Virgin
chow.
For lee L'mprovements-Yut Sing schidau-
sh.
For lee Finance Ferdshi Chung Folgershi
For lee C,mmerc e-Loo Sing Puweree
For lee WHerworka Pol FIJI Watermanee.
For lee Pice-Zp Tang Inbauwow.
For lee COunt-- Robee Bobre Rivpreee.
. T is announcement VAS hailed with delight
by brth Ihe Woodprckers and Gel stals and
paper handkerchlefs were handed around fol-
lowed BY copious libAtinbs cf Tea. 7 he copven-
ton then. adiournsd sine die, or as the motion
was DuE "sinlee dilee."