The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
More rain yesterday.

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Commodore Bul!opg, o. Olympia,
has been down in the Skagit country,
with the surveying party Of Dudley
Henry.
The AIhambra saloon and Gross res
taurant. on the south side Of Mill street,
are to be raised two feet and moved q
short distance east.
Billy Drai.t. the Skagit gold miner
came home on the Josephine last night.
1t wouldn't take many dollars to ex-
press the amount brought by Druitt
out Of tho diggings.
The steamer Favori:e, which has been
carrying the mail On the Dispatch's
lower Sound routes for the past six
weeks, has again returned to thi. city;
the Dispatch having been sufficiently
repaired to again 60 into service The
Favorite brought up one hundred bar
rels Of Orcas Island lime, which was
landed on Crawford & Harrington's
wharf.
Little Patsey Carroll brnks into the
residence Of Mr.. C. c. Baker. on
Front street. yesterday. and abstrscted
therefrom a gun and knife with which
he made off up town. The articles were
soon taken away from him. however,
and returned to their owner; no punish.
ment being administered to Patsey on
account OF his tender age. Later in the
day his mother created q sensation by
being taken home by Chief Thorndike
in O wagon, on account Of her being
drunk on the streets; she squesling
away with all her nigh. while riding
mp to her cabin.
CHINESE FUNERAL Some six days
ago Chen Yen. a Chinese Free Mason.
aged about AZ years, died in one Of the
Chinese quarters on Washington street
Immediately after his demise word WAS
sent to the various cities and towns be-
tween Portland ana Victoria. and quite
q number Of members Of the Order to
which Chen Yen belonged came from
the several places 10 attend the funeral.
which took place Yesterday. Tables
were set up in Il vacant lot in the rear
of the Wisconsin House. on which were
placed hog and sheep. roasted whole.
besides chickens. ducks, doughnuts, and
other Chinese ediblcs. On either side
Of these tables were rows of banners
and Chinese emblems At about eleven
o'clock the Chinese Ministries commenced
their hideous music. consisting of drum
ming on barrel with hide stretched
over the head, beating a pair Of Gym
hall nd notr ..k
sounded like a disarranged bagpipe
Under the influence Of the discordant
sounds emana,iDg from these instru.
ments. added to the sights Oh the lot.
crowd soon assembled; and 1T one
O'Clock, when the coffin containing the
dcfunct John was brought out, there
were several hundred people on the
ground to witness the heathenish cere-
monies. Members Of the Chinese Ma
sonic Order arrayed themselves in white
robes. with red bands about their heads.
while friends Of the deceased merely
tied white sashes about their waists. !
After considerable bowling and scrSping
and jahterine, tho procession formed.
headed by Chinese mounted marshals
and comprising Cinnamon with the va
rious banners and Masonic emblems.
These were followed by the Pacific
COrnct Band, Chinese Band, hearse,
wagons and carriages loaded with Chi
nese. and numerous body Of small
boys. who accompanied tho procession
on foot all the way to the graveyard.
The burial services were very brief.
After the coffin had been deposited in
tho grave, the emblems. banners and
decorations were piled in heap near
by and burned. About this time the
rain commenced to fall pretty lively.
and but few minutes elapsed before
the participants in the ceremonies for
got everything except hunting shelter
from the storm. The Chinese funeral
here briefly described far surpassed
anything il that line ever before wit
messed in Seattle.