, 1881-07-05
CHALK1NG CHINAMEN.

The lnudtpg of Thousand Cliinainen on
the pacfllc Mail wharf crentcs a scene Of
most ntnusi,,E confusion and disorder, mid
presents many curious studies In ltfe,-
studies brilliant only In physical color;
dreary anh blink enough otherwise. Tile
City Of Toxic arrived yesteFday with 1,040
Chinese stecrago passel,gers, md having
passed quarantine was ut once pfaced nl0ng-
shte the wharf and commenced landing pns-
seligers. Tl,e Chinanlen are discharged
frohl d freight portfolio down q gang-plnn6
md into I'LL iMiprovise4 pun, where their
pers0lis and baggago ar0 searched by
tile Cusf0ln-lf0nse officers. The pen beEltls
at the gal1g.plank and Includes space OIL
the wharf nbout 100 feet long al,d twenty-five
foct witle, running parallel witt, the 1e,lgtl,
Of the Wharf. On onu sldp of the pen is the
bay; the other three sides are fenced iii by MI
iron fence, outside of w'lict, alld at distance
froln 1t Ut SIX feet Il rope Is stretched. THIS
rope prevents outside Chinanen from COM
Ing toU near tile pen and receiving contra
band goods from tho passengers, III the end
of tile pen ftirtllost from the Eangplank Is q
gate, guarded by two officers, between whu,l,
the Clina.,,on pass after their packs and bug
gnEe are l,ruperly c!lal ked BY the eXn'nIming
officers. Two hundred and fifty Chinanicii
are taken from tl,e ship Into the. pen ut
Tine Mhs ~ T. rssy tsy hesI t. Growa
ns sagpank Tiiey ; % croWd fro, n Il to i ,si.ls liz
10 ID their eagerness to la,'4 that the
portllolo u freqnently blocked and in,
pulling md hauling oilo OF the wudked-in
nss n extrtrateu mil tho gorEe being broken,
those behind fnfrly pop out like champagne
cork, from tile iinpcllllg, force behlntl. Eacl,
one lus Ills buggage laslied to either end Ut q
b!hlboo pvlB and slMMg across his shoulders,
which nlMkcs tue work OF breaking 4 "deutl-
lock" al the h'lr!ler. Halfway down, tho
gaNgp!nnk eAcll ChtnatnAn Is stopped by Il
spsisa' ptiskst fs Il tyrfs SlicsF to whom some Kind Ut
At the foot OF the Eangplank coat1css and
pnrspirnK Clston.l lOtlse officer ENssps the
stumbling, oyorburdenctl Chllamal, by hts
push towards the further end Of the pel.
Sometimes tic ChIl,aman isstronE enough, or
we'll enough balanced OIL Ills feet to rutnfli
4ls equilibrium under the circumstances but
generally l!e is not, md spraWls out IN tile
wharf mid Is buried ultder his bngs and buzz
gags. This nlways gnins the officer round
OF applause fruin tlle crowd around tile olit-
Alde Ut te pen. As they leayu the E1lllg-
to tie luwor end Of the pun, packing them rs
cDsu tDgetller us their baggage will perllIt
them. to staild. Each Cllinauian carries Ills
bedtng, axtru clothes, shoes, hats, etc. Ills
INK utensils, driea Vegetables Of various
kinds, drugs, medicines, smoking 0uttlt, md
strn1igp a'd varled assortmel.t Of nrticles
ot nll Kinds ai!d shapes. packed IN BASKETS.
tInx, aud !l every Imaginable character Ut
bagRnge. as tho hagguge Is tumbled and
dumped OIL tho wharf, the Ch1nalnen nro d.
reeted to open Il, aud, ns in Its n.ost compact
'a sssi spsas 49, s srSqtns S!taSTsfsa pSseess s
oysrsia. ~ !1d|si, lost, nnf 1ftt,sS' at!osi;'
9|a aon ,;9,n Ef;oMlnEIy NJ y,rtv lH9sxt5eany lnxed
crowded Into thu end Vt tl,a pun ll..,resr tito
gute, tho corps OF twenty Cust0nl-lIoi,so lii
spoctors begin tho process Of "golNg
through the outspreal baggage. Whit
tlcers walk ever the bngxage, open bags aild
trunks, .lyu their nrl,,s .into tlle Interior Vi
packaEcs, untl seatter their contents IN be-
wllderinE lrifts. Wh!La' .tll!s Is gotnR o.,
the pan. Every. Chlnamall 9ustlclilntes mid
talks; every o1llcGr. explores. swc.,ts,, md
c0lnlncltK., Hustled oll the wharf Into this
scehg Of wild cantl!slon: tho Ghinal,nn. with
u terktHl to tho edge Of the mass OF sllllrn..
| INK felDW-c0nntryhlelI, unlashus hls bug
Elge, opeils II, sees It acattured, collects whit
lIa Gun Of 1t, stantls upright to bo searched
cI!alkcd o,, his Buck ailil told to .'gIt." -
fllf. search nf tllglr persons and baggage ts
v0ry thqrollgll,, VET fow articles ara c9nt's-
Satsa' IwD Gtlleers move aon1tt with large
artlcles,-snnlo Ut t!ielll--are thrust. An Oc-
castollll lleeB Ut silk; Il bundle Of fans; u
few packages Of t0baccu, ur Il fcw silk IlalMl.
kersiitnls enl,stltnt1 tl!a Eeiloral run of dis
opium II unusually strict, oven tho s|,0es on
t!Io Cl!na1ne,'s teot bolnK examined. a
Chfo1ttcto, reporter ycstoully n9llcMt IN III,
spector take OFT ol,e ClIInalslam's s!loe, Look
tyflbr WliHiL X0lnCtlinv nlnt1t Ii ntf1.cttul hi4