Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-20
rsgM .aR.ANG FEMALE.


Ihgnast New year Winds ns, la u
Hat <GMtcas 10 : Ihe JosS->sssa.
The last day OF Chinese Neg Year hell
days wss yesterday. For two fnli weeks
the noise OF tbs tom.toms, hreerscAeFs
and bombs has made both night and dag
llideous. Yesterday was a grand climax
fur noise, tinsel and show. After exp!od-
ius n ton o. so Of bombs and cracheys in
front Of their quarters on Monroe street,
keeping up an almost continuous din from
early morning until afternoon, they formed
in procession and repaired to the open
ground in the rear of the old Matamoras
furnace. On the ground there was erected
a Judges stand, which WAS furnished with
ali sorts of paraphernalia, and occupied BY
two umpires. About 20 Cinnamon strip
ped thamselva down to the breecl.es end
shirt, and with cues twisted up T. la
Grecque, stood about ready for the ontest
that was to take place. There must have
been 1000 spectators, consisting OF men,
w1msI end childen of the white race, all
OF Chinatown, and all tine Indiana il, towG.
Bombs Of fantastic ahape and gaudy cclofs
were brought out II by one and set on
in front OF the judges stand. For almost
q minute . yellow smoke fumed up
from each bomb, followed BY a
blGok powder smoke, which preceded
tho explosion almost instantly. With
the bursting OF the bomb, 3 ring,
covered over with red cloth, vas
men referred to stood around and watched
for the niiesilo IS it descended. Caleulat-
ing where !t would fall, they rush5d TO-
ge.hcr in a crowd to get possession Of 1t.
Then came such grabbing and pulling
and hauling as is seen only otherwise in a
hot struggla over a football. Heela ever
head would so G Chinamap or two into the
mud, but nothing daunted, and chattering
like magpies, they would UP and at it
again, until one Of the competitors ex-
ceiling the rest in grip would get hold Of
the prize and fly with it out of the crowd.
The successful devotee Of Joss would rise
from tia, ground covered with mud, his
pietail flying behind in the air, until
beine recognized as chief he would stop
some distance of aud be allowed to retain
undisputea possession Of the trophy.
About fifteen boEbl, eseh caalsiaius &
ring. vera thus shot of, aud evdry time
there was a grand. g~ood'humorsd tough,
and-tumble russell To gat mold OF ~ ana
carry it off. The scene was very lively,
anu b6NeEal tlulcb pSoohho o
the white men in whose neighborhood
the ring fell would take . hand
in the melee. Whenever they
picked it up, however, they threw
it back among the Cinnamon. While the
contest proceeded slmost continuously
for the bombs were exploded In rapid sue
c~ession, the most deafening noise was kept
| up by a choir of din manufacturer In an
omnibus on the ground, aided by the
crackle of bushels Of fre'crackers. put on
at q time. The rings were brought up to
the Judges stand, and were there orna'
| msnted with burning tapers, while the
ring snatohers made many genuteotiops
TO the Chinese de"y. IN about q half
hour the struggie wsa over, and the pro-
~cession took up Its noisy return msroh 70
the josshouse. where the man hat got the
marked ring was Drowned or otherwise
outwardly honored, and given the charge
of the paraphernalia of joss for the ensu,
ing year, and some good round sun OF
coin in addition. Until the rings mad oeen
uncovered and inspected by the umplres,
who recorded the names OF the successful
strugglers, there was great anxiety TO
know who had captured the ring OF honor
After that there was more celestial din'
which, thank God will not recur Tor an
other year.