New-York tribune., 1884-01-28
CHINESE NEw.YEAR CELEBRATIONS


The Chinese of Mott-st. appeared to enjoy their
festival of The New Year. and their nOiRlbOrs of
Irish, Italian, German Jewish and American
traction seemed stl1 to enjoy it more more. The
who pcSter them by performing the high religious
rite OF dischargng frecrackers in the stiffness of
received their friends, especially the storekeepers
at Nos. ii and 3. At No. II there was a primcval
band composed of a gong and wooden drum
beaten with two clappeTs. A thrilling fantasia
upon the gong made the teeth Of nervous men grind
together couvulsiyely.
Occasionally carriage would be driven up filed
with Chinese bellies with small feet shiny silk
trousers brightly painted checks, and hair curiOusly
cut. The pelles OF Mott-st., whose hair was
cOmbed carefully over their fOreheads and who
wore no bonnets, said " hem wOmen look at their
pants!" And they crowded around the carriages
MOngOlian sisters 4 Chinaman clad in yellow
satin trousers lOsse to the knee and gathered from
the knee to The ankle in multiplicity of folds,
with a sp0tlesS white garment worn under the
heavy bTOad-sleeyed tunic. and little bat round.
blue and glossy, made of cloth and stitiened and
peTched with gay air on the corner of the head,
with shoes of white cloth with meandeTing velvet
patterns on the sides and centre, was fol owed by
the girls who made wild rush Tor him and escorted
"aint he got a daisy hat" he's a Chinese dude,
I'll bet, -" dye mind them pants girls, aint they
dandiesw The MOngoians behaved in good
humored manner, smiled aiably, and kept their
comments upon the beauties Ot American civihza-
tiOn TO themselves.
At the Chinese Consulate there were few
visitors, but there are few merchants in New-YOrk
of sufficient rank TO visit 0w Yang Mini on terms
OF friendly equality. He told a TRIBUNE reporter,
through a shiveTing interpreter that the Court of
Pekin received ON NeT-YeaT's Day. Just as the
President and other high American officials do here.
None of the educated classes attached any religious
importance 10 the occasion or considered il any
thing but a of time. Ii was the practice to
to exchange small gifts among friends Among the
uneducated there were some SupeIStltlOuS ObScr-
vanccs. Fishermen, sailors and merchants who
traded with their wares to foreign countries visited
the house where the Sea Goddess was en- slined
labOI1Ug
carried hIn around the citythumpiug him heartily.
THREE MORE DAYS OF THE POULTRY SHOW.
All the prize birds at the Fancers Cub
Show IN Madison square Garden VIII be
labelled to-day. 1t is expected that the clos
ing three days will bc The most interesting
and successful ones of the exhibition. 4 pair
OF Light Brahmas were thrown out of the regular
list by the judges Saturday, because the hen
disqualified. The male took special prize for
having the highest score III ITS class, 93A points.
The birds owned by George Pcrdue, East
Orange n. }. The first prize par scored 93S4 points
made by a Partridge Cochin hen belonging to
Richard Young, Morton, Penn. This bird won the
first prize at the recent show III Meriden, Conn.
There will be a hOming pigeon race from the Garden
10 Newark to-day. The birds Will be started at
noon. The birds which made the journey TO
Keyport, y. j., on Friday will be on exhibition to-
day. On Tuesday they will fly TO KeypOrt again.
The American ColumbaTan Society is a
organization of Brooklyn for the encouragement
of breeding and exhibiting Of fancy pigeons and
j. Link, J. Geitlinger, q. Brenner, and Captain j.
smith, vice presidents; A. IL. Straub, secretary
and j. Coop treasurer An exhibition Is beng
arranged for February 9-13, to be held in Williams
burg entries TO close on February 8. Glasses are
provided for all varieties of poultry pigeons, dogs,
eats aud rabbits. The judges named are the llessrs
Long and Hale of New-YOrk city; Mcssrs Jones,
Link, Claus and O'Bren, of Brooklyn.
DEATH SAID TO BE DUE TO MALPRACTICE.
DIR George p. Schormer, of No. 800 West Forty
secOnd-st., sent letter TO Police Captain Killilea
Yesterday morning, stating that Margaret Sauer
age twenty-One, had died at the home of her sister
Mrs Barbara Hauft at No. 534 West FOrty-thiTd-
ST. il was plain from ma practice. Detectives went
10 the place and found the dead body Of the young
woman and arrested DR.. William Z. MeTres, Of No.
334 West Forty -secOnd-st., who was in the house
sf the time and wLo had been attending the dead
woman for week. poninfomatiOn furnished by
MTs. Uauft, Jacob BackeIt, barkeeper in liquor
Store at No. 800 West Forty -SecOnd-st., and Mrs.
Mary Backert his sister-iD-aw, who lives at No.
BOG West Forty -niuth-st., were also arrested.
THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION.
Paners were read 10y General Molineaux, General
II G. King and Major FaTT at the meeting OF the
National Guard Association at Albany iasI "edhes-
day and Adutant Harding, OF the ia Regiment,
was coniplimented Oh his report on the reduction ~
clerical labor A committee was appointed, win
S'-f.a.I portar of the ODD Regiment CHAIRMAN.