The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-16

Ossst~b e-Punissi.g Suicides.
a ma mar of usrieau d cicrs Who
havs for three years been rrsc'iciug
their profas,ioa in the hospltsi OF
shanghai, Chias, returned rtoeu'ly to
ellis csuusry, br'sging with them
many curious IN, m sntnes o. .htir sta
In the cels4t,.l smeire, and macy
strang4 sid sluusiug stories OF IN.
cus'ons oi is people.
sOf course So taSe The Nv Yors
psper-," sal D. Pars. w, we To
0othas 20 keep abreast OF no ti0es
There arc mai,s ssspspsrs la China,
but the, ara stale, alwiys. TaeiF cir
culsti ~ IN sai,li, because III p8oplr,as
q rule, d,hs'. hike u raad. The
news Of the day il circulated A. ths Tea
drinking hos IN all tpa cities, where
the PEG Do ,uSr~gsts ia tac evening
A few vho hsve rssa the daiiF papDs
do tbs t. K TX, Ehs sSherA gasnerirg
around 10 beaf Ihe news, sBd all com
moutipg up0u shassvsr isuf interest.
"rhs emprs 49, s,ot,n hs continus 10
answsr g. an va nry. ION ~, Us oi
pretty ooi s4 about q M 2.
should judge TnaFa asvs never been
any cl3mls Oh Der 'o3f. Bu. tte iadles
Of she impsria' court, Thar iit,ie, de-
formed, eb psle.s Ises are cntio,ips.
Some oi the-e oie.ant laiies came ~
the hospital oba day aud l had the
pleasure 81 showing hsEI thu ush the
institution. rnsy wers acc1tn panied
by numerors stteudants, wbuss chief
duty seened to 10 70 support their mis-
tresses, Tor actually the laiier we're
not able 20 s'ai,d atone, muca less 10
walk. Tae,r feet, I think, dis not ex
coed fonr inches IL length.
"Oue night Ae Spo Chpw l was awsk
en0d by = loud RIGGING Of gOrga. So
unusual was tho SQUAD thas got UP,
dressed Ard vent out IN tho sEress OK
p6Cttug ID ses ne Whole City on fire.
But IL 10 only "a policeman petrGlliag
his beat. The onera',ons OF tue pIliet
are all open " d ABOVE board. They
would ather f'i,hSon thief than ar
rest him. rRey patrol The streets u,
night armed with lanterns and gongs,
beating the latter, aud sny offender
Within hst'ingof tho uHeArthly noise
ha. simple tiiae Tor disappearing.
"Ia AmHsics ths Ghinesa have q rep
utaupn ior ihitytry; l dou't Know
why, 10 10Y expStieuos win sh m
have discovered shal they foil " sne
old rule OF tho hDsse Stof-nsvag &C.
steal u hors 9 unless he il the fastest
Morse inIhe asigh barnoud. mean tC
say Shat lhey aever eteai when thef G Il
the siigpissG pis.ipliity of baing dc.
toctcd. Wnsn tney do steal, however
they ss5at system iticatly and IN
gangs. These gangs are all rsspousi.
Die, and are ooligen 10 report TO the
constituted head II tns profession
called the siug Eais ia with the OF
Acials Of tbs uIT rene ol,ies, and any
IA All Ia In Ia "a
s0ssed ofsnfiiolans means, nee3 never
lose any thias "a Cniua, for 81 no has
70 90 to secure ths seturu of STOLEN
property Ia W make the &c on ials .
reasonable off5r forit.
w"Fhs Ch'urse cisy, as a rule, has nj
nro deparSnont, ana 10 IL tho duty uI
the constable 20 prevanb fires bre6k-
Ing GU, faiiure 10 do 40 beng cDnaid.
cred nsgioat, add su jscting him 70 q
pub le Il sgiDB. While "a destructive
hre Was raAing ia 500 Coow, In The
co-rse OF ny visit there, tho populsce,
instead at xmahiGg an attempt 10
quench tue II u8ss, devoted their or
tire atsentte 10 tne whipping OF the
poor cons5abls VINO wss 40 unfortuB-
ate as " TO csnsht looking GA the
scene. hsv5 learned siuoe mat tn.
constable liz p6ruiiftsd O hire Bubsti-
tute 70 taxa MA hlggings. He PAYS
tho man smsli muutnly salaiy to iii
this place, ou. II the fellow happens
not 10 be present IN case of An emer
Geney ena cJn stabls himself Ia made to
euHcr. u course pheuever hs tases "A
tnrashtnH fa deduots 80 much from
tho pay os the substitute.
"lu the m tt,er uf suicides there Nv n
curious ana'nay in CHINA 10 the old
cunsom Ia England OF burying the
Dody Of ono ~hO has taken his own
lilo, 81 O cross roads, with "a stake
through nis body In China the BODY
OF one who Is 81 lrreverent IS To cOm-
init eltc.de within tho Drecintts ( that
PORTION OF Pekiu IN wh Gu the imperial
court ~ s'tustsd IA sOlemuls brought
10 snnie pun''c pi8ce--a hridgs, for In
stancs--and 1,gged. Wn4t6sr the e.
aect pr ducru by such II 1gging l..
Wholesome or 6 have 10 means -
luig'ny, out tho iUoishness OF tina Gus
tom retntDds ma of tho stOrp about Jus
man who, btvins kiied the Dog hat
Dill hfnn, c0utiuued 81 beat aod Kick iC
until "a friend demonstrated, telling
MIN that the brute WAS dead. Il know
mes dssG,' ne ssiu, between hia teeth,
.bnt III leach him, gol datn him, thsi
thers's tumo hell ana buaiabnant al
ter deAtb.'
In a police court IN Shanghai u
foresgu usul generally occupies the
bench with tho local aisgistrste, ana
tne two hear tho oases together.
Sometimes they get at loggerheacs
and c.so 10 NOT decided ior several
days b.csuse Of their Disagreement. /
nave Known the white judge 10 remain
away IRON cUurt for ~ week at u time
because tho Uninamsn, having been
bought up by one OF tho litigants,
wished to decIde in his favor, aud To =
While man wouiah't agree 10 DO 10.
Alter a while One or tho other-the
Ohinaman Renersliy--y ivids, aud the
court proceeds, 60 The satisfaction, or
dissatisfaction, AZ the case NAV bs. o.,
al concerned" -l Now York Tribune.