Show tile and Ti vicious clous this morning between one and two a gentleman while gassing passing by the lower part of fifth street treet heard some unusual commotion inside the chinese wash house next to aunt fanny Fan nys 1810 place the place indicated is ft a vile resort of the unfortunate nate devotees of the juice of the poisonous poppy on getting nearer the scene ot of the nocturnal scandal our informant found out that a man had gained forcible entrance in the opium den and was in the act of vehemently remonstrating with a female who from foni the expressions used appeared to be his wife who had bad stooped as low as to repair to tl that at di disgusting s gusting haunt of filth and d vice vic e to in indulge U g in the detestable practice of opium lum smoking and worse such at least east would be inferred from the mans peremptory command to the woman to put her things on after some reluctance the woman co complied m with the behest and at last she was seen being taken home by her justly indignant husband who while departing murmured something about putting a head on somebody in connection with this scandalous incident where a white woman claiming to be a lady in daytime day time dishonored herself so shamelessly under the tile sin hiding mantle of night it may not be amiss to refer to a certain city ordinance approved on sept 1879 and published on page of the new city ordinances the degrading habit of opium smoking in certain vile dens kept by healen heathen and frequented by civilized whites is getting to assume proportions r which should attract some blodys attention |