Show Chinese Burial The funeral services over the body of f Chom Du the defunct Chinaman roughtfrom Alta on Friday took place on Saturday afternoon from Commercial street A big feast was indulged in before the body was re noved and some white parsons were invited It seems that the deceased was l member of the Chinese FreeMasons Free-Masons and though poor was in very good standing and popular but on evidence of their uncivilized condition dition is shown fn the fact that Oninamen nEver see a countryman burled in poverty In tbo coffin were placed with the body portions ef thinza partaken of in the feast had over the body writing material something tj drinkand other articles of common use in life eo that the deceased could amuse himself A proceSSion pro-ceSSion was then formed beaded by three Chinamen then came the band wagon with a brass band then eleven Chinamen marching then four bolding bold-ing the hearse and steadying it then thirty marching and finally six carriages car-riages fillUd with Celestials The procession was large curious and imposing im-posing There were a number of banners in the the proceaaion with touching mottoes also one heathen on the hearse strewing along the road paper with holes punched in it to show the good spirit the way to go the supposition being that evil spirits are continually endeavoring to lead the good spirits from the right track and these papers will indicate the road for the good spirit At the house in Commercial street papera and other things were burned and at the crave food was scattered all around and tie tanners paper etc used gathered in a pile and burned After which the heathens showed that they had learned one lesson in civilized customs they hurried hur-ried back as fast at they could and refumed waehee the washee delightful occupation of O |