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Show A CHINESE FUNERAL. The Death of (none Lre (aases Deep Hotirninir anil torn motion la the ItiintM Circle. HOW A CHINAMAN 13 LAID OUT. Soma Very Queer Custom Ohwrred b tho Cvleatiali Upou Xht det& of One of Their Number. QuongSing Lee, on of the moat Doted Chinamen in Salt Lake City, iadead, and the ivk-tinl amies to ion n arrayed to Mckcloih and l e. Quonir u a way-tip way-tip unto in the Flowery kingdom and be brought hia preatige to thta country, for ttie wHshcfwimheo people refarded him a their leader, nuniiior and guide. Cnnwiurntly hia deaiiM will create ft jaiviuiic gap io Mon.-han eociety. Aa (juong ami a ! hi acuaintaoce are fuiihftil io Che divtrinaa tf the eminent emi-nent Confucius, ail the cuatotua of tho land of ton and tattled rn-a nre and are lieinrf indulged in. t'hinarneo aredetout Miwvera in evil spirit, and when one of their ntimUr die it ie the duty ot the aurvivure to frightou them away untd the HrpM of the lata lamented ia hid di't) from sight, for aocordictf to th rwviard edition ft the t'hineee bible, the until take iti flight juet prior to the time when the remain are encloeed in the cotlln or lowerwl in the a-rav. Thim airuouttta for the Iwating of tnro-tn-ne at Klxmt midnight on laat night wbea Quong caahed in; and although people IB tlie vicinity thought that a boiler laotory had eacaixvl and the tiolice were um moiied it wia only Qu.g'a acquaint-ancoa acquaint-ancoa stnnding off the evil one. Tho t'liineae funernl Inula twenty four hour from the moment the laat fup liidieatee that life ha coated, anteea of which are public, the other eubt bairtf davoteil to preparing the dtweaeed for buniil. In tuiitiR' com all form were relig'iualy obaertad. Ai mm aa ba had hulllid oil ibia mortal coil hia ramaine were laid on the tuble aurrounded with Chiuewt lautern and jo. aticka. An unbrnnkable t uatoiii i that the body nitiat ho pure wt)n it enter the Pert-diae Pert-diae Iwyond and the deeeaaed ia alwaye carefully wnahnd. I'ump water dooao'l i anawer for auch a purpoae, but the aqua pure must be obtained frorn a running slrenm. The water mut be "bought" of Klah nu, the river gmi. The frlemla take their venvela to the rivnr and after throwing a few coin Into the stream aar a prayer or two and then tlip up the reuimie quantity. quan-tity. Htinrlae I oonanlered th beat time and tbat in why two celeatiale might have been eti enrr itig water up Sexn4 tiouth ttreet tin momma". It alan account ac-count fur th prtMteDce ot about u bite In niotiay that Dow lie in the txHlom of th Jordan. A Chinamnn always annlr his burial robe with h'm.. And no matter how da-porute da-porute th strait to which Ii i reduced h will will hi wearing- apparel sod g almtifft naked rather than part with it. The material in the Krmiit depends upon the tiaanouil standing ot lh owner. Tit poorer el generally havs very choap one. Iu (Juwn j rns the shroud is silk. Not blin k . Ik, oh no, blank is not the rotor uf a Chinaman shroud, lied, brtuht rod, witil white trirr.aiiog. The mourner -that Is, the realalit of th" deenaaud, wear whit robe. (fining was attired in hi rich silken rolw after having Uwn carsfully bathed and u thea laid out on a table draped withtJbiiieee cloth and ornsmeated with many ) inlx4. It wn In this condition that Tut Timmi rupurter found hi in this afternoon, burntuuilnig hi remains were several of hi inoiit iuttuiat friend who whiapNred softly among themselves while the sentinel gently beat hi tun-tmii tun-tmii In keep wy the Imp ofdtrko who might per chance be lurking1 la ins fu tility, (luce in a while hs would bit the gong s trouicrj'loiu thump after which he wnulu remain quite for a lime, the extra hard blow iKiitig uppod to have Beared every sinnl y fur time. Flour were scattered around Io rich profusion and aom of th bout must Lave cost considerable money. No one can be debarred the privilege of looking at t. e remain for a given time, and comeuently until nearly sud-night sud-night tonight lining will be on exhibition exhibi-tion to Christians a well a Pagan. After that time the corpse will becums sacred property and ooon but th em- I bslmer, who will prepare the remain for j shipment to Chili, wilt be permuted to I giue upon the old franieof the dlatio-guiahed dlatio-guiahed ton of th uo. And erao be ( must be Mpecitilly lilted for Ui task by j having a certain incaolatnio perforosM. j Quong had a wife aud tw soo la i Peicin, and wamnsiileredquitwIthy, I having atxtitt.ViUto deposit in on et j th oily banks, tir th l of his ! count, y no one will eve Uxk upon bl i remain after th lid of the ckt is once cIimuhI, not eo bia family. The ; embalming prKree I only tnduigJ la ,' iiecau wilh'mt it th rnmaitisroul i not Ushit.pwl. Th btjdy ill be sent west- ward Umiorrow. f During the afternoon a number of ladie and gentlemen have availed thetn-selvn thetn-selvn of the opportunity of wtnwt th" strange sight of t hine funeral. and it t ex pai -led that ere tft witcbioij hour maty more will visit th c8. Wing Slug Ki, who ha th earthly effwU of the lofl In charge, anil doubtless apply for lUr of 4.'nirii- trillion on Quorg' mtate in f day, as it 1 uril"rtiod tint the dead man s hail m provided in hi last will aad tea- j lament. , j |