A Chinese Funeral

Alady friend in TulareCity, California writes us conceriiing a Chinese funeral, inder date ot June I lili., wliich we are empted to publkh, believing it to be of jeDeral interest to our readers : " 1 atteiided a Chinese funeral laat Satuday, and il was quite a novelty lo uio. uhiua Maiy was m great favonte with all the celevtialtr, and they made a greater ido than ovi'i a common Chinaman, we went lirst and viewed the corpse. She waadiessed in lavender brocaded satin, and her slippers they said cost $14. They juried a brush and comb in the cofflu (whicli cost $150) with her. Just outside of the door, on tables, were eatables of BVery kind, which were to be put on the grave foi her to eat on the way to heaven, uch as roast cliicken, roast pig, (whole), oranges, candie?, i-tc. They went Ihronuh heir pagan worship of clasping thelr lands and bowing and thumping their leads on tlie KrOUIld. Lach oue would akc a little china cup of tea and sprinkle t amund the coffln, and many more simlar performances. They hired livery coaches fr the muuruers. The band led he proces8ion to the cemetery, where ighted tapers were put on evory Chinese tiave, about twenty-rtve of them, and incensé bumed constantly. Fifty dollars worth of presenta were placed on a fire and burned. These presenta were given jy frienda, after her death, tor this pur)ose. On the way to the cemetery 5,000 Jliinese papera, with ñames of friends on tliem, were scattered ulong the road. After a while the reinains will be ken to China, and the mun who takes up the icmains will get fifty dollars in gold, which aniount was put in he cfflin with her. This is a very poor description of the affalr, but perhaps you can form a slight opinión of their ways by it.''