Date: 1854
93 of it is a stove, where the single gentlemen chiefly congregate ; a smaU outer poop at the extremity, being only used in fine weather.  The most curious thing about the after portion of the saloon is a barber's shop, lighted from above, and adjoining the enclosure for the engines.  Here, on looking through a curtained glass door, we observe a todet-table, laid out with ad proper apparatus for shaving and hair-dressing; a luxurious chair, with a high rest for the feet ; and, seated in a corner, is seen a negro operator, spelling over a news paper, and patiently waiting for custom.