Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-01-21

There was no guard at the door, and the
TACT was evident that there we're no appre-
hens,ons Of any attempt on tho part Of
these people 10 make their escape aud avoid
their contracts.
A lew loungers we're seen at the door,
ana several were en- s4ged outside In cook
l0g what appeared 70 be q compound OF
rec, pork and other unmentionable. in tenn.
plrary hreplaces, made OF Ioosa bricks.
which bad been improvised Tor the occasion.
Within the builing mats we're spread, lrsv-
irg spaces vide enough to walk in, and on
these Iounged this strange people, in every
concieN4ble attitude. Beds Of rather at
tenuated Dimensions, made Of cotton and
not specially remarkable for their 9hiteuess
we're rolled up conveniently around forming
resting places for the headSof the lounrers.
large humber OF them we're engaged in
the operation OF shaving the tons lrial art
t1i1S 10 snuch request among the Mongols.
A few would shave themselves, but by
Tar the greater number called In the aid OF
some professor OF the art to perform this
delicate operation. II was observed that
their raz)ts we're peculiar, being shaped
like smoothing iron, such as are used In A
i.undry, p'de of = rough piece Of steel,
about two inches in length Ia the blade, an
inch aud half broad at the widest end :,
tapeIing down to quarter of al inch, and
ending in round metallic handle, which is
oil the sans piece Of metal, making the
whole instrument nlstbing less than five
INCHES in length. The back Of this razor
is about half an inch thick, aud might, on
occasion, serve very web for opening oys
ters. few of those more advanced IN
civi ization had furnished themselves with
rsx0rs Of American pattern, but the opera
tors were evidently not proficient in their
use.
Shaving seems to be an art that occupies
much of the time and ingenuity of these
peolls. They shave from where the hair
joins the forehead to the crown, then the
hack OF the head and broad space com
pletely around the cranium, above the ears.
leaving hair enough on the top to support
the cue, or "pg tail, Z" that hangs graceful
y, nearly to tue ground, from the head OF
every Chinaman II any preteuti"ns 10 gen
tility. This Ape Adage of the "pig. tail "
might prove an inconvenience when these
= John Cinnamon reach Western To1ls,
should the Arrapahoe In6ians, on the line of
the railroad, take a notion to crafty their
scslping propensitles. Ii il a noticeable
fact that the portions Of the Chinamln's
head which Is shaved is often gray, while
the remainder Uf his hair ia black. They
not only shave the head, as stated, but they
pass the razor over the forehead, and ali
over the face, where no beard appears to
groR, e7eo up to ash under the eyebrows
Tuey are men OF smalrs AZURE, below the
medium height, not many exceeding five
feet, thOugh robustly formed. Tlelr Ian.
| tusg- is short aud choPping in its sonnd +,
,sembling to the casual hearer that o.;
some tribes Of North American Indians.
! They dress with q blue cotton bluu4-, pc nta-
oons Of TIE anne materials and ample d.
mensiSns, shoes that might be- called clogs,
4 turning uP sharply at the to, S, aud a hat rs-
sembiing an inverted wa>h-bowl. Some Of
t1em, who have bsea several ye Ars 10 Cali
forni', have adopted the habits Of the
" Nell eau man, particularly III the article
| ni b,,ots, aud the ts,te for che SiOg tobacco.
rney a smoke tea an opium, aud ind llge
n this luxury in recumbe1t position.
rheir pipes have stems made of the bamboo
4 b wis of metal aud wood.
Th.re were several nf this importation
Who ,pls z glsh indifr ,rently, aud these
werr very taciturn, submitting to only d
'ew qurstinns aud then turning away
There are abont $50 men in the loi and Que
WON ~, small in re aud scarcely pAssab! Il
IN personal appe isance. Her feet have tn.
iefOrmity usa. with Chinese im4n. . n
of the head men," being asked why the 5
lid not ring their wo nen to this country
replied that the distance was too great fO
tbrm TO travel.
An interesting youth, about thirty years
of age, and Of the color oi a bright n al tito
claims t. be king or head m m of them. De
string tn be better acqgsinted, we ak {
him "whn," and he answered "Ph0o,
Sak,ug oil without deigning further reply
Another claim d to DC Of the blood 70, al
and said lis name was Bang, the son q
Chu G, whose G -andfAther was Hung.
hey seemed very orderly in their con
iuct, and u5thing in til, new counir
seemed to surprise them. This may be &C
counted for BY the fact that the larger por
? ton Of them have spent number OF year
; IN Cal'tornia.
, This lot of two hundred aud ffty China
uen we're employed by Gfn. John B. Walk
a or, In California, Tor the Houston and Texl
, Crnttal Railroad. They are TO servo tire
years aud To TeciSve twenty dollars De
E mouth, with rations. Their transportatio
/ aud rations while en- route TO the place q
thrir destination, are also furnished b
= their employers. There is an interprete
who receives 500 per month, and thrc
} head men Of gangs, or ioremen, who recieV
q 80 per month. a small supply Of Chisss
n commodities was brought over for their co..
veni, nee uati an additiodal quantity a
e rives from Pausma.
Gen. Waller tainks that the same pa
ties who supplied him these men will
Z. able 10 furnish considerable number
, good laborers, during the spring and SUI
mrr, on better terms than he had TO this 10
i These. being pioneers, had 10 be paid ext
Cor their bolduoss in exploring new coul
try. The whole party are to leave immed
ately by the Opelousas railroad for b.
wick's bay, aud thence by steamer for Ga
weston,