Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-04

These meetings will he continued until Fri
day next-Nev York Herald.
CHINESE BARBER SHOPS. The Chinese
barber shops In San Francisco are more Dum T.
ous than those of any other calling. OD Du
mont street, between Sacramento aod Clay
streets, there are not less than fifty basement
apar,meuts devoted to tonsorial operations. At
first blush the wonder arises why so many OF
these establishments are needed but stand on
anv street in the quarter and glance at the
head of each passing ChiDamaD, and the mys-
tery is dispeIed. Among them 40 toilet Is
considered complete which does not involve the
shaving of a greater portion OF the head ana
neck. thorough cleansing OF the eyes, ears
and nostris, aud even trimming and peocll'
inc of the eyebrows and lashes.
R,zors, probes aud lauces OF peculiar con
strucllon are among the instruments used hy
these skiltul artists. The process of shaving
and cleansing is necessarily long one, and
when Chioaman emerges from one OF these
Snops he may be safely counted as thoroughly
clean-ahoge the shoulders. The combing aud
braidias OF cues consume 90 little time. Every
Chipamau of adult years regards an OCCASIONAL Of,
touso.ial experience as sacred duty. Ne
closely shaver head must be scraped over oflen
TO preserve the appearance 30 mucn oeslreo'
and all this, 10 place SO populous as the
"uuartcr" 10 San Francisco, requires me con
slant service of numerous force All the
barber shops of the Chinese have peculiar
slgn at the doorway lud cauVe OF the occupa
ton. 1t IS four-legged frame, the legs paint
ed green aud the top knobs red. Oo all the
streets in Chinatown these signs are seen every
few steps.
TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFAIR On last
Monday, Que of the bloodlest tragedies ever
recorded 10 this section was acted in Stokes
county, near Martins L,ne-kiln. Mr.. Dick
Ma,tin and his two sons, Eu' and Tom, in
company with Mr.. Ben Smith, we're return-
ing from house raisiag. Eusl Martin hal his
hand resting con6diugy on Smith's shoulder ;
not an angry word had been spokeo, when
Smith secretly drew his pistol aud PLACID II
near Martins teuple aud deliberately fred.
Without sebau, Martin feil to the ground and
died 10 few hours afterwards, only speak king
two words Smith then turned aud hled at
Tom Martin, who was eight or len feet OF, the
the ball passing dagoualiy through his bowels.
iuhictiug painful, and it is feared, fatal
" uni As Tom fell be cried to his father to
run for life. and as the old man made OH, Smith
followed him for at least quarter OF mile,
aud shot at him two or three times, but tortu'
natcly oeither shot took effect. Smith dellbe-
ratcly returned to where his first victim was
lying, aud remarked that, if his first shot had
not killed him, he had three more balls to dis
pose Of. When asked by his brother what be
had against the Martins, be replied that be
had killed two of them, and ii he could xii
four more men he would be satisfied. An ole
family tcui, which was thought to have beer
amicabiy settled, is the only reason that cap be
assigned for this wretched affair. Smith ha'
not yet been arrested. At least hity men ar,
securing the woods IN every direction for hlm
We fear he will be lynched if he is captured
1t is always best to let the law take its course
ReilsriWe az. C) Ne,cs
Among the "Ceuteunla curiosities" eu rout,
for Philadelphia are the following contribution
from Queen Victoria Twenty six of her owl
e,chlugs, two table napklns spun by herself;
banner screen embroidered by the Princes
Beatrice; table cloth embroidered by th
Princess l. ,uise, of Hess., and Christian, O
Scheswig Holstein, an four drawings ol flow
ers by the Marchioness OF Lorne. Anothe
curious thing, and Que Of real historical inter
est, will be Gen. Washington's family Bible
in three voluufes, quarto, which he. 10 dyinl
b,qusathed to Lord Fairfax, who 10 tu'u, lie!
ii 10 the Herbert family. 1t has Washington
autograph, ,and copious notes by Bishop White
the editor and giver.