Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-08-26
From the Red River Standard.
Indian Sports.


THE INDIAN BALL PLAY.-Friday, the 9th, was
brisk day in our sister town of Rowland, and her
usually quiet streets and lanes presented gay and
animated appearance not often to be seen in that
quiet adjunct to our town. The long-talked of ball
play to come off at II NJ, and ''great excite
ment' Eve wish our honorable friend could unlearn
US that phrase) was caused thereby. Early in the
morning quite number Of our citizens left town to
witness the sport. They returned in the evening
highly elated at the fun they had witnessed, and
from them we CLEAN our items of the play.
There were fifty four Indians engaged in the play
twenty seven on side. Capt. Sautuksha had charge
of one party and Capt Jones the other side Before
the play opened party of well dressed, ayloOklng
squaws, about twenty-five in number, proceeded to
chant and dance the conjure dance" after the mu.
sic of tin pan beaten with stick in the hand OF
one of the parties. This display of the poetry of
notion for the success of the Sautuksha party
When the red-skinned nymphs of the Sautuhsha had
closed, like number Of squaws decked in their gay
est trnkets went through the salutatory evolutons
for the benefit of the Jones faction. Each party
was attended by its own medicine man." who per-
formed several Offices of conf uration and invoked the
" Great Spirit to give their respective captains the
! victory. The medicine of the Jones party was
venerable, pnched, lank-looking little say
icne man of the Sautuksha party was PaIe'
robust, athletic fellow of not over twenty-five
and to appear venerable and grave-looking spite
of youth had recourse to long beard of sheep
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chin. At II M. the ball was thrown up and the
play began. The game was twelve marks Inc
Jones party took the lead and made the three mrs:
scores and their friends came down with then
dust" upon them at great odds. The blood OF ~
the Sautukshas was up, however, and they maze
the two next scores, and at the eighth score were
score in the lead of their competitors, and con"n
ued to lead until their twelfth score closed the gam'
which stood thus; Sauuksha twelve scores ''H''
six scores.
The game was ahout two hnurs in heing payo0,,
General good order and harmless hilarity pre'"hSJ
throughout the day, though we are panied to auu
that in brawl which took place between some -,
dams the night previous three of them were Sefo
ly stabbed. A friend who "piled up" on the go"f
party by of his faith in the ghosty OI1 o.s.
their sc medicine man. is sick of gravity anu ISt
ing himself after fashion, AYERS that he %Ouiu
give sleeps tail, in an extremity, for all the g[aat
ty dignity, and ghostiness extant. we 'e ef which
the next play between the parties his town
due notice will be given is to come Oh III ''
"Will anybody bet on the bay"
f The length of New Orleans along the ondng to
" is seven and half miles; it's dePtn ahnrsest lne
Lake Ponchartrain, distant in the area
about four miles from the river ~ no fall short
y of the city, says the Pcayune VIII n"iu of the
! of 40 square miles, being double 'nI Iob embrace
); incorporated limits of New York. Wnien asentnc
o the whole of Manhattan Island, anu Pl1 nroa Of
:. surface greater than that of the pfesenO 90 may
, London The present area of New OF r"non az
without difficulty, and in the course o VI
fairs, comfortably contain 2'OOo,0Oo season
The present population during the puo ~ 900
may be safely estimated at not less than l'''''
e Before you cut your throat, seek comiGt ,o IN NOR
let. What you take for despair may guy ,o,v stom
/ Did excitement of the gastric juice An eP Utmost
Y ach takes very lowering look at ln,pss don't
r much SO as an empty pocket book: we IeP'"'
sever your jugusar till you have aineo.