The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-14
SPORTING NEWS.
Mike Had Swamp Fever.

st. LOUIS, Nov. l4.-Mlke McCOOle is re-
ported 10 have said to-day that he had not
retired from the ring, rumors to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. He said he had
been suffering for some time with swamp
fever, and was in no condition to fight, but
as soon as he got well would meet Tom
Kelly or any other man and fight him.
Cooking Main i'm COnnecticut.
GREENwIcH, Conn, Nov, 1.-THE cooking
main between New York and Connecticut
was won by the latter by one battle, tho
score standing: New York 6, Connecticut I.
Each side showed II fowls at weights froA
pounds ounces to pounds II ounces
for 800 each battle, and $500 the odd fight
The New York fowls were the fayorites aH
through the main.
BRIDGING THE BLOODY CHAsM.-A touch
ing scene was Witnessed at this place on
last Wednesday while Judge Marks was
speaking. Referring to the war he said: Il
see before me my gallant friend Colonel
Byrd. During the late unhappy Rebellion
he was on one side, fighting for what he
thought to be right, was on the other,
fighting for what thought to be right.
This calls to my mind an old man in Vir-
ginia who had two bows. The elder tell
marching beneath the stars and ripes The
younger battling for the Lost Cause. After
the war, the old man gathered up their
bones, brought tlrem home and laid them
side by sidesin one grave. Above them he
erected single shaft, on one side of which
was inscribed, Sacred 10 he memory of my
eldest son, who fell fighting for the stars
and stripes On the opposite side
was inscribed, Sacred to the memory of my
youngest son, who fell fighting for the Lost
Cause Higher up, in the center in bold
| i Al 40 n
| characters, was this inscription: God
knows who was right
THAT old man there erected platform
long enough broad and strong enough for
the whole American people, both North
and South, to stand upon. And upon this
platform. to-day, Colonel Byrd advancing
toward himl forgetting the past, allow n,e
to shake you by the hand as bro her."
| Colonel Byrd here arose and advanced to
meet him. and he two brave soldiers joined
hands amid the deafening applause of the
pectators.-[sparIa lGa;l Index.
Editor of the Times, | believe"' said
chippy, cheeky looking young man as he
was ushered into the inner sanctum of tho
London Times. The magisterial appearing
functionary behind the desk said nothins.
but bowed very s,iffly "It's Jest like work
/ ing your way into Masonic Lodge TO git
in here. Had to git an Introductory noe
from our minister and all that sort of thing
before your janitors would let me in; butt
was bound to see you before left Europe"
'What may be your business young man"
said the edi or in grave, searching tone.
"Well, you see. you English folks are kind
of slow and solemn, and you want to be
woke up little. Aint much snap about
your papers, frinstance Twas par,graph,s
! for three years on the Budgetown Bla,hcrer,
and my jokes got quoted all over The coun.
try thought perhaps you might like to
make arrangements to liven up your col-
umns with some original first-cidss Ameii-
can humor" The editor Just turned round
and struck a little knob in The wall sharply,
and in about a minute and half two po-
Iicemen entered, and on sign from t..o
editor took charge OF the paragrapher.
placed him in cab, and drove rapidly away
to the Tower of London. lie was never
seen again.