Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-08
BRUTAL SPORT.
Slaughter ui Game Ch1ckens at Pi;tsDursn
Yesterday.

Slaughter ui Game Chickens at Pittsburgh
Yesterday.
A large cooking main took place in
Pittsburgh yesterday between blooded
stock from Philadelphia, Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh aid Allegheny. The first bat
tic was between Allegheny and Harris
burg, and was won by the Allegheny
bird. About three or four hundred dol
lars changed hands on this fight. The
next two birds pitted were thoroughbreds
and were from Philadelphia aud Pitts
burgh. 1t was a hard-fcught battle, the
Philadelphia bird gatfins the other bird to
death. Considerable money changed
hands on this fight. The third battle was
between Philadelphia and Allegheny, and
did not last long, as the Philadelphia bird
would not fight, and the contest was won
by the Allegheny rooster. The fourth and
fifth battles were between Allegheny and
Harrisburg. and they we're both won by
the Allegheny birds. Fully $500, changed
hands. The sixth and last fight was be
tween Pittsburgh and Harrisburg and was
hard-fought battle The Pittsburgh bird
dropped the other bird dead in the pit.
From six TO seven hundred dollars changed
hands on this fight. There were about
two hundred sports present and a consider,
! able portion Of them from the East.
Tho Chinese Sew Tear.
New York Letter to Ledger.
| The celebration OF the ASiatic New
| Year is proceeding in Climate va with re.
markabie spirit, and, what is most graft
| flying, there has been no disposition on the
part of the HoOGluDls, as on some former
| occasions of the kind, to interfere with it
At an early hour the Cinnamon com
meDced calling upon each other, anGs the
custom was kept up all day, each visitor
being arraycd in his belt. Alter returning g
the compliments of the season, the host
hands around a glass of wine.
sweetmeats and other delicacies. The
New Years cards are from three inches
| to three feet l0ng-sOme are on red paper,
| with gold characters, others are en-
! scarlet paper. with the names Of tho caller
i'll silver. Where Il CLinaman is in busi
| ness fGr himself he is expected Oh the
evening Of the first day Of the new year tu
give his customers a dinner. Dur
ing the forenoon a large number OF
them went over to Bellevillc, N.
j., to honor "Jcss" Musical in,
struments were played aud fire crackers
set off, under the belief that the evil
| spirits, if there We're any about, would be
driven away by the racket. The worship.
| pers arranged themselves before a long
! table, IL front of which hung silk cur
tain, covered with grotesque designs
worked in gold thread. The most con
| spicucus figure is that of Chinese god,
| and before this the worshippers devoutly
prOstrated themselves Dishes containing
all sorts of edibles were set before the
image as testimonials Of their practical
piety.
Partial Argument in Phipps' Case.
At Toronto, argument in the Phipps ex
tradition case was begun in the court of
appeals yesterday. The prisoner was not
| in court. Counsel for the prisoner con-
tended that the dispositions upon which
the warrant for extradition was issued
were informal and illegal further, that
the case was not one Of forgery. but of
simple misdemeanor. In tho lower court
the judge had refused to hear evidence to
| combat the statement of District Attorney
Graham, of Philadelphia, that the offense
was forgery according to common law as
! we'll as the statutes of the state. Counsel
for the prisoner claimed that, this having
been Improperly refused, Phipps was en-
titled to dismissed. Argument for the
crown was heard to-day.
Selling q Childs BODY for a Shawl.
The reports concerning the Hungarian
gypsies feeding their trained bears with
the body of !. babe are confirmed. The
mother of the child gave it up at New
Brunswick to the captain of the band,
after its death, for red shawl. The bones
have been found. The gypsies have struck
camp. Officers are pursuing them.