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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
THE STARS PREMIUM.
A Standard Treatise on The
Horse and His Diseases,
Illustrated.
A Copy Free to Each Cash Sub
scriber.

This useful and valuable little
book has about 100 pages and so
illustrations and contains an "In-
dex Of Diseases" which gives the
symptoms, cause, and the best
treatment Of each a table giving
all the principal drugs used for
the horse, with the ordinary dose,
effects, and antidote when a
poison ; a table with an engraving
Of the horses teeth at different
ages, with rules for telling the age
Of the horse ; y valuable collection
Of recipes, and much other useful
information. Every owner Of q
horse or mule should have a cop,
of the work, for it may save tn,
worth Of such animal, by directing
how 10 treat them when sick
Call at the STAR Office, pay you
subscription one year in advance
and get a copy Of the book, and w
believe you will never have caus'
to regret il. We offer this premi
um, not because we don't thinI
the STAR is worth two dollars
year, but simply and solely :
Dispense with the credit system ant
place the STARS subscription lis
on n cash basis. We have 10 pa,
cash and we would like TO be PAL
cash. Delinquent subscribers VIII
pay their dues and six months II
advance will also receive premiums
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
WHAT MEANS
The Throng Of Ladies' and Misses
who Constantly Gather at a
Certain Business House on
south Main Street,
What Means the Cheering Hum
Of Sweet Voices, the Happy
Peel Of Delight and Re
joicing Coming from
WOman's Lpsi

This is why: They have found
that the advance agent Of Spring
has been convinced that the cstab-
lishment of l.. A. Roach d Co. is
the resort Of the ladies of this vi
entity, and has left pyramids Of her
choicest selections Of millinery
goods, etc. at this house, which
make the ladies cry out with rapt-
urc, as a new beauty in the way Of
a bonnet or hat is shown, as the
hucs Of the plumes and flowers are
80 artistically blended that they
make it irresistible. This firm
has again fortunately secured the
services Of Miss Robinson to con
duct this important department O
their large and steadily increasing
| business, and in order TO GAIN
TINE, and recognizing Miss Robin
sons excellent taste and judg
ment, and knowing her to be full,
posted, she being a resident of tn
city of Louisville, they entruste,
the buying Of their Spring Stool
Of Millinery to Ter. Judging iron
the beautiful goods on display, tn,
selections are in keeping with thei
expectations, and their confidence
not misplaced. This live firm .
l.. A.. Roach 4 Co. has a nice stcc!
Of C~ustom-made Shoes, which sci
on sight; and their neckwear
the talk Of the town, for bcaut.
make and cheapness in pric'
Call on them and be convinced.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
DUNCAN'S BLOOD SYRUP.

Ne remedy ha. aver been offered that equal, lbi'
new aud wondsrful Medicine ~ = purifier ~ The blood,
removing and cleansing II 81 all The Impurities h'l
lead 10 ~ isany ~ansighiiy s~ruPiiens 81 the skin and
., often dsrangs the sntits system and impair t'
general health. without pure blood good hsalthts In
possible and disease 81 so,ne type csitsin. The mait
csnss of The most aggravated blood disease w. a. ~
sufferers wlfl adulit, n-giscl of the hnt symptoms u
IL therefore bsst 10 check the tfouels 81 once, To IA
this. nearly 10 all cases ons or two bottles 81 ih'
blood parlnsf xill BE- sufficient In essss OF Ions
standing, mors % the remedy IL nsersssfy. III
preparation IL rntifely vegetable. and hsrmiss. 10 ,h'
most delicate consultation, We deem u scarcely nee
essary 10 suumsrsie tho long list Of dissa,ts III
which this grezi compound Il 4 specific. but " MAJ
he relied upon 10 eufs and eradicate o. trely any In
| PARTIES u The blood OF ifonblFs " any nature aflsinI
| ihsreffom. We havs r~ountlss. certificates from Al
over ihs United State. frsm esaes u s~erofuls, o
Kings Evil, ricsfs, od Sores. bfyapsiss. Isttsf
slin diseases, BuiDsF.. pimplss. halshs., Eruptisns
hhsumstIsm swellingr. kegsnis. kipEsgfna. P%ustalss
lunzmsd Joints, etc, saying they only thd relief In
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
LIST OF LETTERS.

Unclaimed and remaining in the Post
Office 1t sardis, Missl, April |, 1894;
W II Acee, 2, 8 NJ Brown, Missourie
Barrett. Elk Briscoe, Turner Crag, Char
ley Clark, 2, Miss Alice Cloud, Henry
Douglass, Mitchell Edwards, J W Foulas,
Ms Fronie Farrow, Mrs Sallie HiRhtow.
CT, Richard Harvey, W n II Jones, col,
Miss Hattie johnson, Miss .Candis Ice,
Miss A N Martin, Julia Miller. Mn
Frances Resce, Tem Rockers, Mrs Eliza
Robertson, Mrs L A Roveb, Mrs Ophelia
L Smith, Miss Millis Stewart, Mn Miris
Strickland, Miss sallie simmons, W i
Trotter, z, q A, Thomns, w j. Waldran
| Gade Wells. Mn Dorcas Wright
Persons calling for any Of the above
will please say "advertissl.'
A. L. DAVIS, p. n.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

wAoos.LoAps Of corn and hay
n be seen going to the country
moot any day. This isa very bad
fd discouraging sign, for the pros
Erisy of this country. Plant
bore eornl
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

An esteemed lady friend Of the
STAR, who formerly lived in PIANO.
ID county, but now resides in
Bolivar county, thus closes a letter
to the editor /: II am glad to tell
you the waters are falling, the
plows are running, and all is life
and activity in the fields that ten
days ago were a solid sheet Of
water ; but the lower grounds are
still . world Of water, and we 20 TO
church and pay visits entirely in
boats. l long for the hills!"
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
To the Public.

As we are certain that the pub
lie Of Sardis appreciates
ONLY ARTISTIC Work,
we have concluded TO run the
Photograph Gallery only on SAT-
uRDAys and do our
FINISHING IN MEMPHIS.
ha. T. L. HANSON, Of the COTTAGE
GALLERY, will be in Sardis every
Saturday ready to do all sizes oil
Photographs with the I%nstanta'
moons Process.
Old pictures copied and enlarged
Out doc work solicited.
meh22-3m.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Az excursion train will run
'm sardis to Memphis next Sun
p, leaving here at $50 a. m, and
|'vins Memphis ut 4:30 p. m.
be fare will be charged for the
(and trip.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Aias REBrccA FLAurT kindly
MN the srAa with a sweet gem
pessy from her sparkling pen,
: hepc she will often contribute
~ columns. She certainly has
ae genius and she should mol
- her bright pen to rust.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
Spurlock, Page & Co.
NASHVILLE, TENN,
SOLE PROPRIETORS.
.sate Of M.,i.sippi. Pnnela County.

State Of Mesisippi, Panoio County
Ganoery Court.
To Emma Stanford. Pike Moncrcif and
james Monrrcif, whose posi-oflicc IL al
Abbeyille, Louisiana
You are commanded 10 appear bcfor'
the Chancery Court a lst District VI The
County Of Pamela. In said State, on the
"a Monday Of August, 1891. TO dcfena
the suit In saii Court Of Nancy X. Sin
mons Il al, against you and others, IN
salr Of land Tor division, wherein yor ar
Defendants. March liih, 1884
X. H. BLASN. Chancery Clerk.
By W. ". ssirii. DEPUTY Clerk.
/. r. RAIswsTER, Solicitor.
mch224w.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

VIZ understand the motion to
FsOlvs the injunction in the
zeal case, which was decided ad-
Frsely by Judge Hall last week,
b been appealed to the Supreme
curt.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

0uR devil, coming to the Latin
Prase, "posta mascitur non it," the
|her day, gave this original trans
.ion "Not fit to be a poet lie
as not far wrong, after all.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

II another column We print q
Pnsdy for buffalo gnats, that is
y 70 never fail in curing stock
she poisonous bites Of these pests.
pc remedy Is simple and costs
P'hlns. All those who have stock
Poeld read it.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

|fio5. TIcE's probable weather
next week 1i2th to i4th, very
lfsasening, with fierce storms
bout 18th 18th and 10th, clear I;
pa to 10th, threatening, with
lin about 17th."
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

ssv.sAL Il our sownsmen took
.sa.saee d the excursion rates
-, 70 Memphis, TO attend u
e~usinesa. and hear Barney
nee lecture, Too. The excur'
w. vent on regular trains
1ain9 on . special train, 81
"oclock, p. M.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Tar death sentence Of Green
kden, (c), who was to be hanged
Batesville on the 25th inst. has
BEN committed to imprisonment
n lie by Gov. Lowry.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
DIR. G. p. DUNCAN'S
Liver and kidney Medicine

ne great preventive and cure Of all l%nslsflsi dis.
Ease. aud . sure cure Tor all forms Of ~dysrepfia and
indigestion. II acts dlfsctly upon the l'vi 'ni al
the ssrfriafy glands Of tbs stomach aud bowels "
cures The dlsssas by removing The cause from Tie
sy.l,m that pfoilcrs or brings on lhs disstses
hence. his unsurpassed tor The cnfe Of Constipation
| soif Stomach. iIssribun, Headache, and AL thdss
sympioma Indicating the want Of proper aetoh 81
thosr glands situated In The stomach aud bowel.
l Two or thrss bottle. Of nk mNCAN's LlvEh ASH
kidney MEDICINE j. positively recommended "a
relieve and cure any Of The shove diseases " taken q,
directed. Price, 70 cents,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

pshstt fftffN
H
FalatlY "a Ant sHssliy
4 alaA1 amas lasA u asFi
ilsafa II hfst N fllH hing agy
II = f1nfFai - re -
WHeneeeg lllF sll4ifs sets tahsrf ffuwH
AAl Iite IlFhit lsk#H r. 81
TIE AnRslH# bits fls#g. HlfsfY tuHA
We eslHHsi tsHf lbe sllafs
Where tho euA 4 alissl Dal aa llshtsl ~
fAeh ein ani hak IL Ne seH
'fHf tlseY seesa~l ~ burn sBi spsfhls
A. A=ieH With Iessify.
And y kfhlld, Nsuld 0%uHsieft
Aai n aIleneu lease my plsF
Wonder ~hy NJ bells. a. sweet.
Were sweeief shea fHh9 lhsi Nay,
49,
! hal been taught ~ listen,
And my slnTis tfsyrf 10 say
Whene'ef the tfFfFa4lslla wefs fnng
AZ the rio=e ~ dawn NJ day
Aud thu the t0ne was swe,H anil clear,
Therr always acmed n lT
undef the soi,. exulling ring
A strain " miaufy.
And then I thought perhaps The hollis
Can understand aud know,
That the irnpsAt days We have IN HE
Are those That are iull o. woci
And may be the bells are sorfuwing
For those who wan Ter away,
And thcit sweet, -td voices are calling
back
The loved ones gone astray.
Aud the bells rejoice for the faithful,
For the crring ones they grlcve,
just ~ W. smilc on friends who come
And weep for those who leave.
Those days are gone forever,
But the sound comnr bark tn inc
Whenever The sun "a going down
On the Convent by the sea.
VI
But only In dreams | hear Il now,
For I've wandered far away,
But with Gods help the bells shall nee
Ring sally out for me.
And lie win let me live for Him,
Aud somehow--wcll | know,
That His tendercst pity Is poured upon
Those who alone e'cr ~.
VII.
And tho no more ] really hear
The bells clear double chime,
The memory Of thoughts they brought
to me
| Comes back in lifc's nighttime
:. Aud I hear the tender undcr-tone
: Az It floatcd long the shore,
And the shadow is lightcncd that res
on inc
And my heart Ia strong once nor
n sardis, Miss, April 5th, 1884.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

!ss hcodlums were on : general
Enss in the southern part Of
~ saturday night T; they fred
pistol balls through The
zsows Of . vacant house, The
eFty Of Nm. Al. Bruce. Mr.
eAardt front fence was struck
number Of balls. Ia 81
my hfty shots were frsd.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Rsv. J. D. CAnsRoS had oil the
Id to himself last Sunday he
reached a fine sermon on "Danc'
n" before a large congregation.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Don't pork your tired fingers to The
quick making up that Aeary' clothing
for your boys. II is 30 much cheaper
and batter to 90 ouer and buy Il from
Gunter q, Spain.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Conc, Mss, Jan. Is, 1884.
We have just received q lot Of
Mules, Horses and Mares, and will
continue to keep supply on hand,
which we offer at low prices.
DuNLAr, PosroS & Co.
janl9Sm.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
rtchins piles -symptomsandcu Cure

The symptoms are moisture, like per
spimiion. intense itching. increased by
scratching, very distressing. particularly
At night, seems ~ u pin.~orms wers
crawling in and about the retum: the
private parts are sometimes affected. II
allowed 10 continue very serious RESULT
may felIow. ~'swayne's Ointment 70
pleasant, SURE cur. Alsofor letter. Itch
A,lt Rhsum, ssald Head. ErysipelS
Barber.' Itch, Blcschcs, all scsly, crusiy
skin Diseases. Sent by mail Tor 50eent-
4 boxes. si.s5, lin stamTr). Address
DR.. ewayne 4 son. Pnilsielphis. Pa
sold b, Druggists
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Are you troubled with rhcumn-
tism7 Use Kendall's SPAWN Cure.
Read advertisement.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
Lows Double Proliao Cotton.

planted and raised last year
Lows Double Prolific Cotton. Can
truthfully say | have never seen
anything like it. The yield is
immense often fifty per cent. more
than the ordinary cotton. Thelint
is also splendid. Would adsis any
one to raise this cotton Jgise y a
trial ; you will not regret the but
lay. Nlnrrs JONES
April lst, 1884.
raised this cotton last year and
fully endorse all Mr.. Jones says
about it. J. F. Hosooop.
These sced can be had d the
store Of Helm 4 Hobscod 70 Bar.
Ids, Miss. apr5-2v,
W.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

CHEAP FLoUR-s5.50 to $3.50
per barrel, ut
j. HEsDERsoS's.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

n you want the best and cheap
est staple and fancy groceries this
side Of Memphis, go to
~. HEspKnsos's.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

What Is the great cry from
ocean 10 ocean? Kendsll's SPAWN
Cure. Read advertisement.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

DO you want Strawberry plsnts7
See advertisement Of r J. w.
Matthews, Humboldt, Tspr
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

THsar were frosts Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings, and fires
|sre comfortable on those days.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
Nvcn improvement in the way
painting Is going on in town.

Na J. r. BUCHANAN has opened
hsinsss in the old stand Of Hunter
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

DfsH Verso Foissi Az IN takes
your newsy sheet. and ! see that others
have veniured to write, ! feel like ! want
10 writr sofnc tn. live away here IN
Texas. Ave miles south 81 Mckinney, the
c,unty4sc Of Collin county. The pref.
ties, country In the world for young iolkr
10 enjoy themselves thcv are ~ many
pretty girls aud q won't say pretty boys
ipr We must walt for the girls to say that
rs this IL leap year. What has become
oi Little lccbcrg7 Did she freeze on
during the cold winter, or has she TALLER
In love with some NJ those P,ocowI
springs bows? Wuc-srecks, don't b.
Discouraged there are M good dsh II
the sea rs ever were caught ou,." Fun
shine and Dcwdrop, what has become o
your Louie says the humps were meal
to him they were very kind TO me, a
they did not hurt Inc. Rhapsody,
would like TO hear irom you again writ
to the Y. y. c., or | shall say Jim ha
been to zee you. guess, Ms this Is m
first note to the Young Folks Column
had better not make il too length,
More anon. PREAMBLE.
Allen, Texas, March 20, 1854.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

frs lstc fire sufferers have r.
lived their insurance.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

CloARsl CIoAwi-If you want a
loot. cigar for a nickle, go to
j. J. HESpgRsoS's.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
foTso F0Lks foLrHN.



FIfsasfN - ~ hHal AmHaflaht men
II lhs Hggff II I shs#l - hfssre %
w#'d ~ H4p. f##fFs fAh FHl@ shaHf
nsFh. a@lA. mlIhs aad e4lsH aHi, slao
Hss hTs egss, Fks zHd I'll kIads q
a4tiis Tlley fslm #heAl aha grind u
lhlH f6Hf fal@e rusinn ahd hsahe shfhfs
sh9 as=s szslle shd hsss ifs-h hssas ~
We nass II wsuH 10 toe liylha with
oas farmers tldnA h sassIi b. The
incest Ilvins In ne sofid n have 4 be
isnn. plenty a borsss " ftIel mHiss "
vefk ard . nler zreve iiH I thihk Y
wsuid 70 mighty fsor ~ live IN 4 little
Ios ratsin, have q pouf, stlnay mule N
tvs and have the snais 10 eat them ~,
and have q hi n chaps hersing IN bfesI
%tesmuse The isfmsf 10 ieo Iasy W make
H. Nsspnss Jossa.
aarils, Mle. April 4. isat
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

urlrs ore In great demand
SpeiAlly BY gnats.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
Mules For Sale

A carload Of fine mules for sale,
Just received from st. Louis.
LAVENDER, CLARK Co.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
SASH, DOORS and BLINDS

at manufacturers prices, by
O. w. Duval
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12

Lady Claire, for the whole world would
not say anything against a noble-hearted
man. We were talking Of the other sort.
ADMIN he says-
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
sARDrs RETAIL MARKET.
Weekly BY cUYTER & SPAIN.

sARDIs. MISS, Apr. 10. 1884.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-14
rHE" EowDr rfSr' DotS Nor rEEL BiD.

0oW no pfrlf and ftihuue
Inc H0epU N,fGh calls the Western supporters ot
clarke rtnnonuccs them tho rltra0 ol tho Republican
party 10, Nsr lnlk bmy, uanN. thom "rowhovs,"
me Nrt.l0k Hridd brands them ~ McStcrn
roWdrN" &c.,, u Ia he practical, successful. Vuilc,
htd ful ~ sturdy common srnsr, constitutes western
roWN lsm," the Western people well plead guilty
rrUudcr work tor uiturc emplr aud noble CIVILIZATION
IN the practical business Ot founding great free states
than the Yale aud Harvard teachers ~ neo trade
th'outai hut let their works speak Tor them Ana 80
also let Western dies DE Judged ON their fruits
The Nation ana tho world viii soon forget that It Is 70
our western row lies that the Eastern "lndcpcndcnt'
deiaut Owe the existence Of any Nation at ALL however
unworthy thcy may deem IL of their superior deserts
such as is however history gives the credit o. lis
being largely to such specimen Western rOwdleS ~
Generals Grant sherman, sheridan. Thomas and host
OF Others including Black Jack Logan, against whom
some OF the Eastern cultured classes complain that ne
does not always speak the most polished grammar but
whose array corps always shot such excellent grammar
and wrote with their bayOnets i'm such mastery style
that he and they went right mp 10 the head
or the class and kept there. Nor will II BE- for
gotten that gIandest Western rOwdy," Abraham
Lincoln, attained the nObes place in American history
and that he succeeded In the White House by such
other Western "ritirah" a Grant aud Garfield
Tue "rOwdy West" loves American man; II has pro-
duced the npbcst specimens of American manhood In all
the potcal parties OF the country, such Jackson,
cay Lincoln; II loves an American policy; II has iaith
IN American Ideas; IL does not borrow its pOcl, or us
fashions OF speech, ClOhng thought from British tree
trade clubs or London snObs; Its politics National
aud American, not foreign and it proposes 10 elect
President and NicfPreslGcnt and Install policy which
VIII Toe d'tlnevely American and not foreign. There IA
good reason "a believe that II Is the robust Americanlsm
OF Blaine aud Logan aud the certainty that their policy
wi be strongly National aud American and not English.
which really shocks the cultured sensbllities OF the
Eastern Independents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-14
BURIAL IN A MINING CAN'T.

FToB me ~ 4iene EqGis
Stumpy Wicks dead. Tho mountain fever had
killed him. few DAYS before he had STATED off into
the hills, telling the boys that he would find some
thing rich never go out again. lie did not find any
thing rich and he never went out again. The fever
lnId it, grip him and M three days hc dead.
lie had gone over tho range. the boys said II was
necessary 10 bury Ntumpy Ncks. And how was he To
be buried BY hi. relatives lie had no relatives
By the town There no town by his pard lie
had no pard. Forty years ago NWmpv Nicka had LETT
hs home one knew vhctc-and has people, ono
knew whom-to wandor alone I'm Oh" West. lie died
alone. is wife, h4 mother hs sister. IT he had one
will never know where hc died what hands laid him
m his grave. Il was the boys They got together and
made colin ont of box two ana covered IL with a
black cloth They put NtumpN into 1t. with = clean
toursack over his poor dead taco They Clipped IN
and hrcd am OK parson who for some year, had ahnn
doncd ms profession to give Stlmpy " scnd ou. '
IhoN dug grave to good honest depth In tho Tough
red earth They went ont and found Tar rock for q
hcad~tonc. aud ON IL they scratched the brief cpl aph
Stmpy NickS.' Then they followed the cohn
wagon to the grave, walking through the mud and
RAIN. There vcrc forty mon who stood around that
open grave and not one woman 10 drop tear IA tho
cN-par,on read hct portion of the Episcopal burial
ecVlcc and offered short PRAYER There was no his
tory of NUmpyS life No one knew that hnory. II
WIS doubtlc" sad enough one. full of sp' and stun
brs hll ot hope perhaps. before he finally lost he.
grip They found WnmanR picture, very old and
quito woln out, indeed In SuumpN'S rocket aud tina
was buried with HIM. This was probably His history
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-14
NEWS FPON the SUBURBS.
STATTN ISLANU'S NEW SPORT.


"Turtic batting" has been popular snort this
summer ON staten Island. The turtles used are
known as swapping. or mud turtles. which nav"
thu shclls and protruding flesh. Their heads arc
large and Their jaws powerful. The snort has be,
com. 50 popular that the streams OF Richmond
Comfy are thoroughly searched for large specimens
When caught and matched they ar put into q tub
aud prodcd with sticks or canes until thoroughly
aucrrcd. Tho heads of the two cUubatants are
then Knocked togo cr once or twice, when the ami
mails begin Swapping or biting al each othcr. Their
movements while fighting arc as quick as those of
gamc-cocks Every place they strike IL cut and
torn by their parrot shaped beaks. When they
sclZc another he GRIN is NOT rrlc2Scd until the
Jaws meet through the flesh muscles. They fight
until they are covered with cuts aud blood but do
not seem to mud the loss of q leg or tail. They
will stop lighting however. a. the loss Of two "g7,
or the breaking of their Jaws. The turtles raj"
thcms'iv'~ from the ground the full length Of thclr
legs or claws when I'M combat struggle of tins
KIND frequently lasts three hout>. and appear. to
hc greatly enjoyed hy the people Who arrange the
hluiup'' and bet upon the contestants. "bait-
iur for $50 side has been arranged Tor saturday
hrtUccu two turtlc4. one owned la clifton and the
other at Port Richmond.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-14
LONG ISLAND

LoVG ISLAND CITY.-Thomas F. Crosby, brother
in-law of Patrick keirnau. the murderer Of Peter
Mccormick, Of Hunters Point, was arrested yes
terday at kernans grog-shOp for violating the TX
else law. lhe Excise Board rcyokedlkcirnan 5
license soon after the murder, hut Crosby dehed
the authority of the Board and kept his place open.
lie occupies the next cell 10 Herman. lillian
and Albert Weedan, of Dutch Kills were arrested
on Saturday charged with stealing a horse and
wagon m Brook yn......Ih i've men who were
pockets az RocEaway Beach. and on the Newly DIRK
Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad, gave their
names as James Mathus, thomas Stevenson Frank
E. Martin, George Roberts, and Walter Sahort, all
of Ncw-York. They viii be aIraigned before JUS
tice Dclehauty this morning.