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Show A Miianyitons-LooKiNO Wkapon Tho weapon with whiih the Chinaman China-man got cut on the Iwad, mentioned in yesterday morning's IIeiiald, was produced pro-duced iu tho polico court yesterday, and is a tmirJerous-Iookitig affiir. It eon-Msts eon-Msts of two short swords, held in one hand together and so used, with the handles rounded on tho outi-ido to fit tho hand, and level on tho inside to lay clooO together, Tho bludos are ten inches long, two inches wide at the handle and tapering towards the point which rounds off abruptly. The weight of tho two was thre-o piunds, and tho blades bore tho blood-marks of' the recent re-cent encounter. These weapons are carried in short, stout sheaths, and John Chinaman, of tho coolio class, docs not consider himself properly fit ted out without ono of them. Were we pufee judge, we would impose some tall penalties on "oele-tials" pulling and uug such slaughtering breast-knives. |