Bowie

James, an American frontiersman, born in Burke county, Ga., about 1790. He took part in the revolt of Texas against Mexico, and fell in the Alamo ma acre, March 6, 1836, He gave his name to the bowie knife, Bowling, an ancient English game, still exceedingly popular. The favorite form in the United States is played indoors, in an “ alley’? 50-65 feet long and about 6 feet wide. At the further end 10 “ pins,” generally of ash wood, are set up in fre form of a triangle. The players roll wooden balls at these, with the object of knocking down as many as po ible at each throw.