New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-18


holes where the sporting circles meet in their daily de-
votons. The following is reprint from one of the
bills:
NIGHT OF BOXING!
REyyAL OF rnt coop OLD ID r TN. o,,., Raft,
to The Veteran
OLD BILL TONEE.
A Grand Display of the Fisic Art
Kenisan'. Military headquarters.
% White Street.
MONDAY EVENING, February l6 1887.
Wien dps, the manly will be made such is seldom
The following named gentlemen have faithfully promised
BE- pre,ep this OCCASION and to in the order arranged
Johnny Aaron .............. Charles Holmes.
Miie fanor ............Divue:
frSnk Coyle.......s'''.''.''Jonn Ooye
M.sani' =, Scoy o. nsTs's
Gslaghcr....... forng hsres
Barney Lunny.... ........ Johnny Roach
Young nwysr..... .......... Young shannon.
Joe tobarn'. .......'..'''.'A Armstrong.
wrestling viii take place between McDonAhue and
The evenings sport will wind up with grand doinestion
Of the manly between Tom Smith who received ed, forfeit
Of Msnehsste yOgns Dsukey Of sImasaAm Horton OF
same stage and old Joe Murphy, who fought Girls Lilly
This seto will De siyen in ring costume,
Stage Tsst. cen Box tickets 50 csn.~M.y be had at
Sporting Houses and the hall the evening OF the s1h5
and proper attention p,d Of visitors Doors open
AZ oelocf Sp.Iriba to commence at precisely
be the Of revival in tine Boxing Annals OF
the Empire City
Plat poetic justice might be done " old age and
that tie readers of The TRIBUNE might learn how
4" the veteran bore the bushing honors of so many
battles, reporter dispatched to No. - W bite
street. Not having full confidence in the assurances
Of the enoIceme ut of strict ORDER or of the extent
to which "pIoper attention " would be paid to "the
comfort OF visitors our reporter put on the ugly
in making up bis exterior, and prepared himself to
Join in plug muss - the exgences OF the case
seemed to require that he should pursue such
course. Having anyed at the place of exhibit
ton about hatpast seven he passed into the
bar room on the first loor where his sensitive nasal
organ was greeted by an overpowerng odor Of liquor
too inferior be dgn6ed by the title Of bad rum, and
c'gars, though ntinsicaDy noAious themselves yet
| seemingly so out of conceit with the company and
place, that they would have gone out if they could
Drinking, smoking ard swearing WAS the order in the
bar-room ard brief visit would more than satisfy
any moderately fastidious man. Our reporter next
made lunge for the narrow staircase where " Old
Bill hin self, the beneficiary, was receiving the quar-
ters- Spanish coin taken at full value aud slowing
them away in the innermost ofhis classic pan
falcons. An American quarter the reporters "trlb-
ute to old age" placed in the hand Of "the vet
eran, and privileged elephant passed the threshold
with the swagser ola "plugugly' which was 80 Dis
GlsDgy natural that "the veteran felt constrained
to give our reporter the sssusncesof his most dstn
| guished con sideaton.
The hall in which the exhibition was held has seen
its beet days. Years ago. Mons. Charsud tsugh his
many pupils the mysteries Of the Terpsicherean ant
within its wals, but il has stterly reached its lowest
estate, which fact will be readily appreciated by
readers when they informed that connected with
it row is sixpenny rum hole The colered walls Of
the interior have lost their pristine brightness, and
have reached the point of shabby gentilliy. The
| dan pness bas introduced shades Of color not
ceived by the artist; ard it has go2e Downtown
until it is now the fitting place for exhibition Of
the subs.Iata OF rowdyism. In the center Of this
aps rtment was erected stage OF abOu: three
feet in high. and covering space Of twelve
by sixteen feet. A horizontal bar surrounded
the stage at hight Of four feet above toe surface.
Thus fitted up, the hall presented the appearance Of an
ante loom to the saturnsia Of q prize.riog.
Already tie room was nearly filed. \ seat extend
ing the whole distance OF either wall flied, and all
others were 81 ful liberty TO stand up. All who had
cigars were smoking and those who had not, eIpec-
orated tobacco uice IN PERIODICAL squr,s the floor.
II nlsr chsnced to dislike the fed atmosphere that
pervsded the apartment, and TIE noxious flames Of the
and cigars, his Only resource was to smoke IN ses-
defense. When the room was the fullest there were
nearly 400 persons present IL color they diverse.
pecunary qualification only necessary TO gain ad
mittance and complexion was nc bar 10 par epstion
in TIE nteres: Of she entertainment Intellect, ntel-
geIce moras, cleanliness. and decency were .csntly
repre-e1ted ard with the exception ola core or two Of
sailors, honest industry was quality nearly unknown
to the crowd The propnet0rs Of rumho.es and fence
clits, shoulder lteIs Representation, gaTo:ers,
Ii. reaf. yer4 cypse
'roushs, a few butcher boys. ssi any number Of
blsckguerds who are sanding disgrace TO the
city. nsde up the bulk Of the audience. The
foces aid linen betrayed an innocence Of soap
aid water aid The clcthin. showed al entire
snorsnce Of either sponge or brush. Il occasionally
person wss seen who had the hsrdlood 10 appear in
the place with decent exterior, bis bloated
fac, sensual appearance, active interest IN the
scenes and extensive acqusn-snce soon Indicated
bin as the proprietor Of r.m-hoe, wherea.
The others only hi. patrons. The features ofthe
audience were expressive only Of brutality and sensual
srp-.he beads showed mighty prePOndegance Of tne
animal over the intellectual. The number drunk was
Iot small. But few affected the ecceni9fty o. not
having few inches OF whisky in them and these rare
nstsrces Of spiritual destituion affecting Illus
raops Of compulsory sbs,isoncesi Poor devils they
bad neither money nor synpstbizing frends. few
boys from eight years Of age upward were present. and
in three instances reporter noticed boys Of five aad
TX yeR held up in the arms Of their respective
IA Sc. that the little fellows might be early induced
into brutality vice and crime.
On the whole, the expression of the audience
Of the most degraded character possible to
Corrective among creatures wearrg the human form IL
seemed Sc f'hs city had been scOured to gather as