The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-13
Another SDrrring Exhibition.

HoYM's TaEhTHS CROWDED WITH TlIs "FANcYr-
PRESENTATION On THE 81 900 STAKES AND A
DIAMOND IIN 10 ffE "CHAMPiOS or ANFnIeA"-
SPEECH or MoRhiSsEY, ETC.
Pugnacous generation Last ey ching there " As another
terrible demonstration Of muscle a Hoyms theatre,
IN tho Bowery. The Beneca Boy and his trainer Aaron
mes had each their exhibitions before AMI after the
great heh and thereby repenscd their purses and Of
course the champion, Morrissey, had claim to wing
OF the goose. HIS friends anxious TO give him a
e'Grand Complimentary Benefit and the ever ready
curious responded TO the call last evening to the tune Of
$500. The rush to and hear riccolomin at the
Academy Was but small affair to the moving conglo-
merlted that stood al the doors Of Hoyms theatre
last evening, eager get in to watch Johnny "mil,
Harry ''slssb," and get peep at the conqueror
The doors opened quarter OF an hour before the
appointed Time and pe neil went in Senators, Alder
men and the SEXES Of those distinguished classes with
lawyers clerks "brusers," and the nameess crowd OF
everything and Of ncthrgarians Doors opening early
aud curtain rising at eight precisely, ampe opportunity
was afforded for discoursng ad iJitum the merits
<stnc men, which being improved between the inter
yas OF 'puting, made quite lively time, but led to no
bruis.ng.
The excitement to see the conquered Heenan s'wa
some on Monday evening but to "eye the conqueror
the pile of So ian Gold has at
traet.onsand who doubts ity Runor, tooa nice thing
before benef-had ever thing its way. "The Boy
might be there-o course he mght-to hear Morrssey
accept decline the challenge rendered for another fair
stand up fight lie was not there, however, ana ne
neither Leard Morrissey, did he give him hts in the
<rol tumble that has been talked OF ever since the
Canada pummcllng by -thebye, ieenan disclams now,
wht may have done before intention Of street
rowdyism with his late antagonist should he meet him.
s'Tbe Boz was dreadful things TO Morrissey-so
Madame Rumor had ito force him into fight; but he
protests against more than wish |" to lick him.
fairly for any sum lie chooses "for love- Love and
knncklcs--what beautiful association! Fancy talk is
"wery droil." Whatever the rumors, whatever the
tvts that drew the crowd together, there
house II.
sey tees ths morning that is nice thing to be cham
pio at him 20 on ~ he has commenced and before he
gets through with his tour the principal cities OF the
tnon h will more than double the stakes he won IN
Cauadi and # the demand for 'goves elsewhere keeps
line during the present week, there will b. a busy
winter for the buckskn cotton suffers An i'll wind that
bows nobody good. d. tina. as it may the "Gfani Elk
hbtion" had u commencement and to that we hasten.
TIE COMPANY.
Jones had full house Monday night, and Morrisscy
had ,he same place crammed to sutocaton last evening
Not an inch OF space in the building unoccupied. The
p@rqGette aud boxes full The gallery, from the
mont 70 the ceiling of living beings The
ocofways were crowded; in word, wherever there
possibility Of seeing the stage that place had eager oc
curants. seats gooi enough for those who had
them but rail was favor to those who were fortunate
enough to get that much The stage at the rising of the
ctstan had about thirty encroachng upon but
before the exhibition got through there three times
that number there the great inconvenience OF the
artists Morrssey's benefit was a bumper, and there is
no doubling IT, There y vast amount Of fighting mate
ris in city. For the fancy the sparring Monday
nent ,ransccndantly grand.
az The man John Morrssey great deal has been said
erroueouy but having taken tho trouble To be particular
i'll few Tines, We give sketch Of him.
MoRRissEy,
the champion, il not snative born On that acct
dental occasion his spirit was consigned to the Emerald
Isle In Tcmpicmore, county Of Tpperary, he first
chaunted his paintvc airs, sweet music to his ''ma,"
and dad swore he boy. Soon afterwards, in the
OF his parents he quit the could sod and
this country, where the darling has since grown five
feet eleven and three quarter inches in height and
weighs, when out Of training 2o5 lbs He has twice
sought glory in the prize ring before his late encounter
with Hcenan His first battle in California, in Au-
gust 1852, With George Thompson, English pugilst-
the man WHO trained the renowned Tom Hyor when he
fought Yankee Sullivan The Englishman, after trying
his knucklcs Morrisseys head and ribs Tor sixteen
minutes gave him "foul'' blow which ended the affair
O. Morrsseys glory comfort and TO the augmentation Of
bis ie some 81 600. With this oretaste Of glory, and
satisfied that he got the dollars easy, he returned TO
this city, and sought after another 81 900 from Sullivan
which he also got ia October Of the following year. but
not before ne got the best "baeng' he had Nor
rssey has been fortunate dog, and has pro0ted
largely by the accidents Of others The seconds Of Nor
risrey and Sullivan getting into "rough and tumble
something the latter going in for share of the give
and take, forgot his arrangement with MOrrissey at
every thirty seconds TO toe the scratch, when
sstme called he too absorbed in his attentions
% others--so patiently waiting Morrisscy claimed the
stakes and got them. lie has had his rough and tmbl
exploits Of the ring but those being counted int
Eceann oy the camp,"n"hp or America ana sS oOc
fresh in memory. They met and hit each other Oh
bcst--or worst, rather--they could for twentyon
body knows was the victor. To crown him with glory
al bis pockets the object Of last nights gran
complimentary benefit
THE OPENING.
The curtain rose the appointed hour and the brass
band that aborcd hard 10 begue away the tedious hour
add quarter before the commencement, took 70 rest
Mr.. Morrssey displayed some management; everything
prepared the scratch all ready made IN the centre Of
the stage hand and in walked Harry Grbben,
master 81 the CEREMONIES Harry fond premina
res with ooee wag OF the head and swing OF the hand,
which said here they are, introduced
jim BALL AND YOUNG SWEENEY.
Reservng the choice favoriies for the winding up,n
these tyoung uns 6rst introduced Sweeney. fear
full to spoil bis linen and not in possession Of flannel,
songht praise and In the absence Of science showed pluck
They pummellcd each other richly They had not time
20 think, aud dash till Master Gribbcn called for
tho .swind up," arriving nj which they heartily
checrcd by the delighted Corinhan patrons Of tho art
A bias, through the brass, and without loss Of time
entered
Young BARNEY AARos ASD Dan KEgRIGAs.
Barney OF the clcvcrest sparrers of the light
weights. he Is young-ouy twenty years Of agc-but
has already three battles in the prize ring Buney's
father distngu shed London pugilist, hitting from
the shoulder IL IN his blood lie hikes ~ aud goes az
OF the gloves and 70 have had ring seto last
week with fresh arrival from California only the latter
forfeited his engagement These two sports had spirited
sseto" Monday evening Mt Jones benefit, but their
performance last evening cast the former affair IN the
shade Ian and Barney seemed 70 have an invse-
class cal projection u AarUns face In for large
ehare IL tapping and In return Dan cheeks had ~ take
What was given Ia exchange. Aaron leaps like tiger
right on 10 his antagonist and seemed a. 4 he intended to
Jump right into him, boots aud all They had s'ycrr
smart rounds. and terminated their display loudly ap
plaadcd by the gratiAcd Spectators
MORRIS LEONARD And scoTry or BROOKLYN.
This was affair. Morris smart in the use ~ his
fists and scoy stands the head o the light weights
this country Two days before the Morrsey and Hcenan
affair tho latter fought Barney Aaron for 1900 and was
reclaimed the victor Barney giving him "a oul The
Two matched last had rounds Ia tho 6rt,
Leonard rushed Scotty 90 Tie foothis ~ the no small
Of the onookcrs who fully expected 70 900
Scoiy get the orchestra They halted and again ocd
the scratch Scotty was wild and meant business and
ran his opponent right the stage Scoty pleased
the fancy immensely BY his clever rush Nothing seemed
&C. keep the little fellow back They pretty well
matched, and had many three docks during their
display.
JOHNNY AARoS AND TIM MCCARTHY.
Little Johnny had Long Armed Tim Tor opponent. but
was by means disconnected by bis length. Ever
smiling and full Of fun, Johnny would make TIM laugh t
nc opened his mouth big enough to take in johnnv's
glove, which given ~ him ungrudgingiy II was the
msrrcst sctto OF the evening In the last round they
had olcsc in fighting which peascd The Corintban