The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-29

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filed with details Of the brutal prize fgh,
between Morrissey and Heenan, for $4,000
n side, which occurred on the goth. We
! give below n brief statement of the affair,
contained in despatch from Buffalo, N. Y:
Der. 20.--The fight between Heenan and
nan made objection to the ground that it was
not according to agreement, but ns so many
had come so far TO sec the fight he would
waive objections and not disappoint them-
First round terrible; fighting lasted seven
minutes; Hecnan throwing Morrissey and
drawing the first blood.
Cd. Morrissey thrown. 3D.. IIeenan
thrown. 4th. Both weak; Morrissey knock.
ed square down by blow on the under jaw
from HeenaD's right. 5th 9th, 7th aud 9Th.
tleenan thrown. 9th. Both lighting wildly
and very much confused, and fall side by
side. 10th. lIeenan down. 18th Morris
sey very weak; carried to the scratch. Heenan
goe, alone. A terrific round. Heenan falls
faintng. 18th. Morrissey carried to the
scratch. Heenan too faint; failed to come to
time.
The battle declared won by Morrissey.--
Eleven rounds were fought in twenty min.
"Vs' ptib hoTTlostN very UHC-
" cut and were brought away on beds. The
hight was Witnessed by between two and
three thousand. No disturbance among the
spectators.
It is understood that Heenan offered to
fight Morrissey again for heavy purse.
The BALLOON RAcE.-The Balloon race,
between the American and French eronauts,
Prof. Steiner and Mons. GODDARD, came off
on the 18th. They started from Cincinnati
at AL evening, and Mons. GODDARD landed n:
about twenty minutes past ten-having been
up about six hours. Prof. Steiner landed at
about 1880, having been in the air ten or Gf-
teen minutes longer than his competition, and
having travelled two hundred and thirty miles
in the six hours and ten minutes. According
to the slpulatons of the race, it was under.
stood that the @ronaut who made the great
est distance, without regard TO time, was to
be declared the winner. Accordingly the
race was won by Prof Steiner. A collision
OF the balloons occurred when about five
thousand feet above the earth, while the
wero drinking s"sh others hvn,,h
IN q couple Of glasses Of wine; hut they
almos, instantly separated, and both finally
landed without the least damage.
"SoBER, SECOND THouGHr."-Ever since
1870, whenever the democratic party has
met with rcverses, the sober second |
thought" has been favorite quotation with
heir prints; and il is very much in vogue just |
now. We suppose |, means, in plain Eng
ish, that when democracy triumphs its adhe-
rents and supporters are all "wide awake and
July sobcr"--and when that model ins,ilu.
lion is defeated, they are all drunk, and in
The ditch. II il means syiythisg else but
that, we should like to be enlightened. We |
ieprecats the success Of Black Republican.
'sm' on -ae cant well help laughing n, the
way the political ''saletails are twisting and
squirting under their recent defeats in Penn.
sylvono, Ohio and Indiana.
PRSTISG OFFlcs ron SALE.-We are re-.
luested to state that the press, type and fix.
lures, on which the "Rogersville Times" was
ormerly printed, are for sale. Any person
Wishing to purchase can get necessary inror-
nation by addressing John y. Mckinney,
ESQ, Rogersville, Tennessee.
CoSvlcTED.-Cobh, another Of the marty
oneerned in the murder OF l.andrun,. some
lime ago, has been tried at Atlanta, convict.
d, md sentenced to be hung on the 10Th
ay OF December One Of his nccomplicc.
rocket, has already suffered the death nen.
'ty, and another remains to be tried. The
was most foul one, robbery being
he sole object Of the murdercrs.