The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-30

PuGIIsM AND POLulcs-From the police re-
cords of the city. and the dispatches which reach
us from The interior If the State, il does not APP
pear tlat the lighting which commenced last week
at Buffalo, was continued In Canada, and then
scattered in skirmishes all along the Central rail-
way. il over yet. The principal bruisers have
their retinues of hangers-on a. fierce, Us san
culinary and az numerous as the followers of the
chiefs Of feudal times. One of these henchmen
has already received his death wound in a com.
bat at Albany, the quarrel growing on, Of a
dispute a 10 the relative merits" Of the cham
picns al Long Point. and this rencoutre is only
the beginning. There came near being another
Poole affair In Broadway on Thursday night
also relative TO the merits Of one OF The parties
IN the same gladatorial encounter.
IL will be remembered that after the famous
fight OF Hyer and Sullivan, nine years ago, there
was a succession Of guerilla wars a. fierce a. the
street fights Of the Guclphs aud the Ghibbelincs
sullivan was an Irshman and devotee OF Saint
Tanmany. Hyer was wing. and pinned bis
political faith upon the Broadway House clique.
The followers Of these mighty muscle men ar
when infamcd with bad liquor made their head
quarters flow with blood. sullivan em9ratcd to
California, and died from too much Vigilance
Committee; while Hyer, IL IL said. retired from
the ring. But neither the disappearance OF Sui
liyan nor the good intentions Of his old foe could
quiet the rowdy spirit which they had invoked.
The old professors of The black art claimed that
Il was comparatively easy to raise the devil. but
very difficult Ia exercise him. So with the
pugilis's. New champions arose in the persons
Of Poole and Mprrissy; tho fret was attached to
the Know Nothing order. ami the second the deal
or of apostolic knocks for The Celtic democracy.
The influx of thieves, bulles and murderers from
sydney via California fsmiliarized the local
blackguards with the use Of the knife and the re-
yolyer. Homicide took the place OF assault. and
the criminal calendar bristlcd with capital Of
fences The Poole and CUNNINGHAM affairs are
cases in point, while rccaptulation Of smaller
matters cutting. manning. shooting biting and
gogging that have taken placs here within the
past few years. would MI at least page Of this
Journal.
The recent contest between Morrissey and
Ilcunan will lead TO s,ill further exhibitions Of
rovdyisrn. The rival gladiators are attached 10
separate cliqucs Of The saine party-thc harmo-
Nous democracy and, as a matter OF course
their quarrols will b. even more bitter than If
they were employed by separate parties. When
We read that at Canada knives and pistols
bristlcd round tn ring We have every reason
to believe that they viii not only brstlc but
will be used Ia the city barrooms. These men
regulate the municipal elections to great ex-
tent, and occasionally interest themselves In the
contests for Congress. They may, therefore ap-
pear IN the State election; but they conhne their
grand cogp' 10 The municipal canvass Their
business is to work IN the wards and control the
primary meetings for the nomination Of corpo-
ration and county officers, where The spoils are
worth having. Of course they are not con-
tented 10 work always for tie elevation Of