The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-11-11

ANOTHER 1RlZE flGHT.--- A prize hight &C.
Cured on Sunday afternoon on the meadows
near Bergen Hill, between q couple of Jersey
City pugilists, who were DESTROYS of ascertain
ing who was the best man in the manly art and
also for small purse There were about sew
enty pcfsons present An eyewitness states
that ties fought most desperately, e as good as
Morrisscy and Heenan could do" On the nine
teenth round the worst punished man got his
antagonist in "chaneery" and pummelled the
fight out of him. Our informant declined Civ
ing the names of these gentlemen, as ne did not
wish to see them arrested for participating in
little amusement. The police had not heard of
the affair.
CHESS - Saturday evenings Bulletin an
nounces the prospect of a very interesting chess
match between the New York Club and the
Athenmum players of Philadelphia. The match
is to be played by telegraph, the American
Telegraph Company having placed the wires at
the disposal Of the clubs for the purpose The
contest win probably come off next week
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HOMICIDE IN A LAGER-BIER SALooN.-At a
little before II o'clock on Saturday night a homi-
eide was committed in the lager-bier saloon No.
497 Broadway, the victim being VIM. S. Tonp-
kins ayoung man lately returned from California,
and the perpetrator man at present unknown.
The saloon is in the room formely occupied by
| the American Art Union A small stage is III
the rear, and every evening theatrical perfor-
mances comic singing and dancing take place
for the delectation of the beer drinkers Temp
kins and two or three friends were standing near
the stage, and during an interim in the perfor-
manccs he INDUCED in some severe criticism upon
the performers. A bystander instantly knocked
rundown, kicked him once, and then lcaped upon
the stage and disappeared behind the scenes.
The assaiant has not since been seen, nor is it
known who he is. The assault and the disap-
pearance took place so rapidly that no one was
able afterwards to describe the assailant. Temp
kins was picked up insensible and conveyed in
carriage to his boarding house, No. 80 Third
Street, where he died soon after his arrival
The Eighth Ward Police were informed of the
fatal affray, and at once endeavored to ascertain
who committed this act of fatal violence. They
have thus far been unsuccessful.
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SHOT WITH WATER.-A young German of
| Chicago. named SIMoN-says the Press of that
city-committed suicide on Saturday last in the
following strange manner: He went into shed,
took gun, and loading 1t acih arater, placed
the muzzle in bis mouth and fired, completely
SCATTERING his head When found he was stand
ing in the corner leaning on his gun. The room
presented terrible appearance, being completely
drenched with blood and covered with pieces of
head and brains. The cause of the suicide is
traced to the refusal of SIMoNs father to permit
him to marry the girl Of his choice. The same
paper chronicles the death of child at the public
school, by the falling of key of nails upon his
head from the roof of the scheol-house, which
is undergoing repairs.
SHOOTING AFTRAY AT MEMPHIS. TENN.-On
Friday night last, a youth named Emmett
Strange, about eighteen years of age, was shot
and badly wounded while passing in front of the
Worsham House. on Main street, in company
with several young men. Strange, it is said,
made some offensive remarks to an unknown
person they met upon the street a quarrel en-
sued, when the unknown party drew revolver
and fred the ball taking effect in Strange's right
breast, and ranged round the ribs near the point
of the shoulder-blade, where it came out He
Immediately fell, exclaiming that he was killed,
whereupon his antagonist turned and rapidly
left the spot The perpetrator of the bloody
deed had not been arrested at last accounts
Mr. ELIOT NJ. POM, resident of Franklin,
Mass, thinking his wife false, committed suicide
last Monday morning, by cutting his throat with
a sickle. He was found lying in his barn with
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40 years old.
| A HoAx.-The story that Mr.. Elijah NJ Pond,
of Franklin, Massachusetts, had committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with sickle, turns out
to be hoax. Mr.. Pond has called on the edi-
| tor of the Woonsocket Patriot and represents
that he has been made the victim of similar sto-
ries in the papers, and that his property has been
injured by some william who seems determined to
ruin his peace.
FIRE AT New HAVEN The large dauguere-
| otype case factory of Newell c. Hall, in Park
street, this city, took fire last Monday evening
and was destroyed. Part of the stock was
| saved. Over one hundred persons are thrown
out of employment in consequence of the fire.
Loss about $4,000. Insured in Hartford, New
London and Springfield
TRAIN STOPPED BY A MoNKEY.-A few DAYS
ago passenger on one of the trains to New
York had pet monkey, with which he amused
the passengers. Near Port Chester the train
suddenly stopped The conductor, brakeman
and every body wanted to know the cause, but
nobody could tell until it was discovered that
Master Jocko had mounted to the top of q car.