The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-03

rissey and Heenan day or two after their
mill" at Long Point, Canada. He says
that
Morrissey, the victor, who remains, is
staying at the International, but for strik-
ing reasons, has not delighted the BuffA-
Ionians to-day with vision of his dis
figured mug. He has, however, received
in his private boudoir, several Of his lead
ing friends, among others, Mr.. MulligaD.
who plays the Talleyrand to this --6stic|
Napoleon, and who exhibited. no ordinary
powers of diplomacy in the preliminary
negotiations of, "Wednesday. Morrissey
is said to express very frankly that he
felt no ordinary pleasure when his task
Of yesterday was at an end .c gW|
He went into the ring, he states, with
a full conviction that he should not gain
a bloodless victory, and that he should
get his brain-pan pretty we'll knocked up,
but we question whether he anticipated
it would be quite so hot as it turned out
to be in the first six rounds. He says,
indeed, it was a tougher job than he ex
pected, and does not disguise the fact of
his being glad when it came to an end
He adds, also, that whoever fights Heen-
an for the future must put up with good
deal more punching than will do him good.
To-day he was challenged by Heenan's
friends to, another conflict for $4,000
side, which, however, he declined. Pre-,
viously t, entering the ring on Monday
he declared his intention of making it bis.
last appearance. and he may now well re-
tire from the field with glory. He says
tat he has family, and that his wife's
connections are. very properly opposed
to his present pursuits, 1t is his inten-.
! tion to set up drinking-saloou where the
fame of his past. exploits will doubtless
insure him many customers and future
| wealth. Fl, -. ~. .i-;,!;. N.
AS the birth place iofthe great Amer
;can Champion" has been subject of
question, we may mention that he was
born in Tlpperary,, Ireland, famous for
1 she fighting propcnsities Of its peasants,
and came over, here when q child In
deed, the sponsoriai appeilalion, as ar.
! 1oodles terms it. Of nearly all the sur
rounding crowd, and the richly buttered
tone in which they vented their vocifer-
ations proved most Of the surrounding
elements Of Monday to be Milesiani-
] Though confined to his rooms, he has not
\ suffered so severely from Hcenah's arlil-
1 lery as reported His nose though dam.
aged, is not broken, and, beyond swell
] ing around the left eve, he carries no 9th.
Ter mark. He has already notified his
purpose of giving an exhibition here on
Monday evening next, with his second
r Kelley. lie is a shrewd, strong headed
fellow in more senses than one, and ha:
far more brains than most Of the crowe
!. around him. He estimates his winning
on the fight at $4,000. ~ -
Heenan, after taking bath in th'
manner Of the olden gladiators, and hav
:. ing slept for few hours, rose refreshed al
a gilnt and sat all the morning at Bloom
I er's, smoking cigar and discussing th
delicate details Of the fight. He speak
of the strife of Wednesday with the mos
graceful levity, and, beyond a slight injur.
: to two of his left hand fingers, does no
:. carry q single scar. He attributes hi
defeat entirely to his being thrown off hi
: training by the state of his leg, whicl
, from near the knee to the Ankle was on
: mass Of sore, irritatei too by the appli
. cation of blister. From Tuesday wee
: he did no out door work, aud thelast fou
: days was unable to walk. Indeed bot
he and his hackers exhibited no ordiDar
;; pluck in fighting Under such circums.an
ces; more especially as the violation 9
$ the rules III the selection ofthe strand in
d stead of sod gave them ample justi6ca,io
4 for claiming the stakes, or at all event
= postpouing the battle. He declares hi
y conviction that nothing but this defec
b prevented bis whipping Morrissey. ana i
eager for another Fray Although apfar
, emily snot beaten until the sixth round
e he states he felt himself give way in tn
e second and unableito follow up bis blow
: after the frst round, in which he punish
ed Morrissey so terribly, and which Jone
who has seen. a hundred fights, declare
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rings ail tdcHQiti 1aiaa7a ad. gai7uQ
: During the sixth ronnd. he estates h
. could not see lMorrissey,l and lost muc
II strength ip,striking wilda s;Morrissey,d h
! says whether right or not forced him in
to this o6ght, aud he is determined in ltur
: to- force Mortissey to1il6ght b him.i "A
I present it is his intention tor resume hi
u position as deputy to Surveyor Hart be
: tween whom and lIeenan most roman
!, tic friendship exists, and he leaves Buffa
o 10 this evening for town. % 81 fif9T 40
Weight of aiMlllion Dollarsini Gold.
In answerto the question "wsat is tn
weight of million dollars in gold?" "a
: officer of the mint calculates as follows:
The weight of one million Of dollar
= of United States currency in gold is SO
: $50 troy ounces. This makes AT
! pounds q ounces--or nearly two tons an
quarter, reckoning 1000 lbs. only I
- Al s. =. fI.e.-