Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-21
THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
The Morrissey md IIeenan Prize E:chi.

THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
The Morrissey and IIeenau Prize Fight.
The prize hght between Morrissey and Heepan
was to take place at noon yesterday. Both were
to enter the ring at I2 O'Clock. The bruIsers and
their friends intend to land on an island not
named, but "lorty miles from any railroad or
telegraph and have engaged u large flight of
carrier pigeons to convey the fortunes of the day
TO Buffalo, aad thence, by telegraph, sov,r au
astonished aud delighted country
Heenan, alias "Benicia Boy," has been at
Eighteen mile creek N. Y, where he took walks
and carefully prepared meals under immediate
supervision of the celebrated Aaron Jones, an ac-
compllshed though unsuccessful prize fighter,
who was import d from the London ring for thi
especial duty. Heenan is about twenty-six years
old (nis friends say p years,) is six feet two
inches high and weighs when he commenced
training about IN pounds. He now weighs
about 1876, and will probably 90 into the ring with
about that weight. This is lis first fight, and
his friends say that he is in ''good cond tlon, u
powerful and very confident.
Heenan Is emphatically fresh man. He has
never endured the pummelling and badgering
his opponent has passed through at the hands of
Thompson, sullivan, Poole, and in a thousand
ard one ballroom encounters. His brawny
muscles are firm and tough as sole leather. His
sledge hammer fists present a fine field for the
operation of cold cbisel. His lungs are like
blscksmith's bellows in capacity The first
trainer under whose hands he went came near
Jones
arrived In time 10 prevent the dieful catastrophe
and be has therefore had no errors of judy me Mt
To overcome. The refined aud scholastic MIR
Jones, who Is a connosseur in such matters
and from his early sIaughter house "reminiscences
a frst class judge OF fat cattle-says ..he never
saw man In primer trim" In the matter of
condition. therefore, everything is ssslap up to
the pewter" as our merry friends the sporting
Inen say.
Morfssey has been at North East, Pa under
the care of Me>srs Shepard and Murphy He Is
a'out thirtyour years old, Is six feet in heig ht
and weighs 2Ue pounds he is now reduced 10
about lo1 pounds. He Is extremely confident
and says he Is only anxious for the day to come,
having no doubt Of bis ability 10 vanquish his
opponent He rises at O'Clock in the morning
taxes bath, and then sets out for a walk OF about
three miles; al O'Clock he has breakfast; during
the forenoon he takes another walk of twelve
miles, running part Of the distance; at / O'Clock
be has dinner In the afternoon he walks about
nve miles, takes supper at ) o'clock and retires
at the viTtuous hour of : O'Clock. His meals are
all prepared by his trainer, and consist of beef
bToi!ed or roast, without butter her
bread. sweetened, with fruit in il, with half a
glass OF wine, glass OF old ale a bowl Of tea
for drink.
When MonisScv left Troy be was somewhat
Morn; his training had tecn pushed to a point
beyond his powers OF endurance. Some flesh lad
BEEN tahen I'll thd; should have been left on The
muscles had been STAINED so hard, particularly
in long walks and exercise with the bells that
they gave out readily. His breathing had become
too snort, ard he - wiBded" so soon as to give
Use tO Iumor that one of his lungs was badly
GEeCtcd But all Iris. we are told, has been yer
come. The course pursued al Buffalo has had the
effect OF TeStcri z the impaired energies of the
renowned brulSeT, and he is now in better condi-
tlon to do up job Of scientific mauliug than ever
beiore-betteT, even than at the time Of his little
episode with the defunct tutor of kim kameha-
LEehs, of the Sandwich Islands
Tie amount OF money depending upon the re-
suit II immense The mania created in antici-
patton OF this bg ht exceeds any before known
Tor never before have belligerents been allowed
TO make their arrangements with much OPEN
nd mn -.
ing made as far south as New Orleans In ~
Louis and Chicago there is probably more money
at forfeit than in Toy; a oPaniard residing in
Albany, has induced his father, a Cuban sugar
planter, o put up two Thousand dollars on Nor
Iissey, against a similar sum staked on He N m
by New York dry goods merchant. Those
VINO Claim 10 be posted, estimate the amount of
bets in New York alone at from 500 go to 500 :
OOO- Naturally, The character Of the betting va
lies with locality Ii is one hundred to fsom
seventy 10 eighty on MorTissey In New Yo
on The other hand, the same Odds are freely of
f5Ied on Heenan.
The night is a continuation of the old Tom
hyeI ano fankee sullivan quarrel, out of which
has grown a deal Of i'll blood the Benicia Bow
Ia the representative of America, and Morrissey
OK the foreign fancy.
Heenan's seconds are Aaron Jones' his Enplisb
trainer, and John MaCkay, formerly. IL not now
Of New York Fleets Of STEAMERS were 10 leave
the different ports on the lake for Long Point
and ten car loads Of sporting men passed throug b
Albany on Tuesday, 20 that that loo aIIty at me.
indian yesterday probably embraced the Iarses,
Gssefuoidse OF the fancy ever seen on the conti-
nent
Among the more notorion. of the crowd are
Lewis Baker, quiet, geEtlemanly Appearing
fellow, who KILLED Bill Poole Dad Cunning ham
VINO did society similar favor by kiIIny pm
ION, ION hyer' ana, In fact all the great men
Ling Point is seventy five mile. from Buf,lo
fIom Buffalo for So. "
There is no law by which men can ne nrevs,,
ed from going beyond the boundaries of the S,at.
for such purpose. The whole affair rests win
care not 20 interfere
The Washington fancy take much intere.,
IN Tue matter Numerous small bets await the
issue OF the conflict With regard to the impor-
tart even, with one Of our cotemporaries we oc-
Cupy position If perfect and equabe neutrality
We SIMPLY reflect public opinion. From this w,
Ieern, on the one hand, " that there is no chance
Whatever for Heenan; MOnisSey will die sooner
tndn DE- whipped the battle won't be a long one:
heehdn Will he knocked out Of time in less thu n
hy n'e mlauies;' and, on the other hand
mat III heenan has pluc w hicb IL ALI he need,
he will whip Morrisssy In a y-ry sbor, time. tb,,
he a splendid boxer; that he Is a. strong as an
80 e"I - sPly as d cat; that he has more science
tpdh ION hyer ever had, and fuII az mnch
strength; that he stands square ap,I so,Id ~ ~
iert whlle Mofrls>ey Is tang le-lr.,.ed ~
Either Of these opinions NAV b. CORE ,,d
we may add That We don't care a tirLsr ,.,hi.h
- II both were wrapped I'M in g.. SlIeh
gIvd Banners (afteT having died like t,n. In
icaBs'l and brought home cold coTDusss - -
Mlght chronicle In benuingly af-ctiunate terms
the gOrgeOusiY solemn ceremonies that vronIa
certainly attend their clay ing away Yet We
aPpIrhend that our grief would be oyerbaIsnc.d
10 some extent by the conclusion that the COM
mHniiy had been the gamer by the loss
GrSee telegraphic column for an account Of
Tue termination Of this affair, and of the success
of Monissey.
POLITICAL.
Chaplin Hall, Rep and not James l. GIlIi,.
is Sl.ct In .