New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-29
RuFFIANIsM on A FERRY BOAT.

To the Edi,o, Of The ~ y. Di6une
SIR: | went over to Staten Island with a couple of
friends Monday evening for breath Of pure air and
a lice little steamboat ride on the bsy, as doubt not
many city.tired individual does daily; but IN future
should advise all such excurslonss to go well armed,
cav with brace Of reliable pistols, and a good ten
r bs. air sil,T .orud will relate briefly
messed return voyage from Staten sand on tue 'eS
should he state little about giving description Of what
saw had not Witnessed by hundreds Of Others well as
myself should expect the public would scarcely believe
such brt affair could happen upon public conveyance within
sight of civilized New.iork. .,.
,t one for the night and consequently crowded. attention
c,ed party OF four d'e rin. on the lower deck
pps fight" but dd not suppose any affair Of 'nat
krd would be tolerated in such place by the officers Of the
Presently the shoulder hers whose f,cs
w.s principally remakat tor i. Striking .S Hooss 20
himself his favorable notice By knocking his hat ot Toe III
nSispy 10 which his responded by clenchng
him. scue followed of course much 10 the amusement
such ess break the monoony Of the Both men
fell the deck the fancy gentleman underneath ana as mat
ers beginning serious aspect and the rest
the fancy loudly extending general invitation for such
disposed for friendly to pitch H. au
the upper deck did and the battle progressed -,
suppose by mistake, the Southfed WAS running with
out such little are not generally
allowed believe upon passenger boats plying about the
hand raised que the affair but as the nsued party
ghng sell defense he pleasantly let up MS
without Furnishing him. aud seemed disposed 70 aV"ld iune
d cuty by walking quietly away But the others blood was
m could relieve himself II his coat he rushed
q, the contest again. tumbed rather uncerenon
ousy upon and this time would perhaps have received
the he deserved had not bis friends come CALAMITY 20
the brsvey ked down the who had only
deferdin himself by scientific blow which would have
done either of renowned heroes Msssu Mosey
Heenan No. him punch IN the face ss q. ay on
the which split hs and otherwise dshgued nus
face iu truly artistic No. kicked him repeatedly
and No a. the geer up OF the coa'ened nm'eu
helpless there was no fnrher amusement
in puineng him. the gentlemen desisted from their sports
an animated breakdown which continued with unabated real
until reached NewYork while the miserably beaten man.
after Intellectual attempts to managed 70 stand up
and with face 90 bruised and battered thAt "
II old fogy who could not anything
amusing IL the entertanmeni the boat ouTht
land until the police had been sguaed sent for 10 Oft
the who been enyenng esome
age the southfed had obviously neither officers
her attention was OF course paid 10 tue
behind hemes geneman suggestions and ran up 10 the
dock and walked ashore slowly though they
expecting be called back by the audience to repeat the
last act. Enthusiasm, however did not prompt this.
few reflections am done First all this occurred az
reported the presence hundreds Of peacesbydis
psed citizens upon public ferry boat; aud hand raised
the proceedings or to arrest the ruany per
petratOr Of the outrage, after We landed
Secondly inasmuch the State has t 20 ps law
making crime weapons concealed ones person
though carried for self defense not the duty OF tbs state TO
the Southfed have officers crew. sufficient to maintain
the peace
ARREST or FRowDIEs.-Yesterdaym morning Detect
i've Farley observing IN Center street. between John Hs
nett Irimb- who had Just emerged
from putabs cellar nteried, when they him
beating Both Of them locked up by Justice Connolly
TO answer.
DRowNFD.-A young lad named James Pinner, nine
year. old reading with his parents No. q West street while