Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-25

on these pastures are at an altitude OF from
500 to 500 feat. Above and over all is
everlasting snow, and forms combination
Of scenery rarely elsewhere seen"
Prize Fighting--A Shocking
Picture.
A few days ago a brutal prize fight
came off ON an island iu tie Mississippi
six miles above Alton, between Michas
Connors, st. Louis, and James Byrnes, o.
New Orleans. An eve witness gives the
following account of the disgraeeful earni
val of the "Fancy," IN the ST. Louis Dem
ocrat II shows something of the eliarac
ter of those who attend the '.sperts of the
ring" and the natural tendency of such
contests. Readers we think will agree
that the world would have suffered nc
great loss if the boilers of both boats had
exploded The account says: ~
We left St. Louis on Tuesday, at A.
H., on the Elvira. The crowd numbered
about six hundred. They kept very quiet
ill we reached Alton-doing nothing but
gambling and drinking. At Alton we
waited an hour for the Henrietta. A
great many, especially those with the most
villainous physiognomies, went ashore and
literally took the town, soaring that little
place out of its wits at such an irruption
of barbarians. The Henrietta now hove
in sight and landed a. few rods below-we
then started up together, the Henrietta
taking the lead, and selecting the ground
II took long time to clear place large
enough 10 fight in, as every man in thai
large crowd wanted to be in front; but al
four o'clock the ball was opened by Byrnes
throwing his cap into the ring. Connors
pitched his cap in after that Of his antago-
mist, but the wind blew il clear to one side,
and it struck in the crowd, whereat Byrans'
friend greatly rejoiced-accepting ii as q
good omen for them.
During the fight the utmost disorder pre-
vailed. The crowd we're all showing and
and crashing, and though the man who
called time sang out at the very top of his
voice, l could not bear the first sound.
Connor would hit Byrnes then throw him
self down to end the round; and several
times Byrnes almost fell over him in try
ing TO stop himself from hitting him. But
on the last round, be was not so fortunate.
Byrnes struck ont at Connors, smultans-
ously with Connors throwing himself en-
his knees, directly in front of Byrnes.-
Byrnes could not stop his blew entirely,
consequently be Connors on the left cheek.
As be hit him, he laid bis hand on bis head
and smiled, as if to assure Connors that lie
did not mean anything ''foul." Conors'
second, however, immediately called on the
referee to decide in Conuors' favor which
be did. Byrnes, seeing how things were
going, rushed up 10 the referee to explain.
|-Immeniately crowd surrounded the
referee, and Connors went on board the
Henrietta. 80 - sssazt-zae q b
The referee reconsidered his decision,
but Connors bad gone. A Tremendous
row ensned. / saw the referee all bloody,
as Byrnes had him BY the neck. Another
man bad the back of his head caved in.
Byrnes rushed down to the Henrietta, call
ed on Connors TO come ashore and finish
the fight but Connors very respectfully de-
clincd; Byrnes then went on board the El-
vira, and wo showed cut about Is feet
Just then one of our men fearing TO be left
jumped on board the Henrielta, one Of
Conors' seconds beat him and threw him
ashore. He being small man, started
to run for tie Elsira. John Monagan fol
lowed him, and overtaking him when about
half way, drew long revolver and shot
him in the back Of the neck, The bali com
ing out of the cheek, near the eye, going
straight through his head. The unfortu-
nate man fell, bathed in blood, while Mon.
Afghan stood over him and pounded him on
the head with the heavy barrel Of his pis-
tol till the blood covered the victims white
clothes. The man lay on bis lace, will
bis hands crossed over the back Of bis head
to project himself. Leaving him for dead,
Mousghan fred at mans bead In The
river, fortunately missing him. A mau
named Alv. Kinney by this time bad ap
peared from the Henrietta, and began firing
at the crowd. About forty Of them sepa.
rated, running in different directions oveI
the island, hiding in the grass. while some
got on the boat, which had showed of. (
The man whom Monaghan shot raised
himself on bis Feet and started to run
when he fell. Raising again, he started TO 2
run, when Monaghan fred, and the ball
struck him on the forehead, Just between
the eyes, luckily glaneing off without 10
juring him severely, but again bringing him
to the ground. Another peson then beat
him over the head with coda BOTTLE ill
he broke il By the greatest good fortune
there wore no stones On ths island. or the
consequences would have besa terrible
The poor man. incredible Is il sssms rais'
ed himssf asain ard fell, yet after repeat
ed efforts managed to get into skiG, aod
| crawl into the stern. Furious at seeing