, 1859-08-12

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PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
- Il. WESTERN PRIZE T1cuT.,
Donnstresk Fair with Nffssoufi Az
&lsloMD.
The following description Of prize fight BE-,
tween Bgrue and Connors, Of St. Louis, on an
islam Ia the riser, above Alton, VIC cut from
lie &i:soau! Dtm91e.. The 6xnt took plaes
on the 9Th.
The steamers Henrietta and Elyira were cl4at-
tered respectively BY the Connors and Dyrnes
parties, to convey the admiring hosts to the bat
lie ground. Some quite needless 1pprehen-
teut the excursion, aud numbers accordingly
left the city for the spot, on Monday.
At half past eight on Yesterday morning
large crowd, Connurs', gathered at the foot Of
Morgan street To embark on the uenriet&a. md
still larger crowd at the foot Of Washington
seven hundred persons thronged the latter boat,
and not less than four hundred the Henrietta.
Byrnes' crowd was thus considerably the larger.
Perhaps dozen women, nnd some thirty or
forty bpys from ten 10 fifteen yeafs of age, we're
gu the boais. The wifs Of Connors, wit6 child
Of fifteen months, accompanied her lord
The Henrietta tickets bad the following words
rery neatly printed on blood red card: THE
Great Shanghai Excursion, Aug: 9Th, 1854
Steamboat Henrietta, tickets, ea." This amount
Of fare WAS considerably reduced by one half.
At the moment Of leaving, general rush was
made BY thuse not holding tickets, to get on
board. and to effect which, scores we're fain to
tfap from FIRE t. twelve feet rom the shore to
the feeding craft Our informant nrers that in
his Judgment the Henrietta is no model Of 3
beautiful and conmodious steamer, but rather
Of the reverse. NOR is. he proflse Of eulogies
upon the character and conduct Of his fellow
rasseiger3. TIE principal amusement was
sought in liberal potations Of that beverage
which makes meu bold "to face the devi1," whis-
ky; Music, betting, fighting, were the princi-
pal additional charna
before the island WIS reached. The weaker bel
lgerants were unceremoniously knocked down
sud kicked, to their ribs full content Similar
seenes are reported to hare trunspired on the
Eivita.
The selected ground was gained about two
o'clock. Some OF fifteen hundred people gath
sred'to see the show" Tie Ring llukers weze
thews. It was ucces.ary tTst 70 clear s the rround
Of a raok growth Of tough grass. after which
it was discovered that .here vas mt At hand
rope enough for an outer rinp The s,,irit n
fault finding md bsavado ragged SO botjy ,bst
Montgomery declared that .'tbja wa, mara
matter Of business between the two tdeh, aud
that outsiders bad no right to interfere But
the outsiders took totally different view Of he
matter, and evidently looked upon the whole af-
fair as designed for their special amusement
At huff past three, B5rnes ..shied Ills CASTOR
into the ring, and was ut once followed by Con.
uors. The friends Of each were eaneuine. an,l
bet freely in behalf Of their champion. Coanors
was accompanied by bis bacIrr rthn ;mrad;.
ately offered 10 wnger 3so0 that Shanehn; wouiJ
win, Dyrnes coolIy came Forward ,s;th = f,a
Of silver md acceptcd the bet. Connors' aacoodH.
were Billy Deuoy and Valentine sirK;nnar
while those Of "Ji1," were Quinn md i'oonsy
The men were mt onee str;nHed md a. opH =,
round. In the second there wa, much .n,rr;n@
with little hitting. Connors saved lis face rers
stilitnliv, and Wstched ii. cbs,rs ,s.;1s ~!
third was worse for eaeh' Int mt ssr;cns ans anS
closed With Shaushai down. Fhe fo,r1h9 6mt. XII
and si3th wefs concladrd liz hssrv III I'.1 ~
Conuors' On Byrnes' ribs, The former Eent
himself unscratched. wbiio his sdrersnrv ps 80
less successful, The remaininc rnnnd: re@e "@e
contested wit, danntless sn;r;t m earh GG.s s;Ja
nur;nu The fnrr,een,h Shanrha; uns hss'..h. e1e
his knees All vh;!e IN Tint .,os;,nn " ~
There rose Mt once the rrv ~ s.E"r, 49,, =:
tIc referee renfI;r,nei ,h.t dcr;s;nn ~. a:.u
torv 1rss shn. aa..,d.s.a ce.sa csoa' Aae VIC
Whsn th;s 'c d..s;s;os ~ 49, ~ eoaao oaao,
fcrcir remons1rs,sJ San.a Asu"nas:u' ~" os5nes
nu,s;iers ,har brrst into ,a r;r, ~ - hunalea
nv nnsnsd nrrna. G sa;rad ti ,,,s aau genera4
land hy tha ti,ra,t sor;,.r1 III 81 .Aole
say rTe inst !, 81 fnrela6,d ~ H. n,eaH %
r. Hv-1a;s ;-;,s;rsts ,.s.. "aS tnen
and Ind n,,r,;or r. r.. f,co +,an,aa az ~
sticts Gamers will, tha no, II ~. ~ WIZ M
nromnt1v dre,v otr r. +hs;, i,"nt ,,.t;,a P1sty
anca rano;nod 6nht;,, s-;.t. 49,, "nae toe ua1-
the nnst ~ .hn5,, ..E.i,,afI,, 's "en
Henrictta Str;nned h1nodv an% aar..a' ~ tle
Hyrnas Sa-ot, 1nnppp.t, @ o'oua5 Auu aenIa8eo,
asht svt;ss hs dni;,3 .unie .nd ous ana nn'sh Tie
"a t. IL rhen manr ~ t.oo,ass, smsanasian as'
~ e,,,ra r s,d ;e;aaI ~ S soansts men rushed
" e;ot ~ ~ ns... i .;E -, ana scene
tafHe. anu aa..: G.u:oe'oog a!tacA lonowed which
bat.9as SIs t;" An'ses we're ireetY used,
a saess 80 aad 1"cAs "ete nnrieo aid at last
rHGs NV VS. "1s 1tea u, .:.., .
,;s.ais W. a .ue s'sua' toi sghtsai afa@ing OF
f;ro hn.a ho GnI had nnt s. "ese rapid
G4Su. tnose nno nau not pistols rushed tor
;nGaF Tvas 49,, "L'aea as .oe sa''c line began back-
Tha,s ~, .1'.,, so'
md snn,s ro,t.. .,.r.ar. .asa ~ w ~ ooa1u,
rIrrr cprta;n @ tE;{T mas ~I n1,is instantly 10 ahe
leaElng the victims u swim or drown, u. they
n.Rut'
Vae OF t"o ushts acthally occurred IN the
wafer! Inc swimmers at length scrambled on
board. not knowing how many had sunk and
been droWnnd. Probably three or four perish
ed-at least