, 1860-07-21
Great Blowing Match for the 1Iu.
slcal cham pionshIp.

0ne OF th" richest and most 1udicrous scenes
We ever Witnessed, trauspreti yesterday on the
corner Of Eist Water and Wisconsin streets.
Two German bands Of music, one the Milwau-
k:e City Band, and the other Prof Hach's BuuJ.
elch in 4 fnur horse band wagon. the latter EN-.
pio5ed By the Republicans, with a Republican
placard on their wagon, md the former em-
ployed BY the Democrats, With placard Of that
purity on their wagon, hal been pIaying a11
about the city through The day, tie OCCASION
being an election for City Treasurer. i litt q
before four m, the Democratic band was
driven up neHr the corner, where they halted
and commenced playing Democratic music.
Soon the Republican band came up near Them.
and in playful spirit Of rivalry, determined to
hare grand blow-cut with the Democratic
band, in order to test their wind. and see which
would collapse the first
Accordingly, The Republican musicians aIso
pitched IN on different tune, and pretty sooD,
70 order 70 make the concert more interesting,
drove up close to the side Of them, and cont1n.
ued the dn!cet stratus. Both bands ware now
blowing their biggest, one on one tune, aud the
other IN another. 4 crowd meanwhile had col
iectcd Oh the sidewalks and in the street. while
for long distance i'll the ricinity, could be seen
'srrkmen and others looking ut the sport from
t,'e windows OF the upper stories Of buildings on
'hs street. The Democratic band wagon would
start up little, the band playing INCREASINGLY.
Wien the Republican band Wagon would follow
them up. also play ing. Dy this time it had vot
TO bc regular jollllic4tion, both bands making
q tegular Catathumpian discordancv. th. crowd
shnuting. some for Douglas aud n,ore for Lin.
rh[a. and additions being continually made to
the crowd.
We lett the spot once, and happened around
there the second time abont 5 o'ciock-oyer an
hour from the time they star.ed-and thev ware
still blowing lus lily aud discor.lantly as erer.
People bad heard them in distant parts Of the
city, aud had come dowu to see what was "in
the wind" The Lincoln or Uouglas portion of
the crowd were cheering one side or the other,
accofd1ng rs their band seemed 10 "Iax SUPER.
duuus-" There was one musician-a li,tieleitor
t"o-who seemed to be exhaustless ia wind and
lungs. Every few moments e would iuun IN
aud give IN extraordinary blast n bis truuinet.
which would revive his comrades, and then
they would sail 10 rorss than ever. Que old RI
low who WAS play ing q big drum n til cy.nbals.
rau,u near roisPslug number Of times. and
h1s thumrs every now and then would grow
painfully faint, and his eyes would drop with
lao1uld hleepiness, 7hen some would pass ,be
lager beer around, and then it was all rigbt
sgA:n for brief period. Some drank while ihe
othess Kept on playing, and then the latter
would be relieved tor similar indulgence,
by way ot keeping up their spirits tb1oncb
another medium also, so1ne ardent "backers''o Of
the t,o bands had succeeded in getting mn
quite purse for each oftheir favoritts. and dis
tributed the lncre amongst them freely. er ioin-
ing them never to say die.
Meanwhile a Douglas banner bad been raised
over the democratic wagon, which was roon
followed By Lincoln fsg over the other. This
not being deemed sufficient, a huge rail vas
procured from the Lincoln head. quarterf. and
elevated over the Lincoln wagon. Then there
WAS some tall shouting, aud betting was now
two to one On Lincoln.
In indiscreet democrat at this point, not rel
ish'ng the appearance Of the rail, undertook to
cut it down, but was prevented hy an uunleas-
ant punch in the bread basket. Fearing a raw
would ensue, the police ut last took The matter
in hand, aud ordered the drivers OF the wayons
10 move on. The order being djtreva,,le,i,
shortly alter Chief Beck and Policeman King
took both drivers in charge, aud escorted them
10 the station House. This Was little before
= p. .n., and when the bands were fuallY driven
oil, they had been blowing without stopping.
just one hoar and forty fre minut<s.
Alter the drivers were arrested, however.
they kept OF blowing, till shortly after some cit.
izens went to the Station House, and became
resp p1nsible for the appearance ot The drivers In
the Police Court, the next day, whea the latter
we're liberated, and went to their respective
Wagons and drove away, one going one way and
one another, both blowing as they separated.
One Of the drivers Has BrockwaY. and the miner
was man employ ed by him. both wagons BE-
longing to bis stable. Had the drivers not been
liberated as they were, some Of the more hot
is headed weIe SO f!ery ~ to propose rescue, IS
less kind Of affair, and the sympathy for the
driver Vas pretty general without regard to
party. The musicians covered thcmeelyes with
.iory. lled themselves with lager, and cor soled
themselves with considerable contribution ..tiu,1
but dlu not exhaust themselves Of "wind." It
was rich afIair.
During the match, all kinds of tunes rere
ulay Id. bHt in the latter mart haiti h..a, -.