The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-30

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SCENES IN THE METROPOLIS.
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The Reception 81 the News BY the Van
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Holiness Pope Plus Ninth bad committed suicide, che A.
atc Cable had been rcsuscassA any eshor stupend
improbabty had tskea place, The asws could net
hsvs created exctsnent than that which thrilled
through community Saturday last, conveying the
Intelligence ef The neht betWoea tho British Champion
md the American Bebicia Boy.
At any seldom requires Isog Tor information upon
important event 10 be circulated through tbs city TO s
remoess bounds, but the present eeoaoa seemed 70
ny Ike the wind. Hardly had the Vanderbilt appeared
in the oDs, in the early dawn 4 Saturday norsisg, DO
tore a enthusiastic boatmaa who had probably dreamed
Of nothing but the Beoc~ Boy for tho pas three weeks
put from Staten Island to get the news character
sc Of the al absorbing interest IN the subject the hrst
question that went ringing acros the water 70
tho returning steamer from American lips was,
"whO won the fghts' and nom Tint moment
until night had drawn her curtains and pinned them
with star" the query echoed and reecheed, and
tho details rehearsed until Il seemed ~ every man.
woman and child within tho preoiacts q metropolis
must be aware OF the soul stirring fact.
Arriving at her wharf, though very early the morn.
ing, the crowd that had gathered from tho holes and
rookeres Of that part Of the west side immense The
cir resounded with inerrogatorsss end sccamaons and
question and few back and forth from the pier
the deck Of the steamer in shower. Passengers were
uncersmonously tackled BY the eothusastc roughs
carriages ON their way up town were brought to stand
still, while crowd would seem TO spring out Of
the earth, and, levelng whole batterss Of questions
through every aperture whore sound could penetrate
detan the occupant long be would stay, and when
he drove on he would DO sure 70 md two sitting
On behind talking consdentally n his ear. Even those
Industrious fellows, the hackmen forgot for tho nonce
their usual esprit du corps and instead Of "HAve hack,
srtake yer up for sx sniln' Was, 'I say, mister,
u 70 see he nshs And 70 ths unlucky wight who
sa,d yss b instantly besessd. Grape and CAMS
~ a The most unoouth character would pour in upoa
him u rate TINT overwhelming, ald in . my he
had audience which, MOT the nosG select In the
weld, appreciated every word he uttered - was
psce Of gold. Sometimes the answer to tho question
"who wen the hghsS" would be Heenaa," and then
hats would up in the air. and cheers, Shouts tigers.
yeIs, and Cries a "good boy, good boy would mngs
s,ss ne 1S
however, one would say that neither had whipped and
thsn y would DO tho signal for doubt, woudernent and
to got he details tF
SCnBS AROUND THE HERALD OYTICK.
IN tho meantime the news bad CT up town. Tho
English papers had beea quietly brought y tbs
HRAID once, ths mall packages opeaed, and
IN few moments . thousand buy fingers wore
nying to and fro IN the service Il tAs public. A
simple notice the bulletin board Of the HnAD a.
nounced the arrival Of the with the news II tho
sSroosed with he muii.ude Tss inds Of he oos Va
JAM and buzzed like hive Of bees Ths nswsboys
counting tho chickens before they hatohed,
exchanging opinions with their comrades and waiting for
the last edition. they could hardly keep In thsir ragged
multitude, and Fulton street became almost mpas
sable Good system perfeN working order on
from own correspondents and accounts from
the gsh newspapers The ears Of the newsooys catch
the sound .s the forms are being sent down fron the
fifth story tho press Tho information spreads
the crowd increases, the boys bcsege the doors, and
squirm around among people ike 90 many Gals; few
the anxious expecan, and tho ponderous presses are
heard in motion below throwing OF the sheets At the rate
Of twenty thousand an hour: minute moro and pile
comes up. What "a scrambled How the papers 90 out
zone }" "ten," "twenty," soma hundred"-down goes
the money and away 60 the boys They stop second
70 read the heading and that it's all right-Or your
pewsboy is connoisseur in these maters-and they
rush, screaming they run, with mixture OF patriotic
pride and enterprise CERES the extra Erald until the
whole city, the Battery Harlem resoulds with
the information And now every corner s alive. The
fortunate possessor Of newspaper s the centre OF
nquisive crowd and those too poer or TOO mean to in
vest the six ten cents charged by the sharp wed
newsboys are content 70 stand on Up toe and with
over the shoulder Of their nearest neighbor.
Never before was New York in such state of excite
ment over similar event. Streets, omnibuses, cars, bar
rooms restaurants counting rooms. and in fact wherever
two three would gather together not excepting the
polite precincts OF the paror itself, tho hght
leading topic Of conversation from morning TILL night
Even the ladies proof against the excitement and
the discussion Of ribbons and lAces for the time being
gave way before the contemplation OF the now damaged
beauties OF the prize ring and sympathy with their
ried fortunes Women are always n their feel
ines, and John c. Heenan could know all tho gracious
things have been said him these patriotic
motives it would be TO his iacerated Greet like 1.-THE
sweet ointment which down Aaron's beard"
bued WITH tSs e1cswsnt and talk about srss Siood
"thrty knock downs, cleft dukes Yankee pluck, ivo
ry boxes, smelers nobs cges, day lights, &c, &c pre-
lars and cents.
The Presidential nomination was nowhere and the gla-
dators and botteholders Of the Charleston prize ring
dwindled into utter iasgncAnce by the sie OF the hal
lowed circle in which the American eagle caused the
British lion TO trail his ignominous tail in the dirty dust
Even the telegraph absorbed In the general excite
menk Bueiness men found il impossible to send re-
ceve their usual dispatches, and the press likewise
deprived OF the due until late hour in the even
ing All day long the wires were 10 full play, and by the
time these lines before the reader every electric
nerve in the country will have pulsased with the thrill
ing information which on Saturday threw the metropolis
into mania Of pustism.
OPINIONS ABOUT TOWN.
To learn how the received and its general
effect we despatched several Of reporters through the
city extra Heralds' abounded like snow flakes over
y thousand having been solo, and by three clock in
the afternoon everybody seemed to be OF the facts
Pictures Of the rival heroes and pctoras with represen
taons Of the eht that must have been drawn By tee
graph 70 insure their correctness, hung hundreds OF
windows while In many Of the sporting houses and res
taurants the respective flags Of Sayers and the Benica
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