Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-07-07
s.rIamcLto street, Jul, 3d. leG
From the Boston Courier.
NATIONAL MILL RErWEEN BILL
SEWARD, OF NEW YORK AND ABE
LINCOLN OF ILLINOIS

III" gr-a, prize tight, which has occupied the at,
tentr'u -: the ra"rl: 81 The United States tyr sew
cral weeks past l." 1 plAr" NJ Chicago. "n Friday
May 18Th, in the presence 1t sr'cf"l thousand spec
taturS.
Oar >p"c'nl reporter WITS On the ground, mud has
condensed mi" t. grams The iuit derdlsGf the mill.
winch We hasten t. law before our readers.
Al rrccI>e', twelve O'Clock BILL Evarts appeared
aud shortly afterwards i WED Bll Seward. the
Now \ ri chamrl"n Of light w"ghiS, who ut once
shed IN> castor INT" tnr arena, winch was "l
lowed b, William hIm>rlf, who, on stripping drew
down imh"u>" applause from the fancy. William
was certainly IN splendid condition. though lac gave
evidence that his trainers had been little i,"
IN their treatment. IL wa. III" general opinion that
he Was Too mnch refined tor rough western ring
that had he commenced later, II" would have shown
. Tougher mu2 and br"wncr bread basket. As ii
was. however, hr WTITrIrrd game and determined
leiuIc William had iaflv stripped. Abe Lincoln
JUMPED into the tIn-:, a:d Ms rc"Ivcd with per.
feet i"rt,ad" 81 ni,I,ldu-" Thls wa, Abr> second
appearance ~ IT,. tinI and his i.rSi victory II
hrst sh WITH the itlr Giant, hn demolished
hun III forty r"nnj>. Nc, Win Is at thu h"HV!
w"git class at biui~"rS, SON I'"aIrd. and ~ inrt
c"n,iiton was never Shown hv Nnv u the champ.
"ns. The betting WITS Mt til" outset. two to one IN
Abe. The tight c"uIncaccl ~ l. st ,ch.
The Auburn Boy advanced and cNci.lrd IL, Mp
per, and was eagerly seized hy the Illinois ln!i.
VII" wish t" Law i i'w spots against the New
Iurh Pct. but IT,. Bl. lIkc ii" licniciu rr;,.,rd
that h" had rll,"d ont ID" that >rote Time WAS
no" called. and b"t.i went t" iLrli c"rn"r-.
Rruud /. Sc,crr bnw> were TX, hanged and
ended ht both lug II grass. The Boy showed u
bad upper cut. "ni Appeared weak the pms At"
had received i bad c"littr On his mob but looked
confident.
Round -. - Both came up 10 the scratch promptly.
and fought >hy. Nr,thri .pprarrdanAi" to force
the tim, pat spared Tor WIND. The Boy having
PLAYED awhile wih hi- right. u"w sailed IN strongly
with his left, md gave several severe blows On Abcs
knowlcdge.box; but Abe, finding it no Use to wait,
went in and placed black spot beneath hlly'S left
pepper. S"nr sharp exchanges now t'uk place, in
which Abe planted his hives several times IN the
same old pepper which now WAS almost closed.
IIv struck Wild and heavy blow soon followed
from Abe IN lllly's snu6cr. which sent him Keeling
to his corner.
Round a.-Abc first To the cali nf time. The Boy
came up slowly aud evidently was not inclined to
wade in ton tar-but sharp hit under the rgh; star
convinced him that the SnOncr he let ilv the
better. Billy shot ont with his right, but was
stopped. aud another heavy blow the old spot
under the light eye from Abe WINS the consequence.
BILLY now fought turi6uNly " his cyesght was fast
giving out, though strong ON his pins but he came
up again plucky Ia receive y twiStcr on the same
pepper, which knock cd him clear of his pegs
Time being called for the 4th round, Abe appeared
and Bill EvArtS threw up the sponge aud the fight
VAS decided against Billy.