, 1860-11-27
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1860.


~AsAAZakAoNo OF the Eer1od~.Tk3 ROu chs
Al Bryan Hall.
Stars hare each their time to shine az vel,
u wane. Just now Mars and muscle are in
the ascendant, P. r. and pluck looming lar.e
eo'son IN satin and white kids has heen s,:
ce:acd at Bryan Hall ty roughs il tights a,.d
''ackS:sin. For Erjsnoli We have l,ad bruise:s
ami oottie-Aolders. 1t is the way Of the world.
anu perhaps on the priuc:ple that what Is
worth doing ut all is worth doing well, its
quality and mode rrdrc:nins aud improving.
tae underlying principles. Thus, for some yu::-
gar Mike or Pat, without skill, to attempt
biackcning the eye, and fiattcnin- the nose If
Il chance adversary, bless you. all scicncc, anu
civilization, and fines i'll the Police Court, and
Recorder Wilson are clearly against that, and
tae liyhtcst prescription is sure to be-Bs;dc.
we'll. But if Mike deliver scientific blow,
aal :nashes mug straight from the shoulder,
why, that alters the case materially. Glory 10
silence.
The announcement Of Heenan and his fel.
low artists at Bryan Hall last evening was a
taking ono. and was sure to fill the house, and
II dit SO ut fifty cents per head. The front
seats were to lc ''reerrved for ladies," but the
laa9es were even more reserved than the seats.
for the audience was exclusive in ono rcspcct,
1t IVES exclusively Of thezterner SEX
We arrived early and chose position to
command he entire scene. We were deter
mined to be fully ur to this lively phase OF
our civilization. We glanced about the I,all
ns the audience dropped in. II the state vi
mind VT then were, the apotacosi= of muscle,
even the pictures on the wall got d new sisniti-
cance. Over tic stage was the great painting,
Franklin 1t the Court Of France" and there
stood stripped to the buff. and ready to answer
Louis Sixteenth with lacer-t:id not that
monarch plumply recognize the pluck Of the
American rebels:
Over the entrance was the ssWebstcr's Reply
to iiaync." and true to the present occasion
the great son Of Massachusetts, had the Caro-
linia''s head in Chancery and was raining Gstic
hiow= upon the unfortunate Hayne, Mr.. Speak
or calling 7ia',' in right P. Il. style On the
East gallery front, Jenny Buchanan, head on
enc side. and with that awful wink Of his,
sccr.cd to have just been helped out Of the
ring hy his l'ottle-hcldezs. But from paintings
VIC tarned again to tie audience
The gentlemen VIC confidently expected were
ail there, "chock full Of science :" the gentle
1ncn who know no kccner delight than that
geometry which indnlyes in circles and squares
with pluck within The same, whether bulldog.
game cock, or the champion and pets Of FISH
aaa Many doubtless came to sec Heenaa lust
nisht who would not frequent the actual the
atre Of his renown, past and probably future.
for has hc not challenged the gentle Stal "
bridge 1nfant, Mr.. Hurst, for from zl,0C0 10
Slo,oo ard the championship Of England
The Hall was pretty we'll filled. when the
performance begun by the Introduction OF
Mons. Gregoire. This artist accompanies tic
party to Indicate, ss we thought, how vulgar
an Use may he made Of muscle in the way uf
lifting weights. lie took &c III. weights in his
teeth IS lightly As If they were IEaganas. In
Fact, the Grrgcirc teeth were his strong points
en,pI,aticaliy. lie lifted liz 1bs. with them,
and brought down the house.
1t was the policy Of last evening to pa.l ont
the performance with lesser rough.. So there
success;ye1y appeared Price Of Boston, and
Perkins Of New York Carroll Of London, {.
w., and Ryan Of Chicago; Mcbride and Orc
gan, both Of Chicago; then Perkins Of New
York, again, nnd Thomson OF Chicago; and
Peil ofCottage Grove and Powers Of Chicago.
This made 4 varied amount Of attractions,
ranging from where, from the force Of lis own
blow, Price Of Boston threw himself plumb
over his deit1y STOPPING adversary, and came
down reduced Price behind him, to where
Ab. Pell came plumI.ly down on his lack, {
fir knock down, and in the next round
sprafnrl his leg
Finally the field At Farntorouch'' WIS i'm
prnviscd by line Of pine posts anil rope ell
closinga square, into which came the great
1lccaan anil Aaron Jones, the delight oi tile
Audience becoming Fomethin. charming to
look upon. They shouted themselves l,oarsc.
Amateurs profess themselves delighted by the
display Of -esencc that followed, hut evidently
the principal actors are wary of bIackrned
optics lllecnan already has one) and showed
especial science in s1.u:nin., telliu. hits
Ncither Of them scenle.l disposed to say to the
other, in the words Of the play, Mari! mr.,
Hamlet" and neither got marked.
This seemed to caasc some discomfort, and
one mild hammered man near us. in !, very
rou@l, top cont. hair cut short. and nose ri.
ciously ''rttrul*St" did not hesitate to rro-
nouncci it farce and a hunlbus. Probably
ninetcnths of those present would have pre-
fcrrcd to have seen Jones or Hccnan At the
nInety-lfth round, bruised and battered, cyc-
less aud groggy, carried away from Bryan Hall
on shutter. But no such thing would hare
saitcd the shrcwd New York operators who
have toned down thcze terrible fAncy to mill
pitch suited for Our he=t audiences, and sent
them the tonr Of the provinces TO reap har-
vest Of lialfdollar admission tickets. The
scheme last evcnin. showed the interior Of
Bryan Hall TO gathering, few Of whom will
soun again look upon its decorations.
FIRE on SCNDAr EyEN1sG.-Fire was dis.
covered a: about half past six o'clock Sunday
night, breaking from the partition wall Of 40.
2yl IL Clark street, into the adjoining house,
which was occupied as 4 saloon or lieuor store
b Mr.. II. n. Scoyillc. The building where
the flames first broke o,.t-No. .a1 l-,-was
occupied by Henry Shodcr a- family grocery
store, whose stock was insured in the .Etna
for s, ,0o0-more than enouyll to cover his loss.
Tile stock WIS not entirely consumed, bu:
b,diy soaked with water. The contents Of Mr..
Seoyil1c's store were also somewhat damaged.
lie is insured SG''3 in Springfield, Mass,
company. The next structure Sou.h-No. 2?s3
occupied By John O'Seil as liquor store,
was flooded with water and his goods tumble..
It uponthc Sidewalk. curtains torn anL damag-
e Ito some extent. No insurance. The furniture
two frame buildings, Nos. $50 and a9l 1.2, were
Owned by Mr.. r. McAiahon and insured for
$50, each in the iE1na Company. The damage
d me to them collectively cannot fall far short
0: $500.
The clerk Of l1r. Shoiler had left the store
for Cottage Grorc not long bcfore the break
ing out Of the flames, and says be took espe-
cial pains 10 put out the little fire remaining in
the store before he went away. If lc did so,
we can account for the conu1gration only ~
Lying it 10 IN inccndiarr.