New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-25
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Special ts the New orleans cresecnt.l

New YORK. August IL, 1850.
Mr. Editor / have witnessed the apotheosis of
muscle, and have seen the demigod, John G. Hee-
nan, in all his glory. On Monday last an ovation
to his honor, might and renown, took place in
Jones' Woods, and never did the enthusiasm of
mortals for another mortal mount higher than on
this occasion / estimated the throng at about
twenty-five thousand, but am told that there were
over thirty thousand present. 1t was a handbook
ing crowd, and the majority Of physognomes
that met the sight would have shocked the sensi-
hilities Of Lavater. Most Of them were OF the pug
dog mastiff, or bull Species and almost all the fe
maesapresent were vulgar Dutch and Irish women
or dashing, brazon girls of the town. There was,
however, a strong police force on the ground,
which preserved toIerable order. The music of
Dodsworth's double band was little needed and
those who were not watching for the first glimpse
Of him of Benicia, gathered about the platform
upon which the pugilistie tournament was to take
place. The triumphal arch under which the hero
was driven into the arena looked like neglected
piece of stage scenery, and bore the motto " May
the best man win; y but the natural amphitheater
of sloping turf, thronged with myriads of human
beings, and the tiers of rough seats before grove
of trees all alive with eager spectators, male and
female, formed spectacle too imposing and vast
to be forgotten. And when the surging mass well
coined the " god of their idolatry,n shouting them
selves hoarse you could not help expecting to be-
hold something little short of miracle. Occasion
ally an oyerweening individual essayed to mount
the platform, but to be tossed back headlong into
the crowd by the notorious Jim Hughes, who
seemed to like the fun. Billy Mugan, with his
pugnacious mug Capt. Turner, Heenan's
brother and other welknown members of the
fancy, shone forth on this occasion with renewed
uster. Jack Mcdonald and Cusiek, the former
| Heenans last trainer, and the latter Morrisseys
commenced the sparring. Mcdonald is the smaller
man, but his sparring farsuperior to his oppo
nents. Still was their boxing .mere boys play
and worthy OF neither.
Aaron Jones and Ned Price next had q stset to- "
Prices left hand was disabled from terrible blow
with which he had scattered the worries = of some
| fellow who had insulted a woman in Broadway
and of course he stood no chance thus ptted
| against such master of science as Jones, and all
they could do to make sport for the spectators
But at length the Benieia Boy came forward, threw
off his coat and displayed form like Apollo's anG
arms fair as beautiful blondes and moulded like
| those Of Hercules. A shout Of admiration greeted
the sight. His motions were as graceful and quicl
as kittens, and in eject like thunderbolt. Il
| was strange spectacle that he presented whilt
dancing around that large but handsome hill 0
flesh called Professor Ottignon, whose science wa
perfect but who could no more avoid that dart
ing left" than he could have stopped flash o
lightning. Heenan was very merry, and the i'm
mense, globular but active Professor made fun fo
| all. Nothing that followed proved half so anus
ing, although the manner in which the Boy spill