New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-24

The Last of the EIeenan-NIorrissey Inn
broglio.
From the New York Herald of the 10th we ex-
tract the following:
The publication in yesterdays Herald of a letter
from John Morrissey, stating that he was not the
author Of the challenge to Heenan, published the
day before, created great excitement among the
sporting fraternity and the sensation was increased
by the style of Heenan's acceptance of the sup
posed challenge, which appeared in the same
column. Great doubts were entertained of the
authenticity of both of the letters. Morrissey's
most intimate friends had before doubted that the
challenge was genuine, and mustered in strong
force, asserting that Morrssey was certainly at
Saratoga and that he was very sick. The dis
claimer of the challenge, published over his sigma
nature, they insisted was genuine. On the other
hand, Heenan's friends, not liking the idea of ac-
knowledging that they had treated bogus chal-
lenge so seriously reiterated their belief that
MoTrssey's former letter was genuine, privately
acknowledged that the latter " sounded more like
him." Morrissey's presence at Saratoga seemed
to settle the matter: but in order to place it in
more definite shape, Dad Cunningham sent the
following telegraphic dispatch:
To john Morrissey, Saratoga Springs, New York !:
Did'you send the letter published in the Herald
this morning? .,.-..
To this Cunningham almost Immediately received
the following reply:
To d. Cunningham, New York:
Yes, Tie IlfSl KNOW notmllS aDOut.
j. MoRRISSEY.
The publication of these dispatches in our third
edition yesterday, at once changed the current OF
the djspute, and from discussions in regard to the
authenticity of the letters, the sporting gentry di-
rected their attention to the conduct OF Morrssey
and Heenan, and the elimination and recrimina-
ton became, if possible, more bitter and personal
charges of cowardce and deception being freely
made by both parties. The whole affair recalls
the challenge purporting to come from Tom Hyer
which was published soon after the Heenan and
Morrissey contest, and arose from the same cause
the custom adopted by the pugists of sending
their challenges, not like duelists to the persons
most interested, but to the Herald, which cannot
be supposed to ascertain or vouch for the authen
icty of the hundreds of letters received at its of
fee eyerv day. In this case, for instance the genu
inc letter from Morrissey was not in his own hand
writing, nor was it sgnedp by him, so that no means
of authorization, except his presence at the place
from which it was dated, remained, and this wa
| known onlyto few personal friends. If the sport
| ing fraternity wish to communicate with eaci
other through the organ of the public they shoult
at least take measures to guard against any sucl
mistakes as those in the case OF Norrissey an,
4 Heenan. .,0
Morrissey, we are informed by his most intimat
friends has no intention Of fighting Heenan now 9
at any other time. He is quite unwe with a.
affection Of the throat which troubled him betor
his departure for Europe, and for which he is con
4 stantly blistered in a most painful manner. ~
has not been in anything like perfect health 70
over a year past He left this city for Saratog
on the Sth inst, intending TO remain there 10
some time, in order to recruit if possible. Hi
friends say that he intends adhering to his origna
resolution, we'll i'll, not to enter the prize lin
| again, his promise to fight Heenan being cond
toned upon Hecnan's winning the fight wit
Sayers, and therefore not at all influencing hi
conduct now. As far as he is concerned, there
fore, Heenan may spend his time in visiting or r.
ceiving visits, if he likes, and need not trouble hin
self to get into training for another contest. STU
Morrssey's friends are sanguine that, if he shoul
ever encounter the hero of Marlborough, he woul
be served out as badly as. at his former battle
Canada
THRaBENIcIA BoY-Sad as soon as he saw Mo
rssevss letter from Saratoga, that it was undoub
} edly genuine, but that, even if he had known Il
challenge to be bogus, he could not well hay
J avoided answering it as he did. He still hop
that Morrissey will give him chance, but is gil
that he has concluded to let him mp for litt
> time. Heenan received o telegraphic dispat
from Troy yesterday, informing him that his faith
was very i'll, and he started last night to visit
father, intending to remain until Friday ne!
Macdonald was escorted around the town vest,
day by Irving Hill and other friends, and W
il everywhere followed and Oheered by crowds
c men and boys.
/ 1t seems decided, then, that we are to have
l. great prize fight in America; and this ehallen
= sensation probably marks the aome of the pugi
a tic excitement, which will now, doubtless, he NJ
the decline,