The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-12-24
Additional News by the Jura.

Advices by the City of Londen were re gard
ell as highly favorable to the Federals. Itwas
so depressing to the secessionists that the
Confederate loan fell TO Is dis.
The English journals look upon the Danish
German question as more pacific, but the
German Diet on the 18th passed resolution in
favor of Federal execution ia Holstein by
small majority, and reserved to itself the set
Element of the question of succession. The
order for troops to enter the Duchy was i'm
mcdiately dispatched.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN KEENAN, AND KING.
The Londonderry papers of the 18th contain
the following particulars OF the fight between
Hecnan and King. The choice of ground
was won by Keenan,:
Round l-Heenan closed, grasping King BY
the neck, continuing the old fashioned hug
until the referee entered the ring and strictly
cautioned him not to repeat the operation.
Round liking made fighting as soon as he
came TO the scratch. Heenan closed, Rugged
again and threw him; first blood allowed to
King.
Round 3-Aiter hard exchanges Hecnan
again Rugged aud threw King on the ropes
with awful spunk; all now going dead against
King but the first blood.
Round liking came mp with visible mouse
under his left eye Heenan again attempting
TO hug, elected loud disapprobation.
Round Both came up smiling. King got
in tremendous blow on Heenans ear and
another on the temple. Heenan, In despair,
Rugged and threw King.
Round 6-Hedging finished by Heenan's
hug.
Round More hanmering. Hcenan again
Rugged and -buttocked King feariully.-
During this round King gave Heenan RATHER
on the nose, drawing stream Of blood.
RoundS-Rapid couutering. Heenan again
hugged but got thrown himself
Round 9-king struck Heenan a treinen-
dous blow on the head. Heenan closed and
threw him,
Round I0--King leading out heavily with
both fists, closed and was thrown.
Round 11-Heenan began to tire; closed
and threw King heavily.
Rounds IL, IL, 14-Same result
Round l5-Some swinging raps on each
side, then Heenan knocked King into the cor
ner; first genuine knock down blow.
Round l6-Heenan came up with dreadful
eye; severe struggle.
Round 1.-The excitement became so great
that the ring regulations were disregarded.-
Kings Cyclopean blows swelled Heenan's
eyes and temples frightinlly. From this TO
the twenty-fourth and last round, King went
ahead with perfect gallop, and time being
by Heenan's seconds. He was dreadfully pun
ished, and should never have been permitted
TO pass the twenty-Grst round.
King presented no visible marks of punish
ment, except the mouse on the eye.
Bells Life concludes its account of the fight
by saying that Drawer contest was never
fought.
The fight had been the all engrossing topic
in England. The papers give elaborate ac-
counts. and Kings victory was naturally re-
ceived with great exultation. There was no
interruption, and the fight was fairly fought
The Times deyotes leader to the affair,
and publishes special graphic account. 1t
.edilorially says Heenan was game throughout
to the close. and put on the hug so as to crush
his antagonist by dashng him to the ground.
Kings tactics were different and more credit
able to a professor Of pugilism.
They consisted simply in striking series of
sledge-hammer blows on the most prominent
and sensitive parts Of Heenan's physiognomy,
until the latter collapsed from exhaustion
The affair was over in twenty-four rounds and
thirty-five minutes.
There appears to have been little science on
either side, but it was fair stand up fight
without a check, and ended in a decisive vic
tory.
Tom Sayers was one of Heenan's seconds.