The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-23
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
Tho Roughs Go % schoharie People Un-
der Arms--Ths Invaders Driven on

The Albany KNcKrRsooKEH, Of yesterday, con.
tsins the following account Of the Elliott and Davis
pugllsiie raid In that vicinity;
The prize fight between Elliott and Davis wa tho
great theme OF oonvorrAiion yesterday In this citv
All the restaurant, aud hotels were crowded With
disappointed Toushs and plug uslies," who could
county. i We .ccidsS,sy droppsd into a BroSdsaS %
hote where about two hundred Of the brusen aEI
.dmlrer. Of brui.ors had assembled. :hore we're
short haired boys, with pus noses, bleared oyes
ssrN vell dre.sedpcoking gents with huge mYuI;shr,
They strutted about with cane In hand. as bg MIL
lionairea sentssl looking follows well known Ia
whose reputation Il s,tabii.h.d a. piekpooieS
and thieves. This 10 tho elias, that comp9,o
tho anticipated prize fight between Davi. end
Elliott The whole crew was topped on by a sot of
S sSn Of hs Z h ss
from the manner Ia which these rufi.ns conducted
IT. o. our az s5 suSi s
the premises of walter Bell on beaver street vhors
hsy destroyed property and beat He'll in inhur IN
nearly eh.sed OIL !, piece va. bitten Ou5 Of hls
check, and he was otherwise m.iretted. his wins
muEEe OF revolver. They also visited the premises
OF Mrs. wsehter on BroadN ay, whse they destroyed
inents they desired. They also entered the Pavilion
on Pearl ,tIe.t, and there demolished the proprie
ss could not learn, W. .si.si a. the corner OF state
aud Pearl ttreet. night befors last and beautiful
diamond
fights occurred among the Plus -usilss, and
fierce indeed were they. Tho scene that pre-
sented itself At the susquohsnnA Railroad Depot yss
ierday morning beggaTs description. About bvO
hundred VI the crowd above enumerated had coloe,-
Cd there TO tako .he early train oul, having been
been disappointed In the special ain, but owing
an accident which hsppsned at knowersvllle, and
which caused an distinction Of the road, no truin
went out. Tho greatest eIcitement prevailed, Be.
sides the ioughs and plug-uglle., large number OF
citizens had assembled to witness the Eoinss on.
rad vas .a' made S on the Depot MISTER Ar,Sas
Hughes. and the hasgngs room OF the road The"
which were there. Mr.. Hughes interiered wnS
them, shon .h he was assaai,sd n BY q man named
Campbell; on IheLe rysS 1oand s0ne Sbo 0ry co OF my
quelhng the disorder and arrestlng Canplgll
flo Vas subsequently admitted 10 bail The
S.ssionds aud .hey did no, Indulge in she dcreGa-
tons aud outrage. they otherwise would had tie uot
soon the depot clear The de,p,Tadoei scattered
throughout the city, ,nd acted like 80 many Fhd
hons of the day, Elliott and Davis iLe event did not
take place. Thoy proceeded to schohario county,
dsnizen, Of the srquehannlh Valley wera pregitsd
Tor them. The militia were prI uhdsr arms, ana tho
ununliormod mlia. brought 4oTM sRsf 1 sA.fs. sid
Never did such excitement prevail In old
schohArie. so fearful -n iI that the represtn-
tAtyel OF muscle concluded not 10 under erake TO ught
Had they done %, blood would have boon
spilled ior the sehohSrian, determined 70 shoot
isst nSht, and again the city VA ovorrun by uie
robbers garrotefs and thieves. They were sick al
heart However and took the earliest eonveyance to
leave town Tha bacEeu aud friends vi the pnnci-
pale with The rope, aud atske., vent on board lhe
night boat and procC odod 10 New York. The prnci-
pa. went down on the late train last night. IL /.
now said that Ie fight viii tai pace next ThaIsda
sither Al Port Jafys Boston Cjrneb IL CO rtain
I'M moi take place la Albany VI sehoharie. Thee
r.acos have 10. n tried aud The muscle men 80 .
uiaae ,iok Of their Undertaking. Never did Albany
vituo.. such oi iOuness aud depFAvIty ~ NLn
a'usc,,d h.ther by this allie. od pfIze fgbL uui o
earncs.y hope ss viii never be called on to lo0k
Upou II' liLe sgain.
iCea- -InRCd on the LEst Pagel