, 1866-11-23
A DEGRADING AMUSEMENT.
Dog Fighting Among the Fancy-Bru.
tai and DlzSux1ing Exhibltion-How
the Tastes of tho Vicious and Dc.
GRADED afc Pnudered to.


tal and Dis.usting E1hibltion-How
the Tastes of tho Vicious and De-
graded are Pnndered tn.
From the New York Herald, November 70
Monday night, the l2th Inst, WAS the oc-
casion. for the second time, Of these cxhi-
bittons, which occurred st the time prcvf- |
shortly atacr eight o'clock, the same kind OF |
gathering was noticed as on the former oc-
casion. The entrance and Headquarters for |
the sccne Of dog fighting in this city is ea-
loop IN Water street, situated In BLOCK OF
buildings occupied as wholesale hardware
stores and manufacturing establishments.
The bar room Is about twenty feet square. |
On the walls arc framed pictures, represent |
ing. puG'lists OF every contour Of uglncss,
company with his brethren OF the fist is seen
large photograph Of the ex-pounder, John
Mol1issey, his countcnaucc lowering, aud his !
rhysiosnomy SCARED like the rest To this
portrait is accorded the place Of honor
over the bar. It was not yet time for lnnn- A.
gurating the evenings amusement, re- thc
taloon was thronscd with men. Most Of |
them were ftlae ronghcr sort; fheif iaccs
Indicated life Of wear tesr ana nard
knocks, and they wore heavy orcrcoats |
buttoning tight t.up to the chin.
i CHARACTERISTIC r1cTCnE.
Mark now here lhe real dog farcicr-dog
farcicr by education aud dog faucicr by I he
nature Which stamps his features With
Ills eyes and discolors them with bloody,
thirsty, pitiless light. There Is nothin. SOFT
or Illuminating in them; they are coa1se and
dull. His face, pock- -1narked,is scared with
scars and bruises, the llrsb hangs tlatbjly and
rcd about his heavily set jaws, and bis head
irist'es with c1osc-crorred hair. His voice
j. foarsc and cracked, and he speaks in a sort
of om'nous ggossl, save when his great
mouth separates with laugh, which rolls
forth in sound between . wheezy grnnt aud
fr t1r RI r.
In that crowd are Young men who arc CON.
laratiycly new to such gatherings, but who
seek to conceal their anxiety for tho aP.
preaching pa*time by smoking nonchaiantly
or by carclessly throwing the contents of
tuinblcr filled with something strong down
their threats. Here, too, nre more youn.
men, rale and slight, but quick and nervous,
with Ion. bong fingers. Do they expect to
MY the l,ickpocket's trade IN that crowd
II is best to keep haud on your watch
st all events.
TUE 1SNEn ROOM.
Back OF the har-rooul is smaller apart
nent, in tie centre OF which Is curious "a.
tle, revolving, constructed OF boards nailed
eve: a carr ia.c wheel. To the le.. Of this
table is fastened buli-terricr, quick+ wiry.
and so Intelligent that If called on to
give 4 dccis.'u on the question Of a pEepon-
defancc Of the m.ntal faculties batween tue
brute and tho beings filing the adjoining
room with fumes OF yilc tobacco, aud the
saund ot profane, extr1raglnt and coarsc
conversations, 1t would be about two to one
III favor OF tic brute.
THE AMriTuEATRE.
Next 10 this room is u passage which leads
from the bar-room to more passages, which
RIM in almost every direction, up. down and
sideways. Below, down 10 the bowels fthc
carth, issue fuFth mullled tark'n@s from
hundred canine throats, aud the iuccssant
clankIn= OF chains Is heard. Through the
chDks in the partitions Of these dimly
lighted, peculiarly smelling PASSAGES sliui-
1,ers light. Pushing in that direction one
cncr.es into an apartment perhaps twenty
Eve feet in diameter. It is about twenty feet
in height, and is covered by rough roof.
All around seats are ranged, one above the
other and it, thc centre ut the bottom Is an
octa="na! :Iaee, perhaps ten isci lonT BY :
width ot six feet, and eucislsed by 4 b,ard
yal1 rising to i height Of two feet. TIC aoor
Of f,ila, enclosure is stained with dark dlecol-
or:1ons, here aud there. Those tliscolora-
ticns Will not wash ont
IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH.
Diving down rieketty staircascs, slippery
aud crooked, cellar is reached, directly be.
n,ath the bar-roona. All about set oil
against the walls, are little stalls, each o
with sliding doors, each Of which also La:
its nccu1ant. On top OF these more dogs arc
fastened, and their smiling and scratching i:
heard trunl suad7y barrels aud monks here and
there. At the sight OF stranger they all
sct mp ! yclring, tug to get away from tl,cil
Chains, ard rear on their hind legs. They
WIG tlicir slim tails and necessarily and i'm
patiently whine. The cellar is lit Up with {
lew jets nf gas, by the light Of which ths
shining. orbs on all sides assume 4 .rccnfs1
hue OF u brilliaucy that fascinates They
bark continually, while overhead is audible
tlv trampng Of feet Of tue throns who's,
lyarkirs cannot be heard.
TIE HOUR APPROACHES.
Suddenly tumult is heard aboyc, setting
in towards the a,nplitheatrc. The place i
soon filled up, and there can he present no
less lhun three hundred pcrsous. There i
much struggling and jostlins for the bes
seats, which caused much cursine. Finall.
"IoW arc ons 9e a"GafS o1H 9GY H.
brindlc Slut, M MikcS' aWhy don't or yer com ON
down with The coal. thca: dyer It's tL
soap that talks,'' and tue like arc uttered b.
colored whiE:t in lis arms, which weigl,
hardly two pounds, and This is an object o
much rough ridGculc.
BRUTAL SPECTACLE.
Presently there is d great communion iron
the cellar, ana soon brawny, big litnbc'
Young fellow, wearing glazed cap, come
Ehite terrier slut. 50 Who's got slut the
want, to GSht +: Come till you sec her,
calculates the owner Of tue animal grn:ily q
lie deposits les upon the floor Of the pit
Hardly are the words out of his mouth cr
another young man, with q hard face.
naring red necktic and white felt lat steI
into The pit With second slut Of nearly til
same size as the other, white, with brindl
spots. The tncn Eyab their dogs and fac
each other at opposite ends Of the rN. At
given signal they are let slip and ~ straigt
upon each other Now they gras
fury of their attack rolling them or.
and over. They set their keen white teet
into the neck OF each other, andIfastcn upe
the tough hide like vice, Now they a
both struggling close together. Then Of
raiscs the other by sheer stren.thand throw
her heavily to the floor, where they bot
grippe again and Enash and set their teeth @
The jaws, about she head, on the ears and {
the neck Of their opponent. Now the bril-
died slut seizes the other by the forcleg an
grips the boncs until ONE expects to he;
them crunch. Neither flinches nor ceases I,
a moment, bat they bite and tear with tt
utmost ferocity: Soon the white skin is f1i
colorcd with crimson; the blood runs fro
ging, up tlcir nostsil5, choking the
breath. AS soon as tic cager crow
sec the blood they grow beside thcmscly
with excitement, and crowd and jostle. pu.
tain o nearer view Of the contestants. Ho
they checr ut each fresh gripc, when tt
Teeth Of the brutes shnt together with
tssnap!''' on the ragged and torn flesh Of q
anq anp sM he s 5Sy e: ha f e on md aa aGT
1le pit are covered with fresh clots nf bloc
The dogs roll aud tumble hifl,cr aud thithc
hut they never turn from each other, ncr
finch. The crowd fairly maddeus with c
eitcIncnt, and their cries make very Pund
noEium. But brute endurance Is not i,,rc
er, ll,d the brave animals, their teeth feeb
closing on their rivals neck, Cll toycth
exhausted. The, pant md gasp in distrc
and their ribs, plainly visible beneath tEs
- fanks, work conv ulsivc1y like 7 bellows.
TIlIR5TlSG FOR MORE.
s'Takc 'cm away" shout the CROW
anxious for a boyclty, and the dogs are c.
Ticd out. Their places nre taken h. anotl
couple, larger and stronger, who. for flic
minutes. Engage in tho hc1lish fight to I
enjoyment OF that unnatural throny. Tn
bite and crunch and growl. They seize 4
Eliakc each other oil. One grasps tho otl
by TIC jaw, and draws him bowling abu
The pit. The other catches hitn ucrce1y
the head and thrashcs the floor with hi
his weight falling with u horrible thuu
But thy st'on grow exhausted in turn. Il
another couple lye set at one another
roEry and fight until they can no lon
move.
Thus The early part Of the night is c
Eulncd, aud tie crowd, wca1ird at lust by
citciucEt o7 overcome With liquor, break
~ their several places Of abode,
TIE GREAT REVENUE FRAUDS