The New York herald., 1866-10-31
s PA r r IN G..
saspii,nenfary B~neHt 20 John Aaron s~f.-ts
between Well known fi.sic Experts.

C0aspiinenfary Beneft 10 John Aaron s~fs-ts
between Well known fi.tic Experts.
complimentary bcncht 70 Mr. John Aaron
well known pagisi who had for weeks previous
been laid up with sickness, was given ias, even
ing a. place ia Wet rhiuy-sitth. street. between
Eighth and ninth avenues A. pecuniary b~nen, Il
was far from being success there but few
present. but everything passed ol hsrmoniolsy, and
jadg ns from tne good feeling which prevailed.
have been highly ssiisfactory TO the gathering
bied The scsns Of the bcnent which Is dlgnlned by
the name of Dramatic Ha. entered from tho by
means of very ordinary lager beer saloon, around on
walls Of which suspended few sportngs prints
faded and dscolorcd by ags and smo.s Leading from
this to the rear !. the haIi. long with hish
ceiling fecby lIum naisd, ana al me back ssd rased
PLATFORM perhaps twenty fsat square which 10 Decorated
with sreens covered dsnbs of erceedngy
poor quality. In front suspended consricaoaSly
psrsrds The effect that theatre and dane ~ nghts
beer viii inyriabiy be sold a. sx crnts the sias In
the body of sls fsnged o. rough wooden
benches for the spectaiofs and ~ side stands
ckety cracked old piano the ysrn sh q which has long
ssncs been away and the senestng Ise,ed "a
Such the 81 the "compt mrLlsry 10 the
ysiesctnt borer, John taron
The Attendance ,bongh very slim ind.ed aud ,hoagh
thresfourtLs of he noted professionals ~bo hsd
volunteered 10 sssist the occasion sbsent
both coed naisred and spprecisilye and tho@ wnsss
ina were evidently a. much amused A. though the fu
programme announced hal been carried Tovs., the
ancient "msstsr OF ceremonies was rro.ar, ana con
duosed the sAsr IN the mot orderly throughout
shortly hvfose ocioss ths exercises commenced
by the appearance o very youns n1vic.s with he
gose, fhss0 WIRE lngoawed 70 tie spectator A. Pat
Qrnn and James HcGuge fegpe,tvei, Their combined
worid not nave smsunfsi 10 twenty yezrs,
and yet they iuppeo W ths kis ssd
placed shsnssfves position suh the sxH
u th~ @eu ssienfids expsst They bsngsd
each With ~ gloves until tho bnginr
iaoshed q shsss bssme~ play svtii they ~srs iirss
called fos sight In repcns~ IN ihe rst
John Grady ana rss~s Doyle stepped forth, ana sfsr
crossing The gioves set.'o msus~r that
enocsn. witAcss nrch seieaes On either side ussy
struck otksr sn< received the heaviest blows with
cot wlnclDs only paused through sheer sshaussos
These we're followed ~ William Kelly. The tight
weishf who fought Mccullough few rsooths since
nsnd.sfl, ami Iounr kdwsris, recent arrival from
London Both displayed great science, and psrcd ssf
struck out with st and vigor They stood up ros s~vsn
rounds and though neither received knock down biov
both acquitted emseive 10 the greet sppfobztion ef
the Witnesses 1ovse then made fsw remark IN which
he Thanked those prss<ut responding heartily the
ad Of The hsnsfcsry and dspiored the small attendance
vhtch he could say 10 nothing eiss but this siectonsss
- yu~ansss," prefesslng ihsa for be psr he would
ra!bss 80 rpsrvny msfrh Than 70 70 Congress
xhs wiod W VI ~ s,yRlpg ibsA ~ sI.ys tD~sss