The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-11
NUMBER 10.
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John c. IIccnan. thc celebrated adver-
sary Of the late I'em Sewers, arrived iu this
city from Boston yesterday afternoon. The
news Of his arrival soon spread among
sporting circles. and q course created
quite hutter Of excitement. IIeenan ar
rived in Boston l->t week from Europe. and
has since been passing a few quiet days
in company with h:s ic ard 4 few {. lends,
at the residence Of Lis mother in stan ford
Conn, whence he arrived in this c.tY on
"Wednesday noon, and pat up at the Me-
troplitan Hotel. Although @yeat num-
Der OF bis admirers and friends, sporting
gentlemen and professionals Of the ring,
had called upon him during his stay at
Stamford, aud had been made aware h;s
coming to this city during the present
week, the exact day of h;s arrival they
We're una5ie to ascertain. ard were thus
prevented hy the ingenuity of Heenan
from making any display at his coming
heenan secHl1 d, OicoUs to avoid notoriely Of
all kinds AZ the present time. and the fan
cy,' who hoped That his advent would be
the signal for grand blow out" were
sally disappointed on finding him SO de-
termincd 10 keep retired from the public
gaze However, wednesday morning. a
goodly gathering Of the sporting fraternity
assembled at the depot. awaiting the iu-
coming trains f:on Siam orl a. By some
means OF other they had aScerJaincd that
the ex-channi,n V Jull be OF one Of them.
After waiting patiently ior two trains. they
Ia Ia b,r J. y l..
and dispersed. spelling ior somebody to
vent tAer spleen egl:nst. Nevertheless.
the twelve CLOCK train brought IIccnan
w:ih i, and as thc gentlemen who had
expected hm Oh tie previous trains had
gone me, ne Was enabled TO reach his
h3;el without being reg '@nizc1. His arri-
va, however WAS soon kncwn in sporting
circles, and from three in the afternoon
TIL late in tn evening, nccnan, good ma
turediy, bore up with the opportunities of
the many who called II shake him by the
hand. In The evening. III company with
several gentlemen and Oh sroriiu. friends.
he visited several resorts OF the fraternity
and was warmly greeted wherever he was
seen. Yesterday. in the afternoon AMI
'ot no ti4V I XII III .Et+iN IL ttuttc u
number Of per-oHs who called upon him,
but refused al attempt. made TO give him
a "rousin welcome which. of course.
includes IA slcePless nj Int and a headache
N ihe morn n determined to keep
aloof from puhlic exhibitions AMI demons
strat;oH, Of all kind~ he uale his in:en-
tions 10 that effect known to The many who
wishe h;Il 10 be ietel, in i poi.;e bu.
determine manner. that forbade further
urging ot' iheir request.
Heenan's personal appearance as lately
given b certain English journals who
describe him as fast falling away under
The ravases Of consumption. is far from
the truth. He Is rs straight: Ia his walk
as ever; his eye has l,st nouc oi its old
brllliancy and the yri,.y hue Of his cheek
/. NOT the fcs. %: disease bi;t the bloom Of
health itself. lis voice IS the same "a of
round and sonorous With the
exception oi' {, cold, caused by the change
able state OF the weather. he is IS hale and
hearty on the day when he stood in the
ring with Tom Savers, "the observed Of
al Observers