Evening star., 1867-06-13
defeated then by carelessness and over conf

defeated then by carelessness and over conf
dence .- -,
aaron has been in training on the Reister-
town road, seven miles out of Batimsre.
Collyer has been in training on the beach, about
two miles from Fortress Monroe, for tue last
six weeks. t ..a. g..
INCIDENTS PREVIOUS TO THE DEPARTURE OF
THE ExCURsIoNIsTs.
I In anticipation OF the mill q large number Of
the Northern shoulder hitters, sports, and fast
young men have been arriving by the various
trains for two or three days past, and last eve-
ming they came in with rush, bringing with
them several mobs of the light. fingered gentry.
Last night they were laying around the public
tplaoes Of the Second Ward especially, and the
detectives and police who, by direction Of
movements, recognized quite q number OF ia
miiiar faces. The police, from the first ap-
lpearance of these Suspicious Characters have
here, in fact they knew fuIl wen that the re-
port to Major Richards of q single trick taken
by them in Washington would have prevented
the majority OF them from going down the
Yesterday afternoon, Billy Edmonston, who
became quite notorious in Washington during
the last year or two of the rebellion, ventured
J TO pay visit to the Central G uardhouse to get
a warrant for person whom he charged with
taking more pay for drinks than custom al :
lows, by Withholding the change for the money
given him. Sergeant Greer, of the Third Ward,
recognized Billy, and having been notified
that a bench warrant was pending against him
for some of his operations about two years
ago, arrested him and sent him to the Police
Headquarters, where he was Gagged in the de-
tsctives' cell to await the order of the Marshal
to- day. SO Billy lost his ticket for the "meon- =
I light excursion" and may lose his liberty un-
til the next term of the court. if not longer.
THE KMBARKATIoN.
Aaron and Collyer both came on from Bal.
fimore by the p. m. train, and Celiyer came
I on board the Livingston early in the night
Aaron did not come until later; and both were
placed cut Of sight of their numerous friends
Collyer, on arriving in Washington, went to
the White House Restaurant, E street, and
from there to the boat. In the train from Bal
timore came Bony Lee, Ras Levy, and other
professionals and there was great deal Of
jamming at the steamers gansways by the
members Of the swell mob present. Those
yigilant observation-disclosures Clarvoe and Nc
Dewitt, Bigley, Kelly, Miller, and Coonse,
on hand 10 pro tect the pockets of the passen.
gers. About halt past eleven Barney Aaron
came on board, dressed quietly in dark clothes
ana cap, and made his way through the crowd
Colyer, and Jim Dunn, second for Aaron,
were about, and were, as well as their princi-
pals, the objects Of general attraction.
Unite number OF persons failed to get to
the boat in time, aud it is said that quite
number of persons got en- the boat by using
counterfeit tickets, some Of which W ere de-
ieCtcu IL tue =" QhTl before the BOAT SJarL6Q.
The affair was the all absorbing topic Of
conversation in the city this morning, and
every one seemed ANXIOUS to know who was
the victor. This was not only the case on the
streets, but in the Departments many of the
clerks were as anxious to hear the first tidings
as those outside, and In the course OF the
morning persons connected with the papers
were much bothered by questions on the
streets. -.
PERP BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
When the preliminares were being settled,
Colls er insisted that the light should be at l2s
lbs. weight. Aaron on the other hand insisted
on l25 lbs. weight, to which CoIlyer refused to
bring himself down. The consequence was,
they drew their money, and the match was
broken off for the time being. Parties fire.
quenting we'll known saloon on e street, ia
this city, not tar from 14th-where membe Of
the ring and their patrons are wont to congre.
gate-then made up q purse {the amount Of
which has not yet been made publicly to be
awarded 10 the winner in q ssmilI" between
them, at catch weights. Hence the fight of this
morning.
-g... PROPHETIC.
There was considerable betting up to IL
O'Clock in this city on the result, at which hour
very singularly bet OF 300 was made on
the avenue that there would not be 20 rounds
fought. and that Aaron would be the victor on
! the 69tn round .. =
STOLEN TICKETS.
Last night, while there was iarge crowd
al the bar OF O'Leary's Senate House, some
enc reached behind il and took off fifty tickets.