The national Republican., 1867-11-13
LOCAL DEPART M IN T.

The Prize FIGHr FIzzLE-MCLAUGHLls AND
Bowie TuRs UP MIssISd-BoLsrER AND Son
RELL ON DEcK-ARREsr ny THE MiLIrARY-THE
Crowd IMPRIsoSED-TnER RELEAsE.-Eary
yesterday morning the prize fighting fraternity,
the curious, both white and colorod, and about
a dozen newspaper representatives, were making
active preparations to go across the river and
witness two prize hghts-oue between Rsshe
Bolster and new candidate for pugilistic honors
named Charles Mclaughlin, and the other be.
tween Tom Sorrell and Tom Bowie, two color.d
candidates for p. II. fame, the latter q native of
the Fourth ward, and tho other man who has
been alternating between this city and Dalti.
more.
Large crowds were copgregated at the inter.
section Of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street
west, at John O'Brian's Cottage restaurant, on
-Four and half street, Island, and at the corner
Of Thirteenth and G streets. Many OF the shOul.
der.hittcrs became pretty merry before starting,
and, about three a. m, two hackmen, who had
stopped ut the corner Of Thirteenth and Cstreots,
agreed to hgbt, right there, for the sum Of four
dollars. At 1t they won't, and four rattlng rounds
were fought in good time, when ono Of the men
was knocked out Of time, and tho other was de.
clsred winner. and pockcted the stakea.
Among those who werc present, with view
to going on the "pic.nic," +" were John Charles q
gay and lively sport, who keeps the Clipper
Shades on West Fayette street, Baltimore; also
Jim Henrietta and John Mulley Of tho same
city, as we'll as Andrew Arthur Mel. Kurtz,
Mike DOran, and others, from the city of Broth.
erly Love.
At about six o'clock all manner and styles of
vehicles were on their way from tho city to Fort
Albany, about two miles from tho city on the
Leesburg road, where the fight was expected to
take place. This fort Is situated only few rods
away fron the Rural House, kept by one Major
Burn, formerly of the second New York artil.
lery. A couple Of "spats" occurred on the way
out, between some Of the shoulder.hittors, but
no serious damage was done any one. On ar.
riving at the grounds Of the Of the expected
prize fights, q large crowd was found already on
hand. and the Majors whisky was doing Its
work briskly
Rumors soon commenced to foa. around that
Bowie, the colored man pitted against Sorrell,
had been brought to Major Burns house on the
previous evening by his trainer, was put to bed
with Anthony simms, and that at about mid.
night he got up and ran away, giving as a
reason therefor that his friends had advised him
to do so, as he had not been properly trained,
that vitriol had been applied to his hands to
damage them, end that thoy intended to beat
him foully II they could not do 1t fairly. 1t was
also stated that Charley Mclaughlin had not
been seen for several days and would not put 10
his appearance at all. So there was but very
poor prospect for millerite engagement In the
ring. Several impromptu affairs were gotten up,
the most earnest Of which was between Tip
Hoyt, q Washington "kid, " and "Mickey," an
eI.newsboy, Of the same city, who had been
waxed over tho "buglo," at Hunters farm, q
few weeks since, in another no.fght arrange
ment, whilst he was making an unsuccessful at.
tempt to get away with a bottle from a neigh.
boris pocket. On the present occasion, mickey"
was equally unfortunate In his undertaking, and
came out Of the eight saying that 1t was "a little
too jammy for him In there"
About 7 O'Clock a carriage drove up to the
door of tho tavern from which Bolster alightel
ALA al and ,lya tnIn he hn.aI
whore ho laid down on cot. He was accompa-
MED by Charley Nugent and Lemond.
About half an hour afterward Sorrell arrived,
accompanied by Mike Car, his trainer, and Bill
Sorrell, his brother, and were taken into the
same room rs that occupied by Bolster. sorroll
was closely wrapped in heavy shawl, wore q
black coat and corduroy psntaloons.
While they were in the room a few OF the
friends were admitted, and there was much con-
lecture as to what had become Of Bowie and
Mclaughlin. Mike Carr asserted that Nc
Laughlin was In Toledo, Ohio. Another as
serted that he was thirty miles on his way to
Lynchburg.
In little time, however, Johnny Clarke, Bo-
wie's hacker, came In and said he wished to
state that he had brought Bowie to the house,
and during the night he got up, took his blan-
kets aud LEFT, and that Bowie was q loafer, 4
coward and sooundrel, and had already taken
$500 out of his pocket.
Mike Carr said, "Yes, he took IN overcoat,
too" and that "he mustn't turn up"
Ono of McLaughln's friends, who also held
the stakes in tho Bowie and Sorrell match, here
stated that he would let tho reporters know all
about the patter in a few minutes and returned
and said, "Charlie Mclaughlin is sick and for.
feits to Bolster. All tho outside bots are of; and
that ends this match. "
In reply to a quection, he stated that Ne.
Laughlin was sick with the bilious fever, and
his physician would not agree that he should
fght. II was finally agreed that Bolster and
Sorrell should put in their appearance in the
olared their property. This the men did at
about S:iJ q. M, when Sorrell said he had come
fully prepared to fight, but that his man was
nowhere to be found. This was received with
voeiferous cheering. Bolster here announced
that no ono need challenge him hereafter for he
would never fight again,
No mill now appearing In tho prospective, q
tall marine, named Sauers, who was spelling for
fight, sprRng into the ring, as he did at the
frt Collyer and Aaron fsht, and dared any man
to come In and fight him. John Charles. of Bal.
timore as quickly responded by leaping in with
him. and, in less time than It takes to toll It,,
both men were stripped to the waist. Friends Of
both parties, however, would not let them get
together, and they were compelled to resume
their harness, Next Mike Carr, alias Engsh,
the trainer of Sorrell and Bolster was appealed
to to fight somebody but this man, who had put
declared that he would not be q puppet show.
since the other fights failed, but that he would
train for and fight any man of l2S pounds, south
of Washington, for from $500 to 81, 600, Charley
Douglass and Billy Connolly were, in turn, put
up for u 6ght and finally it seemed that one
would be had the following named persons being
conspicuous in cndoavoring to get it up, or feel.
ing deeply interested in It Reddy Welsh, Jim
Kelly, John Charles, Martin Cloary, alias "Crow
Hill," ex. confederate Gen. Writ Adams, Johnny
Clarke, Rnd others.
Just here the cries of "police," "tho military
are coming" "skedaddle," &c, were shouted
by several persons, and tho "mill.race' proved
to bo an extraordinary one, about one third Of
the party escaping before they were surrounded
by hfty.fOur men Of Company 18th United
States artillery, from Battery Rogers, and the
Alexandria police, headed by Mr. j. NJ. Stewart,
sheriff of Alexandria county. Tho military was
commanded by Lieuts Jones aud Howe. who
directed that none should be allowed to escape.
The Newspaper reporters oil succeeded In being
> relieved with the exception Of one or two, who
were compelled to remain within the circle Of
bayonets Several managed to elude tho Vigi-
lance OF the military, and quite number took
the cue from the newspaper fraternity, and ap.
peared before the sheriff with pieces of paper
and pencils in their hands, playing reporters for