The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-08
Special Correspondence Of them. o. crsscsut.l

ST. LOUIS. May 8, 1868.
After very pleasant trip Of seven days on that
immense boat, the Bismark, arrived ia this city
Thursday, 3Oth ut., just in time to see the in-
augurston of buck beer-lst May. Buck beer
with the German population of ST. Louis is an i'm.
mense thing, and there would be no May day
without it. Many of the saloons had the typical
sign Of a live buck goat trimmed OIL with ribbons,
TO intimate to the passer by that they had strong
live, buck beer; those less pretentious were ad-
yertised by plscards and illustrated signs. From
nv point of observation, the American portion OF
the community affect this beverage to as great
an extent almost, as the Germans.
Leaving New Orleans at this time OF year, ana
landing here am struck with the remarkably
busy appearance Of ST. Louis. Our mutual friend
GLEASON (treasurer OF DeBar's theaters here and
in New Oresns) remarked yesterday that when
be hrst entered Fourth street, and saw the crowds
of people rushing along in such strong contrast to
the Crescent City at this time, he thought there
Was a FIRE or riot. He could not at first compre-
bend that it was the business portions OF the CON-
munity pursuing their aYocauons"
John L. Owens closed his engagement at De-
Bars Opera House last night, and Will be sue
ceeded by Mrs. Mary Gladstane tomorrow even
ing.
Academy OF Music, is drawing well, with those
New Orleans fayOrites the vistowskis, Eva
Brent, Billy Emerson and others. The latter Is
| as great favoTite here as with you.
| The great lion OF the day in st. Louis is Nike
Il
| friends / paid him visit yesterday; but he had
! lust come in from his evening walk, and his
| trainer, Dublin Tricks, thought he had better
| take q rest and avoid company for a little while
/ so that | had bat few moments conversation
with the illustrious hero. BE is training at a
| coffee (or beerhOdse) on Grand Avenue, some
three or four miles from the court house, over the
entrance Of which is an immense sign with the
words, mike McCoOl, the Champion Of Ameri-
ca"-and the admirers of the manly art" in
this section unhesitatingy admit his claim to the
! title. After seeing him, do not wonder at IL I;
and after talking with him, | became somewhat
! infused with the same confidence as the general
public here, that he will whip Coburn. After
McCooI retired, Dublin Tricks entertained Us for
SEINE time with his mode of training and handling
men in the ring, which, Of course, is familiar to
those of your readers who take an interest IN
such matters. he has reduced McCool since be
went into training, on the 9TH of March, from 24l
pounds to 30 pounds weight, and intends to
bring him down TO 200 when he enters the ring
on the 9th of May. He appears now like q
great mass Of bone and sinew, without any sur
plus flesh on him. and cant conceive how he
can be reduced TO any advantage, but Dublin
says So and that's orthodox. r nv
There will be great disparity in weight between
McCool and CObnrn, the lstter's weight being one
hundred and sixty pounds but IS Coburn whipped
hcCooi once, many think he can do II again. Dab