The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-24
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
R.om olsr olon correspondent.


BALTIMORE, Aug. %.
Our city at this time is filed by 0ery choice
crowd of shoulder-htters and fancy, numbering
probably fifteen hundred, who have come hther
on account OF the prize fight, understood to
take place tomorrow between Sam Collyer and
Bill Edwards, two noted boxers, somewhere in
Virginia near the Potomac. These packs of
desperadoes, like wolves come out of their caves,
are terror to our citizens, or have been. If the
neither regions under old Pluto's dominions had,
Ikea Volcano vouited forth their surplus abo-
limitations, we could not have had more awful
refuse thrown IN our midst. 1t is overwhelm.
ing. They are here from New York, Philade
phia, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and other places. 1t is said some schemes OF
robb cry on large scale had been planned and
were detected in time to prevent serious conse-
quences by our police. They we're hot after a
bank carrier, who had a large amount of money
on his person, but having had timely notice, the
waylaying and counterploted robbery was
frustrated.
Over two hundred and fifty OF these creatures
arrived in the Northern train last night. They
were disgorged upon us this morning. steamer
leaves the wharf tonight for the battle ground
having on board the two principals their
seconds trainers, bottle-holders, hackers, etc.
besides a large crowd of the outside fancy en-
route to the "milln With so select party il
may be easily imagined good time is in reserve
for these eXCurs lOnists, Tue fight takes place
about 10 O'Clock A. NJ, aud we can only
hear of its result after the boat returns
which will not be until late in the evening.
Those who pretend 20 full posting say it will be
impossible for the authorities of Virginia to
interfere, were they so inclined, before the
combat is over. What we dread most is the
return of these monsters IN human shape. They
are ripe and ready for any sort Of outrage. If
we escape bank robber es or asSassinatiOns we
may thank our stars. Pickpockets are in abun-
dance. The impression is Coyer will have an
easy triumph, though Edwards friends bet
freely on him, at the odds of two 10 one. The
b stakes are one thousand dollars side. 1t is
supposed some dodge is contemplated to elude
the authorities.
The contest between Governor SWann aud
Robert j. Brent, for the Democratic nomination
to Congress from the Third District, is now
wagng ferccly. Tue roughs are already at
work, and bad whisky seems to be working in
them. Swaun's parse is probably too strong for
Brent's. This is the potential lever in Balti-
more at primary ward meetings. Brent, under
other circumstances, gong upon merit would
probably come out best. As it is, he may
triumph.
The Republicans are determined to make
nominations for all offices and enter the cam
paign vigorously. They want to see who were
the IL 800 voters registered who have not yet
come to the polls, and what the dissatisfied
conservatives, who heretofore united with the
Democracy, but are now dissatisfied, design
doing. Tnose who imagine Maryland will give
Seymour and Blair very large majority VIII be
egregiously mistaken.
Some of our citizens who have been rustica.
ting at the different summer resorts are now
returning. Mayor Banks got home last night
An unusually large num5erOf persons are yet
away and business, though slightly improved
is dull.
The grand German Schutzen Festival com
mences to morrow. 1t promises to be Il splendid
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