Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-21
Bull Fighting at Havre.

That the progressive" Emperor OF the
French, ii would seem, encourages, ut all
events indirectly, the enlightened and hu-
name Spanish sport of bull fighting is indi-
Gated by the following account from q
correspondent of London Journal, This
writer, dating from Havre, July IS, says:
cat ten o'clock this morning some eight
thousand persons were assembled IN the
Spanish circus near the International MAIL
time Exhibition, TO witness the Combat des
Taureoux. Nothing more need be SAID to
show the interest which the inhabitants OF
the Seine Inferieur take III This, TO them,
new species of excitement. From the sur
rounding country; from Trouville, Harhuer,
from Rouen and Paris, great numbers OF
persons arrived here TO enjoy the sport
"The performance, however, hardly cor
responded with the promise, for some Of
the animals which appeared to-day most
assuredly made their debut IN Havre before,
and butted at and trampled on the red
mantle instead of the real man.
81 confess I was greatly disappointed
when dingily-dressed caballerO,
mounted on horse bearing striking re-
semblance to the pictured representation
of Rosinante, entered the areena from the
right of the circus. He moved slowly to-
ward the box of the Spanish consul, and l
imagined for moment that he mistook the
tair occupants for windmills, but he merely
appeared to pay an act Of Difference to the
representatives of Spain. The whole COM
pany, or cB1r9riHd. consisting OF eight per-
sons, next appeared, dressed in bright
colored cloaks, and, after due obeisance
before the same box, they flung their man
ties away and stood forth in their profess
ional costume The principal member Of
the troop-GonZalo Mora-was dressed in
chocolafe-colored silk breeches, thickly
striped with silver, a jacket of the same,
still more richly ornam ented with silver
embroidery, a red sash, hesh-colored stock
ings, pair Of light shoes, or rather pumps,
black cap, and, what was the most singu-
lar Of ALA kind of chignon. The dress
of the others varied in color, but all of them
wore the same kind of cap, and the chignon
seemed to be indispensable The picadors
were on horseback. They wore silver en-
broidered jackets, thick leather pantaloons;
the feet were protected by short-iron
stirrups, not unlike those worn BY the
knights of old.
Six bulls, each one more furious than
the other, were baitsd for the qualification
of the Havrais and the visitors to their town.
| The first sword, Gonzalo Mora, of Madrid,
displayed wonderful dexterity and audacity.
I he IOuGuI. rs Al were. luc tillliltilS ndliu tO
| horn. In the Madrid circus he would be
armed with sword, and the bull would be
/ killed, butthe cruelty of the execution is sc
mitigated here that it is made q condition
! that neither beast nor man, so far as it is
possible, shall be destroyed. We say as
/ far as 1T is possible for no one could guar.
anty absolute impunity to life in the close
encounters which take place between tore
and terero. With red cloth in one hand
and little lance in the other, representing
a sword, this expert come front to from
with the most furious animals, exciting
them to combat by every means in his
/ power. The bull raises the dust of tbs
arena, he bends his tail into ring his eyei
dart FIRE; he bends his head and rushes a
his antagonist, but the praetised toreadol
slips now to one side, now to the other, and
after oft-repeated struggles he plants hi
lance in the point where the sword, if h,
had been allowed to possess one, wsuld have
entered At moments it seemed all bu
! impossible for him to escape being crushed
against the boarding of the enclosure, bu
his dexterity always brought him out o
danger"
TIE FoUR-LEGoED TENNESSEE CHILD he
been scientifically examined by Drs. JOSEPH
Jones and Paul f. Ere, Professors in thu
Nashville Medical University. They re
port that the head and trunk Of the child
/ are fhoca IF q boolfhx- xrall- davalorad IN