The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
CHICAGO.
Interesting Butchers tournament
Grand Procession or Religious
SOcIeties-POIice Make q Raid on
TWenty.fOuF Houses Of Ill Fame.

CHICAGO, May 16.-The Butchers
Tournament took place at Reed x
| Sheerwin's slaughter house, in this
city, yesterday. The butcher society,
some time since, got up champion
butchers belt, made of sold silver,
with gold clasp, open to all the world
for competition, to be awarded to the
man who could do the most and best
work in the shortest time. Competi-
tors come from New York, Pittsburg,
Buffalo, st. Louis, Toronto, &c. The
fun commenced at 3 o'clock. Before
| the champion commenced his labors
the animal was knocked down and
the two fore feet amputated at the
knee. The following were the con-
ditions laid down by the judges:
/. The bullock is to be pitched up
with his two fore feet off,
e. The time keeper will notify the
butcher to get ready, and when he
says Go" to commence the work.
3. The butcher to be allowed a
helper, the helper to open the breast
and neck, but not to chop or saw
them. He will have the privilege of
washing the bullock on the floor.
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tree and hoist up the bullock, and
clear out the entrails.
5. The butcher making the fastest
time and best work, according to the
judges decision, is to get the belt.
Thomas Mulrooney, of Chicago, was
the first champion in the ring. His
time was 6 minutes and 56 seconds.
Robert Woolsey, of St. Louis, went
in next. Time z minutes and 4 sec
onds.
Michael Harding, of Toronto, fol-
lowed Time Z minutes p seconds.
Mark Smith, of Buffalo, was the
fourth man in the ring. Time min
utes IL seconds. This performance
was received with many cheers and
offers of wagers that Smiths would
be the best time.
The last man in the ring was a
young, beardless, curly headed youth
named Charles Leyden, apparently
not more than eighteen, of Chicago.
He did his job, clear and well, in 4
minutes 45 seconds, and was awarded
the belt, two of the five judges dis
senting.
The following rules will hereafter
control the belt: First, the winner
of the belt is to be looked upon as the
| champion butcher of America Second,
the winner is to give the security re-
quired for the sale keeping of the
same, and hold himself open to work
against all comers. Third, the winner
of the belt is to hold it for the term
of one year, subject to work once
every three mouths, provided he is
challenged. Fourth, if the winner
holds ii the limited term, he will with
draw his security and retire with the
belt as his own property. Fifth, the
champion is to have the privilege OF
compelling the coming party to wager
from one hundred to five hundred
/ dollars Oh the contest. Sixth, the
party challenging the champion is to
j, notify four weeks previous to the
4 match.
| Judge Miller, of the u. s. Circuit
Court. now in session at Des Moines
Iowa, yesterday delivered the follow.
ing opinion in the county bond case
We are of the opinion that it is oul
duty to hold these gentlemen il
prison or custody Of the u. S. Mar.
shall. until they obey the mandate o.
the court. We feel that we are bound
to announce that opinion, but We fee
happy to say that the court will cheer.
fully act upon the suggestion offered
by counsel for the relator, namely
that those who shall agree to obey
the mandate of this court in gOoC
; faith before its next term. may be per
mitted to go on bail already given
and their cases for contempt will bC
continued until that time.
Under the auspices of the German
Central Society, of this city, a grand
procession of the various organic
ations from different localities in tht
northwest, took place to-day, as tht
Inauguration of the religious Ger
, enonies, which will extend througl
the first three days of the week. Tn,
procession, after marching through
many of the streets, led by bands 0
m lsic and accompanied by the frinl
, of minute guns, brought up at ST
! Peters Church, where High Mas
, was celebrated. Considerable con
fusion prevailed while the procession
! was entering the church, and the re
, ,,ortors Failed IN obtain admission