Evening star., 1869-10-06

The PRIZE RING-Cotlyer rs. DOIsr,y-Tb,
FGttUr. ftsierldy-AR0lsr Fi1ht ARA 4g;I-Ts
T,tp u tee Washington Pdrty.-As stated Iu Tag
STAR Cf yesterday, the fight " hlco was 10 have
IaA-I lace on jamestown Island, in james
rlyer, between Sam Collyer ana Cnarles
DCherty dfd not come off, the later forfsItiag
the money on account Of being over w-lynT
We mentioned also that tss Was nin gton party
ia!leu 10 connect with Collyers steamer Ia
Hampton roads. Upon making the wharf a,
Fo-JTess Monroe At 6k o'clock a. m, Yesterday
n rIing the int ellgence was received trat
Go l,tr's boat, the n. =. Banks, had arrived
nee al ,;,S cloeK a: m M, - aud g ai'er waliing
theu steamed off, heading up James river. The
{ OF tneB started for Norfolk, and various were
the expressions OF disgust and disappointme
among those ON board, who had come from
New York, as well as Washington, TO witness
The puEllIstIc display.
The Colt reached Norfolk between and :
O'Clock a IN. Here 10 was discovered tnat
Co!iyeris arrest had been ordered on Sunday
night, and that that individual left quietly Jr
hampto0, above Old Point, wherr b. WAS
,a.Ied t.r oy the N. r. Banks and party yesrer-
day morning. Tne Banks TOOK out aoOut rs
PEI Sons, some Baltimoreans, but mostly Nor
iolk 10. L. and sGe barely escaped. as a So uad
OF soldiers arrived At the wnarr 10 intercept her
Just IN time 10 see her putting black smoke in
the distance.
After waiting patiently all the loren ooo. lis
tALg 10 IuuOTs OF military interference, a
dlspatch was received from Old Point az two
O'Clock that there hal been no fight, and the
news spread ike wildfire over town, crowds
repairing TO The wharf to meet CoIlyer and
party, who had just left Old Point on their
way To Norfolk. Ii appears that Coilyer's
boat arrived al jamestown Island, the 10 ,ality
selected, about thirty five miles above Fortress
Monroe, aoout eight o'ciosk yesterday morn.
ing. and here found Donerty aud party on taa
steamer S,are Of Mary land, which left Rich
mCnd on the night previous at eleven O'clock
The seconds Went Immediately 10 Doh-rry's
room, and weighing him on pair OF scales
broushtfrom Rich mond he scaled 1897 pounds
dispute here arose, which was soon settled by
Johnny Dwyer, CollyerS second, who pro.
posed 20 weigh bOtn the principals on A pair Of
scales he had brougI from orfolk and W hicn
had been adjusted Ior the purpose. This being
agreed 10, they were found to weigh, ColIyer
l27H pounds, (oueh pound under weight
and Dcherfy 49, or two pounds over weight
COliyer Immediately claimed the stakes and
they Were hanoed over 10 him.
DOheTty's party then wanted to MAKE up A
fight between them, anyhow, for purs.
which proposition Collyer cuG short by saving
that he was no purse ter: that he tough far
al living, and hat he would fig ut Doherr yatanv
tIme within fourteen days tor an even 81 90 :
II he desired. Both parties then agreed that
ColIyer and his friends should visit Richmond
to-cay 10 sign articles OF agreement for an
other mill. All hands then left by their rsspec.
i've ooats, Doherty's party going 10 Richmond,
among whom were Barney Aaron, one of mis-
SECONDS; Bob Allen, his trainer; Jack F,na
VIII hungerford, Billy Carroll, and some we'll.
known Richmond sports; aud ColIyer aud
bis friends 10 Nerfolk, arriving there AZ four
O'Clock in the afternoon. Prominent among
those who came off with MIN were Terry X yan'
ms seconds Johnny Dwyer Jim Garter, Billy
Edmonston. Mike kehoe. Mike Farrell, Jonn
Enghs q, Joe and Bob Baird. Reddy Hogan,
Johnny Clarke. and - Tucker, proprietor of
the Norfolk Varieties, his backer
Dwyer and others Of the party say tina.
Doherty looked ike he ought to make a rafting
night, but that Sam could whip a room full of
such men. To-day. i'm company with John
Fitzgerald and John Dwyer, who were to hsve
been ms secoL ds, Collyer visits Richmond, for
above stated. M {
of agreement tor another fight, and he will
arrive In Baltimore on Sunday. Most of the
party who went down on the Colt returned IN
her TINS morning, arriving here at - O'Clock.
al enthusiastic In their praises of the boat and
its Captain, L. A. Ryther, too well known
almost 10 need a mention. The genial manners
and on-oand style OF Captain Ryther were a
complete preventive of any disorder on his boat.