The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-23
SUNDAY BULL FIGHTING IN SPAIN.

Hon. S. S. Cox, who is traveiing IN SPAN ,
writes occasional letters to some OF the New
York papers. lie witnessed Sunday bull
6yhtat Murcia aud at Madrid. We sublotn
his account OF the Madrid brutality written
to the New York HOrld
I have seen real bloody bull light an
eompslled 10 interpoAte a description OF H. ior
the reasC.i that my fight at Murcia gave no laeA
Of the sport Therefore | must, before 90 70
Madrid, in an epistolAry way give you, As Sn aP.
pendiI 20 this letter, what there IsaW' We we're
told At Murcia that ball fighting there was eaiiu
play compared 10 that at hadfid. 30 II proved
We have mad enough II IL. A more brutai JAR
barous, horrible thing never was conceived OF Ga
eoutsd under Gods blue SKY. But had 20 see
Il Though could not cit 1t out aud the ladies
with me rstired on the death Of the third horse
and second bnll-retired coloTle's a. white
hsB8ksrebieC There were no horses killed AZ
Mureis. and there we're no bulldogs at Madrid
but at Madrid there was sLperSdded the agonies
Of the death Of the innocent horses and siI brave
balls
The Arena at Madrid is much larger than at
Mureia. Il is the Roman theatre over again
the coliseum resurrected. It uas packed with
$4,000 people. The queens box over which hoat-
ell the yellow and red flag Of spain, was empty.
Spain does not know 1t, but she is republic
Professionally. The empty box showed 1t. The
fret bull let into the ring was . splendid one
The Murciau was miserable mouse beside the
Madrid monster He was Of the Audalusian
knd-brown, big nocked, diAbOlically belIigerent,
lust such as Irving described as having seen, Ia
HE trip to Grenada, from Seville, among the Au-
dslusian mountains, when in winding through
the marrow valleys, no was startled by hoarse
believing and beheld above him, on some green
fold Of the mountain side, a herd Of fierce Anda
lusian bulls, destined for the combat Of the
arena" Irving felt an agreeable horror In thus
contemplating near at hand these terrific animals,
clothed with tremendous strength, aud ranging
their native pastures in untamed wildncss, strhn
gers almost to the face Of man, and knowing no
one but the solitary herdsmau who attends upon
them and eyen he at times, not daring to venture
70 approach them" / confess that the same hOT
E0r surprised me when the terrific animal appear
ed in the Mad rid arena; but II was not "agroo-
able" By being introduced all Mt once to $4,000
people--all balloWing like sayages tho menac-
ing aspect OF the Andalusian monster was not
relieved When the picadoreI thrust into him
their pixies from their horses, you should have
seen how be tossed the latter upon his horns, up.
turning them and goring them TO n speedy death.
The h0rsemen themselves we're tumblsd under
bull and horse, but, as they we're in mail, they
escaped unhurt. and we're lifted up again into
the saddle, while others called of the hull by all
the arts knowE to the ring. These horses are
blindiolded at least On oac side, and are pushed
up with spur and lash, 20 the bull. Sometimes
they show fight, with their heels but generally
die without a sign. One Of the horses survived
the loss Of bis lnsides for sOmetime, yet the i'm
patient crowd shouted for fresh horses. The rib
b1ned sticks or dagger- were inserted into the
bleeding neck Of the bull to g0ad him on 10 fury.
How he paved the dust and beloved; bow he
Jared lHadly after his torme1tors; how he shook
his neck to loosen the fangs Of the ribboued dag
gers how at last tho trumpet sounded Sor inc
matadpr 10 romo forth aud XIII how The crown
hallooed as Inc bull chased the spangled men in
the rings; how they saluted those who showed
the white ieGther-callng them "black guards,
"thIeyes, "rascals, - dogs &C.; how At last the
natsdor, dressed in his black velvet ombroilred
pants and jacket, his head queued and chignoned
--Tattu by name, and famous for his skill came
forth and made his speech to the judges, proms-
ing to kill the bull in the name Of the republic;
and how the bull fought him half hour, till at
last Iatto, tho republican, under his red flag
hiding his sword, drew the bulPs eye to the flag,
and quickly drawing from beneath the Dag the
sword, struck the bull to the lung vitality; how
the bull dted-iust faliingon his knee, then down,
then up at his enemies, and at last tumbIsd into
the dust, his magnificent strength, derived from
the Andalusian mountains, all gone and how he
was dragged out by siI mules dressed In red liv-
cry, amidst the lash Of the dozen drivers and the
shouts of the Spaniards,--al these have been of
ten told, as they are often repeated here, to the
delight of the native and to the horror and dis
gust Of the foreign part OF the population.
Six great bulls honored Gods day by thus dy-
ing. The blood, made 80 familiar TO Spanish
eyes, may return TO plague some one. There is
terrible lesson TO be read in these bul-fghts. /
an a Pu-itsn-when it comes to bull-hghts. If
This people, who are illustrating the lessons here
taught upon the plaza at Cuba, where the garotte
does as bloody, cruel work upon his yictim,-ex-
Dect to have that Well-regulated liberty which
will last, they had better abolish this diabolishm
md spend the money given for bulls and horses
10 educate the masses Of the people, and prepare
or that consummate repubcanism yet to dawn
IN Spain.